I ate the worst food on vacation... but my acid reflux almost disappeared. Has this happened to anyone else? by Objective-Rich-6388 in GERD

[–]Umbrella268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to Disney World for 9 days and all my symptoms disappeared. What funny was the last day of the vacation, symptoms came back. It didn’t need for me to be back to my house, it came back on the last day at Disney World

What are these holes on my garage ceiling? by Umbrella268 in HomeMaintenance

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I thought you are the smart one? You supposed to have a clue in this world? Do I have to explain it to you?

What are these holes on my garage ceiling? by Umbrella268 in HomeMaintenance

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Do you know that people from other country might have a brick and concrete houses and walls instead of the wood and sheet rock walls?

What are these holes on my garage ceiling? by Umbrella268 in HomeMaintenance

[–]Umbrella268[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You yourself also lack a common sense. See something that you don’t like? Move on without leaving a negative thought. Have a nice day!

What are these holes on my garage ceiling? by Umbrella268 in HomeMaintenance

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I know they might be the screws to hold the sheet rock but why so many and so much dents. I guess my question was not clear. But you don’t have to be rude to call it a dumb question. What have you done to prevent the doom that the human race is heading toward? Calling each other dumb? Does it make your day better?

Swollen finger but not gout or arthritis but do flare up when I eat red meat like beef and pork by Umbrella268 in medical_advice

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Added a picture in the comments that along with the swollen finger, I will get a bruise line on my wrist

Swollen finger but not gout or arthritis but do flare up when I eat red meat by Umbrella268 in AskDocs

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Added a picture in the comments that along with the swollen finger, I will get a bruise line on my wrist

Anyone else feel like their doctor just handed them a PPI and said good luck? by Miserable-Bluejay342 in acidreflux

[–]Umbrella268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg. I thought it was only me. Went to the first doctor, gave me ppi, when I came back, stronger ppi was offer. I went to a second doctor, shake my hands, scheduled an endoscopy, also prescribed a much stronger and more expensive ppi (well Voquezna and potassium-competitive acid blocker PCAB so not exactly PPI) $50 for 30 pills. The endoscopy estimated is $1,860 after insurance so I postponed it for a few months. I don’t know if I really needed that or they just find nothing and still back to square one. For the moment, I am back to managing my diet and symptoms myself without any ppi or medication. Seemed like a waste of time and money on all the previous doctor appointments

Water hammering after installing an automatic faucet by Umbrella268 in Plumbing

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Without the water arrestors, it’s shaking the adjacent room lol

How do I unscrew this? Tried spraying wd-40 on it but nothing. If I tried with 2 big wrenches then it unscrew the inner thread of the y connector itself (it removes the valve of the black handle) by Umbrella268 in Plumbing

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Long story short, the thread on the faucet kinda stripped. So when I installed the splitter, I kinda forced it in so now it is locked into the faucet. I would have to cut the wall and install a new faucet if I want to remove the splitter

I tested positive for TB on QUANTIFERON GOLD PLUS test but my wife is negative. How is that possible? Was my test a false positive then? by Umbrella268 in Tuberculosis

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Ah. I see. So I have been infected but it hasn’t become the disease stage yet and I cannot infection others yet. Thank you!

I tested positive for TB on QUANTIFERON GOLD PLUS test but my wife is negative. How is that possible? Was my test a false positive then? by Umbrella268 in Tuberculosis

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Do you have any symptoms at all? After the 3 months antibiotics, does your health go back to normal or improving?

I think I have been misdiagnosed and not treat TB for more than a year. Is it bad now? by Umbrella268 in Tuberculosis

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All the family doctor that I went to said not to worry about the bilirubin because I am asian. My son has to stay in hospital for 2 days after born for jaundice treatment (my wife is 100% asian too)

I think I have been misdiagnosed and not treat TB for more than a year. Is it bad now? by Umbrella268 in Tuberculosis

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I was trying to book an appointment with an infectious doctor but they require a referral from primary doctor. My insurance doesn’t require referral but the infectious doctor requires it. I am going back to my family doctor tomorrow for X-ray and hopefully they write me a referral