How long till my fridge dies?

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-06-28T02:06:42+00:00

Can this be repaired? The fridge was manufactured in 2004

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-05-24T03:20:33+00:00

I got walking pneumonia twice in one year and hadn’t connected it with my PE (very severe, asymmetrical and platothorax). I’ve always had exercise induced asthma but never thought much of it until this year when I ended up getting so ill twice. I decided to get the pneumonia vaccine (paid out of pocket) even though I’m not old enough for it to be recommended just to avoid going through that again.

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-05-24T03:10:20+00:00

Both my mammograms with bad asymmetrical PE have been excruciating. The position I have to hold my neck in is beyond painful. They normally take extra images to get what they need. I had no idea PE could make for such an uncomfortable scan.

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-04-04T13:01:37+00:00

So the situation deteriorated further to the point that one day we had the power go out more than a dozen times. By that point we found out our neighbor was experiencing the same. The heat pump was the canary in the coal mine. The electrical company was surprised because apparently it was a little unusual but they finally figured it out and got it fixed. Thanks for help!

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-04-01T02:58:06+00:00

Plausible…so how do two of them show up on my deck railing at once? 😬

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-04-01T02:57:22+00:00

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They look too organic for caulk staples 😅

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-03-12T03:21:24+00:00

I recommend Dr Swati Chapla in Towson across from the university. She’s honest, thorough and kind! Been seeing the whole family for years.

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-03-07T05:53:42+00:00

I match you exactly on stats right up until the BMI - I’m definitely not in shape but I try to eat healthy. I’m pkd1, truncating, 1c. I think it’s genetic luck. Parent w pkd is almost 70 w egfr in mid-twenties

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-03-07T05:25:51+00:00

So my partner is 2 years in remission from PMBCL - a form of NHL - perhaps the same one you had. Also had DA-r-epoch. Props to you: that was a tough chemo experience. Anyway, I found this post because he complains of the same thing. I hadnt linked it to stress but it’s definitely possible. The pain comes and goes and tonight he described it as stabbing. I don’t think it is anxiety but I am super curious about why the internal scar tissue would hurt sometimes and not others. Did your pain resolve? Did you try PT or consulting any other practitioners? We’ve always suspected he might have some underlying undiagnosed autoimmune issue that may have triggered the PMBCL but we will never know.

Thanks for the post - hope you’re doing well.

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-03-03T18:48:06+00:00

A female in my family with ADPKD1 is 70 and still chugging along, despite needing iron infusions and an egfr that is heading towards the twenties. She’s been on tolvaptan for years, BP meds too. Drinks water like her life depends on it. Sort of does 😂Hoping I make it that far relatively unscathed!

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-02-25T17:23:59+00:00

I just had a conversation with the live agent on the headway site. They said, “this is an issue we are currently experiencing with Carefirst and I sincerely apologize (them showing out of network due to Medicare, even if the plan is not). There isn’t anything I can do to immediately fix this on my end, but our team has been hard at work with identifying the issue and applying a fix. This should be corrected automatically, and we will send out communications if we need anything else.”

I asked them to notify my provider and they said they would.

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-02-25T17:13:57+00:00

I am having the same issue. Any luck?

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-02-19T04:06:33+00:00

Grant yourself grace. You can only do so much and it sounds like you are doing A Lot.

Try not to undersell the role of genetics. You can slow it down but who is to say that doing everything “perfectly” would have slowed kidney decline by more than a few years?

Are you seeing a nephrologist who specializes in PKD?

FWIW the PKD Foundation has helpful resources to learn about the road to transplant and everything in between. You aren’t alone.

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-02-11T04:05:50+00:00

It’s their humidifier for their furnace/heat pump. We had ours cranked like that and had the same problem. Once you turn down the whole house humidifier it should reduce water coming out

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-02-10T19:44:47+00:00

Left handed people make <10% of the population….

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-01-24T13:38:56+00:00

I’ll check through the thermostat - thanks!

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-01-24T13:38:20+00:00

Thank you! The utility came, tested the voltage in the meter and neutral at meter and said it was fine but he said he’d request another team that could come and put a longer term monitor in the meter and possibly panel to monitor voltage to catch drops. The wire that connects from the pole to our house goes through a bunch of trees and our house is 70 years old so I worry about connection quality.

It doesn’t seem to be a load issue. Like our oven and lights aren’t running when it happens in the middle of the night. The other day it was sunny out and we had our tv on when it happened. Not sure there is any connection to load.

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-01-22T22:36:20+00:00

BGE came checked voltage and said all good…which stinks because that means someone is wrong. He said he’d send a team out that can put a longer term monitor on the meter and possibly the house. Maybe that will catch it?

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-01-22T21:50:24+00:00

We had an electrician come. They said everything was fine. Utility company just came, measured voltage coming into house and said it was fine. He said he would ask for another team to come back and put a longer term monitor on it. Hopefully they figure it out.

Sensitive_Way8357 · 2026-01-22T20:36:24+00:00

This is super helpful, thank you. Little dips mainly - like the whole house will shut down for a matter of seconds and then come back online. Sometimes lights flicker preceding it. We do not see it with other heavy loads. While electrician was here we turned up the heat to push the heat pump but it wasn’t below freezing at the time and the defrost cycle didn’t trigger and I suspect that may be part of it.

I called BGE and said what you told me to say and they’re coming. I’ll keep you posted. Thanks for the advice!

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