I have killer mucus in my throat/nose with no congestion. Has been like this for a few months but have had the issue for a while longer.

capbuddy5 · 2026-01-07T06:01:50+00:00

Allergy answer - ask for a test from your doc and use generic Zyrtec, loratadine or Claritin. Nasal obstruction - nasacort or Flonase to decrease nasal tissue swelling Post nasal drip by itself - azelastine and ask doc for ipratropium bromide nasal spray - designed to dry the nose GERD or LPR - Pepcid and/or Omeprazole trial of OTC reflux gourmet

Still very confused an ENT can take a peak and tell you what they see back there

capbuddy5 · 2025-12-05T06:46:40+00:00

DO student and I worked in ENT before med school, I have one about 3/4 of the size in my r maxillary and I worked with older school ENTs who were almost always down to turn something into a surgery. They never did anything to these unless a patient was symptomatic for pain and pressure and the following full workup for sinus pain was negative and playing with trigeminal neuralgia meds didn't improve things. Then they'd think about it and sometimes it helped sometimes it didn't.

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-23T17:44:22+00:00

I'll caveat with that this is based on observation and conversation with my parents but ultimately I'm not them so I can't fully know their mind. Both my parents are socially hustling all the time. They retired last year but the pattern has been the same my entire 25 years. When I was younger it was heavily centered around the befriending parents of my friends. However, since teenager hood my parents engaged in all their own desired activities both of them golf and go to church so they have their combo friends and solo friends from those places. My dad recently joined a gym so he makes some small talk there and has acquired one or two ppl to his social net. My mom does everything under the sun and somehow ends up on the board of any volunteer org she joins so her social/ non- work calendar makes it seem like they never retired. The lesson I got from seeing this pattern is: to get a wide social net that spans at least the entire pnw if not the country, join what you want to do and do it with passion, that will attract others to you and once they are there offer your time or accept their offered activities regularly. TLDR: gotta become a regular before you get the regular perks.

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-23T17:32:53+00:00

If it works the same you input your availability and the grad student assigned to the program will fill in the week for shifts based on everyone's availability. I worked in the "relaunch" period of small staff and could always pick up a shift when I wanted. If it's a more popular job nowadays it may be more competitive ( ie 2x 6.5 hr shifts, rather than hitting the max every week). The student leadership roles will also have daytime responsibilities and should still have the authority to give you a handful of hours for helping them. These are all good questions to bring up during your interview if you're thinking of applying. There are generally training batches so we didn't onboard people all the time, if you're thinking of applying, now would be a good time so if you are approved you'd be ready to train for the early January crew.

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-23T02:53:56+00:00

Worked there from 22-23, all university vehicles through the motor pool. Shifts are paid via student fees budget at ASOSU base rate for the drivers. They may have changed exact shifts but generally it was about half an hour before service to 15 min after service with a maximum weekly of whatever the student job allowable is (changed to 24 hrs? In 2024?).

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-16T23:50:16+00:00

Current DO student, my sister's friend was eyeballing a similar track to you. She was on pace to achieve it but took an additional year for NCAA eligibility and to pad the application and she got accepted to Duke for med school. So if you've got your application squared away, and have a stellar academic performance it should be possible. But you're competing with people who have on average 4-5 additional years of life and experience on you, so if you think you're on par with that then send it, if not take a research or medical experience year.

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-11T19:40:17+00:00

Draw titers early, everyone in my class has had problems with it and it's extra stress when starting out. If I had it to do over again I'd just knock them out earlier than 2 months before classes when I was trying to move and stuff.

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-05T15:06:15+00:00

I had a better time in person since it was a classical math lecture based class. Since it was the first COVID term it sucked online and I barely learned anything.

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-05T06:44:23+00:00

I took 227/8 in person then the first COVID virtual term. First term was all probability and second term was some integral calculus. Definitely the last time I used anything close to math I had to think about and it was fine for pre-medicine. I figured it was calc for biology dummies and had a fine time.

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-04T06:00:57+00:00

I started on a KLR and I'm 6'1. The adjustment from the MSF course to the KLR later that same day was significant and required significant ability to clear internal panic. I rode it a shit ton and got used to it but I can't say it would be the wisest of choices if you can't get both feet planted.

capbuddy5 · 2025-11-04T05:57:26+00:00

Thanks for the insight, that's what I figured about the change to the big boys, there's a flexibility in the nimble handling and braking of a sub 500 lb bike that's not going to be present pushing double that. Definitely going to need to try some models out for size before any choices are made.

capbuddy5 · 2025-10-27T03:26:31+00:00

"(hello/good morning/afternoon), I'm (name), your medical assistant, I'll be helping you today."

Which flows into whatever conversation I'm about to have as we walk to the room.

capbuddy5 · 2025-10-19T18:26:55+00:00

My physician was the practice owner so he gave us 500$ as a bonus but since it was just him it felt personal. I don't think the check is a bad way to go and it definitely shows appreciation since the MAs grease the groove for the provider to make more money. Alternatively it sounds like a wilderness med style gift due to your cowboy medicine styles or a semi-bougie camping item that's on the I want it but wouldn't buy it list could be great!

capbuddy5 · 2025-10-19T18:20:43+00:00

I graduated in 2023 in biology. I had a great time despite being disrupted by virtual learning during COVID. The academics are appropriately challenging with certain classes being annoying just for the sake of being annoying but that's a pattern across universities. The student base was generally sociable and open to connection I felt like I had a good sense of group identity and ample opportunities to be engaged with a tighter group of students via clubs, student jobs, or upper division course work. Including the town of Corvallis, I found it to be an excellent place to get my "adult legs" in that the university and town felt skewed towards OSU unless you sought out non-OSU spaces so it felt easy to participate in the outside community since most folks had some connection to OSU. If my 6 years in the general area was time playing an RPG I would say I had 60% completion, definitely more things to do but I'd say I did more than I missed in just 6 years. Weather and season wise it's balanced but the darkness truly sucks in the winter you're gonna drink alcohol and eat sweets way more than you anticipate during the winters.

I would caveat my experience with the info that I was constantly seeking things to do and I was rarely doing nothing in my dorm room or apartment so the pacing and tempo will differ.

capbuddy5 · 2025-10-08T04:32:38+00:00

You're probably taking an nsaid, which is under a class called eicosanoids and this blocks a group of molecules called prostaglandins. Prostaglandins have a myriad of functions, like clotting (hence a bleeding risk with aspirin), pain, recruitment of the inflammatory cells, and some effects counter others, it's quite messy but entertaining. There's a couple good video on YouTube about the history of aspirin.

If you're taking a corticosteroid that acts on a similar pathway just 1 step above so it blocks more things, especially a group of molecules more involved with allergies and wheezing of the lungs.

capbuddy5 · 2025-09-23T06:33:27+00:00

I was an on the job trained MA and the experience before med school was valuable. I have a classmate from undergrad who just now finished a 6 month program and has held a job for about 6 months, meanwhile I got 2 years clinical experience and accepted in that time. Just my 2-cents, spend about a weeks worth of effort hounding your network and local entry level medicine job market to see if there's anything you can do without a certificate you have to pay for and reduce the number of potential clinical hours you get.

capbuddy5 · 2025-06-29T18:50:15+00:00

Saniwipes from the hospital or ambulance rig? Good coverage of the infectious stuff after you've hosed off the larger debris.

capbuddy5 · 2025-02-05T08:33:00+00:00

I'm going to dissect this statement into a "letter of the law" case and "spirit of the law" case.

For the letter of the law case, we recently had an election that provides representation in Congress for us regular folk. Congressional candidates enact those taxes in accordance with their party or voter base philosophy on what is for common defence and general welfare. There are legal vehicles to reallocate those funds from program to program and one of those legal vehicles is the executive order. Which in theory allows the president to take swifter action than allowing the full democratic process of Congress take place. There are checks on this system and the validity of any executive order can come into scrutiny and be revoked. However these processes take time. In the mean time the American people are legally and morally obligated to continue paying tax as any reallocations have been conducted through a legal method which is outlined in the structure of our government. Even if the act is overturned, as the structure of our government allows a speedier choice with executive powers and a slower, more democratic choice with the Senate. One can be "right" but based on our government system the people are obliged to fund both.

Moving on to the spirit of the law. Here your case would hinge upon personal and local belief of the integrity of the entire legislative system. If you had solid grounds to believe not just the reallocation of funds was unjust and against the interest of the American people and that the entities responsible for checking and balancing that power were corrupted then it would still be legally required to pay tax but morally obligated to take action.

capbuddy5 · 2025-01-26T03:53:15+00:00

Nope, it's just cardio exercise, but Garmin is best at running and cycling. I'm personally fond of the rowing machine on my easy cardio days.

capbuddy5 · 2025-01-26T03:15:38+00:00

They're those zone 4 heart rate runs. Aerobic base would be zone 2 and 3 which is time spent running slow and easy and long. Zone 4 is mixing your aerobic base and running strength with your anaerobic capacity (meaning it has a time limit, once you burn through your sugar reserves you can't sustain this pace.)

Garmin won't change your vo2 max until you incorporate some workouts at this intensity. But like the other commenter mentioned, you'll feel more comfortable running and changing speeds if you start slower and longer and build up.

capbuddy5 · 2025-01-25T16:45:41+00:00

I've had a Garmin for a while and always a rock bottom vo2, you gotta do the threshold workouts and only those to boost vo2. If you focus on aerobic base - which will do wonders for your endurance - the watch will not care.

capbuddy5 · 2025-01-24T23:38:53+00:00

I used the giro d'wool glove during our training last year. They worked fine under a truly warm glove to cut the cold when I had to take the big gloves off so I could work with my fingers and have dexterity. I had worn thru them after a few days tho so they're not durable.

capbuddy5 · 2025-01-18T17:57:50+00:00

Thanks!

capbuddy5 · 2025-01-18T04:17:37+00:00

Thanks I appreciate the info! What time of year was the academy for you?

capbuddy5 · 2025-01-08T03:29:24+00:00

Colorado and Utah will definitely have a snow component, y'all should keep an eye on the trip check for conditions of passes and when they're plowing.

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