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One Size Fits All............just:-) by Bigbird3

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We all know no matter what the size of the box a cat will always try to fit in it. Kaiser just about fits in this one. If you look in the comments below and you will see Pixie in the same box but with a lot more room to spare.

I ended up at the doctor's and have been given two sets of antibiotics which have kicked in today, thank goodness as the pain is unbearable when my diverticulitis is in full swing. So I have been tucked up in bed until today which unfortunately means my time off work didn't quite work out how I wanted it to. Never mind, at least I wasn't in hospital this time.

Happy Furry Friday everyone

Wishing you a pain free and happy weekend

Pixie in comments below

Head Above The Parapet.........just! by Bigbird3

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Woke up in the early hours of New Year's Day with a fever (diverticulitis had blown up big time). Luckily I had some antibotics to hand so took them immediately. Stayed in bed for the past two days. Hopefully the worst is over and fingers crossed I will stay out of hospital this time. Nothing like starting a New Year with a bang!! This is one of our neighbour's cats popping by to say hello.

Happy Furry Friday!

By A Nose by Bigbird3

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It's still grey here but now the temperatures are beginning to drop. We are expecting temperatures below freezing tomorrow night. I don't go back to work until 7th January which is good as I felt so ill earlier today I would have had to phone in sick. My diverticulitis is playing up - nothing to do with all the rich food and drink I have been partaking of over the holidays *wink*

Diverticulitis by Howard Duncan

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digital art

Our Creek...again. (Autumn scene) by Steve

....Sorry for a creek repeat. I've been under the weather for the last 5 days (Diverticulitis). It was good to get out and walk around.

* Canon EOS M50

* Canon FL 28mm f/3.5 lens

* Fotasy FD/FL-EOSM lens adapter

Every girl needs a pretty dress by dollie-mama

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I'm laid up with diverticulitis (so they say) and can only lay or sit for short periods. I've been wanting to make this little cutie a dress forever so tonight it happened. I think I will add a bow 😁

Happy To Be Home by Bigbird3

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I have suffered from diverticulitis for over 15 years and have been hospitalised a couple of times when it has become inflamed. On Thursday I experienced a new side effect from it when I started haemorrhaging. Apparently it happens in 5% of cases. There was no pain and I was feeling perfectly well at the time so you can imagine the shock on seeing all the blood. The hospital were wonderful and I was looked after very well. I was let out earlier today and had just plonked myself down in my chair grateful to be home (you can see I still have my hospital bands on) when Ray jumped up to welcome me home, followed by Pixie. This is how Pixie often sits on me - lol

I will go back in a few weeks time for a sigmoidoscopy just to check that everything is how it should be. Didn't imagine this is how I would spend my weekend.

I will catch up with you all as soon as I can

Family Outing by Phillip

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Just floating gently down the river at Keyhaven. Astrida is recovering in hospital and may be back home for Xmas is the latest news. She's had serious problems stemming from Diverticulitis.

deep purple by janis

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View On Black

Finally got out to the Lake~! Warm sun, glowing clouds , mountains, trees, sparkly water.......so relaxing and soul affirming.

I have been too busy with gardening and yard work, after a month of illness (no.......not swine flu, just diverticulitis again) and 2 months of working. So haven't been on Flickr much.......so sorry, my friends! Plan on visiting all of your streams soon, and hoping nothing but good fortune has occured in your lives and photos!!

Also, I wish for all of you a peaceful, beautiful place where you can be alone with nature and commune with the Creator , thereby remembering what is important in your life. Know you are loved!

Copyright warning: All the pictures in my stream are my exclusive property and not to be used by any other person , business or entity without written terms and permissions. Please contact me if you are interested in this photo. © All rights reserved.

procession by Scott Howse

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A note to those who still consider me a contact on Flickr.

As some of you may be aware I have been struggling with a serious illness since January 2015 and since July 2015 my photography has suffered immensely. I had to quit my job and sell the car and of course this has severely impacted on my ability to drive anywhere and enjoy a proper session.

Occasionally I manage to head into town on the bus and walkabout with the camera but this is seldom and I rarely get anything worthwhile.

I keep trying though, I persevere and although I may not get a chance to capture a stunning sunset in Glencoe, Cornwall or fantastic opportunities to grab decent long exposures near the coast somewhere, my passion for photography is undiminished. You can understand though it is extremely frustrating.

I am due soon to go into hospital for another operation (it is well overdue) which will hopefully be the last in this sad sorry tale that was complicated diverticulitis. Then and only then, after some recovery can I finally begin to get my life back on track, though I ain't out of the woods yet!

I wish you all well.

FEELING THE BLUES by Amanda Killen

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Okay, I admit it, I have been in hibernation and being a narcoleptic its one of the easiest things to do LOL.

Its just been one thing after another with my health, BUT, the good news is that I can keep my colon.

Haven't got the results of the biopsies, but the surgeon has assured me that he didn't see any sign of the Big C that had me pulling the sheets over my head.

Mind, it turns out that its my endometriosis which I thought I had laid to rest ten years ago when I had a series of three ops.

I should have twigged, as endometriosis and diverticulitis mimic each other's symptoms.

DAMN!!!

I know its another Hydrangea shot, but I picked these from our garden for craftyAnn and her husband Peter's visit (he who falls in kelp and has Ann and I running for the hills from the smell emanating from him!).

I was looking at them yesterday on the window sill and the light was just perfect to give me the ethereal shots I so love.

Ann and Peter's visit DID cheer me up as it was lovely to have one of my Aussie friends visit Shane and I.

Shane and I are off out on a photographic shoot for a client at Bushmills but I will be back later to visit.

BETTER ON BLACK

somewhere between heaven and hell by JM's Photos & Stuff

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I woke up Sunday night with a bad stomach ache for no apparent reason. It bugged me all of yesterday and last night. Diverticulitis? I've never had it but my oldest son does. Pancreatic cancer? An ulcer? Novovirus? Gastric disease? Crohn's? ETC.. Who knows, when you can't sleep and have been awake for hours your brain wants answers so you go through the list of all the possibilities (and apparently my brain knows quite a few of them). Going to a doctor for answers would be way too easy so I came to work, naturally. If I start bleeding out of my ears or something maybe I'll go have it checked out but right now it doesn't seem so bad and I've got things to do and people counting on me to do them so I'm just gonna ignore it.

Gwithian by Scott Howse

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Re-edit.

I have been quiet this year. I had two attacks of acute diverticulitis, one in 2013 and one in 2014, the latter being more serious. I was treated both times with IV antibiotics but decided that two hospital admissions was enough. Not knowing when the next attack was going to be was an awful feeling.

So I decided there and then to have elective surgery to remove my sigmoid section of colon once I had recovered from the diverticulitis and in Jan 2015 I went in for the op. It was keyhole initially to cut and rejoin the colon, woke up from the op, a little sore but no stoma. Then whilst I was still in hospital some 48 hours after the op I deteriorated. The complication was the rejoin had come apart and I was passing waste into my body which gave me faecal peritonitis. The pain was unbeleivable. I had to have emergency surgery after a CT scan confirmed what had happened. It was at this point I had a laparotomy and a colostomy formed (Hartmann's Procedure). I spent then 2 weeks in hospital. That was in January.

Then 3 weeks ago I went in again to get the colostomy reversed (Hartmann's Reversal) which was to rejoin my colon. I was also given an ileostomy to allow the anastomosis (join) to heal. The ileostomy right now isn't easy - even after 7 months training with the colostomy.

In 3 - 5 months time I will get the ileostomy reversed (which I have been told is a simple procedure - maybe 2 days in hospital if no complications) and then I should be able to function normally. Obviously a little unsteady at first. The purpose of the colon is to reabsorb water from waste so less colon less absorbtion. This should settle after several months but I'm sure I will be taking Loperamide tablets for a little bit.

That's my story, I've not aired this to anyone other than friends, family and colleagues before. It is a nightmare but hopefully for me there is light at the end of the tunnel (if nothing else goes wrong) and I appreciate for many people going through serious illness there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Knowing this adds to my emotions, my heart goes out to all tnose suffering, both here and in hospitals nationwide.

And mom fell ill. by Ata Mohammad Adnan

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My mom has been diagnosed with diverticulitis (Diverticulitis is the infection or inflammation of pouches that can form in your intestines. These pouches are called diverticula. The pouches generally aren't harmful ).

She had an episode from the previous dinner, and was in bed throughout our journey from St Martins to home.

Luckily, she recovered in the next couple of days.

You aint gonna miss your water till your well runs dry ~Bob Marley by Andrea

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HBW..... Its been insane folks, and i'm so sorry i'm a bad contact...My mother is in the hospital (diverticulitis and abscess) and between starting back to school on Monday and having her admitted (not to mention packing and organizing the trip to get my eldest off to college in 2 weeks)....let's just say things are a bit hectic.

The last view of winter by DeniseJC

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Can only really be appreciated LARGE On Black

Deep Cove, just 10 minutes from my home...

... one of my favorite places for a quiet stroll and to relax and enjoy the views.

I'm sorry that I haven't been around to comment much over the last week or so. Due to several days of severe abdominal pains last week, I ended up in Emergency on Sunday where a CT scan diagnosed an acute intestinal infection (diverticulitis). A week of antibiotics, a strict (boring) diet and plenty of rest were on the list of doctors orders. I've been sleeping a lot and am slowly regaining my appetite, weight and strength.

I'll be catching up on your streams over the coming days.

Mom and Daughter Team..... by Jason Harry

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I am home from a four-day workweek. I’d like to tell you it was an easy time because I was blessed with Memorial Day off. For the most part, it was a breeze, but my dispatcher threw in a Philly run for Friday. That trip alone made it feel like a six-day workweek.

Besides the Philadelphia trip that chipped away at my soul, another thing has thrown me off balance since Monday. I didn’t feel quite right, and was certain the disease I have been cursed with, diverticulosis, was about to become diverticulitis. I did not want to let that happen. I would be forced to take awful antibiotics and miss work. Missing work equal missing money, so I had to soldier on. Instead of letting my disease get the better of me; I took a more holistic approach: I kept up my regiment of eating healthy high-fiber foods supplemented with fiber supplements. I tried to get extra sleep. I would think happy thoughts like I usually do, especially when I thought of whatever was transpiring among my insides. I would sometimes place my left hand on the lower left quadrant of my abdomen and imagine that healing light was penetrating to aid in the process. I will always fight to stay healthy, strong and positive, even when it is much easier to let myself fall victim to becoming sick. I’m happy to report my therapy seems to be working; I write you this Saturday morning feeling considerably better.

It was nice; however, to have what amounted to almost a four-day weekend last week. When you are away from home for so many days, it feels very good to be home. Any truck driver would tell you that they appreciate being at the house more than your average citizen who is home every single night (or day.)

When Tuesday arrived, it was time to enact my standard procedure of asking my wife if I really had to go off to work. The usual words flew out of my mouth like, “Do I have to?” “I’d much rather stay home and write, please let me stay.” The meanie that she is, I was given direct orders to leave; something about money needed to live flying out of her lips. Wouldn’t it be great, to stay at home and do the things we want to? I have not given up hope that one day that will be possible; however, this week, as next, I drive to work and pick up a big truck and go off in search of new adventures (and money.) It’s neither a bad life to live nor a terrible goal to walk towards.

Tuesday was a pleasant day buzzing around Baltimore and the DC beltway. The weather was good even though I felt like I was in a fog.

Wednesday brought two easy stops in Williamsport, Pa. It was a long day because I came back and made trails to Connecticut for Thursday’s deliveries. My first stop Thursday morning had a six to eight am delivery window. I was in town by eight Wednesday night but still, who likes to wake up that early? There was a silver lining; my second stop a mile away opened at ten in the morning.

You might be saying, “Jason, that’s not a silver lining. If you get done with your first stop at seven-thirty, there are two and one-half hours until your next stop opens their doors!” You would have a valid argument, but you cannot forget that I am a very skilled time filler-upper. Here was the plan: I would arrive at the first stop, unload 87 pieces of the world’s best furniture, then drive to a nearby truck stop. That facility happens to contain a Dunkin' Donuts store where I could score the finest coffee on the planet as well as a sausage egg and cheese breakfast sandwich. (I told you I was eating healthy.) There would also be time to clean the bugs off my windshield, in case I wanted to take a picture through it. (While sitting still I might add.) So, that’s what I did.

I parked my beautiful rig in the lot. I then walked inside the building to wash my hands before ordering my healthy and delicious breakfast. On the way, I noticed a big red Volvo truck sitting on the scale, in the process of being weighed. It is because I am a man with a good eye that I noticed something else: It was piloted by a girl (a pretty one I might add.) It is not unusual to see women truckers on the road. I seem to remember the pretty ones more for some reason. (Okay, I’ll stop with the pretty girl talk. If my wife sees that I said that, she wouldn’t let me leave for work, and she’ll break my fingers, so I can’t write. That would be terrible.)

When I was coming out of the building, I held the door open for a girl walking in. I was certain she was the one I saw in the truck, and I noticed she had a young girl with her. She thanked me, I told her that she was welcome, and then I set sail for my coffee and nourishment fix. I took my food back to my truck and sat at the table to enjoy it in quiet solitude.

Looking through the windshield as I ate, I could see the big red Volvo. The mother/daughter team had returned to their truck, and mom was standing at the back of the trailer looking at the wheels, her scale report in her hands. She then got out her phone and made a call, tipping me off that everything was not all roses on their trip across the scale, and she needed advice. Whatever was in that trailer was likely heavy. The Department of Transportation has regulations that we have to abide by. There can only be so much weight on the front axle of the cab, the drive tires of the cab, and on the trailer axles. If there is too much weight on any one part of all three, things can be adjusted to make it legal. It often starts with sliding the wheels of the trailer front or back.

Watching them set my mind into the wonder mode. What a good lesson for her daughter in the mathematical conundrums of weight and balance. I wondered if her kid hopped on Facebook and made a status update that said something like, “We just picked up a load in Connecticut, and it’s too heavy. Mom can’t get the thing balanced right and it’s taking forever. Ugh.” She would be unlike most girls her age in saying something like that, that’s for darn sure.

I might also add that I do not know if I am correct to assume that mother/daughter was the relationship between these girls. They could have been sisters, friends, maybe even aunt/niece. Perhaps I should have asked them, but I was too scared. I’m a better writer than I am a smooth talker with the opposite sex. In addition to that, what if they had asked me for help with their truck-weight issues? I would have come off looking like an idiot. I hate when that happens.

It’s been a very long time since I put my truck on a scale. It’s very rare that it’s a necessity in the business of furniture. Fabric and wood are fairly light, and even if I completely removed the wheels of the trailer, it would still be legal. (Wait, maybe not. It might not roll so good and would probably throw off a lot of sparks.) Every once in a long while, I do pick up something heavy on the way home and have to make sure everything weighs well. The last time I did scale a load, I had a student with me, and I was not sure how to correct the problem. (Yes, you heard it all here: I am a healthy eater and a skilled teacher.) I did what Mom did; I picked up my phone and called my friend and mentor Gary for advice. We moved the wheels on the trailer in the correct direction; we re-weighed it, got it right, and drove on home.

In the end, it was my imagination that kept me from talking to them. I was even predicting the daughters Facebook status if I did talk to them and came off looking like a fool. “Mom still can’t get our weight issues fixed. A really handsome boy came to talk to us. We were hoping for help, but he was a complete moron. I’ve never seen a boy stammer and sweat so much.” That would have been horrific.

During my stay, I watched them go over the scale three times, including the first trip. To my relief, another trucker went to help them and advised them to change the length between truck and trailer. The nose of the trailer rests upon a pin, and that mechanism can be adjusted front or back. It seemed to be the magic factor for them, as they went and parked in a normal spot and seemed to be settled down for a bit.

Watching the adventures of those ladies made me wonder about a lot of things. I’ve witnessed lots of things on the road in my long and storied career. (Okay, it’s only been about eight years, but it’s always storied because I make it that way.) I think it was a neat thing to see. I wonder if the young lady enjoys riding around in the shotgun seat of a big rig. It has taught me you can learn a lot about our world and the people in it, more so than from the walls of a classroom. I also wondered why she wasn’t in school; perhaps she was home-schooled or in the midst of enjoying a “take your daughter to work” day. Most of all, I wondered if she was like me, and would really appreciate being home once she got there.

Dasmariñas Cavite Philippines by antefixus21

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Cat’s claw wall protector. Try to jump this wall and be shredded to bits by the sharp spines of these vines. There is traditionally sharp glass embedded into the top of protective walls. I will photograph some of our house plant’s barbs that look exactly like a sharp hooked cat’s claw.

Cat's Claw, also know as the "life-giving vine of Peru", "saventaro", or "una de gato" is a thick wood vine indigenous to the Amazon rain forest and other tropical areas of South and Central America. It has been revered by native herbalists or the region for over 2000 years and is valued for its many uses. Modern scientific research has determined that its characteristic alkaloids are responsible for its biological activities.

The claws grew much larger than those in our Ontario Canada house flower pot. They would shred the clothes and skin of anyone who was stupid enough to climb over the wall shown in the above photo. That growth came in only one tropical year! The vines were thick. Since that visit, cuttings have been shared among relatives and close friends to guard their court yard.

Cats Claw represents wine which is commonly known by the name of “Una de Gato” and has been used traditionally in the Peruvian medicinal system for a wide array of bodily issues. It is a plant native to Amazon, and its name comes from the fact that the thorns from the leaves resemble the claws of a cat.

It often grows as woody lianas that climb with the help of some hooks that are formed thanks to some reduced branches. It is a part of the genus Uncaria which is a part of Rubiaceae family that features somewhere around forty species. The name of the genus was given by Johann von Schriebere in his work “Genera Plantarum Edition” from 1789, and the meaning of this chosen word relies on its Latin origins where “uncus” means “a hook,” as a reference to its modified branches.

In the year 1997, this herb was ranked as seventh in a popularity top based on its utilization. In some cases, people confuse this plant with cat’s foot, and it is important to mention that paying attention should fix this problem.

Cats Claw Functions & Benefits:

From the medicinal perspective, there are two species of cat’s claw which can be included in different remedies for treating certain bodily problems, and these are Uncaria Guinness and Unaria tormentosa. Most of the products that feature extracts of this plant as an ingredient target the enhancement of symptoms linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Furthermore, it can also be utilized for a variety of disorders related to the digestive system such as diverticulitis, colitis, gastritis, leaky bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids.

There are some compounds in this herb which are believed to help block the production of some substances named tumor necrosis factor and prostaglandins, which are producers of bodily inflammation. Although it doesn’t appear to have an impact upon the swelling, it supposedly reduces pain, but further research is required in order determine its efficacy on a general level.

On the other hand, there is some evidence that this herb positively affects the immune system and it may even halt the cancer cells spread, as pointed out by some preliminary studies. Moreover, there were some clinical studies conducted on animals that suggest the possibility of beneficiating of a decrease in cellular damage which is caused by radiation treatment and chemotherapy when consumption of cat’s claws is included on a daily basis.

Also, it was suggested that extracts obtained from this herb exert an anti-proliferative activity when it comes to a type of breast cancer. Due to this, it started to be included in remedies which aim to treat AIDS and certain types of cancer. After this inclusion, it was also noticed that it has a positive influence on disorders which have a negative impact on the neurological system. Moreover, the featured glycosides, beta-sitosterol, and proanthocyanins offer an anti-inflammatory and anti-viral support for the organism, thus enhancing immunity. There is also a small probability of getting rid of some fungal and viral infections like Candida and Herpes when utilization of this herb is included, particularly in a supplementation form. It may even promote wound healing. However, people should keep in mind that the research is still on a preliminary level, thus the effectiveness of this plant for the above mentioned bodily issues cannot be stated on a general level and there is the probability of having no effect on certain individuals if the dosage isn’t proper or their organisms are resistant.

Caution:

When the treatment is followed on short-term, and the intakes are within the recommended daily limits, cat’s claw is regarded as possibly safe. However, it can lead to a series of unwanted side-effects like vomiting, headaches, and dizziness, depending on the individual who is taking the supplement. Because insufficient information is linked to the safety of this ingredient when it comes to women who are either pregnant or nursing, there is some concern that if the daily suggested dosages are exceeded, the infant will end up being harmed. Thus it is better to avoid its consumption in these situations.

Additionally, it can worsen leukemia and shouldn’t be taken by people who suffer from low blood pressure because one of its effects is lowering this pressure. Keeping in mind that this herb may determine an increase in the activity of the immune system, people who have auto-immune diseases may experience a symptom enhancement. Thus those who have lupus or multiple sclerosis should consult a personal healthcare before taking any remedy that features cat’s claw. Because it has an impact on the blood pressure control, it is advised that people who are about to undergo a surgery stop consuming this plant with two weeks before it. Although moderate, there are some interactions with medications like antihypertensive drugs, immunosuppressants, and medication that lowers the immune system or is changed by the liver.

Sources:

This herb grows in areas from Europe, Asia, and the United States, where the climate and soils are within the required limits for proper development. Because its popularity has grown in the past years, it can be found in any civilized country, sometimes even in stores. Furthermore, due to its discovered beneficial effects upon the human body, nutritional companies also included it in a wide array of supplements that aim to treat conditions linked to the digestive system in the majority of the cases. However, it is often only an additional ingredient, and there is the possibility of observing no effects on its utilization because further research is needed.

In the past few years, it was also introduced on the market of herbs that help with some types of cancer, and there were some preliminary studies made on animals which pointed out that there are high chances of a positive influence in some cases of cancer. On the other hand, it is important to keep in mind that people suffering from auto-immune diseases, nursing or lactating women, and those who take medication that might interact with this plant should either avoid its usage or do it under medical surveillance. When a side-effect is observed, people should immediately disrupt its utilization.

Scout and I have been away for awhile by Cory

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I am reluctant to turn this into Facebook, but since I refuse to open a Facebook account not wanting to be part of the "Great Unwashed", I will break my own rule and catch up with you all a little bit. I have long ago lost my "photo mojo" and just haven't wanted to post shots that aren't in my opinion flickr worthy. I have continued to visit here multiple times every day and enjoy seeing the great work my friends have been posting. My apologies to you all that I haven't posted many comments, My life has been complicated. It has been a busy 3-4 month period As some of you know, I had a bad bout with diverticulitis in July that resulted in 12 days in the hospital. While there, they discovered I needed I a bowel resection, that resulted in another 9 days in the hospital in October.

During that time in the hospital I came to the realize that life was catching up with me and I better fulfill some of my dreams before it gets too late. Soooo, in a moment of brilliance I decided, at the age of 64 , it was time to buy the house I should have bought at the age of 40. Well the closing dragged out until December 13th, a Friday by the way. Winter arrived on the next day and hasn't left yet. I have shoveled my damn 700 foot long driveway 22 times!!! So far! I wanted to paint and fix up some stuff before moving in, that took 3 months, I was thinking 3 weeks, and is no where near reaching a conclusion.

I lot of my reason for moving out to the country was so Scout and I would have room to roam. The day we signed for the house Scout's knees and hips developed arthritis and nerve problems. He has had a terrible time standing and moving around. We actually took him to the vet two days before moving into the house to have him put down. The vet thought shots might help and maybe warmer weather. He has had shots for a month now, and they seem to help at times, but slippery hardwood and tile floors and lots of stairs aren't being kind to him. The weather has been down right cruel to him. Today is the first day of Spring, maybe it will break soon.

Oh, did I forget to mention, I wasn't a very good patient after my sigmoid colonectomy and I developed a hernia. I struggled with that through the move in and finally had the operation last Wednesday. I have every confidence that I will continue to be a bad patient and will be back in the hospital soon.

Anyway, enough of this, just wanted you all to know why I haven't been commenting or posting. That and the fact that I suffer from depression. ( It just gets better doesn't it?)

Scout and I are going to try to hang in here, here are a few more pictures of the 500 feet of stream that passes through our property.

_FSC8920 by Thomas David Houston

Mamiya Sekor C 55mm F/2.8 S M645

on way to doctor post surgery day before bloodclot

#diverticulitis

Dasmariñas Cavite Philippines by antefixus21

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Cat’s claw wall protector. We got some shoots from Puerto Vallarta and my wife took some shoots to the Philippines. This is what has grown after just a few short years. Eating a leaf or two calms many stomach problems! They planted these vines to deter wall climbing thieves.

Cats Claw Functions & Benefits:

Caution:

Sources:

Follow Up with Gastro by Holly Thompson

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Day 294, Thursday, October 21st, 2021

Follow Up with Gastro

Dominic’s CT results came in and showed mild sigmoid diverticulosis which is unusual in a 17-year old. I think it’s from his EDS. Diverticulosis just means there are areas in the intestinal wall that form pouches. If one of those pouches gets infected (like from eating corn or seeds that get stuck), then that’s called diverticulitis and can be more dangerous. We decided to go see Dr. Arnold in person to strategize and he worked us in at 7:30 am Thursday morning. Dominic is down 32 pounds since January, has very little appetite, and has intense stomach pain even if he doesn’t eat. Dr. Arnold is running a few more tests (a few more labs and some breath tests to check for porphyria), but doesn’t really expect to find anything. The amitriptyline has helped his chronic diarrhea but not the pain. As of right now, he’s still just diagnosed with IBS. We will keep you posted.

Nikon D750 | 20mm | f/3.2 | 1/200 | ISO 1250 | handheld

I'm not moving ! I like it here ..... by Phillip

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Astrida {Bigbird 3} has already posted some shots of this Retriever - she is currently sitting in a hospital bed recovering from diverticulitis (her not the dog) so if she sees this i hope she might smile if it's not too painful for her.

This image is taken from United States Naval Medical Bulletin, Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4, 1908 by Medical Heritage Library, Inc.

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Title: United States Naval Medical Bulletin, Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4, 1908

Creator: U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

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Date: 1908

Language: eng

Table of Contents

Number 1

Preface vii

Special articles 1

A preliminary report on gangosa and allied diseases In Guam. By A. J.

Gelger 1

Hypertrophic arthritis of the spine. By H. W. Smith 6

Beriberi at the United States Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va. (with

pathological and bacteriological findings In case 14, by O. J. Mink). By B. C.

Holcomb 16

Guba (epidemic bronchial asthma, Guam). By F. E. McCullough 26

Clinical notes 32

Patients burned in accident on U. S. S. Georgia. By W. H. Bueher-- 32

A case of psychical aphonia. By J. T.. Belknap 33

A case of ruptured kidney. By Edgar Thompson 34

A case of dementia preacox. By S. H. Dickson 36

A case of abscess on the diaphragmatic pleura during an attack of

malaria. By B. P. Jenness 87

A case of hernia with the appendix adherent to the sac. By R. C.

Holcomb 39

Current comment: Miscellaneous Items 41

Quinine prophylaxis in malaria. By H. O. Shiffert 43

Vaccination aboard ship in the Orient. By G. M. Olson 44

Medical progress 47

Surgery —Surgery of the thyroid ; varicose veins ; dangers from X ray;

static flat-foot (Ochsner) ; acquired diverticulitis of the large Intestine; a

new Incision for appendecectomy. By H. C. Curl and H. W. Smith 47

Pathology and Bacteriology —The opsonic index In erysipelas and Its

relation to treatment by killed cultures of streptococci ; prophylaxis against

syphilis. By C. S. Butler and O. J. Mink 60

Parasitology—The wood-tick and Its relation to Rocky Mountain Spotted

fever; the spiroehaete of. the relapsing fever of Bombay; the spiroehaete

pertenuis In yaws. By R. C. Holcomb 63

Tropical medicine —Malaria; Bilharziasis. By E. R. Stitt 58

General Medicine —Tuberculosis; the use of tuberculin in the early

diagnosis of tuberculosis. By F. L. Pleadwell 60

Hygiene —Is the production * * * of a climate considered to be more

healthy for Europeans residing In hot countries necessary and technically

possible ; bubonic plague ; prophylaxis In epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis.

By H. G. Beyer 66

Number 2

Preface vii

Special articles 1

A preliminary report upon the treatment of tuberculosis by the

administration of mercury, by B. L. Wright 1

A case of fracture of the atlas and axis with forward dislocation of

the occiput on the spinal column; life maintained for thirty-four hours and

forty minutes by artificial respiration, during which time a laminectomy was

performed upon the third cervical vertebra; review of literature, by N. J.

Blackwood 12

Suggested devices 26

Improvisions to facilitate urethal irrigations on board ship, by C. M.

De Valin 26

Clinical notes 27

A case of carcinoma following appendicitis, with the possibility of a

direct infection, by W. A. Angwin 27

A case of liver abscess; obscure etiology; operation; recovery, by G.

F. Freeman 29

Purpura (Peliosis rheumatica); two cases 31

First case from U. S. S. Wolverine, by A. G. Grunwell 31

Second case from U. S. S. Vermont, by F. M. Furlong 32

A severe case of glomerular nephritis treated surgically and resulting

in clinical cure, by H. C. Curl 33

A case of aneurism (aortic), by P. R. Stalnaker 34

A case of ruptured viscus (spleen), by P. A. Lovering 35

Current comment: Miscellaneous items 36

Tattooing in the Navy, as shown by the records of the U. S. S.

Independence, by A. Farenholt 37

The sick spaces on board the Japanese cruiser Tsuhuba, by R. A. Warner.

. 39

Progress in medical sciences 42

Chemistry and Pharmacy —Clinical methods for the determination of the

alkalinity of the blood (a review); on anomalous reactions obtained in testing

urine for sugar with Fehling's solution, by E. W. Brown and P. J. Waldner 42

Surgery —Review of advances; the medical and surgical treatment of

gastric ulcer; experimental surgery of the lungs; another diagnostic point on

McBurney's line; appendicectomy by a transverse incision; orthostatic

albuminuria; surgical treatment of emphysema; certain cranial operations;

diseases of the liver amenable to surgical treatment; bullet wounds of nerves

and their plastic operations; rifle bullet, shrapnel, and shell wounds in tho

Busso-Japanese war; gastric surgery; the value of differential leucocyte count

in appendicitis, by II. C. Curl and H. W. Smith

Pathology and Bacteriology —On proliferation of the cells of the liver;

serum 48 treatment of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, by C. S. Butler and O.

J. Mink 55

Medical Zoology—Parasitic infections of the bowels; human myiosis from

the screw-worm fly; part played by pediculus corporis in the transmission of

relapsing fever; the unequal distribution of filiarisis in the tropics, by R.

C. Holcomb 57

Tropical Medicine —Chemo-therapy in trypanosome infection; final report

of the German Expedition for the investigation of sleeping sickness; critical

review of recent work on Mediterranean fever; recent work on cause, prevention,

and treatment of Mediterranean fever; specific prophylaxis and treatment of

bacterial dysentery; the transmigration of dysenteric amoebae through the

intestinal walls, by E. R. Stitt 61

General Medicine —Review of advances: Pirquet's cutaneous tuberculin

reaction; conjunctival tuberculin reaction; conjunctival typhoid reaction;

diagnosis of tuberculosis by Bloch's method; tests for occult blood in stomach

contents, stool and urine; ileus; therapeutic employment of lactic acid

producing bacteria; renal tuberculosis, by R. M. Kennedy and F. L. Pleadwell 66

Hygiene and Sanitation —On the increase of body temperature of men at

work in a high temperature; a contribution to the question of the spread of

typhoid fever through drinking water; on artificial and natural plague

infection of fishes; citric acid and solar rays as a means for the disinfection

of drinking water for military purposes; the change in and the renewal of air

on board torpedo-boat destroyers; viciation and renewal of air in submarines, by

H. G. Beyer 71

Reports and letters 86

International congress for the prevention of alcoholism; H. G. Beyer,

delegate 86

The Eighth International Red Cross Conference; J. C. Wise, delegate 93

Number 3

Preface iii

Special articles 1

The treatment of tuberculosis by the administration of mercury (second

paper), by B. L. Wright 1

Pathological anatomy of guba. by A. J. Geiger 19

History of epidemics in Guam, by F. E. McCullough 22

Result of three hundred examinations of feces, with reference to the

presence of amebae. by R. E. Hoyt 25

A case of Banti's disease with splenectomy and arterio-venous

anastomosis, by E. A. Vickery 29

Suggested devices 36

A modification of the Crile canula. by E. A. Vickery 36

Clinical notes 37

Two cases of abnormal kidney, by A. B. Clifford 37

A case of empyema, by F. G. Abeken 38

Case reports from the U. S. Naval Hospital, Canacao, P. I.: A case of

fulminating appendicitis with normal temperature and pulse: a case of sterile

collection of blood in the pleural cavity, giving rise to symptoms resembling

those of einpyena ; a case of multiple stab wounds: one into abdomen, causing 5

penetrations of small Intestines, and another into chest cavity: a severe case

of tetanus In a native child: a case of spleno-myelogenous leukiemia : a case

of ruptured aneurism in the ventricular septum, with sudden death, by E. H.H.

Old and A. E. Lee 39-50

Current comment 51

Battle organization for the Medical Department on board ship, by John

F. Urie 51

Phimosis as a cause for rejection of recruits, by F. B. Jenness 59

Medical progress 62

Laboratory —Ollulanus tricuspis in stomach contents of cat 62

The pancreatic reaction in the urine (Cammidge), by H. AV. Smith 62

The detection and determination of methyl alcohol and formicaldehyde

(the acid phase of the biuret reaction), by R. W. King-- 64

The clinical estimation of the alkalinity of the blood, by E. W. Brown 73

Chemistry and pharmacy —The bearing of metabolism studies on chemical

medicine: chemical and biological methods in diagnosis: the clinical value of

the estimation of ammonia in diabetes; anomalous reactions given by Fehling's

solution In testing urine for sugar, by E. W. Brown and P. J. Waldner 75-79

Surgery —Pancreatic catarrh and intestinal pancreatitis in their

relation to catarrhal jaundice and also to glycosuria ; pancreatitis resulting

from gallstone disease: diagnosis of pancreatic insufficiency ; clinical value

of the pancreatic reaction In the urine; transfusion and arterial anastomosis;

gumma of the liver as a surgical disease; treatment of diffused suppurative

peritonitis; the value of enterostomy and conservative operative methods in the

surgical treatment of acute intestinal obstruction: intestinal anastomosis

without open incision by means of " basting " stitch ; gastroenterostomy

and after; pneumo thorax and posture; acute dilatation of the stomach and

arterio-mesenterlc ileus : delayed chloroform poisoning —its nature and

prevention, by H. C. Curl and H. W. Smith 79-S7

Pathology and bacteriology —The technique of the tuberculine ointment

test for tuberculosis; technique of the cutaneous tuberculine test: staining of

the tubercle bacillus; some neglected facts in the biology of the tetanus

bacillus; some notes on the morphology of the spirochseta duttoni in the organs

of rats; the localization of the spirochetes in the papules of yaws, by C. S.

Butler and O. J. Mink 88-92

Medical zoology —Experiences of ankylostomiasis in Australia:

suppression of uncinariasis in Porto Rico; plague among rats in San Francisco:

a preliminary report on the specific identity of the cestode parasites • • with a description of a new species of taenia,

by R. C. Holcomb 92-98

Tropical medicine —A comparative study of tsutsugamushi disease and slotted

or tick fever of Montana; studies upon the amebae in the intestine of man; the

campaign against malaria in Italy; are there valid objections to the quinine

prophylaxis of malaria; porocephalus moniliformis Diesing, 1S36, in a negro; on

the etiology of dysentery; poisoning by the juice from the manzanilla tree, by

E. R. Stitt 98-103

General medicine — Review of internal medicine: etiology of erysipelas;

the clinical application of the serum-diagnosis in syphilis; comparative

experimental studies on cases of framboesia contracted in various parts of the

Tropics; a study of the value of measurements of chest expansion, by R. M.

Kennedy and F. L. Pleadwell 103-116

Hygiene and sanitation —On the excretion of hexamethyienainin (urotropin)

in the bile and pancreatic Juices; experiments in practical culicidal

fumigation: formalin as a disinfectant; on slow and rapid tobacco smoking; on

expired air, by H. G. Beyer- 110-121

Reports and letters 122

International Congress of Physiotherapy: II. G. Beyer, delegate 122

Observations on various schools of tropical medicine, laboratories, hospitals,

and diseases, while en route from the United States to the Philippines, via

Europe, by A. W. Balch 129-140

Number 4

Preface vii

Special articles 1

A peculiar characteristic of spiroehaeta duttoni, by C. S. Butler 1

Report of the investigation of Samoan conjunctivitis, by P. S. Rossiter

4

The composition of potable water, by E. R. Noyes 7

A supplementary note on elephantiasis of the scrotum: its operative

cure, by A. M. Fauntleroy 21

Suggested devices 23

A simplified Turk's counting chamber, by C. S. Butler 23

Clinical notes 24

Report of cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis treated with

Flexuer-Jobling serum, by H. F. Hull 24

Reports of four cases of tuberculosis (3 pulmonary and 1 pulmonary and

glandular) treated by mercurial injection, by Reynolds Hayden 32

Notes on four cases of pancreatitis treated by drainage of the gall

bladder, by H. 0. Curl and H. W. Smith 41

A case of lupus of the penis; successfully treated with tuberculin, by

R. S. Langabaugh 44

Current comment 46

A review of the subject of "Organization of the Medical Department

(Naval) for Battle," by H. G. Beyer 46

Progress in medical sciences 53

Laboratory- Keport of organisms, isolated from throat cultures, showing

Neisser granual staining characteristics, by D. G. Allen 53

A rapid method for the determination of ammonia in urine, by R. W. King

54

The detection of ''occult blood " in feces, urine, and stomach

contents, by R. W. King 57

Practical application of King's method for occult blood in the

diagnosis of blackwater fever, by E. R. Stitt 62

Chemistry and pharmacy— Natural salicylates; on the origin of

endogenous uric acid; the chemical examination of drinking water at the source

of Hupply; the pancreatic reaction of cammidge in the urine, by E. W. Brown and

P. J. Waldner 63-68

Surgery—Surgical progress (aneurysms); substitution of whole or half

joints from freshly amputated extremities by free plastic operation; foreign

bodies in the abdominal cavity; preforative peritonitis; the inconsistencies of

the gauze pack; the necessity for the removal of the appendix after

perityphlitic abscess; the purse-string suture — its right and wrong

application in appendectomy; result of over 100 inquiries sent to well-known

American surgeons regarding the method of dealing with appendix stump, by H. C.

Curl and II. AY. Smith 68-73

Pathology and bacteriology — The demonstration of treponema pallida by

the method of dark field illumination; Adams Stokes disease with induration in

the bundle of Hiss; the anatomy and pathology of the carotid gland, by C. S.

Butler and O. J. Mink 73-75

Medical zoology —The common tick of the Bitter Root Valley;

leprosy-like disease in rate; report on laboratory work in relation to the

examination of rats for plague in San Francisco; the part played by insects in

the epidemiology of plague; note on fleas; reports of experiments undertaken to

discover whether the common domestic animals of India are affected by plague;

flies as carriers of contagion in yaws; what is " sehistosomum mansoni

" Sambon, 1907 ; remarks on the study of biting flies, with special

reference to the genus glossina; a review of recent work on spirillar fevers;

rabies and its increasing prevalence, by R. C. Holeomb 75-86

Tropical medicine —Liver abscess and amebiasis; a review of the

position of gland palpation in the diagnosis of human trypanosomiasis, by E. R.

Stitt 86-88

General medicine —Carbonic acid snow in dermatology; importance of

indican investigations in diagnosis and therapy ; X-ray treatment of leukemia;

the Roentgen ray in the diagnosis of renal and ureteral calculi, by R. M.

Kennedy 88-92

Hygiene and sanitation — An investigation of the laws of disinfection;

regulations to prevent the appearance of beriberi, tuberculosis, and other

diseases on board vessels and establishments of the navy ("Brazilian), by

H. G. Beyer 93-98

Reports and letters 99

A short account of legislative action regarding the U. S. Naval Medical

Corps and of hospital history, by A. Farenholt 99

International Congress of Hygiene and Demography; H. G. Beyer, delegate

104

Association of Military Surgeons; M. H. Simons, delegate 109

Sixth International Dermatological Congress; G. E. H. Harmon,

delegate... 113

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