[quote=kdogg]Had both of mine done at the age of 50,young age for this type of surgery. I immediately noticed a change in color perception and contrast. It was like I had been looking through a pair of panty hose for years. am now 62 and I need reading glasses for computer work and reading. Once a year I go to Walmart and get 3 pair of reading glasses for $7.00 and I am good to go till next year, I'm hard on reading glasses.

My wife had cataract surgery about 6 months ago and now is finding that she is very sensitive to light. She has read that it is best to have 100% UV protection sunglasses. Do you know of any sunglass company that sells sunglasses that fir this criteria??
Thanks

I live in the (People's Republic of) Boulder Colorado.

It's been snowing all night. So the morning goes like this;

8:00 I made a snowman.

8:10 A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snow
woman.

8:15 So, I made a snow woman.

8:17 The nanny of the neighbors complained about the snow woman's
voluptuous chest.

8:20 The gay couple living nearby grumbled that it could have been
two snowmen instead.

8:25 The vegans at No. 12 complained about the carrot nose, as
veggies are food and not to decorate snow figures with.

8:28 I am being called a racist because the snow couple is white.

8:31 The Muslim gent across the road wants the snow woman to wear a
head-scarf.

8:40 Someone calls the cops who show up to see what's going on.

8:42 I am told that the broomstick of the snowman needs to be
removed because it could be used as a deadly weapon.

Things get worse after I mutter : "Yeah, if it's up your
a***"

8:45 Local TV news crew shows up. I am asked if I know the
difference between snowmen and snow-women?

I reply, "Snowballs" and am called a sexist.

8:52 My phone is seized and thoroughly checked while I am being
blindfolded and flown to the police station in a helicopter.

9:00 I'm on the news as a suspected terrorist bent on stirring up
trouble during this difficult weather.

9:10 I am asked if I have any accomplices.

9:29 A little known jihadist group has claimed it was their plot.

Moral: There is no moral to this story. It's just the America we live
in today!

HELP
What, pray tell is an 'average golfer'?
Loved the joke but the phrase confuses me.

I agree on BP control and I believe they also wouldn't understand it when you tell them to "Kiss your grits".

It might help you to get your frustration under control if you did.

Best of luck.

Good suggestion and I agree with you.

I too suffer from loss of hearing but with the newer 'aids' that I bought at Costco, I can connect to my cell phone via bluetooth. I now can understand 90+% of most words on telephone calls.
When it comes to listening to the TV thats a different story. The people on TV news and weather try to talk as fast as possible and then my comprehension goes down fast.

Very good advice. When I told that to my neighbor who is a retired dental hygienist, she said Xylitol also prevents cavities.
I told her that would be good to know when I'm on the 'throne'.
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👍
Thats a definite 'Thumbs up'

This might help explain the 'plain planes'

What was that 'plane' white aircraft doing at the airport?

Aircraft bearing 00-9001 tail and no other distinct markings seen at the Tallinn Airport in Estonia. (Anna Zvereva, Wikimedia Commons)

JACKSON HOLE, WYO - A mysterious-looking plane parked in the private jet tarmac section of the Jackson Hole Airport over the weekend raised suspicion from a few studious and/or conspiracy theorist types.

The plane was a repurposed Being 757 in plain white wrapper design with no markings other than a tail number marked "00-9001." Internet research indicates the plane is likely one of only a handful (some sources claim the only) that is owned and operated by the US government.

Similar aircraft, painted in an all-white color scheme with little to no markings (some have also a US flag emblem) have been sighted at various airports around the globe. They bear consistent tail numbers that are never tracked by public software like FlightAware.

Most reports indicate these aircraft are often referred to as converted 757-23A, or a version of Boing's C-32B, usually wearing what may or may not be US Air Force tail numbers or serial numbers. The non-descript design is intentionally low profile so as not to stand out when the plane travels to various countries with less-than-favorable attitudes toward the USA.

The aircraft is has been attributed to the 486th Flight Test Squadron, known to be associated with Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. It is thought to be operated by Special Ops groups within the State Department, Central Intelligence Agency, or Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST).

The aircraft has been used to fly officials of various government agencies around the globe, providing worldwide dedicated rapid response airlift for the Department of Defense. It is reportedly on call 24 hours a day for emergency response. It was last spotted, photographed, and documented on the Internet at Tallinn Airport in Estonia on September 1, 2017.

Airport director Jim Elwood said the aircraft spotted in Jackson Hole was here conducting high altitude training.

I also found mothballs seem to work for mice but not for ground squirrels. I have ground squirrels digging nests under the concrete slab of our barn. I stuffed about 10 mothballs into every opening and pounded dirt into the holes to seal them. Two days later the squirrels had pushed the dirt and the mothballs out from under the barn and were still using the holes. The squirrels weren't bothered by fresh mothballs and I tried this supposed remedy at least a half a dozen times and each time they just pushed the mothballs out of the holes. Bummer....

You meet the nicest people living in the country.

I was walking out of a farm store this morning after buying some electric fencing materials and:

A nice woman was walking out in front of me towards the parking lot.

She turned towards me while walking and said,
“Did you hear about the two potatoes that got married?”

I must have had a quizzical look on my face as she continued on by saying,
“They had a little tater and named it sweet potato.”

I thought that was cute so I smiled and she continued on by saying’
“Sweet potato told her parents that when she grew up she wanted to marry Tom Brokaw”.

“They said you can’t do that…..He’s just a common tater”

I have to admit I chuckled all the way to my truck. Glad I walked out with her.

Alex

IMHO you should look at both forms as one form (the POLST) is simple to complete as its only one page. I only completed it because my Dr. recommended it to have in place in case of an accident or stroke. The person who would normally make care decisions for me (my wife) is so reluctant to put down any animal ( our cats, dogs, chickens, or any wildlife), that I don’t want her to control my end-of-life decisions.
The POLST was the form recommended to me.

Others may have spouses that are in agreement with your thoughts on how you want to be cared for when you can’t make decisions for yourself.
I think thats a wonderful thing to have if both people agree on what, end-of-life decisions, each person wants.

wrangler5 and jeep daddy both mentioned an 11 page form. That is confusing to me as when my doctor told me about the POLST she gave me a one page form to fill out. As I mentioned in an earlier reply it has 4 sections on the first page that I completed. The doctor signed the 5th section and she sent the form off to the registry. The front of the form is the only thing that needs to be completed.

I believe you may have been given an Advance Directive form which also exists in Oregon but it asks for all sorts of data that the POLST form does not require.

If you care to see the blank POLST form used here just follow the link in my previous post.


The registry for POLST forms is administered by the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

[quote=wrangler5]I've been told that first responders WILL perform CPR (and perhaps other lifesaving techniques they're licensed to do) on site/during transport, regardless of any DNR orders in place.
Wrangler5,
I just looked up the POLST website directive for Oregon and it gives the following explanations about EMTs using POLST data:

Question. Why do I need to find and follow POLST orders?
ANS. Patients have the right to express their preferences regarding life-sustaining treatments.
The Scope of Practice for Emergency Medical Providers states, “An Oregon-certified First Responder or EMT, acting through standing orders, must respect the patient’s wishes including life-sustaining treatments. Physician supervised First Responders and EMTs must request and honor life-sustaining treatment orders executed by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant if available.”

When do POLST orders apply?
ANS. POLST orders apply any time EMS is called or the patient is transferred to the ED. However, a patient with decision-making capacity can request other treatment at any time. Patients with Comfort Measures Only usually would not want to go to the hospital, unless comfort cannot be achieved without transport.

Are copies and eSignatures valid?
ANS. Yes! Copies of POLST forms are valid. Electronically completed forms (ePOLSTs) may have eSignatures that don’t look like a handwritten signature, these are 100% valid. POLST form copies and ePOLSTs may be printed on white paper that is OKAY, they are valid.

How will EMS & Emergency Departments access the POLST Registry? Call the POLST Registry Hotline 24/7/365 at the OHSU Emergency Communications Center (ECC) for immediate POLST form requests.

So it looks like EMTs will follow your instructions documented in a POLST directive but if any patient doesn't have a POLST number readily seen by the EMT then they won't know to look for your POLST instructions. That lookalike a case for one of those medical bracelets.

BTW, by my looking up this info for you I found that the POLST system is nationwide but most states have not developed the complete system. It looks like West Virginia, California and Oregon are the only three states that have a 'mature' POLST system.
Hope this helps.
Alex

Wow, Good question.
I'll call my doctor next week and ask her about first responders having access to the OR registry. She is very up-to-date on many things so she may have been asked this question before.

[quote=jerryc41]Lots of people don't want to spend the last years of their lives hooked up to a machine until someone decides to "pull the plug." That's why we have the DNR notice. It can be confusing, though.


The Oregon Health & Science University have developed a (POLST), document that is signed by the patient and their Physician to indicate what actions are required by any Health care professional. POLST stands for Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. The instructions on the form are entered into a State of Oregon Registry that is available to any Physician. I have signed one 5 years ago and am glad the document exists. The registry sends the person having signed a POLST a card to be kept for presenting to any Physician.

It has sections for:
A) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
B) Medical Interventions
C) Artificially Administered Nutrition
D)Documentation of Discussion and Signature of patient or Surrogate
E) Signature of Physician

If anyone is interested they can look at the online links at:

www.polst.org or at polst@ohsu.edu

Alex