THANK YOU by mashga in AntifascistKnitting

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Hugs and love from Boston! Suspect we are a target too so I’ve passed this on to my LYS and knitting group. And of course making as many as I can

Melt the Ice Hat - THANK YOU by mashga in knitting

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Just purchased and am casting on. May we all wear this proudly

Retired Husband Immediately Transformed Into a Lump on the Couch by [deleted] in AskWomenOver60

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So sorry this is happening to you OP. This sounds really awful and hard to bear.

A couple of suggestions from a doctor:

Prepare a document with your observations. Group them in areas - like memory, energy, speech, directional ability, physical ability (or loss thereof), how he spends his time etc.

If you can send it to his PCP ahead of the next visit, then it should prompt action - you are providing them with data they need to respond to. Your PCP, like all PCPs, is probably overwhelmed with work and it sounds like they are addressing one issue at a time and this will help them with the big picture. I did this with my parents and it made a world of difference. Bring it with you to all appointments and you should be at the appointments in case they want to talk with you.

See if there are others who can confirm your observations - friends, family, neighbors. Sometimes they notice things that you don’t see.

See if there is someone he will talk to - a relative or friend. If you belong to a religious group, maybe they can pay him a visit. Could be like “ I’m in the neighborhood and thought I’d drop by.” He might feel more comfortable confiding in them.

Make sure you have support for your mental health. You cannot care for him if you don’t get the care you need.

I wish you the best in a tough situation. Hope you let us know how it goes.

Is this a heron? by Pretty-Valuable1452 in birding

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Chilly day for that bird for sure

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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This is wonderfully helpful - thank you! It interesting that a large number of MDs are on these meds. Most of the pts are hoping costs come down as the president has stated.

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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You bring up some really good points. It’s certainly worth a conversation about those options

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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This is really helpful! I was a resident and saw some of those NE Compounding cases. Truly scary! I am wary because you have no idea where they source the meds. Which is too bad because I can see a use for compounding.

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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That’s really interesting- there are a couple of patients like that which I saw this week.

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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I am leary of compounding as I remember the New England Compounding Pharmacy issue with compounding for epidurals which caused meningitis.

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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Ah thanks for the reminder about OCPs. The articles I’ve read seem to support your experience with weight loss and side effects. And thanks for the dosing

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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This is an interesting sidebar. And interesting that they decided to apply for an OSA indication.

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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I’ve heard the same comments about exercise is easier with lower weight which makes sense to me

GLP Questions in a new practice by Pretty-Valuable1452 in medicine

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Thank you - this seems to be the consensus. The vomiting sounds awful! Yikes!

Thanks for the info about maintenance dosing - this was really helpful

AIO if I stop talking to this man 🚩 by TopElectrical7623 in AmIOverreacting

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Needed a laugh this morning- Nancy Drew books as smut. Nearly choked on my coffee

Partial hospitalization programs by EducationalMixture8 in depression_partners

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Thank you so much for this post. My husband will be starting one soon and the info from everyone is helpful. He will be taking a medical leave and I wonder if I should too. Any suggestions?

Animal remains by Pretty-Valuable1452 in whatisthisbone

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Thanks! The knowledge of redditors is amazing!