why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

Rupert · 08-03-2017, 01:57 PM

Got my CT scan....it sure beats the CT scans of old.....no long tube to go in and so fast and easy! I walked in a 3pm and walked out at 3:14pm. That's fast service!

MarkJerling · 08-03-2017, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by Rupert

Yep, but there are some that for whatever reason need the thrill and adrenalin rush..... to complete their self image?...or whatever?

Too often it ends up going south....

Jeb Corliss Wingsuit Accident - YouTube

Not taking chances is not cowardly, but I'd rather be a coward than dead from ignorance. We take enough chances in life as it is....

Regards!

---------- Post added 08-03-17 at 11:58 AM ----------

I get a CT scan this afternoon......should be interesting. As of this moment I feel pretty damn good......very little congestion and breathing is fairly easy. Have slept well the past two nights, which makes a big difference.

However, I've been here before......great today and then it all falls apart tomorrow

.....we will see what happens? Regardless, I think my lifestyle has been changed forever, it is not ever going to be "like it was".

Those boys were jumping from near the cable car station on Table Mountain, Cape Town. Crazy!

CT - I had one last week. With the injected dye. Very clever.

robtcorl · 08-03-2017, 05:41 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

CT - I had one last week. With the injected dye. Very clever.

I'm allergic to that dye, broke out in hives when I had a CT scan some years back.
Rupert, hope those scans come back with some good news!

Checking in so you know I haven't checked out.
I've had a tough row to hoe the last couple days due to my blood thinner meds.
Unbelievable indigestion and gut pains after eating anything with carbs, even a slice of bread, with breakfast or dinner, that's around the time I take each one.
Bacon and eggs have been my savior, but I'd like to branch out, miss my sweets, pasta, etc.
Sticking with the Pradaxa, if I can, I do not want to go on warfarin with all that blood testing, watching what you can eat malarkey.

edit to add, I've had no alcohol since last Sunday.
now I have your sympathy don't I?

**clackers** · 08-03-2017, 05:55 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

I've had a tough row to hoe the last couple days due to my blood thinner meds.

I found shaving cuts to be interesting during my time on 'em, Bob!

robtcorl · 08-03-2017, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by clackers

I found shaving cuts to be interesting during my time on 'em, Bob!

Thankfully I'm a Norelco man.

I've always been careful with knives, more so now.

Rupert · 08-03-2017, 06:27 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

edit to add, I've had no alcohol since last Sunday.
now I have your sympathy don't I?

Yep, absolutely. Does not sound good but maybe it will get better and you will adjust? I've said here before, I fear the meds more than what I've got. One I am on now has a side effect of unexpectedly dropping dead with no warning. Not a comforting thought....I'll be off it very soon but the danger is said to last even months beyond your last dose.

If the end is closing in....I surely need to eat more bacon, more of that cheesecake (I did eat two slices tonight!

) and buy me a fast red convertible and try to pick up a 19 year old blond.......and then try to figure out what to do with her?

Regards!

...Hang in there Bob......this place can live without me, but not without you! (Or Otis......Otis said I had to add that

)

**clackers** · 08-03-2017, 06:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Thankfully I'm a Norelco man.

I've always been careful with knives, more so now.

I had a couple of interesting visits to the dentist, stressing the nurse frantically operating the suction.

robtcorl · 08-03-2017, 06:47 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Rupert

buy me a fast red convertible and try to pick up a 19 year old blond.......and then try to figure out what to do with her?

Hell, give her a ride.................to her High School.

Racer X 69 · 08-03-2017, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

CT - I had one last week. With the injected dye. Very clever.

Is that the dye that makes your exit get real hot?

MarkJerling · 08-03-2017, 07:23 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Is that the dye that makes your exit get real hot?

That's the one!

It seems I may get an MRI next. Something on the CT could not be seen clearly and they recon MRI will show it better.

**OldPentaxFan** · 08-03-2017, 08:15 PM - **3 Likes**

I've had a few MRI's in the past to diagnose disc problems (I could have told them they were a problem)..

Noisy things (the MRI) and come to think of it, with the creaking and popping so are my disks.

Racer X 69 · 08-04-2017, 02:28 AM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

That's the one! :lol

I've had those a few times. An odd sensation, to be sure.

MarkJerling · 08-04-2017, 04:19 AM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I've had those a few times. An odd sensation, to be sure.

The nurse here takes great delight in tricking people with that afterward suggesting that they may have weed themselves when they felt that warm feeling. He did not try his trick with me because he knows I've had a CT before. But he catches many with that trick

robtcorl · 08-04-2017, 06:39 AM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

It seems I may get an MRI next.

Since getting a pacemaker 14 years ago no MRI's for me.
It's funny, folks with pacemakers have to avoid magnets, but how do they test and get readings from your PM?
With a magnet of course.

MarkJerling · 08-04-2017, 12:08 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Since getting a pacemaker 14 years ago no MRI's for me.
It's funny, folks with pacemakers have to avoid magnets, but how do they test and get readings from your PM?
With a magnet of course.

I think the size of the magnet is significantly different Bob!

08-03-2017, 02:02 PM	#39077
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by Rupert Yep, but there are some that for whatever reason need the thrill and adrenalin rush..... to complete their self image?...or whatever? Too often it ends up going south.... Jeb Corliss Wingsuit Accident - YouTube Not taking chances is not cowardly, but I'd rather be a coward than dead from ignorance. We take enough chances in life as it is.... Regards! ---------- Post added 08-03-17 at 11:58 AM ---------- I get a CT scan this afternoon......should be interesting. As of this moment I feel pretty damn good......very little congestion and breathing is fairly easy. Have slept well the past two nights, which makes a big difference. However, I've been here before......great today and then it all falls apart tomorrow.....we will see what happens? Regardless, I think my lifestyle has been changed forever, it is not ever going to be "like it was". Those boys were jumping from near the cable car station on Table Mountain, Cape Town. Crazy! CT - I had one last week. With the injected dye. Very clever. Last edited by MarkJerling; 08-03-2017 at 02:39 PM.

08-03-2017, 06:27 PM - 3 Likes	#39081
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by robtcorl edit to add, I've had no alcohol since last Sunday. now I have your sympathy don't I? Yep, absolutely. Does not sound good but maybe it will get better and you will adjust? I've said here before, I fear the meds more than what I've got. One I am on now has a side effect of unexpectedly dropping dead with no warning. Not a comforting thought....I'll be off it very soon but the danger is said to last even months beyond your last dose. If the end is closing in....I surely need to eat more bacon, more of that cheesecake (I did eat two slices tonight!) and buy me a fast red convertible and try to pick up a 19 year old blond.......and then try to figure out what to do with her? Regards!...Hang in there Bob......this place can live without me, but not without you! (Or Otis......Otis said I had to add that)

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08-03-2017, 01:57 PM	#39076
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Got my CT scan....it sure beats the CT scans of old.....no long tube to go in and so fast and easy! I walked in a 3pm and walked out at 3:14pm. That's fast service!

08-03-2017, 05:41 PM - 4 Likes	#39078
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by MarkJerling CT - I had one last week. With the injected dye. Very clever. I'm allergic to that dye, broke out in hives when I had a CT scan some years back. Rupert, hope those scans come back with some good news! Checking in so you know I haven't checked out. I've had a tough row to hoe the last couple days due to my blood thinner meds. Unbelievable indigestion and gut pains after eating anything with carbs, even a slice of bread, with breakfast or dinner, that's around the time I take each one. Bacon and eggs have been my savior, but I'd like to branch out, miss my sweets, pasta, etc. Sticking with the Pradaxa, if I can, I do not want to go on warfarin with all that blood testing, watching what you can eat malarkey. edit to add, I've had no alcohol since last Sunday. now I have your sympathy don't I?

08-03-2017, 05:55 PM - 1 Like	#39079
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by robtcorl I've had a tough row to hoe the last couple days due to my blood thinner meds. I found shaving cuts to be interesting during my time on 'em, Bob!

08-03-2017, 05:59 PM	#39080
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by clackers I found shaving cuts to be interesting during my time on 'em, Bob! Thankfully I'm a Norelco man. I've always been careful with knives, more so now.

08-03-2017, 06:38 PM - 1 Like	#39082
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by robtcorl Thankfully I'm a Norelco man. I've always been careful with knives, more so now. I had a couple of interesting visits to the dentist, stressing the nurse frantically operating the suction.

08-03-2017, 06:47 PM - 2 Likes	#39083
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Rupert buy me a fast red convertible and try to pick up a 19 year old blond.......and then try to figure out what to do with her? Hell, give her a ride.................to her High School.

08-03-2017, 07:06 PM	#39084
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by MarkJerling CT - I had one last week. With the injected dye. Very clever. Is that the dye that makes your exit get real hot?

08-03-2017, 07:23 PM	#39085
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Is that the dye that makes your exit get real hot? That's the one! It seems I may get an MRI next. Something on the CT could not be seen clearly and they recon MRI will show it better.

08-03-2017, 08:15 PM - 3 Likes	#39086
OldPentaxFan Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Independence, MO via North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 371	I've had a few MRI's in the past to diagnose disc problems (I could have told them they were a problem).. Noisy things (the MRI) and come to think of it, with the creaking and popping so are my disks.

08-04-2017, 02:28 AM	#39087
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by MarkJerling That's the one! :lol I've had those a few times. An odd sensation, to be sure.

08-04-2017, 04:19 AM	#39088
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by Racer X 69 I've had those a few times. An odd sensation, to be sure. The nurse here takes great delight in tricking people with that afterward suggesting that they may have weed themselves when they felt that warm feeling. He did not try his trick with me because he knows I've had a CT before. But he catches many with that trick

08-04-2017, 06:39 AM	#39089
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by MarkJerling It seems I may get an MRI next. Since getting a pacemaker 14 years ago no MRI's for me. It's funny, folks with pacemakers have to avoid magnets, but how do they test and get readings from your PM? With a magnet of course.

08-04-2017, 12:08 PM - 1 Like	#39090
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by robtcorl Since getting a pacemaker 14 years ago no MRI's for me. It's funny, folks with pacemakers have to avoid magnets, but how do they test and get readings from your PM? With a magnet of course. I think the size of the magnet is significantly different Bob!