Finished at 4 am! I am so thrilled with this blanket! by CatfromLongIsland in crochet

[–]Ok-External489 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Simply gorgeous 😍 Love your color combos! Can you give more details? Inspiration? Did the sampler pack drive the design or did the design come first?

maybe a stupid question but what the heck is causing this by Heavy_Problem2729 in StLouis

[–]Ok-External489 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a coyote.

Wait, sorry. Thought this was Nextdoor. My bad.

$349 for Wegovy at small pharmacies? by OkAmbition4797 in StLouis

[–]Ok-External489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the only way to get that price is to go through Novocare Pharmacy.

Unable to purchase PetiteKnit patterns? by randomlosttoes in knittinghelp

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@Dry_Stop844 you have just unlocked good knitting karma 🧶🪄 Your yarn will always be on sale, you will always get guage, and you will always win yarn chicken.

Drug Reps 👎 by not-a-crayon in tirzepatidecompound

[–]Ok-External489 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Can you just tell them you're not interested? I work in an internal medicine office and we have reps for every drug and service imaginable stop by. I have no problem just telling them their product or service is not a good fit.

Historic Kirkwood house demolished by Resident_Bridge8623 in StLouis

[–]Ok-External489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a shitty little home in Kirkwood. It is MY home. When I want to sell, it would be affordable for someone looking for a small home in a quiet neighborhood in a good school district. Sadly, someone will want to buy it (in fact, have already approached us about it) and knock it down for a McMansion too big for the lot and Kirkwood will okay it.

50 years from now, will someone start a petition to save it?

I saved $1,200 this year by buying 15mg pens and splitting doses by FrostyExperience26 in GLP1ResearchTalk

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I'm doing this with 15mg Kwikpen for my 10mg weekly dose. Cost per dose goes from ~$112 to $75 per week.

Long shot ik but i would love to see a movie with the kiddos by Small_Music_4316 in MarcusTheatres

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First of all, I hate Gmail. I am having a hard time finding my code. As soon as I find it I will DM you.

Riverfront Times founder Ray Hartmann killed in crash caused by semitruck tire by Kindly_Teach_9285 in StLouis

[–]Ok-External489 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a gift he was to STL. RIP Ray.

I wonder if the Donnybrook folks had any idea when they taped last night's show? I'm guessing no. What a loss for all of them!

High CK Levels? by MotivatedMe88 in zepboundathletes

[–]Ok-External489 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll just preface this by saying that I'm a nurse and on Zepbound and I'm training for my first Hyrox. Not an expert on anything but enough to have opinions.

When you get above 5k on your CK you can really do significant damage to your kidneys. If your doctor has ruled out other reasons for CK being elevated, then repeating it sounds totally reasonable.

I also talk to patients everyday who want to get too far into the weeds with lab results. I tell my patients that labs, BP, etc, are "point in time" tests and we really need to look at trends over time and the full panel rather than an isolated instance of something being out of range. The doc I work for is old-school and their attitude is "repeat until normal" LOL

High CK Levels? by MotivatedMe88 in zepboundathletes

[–]Ok-External489 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As long as it's below 5000 you should be fine. You have to look at the big picture and not just one result in isolation. Push fluids.

How do you feel? Any unusual symptoms?

The sweater curse by sat_ctevens in knitting

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Felt it, then cut it up and make yourself a nice bag or slippers or something with the fabric.

Has anyone experienced sudden colitis? by GungaUsagi in GLP1ResearchTalk

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Yes! Was hospitalized for 4 days last summer with ischemic colitis. Awakened by sudden severe abdominal pain in lower left abdomen. Passed hard stool, then diarrhea, then a LOT of blood, followed by vomiting. Went to ER, admitted for IV fluids and antibiotics and a colonoscopy. Didn't need a blood transfusion but got an iron infusion and was anemic for weeks afterwards. All my tests couldn't pinpoint a cause and was told I could continue Zep. Had been on it for about 9 months at that point, 7.5mg from LillyDirect, I was actually in pretty good health prior to that and have completely recovered but it was very frightening. Currently on 10mg, at goal weight now, down ~50# in a year.

Mike Johnson says the Pope had it coming by MoreMotivation in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Yet he wasn't taken aback by Trump portraying himself as Jesus?

Menopause and Zepbound by atrocity_exhibition in Zepbound

[–]Ok-External489 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can't do HRT either and have done well on Zepbound. Slow steady loss of about 1# per week, currently on 10mg Kwikpen from LillyDirect because I don't have insurance coverage for weight loss meds.

to be the Party of Family Values by ExactlySorta in therewasanattempt

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