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Further proof that I am the most boring person on earth, I have done nothing this weekend, nor do I plan to. Whee.
I did hit the Goodwill yesterday. I had to get something fixed with one of my prescriptions and I thought that since I was at that strip mall, I'd walk up to GW. Mistake. Granted, I got a lot of stuff for only $30 but like I need more stuff. My haul: two scrub tops (both look as if they were never worn), a pair of scrub pants, two Disney posters (no, I'm not a huge fan of Disney but I have a friend who is and he will love these and $2 each, I can't pass that up), four cds (the Who's "Tommy", Enya "A Day Without Rain", Kitaro "The Light of the Spirit" and Kitaro's World of Music featuring Yu-Xiao Guang - the latter is a violinist), and three books (two about WW2 and a book about drawing anatomy). I looked at the purses and found one that was really well embroidered. I thought it was handmade until I opened it to see the tag that read TARGET with the circles. Nah. Interesting but not unique or weird enough. LOL
I have been feeling really low, as most of you have noticed. Thanks for the help and concern. One of the reasons my depression is worse is due to the seasonal change. I have a daylight bulb in my art studio lamp so that helps. Another reason is my weight. I just feel like a loser. I'm fat, live with my dad, no boyfriend, few local friends, etc. Granted, part of my problem is that I work third shift. Not like I can meet someone after work for coffee. As to my weight, I was thinking this whole diet and exercising thing just isn't working out. I may have to consider something drastic, meaning surgery. Then I was doing research and since I have depression as well as ulcerative colitis, I don't even think I would be a candidate. Great. So there goes that, too. Crush all of my dreams, Life. Thanks so much.
However, when researching ulcerative colitis and if it is a limiting factor in gastric surgery, I found an article about whipworm therapy for UC. OMG! Yeah, I know, it's gross... but fascinating! Here's a wiki http://opensourcehelminththerapy.org/mediawiki2/index.php?title=Main_Page Since I have US and a professional (ok, morbid) interest in parasitology, I find this fascinating. I know maggots and leeches are used medicinally now, so this seems like a natural progression of science. As the joke goes, in 2000 BC "Here, eat this root." 1000 AD "That root is heathen. Say this prayer." 1850 AD "That prayer is superstition. Drink this potion." 1940 AD "That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill." 1985 AD "That pill is ineffective. Take this antibiotic." 2003 AD "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root." Or, in this case, "Swallow this egg." OOO. A light infestation (which is what therapeutic helminth therapy is) may also treat asthma and MS. WILD!
***WARNING: Next Few Paragraphs Are Really, REEAAALLLLYYY Gross***
OK. Since I'm talking about parasites, how about I show you wikis of my favorites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardiasis This is also called Beaver Fever as it is found in freshwater streams and creeks and a common vector are beavers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosoma_cruzi I love these things. They're just so cute. Granted, Chaga's disease would just outright suck so don't scratch bug bites if you've seen a kissing bug on you.
This one is really gross as it gets in your EYEBALL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loa_loa_filariasis I was watching a medical show long ago and this guy had a Loa loa in his eye. I was disgusted and fascinated... so it was a contributing factor to the MLT studies. You don't have to worry about this one as it is only in Africa unless you visit there and are bitten by the vector.
And lastly, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinella_spiralis This is what you can get if you don't properly cook your pork. I like it because it's a spiral shape when an adult and forms a cyst in the muscle tissue. No, before you swear off bacon forever, since the pork industry has become regulated by the feds, there has only been an average of 12 infested patients per YEAR and no fatalities.
My first interaction with a parasite was a fly larvae. My aunt BMS called it a "warble". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warble_fly It was lodged in the skin of the neck of a kitten. We had to hold the kitten in the bathtub for sanitary reasons, then covered the opening with petroleum jelly. In a few minutes, B was able to manipulate the skin of the cat and squeeze the maggot close to the surface in the entrance wound. I poked a needle into the larvae and extracted it while B held the kitten. We cleaned the meow up and washed the wound out. I don't think it lived, though. When you're dirt poor and can't even afford health care for yourself, pets get even less attention. At least we got that thing out of it's neck so it could breathe for a while. I don't think that species affects humans much if at all. The human botfly and maggot do but that is a South American continent critter.
I did hit the Goodwill yesterday. I had to get something fixed with one of my prescriptions and I thought that since I was at that strip mall, I'd walk up to GW. Mistake. Granted, I got a lot of stuff for only $30 but like I need more stuff. My haul: two scrub tops (both look as if they were never worn), a pair of scrub pants, two Disney posters (no, I'm not a huge fan of Disney but I have a friend who is and he will love these and $2 each, I can't pass that up), four cds (the Who's "Tommy", Enya "A Day Without Rain", Kitaro "The Light of the Spirit" and Kitaro's World of Music featuring Yu-Xiao Guang - the latter is a violinist), and three books (two about WW2 and a book about drawing anatomy). I looked at the purses and found one that was really well embroidered. I thought it was handmade until I opened it to see the tag that read TARGET with the circles. Nah. Interesting but not unique or weird enough. LOL
I have been feeling really low, as most of you have noticed. Thanks for the help and concern. One of the reasons my depression is worse is due to the seasonal change. I have a daylight bulb in my art studio lamp so that helps. Another reason is my weight. I just feel like a loser. I'm fat, live with my dad, no boyfriend, few local friends, etc. Granted, part of my problem is that I work third shift. Not like I can meet someone after work for coffee. As to my weight, I was thinking this whole diet and exercising thing just isn't working out. I may have to consider something drastic, meaning surgery. Then I was doing research and since I have depression as well as ulcerative colitis, I don't even think I would be a candidate. Great. So there goes that, too. Crush all of my dreams, Life. Thanks so much.
However, when researching ulcerative colitis and if it is a limiting factor in gastric surgery, I found an article about whipworm therapy for UC. OMG! Yeah, I know, it's gross... but fascinating! Here's a wiki http://opensourcehelminththerapy.org/mediawiki2/index.php?title=Main_Page Since I have US and a professional (ok, morbid) interest in parasitology, I find this fascinating. I know maggots and leeches are used medicinally now, so this seems like a natural progression of science. As the joke goes, in 2000 BC "Here, eat this root." 1000 AD "That root is heathen. Say this prayer." 1850 AD "That prayer is superstition. Drink this potion." 1940 AD "That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill." 1985 AD "That pill is ineffective. Take this antibiotic." 2003 AD "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root." Or, in this case, "Swallow this egg." OOO. A light infestation (which is what therapeutic helminth therapy is) may also treat asthma and MS. WILD!
***WARNING: Next Few Paragraphs Are Really, REEAAALLLLYYY Gross***
OK. Since I'm talking about parasites, how about I show you wikis of my favorites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardiasis This is also called Beaver Fever as it is found in freshwater streams and creeks and a common vector are beavers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosoma_cruzi I love these things. They're just so cute. Granted, Chaga's disease would just outright suck so don't scratch bug bites if you've seen a kissing bug on you.
This one is really gross as it gets in your EYEBALL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loa_loa_filariasis I was watching a medical show long ago and this guy had a Loa loa in his eye. I was disgusted and fascinated... so it was a contributing factor to the MLT studies. You don't have to worry about this one as it is only in Africa unless you visit there and are bitten by the vector.
And lastly, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinella_spiralis This is what you can get if you don't properly cook your pork. I like it because it's a spiral shape when an adult and forms a cyst in the muscle tissue. No, before you swear off bacon forever, since the pork industry has become regulated by the feds, there has only been an average of 12 infested patients per YEAR and no fatalities.
My first interaction with a parasite was a fly larvae. My aunt BMS called it a "warble". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warble_fly It was lodged in the skin of the neck of a kitten. We had to hold the kitten in the bathtub for sanitary reasons, then covered the opening with petroleum jelly. In a few minutes, B was able to manipulate the skin of the cat and squeeze the maggot close to the surface in the entrance wound. I poked a needle into the larvae and extracted it while B held the kitten. We cleaned the meow up and washed the wound out. I don't think it lived, though. When you're dirt poor and can't even afford health care for yourself, pets get even less attention. At least we got that thing out of it's neck so it could breathe for a while. I don't think that species affects humans much if at all. The human botfly and maggot do but that is a South American continent critter.