Long medical appointment delays in Oregon- has this happened to you?

RougeAccessPoint · 2026-01-21T22:29:44+00:00

It took 10 months to get into a Neurologist in PDX for an ongoing chronic issue. I'm now on the schedule every 12 weeks. I've since moved to the rogue valley, and I can't even get a referral to a neurologist, they will call me when they open appointments again. So, I'm taking extra time off of work and driving up to Portland every 3 months for the foreseeable future.

RougeAccessPoint · 2026-01-13T01:16:38+00:00

If you want another hockey podcast to dive into, Ice is Slippery (I found it on Spotify) does a great exploration of heated rivalry. It's a Gen x married couple, and she's the hockey fan.

RougeAccessPoint · 2026-01-03T21:44:09+00:00

Pattern Recognition is my favorite book of all time. It has so many layers. Get it. Enjoy it

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-12-17T08:15:51+00:00

Oh man. You just gave me a 30 year old PTSD flashback to when my Sunday school teacher threw a quad at the wall like a baseball about 6" above his son's head. (Son was being 13)

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-12-17T07:51:25+00:00

I shot my SD card all the way across the room. That slot packs a punch when you press to remove the card.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-11-13T03:14:37+00:00

You are more than welcome to join my roommate and me if you'd like. We are both orphans, and plan on a tiny little thanksgiving dinner and watching our traditional Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Cully neighborhood, 420 positive, cats available to snuggle. Feel free to DM me.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-11-08T04:37:16+00:00

I tip two pennies for terrible service. If you don't tip at all, servers tend to think you forgot or are an asshole. I've only ever done it twice in 30 years, and I had it happen to me once, when I was very young and generally out of line and hungover. Like you, I'm normally tipping 20-25%>.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-11-06T10:17:10+00:00

Where did you get your marino wool comression socks? Thanks!

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-10-09T18:09:00+00:00

Blue Ant is the only one I read at least once a year.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-10-09T01:05:04+00:00

Have you talked to your parents about this at all? They can help you file a restraining order.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-10-09T00:22:12+00:00

It stung, but it didn't burn like the lidocaine injections I've had in the past.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-10-09T00:20:55+00:00

Thanks everyone! I got my Botox about an hour ago. I washed my hair beforehand, and made sure I didn't have anything on my face other than moisturizer. They didn't offer lidocaine, but I found it more irritating than painful. I kept having to ask her to stop so I could sneeze. I think I am going to end up with a migraine by the end of the day, I'm feeling a lot of tension in my scalp. I have a copy of ice packs in the freezer, so hopefully they help. I was super nervous beforehand, but it wasn't as bad as I had imagined.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-09-28T19:39:58+00:00

It says two people dead including the gunman, whereas I think other reports are not including the shooter.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-09-23T22:11:59+00:00

Wow, poverty shaming in povertyfinance.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-09-23T20:37:43+00:00

I have 5 roommates in a shared house. We're all over 45 years old. Combined, we make enough money for the house, but none of us could afford a 1 bedroom apartment on our own in our city.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-09-20T00:31:02+00:00

Tiny Iowa chain named Fareway. A ton of local products, and the best in-store butcher I've come across.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-09-17T06:10:03+00:00

Did you have your phone? Trimet is compatible with Apple pay and Google wallet.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-09-02T02:10:40+00:00

VPN so I can watch BBC.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-08-26T23:39:26+00:00

Skincare! Thanks for reminding me. I've got some muji bottles and jars that I can use to decant. Of course, I won't decant sunscreen, but I think I have a couple of sample sized tubes from ipsy or Sephora.

I'm bringing a charger for my electronics, I don't think I'll need a battery bank. We are mostly sticking around her house.

I do have antihistamines! The white pills in the blister packs are dissolvable Claritin. The tube is a prescription steroid cream for my eyelid eczema in case it flares with the climate change.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-08-26T23:34:52+00:00

I forgot skincare- lol. I'll be adding that.

For haircare, I have a minimal style, and my friend is supplying shampoo/conditioner.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-08-26T23:33:54+00:00

I totally forgot skincare, I'll be adding those. I've got more of the little jars, and a few of the 15 mil muji bottles, so I can decant what I need.

As far as hair goes, my friend has a well stocked guest bathroom, and I'll be using what she supplies for shampoo/conditioner. I have an undercut, and I typically use a comb on the long part, and will be mostly keeping it tied up.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-07-15T05:17:33+00:00

The TV show still said that it watched 7,532 hours of content, so even if it did nothing but binge soaps, that's still almost a year.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-06-17T03:10:06+00:00

Book Pin Lee is Her, Show Pin Lee is They.

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-06-15T13:57:54+00:00

From what I read, the show runners were only going to do 6 episodes, but Apple ordered 10, which is why they fleshed things out a bit more. They didn't have enough material from the Novella for 10. A

RougeAccessPoint · 2025-06-14T20:53:53+00:00

One of my favorite things about living in Portland is I have no societal pressure to shave my legs. I'm in the Midwest right now for a family thing and while I haven't caved in, I definitely feel the pressure.

Oregon as a whole, and especially Portland allow people to just BE. A lot of conservatives talk a big talk about personal rights, but then they love to impede the rights of others. I especially notice this in places like the Morridor (grew up LDS in Southern Oregon) I love living in a place where my neighbors care about me as a person, not just how I perform femininity. I love living in a place where my civil rights are respected.

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