Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[wingstone]

 

[fisherlady]

Love this!

Wing... I am not back to work yet, I am off another 2 weeks yet from my hysterectomy. Not missing working in this weather at all! You are right with one thing.... folks with common sense would hope people stay off of the roads in weather like this, but they rarely do. Folks going to work or other important errands are understandable, it is nuts though how many are out and about for things that really , really should have waited a day or two!
We have as much trouble with BS calls though when they call for really bad weather. All of a sudden everyone who has a sniffle wants to go to the ER instead of waiting a day or two to see their doctor, or better yet.... they say they figured they would be safer going in the ambulance and wouldn't have to wait as long at the ER to be seen. They don't think there is a thing wrong with endangering more people as long as they get the attention they want.

 

[SilkieSensation]

 

   Love this!

Wing... I am not back to work yet, I am off another 2 weeks yet from my hysterectomy.  Not missing working in this weather at all!  You are right with one thing.... folks with common sense would hope people stay off of the roads in weather like this, but they rarely do.  Folks going to work or other important errands are understandable, it is nuts though how many are out and about for things that really , really should have waited a day or two! 
 We have as much trouble with BS calls though when they call for really bad weather.  All of a sudden everyone who has a sniffle wants to go to the ER instead of waiting a day or two to see their doctor, or better yet.... they say they figured they would be safer going in the ambulance and wouldn't have to wait as long at the ER to be seen. They don't think there is a thing wrong with endangering more people as long as they get the attention they want.

Only time I have ever called a squad for myself was when I was pregnant, had had a migraine for 3 days straight, couldn't see straight, was vomiting & dizzy. I had called my dr & was ordered to get my butt to the er. After calling 6 different people for a ride with no luck I finally called the squad. I'm a bit stubborn, so if I hadn't been pregnant & been worried about the baby I would have never gone.

 

[wingstone]

Quote: Only time I have ever called a squad for myself was when I was pregnant, had had a migraine for 3 days straight, couldn't see straight, was vomiting & dizzy. I had called my dr & was ordered to get my butt to the er. After calling 6 different people for a ride with no luck I finally called the squad. I'm a bit stubborn, so if I hadn't been pregnant & been worried about the baby I would have never gone.
I had better be unconscious to be put in the back of one of them,,,,,I claustrophobic....badly...I will take stairs instead of elevators even on crutches..

 

[SilkieSensation]

I had better be unconscious to be put in the back of one of them,,,,,I claustrophobic....badly...I will take stairs instead of elevators even on crutches..

When you are to the point that you are in so much pain you can barely open your eyes you can't see to be claustrophobic. If I could have gotten my eyes open I would have driven myself...lol

 

[wingstone]

Quote: When you are to the point that you are in so much pain you can barely open your eyes you can't see to be claustrophobic. If I could have gotten my eyes open I would have driven myself...lol
that same stubbornness almost did me in with the gall bladder,,, I waited that long that I was poisoning myself.....only good thing about was I did not wait long in ER before being wheeled to the OR... course it all made my hospital stay longer than it should of been.......

my question to the medical folks,,,,,,how did they know it was that bad without lots of testing....

 

[SilkieSensation]

 

 

 

I had better be unconscious to be put in the back of one of them,,,,,I claustrophobic....badly...I will take stairs instead of elevators even on crutches..

When you are to the point that you are in so much pain you can barely open your eyes you can't see to be claustrophobic. If I could have gotten my eyes open I would have driven myself...lol

that same stubbornness almost did me in with the gall bladder,,, I waited that long that I was poisoning myself.....only good thing about was I did not wait long in ER before being wheeled to the OR... course it all made my hospital stay longer than it should of been.......

my question to the medical folks,,,,,,how did they know it was that bad without lots of testing....

You were probably turning green!

 

[fisherlady]

that same stubbornness almost did me in with the gall bladder,,, I waited that long that I was poisoning myself.....only good thing about was I did not wait long in ER before being wheeled to the OR... course it all made my hospital stay longer than it should of been.......

my question to the medical folks,,,,,,how did they know it was that bad without lots of testing....

You actually may have been turning yellow (jaundice), acute upper right to mid abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting (often greenish yellow bile), fevers, elevated blood tests (white blood cell count elevation shows infection). Add to that either an MRI or sonogram and you have an inflamed gallbladder, quickest fix is removal if it is acutely infected but it can be aided with fluids and antibiotics to reduce the infection. If it has progressed for longer period of time there is more risk of a perforation or tear and that most likely will mean a trip into OR.

 

[kalbach8]

The yellow portion is Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, and Union Counties. That is my coverage area, so I can pretty much find anywhere in it, given a street address.

I'm in Columbia County!

 

[LadyBehir]

Howdy Neighbor! I am actually based in the western part of Lycoming County but go anywhere in the yellow. Well, also the bits of Berwick School District and Keystone Central that cross county lines. So if anyone needs poultry relayed, let me know.

My poor pup tore her nail out so I am waiting to hear from the vet on when we are picking her back up. Figures it couldn't be a nice simple thing. No, they have to sedate her to clean it up. This in addition to her lymes. she's such a sweety, also.