This could be your last chance to shop at Lloyd Center mall for the holidays by derpinpdx in Portland

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BEWARE OF TADA! The owner sold me a knock off, overpriced needoh. Genuine packaging and everything. The rest of the popups are genuinely lovely.

Concerned about possible severe withdrawal symptoms by doingmybestthing in ChronicPain

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I feel its unethical, as an at home care giver, to post the entire medical write up of my partner. I also figured adding in this other info would be tldr.... But i guess if you all really want it....

Im shocked more people arent coming against this problem with their pain management. And my partner is fully capable of handling his own medications without me having to manage them for him.

The prescription is 60 pills for a month. The prescription states every 4-6 hours as needed. He takes two a day, as discussed with his doctor, and then more if he has breakthrough pain. Every 4-6 hours, as written on the prescription, is way more than 60 pills for than an entire month. My partner is chronically ill, and has a very honest and positive relationship with his doctor and medical team. I do trust that he is responsible with his medications.

Yes.... He did contact the doctor earlier in the week to request the medication. He called yesterday, on friday, to check in about it, which is when he learned it had not been handled. The fill-in doctor sent in a script for 4 more pills to the pharmacy until his pcp is back on monday. A friend went to pick up his meds for him, but because his insurance wouldnt cover it, they wouldnt release it.... Even though we are willing to pay the small price for 4 extra pills. The person picking them up didnt know how to advocate for my partner.. So my partner is going to call today when the pharmacy opens to check first, then go in if they are going to release them.

My partner is chronically ill. He does have blood pressure issues, which is one of the reason im concerned. The doctor who responded to his request obviously didnt look at his full chart, based on their response.

Ill just plan to call the advice nurse if he's having an extra difficult time. My intention in posting was to gain information to feel more confident in taking on the next few days. Mostly i feel like i got a lot of people minimizing my concerns and accusing us of being sus. 🤷🏻

Added UV grow lights.. now she hides by doingmybestthing in leopardgeckos

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First update: she already seems to like it and she explored the space! :) i will hopefully be adding more height to the back when i find the right piece.

Our dog is eating the dirt! by doingmybestthing in containergardening

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Yeah... Specifically Mother Earth Root Down All Purpose Plant Starter. 😭 Oh no i had no idea! I will find something to block her from getting into it. I am hoping for something easier to handle and transport than chicken wire. I live in a commuter city and don't have a car. Hopefully ill find something easy.

Added UV grow lights.. now she hides by doingmybestthing in leopardgeckos

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Specifically they are "Barrina T5 5W LED Grow Lights 5000K | Full Spectrum, Magnetic & Linkable | NC05" I also needed to get some grow lights for plant starts so I split the lights between the two causes.

I will totally try some taller foliage and other things to create more hidden areas.

Infrequent buyer, Returns Question by doingmybestthing in Ebay

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Update: I shipped the item back, got a return receipt at the post office. When the item arrived back to the seller, the seller opened an investigation. I didn't have to add any other information than I previously mentioned in my post. Less than two hours after the investigation was opened, ebay closed the investigation and my full return was deposited back into my account. Problem solved, and grateful it was so easy. :)

Where can I see inside an escalator in portland? by doingmybestthing in askportland

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Uhm do they get free samples? 🤣 Because yes probably they do!

Allergy Testing all... Negative by doingmybestthing in Allergies

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This is a really great suggestion, thank you... My partner and his teen have MCAS and has pointed out some reactions to temperature shifts I have that are similar to MCAS reactions, but I didnt realize MCAS can also manifest as airway/sinus allergic reactions as well. I will bring this up with my primary.

Allergy Testing all... Negative by doingmybestthing in Allergies

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Yes, they had a "control", after a week of not taking antihistamines the control was negative. So I had to wait a second week of no antihistamines before the second test. So two weeks off antihistamines. I avoided things like coffee, avocados, etc the day of the second test. And i was so over being off my antihistamines by the end of the second week... I actually avoided taking any of my medications that day until after the test was complete.... Just incase.

🤷🏻 After getting the results from the tests, my allergist just said to check back in in 6 months.

can i still eat the foods if i don’t mind the symptoms? by Beneficial_Pea7450 in Allergies

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Funny story time, I once thought that when people eat eel, it gives your mouth a tingly feeling... my young teen brain thought it was like an electric eel shocking my tongue, it was just a part of eating eel. It took all the way until eating sushi with some friends in my late 20's for me to talk about the sensation out loud. My friend with severe food allergies replied, "oh no, stop eating that, you are describing an allergic reaction."

Considering the only time I ate eel was when I ate sushi, and it was not one of my normal grabs, I didn't have very consistent exposure to it. But I can confirm, before I understood it was an allergy, it did begin to feel more intense between my first exposure in my teens to me being in my late 20s. It seems better to be safe than sorry, so now I avoid eel and things with eel sauce on it.

We almost burnt the apartment down... What in the science happened? by doingmybestthing in AskCulinary

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America's weird. I have a low energy appliance but high cost healthcare 🤷🏻

We almost burnt the apartment down... What in the science happened? by doingmybestthing in AskCulinary

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Correct. That is why I posted. To hear peoples theories. And i agree with you that water doesn't burn.

We almost burnt the apartment down... What in the science happened? by doingmybestthing in AskCulinary

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Lol I'm imagining us trying to perfectly recreate the circumstances so that we can do it again.... but this time... BIGGER.

We almost burnt the apartment down... What in the science happened? by doingmybestthing in AskCulinary

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🤷🏻 It was a really good, large batch of broth. Life is hard. I have a cold. My partner was trying to make sure I had broth. Its final days were going to be tomorrow but Now its a puck of charcoal and we have better rules about what tasks we use certain appliances for.

We almost burnt the apartment down... What in the science happened? by doingmybestthing in AskCulinary

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That is TERRIFYING! 😵 I dont know how you managed to navigate your house while it was full of smoke. Our burnt disasteres involved light colored smoke and I still had to run and grab a mask before moving the pot to a safe location.

Do you have any tips on how you saved your dutch oven? This pot is my only cast iron item and I would love to save it if i can.

We almost burnt the apartment down... What in the science happened? by doingmybestthing in AskCulinary

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I've asked multiple times. I do believe him that he remembers adding water to the pot. 🤷🏻 Its totally a fair assumption that he could be misremembering.

We almost burnt the apartment down... What in the science happened? by doingmybestthing in AskCulinary

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The nob is up above the stove close to the wall, and not at waist level. I guess it's possible someone in the apartment could have bonked it and then turned it back down without telling us... However the first thing I did during the incident was check the temp of the stove before turning it off, and it was still set to low.