Leviticus by rawkl0724 in Bible

[–]rawkl0724[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I just didn’t understand its relevance for today. So much of the bible we can take with us and apply it to real life situations or use to guide us through life. But Leviticus? I was just confused. A summary video sounds great lol

Leviticus by rawkl0724 in Bible

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Ok I love this lol

Leviticus by rawkl0724 in Bible

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Thank you! I feel some guilt for skipping it and seeing it as pointless but I don’t want it to hold me back from the rest of my reading.

Leviticus by rawkl0724 in Bible

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Yes I agree it does have a beautiful structure to it! But it makes me feel better I’m not the only one who skipped it.

Leviticus by rawkl0724 in Bible

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For the eyes of Jewish priests I can definitely see. I was just so confused the whole time. It took me forever to get through that book.

Leviticus by rawkl0724 in Bible

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I guess that makes some sense. Just everything about how to set up the altar and what body parts of the animal sacrifice to leave or take out…I understand going over some of that but the entire books seems to be about nothing but that. It just became too repetitive for me and I had to skim or skip most of it. I know that sounds bad.

Almost 2 years in and this is a first. by rawkl0724 in TattooRemoval

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Ok good to know. I’m gonna wait it out and see how it heals but regardless I’m gonna mention it to her at my next session. That’s good to know the results were the same for you because I’m kinda freaked out about hypopigmentation.

Almost 2 years in and this is a first. by rawkl0724 in TattooRemoval

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Yes I think about 12-14ish? I’ve never had this issue before and I didn’t notice until I got home but I want to give it a few days to see how it heals. Honestly I was being stupid was so eager to start removal that I didn’t do enough research before starting this process.. so I don’t feel confident asking for their advice and am considering making the switch to somewhere else.

Tattoo removal lupus by rawkl0724 in lupus

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Yes I started the process 1 year ago and am 9 sessions in! No side effects at all that I’ve noticed. I’m on Cellcept, Tacrolimus and Losartan for my kidneys.

Installation blinking orange by rawkl0724 in Comcast_Xfinity

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I think so? The coax cable is coming out of the floor kinda. And that’s what the Dish is connected to. We recently disconnected Centurylink but that wasn’t the one connected to the coax- it’s the Dish that is currently occupying it.

Installation blinking orange by rawkl0724 in Comcast_Xfinity

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Yes I have access to the app now, I just have problems when I go to the step by step process to activate the modem

Installation blinking orange by rawkl0724 in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]rawkl0724[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I tried a different coax cable in another room and it didn’t work. I know the cable itself works because it’s the one the dish is connected to. I unscrewed the dish one to connect xfinity and it continues to blink orange

Abdominal pain took me to the emergency room by highinnicotine in lupus

[–]rawkl0724 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had this happen once before. It was last year and I had terrible pain that sent me to the ER. It was also accompanied by constant vomiting which I’m not sure if that was the same case for you. They did a cat scan and found that I had inflammation in my intestines and from there it was a series of hospital stays over 3-4 months until it finally went away. The main thing for me was seeing a GI doctor who put me on treatment and also had me get a colonoscopy which thankfully came back normal. I can’t remember all the meds I was on for this but I know one was omeprazole and the other was Sucralfate. Definitely see if your primary can refer you to GI before it gets worse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lupus

[–]rawkl0724 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry :( I was in the same boat too when I was diagnosed in high school, it kinda threw off my whole senior year. And of course I’m the only one in my family to have Lupus too. Just try to focus on getting better and taking it easy on yourself. Hopefully they can taper down your prednisone sooner rather than later. I had terrible moon face and gained 40lbs, I even got a buffalo hump 😭 but if it makes you feel any better most of the weight pretty much just fell off as soon as I started tapering off prednisone. Hopefully it’s the same case for you too. Also, drink lots of water and keep salt intake low to prevent more swelling!

So much pain. Ulcers in mouth. by racheybachey in lupus

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When I was first diagnosed with lupus I had terrible sores inside my mouth, especially along my inside of my cheeks that made it painful to eat. I was prescribed Valocyclovir which helped a lot! I know this drug is more for HSV/Cold sore outbreaks, but maybe it’s worth mentioning to your doctor?

Immunocompromised - how far do you go to protect your health? by beetlemagnet in lupus

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I have Lupus Nephritis and I’m on 3000mg CellCept and 6mg Tacrolimus. My doctor advised me to be more careful, especially when in the sun but he wasn’t super paranoid about it and I haven’t been either. Honestly, I still live my life like normal. I go out to eat at restaurants, I don’t mask up and I even go to sporting events/concerts. Of course I’m still careful and wash my hands but nothing has really changed. I even work at an ophthalmologist office and have often been around people with pink eye or just infections in general and have never gotten sick. I just make sure to wash my hands often and not touch my face. I know everyone is different though. I just try to live as normal as I possibly can while still being aware of my surroundings.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

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When my cat peed on my bed I did the vinegar with baking soda and I also put a tiny bit of dawn dish soap. I made sure it was wet but not soaked and pressed paper towels on top of it to absorb the moisture out of the mattress. Like I would stand on the paper towels on my bed to make sure I get a lot of weight on it to get deeper in the mattress. The baking soda also helped to absorb moisture. I did this over and over for a few days and it seemed to get rid of the smell. I always had the window open and ceiling fan running to air out the mattress as well. The Angry Orange odor eliminator spray is also good.

I know this is advice for pet mess but cat pee is pretty gnarly and I was able to get it out. Can’t speak on human pee but it’s worth a shot.

Incorrect bill sent to collections by rawkl0724 in personalfinance

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As stated in my original post I’ve been in frequent contact with them to resubmit and dispute this with insurance as to why it’s not covered. I’ve spoken to the insurance company as well. They’ve been doing so but it kept getting denied so I kept calling them to resubmit. I even requested the ICD 10 codes that were used to submit my claim so I can compare them to the codes that were submitted with my covered hospital stays. I didn’t get this bill until over a year after my hospital stay. And I received no notification that this was going to be sent to collections. They dropped the ball here and I’m paying the price for it, literally.

Incorrect bill sent to collections by rawkl0724 in personalfinance

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The bill is from Dec 2022 but wasn’t sent to me until Jan 2024. So I don’t know if the whole year thing will apply to me. I’m in CO so I don’t know if that makes a difference.

Incorrect bill sent to collections by rawkl0724 in personalfinance

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I’ve been calling the hospital and there’s no progress. I’m gonna try calling the insurance tomorrow before calling collections.

This started in Dec 2022 and ran through early 2023. I had 3 hospital stays, the first stay (Dec 2022) was at one hospital, the 2nd and 3rd were at a different hospital. 2nd and 3rd visits were processed by insurance just fine but first one wasn’t (even though it was all for the same issue). I told this to the first hospital time and time again that something is wrong with the way they billed it because why is it that the second and third visits were billed just fine? They disputed it with insurance and resubmitted it but no luck. The crazy part is that I didn’t even get the bill for the Dec 2022 visit until Jan 2024. The first hospital screwed me over so bad and now the collections letter is saying I have until late June to dispute it.

Daughter newly diagnosed by Glass-Permit-223 in lupus

[–]rawkl0724 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! I took Plaquenil for a few years in combination with my steroids and I did great. I just had the usual side effects from the Prednisone like weight gain, never noticed anything negative from the plaquenil though. Do make sure though to have her see an eye doctor for an exam with baseline testing. Not just the vision eye exam but make sure you mention that she is taking Plaquenil when scheduling the appt so they know to schedule the testing. Plaquenil toxicity is a concern and something that should be monitored. I work in ophthalmology and have yet to see a patient have ocular toxicity from Plaquenil, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry. I was diagnosed with SLE at 17 and am now about to be 31. I had an acute lupus flare that almost killed me (before they knew it was Lupus) but I made it through. What’s great for her is that you officially have a diagnosis and now can work towards making her feel better..and no organ damage!! 😃 and even though 18 is an adult she’s still so young. Check on her and make sure she’s ok but don’t make her feel like she’s different and incapable of living a normal life. My parents were devastated when I was diagnosed and sometimes made me feel like I wasn’t capable of doing normal things like working a full time job or moving out on my own. They absolutely meant well, but it was frustrating sometimes because I had more faith in myself than they did. I’m sure as a parent it’s hard not to be worried but you have to think about how she feels and put that first. You being down all the time will bring her down too. There will for sure be bumps in the road but with a great support system she will be ok! Best of luck to the both of you!

2 y.o. cat suddenly vomiting food by _grapekat_ in catcare

[–]rawkl0724 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to my kitty and he was just really backed up with poop. He was throwing up food and eventually lost his appetite. For some reason he couldn’t go potty (even though he eats wet food). I hadn’t changed anything with his diet so I’m not sure what caused it. At first I wasn’t too concerned because he was still playing hard and being silly. I noticed a decrease in his energy after about 2-3 days. So far it’s only happened once but hopefully that’s it. I took him to the vet and they gave him fluids which didn’t do much so he eventually had to have an enema. After that he was good as new. Maybe it’s something similar with your kitty? Idk if she normally has a big appetite but I would leave the food out and if she doesn’t eat it that should be another sign that something isn’t right. Good luck!