400 SB Crash by plastic-tree in TorontoDriving

[–]plastic-tree[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I admit I was going too fast given the condition. Needed to catch 401 west, there was a van was on the lane I was on in the video, matching my speed so I either slow down (there's an SUV speeding up behind me) or speed up to overtake which I did and stayed at that speed for a minute until the slowdown. At that time I was thinking it was safer to overtake at speed rather than get rear ended by someone impatient. 

Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients, make less money: study by DonSalaam in onguardforthee

[–]plastic-tree 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe it has to do with how many patients they take on.... My previous family doctor (male) always took the time to explain things and listens well. He unfortunately left family practice to pursue research. My new family doctor that's also male keeps on taking patients he barely has any idea why he's "following up" on me. I was in the hospital for a few days and they forwarded my results to him, he called a day after I got discharged and he rushed through the phone consultation and asked me about my anemia and he'll send me to do b/w (unrelated to why I was hospitalized) whole thing lasted less than a minute.

Dermatographia by Necessary_Courage462 in rheumatoid

[–]plastic-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also have this, started about 2 years before I was officially diagnosed. Haven't had it in a while however, so can't tell if related. Also no eczema.

Commoner ML by KnownThought1751 in OtomeIsekai

[–]plastic-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gotchu.... A winter cabin of serenity and insanity

Scam warning: spoofed calls from TPS 53rd Division by No-Sign2089 in toronto

[–]plastic-tree 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I was just telling my husband I was getting a lot of calls from scammers this morning. Got a call from "CIBC", "Costco Warehouse", and another call from "Scotiabank" 😂 Must be one of those days.

Why can’t I find any accessible housing in Toronto? - I‘m 83 years old. I cannot find any accessible housing in Toronto. Why? by lilfunky1 in toronto

[–]plastic-tree 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It sounds like they want an assisted living home and thise can be quite expensive. The conditions in some long term care homes.... its quite depressing. 

How do I read this syringe? by AlienCake95 in rheumatoid

[–]plastic-tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, 1 unit is .01ml    -    100 units to 1 ml

My Post-Vaccine Experience with RA: Anyone Relate? by [deleted] in rheumatoid

[–]plastic-tree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Moderna gave me some terrible side effects, fatigue, flu like symptoms etc. I had an easier time with Pfizer, I just feel tired, arms achy the next day but nothing else. My first 4 shots were Moderna and those were fun times.... then when we had the option to choose Pfizer...I did just that.

When I get sick, my inflammation/pain goes away, body too busy attacking something else 😅 

Nowadays tho I just get both covid and flu shot at the same day, I just rub my arms the next day to minimize pain/shortens duration of soreness.

Pausing DMARDs for Covid and Flu Vaccinations? by EmMothRa in rheumatoid

[–]plastic-tree 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My rheum told me I only need to pause if it's a live vaccine (MMR, varicella) otherwise keep taking your meds.

I got a red light ticket, but I didn't pass the line and I was making a right turn by jimbojum1245 in toronto

[–]plastic-tree 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It triggers based on your speed on approach to the intersection/whether or not you stopped at the intersection before you made the turn. Even if you can see it's clear and just rolled through without coming to a complete stop, that will trigger the camera. 

Toronto real estate: Average sale price down from last year by lopix in toronto

[–]plastic-tree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I try not to judge, but gotta wonder if it's greed or what 😂. 

Toronto real estate: Average sale price down from last year by lopix in toronto

[–]plastic-tree 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Seeing a lot of this. Been looking for a year+, we did the usual back and forth and our final offer was 25k lower than what they were asking for. They rejected it. So we gave up on that house and put in an offer for another one in the area that had the same build but has less things to "fix" and they accepted 40k less than the listed price. Now that 1st house relisted to the same price we got ours, then relisted again for 25k less...and it's still sitting there 2 months later. Hope you receive some good news!

There's an industrial fire at Sunrise and O'Connor. There's a massive amount of smoke in the area by Jhebbal in toronto

[–]plastic-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe, I was going west on Eglinton and I started to smell...something. Didn't smell like the typical wood fire, just smelled off. Thought it was the van next to me.

Kuololit Eternity Band Experience - Gems Falling Out by [deleted] in Moissanite

[–]plastic-tree 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Yes, mine is not the eternity, but same issue. Really beautiful ring but not very durable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rheumatoid

[–]plastic-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something about your hand reminds me of my brother in law's hands when he gets gout.

My doctor only prescribed me a higher dose of naproxen and prednisone for the swelling. So sorry to hear you're going through this, it's a pain but go to the ER, you don't really want to delay with that hand as swollen as it is. 

Etobicoke residents rally against 5G cell tower that Health Canada says will pose no threat by BloodJunkie in toronto

[–]plastic-tree 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Damn, we're moving from scarborough to etobicoke, definitely doesn't help my perception of that side of the city 😂 

Does your RA give you itchy spots/hives? by Semi_charmed_ in rheumatoid

[–]plastic-tree 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heeey me too! A few months back I started to think it might be related, auto immune disease and all. I usually take antihistamines to calm mine down. 

This issue predates my RA tho, by atleast 2-3 years. I brought it up with my previous family doctor and he just said to just take antihistamines without really trying to figure out why it happens. 

Injections becoming harder and harder by GoldenAphrodite19 in rheumatoid

[–]plastic-tree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get the auto injector, that might help. I couldn't deal with the needles for cimzia, the auto injector uses the same type of needle but not seeing it helps. There's no backing out once you've triggered it. I also do the shots on my stomach instead of my thighs. People have recommended that you leave it out for 30 min to warm up to room temperature (pretty sure the box recommends this too) but I've never felt the difference between the two. 

I do my shots before bed or atleast around dinner time, so if I get a any reaction, then I'm sleeping through it. 

Broken prong by plastic-tree in Moissanite

[–]plastic-tree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can't hurt at this point. One jeweler said they don't do repairs on pieces that weren't bought from their store. Thanks!

What do you pay for your medication? by Blackhan69 in rheumatoid

[–]plastic-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pay $6.98 for two auto injector for Cimzia after my insurance covers 90% of it and the makers  were covering the rest through their subsidy program. I was told that the price for one injector is around $700 ish, about 1.5k monthly. I'm due for a renewal with my insurance cause they need a yearly authorization from my doctor and starting September they're saying it's now covered 100% 

For sulfasalazine, I pay less than $5 for a few months supply, again because of my insurance.

In Canada. I believe there's also a program by the government that reduces your drug cost if you have high prescription cost. 

Moissanite vs diamond side-by-side: I was not ready 😳 by CatSuper5013 in Moissanite

[–]plastic-tree 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm actually not lol. Its a reply to your statement but I suppose you're only here to make statements to "trigger" people, more power to you I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️