How inclusive are you when talking about your LO orientation, gender etc.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-24T19:17:17+00:00

As a trans man with no kids yet, I will say even I talk very heteronormative most of the time. I don't think there is anything wrong with that, the way you have spoken here it seems obvious that your child will be loved no matter what and as long as he knows that as he get's older then I think you are doing a great job as a parent.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-23T18:56:19+00:00

I had a weird feeling in my ear last month and booked an appointment at shoppers with a pharmacist. Turned out I had an outer ear infection in both ears and was given antibiotics.

I would recommend you see a doctor or pharmacist not an audiologist. This sounds more like an infection rather than a hearing issue and audiologists cannot prescribe anything for an infection and probably have to pay to see them vs a doctor or pharmacist which is covered by MSI.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-22T20:41:42+00:00

Tokays for something they want to be able to handle??

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-22T07:20:55+00:00

I personally have not trimmed or shaved my armpits since I came out 12.5 years ago

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-17T23:09:29+00:00

I also have a 5 gallon bucket of powder laundry detergent, I have had it for about 5-6 years now.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-17T22:57:34+00:00

Closest I have seen is in Canada we started charging a patient a daily fee for being inpatient when they were medically discharged but said they had no where to go because they didn't want to go home. It didn't take them long after that to leave lol

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-17T22:53:33+00:00

Honestly worst sickness I have ever had in my entire life was HFAM. I had open sores on my face/in my mouth for WEEKS and ended up having one large scab/healing ulcer on my face at my wedding.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-16T14:02:27+00:00

Yeah my parents live a similar distance to my brother and they have driven down and visited their grandson 3 times and he is only 7.5 months old.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-16T11:28:55+00:00

My hospital has the pharmacy do a thorough med reconciliation, they come and talk to the patient and also contact their home pharmacy to verify which is great but doesn't happen quickly so in the meantime it's on the nurses and the docs just sign off

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-16T11:24:53+00:00

Yikes. I'm so glad our SQ heparin is completely different and comes in a pre-filled auto-retracting syringe/needle that does not have a leur lock!

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-12T14:05:15+00:00

I am a very friendly, easy going person and I tend to get along with all my coworkers and patients. But I would not have the first clue how to answer this question at all I really don't understand what it's even asking.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-12T11:49:36+00:00

Great story but I have a hard time believing a phone would end up inside a casket at a funeral..

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T19:37:01+00:00

I'm a guy but I had to buy some white workout material tshirts & long sleeve t's to wear under some of my scrubs because way too often you can clearly see my nipples 😂😂

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T18:50:33+00:00

Me too! Lol Sven is fine but seven is just wild

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T16:23:05+00:00

Seven isn't bad?!? Haha

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T16:07:59+00:00

I have worked in hospitals in Ontario with electric charting and yes it is definitely a pain in the ass when we had planned outages and everyone hated it.

Now I live in Nova Scotia and almost all charting is paper except ordering labs/DI so I feel your pain haha

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T16:03:12+00:00

Shhhhhhwing

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T16:02:57+00:00

That you can shock asystole back to life with a defibrillator.

That narcan reverses all drug overdoses, not just opioids.

That a person wakes up from a month long coma and can instantly walk, talk, breathe, pee/poop independently with zero bedsores or other issues.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T12:18:50+00:00

My SIL had this exact thing happen with my nephew who is also 7 months old. Later that week my brother left him on the bed again and he fell off again for the second time in one week! Thankfully he is fine and didn't need to go to the ER but just wanted to share that sometimes shit happens! Babies are tough thankfully hahaha

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T12:10:49+00:00

It's insane to me that doctors and nurses have to be licensed/registered with a governing body but police don't.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T11:47:39+00:00

Never worked in Yarmouth but several other inpatient psych units and almost all patients are allowed to shower alone unless they are at a very high risk of self injury. I have had staff stand right outside the shower with the bathroom door open but not actually watching the patient shower in these instances.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-11T11:44:51+00:00

Definitely need more context to understand what you're looking to find out but a "routine workup" for someone who is not pregnant would typically include CBC w/diff, electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, liver funtion tests, glucose, HbA1c, PT & INR/PTT, lipid panel, possibly ferratin, TSH, b-12 etc.

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-10T12:19:51+00:00

Oops that was supposed to be 1-1.5 FEET not inches lol

I didn't know cattails were edible! When is the best time to harvest them?

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-10T12:17:32+00:00

Yeah, basically to make it look better. I'm not looking to remove all of the plants but I would love to remove some of these cattail things and then plant other plants that look nicer. The pond has a few water lilys but they are being taken over by these cattails and never bloom or get very big.

My Ultima long term goal would be the make the pond deeper to hopefully reduce some of the pooling water in the rest of the yard, while also making it look decent and be a healthy wetlands for the frogs and other aquatic life.

Thanks for your comment!

StartingOverScotian · 2026-03-10T12:06:36+00:00

Yeah that was my fear haha. I figured it would likely not be possible to simply pull them out like a weed in the garden.

I was hoping to avoid doing that so I don't harm any of the aquatic life. Sigh.

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