what's happening to our borad TMI

from what i understand the other vector for food poisoning is through the byproduct of bacterial colonization in the form of toxins - and ive heard that those toxins are pretty tough to get rid of once theyre in, like sometimes high heat cooking wont be enough to get rid of it? idk

if the inside of my steak isnt burnt it's going back at speed

im not a food scientist but seems to me most of the fear w/r/t meat is the possibility of contact with fecal matter in the killing process

this. which is why some ppl don't get too antsy about rare meat---not an easy way for surface pathogen to get in there

most ppl probably have ~traces of~ blood, semen, urine and feces on their iphones

this is why everybody overcooks pork, please stop you're not gonna get trichinosis

At one of the restaurants where I used to work, guests were often shocked when we asked them what temp they would like their pork cooked to. Yes, dears, you can have your pork MEDIUM and not bone-dry!

lotsa bacteria discussion i'm running into these days, increasing feeling of doom about my upcoming hyperclean post-hospitalization lifestyle.

Meanwhile: daily retching and heaving of bile not quite as disgusting as full-fledged food vomiting, I guess?

how much are you sleeping?

Just wrestled one out that cured backache

hard to say mook, they interrupt me a lot. prob 5-6 hrs a night.

docs now sunnily saying i can probly leave hospital Tuesday even tho i havent crapped in 4 days. wtf

:( sending new age power energy from my crown chakra for great recovery Morbs

What are they doing letting you out early?? I was going to lose this cough and then come embarrass you. Balloons, you like balloons, right?

no

all but certain i'm decamping to Connecticut tomorrow, perhaps Brooklyn in a week.

The whole "your blood counts are up, now gtfo" vibe is kinda creepy.

morbs I haven't said anything because not really doing much here these days but I'm glad you're doing as well as you are and I hope you poop soon

lord, I have to have another colonoscopy.

man, drinking all of that fluid is a chore. do not choose the pineapple flavor

scheduling it was funny. "do you want to schedule it for the morning or afternoon?" "afternoon." "are you sure? remember that you can't eat or drink anything after midnight." c'mon now; if I can drink at 11:59PM before a colonoscopy at 10:30AM, that means I can drink at 2:29AM before a colonoscopy at 1PM.

ok but if you are not completely clear they will have to do the whole thing again. morning is way better for these imo. I've been to colonoscopies where they're like "sorry, there was a spot we couldn't see, we have to do it again next week." It sucked.

I'd do morning too. Get to eat sooner, get the procedure out of the way, spend the rest of the day shaking off the go-to-sleep drugs...

Also the odds of your doctor being late increases as the day wears on.

Also the odds of your doctor being late increases as the day wears on.

otm

do it in the morning.

I just had one this morning at 8:00 AM. Clear liquids from 6:00 AM yesterday; Dulcolax at 1:00 PM, Miralax in Gatorade at 4:00 PM. My husband had his Monday at 1:00 PM, so clear liquids starting at 5:00 PM Sunday, Dulcolax at 6:00 PM and Miralax at 6:00 AM.
I think I would have preferred his schedule.

I am doing in the morning FWIW, I just thought it was funny the way it was framed.

like "if you do it in the afternoon you'll have to go more hours without drinking any water!"

Aw, no, you can have the "clear liquids"!

I had that stipulation before surgery once and I was getting impatient for them to hook up the saline because I was thirsty as a motherfucker

Still can't get over coffee being a clear liquid.

coffeelax

dulcolax and miralax sound like mythical creatures

Gravelax, you dont want

Vodka is a clear liquid.

there it is

based on my recent experience I can't drink ANY alcohol right now, colonoscopy or no. :/

or I can, but I will pay in literal blood.

:(

For whatever reason IV liquids don't seem to quench a killer thirst (gbx pls verify), at least imo. I was pumped up with tons of IV saline when I was in the ER with insane norovirus; I started feeling lots better but was DYING of thirst. I begged just for ice chips but the staff said "no"--I convinced my husband to pour me some water from the tap because I seriously have never experienced that kind of WILL KILL FOR WATER feeling in my life :(

ugh ugh ugh I will kill whoever forgot to phone in my prescription

^^^feeling yr pain

What does it mean if my toenail hurt really bad for one night and then stops hurting and turns purple?

It's still purple btw.

Have you been running?

when i was a wee babby my toe turned purple and i cried and no one could figure out why. ultimately it turned out that one of my mom's hairs had viciously wrapped itself around my toe and cut off circulation, which ultimately led to my mom cutting her long hair and never going back.

this is not helpful, but i hope yr toe improves. not hurting is good; maybe exercise it for circulation?

have you been running... through mookie's mom's mind all day?

I would be super concerned about it suddenly not hurting tbh

Did you drop anything on it?

Have been walking a lot, not running. Not dropped anything on it. No hairs I can see.

Did you wear tight shoes shortly before that day? This is a dumb question because if you had, you would probably know that was the reason and not be asking here but both of my big toenails turned purple last year and eventually fell off (and then grew back) from wearing really tight dance shoes at a performance before they were broken in.

I have had two purple toes. Once, I rolled a vacuum cleaner back too far, sucked in my sock, and probably bent my big toe back far enough to mess it up.

The second time, I stubbed my little toe hard enough it was probably broken, shoved it in a too-small shoe, and stood all night at a sonic youth/flaming lips concert.

never say 'sucked in my sock' again

yessir

Did not wear tight shoes -- but maybe I stubbed it and don't remember? I think this was a couple days after moving, so who knows. I look forward to it falling off :-/
Guess I'm just glad it's not a sign of fungi or slow death via toenail.