The Original Old Farts Club

[WeedHopper]

Now thats a Merry Christmas.

 

[Hippie420]

Morning all. Suppose to get the storm starting Wednesday late through early morning Thursday. Be careful out there. Mother Nature is mad.
I got a Dr appointment Thursday for the butt Dr. Can't spell the medical name for the Dr. Time for my first hit of the morning.

Got a CT scan set up for Thursday. Getting sick of doctors and tests for sure.
Hope everybody in the south dodged the 'naders last night. We've got snow predicted, but the bulk of it will be north of me, I hope.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

Good morning SG! Good luck at the doctor's office! Hugz now, baked later. View attachment 315244View attachment 315245

Catching up now

 

[Africanna]

Morning all. Suppose to get the storm starting Wednesday late through early morning Thursday. Be careful out there. Mother Nature is mad.
I got a Dr appointment Thursday for the butt Dr. Can't spell the medical name for the Dr. Time for my first hit of the morning.

What ya having done - optirectomy?

 

[SubmarineGirl]

So we have not been satisfied with the doc we chose as our primary physician mostly because we have to pry conversation about our drugs and he doesn’t seem to be in touch with our “specific” needs. Aside from being also a total dork, Last year I questioned if I really needed to be taking all the prescriptions I was on. I also questioned really needing HBP meds as I monitored my BP for thirty days morning and night and it was always low and sometimes really low. He didn’t even look at my pressure readings I had been taking and discounted my drug questions. Again no conversation from him at all. So for the next 6 months worked my way off everything including BP meds except for an allergy pill I take and my cholesterol med that he just gave me last year. After my exam he said I was in good health, lungs sounded good, great BP but “I want to talk to you about your cannabis use” then he said ”you know, it’s still illegal and you never know what they put in the cannabis that you smoke”... I told him that I know exactly what “they” put in it as I grow my own. He started shuffling his feet like he was ready to leave the conversation after I said that then said well you are not using a filter so the tar is getting in your lungs. I agreed that it probably was but I was not convinced that was such a bad thing. He quickly ended my visit and said I’ll see you next year…

 

[user 60570]

So we have not been satisfied with the doc we chose as our primary physician mostly because we have to pry conversation about our drugs and he doesn’t seem to be in touch with our “specific” needs. Aside from being also a total dork, Last year I questioned if I really needed to be taking all the prescriptions I was on. I also questioned really needing HBP meds as I monitored my BP for thirty days morning and night and it was always low and sometimes really low. He didn’t even look at my pressure readings I had been taking and discounted my drug questions. Again no conversation from him at all. So for the next 6 months worked my way off everything including BP meds except for an allergy pill I take and my cholesterol med that he just gave me last year. After my exam he said I was in good health, lungs sounded good, great BP but “I want to talk to you about your cannabis use” then he said ”you know, it’s still illegal and you never know what they put in the cannabis that you smoke”... I told him that I know exactly what “they” put in it as I grow my own. He started shuffling his feet like he was ready to leave the conversation after I said that then said well you are not using a filter so the tar is getting in your lungs. I agreed that it probably was but I was not convinced that was such a bad thing. He quickly ended my visit and said I’ll see you next year…

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good luck finding a real doctor

last convo i had with a doc about my cannabis use eventually led to a discussion of psychedelics and where could he get some magic mushrooms to try

 

[SubmarineGirl]

good luck finding a real doctor

last convo i had with a doc about my cannabis use eventually led to a discussion of psychedelics and where could he get some magic mushrooms to try

Those words would never come out of this guys mouth. It was like talking to my aunt

 

[WeedHopper]

My Cardiologist is pretty cool. He listens to me about my meds because i know as much as he does about them. Even had a discussion with him about some of his patients that have Afib made need Thyroid meds and showed him the white paper on it and how it has helped me. He was very receptive. My regular Doctor is a woman and she is cool as hell. She is who basically saved my Wifes life by allowing her to come into the office without a mask when nobody else would see her because she won't wear the mask because she gets all freaked out covering her face. That's how she found out about Vulvar cancer. They caught it before it spread internally. Can't imagine how many ppl died over those god damn mask mandates and doctors not wanting to see ppl.

 

[Hippie420]

Through the years, I've hired and fired many doctors. The last one that got the axe was my heart doctor, and he was fired a week ago. Found out later that nobody in the hospital loop likes the guy and that the new one I chose was loved by everyone.

 

[kevinn]

The doc that I still have now and my wife fired asked me when I had my tonsils out. Told him never. Makes you wonder.

 

[Hippie420]

doc that I still have now and my wife fired asked me when I had my tonsils out. Told him never. Makes you wonder.

I've had several docs ask me the same thing. One went as far as to say it must have happened when I was too young to remember and it had to be a army doctor 'cause he left in all kinds of "tabs". I told him that last time I had tonsillitis, I cleaned puss pockets as big as an eraser head out with a Q tip with Listerine on it and coughed bloody chunks out into the toilet. He admitted that I was right.

 

[Hippie420]

Looks like Mississippi is gettin' the snot kicked outta it by 'naders at the moment. Good luck to all in the path.

 

[RosterMan]

I've had several docs ask me the same thing. One went as far as to say it must have happened when I was too young to remember and it had to be a army doctor 'cause he left in all kinds of "tabs". I told him that last time I had tonsillitis, I cleaned puss pockets as big as an eraser head out with a Q tip with Listerine on it and coughed bloody chunks out into the toilet. He admitted that I was right.

My Mother years ago hacked hers out
bloody mess in toilet too, doc said she coughed them out.

 

[ness]

What ya having done - optirectomy?

What ya having done - optirectomy?

Thank you Africanna.

 

[boo]

just yesterday I found out after waiting an hour and refusing to wear a face diaper I was told my doc is retiring...the asshat that is replacing him is just that...a fat pompous slob that needs to look at himself before he tries to help others stay healthy...
Hippei, hope things are going well for you brother, you've been on my mind since the operation...you're a tough old bird brother...

 

[joeb631a]

So we have not been satisfied with the doc we chose as our primary physician mostly because we have to pry conversation about our drugs and he doesn’t seem to be in touch with our “specific” needs. Aside from being also a total dork, Last year I questioned if I really needed to be taking all the prescriptions I was on. I also questioned really needing HBP meds as I monitored my BP for thirty days morning and night and it was always low and sometimes really low. He didn’t even look at my pressure readings I had been taking and discounted my drug questions. Again no conversation from him at all. So for the next 6 months worked my way off everything including BP meds except for an allergy pill I take and my cholesterol med that he just gave me last year. After my exam he said I was in good health, lungs sounded good, great BP but “I want to talk to you about your cannabis use” then he said ”you know, it’s still illegal and you never know what they put in the cannabis that you smoke”... I told him that I know exactly what “they” put in it as I grow my own. He started shuffling his feet like he was ready to leave the conversation after I said that then said well you are not using a filter so the tar is getting in your lungs. I agreed that it probably was but I was not convinced that was such a bad thing. He quickly ended my visit and said I’ll see you next year…

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dooshbag....say the word Subie ! There is a list on this group who would give him the impetus to treat you the way you deserve. Cant tell Boo though ,dont want to lose him over killin Dr Kildare ...

 

[SubmarineGirl]

good morning all you Cool Cats

a brisk 14 degrees out there and with 20-30 mph winds it is time to breakout the long-handles and the caarhart coveralls

the chickens had an indoor day yesterday and looks like today will be a rerun….

Swede is battling a bad tooth , her jaw was really swollen up , but after 3 days on amoxicillin and hydrocodone the swelling is down so now we have to find a dentist

aaaarrrrgggg , finding a dentist that know how to speak the language of the Elderly is a tough assignment

all these young dentists want to upsale us into partials , dentures , caps , etc………next thing ya know , here is an estimate of $12,000 dollars to fix your teeth

back when i was a teenager , it was $10 bucks to pull a dam tooth!

i am afraid to guess what it costs today

Good luck finding an old school dentist. We have been involved with those smile factory places too and hate them. One place did exactly that, something like 12,000. To fix everything back to perfect. Even took pictures of the inside of my mouth before cleaning and plastered them on a giant screen while I laid back in the chair for my cleaning. I didn’t kiss my husband for 6 months after that . Now we have the opposite after trying to find on not so high tech. I’m ok with the old spit sink and don’t need them to suck the water out of my mouth with that thingy. I’m not sure I’d let my current dentist do anything major on me. He has a old black guy in his 90s who helps him push the button during X-rays and stuff. Last time I was there he had his tshirt on inside out and backwards. The dentist did his own cleaning and used scraping tools and a battery toothbrush from Walgreens which he let me take home.

 

[WeedHopper]

Sounds like Doc Holliday

 

[Hippie420]

Can't whine about my dentist, Paul Racine. I got half the town calling him "Painless Paul". The guy is super gentle and knows his shit.

 

[Hippie420]

just yesterday I found out after waiting an hour and refusing to wear a face diaper I was told my doc is retiring...the asshat that is replacing him is just that...a fat pompous slob that needs to look at himself before he tries to help others stay healthy...
Hippei, hope things are going well for you brother, you've been on my mind since the operation...you're a tough old bird brother...

Thanks for the kind thoughts, Boo. All the docs claim it'll take six months or so to be completely healed up from it, but that gives me something to shoot for.