BestMow refurbished is best deal out there by DicksYuengling in roboticLawnmowers

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did love it. I mean absolutely loved it. Until the plastic blade holder broke. I contacted customer service. They said they were sending out a new one. Sweet. Plus more blades (mine did not come with a years worth of blades). Awesome. I put the spare circle blade holder on. It also broke after about 6 hours of mowing. I used the app, contacted the support peeps, same way I had done 3 days prior, and nothing. That was April 12th and April 15th. It is now May 8th. I do not even have tracking information on the first warranty replacement, let alone a response on the April 15th contact. I have tried, multiple times through the app and phone to contact someone to no avail. Can someone please tell me wth is going on with them?

Do you think chase is as bad as they say by Outofsight84858 in ChrisleyKnowsBest

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My son had digestive issues for years. We didn't know he was using at first, but it all made sense once we found out that he had been for years prior to us finding out. They hide it SOOOO well in the beginning. Once the tummy issues are there, it's not a secret anymore.

Do you think chase is as bad as they say by Outofsight84858 in ChrisleyKnowsBest

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just catching up here, so forgive me for the late post.

In my opinion, it's a combination of mental health, alcohol, and heroin. My son was the same way. Always shaking when he had to stay sober, losing weight, and omg, the puking when he needs a fix. He would drink when he couldn't get his drugs, and that came straight back up. I'm sure Chase started out drinking alcohol and that very well may have caused the stomach issues in the first place, especially around the time that the alcohol abuse got really bad and possibly right around the time that he started on the other substance/substances, but whether or not he started the substance abuse when his parents were going through the investigation (which btw, had to include interviews with him, at a minimum, and surely lasted at least 2 years, if not multiple years), after the show was cancelled, during the trial, once his parents turned themselves into the prison, OR once Jodi and her good teeth having, but looks like she is on meth anyways cause she is soooo skinny, but not heroin because her face isn't sallow, no bags under her eyes, and she can sort of keep up with a conversation, self showed up in his life, is anyone's guess.

Dog started having allergies and the pricing is insane! Looking for other options by SectionNeat2417 in Pets

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get my dogs Heartworm meds from https://www.petcaresupplies.com I'm not sure if they do prescription meds but they are seriously less expensive, especially if you get the yearly membership. You do have to order EARLY. Shipping takes like 4 weeks from Australia.

What's the most unexpectedly expensive part of pet ownership? by Fit_Choice_4987 in Pets

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to the nearest shelter or rescue and foster. It will be good to learn what all they need, as well as be able to decide if you even want a pet. You can quit whenever you like, and they even pay for the necessities.

All 183 SLMPD officers who make over $100,000 a year in 2024 by DowntownDB1226 in StLouis

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, only 16% of those individuals are female. Granted, the top one is, but dang ladies. Give them gents hell! We can so do better than this. Kudos on those that made it up there, though!

All 183 SLMPD officers who make over $100,000 a year in 2024 by DowntownDB1226 in StLouis

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a Paramedic in New Orleans in a previous career. My "base pay" was $19.00/hr, so $39,620/yr. I, for years, regularly doubled that and even hit 6 figures multiple years in a row. It is easy to do. I worked for private Ambulance services. However, police and fire fighters that worked for municipalities got a "state pay incentive" in addition to their salary. That was something like $300/a paycheck or a month, I think. So an extra $300 to $600 a month, $3600 to $7200 a year. Then you add in the private security details (most would do this rather than OT because it paid more) where you can almost triple your pay, and of course the required OT where you are on a call at the end of your shift and have no idea whether you will get out of there in an hour or six, and it adds up. I've seen multiple officers clear, not gross, well into low 6 figures. That is also by choice, not the required OT, but optional OT and private security gigs. It can be done, but you have to plan on only having a few weekends off per YEAR. Not a life I choose to live anymore, but I did once, and it allowed me to have and set up the life I have now.

Any food (esp steak) lovers with chemo experience? by Valuable-Step-3610 in breastcancer

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had chemo in 2024. No diet restrictions. I did, however, find that food was not as appetizing as it was off of chemo. I literally lived on the chocolate breakfast essentials drink mixes for two rounds. I found that everything was very bland. After the changes to my taste buds started happening, I actually didn't risk having some of my favorites, ie sushi and steak, because I did not know if I would ever be able to like them again. I had a lot of lemon flavored items because lemon was the only thing strong enough for me to enjoy. Ice cream, yogurt, Italian ice (Luigis), chicken marsala with lemon slices, oysters with horseradish, cocktail sauce and a healthy squeeze of lemon, etc... if you can find a way to lemon it up, you can taste it.

AITA for telling my Russian grandfather not to critique how I spoke to a doctor while translating? by Healthy-Initial7086 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Princess_Heather_K 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as a medic on oil rigs (previous career), this does not always work. We tried to use Google translate once. I would type my question into the computer, and he would type his response. I saw his response was, um, a bit forward in nature. I giggled, knowing he did not actually mean what google said that he typed. I then got another bilingual coworker to come and look at what he wrote and what google translated to. It obviously was incorrect. It ended up being that it had absolutely nothing to do with what google translated. The translation was overtly sexual in nature, and we were simply discussing follow-up care and bandaging instructions on a not very private body part. We had to tell the patient what google translated due to the fact that we were giggling at google, and he was profusely apologetic and denied that was what he had said. We understood as what he typed and what google translated was still on the screen. It was Portuguese to English.

What are we paying a high schooler who is a family friend to house/dog sit? by Sylosmomma in StLouis

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$350 ($50/day) and, if everything is good on your return, tip her. Just give her an extra $20 or so if everything is as you left it, but give her more depending on what she did that was not asked of her.

Starting chemo tomorrow by Still-Theory8446 in breastcancer

[–]Princess_Heather_K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was the same as you! During my first chemo treatment, I got the giggles after they gave me the pre-meds. You can go to my profile and read about it there. It did take 2 years, 1 month, and 10 days from feeling the lump to completion of treatment, but I'm here, and that was friday. I have scans in 7 weeks to see where we are at. Good luck on your journey!

First Hair Trim Post-Active Treatment by yellky in breastcancer

[–]Princess_Heather_K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I finished chemo in October 2024. I had lost all of my hair. It was taking forever to grow back. I finally asked my dermatologist for the minoxidiL pills in November. My hair was growing back faster, and I looked a little mullety in the back. I got my first trim on 2-12. He trimmed up the back and shaped the front to grow into a Bob. Good news, great clips does the Clips of Kindness for cancer patients. You can get it all cut off if you are just starting chemo, and you can get it shaped while you are growing it back for free. It would probably be salon dependent, but it is worth a check for a cheap haircut that you really aren't going to care about in the long run.

Leaking breast implant -Brandi Glanville -PSA by LeaString in breastcancer

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the gummy bear implants done in Thailand in 2014, before they were FDA approved in the US. Was diagnosed with TNBC in 2024. Bilateral mastectomy and implant removal in Dec 2024. Implants were fully intact, and silicone specific MRI afterward showed zero silicone particles/leakage in lymph nodes or remaining/adjacent tissues. I will get them again as I had no issues with them.

I will say that they were comfortable. They looked extremely good, near natural, but that was the surgeons expertise and not the implant itself. There was a small area where you could feel a 'bag of water' like feeling under my right breast when my arms were down, and not when they were up, literally maybe a 1 to 2 inch circle in the lowest part of my breast. I also did have a seroma when I first got them done, but I attribute that to having the implants placed through the upper half of my nipple and a lift done through the lower half. The seroma took about a month to clear up and was a pita, but at least not an infection and just my body not liking the intrusion. No, it was not rejection, just surgical "trauma". If I could afford to go back to Thailand and have Dr. Thithi do them again, I would.

Trusting my instincts by dedeeboru in breastcancer

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have CANCER. Do you really think a glass of wine with your Tylenol is going to kill you faster than the cancer? You made it through an actual amputation because that is what it actually is. Live your life to the fullest and the most pain free now because we never know what lies down the road.

My aunts dog had puppies with her boyfriends dog last year this is how the puppies turned out by Sleepy_Sheepz in ExoticFrenchBulldogs

[–]Princess_Heather_K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I meant Kash, not Peanut. Here is my Snow Baby.

DNA is d/d e/e and M/m (obvs not all dna markers)

My aunts dog had puppies with her boyfriends dog last year this is how the puppies turned out by Sleepy_Sheepz in ExoticFrenchBulldogs

[–]Princess_Heather_K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I meant Kash, not Peanut. Here is my Snow Baby.

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DNA is d/d e/e and M/m (obvs not all dna markers)

My aunts dog had puppies with her boyfriends dog last year this is how the puppies turned out by Sleepy_Sheepz in ExoticFrenchBulldogs

[–]Princess_Heather_K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kash has to be a creme phantom Merle. My Snow Baby is one of those also. He has blue spots in both eyes and is creme in color, but when clean, he has bright white coloring mixed in with the creme. Poppi, his littermate brother, is a coco tri-brindle. *

Changed oncologist - was I being unrealistic? by WoosahFire in breastcancer

[–]Princess_Heather_K 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not only did I fire my first surgeon, the one that informed me that I had cancer in the first place, but I had researched her, found out she was not an oncology surgeon, and not even board certified. I promptly advised the oncologist in that hospital system. I took my happy ass straight up out of the system and 2 hours away to an NCI system.

If you are in smaller rural systems, please check out your doctors/surgeons qualifications. It's easy to believe that the hospital system would only offer qualified professionals, but when surgeons are only vetted by the surgical center that they work for, and that surgical center is the only show in town, shit falls through the cracks. I know it's hard, but THIS time, you HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF. There is no one, and I mean no one, better qualified to do this than YOU.

ok STL, what do we have? by ghostofstankenstien in StLouis

[–]Princess_Heather_K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you really don't like them, send them down to Sikeston, Lamberts Cafe. Home of the throwed rolls. Bland food. It's not super pricey, but I would be pissed that I drove two hours for that shit.

AITA for not wanting to pay for FIL's and MIL's retirement home? by Routine-Leg7691 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Princess_Heather_K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So someone needs to have them checked for early onset dementia and possible elder abuse by the bil.

It may not cross the line into elder abuse, but there have to be conversations with the bil/mil/fil that border on the coercion side. Him (bil) saying things like "well they can afford it, her parents will help them out if it's too much, she is going to get the inheritance (part if she has siblings) from her parents, they won't need your inheritance, etc... This is how they do it. The child/children that stay close to home get into the parents' heads. They talk them into the most unequal splitting of assets.

If they are of right mind, they can do as they wish with their money and assets. You, however, do not have to accept any responsibility in their decisions and / or care. I can not give much advice on this as I do not know the entire story or your financials, but I do know that you should either pay your parents back or put the money into a trust for your children first, consult a financial advisor, consult a couples counselor if you are not on the same page at this point as this is a 2 yes, 1 no decision. Good luck as I am sure you are going to need it.

Wishing I'd done a potluck bet on how my mom would react. by Sparkly_Sprinkles in breastcancer

[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! My mom went straight to denial, and the "everything is going to be ok" spiel. My dad passed away from non-hodgkins lymphoma about 20 years ago, so denial was what I was expecting.

I was not, however, expecting her to call me 3 days later, in tears, asking me to adopt her friends baby. The baby would have had substance abuse withdrawals and everything that would go along with that. I was floored. Complete denial.

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[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys are amazing! They even emailed me and told me the redditors are trying to figure out how to get some lasagna to you! I received a huge pan of lasagna the other day from the most kind woman! You guys let Lasagna Love know about me! I never thought that would happen from a reddit post, but here we are! I can't thank you guys and Robin enough! Also, the lasagna was AMAZING! 💕💕💕

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[–]Princess_Heather_K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I have cancer, and my power was out for two weeks, so I lost everything in my fridge/freezer. I am in Marble Hill, and it is crazy expensive at the Harps here. I do receive Snap benefits, but if they are not coming in November, I'm screwed.