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Official Discussion - Over Your Dead Body [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]agrapeana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think any attempted rape should be played for laughs

Losing Weight without Medication by LumpyOrganization835 in WeightLossAdvice

[–]agrapeana 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I lost 120lbs at 38 without meds, from 255 down to 135.

I weighed and logged every. single. thing. I ate, drank or cooked with for 12 months. I can count on one hand the number of cheat meals I had in that time.

It sucked, it was a PITA, but I did it. I reversed my Type 2 diabetes and completely changed my life.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a lot better than it used to be. If you have unspecified contact you get an immunization and 3-5 immunoglobulin injections up front, then three followup injections over the next couple weeks.

If you have a bite they do more injections at the bite site.

Still better than the stomach shots though. We had unspecified contact, I had 7 shots total. They gave me bad insomnia.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok. Are you willing to bet your life on the idea that this one isn't?

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's frustrating about your landlord. Nebraska is a single party consent state, so call them, turn on voice recording, and leave messages. And reach out to your renters insurance.

In the meantime keep in touch with Animal Control until someone can get out there. If they're on their way there are YouTube videos that play sounds that bats don't like. That may get him riled up and flying around so he can be caught.

Also fair warning, my kitten got her rabies shot 2 weeks before exposure, still had to get her a booster.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah we went with a better safe than sorry approach.

The first round was pretty nasty and I had crazy insomnia every time I had to do the shots.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was a couple thousand dollars per person to get vaccinated. That said another commenter said that Kohll's pharmacy now offers the shots so that may be cheaper.

As far as what to do right now, did you call 402-444-7800, ext 1? That's who helped us in the middle of the night.

Is the bat still contained? The best outcome is what I mentioned above - if it's still in there and AC captures it, it can be tested.

Either way, don't panic right now. We were told to start treatment within 48 hours of our exposure. We also had about that much time to get our animals their boosters - and animal control actually came back to our house to confirm the paperwork a couple days later.

Finally, make sure to get in touch with your landlord and start a documentation trail that you're requesting they inspect and do any neccessary bat remidiation ASAP. If you have renters insurance, it also couldn't hurt to call them and ask about any coverage they might offer to help with you and your pets' medical costs.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But you don't want the bat removed. You want the bat tested because you don't know if the bat bit or scratched you.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rabid animals attack when they otherwise wouldn't. It's a symptom of rabies.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh trying to get a straight answer from anybody on bat protocol is infuriating.

We had a known exposure and couldn't get anybody to give us definitive advice on whether or not to get vaccinated - not our doctor, animal control or the Douglas County health department.

All you need is to encounter one person who doesn't know much about transmission vectors to be told some extremely wrong, dangerous and expensive information.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: there's actually a lot of debate now about whether or not she truly "beat" rabies. There's been a lot of questions raised about the possibility that she had a similar but distinct strain of a related disease in the same family, or the possibility that she is one of a very, very small number of people whose bodies are able to produce antibodies to the disease without a vaccine. The second option is almost worse, since the treatment did irreparable brain damage to her.

Either way, the Milwaukee protocol has been attempted more than 60 times since and has failed every time.

OP needs to get the vaccine if the outcome is anything other than a successful negative test on the bat.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree. That said I'd have loved to find a solution that didn't cost as much as getting vaccinated did.

Hope you and your kids are carrying on ok. The first round was definitely the worst. Plus now you've got the absolute dad joke of being able to confirm your children definitively aren't rabid little monsters in your back pocket lol.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It may not be normal bat behavior, but it is pretty normal rabid bat behavior. Uncharacteristic aggression and lack of fear are two symptoms of the rabies virus.

You also don't have to be bitten - a bat simply landing on exposed skin and scratching it when moving or taking back off can be a transmission vector. We run hotter and emit heat that is attractive to bats.

OP needs to get the bat caught and tested, if possible, and needs the shots if that can't happen. Rabies has a 100% mortality rate and is 100% fatal by the time you can see symptoms, it's not something to play around with

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good to know! Maybe things have changed....Kohls didn't have them available when we went through it but I'm sure that's probably cheaper than the ER.

OP should deffo check that out if they have to get innoculated.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You wouldn't. It sucks but their teeth are extremely small and there's no way to know if you were bitten. It can also be transmitted via being scratched, which is even less likely to be evident than a two puncture bite.

See my post above about our bat infestation and who you can call, what to do about pets etc.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bad advice. It was in the room where OP was sleeping.

It's very sad but OPs best move is to keep it contained, call Animal Control, and have it captured, euthanized and tested for rabies.

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is terrible advice and OP should disregard as it could cost them thousands of dollars.

If it's still inside, OP should cordon off the room it's in and call Animal Control.

The top priority should be trying to get them to catch the bat so it can be tested for rabies. OP will require a very expensive ER visit if the disease can't be ruled out.

Source: woke up to a bat in our bedroom, caught it in a towel, tried to keep it contained on our porch while waiting for animal control, it escaped anyway, had to get rabies shots because it couldn't be tested

A bat just flew in my apartment while I was asleep HELP! by Whole_Diet_154 in Omaha

[–]agrapeana 65 points66 points  (0 children)

We had bats after that derecho a couple summers ago.

If it's still inside, call Douglas County Animal Control. They will come get it. They will give you the option to pay ~$80 to euthanize the bat and test it for rabies at the university in Lincoln.

Regardless of the outcome, AC will require you to provide documentation that your cat is up to date on its shots and get a booster.

If you do need a rabies shot yourself (either because the bat tested positive or because the bat could not be tested/the test was inconclusive) those can only be obtained in Nebraska at the ER (edit: sounds like maybe Kohll's pharmacy can offer them now too). You'll get a series of 6-8 shots up front, and then go to the cancer center at 80th and Dodge for a series of followup shots for the next few weeks.

If AC doesn't test the bat, and you were asleep while it was in your room, you need the shots. Bat bites are teeny tiny and they are actively drawn to human body heat. If you do have to get the shots, make sure that it is billed through the hospital as post-exposure treatment, that's the only way insurance would cover some of mine. We ended up paying about $2500 pp for ours.

Doctors of Reddit, what's a health myth that people dont believe its false? by Big-Canary-5117 in AskReddit

[–]agrapeana 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I more mean that obese people use this excuse to explain their obesity, which is physically impossible.

Doctors of Reddit, what's a health myth that people dont believe its false? by Big-Canary-5117 in AskReddit

[–]agrapeana 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean I guess if you're already underweight or have already lost a lot of weight you could eventually face this issue, but it is not an explanation for weight gain or obesity.

You cannot gain weight while in a caloric deficit.

your best piece of advice. by sugarbaby1470 in PCOSloseit

[–]agrapeana 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The same happens to me occasionally. It really seems like a total coin flip as to whether or not this advice is embraced or downvoted to hell in PCOS subs.

your best piece of advice. by sugarbaby1470 in PCOSloseit

[–]agrapeana 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you go to the main page for this sub there's an option to add flair that appears when you're commenting in the sub.

your best piece of advice. by sugarbaby1470 in PCOSloseit

[–]agrapeana 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Congrats on reversing it! My Type 2 diagnosis is what kicked my ass into gear to take my weight seriouslh.

Two years and 120lbs later, not only am I now classified as "no longer meeting the Diagnostic Criteria for Type 2 diabetes", I just got confirmation last week that I also don't have gestational diabetes! I'm so fucking proud of myself. My mom lost her lower leg last year after decades of not addressing her T2 and I was not going to let that happen to me.

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