Telly Talk Memorial : What's wrong with you today?

[Snarky Oracle!]

Now, after having been on intermittent fasting and almost no carbs -- and metformin with mercifully no side effects.

 

[Richard Channing]

the hair is growing back on my legs.

And how about on your head? Or are you not missing any hair there yet?

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

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I have a full head of completely dark hair with almost no grey at all. My beard has some grey in it, but I prefer to keep clean-shaven -- beards just make you look older anyway, although these days mine is covered in a mask, so who cares...?

 

[Grant Jennings]

How about that's not wrong anymore? I'm about to show some dirty laundry :

Four years ago I was diagnosed with advance periodontal disease. I was given a nasty tasting solution to gargle with and advised to see a periodontist for a course of treatment. A very expensive and time consuming course of treatment. Something else the dentist advised was to get a Waterpik. I didn't follow up with the periodontist. I was swamped at work and decided I would "think about it tomorrow". I did order a Waterpik from Amazon and I used it - faithfully.

I broke a tooth. I broke one four years ago which is when I was diagnosed with advanced periodontal disease. The dentist told me the first broken tooth had weakened due to a silver filling expanding over time which caused the tooth to fracture; there was a chance it could happen again to one of my other teeth that had silver fillings. It did. After getting another crown I was told the hygienist was available if I wanted to have my teeth cleaned. This was the same hygienist from four years ago. She mentioned the previous diagnosis and I sheepishly admitted that I didn't follow up with a periodontist. She then measured the pockets between my gums and my teeth, then she asked me if I was certain I hadn't seen a periodontist, I told her I hadn't. She told me she was surprised because my gums are totally healthy; she said she hadn't seen anything like this in 30 years of work. I told her the only thing I had done differently was using the Waterpik. She told me to keep it up because it obviously worked.

My unsolicited advice is to floss regularly or get a Waterpik (I prefer it to string floss which is why I do it much more often). I also suggest seeing your dentist more often than I do.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

I also found that as long as I kept my metformin dose no higher than 2,000 mg (in two divided doses) I never experienced "that side-effect"

 

[Willie Oleson]

Something else the dentist advised was to get a Waterpik

I was told to get one too, but they didn't say I had to use it in my mouth.

 

[Daniel Avery]

Well I certainly would not use it there now.....

I had a check-up and my doctor actually prescribed Vitamin D for me to take--some kind of revved-up version I only have to take once a week. I'm stunned; I mean, I live in Florida, the Sunshine State, and she's pushing me to take Vitamin D? Like coals to Newcastle....

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Well I certainly would not use it there now.....

I had a check-up and my doctor actually prescribed Vitamin D for me to take--some kind of revved-up version I only have to take once a week. I'm stunned; I mean, I live in Florida, the Sunshine State, and she's pushing me to take Vitamin D? Like coals to Newcastle....

Take it with magnesium and vitamin C.... You can actually take as much as 40,000 IUs daily without problems (I know that sounds like a lot because international units are so miniscule, but that only equates to 1 milligram!)

 

[Jimmy Todd]

I need a hug. That's what's wrong with me.

 

[Daniel Avery]

 

[Jimmy Todd]

Thank you @Snarky Oracle and @Daniel Avery
The cyber hugs you sent mean more than you may ever know

 

[Richard Channing]

Shingles. A very angry rash from my navel right around to my spine. Didn't really hurt much the first couple of days, just a lot of heat there. But now I'm getting shooting pains in the area below my armpit. Ahhh the joys of aging.....

 

[DallasFanForever]

I love this thread because it’s really so open and honest. @Richard Channing you will be in my thoughts and prayers tonight. I’ve known quite a few people that have had shingles and I can understand the pain you must be in.

And if it’s not asking too much. perhaps keep myself in your thoughts as well. DFF is dealing with his own personal medical situation right now. I’m really not ready to talk about it yet, as I need a little time perhaps. I just realized that what I just said kind of goes against the whole point of the thread, doesn’t it? Anyway, I’ve been informed by a wonderful doctor it could all be nothing, or it could be something more. But together we’re gonna find out cause we both agree there’s something going on that doesn’t make sense. Honestly, I’m a little scared. Okay, maybe I’m a lot scared.

I said to myself I wasn’t going to make this a long post but obviously that’s gone out the window. I was gonna wrap this up by saying hug the ones closest to you and be thankful for what you have but I learned a valuable lesson lately. Hug everyone. Hug the people you love and hug the ones you can’t stand also, cause that’s what I did today at work. I hugged someone I’m really not too fond of and I told her why I was doing it. And I didn’t get what I expected. I expected a weird look, or perhaps a shove away, but it was quite the opposite. The petty stuff we argue over, things we say we can’t stand about each other, none of that mattered when I told her the truth about what I’m going through. It’s amazing what facing reality can do to our thoughts, our feelings, and our opinions, isn’t it?

 

[Richard Channing]

Anyway, I’ve been informed by a wonderful doctor it could all be nothing, or it could be something more.

I'm sorry to hear this DFF. Most of the time these things do end up being nothing so I really hope that's the case for you this time. But the wait is nerve-racking, I've been there. Sending you good vibes and keeping everything crossed for you.

 

[Willie Oleson]

Today I found out, thanks to the internet of course, that I might be suffering from the real SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Winter depression is the most common version but summer depression is also considered a serious condition (including hot weather in spring, which is actually even worse).
I feel it has developed over the years - or decades even - and all I want to do is go to sleep and wake up in October.
And the more other people love it, the more I hate it. I have to repress my anger and bitterness every time someone says "lovely weather today, isn't it?"
I just agree with them, seethingly (maybe the sun is going to blind you for a moment and you're going to have a car accident...no no wait I'm sorry I didn't think that, please unthink that thought!)

Of course I don't mind nice weather but the relentless sunshine makes it so over-the-top and it kinda erases any sort of opinion or interpretation.
I prefer to find nice weather in less obvious circumstances, when it looks and feels unexpectedly generous.
But I'll do my best to cheer myself up, and if that doesn't work I'm going to ask for pills. They don't make them just to put them on the shelves.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Today I found out, thanks to the internet of course, that I might be suffering from the real SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Winter depression is the most common version but summer depression is also considered a serious condition (including hot weather in spring, which is actually even worse).
I feel it has developed over the years - or decades even - and all I want to do is go to sleep and wake up in October.
And the more other people love it, the more I hate it. I have to repress my anger and bitterness every time someone says "lovely weather today, isn't it?"
I just agree with them, seethingly (maybe the sun is going to blind you for a moment and you're going to have a car accident...no no wait I'm sorry I didn't think that, please unthink that thought!)

Of course I don't mind nice weather but the relentless sunshine makes it so over-the-top and it kinda erases any sort of opinion or interpretation.
I prefer to find nice weather in less obvious circumstances, when it looks and feels unexpectedly generous.
But I'll do my best to cheer myself up, and if that doesn't work I'm going to ask for pills. They don't make them just to put them on the shelves.

If we get 10 minutes of sunlight to the face two or three times a week, it helps with depression -- and a boatload of other health issues.

Then there's a Vitamin D-3 supplement, at large doses. 20,000 IUs daily is handled well by the system. (Although I've heard some places in Europe can't sell it OTC).

Exercise helps measurably, but I've slacked-off lately myself.

 

[Willie Oleson]

If we get 10 minutes of sunlight to the face two or three times a week, it helps with depression -- and a boatload of other health issues.

I can handle that, it's not that I can't stand daylight. Does it need to be "unfiltered" sunlight i.e. without any clouds between me and the sun?

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

I can handle that, it's not that I can't stand daylight. Does it need to be "unfiltered" sunlight i.e. without any clouds between me and the sun?

Photons get around the clouds, so it's still effective. I would think "direct" sun exposure is better, but both will benefit you.

 

[Willie Oleson]

It's just that I'm looking très jeune and I like to keep it that way for as long as possible (people often call me the male Joan Collins).

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

It's just that I'm looking très jeune and I like to keep it that way for as long as possible (people often call me the male Joan Collins).

You mean, trying to avoid U-V ray damage?