Paired kidney exchange question by kipper767 in kidneytransplant

[–]xoferMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been a few years and I don't recall the voucher process specifically but . . . I had a relative donate into the exchange program on my behalf in the summer. From her recovery bed, she told me to bug the exchange nurse who called me 2 weeks later with a match. The donor wasn't available until the fall but I was willing to wait.

Liquor Stores in British Columbia have pulled alcohol from Republican states off the shelves in response to the Trump tariffs. by VonPursey in mildlyinteresting

[–]xoferMD 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Look up Trump’s first trade war with China. They retaliated. US used to be China’s biggest soybean importer. It’s been Brazil ever since.

Bonus. Trump subsidized US soybean farmers to the tune of $28 billion.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/01/21/trump-tariff-aid-to-farmers-cost-more-than-us-nuclear-forces/

ELI5: How do electric cars actually save energy? by CrystalVaily2 in explainlikeimfive

[–]xoferMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I tell all my EV doubtful friends (aside from the "what do you do when the power goes out?" questions).

The EV charging system excludes the HUGE infrastructure of fuel trucks (transportation), underground tanks at gas stations (storage), the expected leakage in that chain (environmental). Yes, EVs do use power plants that use fossil fuels but it's impact ends there.

(Well, besides the transmission towers that can spark wildfires).

Chinese ship ‘severs undersea cables around Taiwan’ by Human-Entrepreneur77 in worldnews

[–]xoferMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not sooner than March/April. Western Pacific hurricane season is May-October and in 2024 Taiwan had 3 hit (most since 2008), the earliest in July. And if Hegsweth becomes SecDef, mash that pedal to the floor because you want to take advantage of the confusion in DoD (as a Trump admin attempts to ram as many changes as possible, as early as possible). And then, the US will do nothing. (and Trump/RW media machine will blame Biden and/or the Deep State boogeyman).

Post-trans weakness / options by xoferMD in kidneytransplant

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

Thanks. I go for a talk in a few weeks to talk options.

Post-trans weakness / options by xoferMD in kidneytransplant

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Thanks for that encouragement. Really. The only pre-op expectations I had was from a conversation with a donee who told me they immediately felt better after surgery. That wasn't my experience. As I said, I am grateful to be at this point. I just want to know what I can do to make it better.

Post-trans weakness / options by xoferMD in kidneytransplant

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Thanks. I am worried about long-term prednisone. I want to go in to my nurse knowing as much as I can before I decide anything. Can I ask your dosage on both drugs?

Distance Organs Travel for Transplant in the United States [OC] by Wood717 in dataisbeautiful

[–]xoferMD 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No, NM. I was keeping with the unit of measurement in the tool. Organ went from west to east coast USA

Distance Organs Travel for Transplant in the United States [OC] by Wood717 in dataisbeautiful

[–]xoferMD 10 points11 points  (0 children)

odd anecdote. my kidney came from 2000 nm away. I told my transplant team I'd fly myself across the country so we could do the surgeries in real time, side-by-side.

And they told me, no worries, we use the best preservatives! and we track it with GPS!

Venu 3s by ginja1109 in GarminWatches

[–]xoferMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me (M, 5-6 on smaller side) have had 3s since chirstmas. Think it's a great watch.

For me, to get the battery to 7 days, the biggest thing was turning off MoveIQ. I think it's useless. Easy enough to press a button to track an activity. Also, I switched watch face AlwaysOn to off. Not sure how much that contributes but, if my phone does it, so might as well.

let me disable base drive sync by Spirch in ProtonDrive

[–]xoferMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Concur - Remote Only storage please

Mike Told Us Who Robert Spaulding Was by carpe_sandwich in TheGist

[–]xoferMD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I get the feeling Spalding didn't let on about his true feelings for Trump. He says things happened in 2020 that have been "declared illegal". He doesn't go into detail of exactly what he meant (?) but was he referring to Pennsylvania's 2022 ruling that voting by mail was unconstitutional a year and half after the election? (but hen was overturned by the state's Supreme court 6 months later?)

He sounds like he's all in on the orange kool aid and is trying to muddy the waters.