In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "Goomba38" > wrote
>
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >> I use a small retractable utility razor ... thingy. That packaging
> >> is unreal.
>
> > I have an odd assortment of surgical needle drivers that work when I
> > remember to grab 'em out of the pen cup.
>
> (whimper) I'm suddenly very frightened of you ... only you
> medical types would have SURGICAL NEEDLE DRIVERS
> hanging around.
>
> nancy

I used Bone Marrow Biopsy needles for blowing out emu and ostrich eggs
with a fish tank compressor. ;-)

Our Pathologist threw them away when he retired. They were his personal
ones...
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Omelet wrote:

> I used Bone Marrow Biopsy needles for blowing out emu and ostrich eggs
> with a fish tank compressor. ;-)

Having had them drill into my pelvis a couple times for bone marrow
specimens, I can attest that using those to blow out eggs is a more
pleasant use.


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In article >,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > I used Bone Marrow Biopsy needles for blowing out emu and ostrich eggs
> > with a fish tank compressor. ;-)
>
> Having had them drill into my pelvis a couple times for bone marrow
> specimens, I can attest that using those to blow out eggs is a more
> pleasant use.

I know.

I've assisted on more than one Biopsy. I and my co-workers have to
prepare the slides for the Pathologist to read.

Makes me nauseous every time I watch one of those things. <shudder>

But, I still signed up at the local tissue center to do bone marrow
donation if I'm ever called on to do it.

At least they knock you out for that. ;-)

Did you have leukemia or suspect?
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On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:44:45 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:37:41 GMT, "l, not -l" > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>On 19-Sep-2007, Goomba38 > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I can't stand
>> >>> how in the US small items are sold in huge wasteful boxes. I'm sure it
>> >>> is so they'll stand out on a market shelf or look like more than there
>> >>> is for the price. It shames me to think how stupid some people are to
>> >>> fall for this. <sigh>
>> >>
>> >>In most cases, the packaging is huge to reduce theft. Perhaps as more
>> >>chips
>> >>are imbedded in packaging, the wasteful quantity can be reduced.
>> >
>> > that's my understanding as well.
>> >
>> > your pal,
>> > blake
>>
>> I don't have arthritis, and there is not a darned thing that comes into this
>> house that I can open. Dang them!
>> I couldn't even get the olive oil bottle top off a while ago. This is a
>> constant thing. I just ove it when those plastic containers will cut your
>> fingers while you are trying to get it apart. :-(
>> Dee
>
>Plyers hon'.
>
>Adjustable ones.

i keep my pliers in the kitchen utensil drawer rather than with the
rest of my tools.

your pal,
blake

Omelet wrote:
> In article >, Blinky the
> Shark > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> > I used Bone Marrow Biopsy needles for blowing out emu and ostrich
>> > eggs with a fish tank compressor. ;-)
>>
>> Having had them drill into my pelvis a couple times for bone marrow
>> specimens, I can attest that using those to blow out eggs is a more
>> pleasant use.
>
> I know.
>
> I've assisted on more than one Biopsy. I and my co-workers have to
> prepare the slides for the Pathologist to read.
>
> Makes me nauseous every time I watch one of those things. <shudder>
>
> But, I still signed up at the local tissue center to do bone marrow
> donation if I'm ever called on to do it.
>
> At least they knock you out for that. ;-)
>
> Did you have leukemia or suspect?

I was in the hospital for three weeks with one or more serious
infections due to a virtually totally crashed immune system. They never
figured out what hit me, and this was a respected major university
teaching hospital. They threatened me with a bone-marrow transplant.
Right. I had no insurance. I lucked out and a year of self-injecting a
very expensive ($320 a shot[1]) drug called Neupogen got my white count
up off the floor and to an acceptable and sustainable-without-drugs
level.

[1] The manufacturer provided it free, as I proved my hardship status in
the context of three to five of those injections a week.


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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> >> I don't have arthritis, and there is not a darned thing that comes into
> >> this
> >> house that I can open. Dang them!
> >> I couldn't even get the olive oil bottle top off a while ago. This is a
> >> constant thing. I just ove it when those plastic containers will cut
> >> your
> >> fingers while you are trying to get it apart. :-(
> >> Dee
> >
> >Plyers hon'.
> >
> >Adjustable ones.
>
> i keep my pliers in the kitchen utensil drawer rather than with the
> rest of my tools.
>
> your pal,
> blake

So do we. :-)
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In article >,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> > Did you have leukemia or suspect?
>
> I was in the hospital for three weeks with one or more serious
> infections due to a virtually totally crashed immune system. They never
> figured out what hit me, and this was a respected major university
> teaching hospital. They threatened me with a bone-marrow transplant.
> Right. I had no insurance. I lucked out and a year of self-injecting a
> very expensive ($320 a shot[1]) drug called Neupogen got my white count
> up off the floor and to an acceptable and sustainable-without-drugs
> level.
>
> [1] The manufacturer provided it free, as I proved my hardship status in
> the context of three to five of those injections a week.
>
>
> --
> Blinky

Well done. :-)

I'll have to google for that drug.
You've piqued my curiosity.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> > Did you have leukemia or suspect?
>>
>> I was in the hospital for three weeks with one or more serious
>> infections due to a virtually totally crashed immune system. They never
>> figured out what hit me, and this was a respected major university
>> teaching hospital. They threatened me with a bone-marrow transplant.
>> Right. I had no insurance. I lucked out and a year of self-injecting a
>> very expensive ($320 a shot[1]) drug called Neupogen got my white count
>> up off the floor and to an acceptable and sustainable-without-drugs
>> level.
>>
>> [1] The manufacturer provided it free, as I proved my hardship status in
>> the context of three to five of those injections a week.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>
> Well done. :-)
>
> I'll have to google for that drug.
> You've piqued my curiosity.

It pulled my white count up to the high end of the range, but whenever I
tapered it off the count would go sub-acceptable. Eventually, after
that year I could hold it at the lower levels of the range on my own.
It started as a short-term treatment in the hospital, but they just
kept saying, well, there's not much else do to so let's just keep trying
this.

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Goomba38 wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>> I agree 100% Goomba. The stuff is NASTY I used it because I was in a
>> hurry.
>>
>> Michael
>
> And I was totally offended by the excess packaging.
> Years ago when we were living in Germany they passed a law that the
> sellers had to take back any packaging that the customer didn't want.
> So you'd have an area where you could remove excess cardboard or
> wrappings and they had the burden of disposing of or recycling them.
> I can't stand how in the US small items are sold in huge wasteful
(snip)

While I appreciate your concerns about over-packaging (it's ridiculous), the
*seller* had nothing to do with the packaging, so why penalize them for it?

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Goomba38 wrote:
>> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>
>>> I agree 100% Goomba. The stuff is NASTY I used it because I was in a
>>> hurry.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>> And I was totally offended by the excess packaging.
>> Years ago when we were living in Germany they passed a law that the
>> sellers had to take back any packaging that the customer didn't want.
>> So you'd have an area where you could remove excess cardboard or
>> wrappings and they had the burden of disposing of or recycling them.
>> I can't stand how in the US small items are sold in huge wasteful
> (snip)
>
> While I appreciate your concerns about over-packaging (it's ridiculous),
> the
> *seller* had nothing to do with the packaging, so why penalize them for
> it?
>
> Jill


The absolute best way to deal with it is to point it out to your kids or
grandkids. Teach the next generation of parents to teach their kids....

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
...
> I was in the hospital for three weeks with one or more serious
> infections due to a virtually totally crashed immune system. They never
> figured out what hit me, and this was a respected major university
> teaching hospital. They threatened me with a bone-marrow transplant.
> Right. I had no insurance. I lucked out and a year of self-injecting a
> very expensive ($320 a shot[1]) drug called Neupogen got my white count
> up off the floor and to an acceptable and sustainable-without-drugs
> level.
>
> [1] The manufacturer provided it free, as I proved my hardship status in
> the context of three to five of those injections a week.
>
>
> --
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Dear f-i-l had cancer twice. The first cancer, he had chemo every three
weeks. After each chemo treatment, then for 10 days, he injected himself in
the stomach with Neupogen.

I can't recall off the top of my head now how many chemo treatments he had,
but it was a bunch.
This cancer was lymphoma.

Later he had a totally unrelated colon cancer, chemo was not recommended,
and no Neupogen was given.

Just for yours and anyone-else's information.
Dee Dee