Get your THYROID checked!
weed30 St. Louis
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Comments (18)A few things to check after the cabinets are installed: put a long striaght edge against the wall. Sheetrock walls almost always have a wave to them. The granite can be cut to follow the wave but usually is not if you are getting splash as the splash will cover the varying gap at the back of the counter. If no splash or tile then the granite top should be cut to follow the wall. check if the cabinets on either side of the DW opening are at the same height. If not the granite will have to be shimmed to make up for the difference in height. Granite is not flat on the bottom (or the top, for that matter) so some shimming is usually necessary even if the tops of the cabinets are all at the exact same height which they almost never are. (Note: cabinets set with a laser projecting level are usually installed perfectly. We love to put tops over superbly installed cabinets.) the field measurer for the countertops should discuss (or confirm) the stone, edge detail, corner radius's, sink model, sink reveal, faucet hole locations, and the need for supports. Supports should be provided by the cabinet builder as the supports require adequate structure in the cabinet. The supports should be rigid. If you can lean on them and deflect then they are inadequate. Some granites only need to be flexed a very small amount (like a 1/16" or less) to crack. If you are getting full height backsplash the height for the splash should be measured AFTER the tops are installed and then installed in a 2nd trip. Most shops just cut it short enough to make sure it'll fit and fill in the resulting gap below the uppers with caulk. Sometimes it'll be a pretty big gap. Sometimes the field measure guy will discover that the access to your kitchen will require additional install crew or additional seams to get the pieces into your kitchen. If this is the case there can be an additional charge for extra installers. If the granite guy says he needs an additional seam he probably does. Granite guys don't like seams any more than homeowners do and if a sink run cracks the granite guy gets to replace it for free so he likes to avoid that....See MoreJannie, may I be your thyroid sister?
Comments (8)Caroline, of course we can be "sisters". I had a successful kidney transplant in January 2012. But I kept having these several-times- a- day "hot flashes", worse than anything I had with menopause seven years ago. My urologist felt my throat and said he felt a one-centimeter nodule. I had no pain or other problems. I then went to a specialist, an endocrinologist. She also felt a nodule and sent me for a sonogram of my neck. It showed seven nodules, five big and two small, the small ones under 2 centimeters. A few days later (last Tuesday) she did the biopsy. I was quite fearful, took a Zanax before, which relaxed me. The assistant had me lie back in a chair and tipped me back, like at the dentist. She cleaned my neck. Then the doctor came in with her needle and a jar for the tissue samples. She nick-named the nodules "The Twins" and "The Triplets" as there were three on the left side and two on the right. The thyroid is in the center front of your neck, just below your adam's apple. She had the assistant spray my neck with something to numb the skin, but I felt every jab. She would stick the needle in , then stir it around and push deeper to get enough tissue. I stopped counting at ten jabs. They told me not to talk or swallow when the needle was in. That was hard.It hurt a lot and I felt a tear roll out of one eye. Finally it was over. She put a couple bandaids on my neck and I was allowed to go home. I took Aleve tablets and kept a bag of frozen peas on my neck for most of Tuesday evening. The next morning I had no pain whatsoever. The tissue samples were sent to a lab that does extensive testing, including Genetic and "Genomic" testing, whatever that is. But the downside is it takes two and a half weeks for the results, so I'm still worrying and waiting. Best case scenario, everything will be benign. Worst case, I will have to have my thyroid removed, but at least I'll be under anesthesia for that. I've been assured one can live a long life without a thyroid, and thyroid cancer is the most curable kind to get. So it could be worse... Good luck, Caroline. Let us know when you get the results. I'll be posting when I know more. This post was edited by jannie on Mon, Sep 2, 13 at 17:38...See More'Did you get your check?'
Comments (15)Congratulations Glenda. I called Iowa PERS today to see about applying for my refund for the retirement I paid into when I worked at the hospital here. She said that since I am over 55, instead of just getting the $2,000 I paid into the fund, I will also receive my employer's contribution and will receive a check for $4,700....See MoreTell me about your Thyroid problems please! :)
Comments (11)I had Graves' disease in the late 80's. (That's overactive thyroid - I lost weight while eating like a pig, which was nice, but my resting heart rate was 112 and I thought I was going nuts, which wasn't so nice.:) The doctors eventually used radioactive iodine to kill my thyroid, so now I'm in a similar situation to you, with an underactive thyroid. Your symptoms sound like your thyroid is definitely underactive, and you'll need a synthetic thyroid hormone, like Synthroid. Sounds like you needed to keep taking it for the Hashimoto's, with the symptoms you're having. It does take awhile to get the meds and dosage right, and it's never perfect, but it's pretty good. One thing to know about synthetic thyroid hormones is that they're not interchangeable. This is one case where you don't want to go with the generic, unless you started with the generic. (At least that was true 4-5 years ago when I last checked - not sure about now.) I do understand your concern with thyroid cancer, given that it's in your family and that Hashimoto's is associated with a higher risk for the cancer. I guess all you can do is to keep up with your treatment and keep in mind that if the worst happens and you do get thyroid cancer, it's one of the most treatable cancers. Very, very few people die of it, even after 30 years. Not that you want to get it, of course. Good luck. I know how awful it is to feel so tired all the time. Even with treatment, you'll have some of that, but you get used to it....See MoreKathy_in_Delaware
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