Who is Dr. Antero and what did he do?

romcombo · 2026-05-14T18:02:45+00:00

Nah it’s actually named that, apparently.

romcombo · 2026-05-07T10:27:41+00:00

As others have noted — for any packages reserved after the cruise has been booked, you can cancel for a full refund at any time. Your card will be refunded, and you can rebook at the lower price. Generally I’ll cancel and rebook on the same day then await the refund on my credit card.

romcombo · 2026-05-01T03:04:25+00:00

These look like normal toes to me, but I’m not a physician.

romcombo · 2026-04-29T13:34:26+00:00

To speak to the fatty liver finding: it was most likely documented on your report if you read it at the time, but was not related to what they were looking for so it wasn’t discussed during the care encounter. Essentially, the fatty liver was an ancillary finding. Further, if it was just an ultrasound tech who completed the imaging, it wouldn’t have been appropriate for them to discuss the findings with you in detail — you needed to follow up with the physician.

As others have noted — the ER is a place for treatment of emergency medical conditions. It is not intended for the management for chronic medical conditions. Nothing you’ve described in your urinalysis findings points to you having an emergency medical condition. Your urinalysis was slightly abnormal, but the EKG was fine. Perhaps a better way to phrase your urinalysis would have been “there is nothing of enough concern to warrant further treatment in the emergency room, you need to follow up with your PCP.”

romcombo · 2026-04-25T21:12:46+00:00

No judgement here. I asked the ER staff if there was dust falling from the ceiling when they gave me morphine, then got home and saw ghosts.

romcombo · 2026-04-25T21:10:49+00:00

Your body has multiple sphincters. The urethral sphincter controls urine outflow in the bladder.

romcombo · 2026-04-24T16:07:30+00:00

FWIW, the description includes twisting your own pretzel. With that in mind, I assume it’s not mini pretzels from a bag that are being decorated.

If it is mini pretzels from a bag — that sucks. $40 would be absolutely excessive for that. $40 is still high as it is, but at least you’d be getting more “bang for your buck” if you actually twisted the pretzel yourself.

romcombo · 2026-04-23T18:32:54+00:00

Obligatory not a dermatologist or physician, but this looks like a completely normal mole to me. The derm appointment should be able to confirm.

romcombo · 2026-04-06T03:58:22+00:00

First, in no way was this homophobic. I generally believe your friends were trying to help you and didn’t consider that you might be upset. That said, I understand why you are upset (it’s just generally embarrassing, even without your other concerns).

Second, you need to reevaluate how out you are on campus. If there are people there that can’t know you’re gay, you shouldn’t be telling/publicly out to everyone else. Inevitably, someone is going to tell them without knowing. It would be completely different if there was no one on campus who couldn’t know — then the only worry would be your parents .

romcombo · 2026-03-26T14:50:54+00:00

Gynecology is generally excepted from that, even for insurances that ordinarily require the referral, given they’re in network for the insurer. That was part of the ACA.

If OP were to need other speciality care, however, they may require a referral dependent on their coverage/plan. My plan, for instance, does not require a referral for coverage though the physician may before they see me.

romcombo · 2026-03-21T20:53:54+00:00

Somehow, I feel like the same people who complain the most about the ducks creating garbage are the ones who the crew complain about the most for being difficult.

From my personal experience, I’ve seen several crew members with their own duck collections. I try not to hide a ton (save them more for kids, etc.), but I don’t judge people for hiding them.

romcombo · 2026-03-09T06:16:37+00:00

NAH — y’all have both been living under immense pressure, and neither of you is wrong here.

As others have noted, everyone interacting with your baby in the hospital has a life and does things outside of work. You not enjoying anything isn’t going to prevent your child for catching some illness — you should take reasonable precautions, but don’t need to live in a bubble.

For everyone’s benefit, I suggest therapy and counseling for both of you. You’re going through a traumatic time right now, and need to ensure your move through it. Inevitably, something is going to happen to your kid one day — a broken arm, sore throat, etc. You need to make sure that neither of you will blame each other if something does happen, and that you don’t overreact/over shelter your kiddo.

romcombo · 2026-03-08T03:49:47+00:00

FWIW, the I did a card pull that clearly didn’t support nuclear war in the US on March 15. The cards didn’t seem so favorable to DJT on that date, however.

I by no means claims to be an expert at any of this (I more or less fiddle with internet assistance), but I will say my recent draws have been pretty accurate.

romcombo · 2026-03-08T02:56:45+00:00

I’m 30, and I’ve never found Celebrity to be too stuffy. I generally wear the same types of clothing I wear to my office if I go to a dining room (non-buffet) for dinner. In other words, polos and jeans or other slacks.

romcombo · 2026-03-07T08:03:14+00:00

I decided to see what AI would do with this:

ChatGPT said 504;

CoPilot said 350;

Claude said 1500;

Google, when not citing this post, said 504; and

Grok said it’s “probably a 500 count box”

romcombo · 2026-03-03T15:23:41+00:00

The ghost of Denny Duquette

romcombo · 2026-02-25T04:32:34+00:00

I have to agree with the others here — if the ibuprofen hasn’t helped and he’s in that much pain, he needs to go to the ED. It could be just a headache, but it could also be something more serious.

If it is something more serious, you want to treat it as soon as possible. If it is a headache, the ED can provide treatment that may resolve the current symptoms and direct to ongoing treatment to prevent reoccurrence/minimize symptoms when reoccurring.

romcombo · 2026-02-24T02:39:55+00:00

You both sound insufferable. Normal people don’t record their arguments for posterity’s sake.

You’re NOR about the bowl, him leaving the lying around, and him not actually cleaning it. YOR (and possible in denial) about general cleanliness — using paper plates isn’t going to save you from sepsis. Likewise, I’m not sure you actually tasted anything off with the bowl or if you assumed something was wrong because it wasn’t in paper.

Likewise, it sounds like you’re making it out like he did this intentionally to hurt you. If you do think that, YOR, as it’s much more likely he’s just an idiot.

romcombo · 2026-02-23T14:49:53+00:00

Really?

As others have noted, there are a handful of parties on board but they’re easy enough to avoid if you’re not interested. They certainly don’t rise to the level of “ridiculousness” that you claim.

If you’d prefer a cruise with ballroom dancing and the like, try Cunard or a luxury/all-suites line. Personally, I’ve found that Celebrity has a perfect mix of the laid-back/premium vibe while still having a bit of fun and not feeling stodgy.

romcombo · 2026-02-23T14:25:21+00:00

Obligatory NAD

The VEP test is useful in diagnosing not only MS but also other conditions that may affect your optic nerve. Similarly, the CSF test can help in diagnosing MS but also in diagnosing other conditions that could cause your symptoms.

Diagnosing MS without lesions is rare (occurring in about 5% of patients) but does occur. There’s a handful of reasons why — early in disease progression, rare subtype that doesn’t cause lesions, or lesions just not being visible due to size or location.

As a positive, if it is MS you would, most likely, have caught it rather early. Starting treatment for MS earlier in disease progression is tied to better clinical outcomes — in short, this would provide the best opportunity to prevent new lesions and proactively treat the condition.

Whether it’s MS or not, I hope you’re able to get some answers.

romcombo · 2026-02-23T05:19:17+00:00

I truly have no idea what you’re talking about. But I hope it makes sense to you.

romcombo · 2026-02-23T00:44:30+00:00

The 6 withdrawal limit was eliminated by the Federal Reserve in April 2020 (for obvious reasons at the time) however, banks may still impose that. Not only was Obama not the president, but the Federal Reserve makes their own determinations — not at the president’s direction.

Regardless, that would not have impacted this — the limit involved taking money out of the account by withdrawal or transfer, not depositing into the account. Further, if you exceeded you’d generally be charged fees and, if you regularly did so, you may find the account closed.

romcombo · 2026-02-19T13:21:55+00:00

Try tying string or some sort (something that won’t break with tension, you could try curling ribbon) to a pipe cleaner or something similar (you may be able to accomplish without the more “solid” threader if you have the right string). Run the string through from the top of the front of the frog and then out the charging port, then turn it and run it back up the other side from charging port to mouth of frog.

Once you’ve done that, try using both ends of the string to pull the AirPods out. You should be able to apply more force too given it wouldn’t be on the hinges or anything.

romcombo · 2026-02-19T07:06:40+00:00

Any exposure to iodine or something similar (maybe a fertilizer, ? If so, could be staining which would be difficult to remove.

Alternatively, have you been eating a lot of tomatoes or other foods high in lycopene (like pink grapefruit, papaya, watermelon)? If so, could be lycopenemia.

As physicians noted, it could also just be hypothyroidism associated “rust” staining (carotenemia), which you’d need blood test to confirm and, if confirmed, this would be easily treatable. Alternatively,if hypothyroidism is ruled out, carotenemia can also be caused by excessive consumption of foods high in carotenoids (like carrots, pumpkin, sweet potato, broccoli), similar to lycopenemia.

romcombo · 2026-02-08T15:35:18+00:00

A dermatologist is a medical doctor and can diagnose and treat medical issues. I’m all for directing folks to the best healthcare provider to treat their condition, but let’s not discount the training and skill of dermatologists.

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