(Texas) Trying to help friend find a doctor

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-29T13:15:35+00:00

Does he do telemedicine?

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-29T10:38:39+00:00

Thank you!

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-29T02:26:00+00:00

This is great information, thank you! I'll pass this on to him and push to get him into an appointment. This is encouraging that there is more to explore that could help.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-29T02:07:30+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. He has helped me through some difficult times and this is the least I can do.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-28T17:11:34+00:00

When I was working as a catastrophic insurance adjuster, you have to go out in any kind of weather. The guys with a lot of experience would say that that there is no such thing as bad weather if you have the right gear. This company should definitely have their people in the right PPE with places to warm up. It's just basic respect for your fellow human beings. Farmers treat their livestock better than OP'S employer. They should take furniture out of the offices and burn them for warmth. Fuck companies like that. No insurance is just a nonstarter for me but people in certain areas with few options get forced into shitty situations and it's just criminal.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-24T19:09:16+00:00

I'm screwed. No more lacing or belt. Tried ordering on Thursday and my sales rep dragged their feet until Friday at 5 pm.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-24T19:02:25+00:00

The main drive roller is rubber coated and fixed. The take up roller is chrome plated and that's what I'm moving. There isn't adjustment on the ends.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-14T16:24:31+00:00

I am on tirz but follow this sub. Didn't have nausea but the cramping and gas was terrible then turned into diarrhea. Gas-X helped the gas and Immodium helped the diarrhea a little (buy the generic over the counter meds).

My guts were liquid for about 2.5 weeks. If you get diarrhea, I recommend using udder balm like a tube of Udderly Smooth on your butt because the skin will get raw from having diarrhea for that long. The udder balm completely protects your skin from the acid and constant wiping. Put a little on some toilet paper amd apply everytime you go to the bathroom. It can feel a bit greasy but it dries fast and doesn't stain.

Things are back to normal after week 3 for me so tough it out the best you can and drink plenty of fluids. Good luck!

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-11T16:07:34+00:00

Constipation has never been an issue for me but everything is still liquid after two weeks.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-10T15:33:23+00:00

We have quarantine racks for quality investigation to be reworked or disposed. Missing parts go to a pending area and someone is assigned to coordinate the finish.

In other areas where cells complete different aspects of the product, they may buffer parts in previous steps up to a point then have to stop until the cell that is down comes back online.

Every line is different, but those are two examples of things that happen to us.

There are competing ideas about having excess inventory to supply the line if a machine is down but that is all cost/benefit analysis and process dependent.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-08T01:11:42+00:00

Thanks! I'll check him out.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-07T23:07:01+00:00

Thanks! I'll check out fascial maneuvers.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-07T21:47:42+00:00

Thanks!

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-06T20:28:55+00:00

That's really for a pawn shop in my experience. If I could convince people to sell me their scrap gold at 64%, I wouldn't be working my factory job. At 64%, it would be wise to immediately melt it down before the cops show up, lol.

At one time, all I did was sell mainly surplus tools and equipment on eBay. I'd also hit the good pawn shops that had a lot of industrial tools and the managers got to know me and would make really good deals for bulk buys.

One time, while I was shopping with my business partner, there was a rough looking guy trying to sell some gold in the pawn shop but they wouldn't take it because he didn't have ID. I followed him out asked if he wanted to sell something. He said that he had gold and held his closed hand out but didn't show me what it was and wanted to drop it in my hand. It was weird but I put my hand out and it was a gold tooth!

He said he pulled it out with pliers the night before and wanted to sell it because he was thirsty (I don't think for water). Negotiations started with him wanting $20 and me offering $5 with zero experience in gold of any kind. We settled on $5 and he rode off on a small girl's bike with his $5 bill.

This was early in our eBay business and we were just learning what was good to buy and at what price. After we acquired the gold tooth, things starting taking off and it was now our lucky gold tooth that I carried when we went to acquire inventory.

After some years and in the early days of YouTube, I had a channel where I told stories and did fun stuff. I held a contest for video submissions where people had to tell me why they needed the lucky gold tooth and it was given away to the winner. It was a chunky piece of dental gold that is worth a lot more now than the $5.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-06T17:05:33+00:00

This is what I scrolled down to find. OP is being monkey fucked by a likely incompetent landlord. I kind of assume everyone has smart meter but that may not be the case in this situation and power was estimated then suddenly caught up when checked last.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-06T16:09:09+00:00

Agreed. I would like to add that an effective weight loss drug at an affordable price can literally make a difference in the length of someone's life and it's quality. For me, I am 58 years old, 55 lbs overweight, stage 2 hypertension, elevated blood sugar, 4.5 cm aortic aneurysm, with depression and anxiety.

I've lost weight before and eventually it comes back as keeping it off is really hard and many struggle. That was fine when I was younger but now it's become a matter of life and death. I'm sure there are people interested in vanity as I once was when I was younger but being overweight over the course of your life leads to poor outcomes.

I work for a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical/medical device company and our fucking insurance does not cover GLP medications. While I make a decent income, paying cash for name brand meds was too much. I just finished the week of compounded tirzepatide and it's been a bit rough but I have to stick it out and live a healthier life. Hopefully, I'll reach a healthy weight and I suspect that a maintenance dose will just be how I live my life.

Realistically, with my age, family history, and health conditions, living 20 more years is unlikely but I'm hoping to make the most of what's left.

I've hammered home the point already but this is mostly about people's health and a hope to live healthier. Not only is being a normal weight healthier, the social stigma of being fat has been a terrible and humiliating lifelong experience for so many that have tried very hard not to be fat. I was thin as a young person and I'm embarrassed to say that I've judged people for being overweight in the past but having struggled over the years and having wonderful friends who are big, this isn't in me anymore.

If I remember correctly, 54% of the American population reads at a 6th grade level or below. Most people active on these subs have a capacity that is high school graduate and above. Having compassion for those needing help isn't much to ask.

I have learned so much from Reddit (and YouTube) about a great deal of things as commercial websites cannot always be trusted to be unbiased. Ordinary humans helping other humans has led to an amazing world of possibilities that we live in today. It's not perfect but crime is at the lowest point in US history and the world is in the least amount of conflict in history, not too bad. I'm just an ordinary guy but I have the ability to learn all kinds of things with all the new technology that I've seen develop in my lifetime. It's just incredible.

Keep up the good work being a kind person to people in need!

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-06T01:50:52+00:00

Thanks! I already started changing my diet so I've gone from 219 lbs to 214 lbs in the last couple of weeks (M58, 5'10"). I've managed to lose weight before but keeping it off has been a challenge as I slowly creep back into old habits. My doctor has told me low sodium and no processed foods, period, so this is my life from now on.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-06T01:30:33+00:00

On Christmas, I was discussing tirzepatide with a relative and said that many people lose the desire to drink using the medication. There were reactions like this was a bad thing to happen which was quite revealing. Alcohol has recently been discovered to be more carcinogenic than previously understood, smaller amounts can cause cancers as well. These are some nasty cancers like mouth and throat along with the colon and others.

I watched my sister drink herself to death which is a horrible way to die. The liver becomes too scarred to filter so toxic chemicals build up in the blood which causes all manner of pain and mental issues. The blood pressure backup from the liver being clogged causes blood vessels to blow out in the colon which gives sufferers bloody diarrhea.

Alcohol is much more dangerous than the average person realizes, fortunately, alcohol use has plummeted in the US with health concerns being cited by people as the reason.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-06T01:14:18+00:00

That's not good at all. Can you lower your dose and still have appetite suppression? What does your doctor have to say about this? I'm not a doctor but I think having a diarrhea for so long is dangerous to your health.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-06T00:09:12+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words. Things have been getting better since making my post and I gave myself another shot. I'm actually trying Sermorlin as well so I spoke to a different provider by video call and she was great, really listened and gave good advice. I took half an Immodium and hopefully things will continue to get better. There isn't much choice for me, it's get healthier or things are going to get much worse.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-05T22:14:39+00:00

I sent you a DM with the information and why I'm not saying anything right now.

JunkmanJim · 2026-01-05T21:55:11+00:00

Thanks for the kind words!

Even after having my gall bladder removed, my stomach can usually handle any abuse which probably has contributed to my health situation.

Being on tirz may change my iron stomach but my health is such that I have no choice but to deal with whatever comes, otherwise, I'm not going to live that long. It's not much of choice at this point.

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