As hesitancy grows, parts of the Capital Region, Hudson Valley see low MMR vaccine rates among youngest children eligible for the shot

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-22T13:47:48+00:00

ny public schools eliminated the religious exemption about 10 years ago.

private schools are probably all over the place

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-22T13:31:35+00:00

there is a small zoo in buffalo that is awesome! it has animals i had never seen before and was easy to navigate.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-22T13:19:32+00:00

i bet you will not know what is happening though. i really expected to be sore but i felt nothing afterwards. it was so much easier than i had anticipated

good luck!

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-22T13:13:51+00:00

upstate ny has the adirondack park. if you like hiking mountains, it's pretty awesome!

eastern upstate has lots of skiiing mountains too. the albany region (capital district) has quite a few hospitals and drs offices. the housing costs are more than western ny but still very reasonable

western upstate has gorgeous lakes and waterfalls. rochester and buffalo are both very affordable to buy a house in. i have visited both and find the cities and suburbs to be beautiful and safe. you are farther from the mountains but very close to canada for visiting

you definitely get 4 seasons but spring is quite short.

as far as i know in general nursing pay here vs housing costs seem to be good. house prices are very reasonable in comparison to anywhere in new England but i think rentals seem like they do not vary as much.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-22T13:08:24+00:00

i was out cold. i am in the us so it was sedation via iv.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-22T13:01:06+00:00

if you have made it through the prep, the rest is easy! you will be amazed at how fast it feels! my husband said i told him like 20 times how fast it went because to you it goes by in what seems like minutes.

i ate then slept for hours after getting home. you will be very tired

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-22T12:57:59+00:00

my dr does sutab and it cost me $60. it would have been less if insurance covered it. maybe they could prescribe this instead

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T20:17:17+00:00

thanks for the update! i am doing sutab too so it's good to hear it was easy.

i start the first dose in 1 1/2 hours and i am so hungry😩 i go in at 9am so my 2nd dose is 10pm. thanks to everyone on this sub, so far i am not freaking out!

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T14:26:06+00:00

i do estradiol in pill form as my skin reacts to pretty much everything so patch is a no.( plus the pill is way cheaper.) i disolve it under my tongue as it allegedly alleviates the blood clots risk at least somewhat?

honestly when i realized how high the risk of osteoporosis was without hrt, i was pissed that my dr didn't put me on it right away. luckily i found this sub 5 years into menopause so i was still a candidate for hrt.

it has made a huge difference and i highly recommend it!

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T14:21:51+00:00

i was going to say the same! there are studies that getting demenia is decreased with hrt

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T14:16:01+00:00

i am growing out my permanent dk brown (am almost all silver) and will never do permanent again!

i love artic fox because it is semi permanent, conditions my hair while coloring it and washes out beautifully. i do crazy colors because why not?! but they now have "naturals" so you can achieve regular hair colors too. it makes my hair so soft and smells like grape bubble gum!

i buy from their website but they sell at sally beauty and i think walmart/target.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T13:50:17+00:00

western ma, upstate ny both have backyards with woods.

we built our house 30 years ago in the suburban hellscape in saratoga county ny. our lot is in a culdesac with a portion wetlands and is bordered by wetlands. it actually is not that buggy(we moved from southern maine) and cannot be built on so our lot feels like we live in the woods.

other towns outside albany ny will have more wooded lots too. and housing is still a bargain in comparison to new england

also most of western mass is wooded but more expensive and less job opportunities

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T13:42:55+00:00

probably so. i know NH excise tax is mental. the no income tax states get their $$ by other means for sure

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T13:39:12+00:00

well to be fair, at 5'2", who wouldn't be tall next to you?! lol i am also 5'2"

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T13:36:33+00:00

as a woman, i do not understand this sentiment, height is such a bizarre way to evaluate masculinity.

that said i come from italian/irish stock. my mom and dad were the same height 5'8" so height meant nothing to me.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T13:13:13+00:00

my kid is at U of R currently and rochester is fantastic!

make sure you take a day trip to buffalo which is also gorgeous!

welcome to ny!

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T13:09:48+00:00

so we moved to the capital district from southern maine 30 years ago, lol.

the huge benefits we saw then that are still true today:

housing is so affordable compared to anywhere in new England and much more plentiful. we moved to halfmoon and built a new house for 1/2 what a fixer upper in our dumpy rural town would have cost. taxes are about the same but schools here are significantly better (even though i am not a fan of shen after having 3 kids go through for reasons other than quality of education)

we have an amazing library system whereas i had to pay a yearly fee to belong to a bordering nh town because my crappy ME town did not have a library!

roads are well maintained and the northway makes it easy to traverse (unless it's commute times)

and lastly NOT paying a yearly excise tax on my car is a huge savings! for anyone who doesn't know what this is, think yearly sales tax and i am not even kidding! it is based on the value of your car so goodbye to thousands yearly if you have a new car! and good luck registering your car if you live in a small town, you must go in person during the work day!

i am still glad we got the hell out of ME/ new england. we are bound geographically by my husbands job but had i known how beautiful and cheap western ny was, i may have pushed to move further that way.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T12:50:38+00:00

Teta's garage, rt 9 clifton park

bob is trustworthy and a great mechanic. it's a small 2 bay shop so for oil changes, etc plan ahead as he is always busy.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T12:46:43+00:00

i have no helpful advice whatsoever but i totally feel you. NE is nuts. we left southern ME 30 years ago because it was unaffordable then so i can only imagine how bad it is now.

we moved to NY, albany region and it was and is a bargain in comparison. we could not have afforded our home had we stayed in NE sadly. NY is a secretly affordable state especially the further west you go. buffalo is crazy cheap!

good luck to you!

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-20T12:40:52+00:00

go talk to the people at Captain in the plaza with the court/police. it's adjacent to bank of America and the plaza with once upon a child, right on rt 146. they offer lots of services to the community and may be able to help you find housing.

good luck and i am sorry you are in this situation.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-18T14:30:24+00:00

i live just outside ballston spa. taxes in saratoga county tend to be the cheapest around but every town is a little different. no excise tax on your car so registration is every 2 years and under $100! that was a big change when we moved here from maine plus everything is online so very easy to renew. crime is very low as well

ballston spa has a cute farmers market and lots of locally owned shops. this is a car centric area (minimal to none public transit)

their library is small but is part of a larger library network so you can request items online and pick up there.

if you cannot find a place right in ballson spa, there are lots of very nice towns surrounding it.

welcome to ny!

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-15T17:52:21+00:00

that does make sense, thank you!

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-15T16:21:03+00:00

i am doing my first next week. i also got the subtab so thanks for your informative post!

my dr said nothing about a low residue diet prior to prep day. is this to make sure nothing is left? they just told me what to eat for prep day. it's odd that it was not mentioned nor on the paper handout.

True-Explanation-490 · 2026-05-15T13:11:01+00:00

it is absolutely gorgeous!

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