u/tjoude44

So, just finished getting everything setup with my HA via a Sonoff Dongle-P (zigbee mqtt).

Sensors work great but I was wondering how often - other than low battery and leak detection - do they send info back to the controller/HA? Reason is, I would love to have an automation that checks at some frequency (daily?) to make sure that all of the sensors are online and working and then send me an alert when there is a problem.

TIA!

Am interested in buying a Visconti (full/maxi size)) with a 23k Palladium Dreamtouch nib. Preferably with a Broad nib, but will consider Stub and Medium.

Wanting one in good shape with a great nib -> smooth & wet.

Body preference would be a HS Dark Age or Crystal (dark or clear), Briarwood, Divina, or Wall Street.

In addition to your asking price, please include the year it was made, comments as to the condition of the nib & body along with close up photos and a writing sample.

If the nib has been modified or replaced, please identify who performed the work.

Senior male looking for advice and encouragement.

In Feb started to have some lower right back pain. Got worse in early March while walking the dog to the point where I had to go to the ER as I could not stand, walk, or extend my right leg without extreme pain. I also collapsed multiple times when my right leg gave way even when using a cane for support.

During their examination discovered that from a seated position I could not raise my right foot more than an inch nor extend it. I also had a lowered sensation across the knee of the right leg. There was also tingling on the sole of my foot (actually in both feet but I did not notice the tingling on the left until much later on).

They did x-rays and said probably sciatica, gave me oxy, and told me to see my PCP. PCP prescribed Tramadol and a referral to an orthopedic surgeon and to start PT. Unfortunately, a few days later and totally unrelated I had to have abdominal surgery and spent 10 days in the hospital. Even IV Dilaudid  + oxy + lidocaine patches + gabapentin only did a little to help with the pain. Had to spend the entire time (including sleeping) in a recliner with pillows under each leg and sitting on an air cushion.

Because of the abdominal surgery, my GI motility was messed up and I could only take Gabapentin + tylenol.

Between the surgery/recovery and scheduling, it was mid-April before I could see the specialist. I did start PT a week after the surgery. I have a pacemaker which makes scheduling an MRI difficult/time consuming so they ordered a myelogram CT. Even marked as urgent/stat by the orthopedic surgeon, it took 4 weeks to get it. In the interim, they prescribed a steroid dose pack.

The steroids helped tremendously with reducing the pain. From the CT the orthopedic surgeon told me there should not be enough compression they are seeing on the nerves to be causing my symptoms and did an urgent/stat request to neurology.

Now after the steroids, I made some real progress with PT. But, after a couple of weeks, PT has regressed to the point where I don't think it is doing me any good and am considering putting it on hold for a while.

Other than some pain when I first stand up and a slight reduction in being able to standup straight, the pain is very manageable with just gabapentin + tylenol. However, the other symptoms (not being able to lift right foot or extend it, lowered sensation in the knee, and tingling on the soles of both feet) had not improved at all.

Now waiting on neurology - earliest appointment for an urgent case is not until the end of August!