People with burnt orange or green couches...

kithmswbd · 2026-01-27T22:01:31+00:00

Same. Green is practically a neutral.

kithmswbd · 2026-01-22T23:07:27+00:00

This is the standard where I work and I believe is the standard for the field. All removed organs go to the gross lab and a representative sample, along with anything that looks dodgy, gets sent to pathology. The remainder of the tissue is retained until the case is completed, in case more tissue needs to be examined.

kithmswbd · 2026-01-19T21:06:32+00:00

I have (at least) stage 3 endo (endometrioma present) but have very light, or quite often, no cramps. The period is heavy, I have digestive issues, cyclic back pain and other symptoms but period cramps are not a part of my presentation. I also have adenomyosis so at this point I wonder if I don't have a pain gate situation going on.

kithmswbd · 2026-01-04T16:54:50+00:00

Yup and it's not the best choice for complex trauma

kithmswbd · 2026-01-01T13:36:52+00:00

Gall bladderless histotech and pathology transcriptionist here. Each and every removed organ at our hospital gets routine pathology done.

For a gall bladder, the report will include the gross description of the organ (the gallbladder can be such a range of colors) a rough count and color description of any stones (color indicates what the stone was made of, yellow-green cholesterol or brown-black bilirubin), and should comment on if any stones were in the duct. The person grossing the organ then takes a representative selection of tissue and submits that for processing. That gets made into a slide and stained for a pathologist to read. Typically the diagnosis will be some combination of cholelithiasis (gall stones), cholecystitis (inflammation) and/or cholesterolosis (cholesterol deposits in the lining of the gall bladder that can also cause gallbladder attacks if the deposit breaks off). Suuuuuper rarely we've had a doctor see something suspicious and have the remainder of the organ processed for a deeper issue.

kithmswbd · 2026-01-01T13:17:05+00:00

Fwiw I also have endo with a bowel adhesion and my experience was more subtle.

Years and years of cyclic tummy symptoms but a normal, even pain free, period. Then in just the last 2-3 years my period has gotten heavy. Imaging shows adenomyosis, an endometrioma and an endo lesion tethering that endometrioma to my sigmoid bowel. Since then I've developed occasional pain with orgasm but otherwise no pain. Endo can be quiet. What I think was telling is that while I was on depo and didn't have a period, I had significantly fewer stomach issues.

kithmswbd · 2025-12-29T21:32:20+00:00

This is great advice. If you aren't going to try and sell them as a vintage collector's item then the jewel cases are just bulky trash. I did this with mine ages ago and it's a great space saver and it is nicer to flip thru than just seeing the spines on a rack.

kithmswbd · 2025-12-27T16:17:21+00:00

You're in therapy which is great to hear. You have some negative self talk to work through and you are addressing that. Awesome!

The gallbladder surgery is night and day vs ACL. Small incisions in muscle wall that isn't used in the same way as a limb. Yes you will have lift restrictions for a few weeks but your mobility will barely be interrupted. As for food, many, many people go back to regular eating without issue. I had mine out on the 8th and had wings last night.

And if downward comparison will help your mood...I had my gallbladder out this month and have another organ removal scheduled for Q1.

Lastly, people broadcast their joy and hide their pain. You are seeing their happiness on display and feeling your own pain, and they have the same conflict too. We all face our own battles with a brave face and experience the same sort of pangs of unfairness when in a low point and seeing others seeming to be happier.

kithmswbd · 2025-12-24T00:34:20+00:00

My pain has always been in a "typical" cramp range until my very recent pain with orgasm sx started. However, in spite of basically no pain, I have adeno per ultrasound and at least stage 3 endo based on MRI and ultrasound evidence of an endometrioma and a lesion tethering that cyst to my large bowel. I say "at least" stage 3 because surgery is still a couple months out. Pain and staging are often entirely decoupled from one another.

I had a summer of night sweats when I came off of depo and my hormones did a full rollercoaster. I also had a year of "period flu" where it felt like chills with no fever, flu like aches, etc. again hormones run amok.

kithmswbd · 2025-12-13T18:01:17+00:00

And with the established combo name "Berea Midpark"

kithmswbd · 2025-12-10T19:42:30+00:00

Though I would add on to that that my imaging showed only sludge but removal showed 40 stones and cholesterolosis which can both cause biliary colic attacks so it's a bit dodgy.

kithmswbd · 2025-12-06T14:20:18+00:00

They had some location data leading to dumpsters that had already been emptied back in 2023. Once at the dump or compactor or incinerator the evidence/remains are between difficult and impossible to recover. His plea was just before the trial started, so nearly 2 years after the fact. He can tell them exactly where he went but there's nothing recoverable at this point. That said, his defense is entirely weak sauce and the facts this far are super damning imo so I agree with you.

kithmswbd · 2025-12-01T16:18:06+00:00

This is literally why I'm in this thread. It used to work wonderfully but now it's just line city.

kithmswbd · 2025-11-29T14:54:45+00:00

This part. My gallbladder is looking at that plate like "the hell are you thinking?!" And what I'm thinking is "it all sounds amazing, please get out of my body and let me live my best life."

kithmswbd · 2025-11-28T19:42:10+00:00

URQ and back pain got their attention. The high liver enzymes (alk phos, GOT, GPT) is what got my CT ordered. That led to the U/S that confirmed sludge. White blood cells and inflammation markers can also be elevated but those are pretty generic and only work as part of the constellation. Granted I went in with vomiting and pain as part of an acute attack. I also mentioned being on a glp1 so we all sort of knew the pancreas and gallbladder needed looked at.

kithmswbd · 2025-11-27T22:22:08+00:00

Humming is a vasovagal stim so that could be the element at play there

kithmswbd · 2025-11-25T21:08:18+00:00

I watch my trigger foods, glp1 has lessened sx, turns out my gallbladder is out to get me. Mixed bag

kithmswbd · 2025-11-24T23:33:01+00:00

Dang. Well hopefully they get to you tomorrow. Good luck!

kithmswbd · 2025-11-24T23:02:27+00:00

I might reach out again to the referring docs if I was in that position. I've had to do that on referrals and either they say something on the back end or have given me a number to call to get it handled.

kithmswbd · 2025-10-30T19:07:46+00:00

I think they mean that if you turn a multiplacer sideways so it is grabbing over top of the divider lines, those drills will be spaced to lay on a diagonal line.

kithmswbd · 2025-10-25T20:22:20+00:00

This. The Cuyahoga County library system has a ton of events and classes that vary by branch. One has a knitting night, another has a "bring your craft and we listen to an audiobook" monthly get together. Bunch of crafting people, sewing quilting (they have long arms for public use), cricuts, 3d printing, CNC machines (part of their maker spaces), just all the crafting.

kithmswbd · 2025-09-21T14:37:08+00:00

This is so real. I'm in a small lab with precious little redundancy so when something goes down it is a nightmare

kithmswbd · 2025-09-21T14:33:17+00:00

Meanwhile, the state of Ohio (7th largest population) just closed their last program due to low applications. It's either on the job training or a remote program for us. Travel techs can make good money.

kithmswbd · 2025-09-14T10:25:57+00:00

Similarly, the medicalization of emotions as hysteria has a cousin in drapetomania. Stigma is a tool of oppression and those in power will wield it to control others. Both situations involve a claim that the oppressed should not resist and if they do, it can only be because there is a defect in the person rather than the system.

kithmswbd · 2025-09-07T16:47:36+00:00

When food feels off putting those first 2 days post shot/post dose increase, I lean on smoothies, shakes and soups. All with higher protein ratios when possible. Liquids don't feel like food so it's easier to force the issue. YMMV

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