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Post by urbino on Oct 10, 2023 17:35:47 GMT -5
My gastroenterologist's office called to tell me my abdominal CT scan last week showed nothing out of the ordinary. No concerning findings. This is a mixed blessing. So, what if causing all this stomach pain and light nausea? So, on to an endoscopy and colonoscopy the third week of January. Appears I will make it to that date, weather and the Cosmos willing. Meanwhile, I continue to avoid anything which might irritate my stomach. Spicy, greasy, acidic. Just plain cooking and not much of it. Well, at least it’s a little more information. Hope you get to January without too much misery and stress.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 11, 2023 9:32:46 GMT -5
My gastroenterologist's office called to tell me my abdominal CT scan last week showed nothing out of the ordinary. No concerning findings. This is a mixed blessing. So, what if causing all this stomach pain and light nausea? So, on to an endoscopy and colonoscopy the third week of January. Appears I will make it to that date, weather and the Cosmos willing. Meanwhile, I continue to avoid anything which might irritate my stomach. Spicy, greasy, acidic. Just plain cooking and not much of it. Well, at least it’s a little more information. Hope you get to January without too much misery and stress. Thanks for the kind thought, Urb. Reading about CT scans, they are no indicator of stomach ulcers. It seems that sometimes a crater can be spotted where the ulcer has eaten through the stomach lining. For a recent irritation, only a Barium enhanced radiograph or Endoscopic exam are useful. So, this CT eliminated presence of large tumors, foreign objects or or other significant irregularities.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 11, 2023 9:48:01 GMT -5
Well, at least it’s a little more information. Hope you get to January without too much misery and stress. Thanks for the kind thought, Urb. Reading about CT scans, they are no indicator of stomach ulcers. It seems that sometimes a crater can be spotted where the ulcer has eaten through the stomach lining. For a recent irritation, only a Barium enhanced radiograph or Endoscopic exam are useful. So, this CT eliminated presence of large tumors, foreign objects or or other significant irregularities. I certainly hope that your medical problem can be diagnosed so that you can recover, John. Wishing you all the best.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 11, 2023 12:46:10 GMT -5
Well, at least it’s a little more information. Hope you get to January without too much misery and stress. Thanks for the kind thought, Urb. Reading about CT scans, they are no indicator of stomach ulcers. It seems that sometimes a crater can be spotted where the ulcer has eaten through the stomach lining. For a recent irritation, only a Barium enhanced radiograph or Endoscopic exam are useful. So, this CT eliminated presence of large tumors, foreign objects or or other significant irregularities. I had a CT scan when I had pneumonia last year. My ego took a hit when I read the scan report and found that my genitals were “unremarkable”. 😳
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 11, 2023 13:21:39 GMT -5
Yes. “Incredible!” Would have been more encouraging.
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Post by Silver on Oct 11, 2023 15:00:57 GMT -5
Consider yourself fortunate. The report could have stated "bizarre".
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Post by urbino on Oct 11, 2023 16:54:40 GMT -5
Beats “disappointing”.
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Post by taiguy66 on Oct 11, 2023 16:55:14 GMT -5
Departing for the airport in a couple of hours. Will be in Taipei tomorrow morning. Itinerary: golf Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Last of my sightseeing Monday then catch outbound flight to Pattaya via Bangkok Tuesday morning.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 11, 2023 17:44:29 GMT -5
Departing for the airport in a couple of hours. Will be in Taipei tomorrow morning. Itinerary: golf Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Last of my sightseeing Monday then catch outbound flight to Pattaya via Bangkok Tuesday morning. That sounds promising. Have a great time.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 11, 2023 17:47:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind thought, Urb. Reading about CT scans, they are no indicator of stomach ulcers. It seems that sometimes a crater can be spotted where the ulcer has eaten through the stomach lining. For a recent irritation, only a Barium enhanced radiograph or Endoscopic exam are useful. So, this CT eliminated presence of large tumors, foreign objects or or other significant irregularities. I certainly hope that your medical problem can be diagnosed so that you can recover, John. Wishing you all the best. Thanks, Russ. I wish we could speed up the appointment. January 23 is a long was off.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 11, 2023 19:15:21 GMT -5
My monthly supply run done today. Laid in enough for 40 days ‘til the next… I HOPE. Traffic was very light and Walmart was the same. Small blessings, but appreciated.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 12, 2023 3:06:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind thought, Urb. Reading about CT scans, they are no indicator of stomach ulcers. It seems that sometimes a crater can be spotted where the ulcer has eaten through the stomach lining. For a recent irritation, only a Barium enhanced radiograph or Endoscopic exam are useful. So, this CT eliminated presence of large tumors, foreign objects or or other significant irregularities. I had a CT scan when I had pneumonia last year. My ego took a hit when I read the scan report and found that my genitals were “unremarkable”. 😳 I had a CT scan after 2 of my siblings discovered that they had AVM’s in their brain. Mine came back and said that there was nothing found. I was hoping that at least two bats were flying around.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 12, 2023 3:15:04 GMT -5
Rolled back into town today, my wife was babysitting at my daughter/ son in laws home about a mile from my home terminal.
Seems my son in law had some serious health issues come up that had him hospitalized. Since I always pack for an extra day, I am staying with the two granddaughters for the night. The oldest one (8 years) told me that I am the coolest grandfather she could ever dream of, and the other one at 1.5 years is my Klingon regardless of whoever else is in the room.
Pretty cool hanging with them for the night.
Pipe cleaning tomorrow as I prepare for heading to the pipe show.
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Post by urbino on Oct 12, 2023 3:28:54 GMT -5
Rolled back into town today, my wife was babysitting at my daughter/ son in laws home about a mile from my home terminal. Seems my son in law had some serious health issues come up that had him hospitalized. Since I always pack for an extra day, I am staying with the two granddaughters for the night. The oldest one (8 years) told me that I am the coolest grandfather she could ever dream of, and the other one at 1.5 years is my Klingon regardless of whoever else is in the room. Pretty cool hanging with them for the night. Pipe cleaning tomorrow as I prepare for heading to the pipe show. Any grandfather up this late is cool.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 12, 2023 12:38:47 GMT -5
I need to teach them the art of cleaning my pipes, and guns. Pipe and gun squires.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 12, 2023 13:17:29 GMT -5
Let us hope you never find your pipes in a sink full of soapy water.
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Post by urbino on Oct 12, 2023 16:47:00 GMT -5
Let us hope you never find your pipes in a sink full of soapy water. Or swabbed with Hoppe's.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 12, 2023 18:37:14 GMT -5
Let us hope you never find your pipes in a sink full of soapy water. Or swabbed with Hoppe's. Hey...my grandcritters are smarter than that!
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Post by Scott W on Oct 13, 2023 10:17:53 GMT -5
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 14, 2023 15:31:21 GMT -5
The supermarket was the usual chaos with people gossiping and taking up the middle of the aisle, making research projects out of reading labels blocking what I wanted to get, etc. I feel better, though, because two tins of tobacco came in the mail today.
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Post by urbino on Oct 14, 2023 15:33:31 GMT -5
The supermarket was the usual chaos with people gossiping and taking up the middle of the aisle, making research projects out of reading labels blocking what I wanted to get, etc. I feel better, though, because two tins of tobacco came in the mail today. I make it a rule to never buy groceries on a Sat or Sun afternoon.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 14, 2023 15:52:20 GMT -5
The supermarket was the usual chaos with people gossiping and taking up the middle of the aisle, making research projects out of reading labels blocking what I wanted to get, etc. I feel better, though, because two tins of tobacco came in the mail today. I make it a rule to never buy groceries on a Sat or Sun afternoon. So do I but we needed stuff like ice cream for tonight.
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Post by urbino on Oct 14, 2023 16:06:41 GMT -5
I make it a rule to never buy groceries on a Sat or Sun afternoon. So do I but we needed stuff like ice cream for tonight. I might make an exception for ice cream. Maybe.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 14, 2023 16:49:12 GMT -5
So do I but we needed stuff like ice cream for tonight. I might make an exception for ice cream. Maybe. Ice cream doesn’t get bought at the grocery store here. Instead we drive a little over 10 minutes to the family owned and operated combination dairy farm and dairy to get the world's best ice cream. I whole heartedly agree that grocery shopping should never be done on Sat or Sun. For us, it’s Monday. We have lunch at the mom and pop diner in the village and then we go to the small grocery store in the village for our core shopping. Then, occasionally, we got to the large grocery store (Meijer’s) about 14 miles away.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 14, 2023 17:39:01 GMT -5
I love mom & pop places, John. Wish we had more around our town instead of the chain retail businesses.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 15, 2023 6:16:59 GMT -5
I was raised in a small suburban town in Northern NJ. In the '50s and '60s, the town center was a small collection of mom & pop businesses including a shoe repair shop, bakery, pharmacy, a bar, a great pizza restaurant, a diner, etc. The only chain stores were a small Acme supermarket with a wooden floor, a Woolworth's, and a larger chain supermarket. I remember frequently walking to a nearby "luncheonette" that served a good local brand of ice cream. Great small town memories.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 15, 2023 10:27:25 GMT -5
I was raised in a small suburban town in Northern NJ. In the '50s and '60s, the town center was a small collection of mom & pop businesses including a shoe repair shop, bakery, pharmacy, a bar, a great pizza restaurant, a diner, etc. The only chain stores were a small Acme supermarket with a wooden floor, a Woolworth's, and a larger chain supermarket. I remember frequently walking to a nearby "luncheonette" that served a good local brand of ice cream. Great small town memories. Same here. As a boy, we lived outside a small rural town. All the businesses were owned by locals. No out of town chain stores. Not even a Woolworth.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 15, 2023 13:39:25 GMT -5
Waaaaaay back then, chain variety stores like Woolworth and Ben Franklin were known as "five and ten cent" stores. That description went back to the early days of these businesses. They were also called "five-and-tens" and "five-and-dimes".
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 15, 2023 14:04:28 GMT -5
Also “dime stores” as I remember.
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Post by urbino on Oct 15, 2023 14:14:25 GMT -5
Ours was a TG&Y.
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