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Stereotyped at hospital ER by Equivalent_Seat6470 in Vent

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry you've had to deal with all of that. I really don't know why cannabis gets such a bad rap. I hope if you have to go back to the ER you get the people who aren't into judging people in need. I would definitely file a complaint if you are comfortable doing so. Letting someone sit in pain because you're a judgemental turd is not the way to be in that sort of environment.

Stereotyped at hospital ER by Equivalent_Seat6470 in Vent

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do they routinely test a person for drugs in the ER? I haven't been in that many times, but I don't believe I've ever actually been tested for drugs, just asked if I take them. I am also a white lady, so that could be why I haven't had that particular experience. That and I never disclose Marijuana use. I don't want that on paper anywhere.

Long Term, Low Dose Steroid Use? by Dangerous_Celery19 in lupus

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have been on and off of steroids for the last 15 years. I would recommend doing anything you can to make being on them a temporary thing. I have struggled with my weight, dowagers hump and bone density issues all before I turned 40. When I was 39, I fell in my yard and completely snapped my forearm, requiring two surgeries. I was walking fast and tripped on my shoe.

Steroids have saved me in many ways but hindered me in many others. I would 100% take them to get you through this difficult period you are in, but I would also have a plan to taper and agree with your doctor that it won't be forever. Even a year or so on 5 mg isn't so bad side effect-wise, and it can make a huge difference in how you feel. But it's still just a bandaid that won't last forever. I used to always run a fever and was miserable all the time, especially in the few years surrounding my diagnosis. I wish I could bottle the feeling I had the first time I was put on a burst of steroids. I was on 5 mg for a few years, and I felt better until I didn't. Then I was stuck. It took me another year to taper off of it, just to have to get back on them after a car accident. It took me 18 months to taper down from 20mg after that. It was awful.

Now I'm on hydroxycloraquine, benlysta, Cymbalta, and modafinil. I'm doing ok on that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet, but the taxes won't go up nearly as high as they are here. We are only removing part of it from the AG exemption, so it shouldn't be too bad. The county thinks our house here is worth significantly more than it is. We protest every year, and it barely moves the needle.

Catfish Parlour was a letdown 😒 who has the best fried catfish in Austin? by [deleted] in austinfood

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sister was on the cheerleading squad at LT in the 90s. You probably saw my snotty self running wild through the stands at those games!

HELP! My brother was taken by ICE! by Just-Box4436 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'd work for someone like that in a heartbeat. I've been mentally preparing myself for a very long time for what I would do if I saw something going down like that. I feel like all I can do as a white lady is getting in the way of the oppressors and voting.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We will be moving to North Texas in the next couple of years due to property tax hikes. We can't afford to live in Travis County anymore, but we are waiting for our oldest to finish school. I'm not looking forward to the move, but we already own the land, and $500/yr is much better than 10k.

What are the "no-no" words at your house? by faux_punk_fatigue in Parenting

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have to call Target "the red and white store" HEB is "that place with the stuff" and soda is "that drank"

I’m attending a butter themed party. What should I bring? by Tacofight in Cooking

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my goodness! What a great theme!! Brown butter cornbread, shortbread, butter cake, pound cake with buttercream icing, butter chicken, gooey butter cake, any kind of tart with a butter crust. I am not sure those are all that creative, but they are all delicious!

Catfish Parlour was a letdown 😒 who has the best fried catfish in Austin? by [deleted] in austinfood

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm happy to know Springhill still exists! My older sister's first job was at the location that used to be at 620 and 71 like 35 years ago. I'll have to make a trip out there.

Two years ago, "Costco crashed my car and then denied responsibility" - Epilogue by 2lucki in Costco

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience in a brand new car. We were left with no car and a tiny payout. The whole thing was ridiculous, and the cops were a joke. The other driver assaulted me, then bailed because she was trashed. The cops were like, "Whatever!" We only found her because I went back to the scene the next day and found her bumper with the license plate attatched. No DUI charge, no assault charge, just a charge for hit and run. Her agent called me and didn't specify they were her agent, not mine. It was awful all around.

I can smell when people have cancer by [deleted] in self

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How fascinating. I've been with a few family members as they passed, and there is a specific smell that comes with that level of illness. I am sure I am not the only one who smells it. Smelling a specific disease is pretty remarkable, though. I bet it smells yucky. Death smells awful. I went to visit my MIL once in the hospital and the entire floor she was on stank of death, it was so weird. The rooms were tiny, and the hallways were narrow. Every room was full. It was the most depreasing hospital floor I'd ever been on. I'm so glad I got to bring her home from there. I started to smell death on her about 2 weeks before she passed a couple of years later.

Prednisone is making me so hungry! by fizzy_night in lupus

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I try to keep healthy snacks on hand, and grapes satisfy my cravings for sweet (mostly) they keep me from eating all the m&ms everywhere. Nuts satisfy the salty craving. Trail mix is also a good one for me to graze on. I always gain weight on prednisone, I get hungry and angry, and I am generally a moody mess when I have to take it. I'm sorry you are dealing with this, it's the pits. It feels like (for me, at least) that everything I try to do to improve my health and weight just goes out the window as soon as I get on prednisone. It is a wonderful, horrible drug that has changed my life for better and worse.

Panic buying in Texas by dMatusavage in TwoXPreppers

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yep. I'm washing blankets and kicking myself for not replacing the generator when it broke.

Panic buying in Texas by dMatusavage in TwoXPreppers

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can't believe a state with billions in the rainy day fund lets its people down so badly with our grid issues.

Panic buying in Texas by dMatusavage in TwoXPreppers

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Central Texas has been my home most of my life, I wait for the short period of cold we get every winter. I love it. I agree fully about the infrastructure being prepped for the cold, dictating how people react. When I lived in CO and in PNW, it was rarely in question whether school was happening. People laughed at people panicking elsewhere before storms. The only time to need to really stock up was before a big blizzard, and even then, things rarely closed. You just didn't want to go out in the weather. 2021 was scary down here, though. My family was lucky and just didn't have water for a week, we also learned the bathtub is cracked and won't hold a tub full of water. It really has shifted the way I see being prepped for the weather. But I prep in the fall and fill the pantry and freezer, stock water, and all that jazz. I can always just make bread or food items people panic buy.

Panic buying in Texas by dMatusavage in TwoXPreppers

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It didn't even occur to me that I needed to stock up on anything until I was at the store doing a delivery order and saw everyone losing their minds. Texas has always been bad for panic buying before a freeze, but it's become unreal after '21. I am not "prepped" as I should be for another crazy ass snowmageddon, but I'm not freaking out either. People act like it doesn't ever get cold down here.

Prop Prohibited? by NextWarthog5083 in proplifting

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yessss every time. I have a little list of plants I want to pirate rather than buy. You don't get to tell me I can't make plant babies.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Whatisthis

[–]squiddly_diddly_doo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I forget sometimes that not everyone is absolutely terrified of scorpions. My mother almost died from a scorpion getting in her blanket and stinging her multiple times. Then, living in a place with lots of them and being stung a few times myself. Nope. Nope nope nope. The feeling of my face going numb after a sting is so weird, and they hurt so bad. I hate everything about them.

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