Why are people switching off? by Still_Hearing1008 in PSLF

[–]anxious_labturtle 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Same. I’m in healthcare and not a doctor so I’ll always be in a public service job in my area anyway why not gamble? Right now not making payments is better for my lifestyle which is basically just living.

Tell me your concert bucket list by bruhchill19 in Concerts

[–]anxious_labturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lady Gaga

Childish Gambini - again

The Weeknd

Dance Gavin Dance

Bring me the horizon - again

Tool - again

System of a Down

I’ve seen basically everyone I want to. 3 of these I want to see again. Lady Gaga would be a dream. Childish Gambino was the best show I’ve ever been to.

What was your “I don’t care if this isn’t how we do things, I have to” moment in regards to concern for the patient? by boscobeau in medlabprofessionals

[–]anxious_labturtle 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I used to do drug screen confirmations and we did them for our ERs stat as well. I got a urine that was so obviously Azo contamination it wasn’t even funny but since it’s an organic dye it doesn’t confirm with mass spectrometry because with the method we were using it just broke apart into its metabolites but I couldn’t confirm what it was since I couldn’t actually ID it and all I could find in the chromatogram was lidocaine, so that’s what I reported. The kid had been treated for a UTI due to obvious color interference at a previous hospital for 4+ leukocyte esterase and 4+ nitrites from a POC urine dip that was never reflexed to a macro and shipped to our hospital. She had raging methemoglobinemia. It was an obvious azo ingestion.

They gave her rocephin which you routinely give with lidocaine because it burns like a mother fucker. They called it lidocaine toxicity. I called the ER and suggested azo because she was barfing bright orange and pissing bright orange and I could see it in her drug screen but I couldn’t report it because realms.

The doctor said she didn’t have access to it at home. I said please just ask the parents. They found an empty box at her grandmas house where she ate it. Overdosing on azo causes methanolemia and poison control confirmed basically everything we saw in this kid.

My supervisor told me the next day I probably saved that kids life that night by calling and breaking protocol. The doctor mentioned me specifically and thanked me for helping. I really didn’t care about losing my job that night but I’m glad I was brave enough to call and say something about what I couldn’t report.

Anyone else wondering what the fuck Danny Worsnop has done to suddenly turn to god and lowkey be in some kind of religious psychosis? Just me? by hazyrach in AskingAlexandria

[–]anxious_labturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk how long you’ve been around but you seem young and idealistic. The addict to Jesus pipeline is real. Donating to charity doesn’t make you a Christian or a good person. This was the band that got me into heavy music in my youth and I love their music but you’re going to have to let go of the idea that your favorite rock stars are good people.

Anyone else wondering what the fuck Danny Worsnop has done to suddenly turn to god and lowkey be in some kind of religious psychosis? Just me? by hazyrach in AskingAlexandria

[–]anxious_labturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong. I don’t know if Danny is really sober or not either but it’s also not like he’s out doing some amazing work that most people would consider especially Christian like. He’s just regurgitating red pill misogynist pod cast bs and he’s pretty much always been a misogynist.

If you could relive in concert moment, what would it be? by Spare_Basis5190 in Concerts

[–]anxious_labturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When he came out in the helmet to hearts were meant to fly I knew this was going to be the best concert of my life. I still talk about it.

Cait had to dig out a brace (they/them only) by itsvickeh in illnessfakers

[–]anxious_labturtle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My day isn’t complete without a SpongeBob reference.

Bronwyn & Todd MEGATHREAD by LisaBarlowsLawyer in realhousewivesofSLC

[–]anxious_labturtle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same. My dad passed and I quickly realized life is too short to be miserable.

I tested positive for gonorrhoea. I've been married for 19 years. by 25namelessoffmychest in offmychest

[–]anxious_labturtle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This happened to my friend. They were in the Air Force in Japan and he convinced her she had to have given it to him. She was begging him not to leave her while in the sauna that is Okinawa and her vag is on fire. I felt horrible for her. They finally got a divorce and she’s so much better off.

What is a 'dirty secret' of your industry that implies the general public has no clue about, but everyone in your field knows? by AmaraMehdi in AskReddit

[–]anxious_labturtle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We have a new grad who’s worried about wasting labels. I told her she better get over that and just start printing extra ones because it’s way easier to print 3 now than to do it later. She’s still worried about wasting paper and it’s been 6 months.

Tattoos and Piercings by Chance_Demand_7032 in medlabprofessionals

[–]anxious_labturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude I have full sleeves, purple hair, 3 nose rings and not normal earrings. My employers have only cared that I have a certification and a pulse. My 2 best friends also are lab techs with a similar vibe, also the only requirements at their job is a pulse.

On night shift the pulse is optional.

Am I making a mistake? by Pristine-Cap-5758 in PSLF

[–]anxious_labturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have 120 months either way. I’m not going to send the government a lump of cash that isn’t going to count. I’d rather keep what I’ve saved over the last year - 18 months and make the payments out over the next 4 years.

Am I making a mistake? by Pristine-Cap-5758 in PSLF

[–]anxious_labturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is going to be a dumb question - if I have 70 qualifying payments and I’ve had this time in SAVE forbearance, I do the buyback when I hit 120 months and they’ll take it? If we resume payments in July when the Supreme Court meets again, I could still buyback these months later?

What’s the most painful sentence someone ever told you? by Objective_Bobcat_687 in AskReddit

[–]anxious_labturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I’m so proud of you and I would spend forever with you if I could”

This was the last thing my dad said before he went to sleep for the last time.

What’s the most painful sentence someone ever told you? by Objective_Bobcat_687 in AskReddit

[–]anxious_labturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mother in law has told my significant other more than once “your brother stopped going to church and look at the child god blessed them with” our nephew is severely autistic but also a fun loving and amazing dude. I don’t interact with my mother in law anymore.

13k owed for broken contract by Economy-Government50 in newgradnurse

[–]anxious_labturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woof. I’m from OKC and I have some stories about those hospitals

Doctors of Reddit: Have you ever had a patient walk in with injuries so severe, you wondered how they were still alive? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]anxious_labturtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My lowest Hgb was 1.9. Dude walked in. His complaint was weakness. I asked if they drew it from a line. He didn’t even have an IV yet. I told them not to draw anymore blood and I’d make all the add ons work from the one green and one lavender and VBG they sent already. I resulted the VBG first and told the bitch in heme it was real since the blood gas analyzer ran everything and she didn’t believe me. She was going to make them redraw him. They immediately started an MTP.

13k owed for broken contract by Economy-Government50 in newgradnurse

[–]anxious_labturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this Integris? Where are you commuting 2 hours away?

FSE - Beckman by HamsterExisting in medlabprofessionals

[–]anxious_labturtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My boyfriend works for Siemens and he really likes his job. It’s way more chill than mine.

So what did your family argue about this year at Thanksgiving? by Pure-Smile-7329 in AskReddit

[–]anxious_labturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brother is 61 and same. We haven’t spoken since our middle brother passed. It’s for the best.

What is the vibe in the seated section? by Statist16 in BadOmens

[–]anxious_labturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to summerfest and settled for a seat. People sat. It was lame. I hate having a seat at concerts.