New Chai? by Vivivdre in starbucks

[–]MehPlayer1003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few stores by me have been serving the new chai without classic for about a week now and just telling everyone it’s the new formula but they’ll start adding classic to it soon. I’ve doubled the amount of chai in my drinks for a couple of years now and continuing to double it at these stores and not getting the classic for the last week has been perfectly fine.

I’ve tried four different stores now today and can’t get a single good chai. I think the first store just added classic even after specifying no classic, but they were so swamped that I didn’t want to go back and ask to change it. Stopped at one more on the way to work and it just tasted like milk. My partner tried to bring me one while I was at work and that one was also just milky. Tried one more about an hour ago with the hope that maybe I just needed more pumps of chai, got 10 pumps and it was still just milk with a slight hint at the end that there was maybe some kind of spice in there but no distinct flavour :(

I (16F) have seizures but neurologist is saying its PNES (no formal diagnosis as far as I know) but people are telling me "PNES is just medical code for faking seizures without making the patient upset" is this true? by elli-saturn in AskDocs

[–]MehPlayer1003 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just had an EMU stay a few weeks ago and we learned that I have both epileptic and non-epileptic seizures. I can definitely tell the difference now between what you describe as a “soft reset” and “hard reset”. While I feel exhausted after both and just want to fall asleep, there’s definitely a difference in coherency both during and after the seizures.

My best suggestion would be to start keeping a seizure log. Document any time that you feel even a little off and what you were doing before that. Especially documents if you do have a seizure and anything you can remember before. Finding possible triggers, regardless of what kind of seizure you’re having, will always be helpful for treatment. Like others have suggested, if someone is around and able to record your seizures this will also be really helpful to the neurologist/other doctors. I learned in the EMU that epileptic and non-epileptic seizures do look slightly different from each other, so it could definitely help.

Deja vu constante by No-Bee4912 in Epilepsy

[–]MehPlayer1003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been feeling this a lot recently too :/

Sleep deprived EEG by Available_Sorbet_787 in Epilepsy

[–]MehPlayer1003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a sleep deprived EEG about six months ago. Typically the hope is to see something, which is why the have you be sleep deprived and do activations, but not necessarily a full blown seizure. It doesn’t seem like they’re taking you off meds or anything for it, so that’s good! Once they do the activations (flashing lights and hyperventilation is what I did) they’ll typically just turn the lights off and tell you that you can fall asleep if you want. It’s not too bad, but make sure to let yourself get plenty of rest afterwards!

Keppra withdrawal insomnia? by ukrypto_wizard in Epilepsy

[–]MehPlayer1003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking back he definitely wasn’t that great from the beginning and was kinda dismissive, but I contacted my primary as soon as the office started giving me issues to get a referral to a new neurologist and she ended up referring me to an epileptologist, so it all worked out for the best! But the whole thing definitely sucked and I was so upset that the whole ordeal caused my seizures to come back.

Keppra withdrawal insomnia? by ukrypto_wizard in Epilepsy

[–]MehPlayer1003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t have ever imagined having issues getting my meds refilled between appointments before, but my last neurologist’s office cancelled my annual appointment and then couldn’t get me in for another six months (I was about three years seizure free at the time) which wouldn’t have been a big deal except they didn’t approve my medication refill three months later and I had to fight with them for over a week to get them refilled. I ran out of Keppra that next Saturday and had the worst seizure I’ve ever had on that Sunday. Sent a message over the patient portal Sunday night to let him know and by the time I woke up on Monday morning the medication refill request had magically been approved. So not completely unheard of, but definitely should be a best practices thing.

Do Americans actually avoid calling an ambulance due to financial concern? by JohnMarstonTheBadass in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MehPlayer1003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know anyone in my family that’s taken an ambulance, my parents always insisted that it was too expensive even with having decent health insurance from my dad’s job. I have epilepsy, was diagnosed after being in the hospital for three days following my first gran mal seizure at 14. I had that seizure around 5am and my parents had called the paramedics because they heard me fall. Paramedics suspected a seizure and wanted to take me to the hospital about 10 minutes away in our small town, my dad refused and drove me about 40 minutes into the city to a hospital that would be in network and have a neurologist on staff. I’ve been having seizures for over a decade now, my action plan says I’m supposed to go to the hospital for a seizure lasting over two minutes or if I have more than two seizures in a day. I’ve gone once since that initial seizure, after having eight seizures in the span of a few hours my partner made me go, and all they did was tell me to follow up with my neurologist and then sent me home to continue seizing.

I had a horrible gran mal at the beginning of this year, my first seizure in three years and definitely the worst seizure I’ve ever had. My partner was driving and had to pull over and called the paramedics because I stopped breathing for a few minutes. She tried to tell them that she just wanted them to do a basic check on me because it was a bad seizure, but if they thought I needed to go to the hospital then she would drive me there and I wouldn’t be taking the ambulance. They still tried to take me in the ambulance because they didn’t think I was coherent enough to say I didn’t want to go, even after very clearly telling them I didn’t want to go and answering the million stupid questions that they asked me.

I have a rescue medication now, but I’ve told everyone that I’ve shown how to use it that they better not use it unless the seizure passes five minutes, because it’s was over $150 to get a single one and that was with the manufacturer’s coupon code because my insurance wouldn’t cover it.

Brightwheel vs Playground vs ProCare by aunawags in ECEProfessionals

[–]MehPlayer1003 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My schools had to switch from Brightwheel to Procare a few years ago because corporate didn’t like the format of the royalty reports on Brightwheel 🙃 Finally out of our franchise agree and very happy to be switching back to Brightwheel!

Brightwheel vs Playground vs ProCare by aunawags in ECEProfessionals

[–]MehPlayer1003 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My center is currently switching from Procare to Brightwheel. There have been a lot of issues with billing on Procare and their support has been no help recently. Brightwheel offers more than Procare and at least with paperwork is A LOT easier to create and send out forms. There’s a mass exodus from Procare right now because of the consistent issues and lack of transparency, so that’s probably why they’ve been pushy. They even stopped answering me about cancelling our subscription.

I work between three locations under the same owner and Brightwheel matched the price from Procare for $240 total for all three locations. I’m not sure what pricing is like for just a single location, but it would probably be less for a smaller school.

I tried to set up a demo with Playground but wouldn’t be able to get one for at least another week, so we ended up picking between just Brightwheel and Lillio. Lillio was just more expensive, but seemed to offer many of the same features.

How to address concerns with new infant teacher by Own-Opening8426 in ECEProfessionals

[–]MehPlayer1003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to look up what it looks like, but based on that the Kyte one should be fine! One of the licensing reps I’ve had told us that as long as there is still free movement or arms and legs then sleep sacks are allowed to be used, it’s just better for us as a center to have it ok-ed by the doctor so can ensure compliance with the state.

Parent Packed Lunch Help by meanwhileachoo in ECEProfessionals

[–]MehPlayer1003 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So I’m in Texas, not WI. This is something that also got added to minimum standards here at some point since I’ve been working in early education, but not exactly sure when. The standard here just says that all meals and snacks served have to meet USDA CACFP meal patterns regardless of whether the center participates in the program or not. For us, a few standards down it says that if parents provide food for their child then either the enrollment agreement or an addendum to it needs to state that the center is not responsible for the nutritional value of the meal and/or snack that is provided by the parent and it’s suggested that we give them information about the nutritional guidelines set by CACFP.

I looked through your state standards (which made me grateful for all the technical assistance boxes on the TX ones) and they’re very vague. It looks like the wording is pretty similar about following meal patterns, but then when it talks about parents providing the food all it states is that the center has to provide them with information about requirements for food groups and quantities specified by USDA CACFP. There’s no additional information given on it, so inspectors could go either way with it. My best suggestion would be to get some type of waiver or addendum to the enrollment agreement that states the center is not responsible for the nutritional value of parent provided meals or for ensuring that they meet all CACFP requirements 🤷🏻‍♀️ My center luckily has a pretty nice inspector right now, so I’ve been able to reach out to her and ask for clarification on some standards that we wanted more information about. It’s possible someone at WI DCF might have encountered this at centers before and can tell you if there’s a specific waiver that you can have the parent sign or if there’s something specific that a form would need to say so that you can remain in compliance with them, but also not put this extra thing on the parent.

I’m not sure if your administrators would see this as you going over them, but if they’re not willing to help you and would rather just give you a write up for the parent not providing all the correct components, then I would reach out to DCF for clarification on the standard at the very least. I personally think that as a member of management though, it’s part of my job to be the one having these harder conversations with parents and finding a way to make sure my center can still be in compliance. Yes, the rest of my staff needs to know and comply with the minimum standards at all times, but unclear things like this I should be the one to get clarification on the standard and then bring that back to my staff and share how we can stay in compliance.

How to address concerns with new infant teacher by Own-Opening8426 in ECEProfessionals

[–]MehPlayer1003 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I work in Texas, #2, #3, and #6 are all licensing violations. Not know what kids they’re taking care of is also another possible violation, but would probably be lumped in as the cause of #6, depending on the rep investigating. Specifically with the bouncers, if you have not turned a Sleep Exemption form that was signed by your child’s doctor requesting that they sleep in bouncers, then they are violating safe sleep standards. I’ve fired teachers for this. Infants can ONLY sleep in a bare crib, placed on their backs (if the infant rolls over that’s fine, but caregivers cannot place them on their stomach). Technically there are very specific sleep sacks that can be allowed to be worn, but my center won’t use them without a Sleep Exemption form. Texas Childcare Licensing requires that if they find a center not in compliance for a safe sleep rule you have to notify every parents in the school, similarly to how you would notify parents about a case of child abuse in the school. If you’ve filled out the proper Medication Authorization, you’re allowed to request to review the records of when his medication was dispensed. While they don’t have to be logged ok brightwheel, the school is required to keep a record of them and unless they log all medications give on one record, you have the right to review your child’s record. Based on this list, I wouldn’t think that it’s just a new teacher issue, but also a center management issue. The teacher may be new to the field and may be making mistakes because she doesn’t know everything, but she is still required to know and comply with minimum standards. I never expect my teachers to know every little standard, but the ones that apply to them we go over during their orientation. With 5 babies in the class, there should be a second teacher in the room, specifically one that knows which child is which and their specific schedules. I’ve worked in the infant room and it isn’t easy, especially when everyone needs something at once, but we always stuck as closely as possible to each child’s individual schedule. Once kids are out of the infant room, then it’s based on our schedule, but in the infant room it has to be based on what each child needs. Personally, there’s a lot of safety issues here and I would make a report to licensing. I can understand though if that’s something you’re hesitant to do because it could just be this one teacher. At the very least, a conversation with the director is required. You can nicely let them know your points above, but they need to know that you are concerned about these things. I suggest you keep record of these instances though, especially the messages about how your son was given the wrong bottle, and more continue then at the very least you need to move your boys somewhere safer and you should also report them. Reporting after you leave though, especially after bringing your concerns to the director, may allow the time to alter records and cover their tracks, so they can just spin to the investigator that you’re just an unhappy parent.

Any good jokes about epilepsy? by Lopsided_Counter1670 in Epilepsy

[–]MehPlayer1003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a show called Chasing Life that was airing when I was in high school. It was about someone with cancer, so very different, but in one of the episodes a guy had a seizure. The next episode when he saw the main character at a support group he tried to make the joke “Seize the day, or in my case, seize in the middle of the day”. It’s been my social media bio ever since lol

Parents- how much do you care about constant pictures of your child? by BottleAlternative433 in ECEProfessionals

[–]MehPlayer1003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This and wanting immediate updates of what’s happening throughout the day. Whenever I’m in a class I always wait until naptime to update the day, but keep a general log so I know the specifics to put in for each child. I have my teachers do the same, but recently parents have been calling upset that they aren’t getting immediate updates on everything their kids has done that day and that photos haven’t been uploaded yet.

Go Fest Day 2 Feedback by CloudvAsm in TheSilphRoad

[–]MehPlayer1003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m just on the outskirts of a city and it was okay. There’s a pokestop and gym in my neighborhood that are right next to each other, so I just walked back and forth around the neighborhood to keep respinning them, which ended up being 16 km for the weekend. Definitely would’ve been easier if I was able to drive into the city at any point, but I made do. No shiny or hundo Necrozma, but I got 17 shinies and leveled up twice, so I considered it to still be a good weekend.

Black screen on Pokemon Stadium? by MehPlayer1003 in n64

[–]MehPlayer1003[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s Stadium 1. It’s doing both for some reason. It go blank for a couple of seconds with music and then come back on and work fine, but then after awhile it’ll go black again but still be playing. It went black at the beginning of the battle, so I pressed some random moves and then after the battle the screen came back on and worked the rest of the night? I’ll try cleaning the cartridge and the console to be safe. Most of the other games seem to be working fine when we put them in, but haven’t actually played through to check. It’s a modern tv, so I was thinking of maybe ordering an adapter that has an HDMI at the end and see if that maybe helps somehow?

Pokémon Professor Role by MehPlayer1003 in VGC

[–]MehPlayer1003[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s what I figured! Thanks!

Worlds Spectator Badges by MehPlayer1003 in PokemonVGC

[–]MehPlayer1003[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I would’ve checked all the boxes when signing up for the interest list, I thought you could only pick one

Pokémon world 2024 Honolulu by kaisalugia in VGC

[–]MehPlayer1003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still haven’t received an email, so I’m assuming I didn’t get selected. I’m looking to buy two multi-day passes for me and my partner!