Nope, sorry Ray, kids grew up on Sesame Street, heck I even did a great Bert, but I thought you actually meant the movie, and the series, Fargo.
Mike.
My You Tube
Ken good news. If you don't have a clot, you don't need thinner.
Mario Andretti's son died of colon cancer at age 56. Get your colonoscopies ladies and gentlemen.
The Nascar show had Ric Flair's daughter Charlotte on, who is also a wrestler. I was a wrestling fan back in the 60's with Bruno Sanmartino and Argentino Apollo. She was quite attactive, though I think there was some surgical enhancements. That's got to be hard on your body even if it is fake.
We slept in the guest bedroom last night because the painter had everything moved to the center of the room covered in plastic. The dog kept head butting the master bedroom door because that is where he sleeps.
As I started this post, an ice cube fell out of the ice maker and hit the floor. I just went over to pick it up before it melted and I can't find it anywhere. Stinkin poltergeists
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
That's good news, Ken!
York1 John
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I please and Dirk half a dog treat.
Steven and many more!
VA visit Over all it was a pretty good one. I do not have the blood markers for blood clots. Seems it is coming from sitting to much mainly at work. I do like to cross my legs, I have got to stop that habit. My Cholesterol was pretty much perfect at good 50 / 60 not good. I have been battling my GL level for the the last few months. Last year I was a A1C 5.3 level, this year 6.0 which is still good but I rather be back in the low 5's again.
Looks like I can get the blood thinner from the VA. While they cannot tell me the cost I can get it. They only want me on for 3 months at this point.
Later, Ken breathing a tad easier again and Dirk say's Daddy I want to go for a walk Woof Woof!
I hate Rust
howmusOne of my favorites:
Made it easier for 'ya.
Cheers, Ed
mbinsewi howmus "Fargo North, Decoder". I didn't know Fargo North had a line of decoders. Actually, I've never heard of Fargo North. Mike.
howmus "Fargo North, Decoder".
I didn't know Fargo North had a line of decoders. Actually, I've never heard of Fargo North.
York1Actually, I don't remember that at all. Of course, I'm was in college, and then out of college with no children, so I never saw the program with Fargo North. Electric Company?
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Afternoon,
Cloudy today but a warm -6C. The heat wave continues.
Ken, hope all works out well. Medications these days can do wonders.
Well I finally have my brass K5a running on the test track. I put it together yesterday and it wouldn't run. So off with the boiler again and it ran fine. I did put some Kapton tape on the top of the motor in case it was touching the boiler after raising the motor up a little to get the drive to work better. I put the boiler on again and now it runs on the track. It does run a whole lot better than it did when I got it and is very quiet now but it still has a slight hesitation going forward a low speed. Perhaps it will smooth out with some running time . I have decided not to put in a decoder but will run it on my layout on DC. My loco service area is isolated electrically via a switch as I don't like the racket all the sound locos make when you fire up the layout. Therefore I can hook up a power pack either by just disconnecting the DCC unit or I might install a double pole double throw switch. I think I have one somewhere.
I have an Intermountain boxcar kit sitting on the bench and think I'll put it together. They go together nicely and have great detail.
Time for a coffee.
CN Charlie
It's like the Sirrius radio station I listen to in the morning. The announcer insists she is broadcasting for the Unnergroun Garage. And they can't pronounce Ger edge correctly either.
howmusHmmmm.... I'd rather see "Fargo North, Decoder"..... Remember that one? Sorry, couln't resist.
Actually, I don't remember that at all. Of course, I'm was in college, and then out of college with no children, so I never saw the program with Fargo North. Electric Company?
moelarrycurly4 Minot North dakota.
Minot North dakota.
Hmmmm.... I'd rather see "Fargo North, Decoder"..... Remember that one? Sorry, couln't resist.
73
moelarrycurly4Minot North dakota
I understand North Dakota also has a huge subway system about 150 miles southwest of Minot.
NWP SWPY'all know what yesterday was? It was this morons birthday! I'm 19 now, no more goofing around.
Happy Birthday, Steven!
You're almost out of the teen "goofing around" years and ready to move into the twenties "goofing around" years!
Steven OtteSo... where is the Diner going on Saturday?
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I am going to Indiana next month, but due to weather and work requirements, I doubt I will be able to contribute very much.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
So... where is the Diner going on Saturday?
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
York1Does your garage seem empty?
YES!
So now I can really clear out the back bedroom, take down the drywall, and have at it!
My planned start date is Sunday, 19/APR/2020.
I hope to move quickly this time.
Howdy ....
Steven NWP SWP ..... Happy birthday.
Ken ... Regrding expensive medications, I suggest you look for rebate programs and also prescription insurance which can signifcantly reduce your costs. Medicare Part D helps if you qualify. I hope your clot clears.
Everybody ......... Have a good day.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
BigDaddyIf the blood clot breaks off it goes to your lungs, called a pulmonary embolism.
A few days before my 34th birthday, this is exactly what happened to me. I can´t remember what really happened, then. All I remember is that I was on my way home. I had been feeling kind of awkward all day long and I was just entering the highway when it happened. All I remember is that I woke up a day later, with a doctor bending over me welcoming me back to earth. She told me that I must have stopped the car on the entrance lane and made an emergency call. I had the car phone installed only a week before. It saved my life. In August this year, I will celebrate my 30th anniversary of being born again - the first time around. There were two more occasions, the last one two (or was it alrewady three?) years ago.
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
After my heart issues a year and a half ago, I was put on Plavix (Clopidigrel) and Eliquis (Apixiban) plus a bunch of other stuff. These are both blood thinners. I reduced my Eliquis by half and now no longer have the spontaneous bleeding issues I was having a year ago.
I've also got diabetes, which I manage well with diet and one med, plus exercise.
I notice that doctors seem to preferentially prescribe the expensive drugs that advertise on TV, rather than older meds that are cheaper and generic. For example, I was put on the expensive drug Entresto. After researching it, I realized that it was mostly just a very expensive blood pressure med, plus a diuretic that kept me from sleeping. After discussing it with my cardiologist, I was able to substitute a much cheaper generic.
Blood clots can also be carried to the brain, where they may cause a stroke. You've got to get that under control.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
SeeYou190I sold my Mustang yesterday.
Does your garage seem empty?
hon30critterI hate to rub it in (that's usually Brent's job) but here in Ontario, if you are 65 or older and without a drug plan, you pay $100.00 per year and everything else is covered by the government.
I'm over 65. I buy drug insurance for under $150 per year, and virtually every prescription I get is free. My wife's expensive drug, normally $350 per month, which has no generic yet, costs about $30 per month with the insurance.
cudaken Bad New's I have 2 Blood Clot's in my right calf! I have had leg cramp's on and off in the right calf on and off but I never thought about blood clots!
Hope the doctors help. Is this related to your diabetes?
I sold my Mustang yesterday.
I had it for a couple of years and only put 1,000 miles on it.
I was offered $1,000.00 more than it cost me to own (purchase + tax + insurance + gas), so I could not say no.
Now I have no excuse not to get down to work and finish the house remodel. Plenty of cash in the bank... time to get going and get a train room.
I've been on wafarin for about 4 years, on-again-off-again afib. I eat what I want, when I want, and the dosage is set to my diet.
I go to a "coumadin clinic" for a finger stick about every 40 or 50 days. My INR stays between 2 and 3, with 2.4 being the norm.
My first cardioligist tried to talk me into Xarelto. No way. Warfarin is easily conterreacted with vitamin K if there is ever a serious accident with bleeding, there is no counter drug for the designer drugs, you and the emergency responders are helpless.
I'm also on Medicare, so that might make a difference, as far as cost.
My life time health insurance, including Medicare supplements, comes from the Cement Finishers Union. That also makes a big difference in what I co-pay.
cudakenI know blood clots is a big deal and can cause stroke's and death. But how likely is it?
The risk is high. If the blood clot breaks off it goes to your lungs, called a pulmonary embolism. A little clot might not cause any symptoms, a bigger clot will cause shortness of breath and chest pain. The biggest clots plug off the blood flow to your lungs and at that point there is nothing doctors can do, even if you are in the hospital.
Warfarin is a lot harder to manage, what you eat can affect how it works, it interacts with certain drugs and there is a lot of indivdual variablility so you need frequent blood tests.
Can you get drugs from the VA?
cudaken At this point I don't know how worried I should be! I know blood clots is a big deal and can cause stroke's and death. But how likely is it?
You don't have to go with the expensive designer drug the Dr. recommends, simple generic warfarin also works. It's YOUR choice, not the doctors.
Good Morning All,
Back to 14F this morning after yesterdays 24 at the same time. Still messing with the freight house for the layout.
Ken, glad you are following up with the VA. Blood clots can be serious. Won't go any further on the meds thing as it'll all just get erased.
I'm glad you can still go over the Hoover Dam. It truely is an engineering marvel as is the new bridge.
Still jammed up in the shop so in I go. Ciao, J.R.
Tinplate Toddlercudaken At this point I don't know how worried I should be! I know blood clots is a big deal and can cause stroke's and death. But how likely is it? Get that stuff ASAP or you may not have to worry about anything any longer! I just wonder they didn´t keep you right there in the hospital!
Hi Ken,
Without wishing to lecture you, I have to agree with Ulrich. You don't want to risk having a stroke. I'm glad that you are following up so quickly with the VA.
I hate to rub it in (that's usually Brent's job) but here in Ontario, if you are 65 or older and without a drug plan, you pay $100.00 per year and everything else is covered by the government. Yes, we taxpayers are funding the government, but the alternative to not funding things like the drug plan is an increase in serious cases of illness. That costs way more than the drugs to prevent them.
I'm sure you have heard the saying that "oil is cheaper than parts".
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
cudakenAt this point I don't know how worried I should be! I know blood clots is a big deal and can cause stroke's and death. But how likely is it?
Get that stuff ASAP or you may not have to worry about anything any longer! I just wonder they didn´t keep you right there in the hospital!
, Steven!
Evening folks,
Hope everyone is well!
Y'all know what yesterday was?
It was this morons birthday!
I'm 19 now, no more goofing around.
So various updates,
Date went splendidly but in an unexpected turn of events she told me shes still in love with her ex, the same ex that cheated on her with two other girls at the same time, they've been separated since last spring!? But she just wants to be friends so oh well win some lose some.
Why am I so cavalier about the end of my whirlwind relationship? Well heres the story of the last two days gents.
So Sunday we got a call at the Cook Hotel from a Mrs. Allison Cook (<hint: last name kinda important) well she needs the Cook Suite (one of our "Signature Suites" or Megas) for the Chi Omega sorority initiation dinner, long story short thanks to my going above and beyond I became the Chi O's special guest for dinner and apparently when playing a game of guess whose secret one girl wrote and I quote "I will marry Stephen in 10 years" misspelled my name but what the hell, so I'm following up on her and a few others that expressed interest.
They're all very, VERY affluent, and thankfully I have made friends with Mrs. Cook and her daughter Elizabeth (she's 23), very nice people I must say.
Well I'll go back to my 60 hour work weeks and talking to those uptown girls...
Peace gentlemen!
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!