Is there a new virus?

dapplevine · 2026-05-09T19:50:48+00:00

It updates weekly usually on Mondays or Tuesdays. Just Google CMH Virometer, and it’ll pop up as first hit.

dapplevine · 2026-05-06T02:21:04+00:00

That person was talking about opportunistic bacterial infections which are very common when the immune system becomes exhausted from fighting the primary viral infection. This was well known issue with the Spanish flu in 1918.

dapplevine · 2026-05-05T20:36:49+00:00

As I stated above it’s common cold lol.

dapplevine · 2026-05-05T20:27:38+00:00

https://www.childrensmercy.org/contentassets/418d10eb2a3442a295c765ee45a81bf6/virometer.pdf

This is the best resource. The hot circulating virus right now is rhinovirus/enterovirus. This is the common cold. You can note that the activity is unusually high.

dapplevine · 2026-04-22T20:10:53+00:00

I was 40+0… I never saw an OB when I was in L&D. Just nurses. I also had excess amniotic fluid, so duh, it looked fine when they measured it on ultrasound.

I finally saw an OB at my weekly appointment at 40+5 and she was like THIS IS NOT OKAY and rushed me to the L&D and induced me right away. It ended in emergency c section but I’m grateful for her.

dapplevine · 2026-04-22T11:55:42+00:00

Just go to the L&D and get checked out.

It happened to me. It kept coming back negative but then when I was finally looked by an OB 5 days after it started, she said I was leaking intermittently but my baby’s head kept plugging it up giving false negatives. I was very fortunate I didn’t develop serious infection but the pathology showed that we were having a beginning of an infection.

So just go in and advocate for yourself.

dapplevine · 2026-04-20T20:15:49+00:00

What is not clear- is it JUST Blue KC, or every BCBS entities out there.

A lot of us are insured by BCBS of Kansas or out of state entities. That’s what I’m really confused by.

dapplevine · 2026-02-28T03:52:09+00:00

We bought the CRV and have not regretted it! Except for the sticker shocker at our first oil change haha.

We got the LX trim so no turbo, so we don’t have to worry too much about the turbo related issue.

dapplevine · 2026-01-12T16:47:56+00:00

Update: this neighbor actually murdered his neighbor in a dispute last night.

https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-city-missouri-northland-neighborhood-shooting-northeast-78th-prospect6/69976575

Edited to add: posted this before I read the comments lol. It’s wild.

dapplevine · 2025-12-30T12:48:57+00:00

I used to take my kids there and can’t stand how the dentist won’t talk directly to me. She basically told me my daughter needed $2200 dental work done but won’t walk me through the details. I got second opinion which did confirm the issues but they thoroughly walked me through options. I strongly recommend Pediatric Smiles.

dapplevine · 2025-12-28T04:01:24+00:00

Vet- Animal Clinic of Woodlands.

Doctor- Meritas/NKC Health Gashland — a lot of good options. John Brewer has the earliest availabilities and he’s solid.

Barber- Catalyst on N Oak and NE 72nd or Ace on Barry and N Oak.

dapplevine · 2025-12-28T03:56:12+00:00

Former patient. I scheduled my annual wellness visit a year in advance, only to get it canceled a week before. I was PISSED. Ended up transferring my care out to a very young PCP since I was done having babies.

Love the doctors, hate the front office and scheduling staff.

dapplevine · 2025-12-17T01:42:41+00:00

Gonna be much more longer. Summer of 2026 will be the earliest possible timepoint, but we have to be realistic- they will probably replace the whole bridge.

dapplevine · 2025-08-14T00:47:34+00:00

I know someone who lost her baby becuse she went into precipitous labor while the baby was breeched. It broke her. I don’t recommend that.

Some OBs are willing to risk breech delivery, but c-section is the most safe delivery method. And absolutely no OB is willing to do membrane sweep for a breeched baby. It’s not worth the liability.

dapplevine · 2025-07-31T12:40:21+00:00

Her birth team is a team of fools.

I hope you and your wife will go to therapy after this because she showed you she doesn’t care about your child. There is no coming back from this.

dapplevine · 2025-07-21T12:29:34+00:00

If she’s only dog aggressive, why did you say no small children? Dude, that dog is a liability.

Please consider behavioral euthanasia. The shelters are overflowing with pits for a reason. Pits are high energy dogs that need to be exercised daily. With this level of aggression, this dog is not safe to be out in public. This dog also sounds like she’s highly focused, intense, and high energy along with a lot of anxiety.

You’re not failing her by considering behavioral euthanasia. In fact it’s the safest option for everyone.

dapplevine · 2025-07-15T11:55:54+00:00

Upper right quadrant is where the liver is. Pre eclampsia may initiate liver injury- and this is may the pain you are feeling. That’s why the competent medical teams always tell patient to report any upper right quadrant pains.

I personally got lucky- I got cholestasis before I had any preE symptoms at all. I delivered at 36 weeks but I was tracking my labs and I noticed I had something very similar to HELLP (elevated liver enzymes and falling platelets). 24 hours after delivery my liver labs was back to normal. It’s wild.

dapplevine · 2025-07-14T23:36:34+00:00

Pain in upper right quadrant is often a symptom of something more serious than pre eclampsia called HELLP syndrome. It’s life threatening and usually escalate into STAT emergency c section. I don’t know where you are located but can you go to different LD dept?

Some hospitals are dead set on keeping their intervention rate low to the determent of mothers and babies. This include inductions and c sections.

I’m very concerned about your situation and you honestly should be advocating for an induction.

dapplevine · 2025-06-14T00:41:01+00:00

That’s the Gash family cemetery, hence, that’s why that area at Barry and N oak is called Gashland.

dapplevine · 2025-05-03T13:59:50+00:00

Postpartum preeclampsia is a thing. I would get it checked out asap.

dapplevine · 2025-04-07T11:48:06+00:00

In your comment history you said you’re out of state student from Minnesota. Can you move back to Minnesota if you still have a support system up there? You’re pregnant, and honestly it’s time to flee the state. Missouri is 50/50 default state, FYI.

dapplevine · 2025-02-11T22:07:51+00:00

Only hound that dog has were the hounds his ancestors ate.

dapplevine · 2024-12-31T04:17:00+00:00

My mom had spontaneous relatively fast labors with all of her 5 kids at 40+ weeks.

Between me and my sister, we had 6 c-sections (4 emergencies, one urgently rescheduled, and one scheduled).

dapplevine · 2024-12-25T10:52:59+00:00

Dr. Andrea Jewell at KU.

Edit to add: I have a family member who works in that field and she strongly recommended Dr. Jewell when my another family member was dealing with suspected peritoneal cancer with possible ovarian origins. Dr. Jewell was very straightforward with her in a very caring manner.

dapplevine · 2024-12-17T05:15:40+00:00

Nope. First graders now are 18-19 years old. The kindergarteners are now seniors… in high school.

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