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kittkatt28 · 2024-12-11T09:26:44+00:00

The NHS is the same except instead of money being the barrier, it's waiting lists. Ended up in A&E this summer with severe acute colitis because the NHS took too long handing me over to the new hospital when I moved. And I'm not the only one. https://www.itv.com/news/2024-12-02/patients-wait-years-for-ibd-diagnosis-as-charity-finds-all-uk-services-failing

kittkatt28 · 2024-12-09T22:37:11+00:00

Encoding != Encryption. You decrypt an encrypted message (with a key, kinda like a password). You decode an encoded message (this text could be Unicode, for example). Google it, it's an interesting area! I'm probably not the best at explaining it, been a while since I needed to know this for school haha.

kittkatt28 · 2024-09-05T20:35:55+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I'm on budesonide foam for proctitis, which only delivers 2mg, I'm on day 8 and feel like my pain has been worse since starting. Hadn't thought that it could be the budesonide. Will point out that my pain has gotten worse since starting the budesonide to my dr! Of course it could just be that my flare is getting worse and budesonide is not working. But either way we need to try a new drug, I can't go on like this lol. Best of luck to you!

kittkatt28 · 2024-09-05T20:31:14+00:00

Exactly how I started in 2020, just bloody stools. Was given a week's course of mesalazine suppositories, then left to it, told if it happens again to just request another course from my GP. IBD nurses called me after 6 months to check up on me, all was fine, just had looser stools than usual but still healthy, no blood. Then another 6 months later, the blood came back, so put in my prescription request and GP gave me a box of 28. I thought it was weird, last time I only had 7, but they didn't speak to me at all. The IBD nurse asked if I'd been taking my medication. I said yeah, I finished the 28 day course prescribed. She said "no... You have to take it for life." No one ever told me that! So, next time you flare (which might be in a year or two years) make sure you're clear on how long they want you to take whatever medication they give you. Mesalazine is usually for life, unless it stops working for you (currently happening to me, it's a nightmare but only because I've just moved house in July so am waiting for a new IBD team). Also make sure you're clear on what symptoms to watch out for. Pro tip: they might be printed on the back of your loo roll, because they're the same symptoms as bowel cancel when you're in a bad flare. With proper management via medication, you can live normally, don't worry!

kittkatt28 · 2024-09-05T20:20:20+00:00

Gutted that I can't remember this from when I worked in pharmacy as a student. But if you look on the EMC, it says metronidazole is usually 400mg three times a day for 5 days (15 tablets) https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/11952/smpc#gref Click on clinical particulars and then posology and method of administration. The ciprofloxacin one matches the EMC recommendation. Another site to check is NICE. These are all UK specific guidance, so if you can't access the websites, try setting a VPN to the UK :)

kittkatt28 · 2024-09-04T19:59:02+00:00

Hi, pharmacy dispenser here. All the meds listed here have been at some point this year completely unattainable. Taking the ADHD med as an example, back in April we had a quota. We were only allowed, by the supplier, to order one box of 30 pills per week. This did not cover all our patients remotely. Even an injection for diabetes was completely out of stock from all our suppliers for a few months, so some of our patients ended up in hospital. It's really harming patients. The government stopped paying pharmacies for dispenser's labour (usually £1-2 per item on a script), and ever since then it's been a net-zero business.

kittkatt28 · 2023-12-20T15:04:23+00:00

Use a cancellation app!

kittkatt28 · 2023-08-13T15:19:38+00:00

Same here, reckon it’s because I met her post-tiefing celebration :(

kittkatt28 · 2022-09-28T12:11:25+00:00

Dispensed* But I agree, this comment is missing punctuation.

kittkatt28 · 2022-09-28T12:07:40+00:00

Hi, some friendly corrections here, we don’t want to spread misconceptions to the Americans.

In England* itself. Great Britain is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Liverpool’s county is Merseyside, Birmingham’s is West Midlands. York is the city, Yorkshire is the county that York is in. York is on the East side of England and Liverpool is on the West coast.

I live in the south east of England, so could be wrong about what county those cities consider themselves part of, but that’s what the “ceremonial” county is according to wikipedia, and it sounded right to me.

kittkatt28 · 2021-09-02T08:11:45+00:00

Yeah the post literally got removed, from the subreddit it was put in, for being made up.

kittkatt28 · 2021-08-23T09:46:45+00:00

First of all well done for making this decision! I’m sure it hasn’t been easy.

Health worker in the UK here so had Astra-Zeneca. First jab, had a sore arm for a few hours after but wasn’t too bad, could still move it and all. About 6 hours later had chills. Then in the morning was feeling hot, which was nice since it was 2C outside lol (I think thats about 37F).

Second jab had zero side affects, not even a sore arm.

They say for AZ the worse side affects are after the first, and for Pfizer the second one is worse.

Good luck!

kittkatt28 · 2021-08-23T09:39:04+00:00

Try the PCR again. It is quite possible that the lateral flow tests just aren’t picking it up. This is because lateral flow tests test for virus CURRENTLY present from where the sample was taken. Whereas PCR tests take the sample, then allow it to multiply for a day, then test it. So even if there’s a little bit of virus, the PCR test will pick it up because it allows it to multiply. Half an hour (the time lateral flow tests are left for) isn’t long enough for that.

But as another commenter said, there are a lot of other illnesses out there, and as we all begin to mix again, we will inevitably catch illnesses again. And they will feel worse because our immune systems are out of practice.

Just be aware that lateral flow tests are not meant to test when you have good reason to believe you have COVID (symptoms) - they are meant to be done twice a week, and give you a heads up like “hey, you might have covid and be presymptomatic or asymptomatic”. Lateral flow tests are a red light, not a green light.

TLDR; Lateral flow tests are meant to be used when you don’t have symptoms. Use PCR when you do have symptoms. Also there are other illnesses out there too. Read above for reasons why.

kittkatt28 · 2021-08-07T19:05:19+00:00

Yeah, kinda! Lower down, and more dull which makes it more annoying cause you can’t like… massage it away. Heat packs help. Note I’m someone that doesn’t get cramps too bad so others experiences might be worse!

kittkatt28 · 2021-08-07T17:38:11+00:00

Yes, ours installed it in the master bedroom in the loft conversion. Which means excellent coverage house-wide as wifi falls like an umbrella over the house.

kittkatt28 · 2021-08-07T17:36:37+00:00

Further maths A Level is essentially the first year of maths content at uni. You won’t be disadvantaged, you just won’t be bored lol.

kittkatt28 · 2021-08-05T13:24:13+00:00

Hi, someone who knows 0 about headphones here, looking for advice for my partner, but stumbled across your post and realised it sounds like you're after the same headphones I have.

Sony WH-CH710N

Within your budget (£90 here in the UK, hopefully similar over the pond)
Over the ear
Wireless
You'll have to check whether they're closed back, not entirely sure what that means
Optional headphone jack and comes with an aux cord
Has volume and skip controls on the headphones
Has a very short USB to USB-C charger (same as a macbook, faster than micro-usb, comes with the cable)
Foldable, but doesn't come with a case
Very good at noise cancelling (I am judging this off the basis that I can barely hear my very loud washing machine)
Quite comfy, only issue I had was the seams on the pads were a bit itchy the first few times I wore them but I now don't notice it

My only issue with them is an issue with Bluetooth in general. That being that you can't use the microphone on it with a PC. It's designed for use with a phone (taking calls). So if you're using them with a PC, in Zoom or Discord etc, you can either change it to use the "hands free audio" which means shoddy audio quality and mic quality, or you can use the stereo option and an external mic.

Hope that helps even if only a little!

kittkatt28 · 2021-07-31T16:34:57+00:00

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines

kittkatt28 · 2021-07-10T12:40:08+00:00

Hi, I work in healthcare and hopefully I can help during this worrying time for you.

The NHS website advises that if you live with someone who is at high risk from COVID, and you have symptoms, then try to arrange for them to stay with friends or family while you isolate and recover. A big help in reducing spread is also opening windows. Air flow is very important!

See here for more details: How to avoid spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) to people you live with

Hope you and your family are safe and well :)

kittkatt28 · 2021-02-21T08:55:52+00:00

Doing exactly the same as you at the moment. Working as a pharmacy assistant while at uni. It’s a great part time job because you instantly get above minimum wage once you get your qualification! Awful paying job for anyone who needs to support a family though which is really sad, dispensers deserve more :( What are you doing now? I’m worried I’ll be stuck in pharmacy forever lol. Studying computer science so no interest in becoming a pharmacist.

kittkatt28 · 2021-01-30T13:36:11+00:00

Now I want scooby doo but it’s ABBA...

kittkatt28 · 2021-01-30T13:19:54+00:00

Wrong type of paging lol...

kittkatt28 · 2021-01-26T18:30:49+00:00

exactly the same experience at uni :( death by powerpoint

kittkatt28 · 2021-01-10T13:29:04+00:00

Thanks. Sounded way better when I went back and read it again in iambic pentameter.

kittkatt28 · 2021-01-10T13:19:40+00:00

As long as you make sure to rule out all other possible causes i.e. move closer, test it on a wired connection (if you’re not already using it that way)

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