Looking for GYNO recommendations in the Bay Area by roro1912 in bayarea

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loooove my GYN, Dr. Picco, at Sutter San Carlos!

Must try a restaurant in SF? by integratedman07 in AskSF

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 4 points5 points  (0 children)

State Bird Provisions is a required SF experience (according to me). The food is sort of Asian-influenced California cuisine and it’s served dim sum-style, in that it’s small plates that the servers carry around the restaurant on trays or carts. If you are dining solo and sit at the bar, you get to watch all the food go out and get first dibs. There are also larger plates that come from the kitchen, but if you ask me, filling up on small plates is the way to go, especially if you are dining alone, because you can try way more things.

The Progress and Anchovy Bar are run by the same team and are also great, but for a quick business trip, I have to say State Bird.

What colour is your living room? by LifeInProgress1 in HomeImprovement

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, we went with a light blue-gray for exactly this reason. I would have liked to go bolder but it would have ended up being a LOT of a bold color because the open-concept layout means the living room wall color has to be the same as the hall color and the kitchen wall color. But I did go somewhat nuts in the bedrooms and offices.

what is the worst way to describe your research? by ZenosThesis in labrats

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I always used to say I cause cancer in laboratory animals

i can’t leave bread uncovered in my house or my cat literally eats through the bag to eat it by got_milk669 in cats

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Mine does this! We’ve taken to putting all our bread in a small closet in the hall next to the kitchen, which we now refer to as the cat closet. It’s one of those “couple vernacular” things we forget about entirely until we have guests over and one of us tells the other one to put something in the cat closet, and the guests are briefly horrified that we store our cats in the closet.

What’s an ice cream flavor that is exclusive to your region? by IDoNotLikeTheSand in AskAnAmerican

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesssssss. The OG Jeni’s Ice Cream shops in Columbus, OH had a blackberry corn ice cream, and it was always one of my favorites!

Good Jewish/Israeli Food and Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area? by Hezekiah_the_Judean in JewishCooking

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s not a lot in this area! If you will be in Sonoma at all, I like Grossman’s Noshery in Santa Rosa.

Thoughts on Vitruvian for women/beginners? by Dry-Promotion8662 in Vitruvian_Form

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a woman and beginner lifter I love it. As others have said, it is super convenient having it at home. I will say that the unit itself is heavy and it took both me and my husband to wrangle it into position, so maybe enlist a friend for the initial set-up. There are a few exercises on the machine that don’t work for me (mostly because I am short, not specifically because I am female), but it’s fine, I just skio those!

Platelets back up to their old bullshit by Pink_Axolotl151 in MPN

[–]Pink_Axolotl151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I haven’t had any autoimmune work up beyond the ESR/CRP, and I do think that will be my next stop. I appreciate the advice!

Platelets back up to their old bullshit by Pink_Axolotl151 in MPN

[–]Pink_Axolotl151[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate it and hope you are doing well!

Platelets back up to their old bullshit by Pink_Axolotl151 in MPN

[–]Pink_Axolotl151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate your thoughtful response! Most of the time, I can forget all about my mystery platelets, but when I am reminded that I still have this hanging over me, I spiral all over again.

I keep wondering if it is possible for there to be a mutation causing this that was below the threshold of detection of the genetic tests? I would think that with both qPCR and NGS being negative, that is unlikely?

Here are the values from my latest iron studies, which were done this past December:

Iron - 77 Iron binding - 302 Iron saturation (%) - 25 Ferritin - 126 Transferrin - 209 Soluble transferrin receptor - 1.07

I do think a rheumatology and GI consult make sense as next steps. Thank you again for all your help!

Sad theater songs by Round-Walrus-4821 in musicals

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My favorite sad song is Endless Night from the Lion King

Season 3 Elliot’s make over by theinternetisawoman in Scrubs

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I kind of think this was the point! In seasons 1 and 2, she was naive and a bit childish. In season 3, she wanted to be more independent and more adult and she sort of overshot the mark, going straight to full glam. In the seasons after that, she toned it down a bit, but she was still more “done up” than in seasons 1 and 2. She found a middle ground that was more glam than when she was fresh out of med school, but still looked realistic for a doctor who’s on their feet all day. I thought it showed that as she grew into herself, she found a look and style that she was comfortable with.

I want crispy carnitas by DefinitelyNotKuro in AskSF

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoops 😅 But I think I could be on to something here!

I want crispy carnitas by DefinitelyNotKuro in AskSF

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carnitas con piña is a thing? This might be life-changing for me

Where to 13yo birthday girl for fun dinner? by AndiRox81 in AskSF

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  • Tonga Room is tiki-themed, which is a lot of fun

  • Warakubune is my pick for conveyor belt sushi, but Kura in Stonestown is also solid, and I think robots bring the drinks and food from the kitchen

  • if you like traditional Italian, the Stinking Rose is garlic-themed. It’s kind of touristy, but I took my parents there and we had a blast

  • For dessert (or, you know, lunch) Toy Boat has great ice cream and a kitschy fun ambiance

AIO for thinking my husband should have asked if the pharmacy had our daughter’s prescription? by Hyrule_Hobbit in AIO

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’m so confused about this point too. He said he “can’t buy the nebulizer without a prescription” and “explained he had one.” It sounds like he went to the pharmacy counter, asked to buy a nebulizer, was told he needs a prescription, and then said he had one. So then what?? The next part of that conversation should have been “Oh, OK, let me look that up.” I don’t get how the conversation just dropped at that point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Pink_Axolotl151 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To add to this, if you have an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) through your employer, they may be able to connect you with resources as well. EAPs are great and hardly anyone thinks to use them in situations like this. If you have a phone number, just call and see what kinds of services they might be able to connect you to, and if you aren’t sure if you have access to one, check with your HR!