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    Well, I guess getting them out will help. I hope that this is a short-lived problem and it eventually goes away. It doesn't sound fun at all.

    It will probably be several weeks before you get a good idea on that Dale. Just saying it so you don't get anxious. Three teeth is a big thing, all at once. It will take a while. And wisdom teeth are real biggies, they are a lot bigger and deeper. Poor dear.

    BMS seems to vary ... some people have it for years, some don't.
    I think it will improve a lot after I get healed up, finger's crossed anyway ;)


    Thank you girls :)
     

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    Sounds like you are making great strides in the right directions there, alias. That is great news. Sorry the path has been so bumpy, but it looks like it is worth it. Good for you for being proactive. After this next set of labs, you should probably let it rest for several months just to see if there are small changes with no med changes. I am really happy for you.

    Thanks Shari,

    Yeah, I'm really like 90% better. Both the Dr and I were surprised to see how quickly my TSH came down. I do have some other issues, possibly hypercalcemia (was high on the first test but normal this time, we'll watch for parathyroid tumor possibilities), as well as I didn't get my Vit D status back yet.

    But she was happy to hear that I was taking selenium and ashwagandha (said the ash was the best thing I could do for myself, as I'm entering peri-menopause), and that I had gone gluten free. All of those really probably helped me get better faster.

    I just want to see this next step if I'll get the final result I'm looking for. I agree with your suggestion though, to lay low for a while after this. I'm not sure the rest of my system will want to get much more stressed for a while now.
     

    Karen N Daytona

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    Hummm, didn't know the part about the blood sugar ... blood pressure oh yeah, that I know :facepalm:

    Actually I was waiting for the "real" pain to hit ... which it did yesterday:ohmy:


    OOooo! I see Lori down there! ~~~hi ya' Lori! Hope you're doing okay :)

    I feel for you, I had two out at once last year, I also avoid the pain meds and suffered through it, My dentist doesn't provide pain meds anyway. But I have some from a while back that I didn't take. I don't like to take any med that causes you to lose any control.
    I just hope you feel better really fast!
     

    Karen N Daytona

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    Hello everyone,

    Just popping in and out. Got m'labs back, things are looking good, now I'm pushing the doc a little on how much thyroid to take, but so far not much resistance. One more dose increase (to 2 grains, = to 200 mcg of synthroid) and another set of labs in 6 weeks. My TSH has gone to 1 (target), and my FT3 and FT4 are in "normal" range but low. Doc was OK with the numbers, but I want them to be higher so she agreed to the increase. She's more on the conventional side of how much thyroid is OK--but since I'm still having a few issues (like still cold and hair falling out) she agreed to more.

    We'll see how it goes in 6 weeks--I'm preparing to maybe have to fight with her a little if my FT3 doesn't improve. That's what causes hypo symptoms, not the TSH or FT4--plus it's the one that if too low, or low-ish for too long causes major health issues (heart and bones).

    This time the adjustment is a bit rough...so I'm really tired in the evenings.

    A bit too tired to comment or keep up with you all here, but I didn't want anyone to think I had ditched ya.

    Hopefully next week I'll be all adjusted and ready to join in the discussion.

    Glad to hear the therapy is providing you some relief and improvement. You keep pushing because it sounds like you are more informed than the doctor! Good to see you and hope you get better and come back to join us again soon! Hugs!
     

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    Sometimes just remaining the same is the best way to go. It will give both you and the doctor a chance to see how your body makes that adjustment and how it handles everything over time. If meds keep changing, it makes it more difficult to tell what is going on. A constant is a good thing, for a while. Things settle down and a pattern will emerge. Then if something goes wonky, it will be easier to catch it earlier. It could save you a lot of the heartache you have had to go through this past year or so.

    Thanks Shari,

    Yeah, I'm really like 90% better. Both the Dr and I were surprised to see how quickly my TSH came down. I do have some other issues, possibly hypercalcemia (was high on the first test but normal this time, we'll watch for parathyroid tumor possibilities), as well as I didn't get my Vit D status back yet.

    But she was happy to hear that I was taking selenium and ashwagandha (said the ash was the best thing I could do for myself, as I'm entering peri-menopause), and that I had gone gluten free. All of those really probably helped me get better faster.

    I just want to see this next step if I'll get the final result I'm looking for. I agree with your suggestion though, to lay low for a while after this. I'm not sure the rest of my system will want to get much more stressed for a while now.
     

    daleron

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    I feel for you, I had two out at once last year, I also avoid the pain meds and suffered through it, My dentist doesn't provide pain meds anyway. But I have some from a while back that I didn't take. I don't like to take any med that causes you to lose any control.
    I just hope you feel better really fast!

    It was only two guys :oops: The one that started all the shifting was back in December ...
     

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    Um, Just an FYI for whoever is interested, especially Karen:

    I have been playing with a Vamo off and on here and there for a while now. I admit today is the first day I have been using it as my main vape all day. I was trying to empty it's tank of swedish fish. It was closest to empty and I didn't want to just dump anything I've considered worthy of filling a tank with, and I was out of open toppers. So yup. All day with the Vamo and swedish fish with an occasional trip to ego/Freak Show land.

    I just succeeded. I refilled said tank with higher mg Freak Show, which was the whole intent. I then proceeded to vape it for a while. La de da, all is well in kittyn land. Until kittyn grabs a random ego to figure out what is in it. And goes... 'This is weak. Huh.' Check the other ready to go devices to verify if my mouth is messed up or what. Nope. Not at all. I have evidently just been converted to VW land. Crap.

    (not really a 'crap' just a 'whoops, I like just being able to grab a different ready to go device rather than fiddle with things and now I am evidently SPOILED!' at least until tomorrow.)

    Side note 1: I have not filled even my little ashtray today. Which is kinda awesome. I am saying that may just be because I have been intentionally vaping a LOT to empty that tank though. Weird motivations, right?

    Side note 2: I am out of toppers because I sacrificed one to the male. I have not decided on his whatever yet, let alone figured out funding it, so it seemed I should be nice. As his main want was for at work so he didnt have to go freeze his .... off as much, I gave him a USB charger, one of the little bitty 650mah eGos and some Freak show. 3 days ago. he's promptly forgotten it at home for two of those days -.-
    I even sacrificed my carrying cases to him! HMPH! He is now set on the 650 size because they're small. I need to get him to actually take the thing in enough days in a row to get annoyed, I think. (it was actually forgot not "forgot"--he's been running late and rushing out the door)

    That is all for me for the past while that doesn't make me ragey.

    I have been reading, just not much to say, not in anywhere near my happy place so been avoiding spewing my messes everywhere. Been happy to read about peoples successes in all areas :D
     

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    Hi Kittyn. I find your post interesting. I think you just experienced what I have been considering for a while. The equipment makes a big difference in the ability to get the most out of your liquids. And I think the satisfaction level of vaping. I think that there are people out there that like the same liquid at different temperatures. I have found that no matter the liquid, I tend to enjoy and more fully taste a juice at a higher voltage. Since I received my MVP2 yesterday I discovered that my 510 attys are 2.0ohms and not the 2.3 ohms that the vendor told me (and the 2.2 ohms that another person told me). I have been vaping at over 4 volts with them from the beginning. Anything under 4 volts and I do not seem to get enough umph! out of the vape. That puts me above what I would be able to get out of any standard regular ego battery using that same atty.

    But I see a lot of the vendors selling kits that have standard ego batteries and pairing them with clearos that are 2.2 or 2.4 ohms. For me that would be an unsatisfying vape. I wonder if that is what is happening to a lot of new vapers. If you are not getting enough satisfaction out of the vape, you are not going to be able to drop the cigarettes. Maybe kits should be sold with 1.8 ohms clearos. Maybe that would be more satisfying. I am rambling.

    I am happy that you had a good day with your Vamo. I just received my MVP2 and had my first full day playing with vaping according to watts. I am enjoying it and having fun with my discoveries. I have not used it in voltage mode to compare the vape on the same juices. I should get out a calculator and figure out what volts the wattages I enjoy are so I can see if there is a difference in how I vape on the spinners.

    Has your hubby tried the Vamo yet? Maybe that is what will push him over the edge to vape. Or maybe wait until you can get another Vamo, so you do not lose yours to him. You know that is what will happen. Then you will end up being the one frustrated. Don't need that.





    Um, Just an FYI for whoever is interested, especially Karen:

    I have been playing with a Vamo off and on here and there for a while now. I admit today is the first day I have been using it as my main vape all day. I was trying to empty it's tank of swedish fish. It was closest to empty and I didn't want to just dump anything I've considered worthy of filling a tank with, and I was out of open toppers. So yup. All day with the Vamo and swedish fish with an occasional trip to ego/Freak Show land.

    I just succeeded. I refilled said tank with higher mg Freak Show, which was the whole intent. I then proceeded to vape it for a while. La de da, all is well in kittyn land. Until kittyn grabs a random ego to figure out what is in it. And goes... 'This is weak. Huh.' Check the other ready to go devices to verify if my mouth is messed up or what. Nope. Not at all. I have evidently just been converted to VW land. Crap.

    (not really a 'crap' just a 'whoops, I like just being able to grab a different ready to go device rather than fiddle with things and now I am evidently SPOILED!' at least until tomorrow.)

    Side note 1: I have not filled even my little ashtray today. Which is kinda awesome. I am saying that may just be because I have been intentionally vaping a LOT to empty that tank though. Weird motivations, right?

    Side note 2: I am out of toppers because I sacrificed one to the male. I have not decided on his whatever yet, let alone figured out funding it, so it seemed I should be nice. As his main want was for at work so he didnt have to go freeze his .... off as much, I gave him a USB charger, one of the little bitty 650mah eGos and some Freak show. 3 days ago. he's promptly forgotten it at home for two of those days -.-
    I even sacrificed my carrying cases to him! HMPH! He is now set on the 650 size because they're small. I need to get him to actually take the thing in enough days in a row to get annoyed, I think. (it was actually forgot not "forgot"--he's been running late and rushing out the door)

    That is all for me for the past while that doesn't make me ragey.

    I have been reading, just not much to say, not in anywhere near my happy place so been avoiding spewing my messes everywhere. Been happy to read about peoples successes in all areas :D
     

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    Lol, no, he things it looks to much like...ermmm... a BoB type device

    He refuses to 'get' VV/VW when I explain it though, so I'll demo with it to him eventually. I've mentioned before I'm pretty sure he'll end up being a box mods person if he stays interested that far. So I think I'm safe on anything I like bigger than an ego till I break down and get myself something cute and boxy. (I'm still making googly eyes at the VTR)
     

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    For the money aspect and the performance, from what I have read so far, get the MVP2. I just got mine yesterday and I am very happy with it. I have been reading every review on the VTR and it is a brand new item and has those kinks that need to be worked out. The MVP2 is a proven device. I wanted the VTR and now I am glad I got the MVP2 instead. Of course, this is just my opinion. Only disappointment is that I know the battery will eventually die like the egos and spinners. Other than that, I love it.

    Lol, no, he things it looks to much like...ermmm... a BoB type device

    He refuses to 'get' VV/VW when I explain it though, so I'll demo with it to him eventually. I've mentioned before I'm pretty sure he'll end up being a box mods person if he stays interested that far. So I think I'm safe on anything I like bigger than an ego till I break down and get myself something cute and boxy. (I'm still making googly eyes at the VTR)
     

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    Welcome to vw land! bug20and20granny.jpg
    Ya' know there's a mini 134 coming out too - I saw it listed in the coop planning pages (I can't quite imagine it). My fav little Sig Zmax, extentions and rings is over there too. So much stuff to spend money on. If only months were a couple of weeks shorter ... (with the same pay).

    I like a 1.8 om on an ego too. I think you have a point there. I would have been much happier with my first ego's if I'd known that or if they had come with lower resistance atomizers. Kinda goofy.

    It's still in the 90's. I'm really missing winter, or fall, or any other season but summer.
     

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    For the money aspect and the performance, from what I have read so far, get the MVP2. I just got mine yesterday and I am very happy with it. I have been reading every review on the VTR and it is a brand new item and has those kinks that need to be worked out. The MVP2 is a proven device. I wanted the VTR and now I am glad I got the MVP2 instead. Of course, this is just my opinion. Only disappointment is that I know the battery will eventually die like the egos and spinners. Other than that, I love it.

    Ah, anything I get me costing more than 20 is an after Christmas thing at this point. My son has made exactly two requests, both of which I whole heartedly approve of and neither is exactly in the cheap range. While he'll only get one or the other at best, I'd rather spend money there, honestly :)

    So by the time I'm shopping for me, there should be work arounds and fixes for any major issues. The mvp2 is in consideration anyway, but the vtr is my drool worthy eye candy for now. I have a thing for metal and shiny.


    Edit: Spendy WANTS. Figured I should specify on that. while I very much want to get him the awesome thing, I'm not one of the idiots who will do ridiculous extremes to make it happen
     
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    Ah, anything I get me costing more than 20 is an after Christmas thing at this point. My son has made exactly two requests, both of which I whole heartedly approve of and neither is exactly in the cheap range. While he'll only get one or the other at best, I'd rather spend money there, honestly :)

    So by the time I'm shopping for me, there should be work arounds and fixes for any major issues. The mvp2 is in consideration anyway, but the vtr is my drool worthy eye candy for now. I have a thing for metal and shiny.


    Edit: Spendy WANTS. Figured I should specify on that. while I very much want to get him the awesome thing, I'm not one of the idiots who will do ridiculous extremes to make it happen[/QU

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