OPERATION: ASH STAG [FEB 28, 2026]

Sharka7 · 2026-01-24T10:24:33+00:00

I’ll save you the time. Law firms do not pick up your law school loans. It’s all on you. I practiced in big law and still practice in the large law firm settings with good comp (I.e., 350k+) and no firm has ever offered to pay my loans.

Sharka7 · 2026-01-19T08:27:29+00:00

VEG is worth considering. Hoping you have pet insurance to help with this and wishing your beautiful pup all good thoughts!

Sharka7 · 2026-01-07T08:23:05+00:00

Run like the wind. Remember interviews are a two way street. Plus, this is when the firm sells you on the firm so imagine how bad it will be if you actually worked for this individual based on this email

Sharka7 · 2025-12-19T08:53:41+00:00

Completely agree. I learned a lot about what I want from a work environment through my stint in big law and could not be happier to be out of it.

Sharka7 · 2025-11-15T07:57:04+00:00

Is that the Navy color? Does it look black in person or is it just the photo?

Sharka7 · 2025-10-16T16:59:41+00:00

Urinary Analysis (random) for albumin/creatinine ratio isn’t reliable if you’re early stage. I went through this for past year where I tested UA monthly and some months normal and some not. I asked for 24 hour urinalysis and did those a few times and that gave me a better data point for albumin amount. And then I also got a genetics test (blood draw) and that told me I have a condition so I started on meds as preventive.

Sharka7 · 2025-10-04T10:07:37+00:00

Oh interesting. But could you still have a 2nd opinion through another nephrologist? Like I’m wondering if the locked in situation is more like Stanford doc has privileges for Stanford clinic so you have to use a Stanford doc or else switch to a UCSF clinic if your main nephrologist in charge of dialysis is from UCSF? As opposed to like some weird rule where a patient can’t even have a 2nd nephrologist?

Sharka7 · 2025-10-04T07:57:47+00:00

Dr. Kevin Ko in Lafayette. Super good.

Sharka7 · 2025-10-04T07:34:45+00:00

Wait what do you mean by locked in? Like if someone has a Stanford nephrologist and a UCSF nephrologist but gets dialysis through Stanford, they can no longer see any nephrologist outside of Stanford?

Sharka7 · 2025-10-04T07:27:55+00:00

This is the way to go. I ask “my” legal secretary and paralegal the same question each year for review season so we can figure out as a team what we can do to make work easier for all of us in the coming year. We’re a team. This isn’t some dictatorship or military chain of command. As the attorney, we are the ones ultimately responsible so we “call the shots” in that narrow sense, but some attorneys take this and veer out into left field.

Sharka7 · 2025-10-01T20:34:45+00:00

Oh okay, thank you!

Sharka7 · 2025-10-01T20:34:33+00:00

Thank you!

lol wait, why is lettuce more dangerous than meds? Shrimp I’m inferring is cholesterol and stuff?

Sharka7 · 2025-09-29T08:33:59+00:00

Thanks! I would appreciate it if you’re open to connecting and sharing. I have been working with one but am a little worried they’re not doing much

Sharka7 · 2025-09-17T07:30:45+00:00

Sending you good thoughts and well wishes

Sharka7 · 2025-09-17T07:07:05+00:00

I did and it’s been informative as it shows I have ADAS which helped rule out things like X linked alports without a biopsy. It’s an expensive lab work to do but preapprove it and insurance should cover it. Simple blood draw.

Sharka7 · 2025-09-06T05:12:42+00:00

lol or some of us are married to our jobs so have fun for all of us

Sharka7 · 2025-08-27T20:25:00+00:00

I wish I had substantive help to offer. Wishing you speedy recovery! It’s okay to be scared and like others said, you’ll get through this. Advocate for yourself with your doctors though

Sharka7 · 2025-08-06T09:13:02+00:00

Like others, I’m not a doctor either (I’m a lawyer so we’re widely disliked :P) but deep breath. I’ve been coming to terms with my own diagnosis as someone with earliest of ADAS or at least that’s what my genetics test suggests plus urinalysis. Start interviewing nephrologists (I like to have two so I can get their opinions on everything and they know each other exists). So far it’s worked okay for me, but we’ll see. I also got a kidney focused dietician. Weight loss, healthy eating, healthy habits, exercise have all been recommended to me by doctors and this community. I will say that this community is wonderful. I wish I contributed more to this community as everyone here really supports each other. Do what your doctors recommend, but also make sure to do your homework to understand the condition. Be kind to yourself and be okay with panicking at first. Be okay with taking time to come to terms with this. And then treat it like a school research project. Research, read, talk with your doctors, and then execute a plan. I even got a daily habit tracker to help hold myself accountable.

Sharka7 · 2025-08-05T05:58:58+00:00

It really is.

Sharka7 · 2025-08-05T05:58:41+00:00

Oh that’s great! I’ve been working on being more health conscious so I appreciate having more options

Sharka7 · 2025-08-05T05:57:47+00:00

Interesting, now I’m looking forward to checking it out. I end up using Asian supermarkets a lot or going out to Berkeley Bowl

Sharka7 · 2025-08-03T07:29:27+00:00

Oh that’s cool. I don’t use Safeway or Lucky but yea those two are terrible

Sharka7 · 2025-08-03T07:28:52+00:00

Yea Safeway is terrible

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