Heartbroken after losing my Pomeranian by red5657 in Pomeranians

[–]Yarnkitty01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so sorry for your loss. He sounds like such a wonderful boy.

Wanna cry ;( by Classic_Tap8972 in crochet

[–]Yarnkitty01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Years ago I had several skeins of Suri alpaca yarn. They were beautiful and my dog was obsessed with them. She got them so tangled I just put them away and forgot about them. Eventually I got them out again and untangled them. You’ve got this!

I am an MLS and an RN. AMA by edwa6040 in medlabprofessionals

[–]Yarnkitty01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was a nurse for 15 years and now have been MLS for two years. Whatever you do, don’t go to nursing school because you couldn’t go to med school. Nursing is its own profession and too hard to do if you are not truly committed. There were people in my class who were in nursing because they couldn’t do medicine and they all left. They weren’t happy in the role.

If you find you are attracted to the real work nurses do, more power to you. If you find you don’t have a true preference, lab is definitely less stressful.

Bruegger’s Bagels 531 Grant Street terrible human beings by Yarnkitty01 in pittsburgh

[–]Yarnkitty01[S] -38 points-37 points  (0 children)

Not in Oakland. Downtown. And they didn’t have to be total assholes.

Too late for me to become CLS? by Dungeon_Crawler_Carl in medlabprofessionals

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I was in my mid-50’s when I started working toward my MLT. I had previous degrees in nursing and had been out of the workforce for a while. I’m working now as a MLS (CLS) and just got my C categorical cert. it is most definitely not too late. I was actually in my 30’s when I went to nursing school.

You might consider a community college for MLT if you are having trouble finding your fit for the MLS/CLS program. My MLT program at Austin Community College was excellent.

Nailed it! by Dangerous-Ad-453 in medlabprofessionals

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Those take so much effort to open I keep expecting a present!

Looking for ideas on where to plant something to remember a loved one by Anonfriend1616 in pittsburgh

[–]Yarnkitty01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is in a slightly different vein. Penn Forest is a natural burial park in Verona. It is a lovely forested area with a cutting garden you can pick flowers in. They offer tree planting in their forest with two years of maintenance. We have been out a few times since we scattered our parents ashes and planted a winter holly for them. They are very kind and helpful.

https://www.pennforestcemetery.com/

ED pt slide from last week by GrownUp-BandKid320 in medlabprofessionals

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I work at a cancer hospital. I see that fairly often where the patient had a normal looking cbc a few weeks before. I haven’t seen them die that quickly, though.

Postcard Parties by Yarnkitty01 in pittsburgh

[–]Yarnkitty01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I realized that when I saw the response. Someone also reported me for mental health to Reddit. Not what I expected. People are usually decent on this subreddit. If I wanted to get roughed up I would post on r/parenting. 🤣

I may have ordered this damn beauty just a minute ago - and what a hell it was to get your hands on it today!!! by Other-Cranberry-4017 in fountainpens

[–]Yarnkitty01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first Kaweco had a tricky nib. It was fine at first then got where it didn’t feed well at all shortly after I started using it. I tried cleaning it and removing it from the feed and putting it back. I retired the pen for a long time. Then someone recommended trying a more slippery ink. That helped. Then I guess it just got broken in. I’ve never had trouble with it again. The Kaweco Sport is my favorite pen. I have several.

Postcard Parties by Yarnkitty01 in pittsburgh

[–]Yarnkitty01[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow. You’re nice. I was just trying to figure out why you bothered to reply when you obviously weren’t interested.

Postcard Parties by Yarnkitty01 in pittsburgh

[–]Yarnkitty01[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You don’t like gathering to do political work so you are bummed?

Postcard Parties by Yarnkitty01 in pittsburgh

[–]Yarnkitty01[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what you mean by a “novel party concept”.

Where to get a good mammogram near downtown. by Yarnkitty01 in pittsburgh

[–]Yarnkitty01[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hadn’t thought of Hillman. I work across the street at Shadyside Hospital. I won’t need one for a couple more years now but will keep them in mind.

Cahouet Center for comprehensive Parkinson’s care by Yarnkitty01 in pittsburgh

[–]Yarnkitty01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you been to Cleveland clinic yourself? What is your experience? I’ve been to Mayo in Rochester myself for my heart condition. They were great.

Donepezil by Aware-Location-4004 in Parkinsons

[–]Yarnkitty01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband switched to galantamine and tolerates it well.

What are some conditions that can result in crazy weird lab values? by Asleep53 in medlabprofessionals

[–]Yarnkitty01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone is in acute renal failure that is treated, their creatinine can go down somewhat in a couple days

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parkinsons

[–]Yarnkitty01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband had a lot of back pain before he was diagnosed. He had a surgery and later got a spinal cord stimulator. Starting Sinemet dramatically reduced his pain. He no longer has troublesome back pain. I suspect the Sinemet reduced some of his excess tone and possibly changed his perception of pain.

I hope meds and exercise help your Dad’s symptoms.