u/Top-Raspberry-7837

Hi Docs,

My mom just recently turned 89. She’s in surprisingly good health, considering her age. However, the last couple of years, she will get constipated and have nausea as a result. She’s been put on different meds to help her have a regular bowel movement, including one that was quite expensive. I know she’s on one now that starts with an A I believe that’s not super expensive but has been working. But she still gets nausea. I am worried. I tried to get her to email me a list of the various tests she’s had but she wouldn’t. She’s told them to me over the years but I haven’t written them down. Here some of her medical history that I’m aware of:

osteoporosis
\- classic zipper style C section down the center of her stomach (I’m her only child).
\- she’s had 12 miscarriages (including a blown tubal)
\- surgery for diverticulitis
\- surgery for a cyst (years before I was born)
\- two years ago she got PE’s from a colonoscopy which they believe knocked some internal stitches loose. Had to have a mesh put in and then removed (groin, then neck)
\- I think she has higher blood pressure but not hypertension.
\- has WPW
\- was a smoker for 30 years. Has COPD.
- has some type of hernia (not sure what kind but I vaguely remember her saying inguinal!)

I know there’s more in likely missing but that’s it. She is a white woman (mentioned due to blood pressure), 89F, has all her faculties, normal BMI.

She is going to top doctors right outside of NYC, so she is trusting them, and has had a lot of tests, but I can’t help but worry they’re missing something, and possibly something serious.

I welcome all feedback and thoughts!

Thank you!

Hi all,

I have IT cosmetics brand foundation in Fair Light. It’s the very first time a foundation color has actually matched my skin! I’m a pale olive. BUT it feels so light on my skin and I’m really looking for a full coverage foundation (I’m 48) that feels like it actually does something. It barely seems to cover or change my skin. Does anyone know a similar brand that would work color wise?

The only thing I can think of is Nars, because I have a concealer from them I like which is macadamia medium 1.5. But I’m open to any and all suggestions. I’m trying not to blow my budget, but also want to get something that actually works!

Thanks!

Hi all,

I saw Jeremy Lin (yep Linsanity) do a video where he showed some makeup a female friend said he should get to look less tired and he showed the OIL SUCKER
Liquid Blotting Paper Spray. I NEED THIS! I live in South Florida and I am both oily AND sweat rivers! Buuuut before I go and buy it, I’d love commentary and a rating of how good it is. Help an oily girly out please!

Thank you!

Hi all,

I like to weigh myself daily. I also like to weigh my food. I’ve noticed both my big girl scale for my body and my food scale will swing numbers. For instance today I weighed myself on my scale and when I got on it said 169.7, which I didn’t expect, so I weighed myself again a minute later and it said 166.0. I tried again and it said 166.0. It’s crazy the swings that my scale will have, sometimes 5 lbs difference within minutes. I will say my bathroom floor is uneven so I’ve moved my scale to my flat hallway floor and still there’s wild swings in numbers.

And same goes for my food scale. I take it out every day to weigh my breakfast and I’ve noticed that it will swing a few grams day to day. So if I put bowl type A on today it will say 383 but tomorrow I put bowl type A and it’s 386. This is before any food has been added.

So, is this normal? Or is something wrong with my scales? Or am I doing something wrong? I bought the human scale about 8 years ago and the food scale I think about 5 years ago. Help!

Thank you!

Hi all,

Recently, I was looking at a couple profiles of the “people you might know” section out of curiosity and saw each and every one of them only allowed me to add friend or follow, not message.

I have no strikes on my account and no messages from FB saying I am in FB jail and can’t message anyone for a certain amount of time.

I tried to look into my settings section to see if something changed but I don’t know where to look.

Has anyone else had this happen? What’s going on? Help!

Thank you!

Hi all,

One of my fave dinners is the Knorr herb and butter rice which I pair with salmon. I make the salmon in the air fryer, but the rice I make on the stove. Since it’s just for me, I put in half a cup of rice with two tablespoons of butter and about 1 cup of water.

Here’s the dilemma - today I sprayed Pam and then put olive oil down and then the rice and butter and water etc, and yet still ended up with some of the rice sticking to the bottom of the sauce pan AND some oil in the rice. Other times I’ve made it and there’s been too much water at the bottom.

I follow the directions which says to put all the above in, get it to a rolling boil then lower it to a simmer and cover it for 7 minutes. I don’t know if it’s because I’m not putting the whole packet in or what, but maybe my amounts are off, but it’s frustrating that I can’t make this work right. How do I get delicious, fluffy and seasoned rice that doesn’t have too much oil at the bottom and doesn’t have some sticking to the bottom?! Help!

Thank you!