The day of errands & appointments went alright. The appointments themselves went fine. Getting over there & back was a little annoying. The traffic was weird & patchy. Then it decided to storm during most of the outing.
We got home & it rained for the rest of the day. I'm dealing with day after cleaning teeth. Everything feels a little off & sensitive. That's handled for the next 6 months.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
My medical appointment went as expected, no surprises. I scheduled the next time. Now on to my midweek dental cleaning. Then my stuff can be handled for a bit.
Yet another dental office is being reported as a possible exposure site for HIV. This piece says a Philadelphia dentist office had possible exposures of bodily fluids between patients. More details haven't been provided at this time.
I finally sleep well after 3 nights. It'd been nice to wake up to a nice day, but no. It's still raining & dark. May have been such a sucky, dark month the last few years.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
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My dental appointment went alright. It was the 2nd time at the new office & the 1st encounter beyond a cleaning. I needed 2 small fillings. The issue was just emerging, so it got handled early.
My roomie has an appointment & we'll have to head out pretty soon. It's going to be a busy week. More for her than me. Still, there's a lot going on.
There were only some very benign articles this morning, so this is it for now. Take care.
Cya...
This week is going to be filled to the brim. I have to get around, take a shower, eat, brush my teeth & then drive over to my dentist office. Then we'll grab something to eat, drive home & maybe an errand. This week looks pretty filled up.
The holidays start soon. Hope things are going well for everyone. Take care.
Cya...
My dentist appointment went OK yesterday. I will need a couple of small fillings. It's been years since I"ve had to have anything besides a cleaning. Best to get it handled now, while it's a minor thing. That'll happen the beginning of December.
The government shutdown has come to an end. I'm not sure how soon things will return to normal for benefits. We'll see how badly this screwed everyone over.
That's it for today. Take care.
Cya...
I have a dental cleaning today. There's stuff to be handled before & after. This is going to short so I can get around. Then I need shower, eat, take out trash & get on the road.
There isn't much else to write about at the moment. I'll post again tomorrow. Take care.
Cya...
This article is looking at an association between NRTI HIV drugs & a decrease of Alzheimer’s disease numbers. This study is in early days & is very limited. The researcher reviewed 20+ years of medical records of people 50+, who were taking these meds for HIV, PrEP or hepatitis. These records were from the Veterans Health Administration Database. It's worth noting these records were mostly of men.
At a glance these meds did seem to impact Alzheimer's incidence. However there is much more that needs to be known before this can be considered a viable avenue for prevention. Add to that many of these medications are very old & come with a host of side effects, issues, costs & other reactions. Still, it's a novel start in a new direction.
Next up, my dentist office is closing. I'm not happy about this. I've been going to this place since about 2008. Another keystone place I had is gone. I'll never be in that building again. I liked that place, it was comfortable, easy to get to, attractive & very nature oriented. You could look a their garden during your appointment. You'd see a host of birds, squirrels & some other beasties from time to time. The dentist that got me on this journey left some time back, then the receptionist, then my hygienist. Now the whole building will be gone & I'm starting all over. I hate this, but nobody asked my opinion. This was my last solid place left. Hopefully, the new place will be nice.
At least my cleaning went well. Take care.
Cya...
I have a dental cleaning scheduled for this afternoon. If nothing hiccups, that should go easy enough. It's another dark morning. This could be a thing for a while. My SAD issues don't usually linger into May, but this has been a rough year for me. It started early & hasn't really left. There's been too much cold, wet drear this season. The dark of the year isn't supposed to drag on into May.
The orange stain is killing articles, except those about the fallout from that asshat. I'll post more over articles when I find them. This is it for now, I need to get around.
Take care.
Cya...
I'm trying to get myself around this morning. It's another hazy start. I'm still not feeling good. This season change is kicking me hard. My sleep is pretty off at the moment.
I need to get cleaned up, take out trash & then be on the road. I have a dental cleaning today. Here's hoping nothing screws up. That seems to be happening a lot lately.
I think that's all for now. Take care.
Cya...
I've posted on the topic of long lasting medications before. This piece isn't the most scientific of articles. But I think it will get the point across of the issues & possibilities of such HIV meds may be in the upcoming years. For those not up on the topic, it'll serve as a good primer. Give it a read.
We're over midway through our busy week. I have to admit, yesterday left me a little wiped out. I had my dental cleaning & they didn't bring up anything needing to be done. I made my next appointment & we handled the rest of our day.
I'm glad I'm mostly done with things for a bit. That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
I have a dental cleaning today, so this morning's a bit of a rush job. I still have to get cleaned up, deal with trash, eat, rebrush my teeth, then drive over to Fort Smith. We'll grab something to eat & run an errand.
For the interesting point. This piece is looking at whether of not common HIV meds may inhibit Alzheimer's. Apparently there was enough of range difference in HIV+ people on meds & HIV- people to garner a look.
Onto the idiot, Aaron Rodgers. This pro football QB must be the most qualified person in the sport. It seems he's a world class physician, immunologist, virologist & vector theorist. He's still saying HIV was a government made illness & it was just a precursor for things like COVID. He believes people like Fauci, CDC officials, drug companies & others made up the illnesses. It sounds like some capitalist, social control conspiracy. He claims being villainized for doing his own research. After all, he can read. Yeah, but so can a lot of kindergarten children. Just because you can read the words, doesn't mean your comprehend what's being stated.
So appointments, interests & idiots is how I'll start my day. Take care.
Cya...
This has been a rough morning for waking. It's dark & windy out. That looks to be the theme of the day. I didn't want any of that, but oh well.
Yesterday was weird. For whatever reason my blood pressure was low. I hate how that feels. I didn't take that med & it took most of the day for my pressure to come back to normal. It's doing OK so far this morning. This happens with season changes, just like aches & swelling. The joys of being HIV+ & getting older.
We'll do some of the errands today instead of tomorrow. I have a dental cleaning appointment then. Then things should be back to normal for a bit.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
Unless something screws up, I'll handle 1 of my missed appointments from earlier in the month. Today will be the dental cleaning. Once this is over, the new medical appointment will be at the end of the month. Then, if all goes well, I'll be back on track.
I've got to get around, shower, eat, brush my teeth again, take out trash, drive over to the dentist office & then get something to eat before heading home. I think I covered everything. If that all works out, then we're done for the day, except for mail.
October hasn't been a fun ride, but it came in the sucktastic 2023 package. The 2000s have been crap so far & they keep getting worse with every new edition.
That's the plan for the day. Take care.
Cya...
Things around here have been going well enough for now. I'm not saying they've been perfect, but there hasn't been any major drama since last Thursday. That was due to our cat being a dick.
But from Friday on, there have been some issues, but nothing major. I called to confirm my dental appointment for tomorrow. We'll need to handle somethings today, that'd normally be done tomorrow. The van needs an oil change.
I started the final push to change doctors yesterday. I asked for a last refill from them & for my records to be sent. So far, things seem to be in order. We'll see. I've done what I can & that will have to be enough.
We're had our 1st chill down here. It isn't welcome. But it is mid October & Halloween's just 2 weeks off.
Take care.
Cya...
I think October has every intention of being as crappy as the rest of the year. Every time something is barely settled other crap comes flying down to pike. I got a new, much sooner dental appointment yesterday. But now, the crap storm is aiming at my roomie. It's stuff aimed her, me & house matters. Welcome to 2023, the year of stupid stress. Oh yeah, there won't be any good diversions, because everyone will be on strike.
That's all for now. Just SOS.
Cya...
I'm not feeling the best at the moment. The weather has been volatile in the way of storms, warmer temps & wind blown debris. I'm waking up dehydrated, overheated & stuffy. I wish this season would figure itself out.
My dental appointment went well. The trip wasn't too annoying. That's always a risk going into Fort Smith. The new store we went to basically turned out to be an overpriced, outlet store. Most the things I might've bought were far cheaper at Walmart. Oh well, it was worth a shot.
That's all for now. We're expecting storms. We didn't need them & don't want them.
Take care.
Cya...
I have a dental cleaning appointment today. I need to get around before then & get trash to the curb. We'll grab something to eat over there & maybe look at a new store.
Apparently I'm never happy. I was complaining about the cold, dark days. It's not exactly bright but the temps jumped about 20 degrees & the pollen hiked as well. My throat isn't happy about any of that. I may finally be getting ready to stow covers away for the season. We'll see, this might be yet another false Spring.
According to this article another person has been cured of HIV vis stem cells. He was another leukemia patient. As of yet this method is still too risky for non-cancer patients.
Cya...
I have an early appointment this morning. Not as early as some, but those are local & don't require driving to Fort Smith. I hate early appointments. I hope everything goes well. Most likely, neither of us will be in the best of moods. Oh well, maybe I can get back on track next time. This round of appointments was a crapfest.
Take care.
Cya...
Between allergies, temp changes, shopping & who knows what else, I didn't fare well yesterday. My breathing was off, I was tired & my back was sore. It got worse through the day, I took something for my back & it got some better, but I was still tired.
I slept better last night. It was still cooler, but I was expecting it. I woke with a little coughing from all the allergies & dust from mowing. At least that's handled for a while.
Tomorrow is my dental cleaning. Unless of course they cancel again. Right now, it wouldn't surprise me. I'll be glad when appointments are behind me for a bit.
That's all, take care.
Cya...
