Flynn's Paws: My Thoughts, My Gripes

Tag: health

  • 20110716-More Spooks

    So I’m reading a thread on “gangstalking”. It just so happened it’s true, 24/7. For example, tonight’s evening mass was supposed to be normal. We were sitting at the second pew at the back of the front right pew section facing forward and near the side door.

    Lo and behold, I heard and smell two anomalies sit directly behind us! Upon their arrival, I heard the shorter Mexicana sit down, heaving heavily with each breath. That took a few minutes before mass started.

    What annoyed me was her husband sitting to her right. He smelled like beer the whole time. The odor reeked and I had to fan myself (obviously and rudely) with the “Entrance Song” and “daily companion”.

    Plus, he kept clearing his throat when he got up and sat down. I had my hearing aid on and the sound was much more amplified. I really wanted to knock his face in but my imagination only entertained me.

    I’m really getting annoyed at these daily occurrences. Again, I’ve chopped off their heads with my imaginary samurai (or long) sword. It’s almost like the Satanic “network” got nothing else to do with their existence, except continue to monitor their intended target: moi.

  • Itchy left palm…

    While eating dinner and at around 7:40pm, my left palm started to itch. The itchiness was located at the base of the wrist above the carpal tunnel and then along the wide expanse of fleshy area.

    It started suddenly and I told Maw who seemed to smile but said nothing. I pointed out the possibilites of a varicose vein popping up nearby, the shrimp and yellow butter squash eaten, or even the dishwashing liquid used.

    “When you have itchy palm(s), money is on its way.” ~old Filipino saying by Maw. Yeah, right, if only that were true, I would be a firm believer.

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  • OSH shopping…

    We came back from shopping at Orchard Supply (Ware)House. After getting a replacement pedal for Maw’s sewing machine off Aborn Rd., my mind remembered a replacement rubber tips (1.25″ & 7/8″) for the iron board and folding chair, respectively.

    “We pay the sales tax.” The weekend event is going on right now on July 16 and July 17.

    Paw is cheap. Instead of shopping for new rubber tips, he wrapped the old tips back on the furniture with masking tape and clear packing tape for the iron board and folding chair, respectively.

    This is the kind of programming I have to live with for the rest of my life, whereby a weak link in the chain CAN ruin a relationship. Now the old timers are short circuiting faster, guess who has to be the anchor in the family to keep the bots from floating off into sea? Moi!

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  • Practice no perfect…

    A few days ago on Tuesday, Maw went to her doctor’s appointment. I didn’t have my inquiries answered by the doctor as expected because the primary care physician is supposed to be the one “in charge” of the patient’s health. The doctor knows how to read the charts, takes the time to understand how the patient responds to these medications and formulate a solution. But all I got (as expected): “I don’t know.” And that generic answer is to COVER HIS ASS. And all he could do to COVER HIS ASS is to say little to nothing, order a bloodwork and expect the primary care physician and/or the other specialists to figure things out. Now health care shouldn’t be this complicated. But for whatever reason, the “hub” that Maw has doesn’t seem to be “knowledgeable” or all that “concerned” about the results other than “take a couple of these or try that” and “don’t call me in the morning” or “we’ll call you”. So far medical PRACTICES do NOT cure! Surgeries help but not by much either.

  • Right thumb better…

    A few minutes ago, I was dispensing my late night snack of Apple Jack in a glass of milk. I noticed the black/blue vein sitting atop the middle of my right thumb joint. So I decided to give it a “traction” treatment by pulling the top digit and holding it steady while I gave my right hand a twist!

    Praise “God”! Now the joint in my right thumb slides smoother without a “stop” during a mid-bend of the digit. Thusly, the angry vein has settled nicely back into place. I have suffered many years by my own hands during work — using my right thumb to process keyboard entries.

    Now I am relearning how to type by using my left thumb to press the “space bar” right now. It’s working well! However, I am concerned mobile blogging will set the thumb out of its place. If only there is a technology that is better than the Swype keyboard, I wouldn’t resort to my thumbs for entries ever again!

  • New impressions…

    At 1:30pm, I paid $175 for a new pair of night guards to protect my teeth from further damage by grinding while sleeping. A few minutes later I was called to the back and show the dental assistance the two holes on the backs of this medical device, which used to cost $125 at 3/6/2007 and picked up one week later at 3/13/2007. I told them how the unit oozed/leaked out material and used to look white with gas bubbles.

    So the girl took two impressions of my upper teeth. The backmost tooth on the right didn’t have enough pink putty. So she tried again after fitting various trays of dark green (#5), a metal tray, a big plastic tray that hurt/stretched the left corner of my mouth. The light green tray was smaller than the number five, but myteriously it wasn’t labeled.

    So on 7/25/2011, I’ll have a new retainer to wear while sleeping. (Maw and Paw were watching the Food Network, giggled between themselves; while I took notes of three recipes).

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  • No patience…

    “You have no “cha-ga”! Whenever you have no patience something happens. You have no “cha-ga”! You have no patience.” ~Maw freaking out in the back seat again and everyday! She’s short-circuiting, typical of sensitive old timers.

    Paw and I bought a $5.00 Pepperoni pizza from Little Caesar pizza. The Chinese kid didn’t ring up the order properly for a visual of $5.41 and didn’t give us our receipt, except crinkle it and throw it away: That’s not nice service. This franchise is next to King’s Eggrolls. Anyway, what do you expect from a fast-food pizza joint that just barely started up in MY neighborhood?

    Anyway, I didn’t want to wait for the traffic to pass, backed out to take the long route back, ended up making a U-turn within the parking lot, got a narrow exit between a parked truck to my left, an incoming vehicle and parked cars to my right.

    My mind wanted to scream at the crone: “Your asthma is your karma for mouthing off criticism to your family every day! If you just shut your trap, you might be able to breathe better and get more oxygen to your stubborn brain!”

    Actually, I do have patience — over ten slong years of waiting for the fat bastard to act on his promises and guarantees. But like any politicians, our government has ways of creating snags that delays the inevitable.

  • Battery…battery…

    At around 9:00am this morning, my left hearing aid announced “battery”. A musical tone chimed and signaled before the male’s voice announced that brief message. I got up quickly from the breakfast table and ran upstairs to grab a number 10 (yellow) battery from MicroTech. At around 10:06am, the right hearing aid announced “battery”, too. I changed that and expect both batteries to last another one month.

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  • Two wall popping sounds…

    After another late night activity trolling on an OPEN forum discussion board (on threads about marijuana and other conspiracy) and replying to comments made by a non-spamming “human”, I went to bed around 1:00am.

    At 1:09, I heard a LOUD, single pop on the wall, near my closet and over my right side at the foot my bed. At 1:27am, I heard yet another LOUD, single pop on the wall, near my bedroom window and over the left side at the head of my bed.

    I had asked for healing of this instrument, namely moi. The second pop occurred upon my thought of the “Creator”.

  • Washing nasal passages with neti pot kit…

    Ouch! After one sinus wash with a neti pot kit, I can breath much better. For the past week or so, I’ve been congested, mostly in the left nostril. In the past couple of days, I had a severe attack of post nasal drip during morning mass at our local parish. It was embarrassing.

    So I finally remembered how I once benefitted from my first sinus wash treatment. This was the second time, only more thorough as I used one neti pot of filtered water and one saline pack.

    The process took some time for me to reprogram my gag reflexes by relaxing and studying how the liquid was draining as far back a possible into my sinuses. The drain from my right nostril went into my congested left sinus. Promptly, I felt the liquid open up my left eustacian tube and with a loud snap, crackle and pop, my left ear felt clear.

    I still could feel some soreness towards the upper back portion of my soft palate. I continued to drain my sinuses, blow my nose and spit out mucus, which is still clear. Hopefully, the saline will help clean and heal any open wounds of the sinus passages.

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  • Lower extremities swelling…

    Maw’s lower extremities has been swelling and so has mine. Two nights ago I tried massaging her swollen ankles and feet to squeeze the fluid back up the legs. That didn’t help. It could have been the hot weather helped to open up the blood vessels. Or it could have been the “pork and beans” from the aluminun can four to three days ago. She might have forgotten to take “Beeno” to aid in digestion.

    Swelling could may well be possible her kidneys, diabetes and medications. Muscle cramps were felt by both of us three to two days ago. I looked up the symptom, diagnosis and treatment on an Anroid app and found that low levels of calcium and/or potassium. So we opted to reduce our caloric intake, drink lots of water and detoxify with less than one teaspoon of “Edible Earth” (from Magnetic Clay, Inc. in San Ramon, CA) after lunch and dinner.

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  • Gagging cough…

    The air conditioner has been during our morning mass. Old timers coughing out their bad breath and sending their scent of dustiness from lack of shower went up my nose.

    Yesterday and today, I had nasal congestion that wouldn’t clear until I would feel scratchiness on the left and back side of my sinus. Gargling with hydrogen peroxide don’t help.

    So what happened? I tried to stifle those coughing spells through spasms. The cough was brought by post nasal drips! I hate gagging on my own spit too! After wiping my tears and blowing my nose I felt much better. That place is making me sick.

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