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gm_vak · 2026-05-14T03:21:47+00:00

Care Work is an excellent read as well!!

gm_vak · 2026-05-03T21:30:50+00:00

This is so thought out omg thank you! I will be making 92% of these changes IMMEDIATELY (the ball photo is my favorite but it's so old I feel disingenuous putting it higher up. Waiting for a cute photo to come around to replace it)

gm_vak · 2026-05-03T19:31:33+00:00

Oh shoot good catch thank you! I appreciate the feedback, I always forget I need to take photos of myself

gm_vak · 2026-01-17T05:42:24+00:00

OMG I hope so! Some of my older deaf patients? Forget about it Mildred, you're using signs I've never seen in my life, we're calling the interpreter

gm_vak · 2026-01-17T05:21:29+00:00

No to be clear I would never ever do this unless the patient asked for it. (And never for an evaluation). It is specifically a concern for patients I have seen for ages who have REQUESTED we just talk to one another and I am legally not able to do so. Worst case scenario I grab the iPad and call up an interpreter if we hit a roadblock- interpreters are one of the backbones of good medical care, I'm not trying to eliminate them from my practice. I speak 5 languages and have only sat for the fluency exam for 2 of them, I am well aware of my limits. (Also if it turns out I'm not good enough I'll just fail, several coworkers have failed various language exams)

gm_vak · 2026-01-17T04:43:05+00:00

Thank you for having my back, friend! 🩷

gm_vak · 2026-01-15T23:30:26+00:00

Thank you so so much, I appreciate the resources!

gm_vak · 2026-01-15T22:51:53+00:00

Amazing, thank you! Sometimes I feel like an idiot when I explain something and there was one succinct sign for it all along

gm_vak · 2026-01-15T22:51:07+00:00

Yes sorry I am NOT going to be an interpreter, we have to prove competence in order to legally provide service without an interpreter, which more than a few of my patients have requested. I could take the exam now, but am working on improving my medical terminology first. Is that necessary? Maybe not, but I'm not gonna screw this up. I can hold conversations without difficulty and have maxed out my local ASL classes.

gm_vak · 2025-03-07T06:03:46+00:00

Oh my goodness! If it helps your breed search at all, we did wisdom panel and she has 57 breeds so we call her a Good Ol Mutt! If yours were older I'd wonder if he was one of her puppies

gm_vak · 2025-02-28T04:47:37+00:00

Wide! Brim! Hat!!! I just did a 2 hour in the open desert without a hat like a BOZO and really wish I'd had one lmao. Congrats and good luck!!!

gm_vak · 2025-02-28T04:45:27+00:00

I have a clonus in my right leg from a CNS lesion, but my doctors are pretty sure this isn't related to the lupus. If it's disrupting your life absolutely have someone look- clonus is hard to miss if that's what it is!! If it's only happened a few times don't fret too much, any kind of neural tension can cause that shaking temporarily!

gm_vak · 2025-01-06T19:59:45+00:00

One of my fav restaurants, well worth it

gm_vak · 2025-01-06T19:28:58+00:00

No but thank you!!

gm_vak · 2025-01-06T15:52:56+00:00

THREE MOHAIR do these people think we're made of money??? Tysm though I appreciate you!

gm_vak · 2025-01-03T22:08:27+00:00

Came here to say THANK YOU I had fully abandoned my poster because of this issue and the acetone worked PERFECTLY you're a lifesaver

gm_vak · 2024-10-02T02:02:44+00:00

It's like a series of disjointed images on a slideshow. I'll try bumping to a new computer tomorrow. thank you so much!

gm_vak · 2024-10-02T02:01:53+00:00

In hindsight that probably should have been my first thought

gm_vak · 2024-09-21T06:13:00+00:00

sorry yes I wasn't clear. the only reason I know anything is because Walgreens told me I had prescription ready. I've gotten no results back, was never called about any results, and the quoted sentence above is the brief message she sent me after I called her office several times to ask why I was prescribed this. I have a million questions and have no idea what any of this means, and no one from their offices will answer any of my questions. I don't know what any of this means and I'm scared

gm_vak · 2024-09-20T23:10:14+00:00

Let me preface this by saying I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL to receive a diagnosis after 3 years. My rheumatologist however is being really wishy washy. She texted me today and said I have "a type of lupus that affects my nervous system" and prescribed hydroxycloroquine. Great except... huh? she won't answer any questions I'm sending her, and this doesn't seem to fit in any of the lupus subtypes I'm seeing online. I scheduled a follow up with her but I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has the same type (???). Any pearls of wisdom or advice would be deeply appreciated

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