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has anyone had success w/fox urine or pepper spray re: squirrels?
Comments (1)P.S. I HAVE read the entire squirrel string, but yet I did not see the above questions answered. TX!...See MoreHas anyone had the Crystal Lens implant?
Comments (1)I posted a message like this several years back and had no answers. YES, YES, I had the crystal lens implants with the same results as yours. Crystal lens had just come out when I had mine done and insurance did not pay for C.L. My dr. wanted to do the same thing but I just said no thank you just test my eyesight, give me a prescription for glasses, and I will go home. My optomologist, never explained to me that my eyesight might get WORSE after the cataract surgery. Sure, things are brighter, and I can see better,(everything is not as dark as it once was) but my far away vision got worse. I use to only need reading glasses, now I need glasses for all the time. My close vision is the same, maybe a tad bit better than it was. Hope this helps. Maybe I should have gotten the other surgery done that my optomologist wanted me to, but after spending $5,000 out of pocket, (insurance would not pay for CL, as it was so new at the time) I was in no mood to spend more. Good Luck....See Morehas anyone had an infected cyst in the parotid gland
Comments (10)Hi Morgan, Well I went to the ENT and he believed that this was a cyst in the parotid gland. He did mention surgery, but not now. The swelling had come down quite a bit in the 5 days I was on the Keflex, but hurt like you know what, if it was touched. So he wanted to drain the cyst and I said fine. A couple of injections of novacaine and a big syringe to pull out the fluid. Thing is there was no fluid coming out. All they got was a very small amount of pus that was sent off to the lab. He was very surprised. told me that if the pain got worse, the swelling got worse or I started to run a fever again to call right away. Went home and by the time I got home it was hurting like crazy again. The pain was worse where the needles went in for the novacaine and the drainage and it was hard as a rock again. Took more keflex and some tylenol and crawled back to bed. Next day seemed to be a bit better and continued on the antibiotic. By Wednesday night the pain was horrible and the swelling was getting worse. Didn't sleep all night and called the docs office the next morning and told them what was happening and could taste some drainage into my mouth again. They called me back in about 20 minutes and changed the antibiotic to Augmentum, which is worse on the stomach than the Keflex. told me to start it that evening and take it twice a day. Then find out the doc is away this week, but if it doesn't get better in a few days or gets worse or something to call and I can talk to the doc that is covering. Well the Augmentum is killing my stomach. I'm either nauseas most of the day or running to the bathroom and you have to take this med after eating a meal or it won't work. You need the food to help absorb the medicine. The good news is the swelling is almost gone in my neck and that part of me is feeling much better. The rest of me with the med is feeling horrible, but as long as I can finish the bottle, I'll be happy. Have 7 more days to go to finish as he gave me 14 days worth to take. I just hope that I can continue to finish the meds. I did have some swelling go into my cheek but that was from the swelling in my neck. I have not had any pain go into my ear though. The ENT did try to see if pressure on the swelling would cause drainage into my mouth. It didn't at the time I saw him but it did the next day. It was off and on. If I where you, I would get another opinion with another ENT doc. The one you are using doesn't seem to know what is going on. It sure wouldn't hurt to have another opinion since this has been going on for so long for you. As for surgery, I feel the same way and before I ever consented to surgery I would get at least one other opinion. Made that mistake a few years ago and had surgery on my arm and have suffered permenent disabilities since and should never have had the surgery. Long story but it was incorrect diagnosis. Would never make the same mistake twice. Let us......See MoreHas anyone had experience with the Tile Shark Floor Stripper?
Comments (5)I wouldn't bet on the tile shark. It depends on how well your tile are stuck. My wife shoveled our kitchen into a wheelbarrow in several hours. I spent twice as long as that removing two tile in the bathroom with a rented electric chipping hammer that had been properly repaired. I got 'em out, but took some of the concrete sub floor with 'em. You're going to have to just dive in and experiment. It's impossible to know what's in store without a test. Just because some come flying out doesn't mean they all will, either....See More- 5 months ago
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