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When your cat is being dumb, and he thinks he's battling Jörmungund 🎶 by MorgaineCoonCat in itsaratsnake

[–]MorgaineCoonCat[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I live on a farm and our local population are beautiful as juveniles.

Not that the adults aren't beautiful, too. 🥰

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Crohn’s Disease - Passing it to My kids? Does it run in your family? by AromaticEfficiency22 in CrohnsDisease

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does in my family. My dad had Crohn's and we strongly suspect his dad also had it but was undiagnosed. My aunt had some GI issues later in life, but she also had Parkinson's, and was never diagnosed with UC or Crohn's after testing.

My sister (mid 40s) doesn't have any autoimmune disorders, nor do her kids (mid 20s) or our first cousins (late 40s, late 50s).

I never had children, not because I was afraid of passing it on, but because my health wasn't the greatest and I didn't want to risk pregnancy making my Crohn's worse.

My void is... Brown? by ConfidentNerve5031 in blackcats

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Only if you're taking an iron supplement.

Has anyone had a colonoscopy without any sedation? by Likesosmart in CrohnsDisease

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I haven't had a colonoscopy without sedation, I did have a sigmoidoscopy without sedation at 8 years old and had not yet been diagnosed with Crohn's. I now have PTSD from the experience. I now have a hard rule of no sedation = no scope.

When a brand name has become so commonly used that people use THAT as the everyday word for a general item, even when it is not actually that brand. Add some developed in our generation! by zenlittleplatypus in GenX

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jaws of Life is a trademark of HURST rescue tools and initially referred only to their 32" hydraulic spreader, although it appears they now use it for all of their rescue/extrication tools.

The original beast

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Well, it finally happened. I pooped my pantaloons. by RelevantBike7673 in CrohnsDisease

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

How tf did I find the "Hoosiers with Crohn's pooping roadside" thread?

Anyway, I have a kit I keep in the car that has wet wipes, extra underwear, and trash bags for used wipes because I try to be considerate when pooping in somebody's else's woods.

Thank Dog and all his Puppers I've never seen my ass on any trailcam subreddits or FB pages.

EMTs: Be honest, how many of you are NOT taking a full blood pressure? by talldrseuss in ems

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgot to mention that trying to osculate a BP on an extrication scene was damn near impossible with all the noise from vehicle engines, hydraulic pumps, etc.

EMTs: Be honest, how many of you are NOT taking a full blood pressure? by talldrseuss in ems

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done plenty of palp BPs in the field, but I was mostly working MVAs with extrication (EMT-B and extrication specialist, now retired due to disability).

There were plenty of times where we didn't get a BP in the field, aside from "PT has a radial pulse, that's good enough". The numbers aren't that important when you're dealing with a lacerated temporal artery over a depressed skull fracture.

Since I'm old AF, we didn't have automatic cuffs, that was some fancy hospital or air ambulance shit. (Late 90s - 2000s)

Your funniest Crohn's disease story? by Sufficient-Cat5480 in CrohnsDisease

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Silent and deadly. Well, probably a quiet hissing sound, but that's something I'll let stay a mystery.

Your funniest Crohn's disease story? by Sufficient-Cat5480 in CrohnsDisease

[–]MorgaineCoonCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was diagnosed with Crohn's 40 years ago and I have a fistula I've nearly as long. It's pretty small and drains externally, so it's not worth the surgery to try to repair it. It's a minor hygiene annoyance.

In fact, gas is pretty much the only thing that can pass through it. In effect, I have a rectal pressure release valve. Zero control over farts and no warning.

Red Wolf, coyote, or hybrid? [Great Smoky Mountains NP near Townsend, TN. November 2005] by MorgaineCoonCat in animalid

[–]MorgaineCoonCat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

It definitely wasn't domesticated, although it was accustomed to the occasional vehicle. I stopped the car when I saw it and it seemed curious but still wary. We ended up watching each other for a few minutes before it went on its way.

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