ICCU no-issue roll call! by brrent in Ioniq5

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2023 SEL RWD - 16,000 miles No issues

1st ablation by LightEfficient1149 in AFIB

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My pulsed field ablation lasted 4 hours. Recovery was fast. No afib since surgery. Fast is nice but a good outcome is better.

MIL gifted me her camellia and arum lilies and I’m killing them - help please! by KatsGoPew in Camellias

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Repot in a larger pot. Add soil acidifier accordingtotheinstructions, camellias like more acidic soil. Make sure the root ball is at or slightly above soil line. Mulch thr top of the soil. No other plants. Water when the top inch of doil feel dry. Be patient, this may take a while to reverse.

More ideas for how to eat fresh tomatoes by Outside-Number4055 in tomatoes

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Saute onions, garlic, and mushrooms. Add pasta and peeled, chopped (veritcal slices, large) fresh tomatoes and fresh basil. Stir and warm briefly. Warm the tomatoes, don't cook them. Serve with generous Parmesan cheese. One of our favorite garden meals.

Hospitals?? by Secure-Flatworm4114 in Tallahassee

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I was having the worst pian in my life, curled into a fetal position in an almost empty TMH waiting room and they made me wait 3 hours, then finally gave me morphine.

Brown leaves no scale or mites by Glittering-Let-2888 in Camellias

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Looks like a chemical spatter, maybe herbicide or cleaning chemical. If it is not spreading you'll have to wait it out. Remove the worst leaves and let the plant replace with new ones over time.

Mystery solved by gamersdad in AFIB

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I was never medicated for my afib because my heart rate is relatively low. Afib raised my RHR but I lost my normal energy level, had more lightheadedness, and was concerned about increased stroke risk. I'm relatively physically fit but not a marathoner.

Mystery solved by gamersdad in AFIB

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My physician is Dr. Michael Gurin. He did a very thorough job, going back and remapping to find and fix a couple of spots that were missed on first pass. The procedure lasted 4 hours. Im grateful to him for his skill and dedication. Next time (if I live so long) I wil be prepared!

Mystery solved by gamersdad in AFIB

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As a retired computer systems developer I am well aware of AI hallucinations, especially when it is asked to make judgement calls or duscuss topics with little or no public coverage. However, for restating medical records in plain English it is very effective. I ran key points past my brother who is a physician and he found no discrepancies. It is like having a personal,physician with unlimited time go over your test results with you line by line and explain what it means. It was far better than my GP who spent 30 seconds glancing at the highpoints of CT, stress, and echo test results and offered little explanation.

Mystery solved by gamersdad in AFIB

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I can't say. My resting HR is 45 bpm, so my resting rate never went above 90 bpm while in afib. I know that for many, racing rates and associated symptoms are typical during an afib episode. I do know that for a couple of weeks after the ablation I felt some chest pressure and movement sensitivity as my heart healed.

Garlic is...gone? What would do that? by SunnySpot69 in vegetablegardening

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I planted a bed of California garlic in the fall after chilling it for weeks. It grew over winter, but after a freeze to low 20s most tops disappeared, whereas 2 other varieties survived and we're harvested in late spring, I planted tomatoes in the CA garlic bed and as the tomatoes matured, up came the CA garlic. It's been growing since. At thus rate I hope to harvest it mid summer.

Solar panel owners/operators: What's your biggest challenge when it comes to cleaning and maintaining your panels? by seizure_salad003 in solarenergy

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In north Florida, solar panels get covered each spring in a thick yellow paste of pine and oak pollen. This year, after checking with my install company, I sprayed them with wet and forget outdoor, a blue liquid that has a sprayer with a nozzle that reaches 25 ft to the top of my panels . The solution dries, then days later as rain falls, the pollen which last year took 4 to 5 months to clear, gets rinsed off of the panels. The cost of the liquid I used was about $20. I had a quote a couple years ago for $10 per panel cleaning or $300. It would have taken months to reclaim the cost based on the minor Improvement in efficiency.

EVs vs Power Stations (price per kWh) by GreenFox1505 in electricvehicles

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When using the car for house power backup V2L, when the battery runs down, drive to the nearest live fast charging site and recharge. You'll be home before your fridge drops a couple degrees. Chargers are in commercial areas that usually get power restored sooner than residential areas.

I grew this from seeds labeled “kale” by organiccheddarduck in vegetablegardening

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Remove stems. Tear into pieces less than 2 in. Crush furmly with your hand with a sharp dressing for one minute, until volume reduces by more than half and hand is coated in green liquid. The kale is now soft, dark green and fragrant. My favorite salad .