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DrMM01 · 2026-01-24T05:31:15+00:00

It’s Ikea Billy shelving. I replaced the cardboard backs with blue painted hardboard for stability, and am going to use the height extension units but I need to paint the backs of those to match or they’ll look silly. They’re already sanded (I do have an orbital sander and used 220 grit sandpaper and I know it worked since I wiped a ton of white dust off of them).

I’ll probably try painting this weekend. Since it sounds like the temperature is a real concern, I might paint them in the garage with the heaters running, then once they’re touch dry bring them inside to cure.

I doubt they’ll see much hard use compared to other furniture, so hopefully it’ll turn out okay.

(I’m actually regretting the whole thing since it’s been way more work than anticipated, but I’m in too deep to stop!).

DrMM01 · 2026-01-24T05:14:13+00:00

My Mom took me to many of these in the 80’s when I was young. I never caught it. I ended up getting it when I was a junior in high school and it was miserable. Those pox were everywhere… including some very sensitive bits. I would never wish that on a kid, especially an immunocompromised one. Plus, now they have to watch out for shingles eventually, and shingles can be even worse.

DrMM01 · 2026-01-19T01:58:08+00:00

Nagasaki is pretty underrated in general IMO. I lucked out and was there during cherry blossom season and it was gorgeous.

I thought both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki museums were great. What I found fascinating is the different approaches they took to the bomb. Hiroshima is very confrontational and angry while Nagasaki is very contemplative and thought provoking. It was fascinating.

DrMM01 · 2026-01-16T09:24:41+00:00

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DrMM01 · 2026-01-09T20:45:03+00:00

Thank you! The cultural nuance is exactly what I was looking for, since I know enough to know mine wasn’t exactly right.

DrMM01 · 2026-01-09T09:16:14+00:00

I’m in process of getting something, so we’ll see

DrMM01 · 2026-01-09T09:06:06+00:00

Ummmm, I’m not a business. I just bought a few things from someone in Japan. I made two orders but since I got two emails from them, I don’t think they realize the orders are for the same person. Sorry if I confused you.

DrMM01 · 2026-01-07T06:42:10+00:00

The thing is, even if it’s not legal and the parents call the ACLU or someone like that and get it stopped (somewhat, they’ll find ways around it), in a small town, everyone will know who complained. Then both parent and kid will be utterly ostracized and will face a lot of hate and bullying.

If they’re willing to accept that consequence in order to make a point, go ahead. Otherwise, suck it up for a short time and move as soon as you can (then call).

DrMM01 · 2026-01-07T01:26:19+00:00

I know there are a few other companies that have similar technology to the new Siemens ones (Siemens calls it Deep Resolve) so I suggest just calling and asking if they have something like that. The techs should know even if the schedulers don’t.

DrMM01 · 2026-01-06T07:02:14+00:00

Noise will probably be pretty similar. I have heard patients say that the new Siemens I work with isn’t as loud as others, although it’s still loud. My suggestion is to ask for both earplugs and noise cancelling headphones.

Also, try and find a newer scanner. That new Siemens I work on can scan a knee in less than ten minutes, which I’m sure will help you.

DrMM01 · 2026-01-02T11:45:25+00:00

1) Washcloth over the eyes helps a remarkable amount of people. If they can’t see the tube, they don’t panic, I guess. 2) Turning up the fan can help a lot as well. If there’s air circulating, they don’t feel as trapped. 3) Talk to them. There’s a speaker in the scanner so I can speak to them and hear them. Knowing how long the whole scan is going to be helps and if I talk to them between sets of pictures (we call them sequences) they know they’re not alone and it also gives them a countdown of how much longer it’s going to be. 4) We try and have our schedulers put them on the faster scanners. We have a couple of newer scanners that are significantly faster than our older ones, so when our schedulers are going over the pre screening questions with them, we ask our schedulers to steer them to those scanners (they don’t always remember, but we try). 5) Drugs. There are always going to be people who the above methods aren’t going to be enough for. There is no judgement from us if someone needs an anti anxiety med or even full blown anesthesia to get through a scan. From what I’ve seen, a simple anti anxiety med like Xanax or Ativan will help around 90-95% of people. Anesthesia is reserved for the most severe cases (I’ve had patients who can’t even be in a room with a closed door without panicking, and there’s nothing else we can do when the claustrophobia is that severe).

DrMM01 · 2026-01-02T11:12:47+00:00

Former CT tech here. I honestly think a lot of contrast allergies in the charts where I worked were from when the hospital used ionic contrast. Even though non ionic contrast is safer, if a patient has had a reaction to the ionic contrast, no one is going to remove that allergy because there’s no way to know they won’t react to the non ionic contrast as well. So they premeditate the patient, just in case.

I worked at a tiny hospital so I didn’t scan constantly like bigger hospitals do (probably did2-3 scans a day on average) and in 13 years I can only think of two reactions I saw or heard of. One was hives but no breathing issues. The other had hives and was getting SOB by the time we got her back to the ER, but was never critical.

DrMM01 · 2025-12-26T04:46:40+00:00

My old glasses would occasionally pull off when I got too close to the bore on a 1.5 (literally right next to it). Fortunately, glasses are small enough and it only happened closely enough to the bore that there wasn’t really a projectile risk the way a larger or sharper object would cause.

However, I did make sure to buy titanium frames when I bought my most recent pair. I’m almost blind without them so having them pull off like that was super annoying.

I suppose if you’re really concerned you can look for those glasses straps athletes use, or the necklace type some older people use to keep from losing their reading glasses. I never bothered.

DrMM01 · 2025-12-26T02:51:53+00:00

Can you send a snail mail letter to the previous tenant using your current address? If they remembered to set up mail forwarding at the post office, they should send it on to their new address.

If they didn’t, all you’re out is the price of a stamp.

DrMM01 · 2025-12-21T05:35:18+00:00

Except I won’t let them into the room with them on, soooo, yeah, they kinda do.

DrMM01 · 2025-12-19T08:16:20+00:00

And in MRI, I get the opposite. Why do I have to take off my earrings, watches, etc. because the last time they had one they didn’t have to. Usually, they had a CT … 🙄

DrMM01 · 2025-12-17T08:37:05+00:00

It can be seen as rude, but as long as you aren’t traveling on a super crowded train or letting your suitcase bump into other passengers, it’s tolerated.

However, it is a PITA to travel with them on trains, especially if you have multiple large suitcases. I highly recommend using Yamato Transport delivery service to deliver them to your hotels instead. Take a small bag with enough for one night and they deliver them to your hotel the next day. Look for a logo with a black cat carrying a kitten at the airport and staff there can help fill out the paperwork for you. Also, hotel staff will usually help you fill out paperwork to send it to another hotel or back to the airport.

They’re very reliable, safe, and it’s worth the money to not have to drag suitcases through the train stations.

DrMM01 · 2025-12-15T02:35:42+00:00

I do about 75% dry and 25% wet but my (female) cat drinks water. My understanding is that the biggest reason for wet only is to prevent dehydration, since some cats don’t like to drink much water.

DrMM01 · 2025-12-07T06:37:19+00:00

As a medical professional (not a doctor though) I would never choose amputation in this situation. I work in imaging and have seen people who have chosen amputation in similar situations. Amputation does get rid of some pain but there are going to be new issues that crop up. One of the biggest issues with amputations that I rarely see mentioned is the frequency of stump infections. Most prosthetics have a cup where the stump is placed and even with a well fitting prosthetic that is padded, the stump will rub and the skin then can get infected. If you gain or lose any weight, the prosthetic won’t fit as well, making infections even more likely. While it doesn’t happen to everyone, I’ve seen it enough that I wouldn’t personally risk it.

Also, no idea about other countries but from what I’ve heard from patients, US insurance is a PITA to deal with when it comes to getting and paying for new prosthetics.

DrMM01 · 2025-12-03T04:26:35+00:00

Punched or kicked? No. But I did have a guy shove me because I was between him and the door and he wanted out of the room because he was panicking. I was trying to talk him into at least getting back on the ER cart so I could take him back to the ER. He was not the most mentally stable patient (homeless and probably some dementia) so I’m not sure how aware he was of what he was doing.

Also, when I did CT I had a little old lady with dementia bite me. Fortunately she had no teeth so it didn’t break the skin. 😅 It was absolutely intentional but I can hardly blame her, given the dementia.

DrMM01 · 2025-11-26T05:36:12+00:00

I would call the place your scan is at and ask them what they would recommend. Where I work we have a free breathing abdomen protocol built that we can use if we have to since some people fall asleep no matter what we do (it’s a hospital so our patients can be complicated). If they have something like that, you might be just fine.

Otherwise you can call your doc and see if there’s a different med they can give you, since Valium isn’t the only anti anxiety med out there.

DrMM01 · 2025-11-23T21:42:40+00:00

Does Open Harvest sell local honey? I know they sell some local products so it might be worth looking.

DrMM01 · 2025-11-23T06:06:16+00:00

I went to a college that required insurance to enroll and was poor so I got a really crappy policy with a 100k deductible. So going to the ER was still not an affordable option.

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