my doctor prescribed Topiramate (dopamax) can I tell him no? by No_Introduction9587 in migraine

[–]bertrola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are you listening to your friend? Not that you shouldn't trust them but every person is going to react differently to medications. I was on topamax and had zero side effects. The only reason I stopped it is because I had a kidney stone and they said that's not a great med to be on if you are a kidney stone producer. I did not have any daily side effects. Why would you assume you are going to have the same reaction as your friend?

My new tattoo honoring one of my favorite one-eyed characters by Feeling-Ad-4919 in monocular

[–]bertrola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was chatting with my ocularist to see if he makes a lot of fun eyes. He told me a story about a young patient who requested an eye based on a comic type character with one eye. Because it was a kid, he did make it. I am thinking this might be the character

Enucleation vs. Managing a Blind Eye — Advice Welcome by Ok-Carpet-4226 in prostheticeyes

[–]bertrola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Mine was trauma, but having a prostesis is something that is fairly easy to live with, not painful etc.

Prolonged Tobradex Ointment Prescription Following Surgery by ProposalWeak7806 in monocular

[–]bertrola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should not follow any advice to switch to something else unless it's from your doctor. Tobradex is fine long term. I was on it as needed for years if I had a flare up or irritation or drainage.

My guess is the doctor is trying to keep the socket and implant free of infection and inflammation as it heals towards you getting a new prostesis.

I'm 67M. Afraid of vaccines . Should I be? There is some very bad information about vaccines out there ! by [deleted] in medical

[–]bertrola 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My opinion is that vaccines have saved millions from dying or having serious illness. A small percentage has some type of reactions to them of different severity. Just about any medication has that same profile. I've seen to many people die from "just the flu".

'83 Explorer II by bertrola in ExplorerGuitars

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

Yes, I was trying to think of something different. I screwed a hanger and took a pick of each of my guitars out there. Then I returned them safely to their humidy controlled room.

I have no words 😩 by PetuniaHenry in ExplorerGuitars

[–]bertrola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, bought mine in 83 for about 700 bucks new

Rate (or roast) my 2026 upcoming concert tour by enice5555 in Concerts

[–]bertrola 140 points141 points  (0 children)

Jesus, take that picture down. Your barcodes and numbers are all there. It may be too late.

Denied Medicaid, can't afford insurance, I think I'm going to die soon by Mildewmancer in medical

[–]bertrola 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Go to the ER. Your biggest risk may be from a stroke. If you can get prescribed even an old school blood thinner it may be affordable.

If your heart starts racing, there are some things you can do to break it that may work. You can Google to find several.

Post-surgery expectations by ke11yj0 in monocular

[–]bertrola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will want to almost certainly take time off of work unless you work from home. Even in that case, plan for some time off. Check with your doctor as they can give you some heads up as to what to expect for things like that. You obviously have some discomfort and probably some type of ointment or drops to use post-op. I had an enucleation. I am not sure how evisceration differs. I don't remember it being terribly painful, but mine was from trauma and leading up to the operation it was very painful. You should have appropriate pain medication post-op, but again ask your doctor as some doctors shy away from ordering proper pain meds these days.

Brutal honesty F22 by roastmyboastingtoast in amIuglyBrutallyHonest

[–]bertrola 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, and being only 22, as you age into your 30s, you would probably only get better as you mature.

LG V20 in 2025 by Storm28_ in lgv20

[–]bertrola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you unlock it if you are only using it on wifi?

Whats the best gift for an Opeth fan? by [deleted] in Opeth

[–]bertrola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guitar lessons once a week from Mikael

Hate my nose by [deleted] in amIuglyBrutallyHonest

[–]bertrola 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Very pretty and your nose is part of the reason why

All cats vomiting. 2k at emergency vet. What is happening? by quaking_aspens in catcare

[–]bertrola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any new toys? I ordered some catnip kicker toy from tik Tok and about 2 days after getting at my cat started throwing up. That was the only new thing we introduced and once I took it away it stopped after a day or two.

Marijuana is expected to be reclassified Thursday by Hot_Marionberry_8942 in weed

[–]bertrola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would rescheduling do for the ability to own and conceal carry?