#Flow Sort Xrays

[freakartack]

hey i'm that dumbass who said ur art reminded me of cow snd chicken again!! i've been reading your theories about the biology of the orbulon species (which i absolutely adore btw, as a massive fan of speculative biology and just biology in general lmao) and that made me curious, what do you think his anatomys like? by that i refer to organs n stuff, like do you think he has internal systems to perform life functions somewhat like how humans do? and how'd they work if he does have em? apologies if i worded this in a convoluted manner im just Very Interested

LOLLLL if i could frame the cow and chicken comparison i would have. Anyways thank you! I am very happy you enjoy my insane orbiology raving. Speculating upon orbulon's biology is the funnest thing ever because nobody who writes official orbulon lore gives a shit about that. they're just like yeah he likes frozen french fries and he doesn't poop. He can teleport and he has 300iq. And then schmucks like me run around in circles trying to fit all of those random incongruous statements into a coherent creature. It's great

I have thought about orbulorgans before but i have not made a orbulon xray because there is some soul searching i have to do. Here are the pins on my ever-expanding corkboard

Some important things to note throughout are that orbulon does not 1) shit 2) fuck. The latter is no big deal but the first one is a big ole spanner in the works because most things indeed shit. If he did i could just contort the innards of a squid into his body shape but he doesn't. In addition to cephalopods i also lean on jellyfish a lot wrt his life cycle, which is great because jellyfish also don't poop. Unfortunately both ways they do expel waste is not that great. Warioware has a lot of grossout humor but at what point do we fly too close to the sun? At what point do we fall? (Some people like the theory that his digestive system just obliterates whatever enters it, thus removing the need for waste altogether. This is a simple and neat solution but i am neither of those things and so this question continues to keep me up at night.)

Orbulon's brain situation was swiftly addressed in move it where it is revealed that it looks like this: 🧠. Simple enough. This is another example of warioware devs putting the appropriate amount of thought into their cartoon wario alien and me not doing that because prior to them giving him a regular degular brain emoji a top question on my mind was "does orbulon have a decentralized nervous system?" I guess if i wanted to i could argue that they only showed us ONE of his brains so we don't know what's going on in the rest of him but the way he behaves doesn't necessarily imply anything of the sort. I'm just being silly.

The age old question: "Do you think orbulon has an open circulatory system or closed"!!!! This is the question all warioware fans have asked themselves. For a creature as brainy as he, you would think it would be closed, to better direct the flow of "blood" (or his equivalent) to his highly demanding brain(s). I'm hesitant to dwell on the question of whether he even needs oxygen or some other element for this because unfortunately everyone in this cast has casually been out there in space so. Cartoon physics wins this time.

Sorry if this answer is disappointing because it does kind of amount to "i don't know". But i do think. If i do make a orbulon cross-section it will probabaly be a lot funnier than this just to keep up the tradition of funny cross-sections in wario games because I do like the mystery and the anarchy of it all. He's deranged. He says something offhand about his third appendix and the crygors lose their minds

[mistydeyes]

hiya!! i know you’re probably SWAMPED with pairing requests right now, so if you can’t get to this please do not sweat it ^^. i just binged all of pharmacist!reader and i’m obsessed lmao.

personality !!

get ready for this to read like a crappy tinder bio ahshdgd. i’m definitely an extrovert, with my personality type thing being enfp! although, i used to be /painfully/ shy so i feel for people who hate social situations. apparently i come off as flirty? i think i’ve just got an offbeat sense of humour— courtesy of growing up in scotland— and i tend to just show a lot of affection to anyone, even if it’s simply platonic. 

interests ?!

i love to make things, like writing and illustration (which is what i’m working on a degree for)! i’m currently working part time at a florist store though haha, i got my certification in high school instead of studying for math. i try to embrace the small things and leave crappy little post-it poems and silly doodles at my friends’ places. my main attitude towards what i do is very punk? if that makes sense? apart from the fact that i love punk and heavier music (xray spex, death, pinkshift, big joanie, etc.), i’m a big believer in being relentlessly loving of yourself and others- self love and supporting your friends is the ultimate rebellion!! :D. 

appearance ?? (if it matters)

i’m on the taller side, about 5’11. damn my genes for perpetuating scottish stereotypes, but i’ve got green eyes, freckles, and a propensity to sunburn. i’ve got black hair with sections of it dyed really light blonde (this has reminded me to go fix my roots later whoops), and it’s a sort of veronica sawyer type bob? my hair is really thick so i’m struggling in the summer heat lmao.

thank you again <333

Johnny "Soap" Mactavish (a/n anon you're living out my dream like I WOULD love to drop out of pharmacy school and work at a florist shop! so happy you enjoyed my pharmacist series though!)

How you met: Civilian Working in a florist shop in a busy part of the UK meant you had a good flow of customers. From old grandmas to boyfriends making up for forgotten anniversaries, you've seen it all. You were finishing up on a large bridal order when a young man walked in. He made sure to shake off his umbrella before entering. "It's pitchin it douwn 'ard out 'ere" he said as he approached the counter and you could see it was monsooning outside. Before he could translate, you replied to his exclamation. "A fellow Scot!" you said enthusiastically and his face beamed. "I'd recognize that accent anywhere," he responded and you soon fell into a conversation about growing up in the Scottish countryside and missing home in the rainy London climate. "So what are you here for?" you laughed as you set your elbows on the counter. "A houseplant, bonnie," he responded, "thought this was the right place." "Well Johnny, I have a fair share of options, but I think," you began to say as you walked around the counter and towards your collection of houseplants. You finally found the perfect one, a medium sized fiddle-leaf fig plant. "I think this wee lad is your new best friend," you smiled and handed him the potted plant. "How much do I owe ye?" he asked before you shook your head. "It's on the house, pleasure to make you a new plant owner," you replied. He smiled widely before exiting into the pouring rain. "Hope to see you again!" he waved and you hoped he kept his promise.

A peek into your relationship: "I don't think I'm doing this correctly," Johnny said as you felt the cold hair dye coat your scalp. "You're doing a better job than I could, babe," you joked underneath the pile of your hair. Having a boyfriend meant you didn't have to struggle bleaching and dying pieces of your hair when it needed a touchup. You couldn't even imagine how you used to do this. "You should just cut if off," he joked and you pretended to be shocked. "And have an ugly mohawk? I would never," you responded and you could hear him chuckle behind you. "Careful now, I might just dye your neck," he countered and you knew his threat was an empty one. "I'll kill your darling houseplant if you do, Mactavish, don't push me," you replied and that shut him up. After a few more minutes, he finally finished applying the dye to your bleached roots. You lifted your head to see his smiling face, hands coated with the bleach and his ratty shirt adorned with plenty of stains. "Thank you," you smiled happily and kissed his stubbled cheek. His ears tinged pink at your actions. "Now just have to wash this off in the shower," you said as you walked over to the bathroom. "Can I join?" he enthusiastically asked as your laughter filled your flat and he followed you like a puppy.

[chained-by-secrets]

e, j, o, x

From Doc's Homebrew Alphabet Meme!

Element - what is their horoscope and/or their Chinese zodiac?  do they believe in it?  which element best represents them? what's their opinion about predestined compatibility?

His Astrological sign is Aquarius (nothing deeper because I'm lazy lol) and his Eastern sign is a Fire Dragon

Not really. He underreacts to labels and titles like that and when people say "oh that's such an Aquarius mood" he doesn't understand what that means. He doesn't get judging people based on their immutable characteristics or lumping people in with generalizations

My first thought was the obvious "earth" but I think he's more "water". He's an ice king metaphorically - sturdy, distant, blunt. But he's also water in the more traditional way in that he's malleable and goes with the flow (hah), he insists that all you see of him is the surface and, of course, he grows plants

If you asked him about "predestined compatibility" he'd ask something humorously serious such as "There must be some mistake; I wasn't designed to be compatible with anything or anyone."

Junk - do they collect anything?  are there any objects which hold emotional significance for them?  if they were a dragon, what would they hoarde? what do they usually have in their pockets or purse?

He collects bugs and related creepy crawlies! He has several boards filled with butterflies and dragonflies, most of which he'd collected himself

His utility belt. No one, not even his parents, know why he's so attached to the damn thing but it's been with him since he was very small. It's old, worn, been severed once and subsequently stitched up but it's always with him

If he were a dragon, he'd hoard bones and books. Any kinds of bones, nonfiction books. Dictionaries in multiple languages, the bones of other mystical creatures. Books and bones for the fire dragon man

Another perk of the utility belt - pockets! He keeps all sorts of goodies in there, from pens to his wallet/ID to a couple of different types of gum for people he knows their preferences for. He'll hold spare change, some dog and cat treats, seeds, fun things

Opera - what kind of music do they like, or if they don't, why not?  which songs remind you of them?  can they sing?  do they enjoy dancing?

Parker isn't the type to listen to a lot of music (and its difficult for him to hear it half the time) but he likes classical and he'd never admit this but he also has a soft spot for stage musicals

I have a playlist! (you obvs don't have to listen to it lol)

He actually can. Really well. That's another secret thing of his that I don't know if any other characters in the group will ever hear because I picked the one FC who performed on Broadway before becoming an actor and said "hey so his character doesn't sing at all and has stage fright"

Psht, dancing requires emotion and Parker doesn't have any of that. He also doesn't think he can dance like at all so he doesn't bother. He'll watch you, though!

XRay - how do they handle doctor visits?  what's the worst injury they've gotten?  have they ever been to the ER?  do they have any medical issues or conditions?

He doesn't like them but he'll tolerate them. He's not a fan of hospitals, though he doesn't bear any disdain for doctors or nurses

The worst injury he's ever gotten was probably meningitis, if that counts. If it doesn't, he broke his femur when he was younger

He has a few times, I wanna say. Twice when he was a kid and once as an adult for being bitten by something venomous

Aside from being mostly deaf, he has an undiagnosed bird allergy and intermittent heart palpitations caused by anxiety (not that he knows that's what it is)

[weebsinstash]

Alright bestie I’m on that shit again

So yandere Superman, right? Like obviously your fucked. The only other yandere in existence that might just be able to keep you from him is Batman, but even then he’d probably sooner work together just to ensure your safety- but that’s a prompt for another day.

Back to yan Superman, imagine you’re his darling and he is “keeping you safe”. But one day, you get snatched up by some organization that wants to use you as leverage or some shit, but you are just sobbing in relief at maybe being free- only to have Superman show up and do some not so super things to everyone who “stole” you

There are just so many casually horrifying things about Superman that people don't realize until you start like digging into his lore. "Oh he's super strong and a super fast flyer" actually he can do basically anything at those super speeds to the point he can literally even PROCESS THOUGHTS at near light-speed which means he has Absolutely Terrifying reaction times and can make plans and schemes on a dime, which, you know, can be even better utilized by him being intelligent. He has natural invulnerability so if you throw a punch at him too hard you could literally shatter the bones in your hand and he can't even control that, like you could literally hurt yourself with him on accident! He can see across INSANE DISTANCES and his x-ray vision doesn't have like a set range so he could do anything from, peep inside buildings to spy on you, to looking under your clothing for any bruises or injuries or even self harm marks, to peeking behind your hero disguise to learn your true identity, to seeing if there's anything inside your stomach and seeing if you're eating properly. Like jesus christ he literally found out Lois was pregnant from waking up one morning and suddenly hearing the heartbeat of the FETUS, there's literally nothing from him pulling that stereotypical "I know you're nervous or lying or afraid because I can literally hear your heartbeat increase" scary bullshit

And let's talk about Lois for a sec because my god her death was literally what kicked off the Injustice timeline? And there are other forms of Superman media where she just straight up dies naturally of cancer! Sure we could take the easy way and say "in this au Lois never existed or was just Clark's friend and he loved YOU" (which is my preferred default tbh bc, no competition for Reader lol) but I mean if you're going for that angst, that real whump, a yandere Clark Kent that just lost his wife/unborn child to either the Injustice incident or cancer, now overcome with grief? And in those cancer timelines they usually already have a son, Jonathan, and sometimes Jordan, and here's Clark thinking, well, his boy needs a mother, and he's got these weird feelings for you, and lil Jonny clearly has affection for you, maybe bring a bit of a platonic yan himself who sees you as either a big sister or even a secondary mom, so... be his wife maybe?

Like my god if Reader somehow helped him through the grief of losing Lois and managed to avoid "fully activating" Superman's anime villain arc, like he's going full fascist in the Injustice 2 Bad Ending, then some shit DEFINITELY goes down when Reader gets taken away. It just reactivates all his trauma. No! He can't lose anyone else! Jonathan can't lose anyone else! You're not just someone he loves, you're his FRIEND!

You're just huddled in whatever cell you've been kept in with your black eyes and bruises and knuckles bloodied from trying to fight back when you hear Clark's voice and you look up with excitement that just falls immediately off your face because holy shit did he just unlock that thumbprint scanner with a severed arm, and suddenly you're realizing there are other shades of red on his costume and dripping from his fingers

I can only imagine like, ngl I considered a sequel to my fic Doubt where Reader escapes the manor and runs into Supernan as the only other person who can protect you, so here we would have the inverse: you're the only one who knows about Clark's increasing instability and, while you still have your own freedom and autonomy, try to speak to Bruce about it, and now you have Batman Vs Superman: Competing For Your Heart Edition. I can only imagine what sort of unhinged reactions there would be if you think you've got Batman alone and you're beginning to cry all "Bruce I'm really worried about Clark, he isn't acting like himself, there's something wrong with him" and. Clark is like literally using his x-ray vision to read lips through the walls if he can't use his super hearing to outright eavesdrop.

Of course as you suggested, I'm always a slut for ideas with"oh shit I ran to this guy to help me and he's ALSO crazy, now they're teaming up and I'm in some weird shared/poly situation with TWO nutjobs". Lmao you go to Bruce concerned about Kal and Bruce goes to confront him and Clark just drops "did you know Y/N has been hiding self harm cuts under their hero suit also wow they smoke HELLA weed and im worried about their lungs and all the stuff they do when they're alone that no one else knows about 🥺" and suddenly here's Bruce " thanks i hate this actually :)" and there's a scheme concted to spy on you or move you elsewhere.

I've even thought of "Reader oh nooOoooOo, that, giant monster or villain attack or whatever also coincidentally destroyed your shitty little apartment complex? You mean Clark 'accidently' got sent flying into your building or smacked some giant creature into it and now you don't have a place to live? And you're broke too? Oh no 🥺 Well, BATMAN has this nice big house with lots of room in for you to stay toooootally 'temporarily', we PROMISE uwu"

Batman is the one who can put a tracking chip injected into your skin or even disguised as a filling in one of your teeth, and Superman is the one who can zoom off to rescue you/retrieve you "faster than a speeding bullet". I think one of the only people who could bring them down together at that point would be like. Fucking DARKSEID and, Jesus no, you definitely don't want HIM treating you as a pet 😭 the evil Batman that was brainwashed by him in the Apokolips War movie was scary enough (and scary HOT, lmao, let him keep me as some sort of prize and the only luxury Darkseid will allow him as a reward for his obedience. Lord Batman goes from having a meeting talking about like enslaving people to returning to his quarters and railing tf outta you because he's still holding onto some slim vestiges of humanity where he cares about you but also using you as his personal anti stress fuck toy)

[miningclx01-blog]

SINGLE PASS FLOWSORT X-RAY PLANT WITH FEED SECTION.

PRO27346 Designed for low phosphorous and low vitrinite coal. Produces gas coke/ de-volatised reductants in a retort by heating of metallurgical grade coal in a reducing atmosphere. JDE- plant is sold

Read More: http://miningclx.com/single-pass-flowsort-x-ray-plant-with-feed-section/

[such-a-random-rambler]

Once in Blue Moon pt 2

part 1 on AO3 or fanfic

It wasn’t that they were bad patients but... 

Ok, what you have to understand is that the day job wasn’t one that they just stopped when there was a bruise, a burn or even a broken bone. If they were injured on a mission but were still able to walk they got the people out, got themselves out and got patched up later. 

Unfortunately this carried over to when they were safe at home and there wasn’t a one of them that hadn’t hobbled around early enough that if they had gone to an actual hospital a nurse would have tackled them back into bed. It usually took a constant and hypocritical rota of nagging to get anyone to rest for even as close to as long as they should do. 

Ok, so they were bad patients. 

Scott didn’t yell, but he did glare as he watched Vigil help John down the ramp from Two, having been given the brush off on their flight back as to what exactly happened. It melted away when he realised that John wasn’t protesting at the way Vigil eased him through the facility to the nearby med room. John hardly said a word as was helped out of his – obviously damaged – protective suit, subjected to a range of scans and dosed up with one of the strongest painkillers they had. John didn’t like the light headed feeling that often accompanied the drugs, preferring to spend any time that he was signed off reading, coding or planning improvements to Five. He didn’t lie back like this: still and silent between the xray and the bandages, between his concerned brothers. 

“What the hell happened?” Scott hissed. 

“I’m fine, just had a small electric shock.” John muttered, closing his eyes with a sigh.  

“Small electric shocks do not short out our equipment like that – your suit is completely fried.” Scott’s stomach was twisting still. It was often like this. He was getting an ulcer after this week for sure. 

“Tell him it’s fine, Virgil.” 

“Virgil will do no such thing.” Virgil crossed his arms for emphasis. “You caught the blowback of shorting out half the factory’s systems.” 

“He did what? And you didn’t stop him?” Scott asked Virgil, earning himself a questioning glare. Virgil had been there after all: he was meant to be the responsible one. 

“If I'd had the chance I would have. Look Scott, can we leave this until later. You’ll get the full report.” Virgil gave a heavy sigh. “John needs some sleep.” 

“I don’t need sleep” John muttered, halfway gone already. 

“If you don’t need sleep then you can tell me -” Scott said, his fear making him harsh, “- why you landed yourself in a med bed?” 

“Because he doesn’t bloody communicate.” Virgil said, throwing down a towel he had been using to wipe down his own grimy face.  

“Course I do, that’s my job.” John protested.  

“There wasn’t much of that today was there? The thing is when we’re on a call you know what we’re doing every second. We have no idea what you’re doing and to an extent it doesn’t matter because you give us what we need exactly when we need it. And when you’re out with us you are still in that mindset of doing your own thing and telling us later if you think we need to know about it.” Virgil was in full flow now, having had time to mull it over on the flight back. “Today we were short on time it’s true but if I’d had a little warning we could have come up with something else. Or maybe avoided this.” He gestured to the bed, the med room, the ECG machine. 

Scott took that in. When was the last time that he had asked John what he was up to when he was in the middle of a dispatch? Had he ever? He just sort of assumed that John was doing what he needed to and if Scott was honest with himself sometimes he didn’t want to know too much detail – they were meant to be staying on the right side of the law after all. He was mostly left to his own devices which was mostly fine. Mostly. 

Except that formed habits, and habits were hard to break. Habits that resulted in flinging Five into the path or an errant comet to rescue one stubborn commander of a space station, or walking on the suspension cables barely holding a charity auction up over a thousand feet drop. Both of those turned out fine, but sure had put Scott’s heart in his throat when he’d found out what had happened, and he would have certainly had some ideas if he’d been asked at the time. 

“That’s not... that’s not fair.” John muttered. 

“What’s not fair is purposely putting your life on the line when I was standing right next to you. I don’t want to carry you out next time.” 

“Was it really that bad?” Scott asked softly. 

“Scared the heck out of me. One minute he fine, next it was dark and was I working out if I had to do CPR.” 

“Shit.” 

“Yeah.” 

John forced his eyes open to lock his gaze to Virgil’s. “I’m sorry” he said, with a pained sincerity.  

“I’m not looking for you to apologise John, I’m looking for you to not do it again.” Virgil huffed.  

“You want me to ask permission?” John managed to sound both incredulous, scathing and like he was about to pass out at the same time. 

“It’s not about asking permission and you know it. I just want you to think a bit before you do something drastic.” 

“Don’t come to me talking about drastic. I know what you get up to. What doesn’t go in the reports. I’m always watching remember.  How’s it feel to be on the other side?” 

It didn’t feel good and Scott broke the slightly unfocussed eye contact John was maintaining to exchange a guilty glance with Virgil.    

“Maybe we need to leave this for another day. And get everyone in on this.”  

Virgil raised an eyebrow in surprise at Scott’s retreat. “Seriously?” 

“Seriously. I’ll admit there have been a few calls that were closer than I would have liked in the last few months. And if it happened to me, it’s happened to the rest of you as well.” Virgil didn’t say anything, but he didn’t deny it which spoke volumes. “Impulsive behaviour almost got John killed today, so lets re-establish a few ground rules.” Before there is less ‘almost’ in that sentence.  

Virgil nodded, probably reluctant to have his own escapades revealed to the rest of the family. It wasn’t a conversation Scott was looking forward to having: a room full of hot headed, confident and fearless young people who were going to get on the defensive right away could make saying anything tough. But Scott was going to take the opportunity of having everyone in the same place to hash this out: John wouldn’t be leaving the planet in a hurry. 

“Anything else you need John?” 

“Not to be lectured any more.” 

“Of course. I’ll save that for when you’re feeling better. Get some rest, we’ll be checking in on you.” Scott gave his hand a gentle squeeze as Virgil dimmed the lights. John’s breaths evened out as they made for the door: he must have been fighting sleep since he arrived to be able to drift off so quickly.  

Scott took one last look before he pulled the door gently shut. He couldn’t remember the last time that he’d been able to watch John sleep – peacefully, in person – not as a result of injury or enforced down time. I would be nice to have him around the house for a few days and maybe Scott could stretch it out; get a big blow out family dinner in, some additional training, maybe even a movie night. 

Scott was making a long list. After all opportunities like this only came along once in a blue moon.  

[pillowfluffs]

Caretaker!Minhyuk

Pairing: Minhyuk X Reader ft. other members (Gender Neutral) 

Genre: Caretaker!AU, fluffffff, slightest angst?

Summary: You love the rain but you hate the thunder that comes with it, but it's okay, you have your loving, sunshine boyfriend Minhyuk to take care of you!

Author’s Note: I don’t have any ideas on what their dorm looks like so if there ever was a dorm tour video, I never saw it. This story was inspired by Monsta Xray season 1 episode 5 where you can watch here! Well only for the first half; how you two met is based on that episode. And it’s the cutest thing in the world omg if you’re not dead after it, are you human?? Anyways, here is another addition to the Caretaker! series which leaves Hyungwon as the last one, coming out next week. As always, feedback is greatly appreciated and please look forward to more works in the future!

Other Caretakers! Hyunwoo // Wonho // Minhyuk // Kihyun // Hyungwon // Jooheon // Changkyun

Suggestion: Read with rain and thunder audio! 

The sky was clear with blue skies, light traffic flowed through the streets as you walked wearing jeans and a black shirt and sneakers. Music from your earbuds filled your ears, the bass boosted music with the upbeat rhythm of your boyfriend and his group’s music. The deep impactful lyrics resonated with your soul as they sang the main chorus “I can be your hero!” This entire song has you having an entire rave in your head as you internally bellowed the lyrics, walking with a light bounce. You slowly began approaching the familiar building where your boyfriend along with the other members of his group lived. The two of you have been happily together about a month, meeting him at a little daycare center, picking up your baby sister after your dad had dropped her off from work.

You entered the colorful daycare that you went to when you were her age, about a year and a half old, when you noticed how much fuller it was with camera crews and men in the light green and orange vests, going around and playing with children. You were so soft seeing your little sister running to a man sitting on the ground with his arms out, catching her as she practically flung herself against him with his coconut esque dark brown almost black hair, her small arms barely reaching all the way around him. It was so adorable making your heart flutter and warm up at the sight since your sister was shy, especially with new people yet here she was after just a few hours hugging a stranger so fondly. It took you about a week or two until she got used to you, as she used to crawl and follow you around and want you to hold her as your parents rushed to work most of the time. He smiled at her as if a father would to his own daughter, stroking her head with her short hair and face, how small her head was compared to his one hand. You could see her smiling and laughing into his face as she sat on his lap, bringing her small hands to cover her eyes as his hand supported her back as she leaned in them.

“Ah, you’re so adorable~” he used a baby voice, teasing her making her giggle. You could feel your heart melting at the scene before you. You practically froze there, feeling your heart racing from how kind he was and gentle as if he was already a father but you were able to tell he and the other teachers weren’t from the cameras recording them.

“Hello, Y/N, are you here to pick up L/S/N?” The sweet sound of the kind voice of the woman who was your teacher when you went here approached you, taking your attention from the man to her.

“Oh, yes, my parents are working late so they sent me.” You nodded as you glanced from the older teacher back to your sister, still seeing her in the man’s arms as they played peek-a-boo with each other.

“Ah, I see, I’ll go fetch her then.” The elderly teacher gave you a warm smile before turning around and head towards the carpeted bookshelf area where he sat. You watched him as his eyes quickly glanced up towards the teacher, his eyes full of light as your sister clung on to him. It wasn’t long before your sister had heard your name and looked towards the door where all the shoes and coats were. She crawled out of the man’s lap as he stood afterward, watching your baby sister run with a small bounce and waddle as she made her way over to you, smiling a gummy, her arms out reaching out for her as you did the same, ready to catch her if she fell. You knelt down on the small step that went from the entrance and coat area to the classroom, seeing the man’s figure follow behind.

“Hi~ L/S/N,” cooed as she did a tiny jump into your arms, nuzzling her face against the crook of your neck as you gave her a tight but gently squeeze around her little body. “Ah, you’re the best little sister!” You thought to yourself and looked up to see the man.

“Ah, you must be L/S/N’s sibling?” His voice was friendly, along with his features, how his smile made you feel warm as if he was radiating the warmest aura, warmer than the sun. He bowed politely as you stood up, holding your sister as she clung her small arms around your neck but looked out towards the teacher with a smile and reached out her small right hand towards him. He smiled and gave his hand to her, letting her hold his fingers.

You nodded and smiled as you shifted your body as well so she could be closer to him. “And you are?” You were a bit shy, but just by being around this man made you feel like as if you already knew him, which was a first for you since he was a stranger.

“Ah, she’s so cute~” He clenched his heart with his other hand, making your sister laugh. “I’m Minhyuk of Monsta X. We were filming a segment for our show, Monsta X-Ray.” He stood back up, looking into your eyes as you stared, your eyes had a shine which enraptured him.

You felt as if you were in a trance and all you wanted to do around this man was smile. “Oo, that’s really cool, I hope you guys had fun, it looks like you did.” You looked past him into the classrooms smiling, seeing and hearing the happiness of many young children, running around chasing or being chased by the teachers.

Minhyuk looked at you, he could feel his heart racing a bit quicker than normal and his face and ears burning up just a bit as he observed your features, which was strange since he wasn’t a shy member or person at all; he was always bubbly and never shied away, until meeting and speaking with you. “What’s going on?..” He couldn’t quite wrap his head around his personal issue at the moment, but he was sort of excited to be feeling this way. “Yeah, uh we did.” He coughed a bit, looking down at his fingers as they constantly moved, fidgeting with each other until he stopped. “Ah, I’ll go fetch her coat,” his voice was gentle as he looked back to you, kneeling on the ground on one leg as your other leg was stuck out for your sister to sit in it, your little sister holding your face with her small hands, reaching forward to press a kiss against your lips. He left back toward the coat rack, scanning for L/S/N’s coat.

“Is someone being picked up?” The familiar voice of the main vocalist of the group and mom of the group, Yoo Kihyun. He glanced up from his search, seeing the familiar light pink hair as he wore a yellow sweater with the green and orange apron over it. He stepped in carrying a one-year-old, sleeping in his arms after being tired out from running/ crawling around with his tiny arms wrapped around his neck and Kihyun supporting him with one arm below his bottom and his other hand resting on the small boy’s back.

“Yeah, L/S/N is.” He concentrated finally finding the jacket, buried deep hidden between two coats. His voice was monotone as he spoke, removing the hanger off the small coat, about to return it when Kihyun stood in the way.

“What’s up?” Kihyun stood in his way, one eyebrow raised higher as he looked at his member with a curious expression. “You don’t sound like.. You and it’s a bit offsetting.”

Minhyuk sighed, glancing back towards the entrance way where you were, hearing your voice and your little sister’s voice, as you two had a mini conversation which just made his heart melt; how you were so kind and he didn’t know anything about you yet he was intrigued by you, wanting to know you more. “I don’t even know, I have this feeling and it makes me feel.. Shy I guess when I talk to her.” He gestured to you in the room as he talked to Kihyun.

Kihyun carefully peeped over to the entrance, seeing you and your little sister, seeing how you gently smiled into her face, brushing small strands out of her eyes, making cute faces at her. He looked back to Minhyuk, seeing him peeking over to you too, an expression plastered on his face as if he was in class, learning more about his favorite subject. “You like her~” Kihyun’s mouth formed an ‘o’ shape, trying to contain a smile, for the first time, seeing Minhyuk act this way.

“Do I? Ah, I don’t know what to do,” Minhyuk’s voice dripped anxiety, feeling nervous on what to neck and how he should talk to you. “I want to know her more..” Minhyuk didn’t have an idea on what to do, he hadn’t really felt this way nor acted this way.

“Ask her out.” The next thing Minhyuk knew, he was being pushed out towards you by Kihyun, but it was too late to react, as he stumbled into the room into your arms. He felt the heat rising to his face even more as he was much closer to you now, able to see details in your face.

“A-are you okay?” You felt shy yourself, feeling happy, however, that you had your sister sit in one of the waiting chairs on the side. You looked into his dark brown eyes, seeing his hair, how soft it looked, wondering if it was natural or not, considering you saw a teacher earlier with blondish white hair with blue tips. You could feel his body heat as your hands were placed around his waist.

“Oh, I’m fine, uh thank you,” his voice was flustered, hoping you wouldn't notice. Minhyuk felt heat slowly rising as he stood in your arms, being so close to you.

You soon realized you were staring at him for a bit too long, seeing another teacher with pink hair looking out to the two of you. “Uh, I’m sorry.” You move your arms off him, taking a step back. “Ugh, why am I like this?” you internally cringed at yourself.

He smiled as he now saw you flustered. “Oh, right. Here’s her jacket.” He handed you her jacket. He looked into your eyes, enraptured by them and how bright and how soft they were.

“Ah, thank you.” You took her jacket from his hands and turned towards your little sister who watched everything, but she was still too young to understand so she just sat there playing with her shoes. You lifted her off the seat, making her stand and had her spread out her arms so you could help her put on the jacket as you knelt before her. Normally, she would let you with ease, but this time, she walked towards you, reaching up for her coat. “Are you gonna do it by yourself?” You handed her the jacket, speaking with a slight baby voice. She took her jacket and began to walk behind you towards Minhyuk who watched everything making his heart a puddle for you and your sister.

He knelt down as she walked towards him, a smile on her face with her arms out holding her jacket. “Do you want me to help you?” He spoke playfully to her with a big smile on his face, taking the jacket nicely from her. She nodded her head and giggled in response, sticking her arms out as she usually would when you asked. “Okay~” He carefully helped her with his attention fully on her, making sure he didn’t hurt her in any way, shape, or form. “There you go. Ah, you’re so cute!” He placed his fingertips on her chubby cheeks, making her giggle. She ran forward with her arms open toward him, throwing herself at him and wrapping her short arms as much as she could around him.

“Aw, she likes you so much.” Your heart raced at the scene before you. You had never seen your shy sister down anything like this other than to you or your parents. You sat there on your knees, smiling.

Minhyuk glanced back at you, flashing a smile. “Not as cute as you,” his voice was quiet but he knew you heard what he said when he looked up to you, seeing your cheeks blushing. “Oh my gosh, I just did that.” He realized he had spoken his thoughts out, now making him cringe internally.

“Ah um, thank you.” You smiled at him. You could feel second-hand embarrassment but you figured you might as well make him feel better since you thought the same thing. “Would you want to get some coffee sometime?” You braved yourself internally for rejection. “Of course he’s gonna say no, dummy. You two just met and he’s an idol,” you mentally scolded yourself.

“You can say n-“

“I’d love to,” Minhyuk smiled, his heart racing in his ears. “I can’t believe I did it... Omgomg.” Minhyuk’s mind raced with the possible day. “Uh, what day?” Minhyuk could feel a warm fuzziness bloom in his stomach, feeling nervous, but excited at the same time.

“Mm, when are you free? I’m free on weekends and I know you’re an idol so you must be busy with your schedule and all.” The music industry was tough; idols trained for years to debut, some unfortunately either never to debut or they fail, making them quit or be cut by their company.

From there on, the two of you met again a few days later at a coffee shop a few blocks away from your home. He arrived wearing a gray sweater with a black jacket and ripped jeans and a black snapback with a mask covering his face while you wore a white shirt with light blue jeans with your shirt tucked in the front with vans.

He sat at a table towards the back corner of the cafe, fidgeting with his hands waiting for your arrival but stood up immediately as soon as you approached him. He pulled your seat out and ordered coffee, and from there, sparks were ignited between you two. You two sat there for probably hours making conversation as if you two had known each other from a past life and just catching up with each other.

Now here you were, approaching their dorm as you listened to music. The sky was clear, not a cloud in sight. “The weather channel lied... It’s not even gonna rain,” you thought to yourself as you looked up at the clear sunny sky as you approached their building. You entered with a key badge Minhyuk had given you so he wouldn’t have to come down every time. You felt the cool breeze of the air conditioning blowing against your face as you entered pass the double doors. You made your way up the stairs, continuing to listen to music. You couldn’t help but smile as you thought of your surprise date and how it would go. You approached the dorm, hearing music and the light clanging noise of what you assumed were dishes through the door.

Minhyuk scanned around the kitchen and to the living room, seeing everything was perfect. After a few days, he was finally able to make the guys leave the dorm so he could have you all to himself without worrying about hearing any laughing or whispers of how cringey he was being with you. The sound of the microwave went off, signaling the end of the popcorn being popped. He had popped two bags since you guys were going to be watching movies throughout the entirety of the day. He opened the microwave, pulling out two bags of popcorn and pouring them into the large bowl he put to the side on the counter. The warm aroma of butter and popcorn spread through the kitchen as the popcorn filled the bowl. He tossed the bag into the trashcan before he heard the knock of you at the door.

You put away your earbuds as Minhyuk opened the door, the savory smell of popcorn which you could almost taste as you entered. He smiled at you, literally being brighter than the sun itself. “Hey~” You wrapped your arms around his body as he did the same, swaying gently as the two of you embraced each other warmly. “Are you ready?” He slowed down the swaying, looking downwards at you.

“Always.” You smiled, stepping up onto your tippy toes to press a kiss on his cheek. You slipped off your shoes, following Minhyuk, noticing how empty and quiet was without the other members around as you stepped in. They usually would lounge about the dorm, not all of them though, but those around would say hi and tease Minhyuk playfully. “Where is everyone?” You stood leaning against the kitchen entranceway, watching Minhyuk as he grabbed the large bowl of hot popcorn.

“I had them go out, so tonight, there won’t be any teasing or any disruptions during our movie marathon!” Minhyuk smiled, pulling you towards the living room where he had got out extra pillows and blankets. “I compiled a bunch of movies from the times you told me you wanted to watch when they came out but never got the chance to due to our own schedules, so.” He placed down the bowl of popcorn on the coffee table which was moved to the side. “Ta-da!”

“Aw, I love it.” You smiled, wrapping your arms around Minhyuk’s torso as you saw the curtains drawn shut as fairy lights were strung from the ceiling, lighting the room ever so gently as they slowly twinkled. He had moved the small table out of the way, placing down blankets along with pillows allowing the two of you to learn your heads on the couch while sitting on the ground. You slowly stepped into the blankets as he followed suit, tucking you in as he brought the popcorn, placing it between the two you. His arm was wrapped around you as he grabbed the remote, playing the movie you had recently been dying to see.

The two of you had sat there for hours upon hours, movie after movie of various genres. There had been moments during movies where the two of you would go from laughing to crying to even screaming. You guys had moved up from your place on the ground to the couch since your bottoms were getting a bit too sore on the hardwood floors, now maying it even warmer and softer for you two to nuzzle up even closer. A romance movie now played on the screen, as it neared the end, even making you tear up a bit, which was unlike you to cry until a sudden boom had caught your attention, making you jump a bit.

“What happened? Are you okay?” Minhyuk felt you jump in your arms as if someone had scared you or something/ He scanned your body seeing no harm done.

“I think, it was just thunder..” You got up from your spot, walking over to the closed curtain on your left, pulling it open to see darkened clouds from above, rolling fast, seeming endless. A bright flash of lightning followed by another crack of thunder filled your ears and sight, sounding as if it were about to crack the sky open. You jumped back, suddenly feeling a warm brace wrapping around from behind you.

“Woah, the sky’s so dark,” Minhyuk’s voice was astonished at the sight before him. Just as the words fell from his lips, heavy rain began to pour with a roar. He looked down to see pedestrians on the streets scurrying into nearby convenience stores for shelter from the rain. The sound of the rain drowned out the light, sweet music of the movie credits from the tv, disrupted by the loud gregarious boom of thunder once again, making the dorm ground vibrate. The wind blew, making the branches of trees whip back and forth, their leaves being turned so their pale colored underside was seen.

You flinched, sucking in a breath of air. You grasped onto Minhyuk’s arms, your body stiffening on its own as your eyes were glued outside.

“Are you scared, sunshine?” He playfully nudged you, his smile disappearing, however when he realized you were not smiling in return, instead, you grew paler. “Sunshine?”

You hated to admit you were scared of thunder, especially for your age since you were almost two years younger than Minhyuk. But you knew you would have to tell him sooner or later to avoid moments like these. “Thunder... Isn’t my.. Particular favorite thing in the world..” Memories of your childhood flashed into your mind, recalling nights where you spent crying silently to yourself as thunder and rain concealed the night sky filled with stars. Your parents were always working hard, always coming home late while you were already sleeping, leaving for work before you woke. You and your parents hadn’t seen much of each other but the love never wavered between you three.

“Oh, I’m sorry... Let’s want another movie? Hm?” He could feel how uneasy you were to the thunder, similar to how uneasy Jooheon felt whenever they made him do something he was scared of. He began ushering you away from the window, closing the curtain though it barely changed the sound of the chaos of nature outside.

You turned away, following Minhyuk as he guided you, sitting you on the couch gently, tucking you in with the blanket before he made his way over to the tv, choosing another movie to watch. You couldn’t help but tense up a bit every time thunder rumbled outside. It was completely harmless, especially since you were inside, yet it was just something you couldn’t control. You took deep breaths, trying to put a brave face on since you didn’t want to seem like a scaredy cat in front of your boyfriend.

“Gotta choose a movie to help soothe Y/N,” Minhyuk thought to himself, contemplating on which movie to put in. The light began flickering as the howling of the wind outside had grew harder. All sounds in the room grew silent, except for the rain as it continued to pound against the glass. “I, uh, hope the members are okay.” He changed the subject, looking back at you with a warm smile with which you returned with the same.

You caught on, continuing it. You just wanted your mind off of the rumbling outside. “Where did they go?” Your voice was light. “Did they tell you where they were going? Or-” The words were caught in your throat as the power went out, darkness filled the room. A slight pang of panic filled you before Minhyuk appeared before you.

“Hey, shh, I got you.” You didn’t realize you had frozen, beginning to feel nervous even though you were completely safe. There was nothing to be worried about, but it had been a while since you had heard a storm. Every time a storm came on, you had just listened to music instead, reading a book as classical or any genre of music played on your phone. You didn’t even care what genre, as long as you didn’t hear any of the low booms from the sky. Minhyuk pulled your head into the space between his head and shoulders, petting your hair.

You snaked your arms around him, holding him firmly within your grasp as if it would make the storm disappear, but it was worth the shot since he was your sunshine.

“Here, it’ll be quieter in my room since the window’s smaller.” He pulled you up gently, leading you down their dorm hallway which leads to their shared bedrooms. Minhyuk slept on the lower bunk so the two of you laid down on his bed as he sat on the outer side of the bed, letting you be on the inside next to the wall. A hold for his ipad allowed him to watch shows or movies, allowing him to be comfortable as he laid in bed. He laid down next to you, putting on one of the movies you wanted to watch, fortunately on metflicks.

You naturally nuzzled yourself around him, breathing in his natural scent. The room was cold from the air conditioning, but you were warmed up against him, his blanket over your bodies. “Sorry..” You felt guilty, feeling as if you ruined your date.

“Y/N, never say sorry for something like this, please,” his voice was firm, yet caring. He turned his head so he made direct eye contact with you, staring into your soul. “I will always take care of you.” He smiled, pressing a long kiss against your forehead before peppering your face, making you laugh a little.

“Thank you.” A warm feeling filled you as the two of you laid there, continuing to watch movies in bed, no longer hearing the storm outside.

~~~~~

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[teleradiologyreporting]

How To Choose The Right Indian Teleradiology Partner

Teleradiology is a 21st century medium of interpreting radiological images ( CT scan, MRI, XRAY, Ultrasounds) with the potential to get the best results irrespective of time or place. 

India is recognized to have provided many trained personnel in the IT field, customer care, health & telemedicine across the globe. 

Before April 2020 teleradiology in India was confined to a handful of service providers. However, on March 25th, 2020 Ministry of the health of India officially made teleconsultations legal. On top of that, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in Indian teleradiology providers in order to answer the need for huge volumes of HRCT chests done at every level from tier 3 to tier 1 city.    

During the pandemic, teleradiology was embraced by many radiologists in India as it could compensate for reduced ultrasound cases without risk of getting infected. As a result, many teleradiology service providers have emerged in India and are functioning presently.

As a client or hospital, settle what you want first putting your patient at the center. Whether you want to answer specific issues (such as night emergencies, delayed TAT, etc) or to enhance the quality of radiology services ( to improve the quality of reads and TAT).

With our experience of 12 years in this sector, we have put together handy tips that will guide you through choosing the best teleradiology service provider in India.

Quality of Teleradiology Service Provider

It’s tough to assess the impact of any diagnostic health Care Service by any sort of ratio or statistics. Referring Clinician satisfaction and client retention can be good indicators in general for assessing the quality of a given teleradiology Service Provider. Before signing a service level agreement the client should ask for access to prior reports by each of the Radiologists from the given Teleradiology Services provider or sample reports and check the profoundness by reporting style. Going one step further one may ask for a trial by assigning some random cases to the provider as per your needs. For example, an Orthopaedic Hospital can assign a few trial prediagnosed MRI joints or CT scan trauma studies with subtle tiny fractures. Or a General Hospital client can assign proven cases such as pulmonary embolism, acute appendicitis, thin subdural from the Emergency Room to test the efficiency.  

Hence it is necessary to integrate into the partnership deal with the teleradiology provider, a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI).

Analyzing the peer review system in the workflow as to how it works, how quickly the images are routed for peer review can be important.

Assessment of experience of all reporting Radiologists in the field of required modalities and subspecialties is an important factor. Indian Radiology Practise is highly modality driven. The majority of radiologists in India practice ultrasound but do part-time teleradiology in a particular time slot or on weekends. You may have a Radiologist with 10 years of experience on his CV but is only occasionally reporting gastrointestinal CT scans or MRI joints. 

Large versus Small Panel Teleradiology Service Providers

The size of the teleradiologist’s panel is an important criterion for searching for the right match for your organization. The optimum size of the panel to cover all 24 hours is important at the same time stability of the teleradiologists with constant names is key to develop trust for a long term relationship with the referring clinician. Hiring a large panel of teleradiologists for a small hospital will doesn’t make sense always. Generally, large panel radiologists have a high turnover rate. Continuously changing the names of the radiologists will hamper the trust-building between the referring surgeon and the teleradiologists.  

Besides panel size turnover rate of radiologists may indicate the stability of the group. Large panel teleradiology providers in India generally comprise multiple part-time radiologists who otherwise are doing ultrasound practice at their clinics. Such groups may lack a teleradiology culture. Imagine a CT abdomen scan for a suspected case of bowel perforation being read by a sonologist within his time slot provided by the telerad provider who is looking for gas under the diaphragm on the scanogram. 

In contrary to an experienced teleradiologist who is reporting hundreds of CT scans a day sitting for hours in his office who is trained to look for even a tiny extraluminal air. 

In contrast to the large groups small but stable panels of teleradiology service providers who are full-time teleradiologists are at an advantage of building trust and a comfort level with the referring clinicians due to low turnover rates. 

We need to understand the difference between the optimum sized panels of stable, full-time teleradiologists versus large panels of revolving part-time radiologists.

Most of the large groups employ radiologists who are full-time ultrasonologists and reports cross-section studies (CT or MRI scans) on a part-time basis or on weekends, so the size of the teleradiology panel is a factor in bethinking. However, the large panels have many panel radiologists needed to provide coverage which is an advantage.  

Communication Of Critical Findings And Coverage

In emergency cases, the consequences for the patient can be severe if there is no direct communication between the referring surgeon or critical care physician and the reading radiologist.

 Ideally, a teleradiology service provider should have a protocol outlined for the proactive steps required to communicate the emergency findings or unexpected findings. For example, the policy may be only to contact the referring clinician on phone in the case of a life-threatening disease or other situations such as clinically unsuspected cases such as metastasis. Also, it is equally important that the reporting radiologist himself receives the call immediately to clarify the clinician’s doubt in an emergency situation. The use of mobile SMS or WhatsApp can add value. 

Needless to mention, a good teleradiology service provider should be covering 24/7 for 365 days.

Work Flow and Turnaround Time

Turnaround time is the time frame between when the request of a teleradiology service provider is ordered and when the report is sent back. A good turnaround time for acute stroke should be between 10 to 30 minutes. Teleradiology service providers must have a case prioritization feature inside the PACS software. However, it is also important to give the reporting teleradiologist a comfortable environment by allowing longer Turn around time for nonemergent subspeciality focus cases.

Technology and Infrastructure

As far as IT infrastructure is concerned there are three types of teleradiology service providers in India

1. self-developed commercial IT and reading services. 2. teleradiology reading service providers that have developed their own IT ( although IT is not available commercially). 3. teleradiology reading service providers using third-party IT solutions.

HIPAA compliance

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) rule that guard patient information about their health. For a standard teleradiology service provider, it is necessary to comply with HIPAA rules, which are concerned about the privacy and security of patient information.  

Teleradiology services in India are in general 20 to 40% cheaper compared to US telerad providers.   

At the end, before hiring a teleradiology partner one should be clear about the goals your organization wants to achieve. An Indian teleradiology partner can be equally effective as a USA teleradiology provider if chosen appropriately.

[thesinglesurgeon]

Reflections on Surgery

I went into surgery scared.  I heard rumors of crazy schedules, apathetic residents, confusing pimp sessions in the OR when you just don’t know what to say, and people cursing and yelling more than what’s considered to be normal.  Well, all of things happened.  I was at the hospital from 430am-630pm EVERY DAY. On weekends, it was only 5am-noon.  I never worked so hard in my life, but the work was different than I expected.  I had to work hard to be heard by residents and actually contribute to the team.  I had to really come up with good ways to be involved in patient care.  My goal everyday was to do one thing that was actually helpful for a patient, not just helpful for my education.  When I scrubbed out of my last surgery, an emergent abdominal bleed due to a mets carcinoid tumor coming from the ED, I actually felt sad.  I didnt want to go.  I had been so busy, but I could sense I really loved surgery.  But as I walked out on my last day feeling genuinely depressed it was over, I was certain I had loved it.  Surgery is probably the most difficult rotations because of the exhaustion compounded onto a fast schedule.  I barely had time to catch up with my own thoughts during the rotation, and it was only over this last weekend I realized what I thought about it and how to do well (I got my evaluations this weekend and I was told by an attending I was the “best medical student he’s ever worked with.  I thought it was a prank, but apparently not!).  

How to Succeed on Surgery Rotations:

Realize right now that you are not the focus.  These people are tired, have to run the list, round, operate, run the list again, etc and don’t want to waste time.  You need to get into the flow, or you’re not going to contribute.  Be ready with all the information you need about a patient, but only say the basics.  If they ask for yesterdays labs or the IVF he’s on today, you can spit it out.  Otherwise, only talk about the basics (vitals, ins/outs, labs, what happened overnight, relevant physical exam of wounds/drains/closures.).

Talk to the nurses every morning and every afternoon.  As a med student, you have time.  When residents are charting, get up and find your nurses.  I would ask them to tell me about patient X and take notes while they talked.  90% of the time, the interaction was pleasant.  When people didnt tell me about the patient, I’d just ask more specific questions.  Why does this help you? You learn the story from the nurses, something that gets lost on the chart.  You find out if there’s a wacky family member, if the patient is cheerful or sad, what small obstacles might “not matter” to the team, but that you can keep an eye on.  I would make sure my patient got his throat spray for his NG tube everyday and readjust his abdominal binder frequently.  It made him feel better, the family felt reassured, the pack of doctors coming in to round looked informed, and it gave me something to do that (sort of) helps.

When someone talks about your patient, get close by and add information.  Get in the conversation.  Yes, you will feel weird and awkward joining the VIP circle of attendings and residents, but fake it til you make it.  Pipe up when they say “labs arent back yet” and they are.  When they say “I think he had a bowel movement last night” you can say “he had another one an hour ago, too.”  Say it fast, don’t interupt someone else mid sentence, and importantly: act like you know what youre doing (I swear, this is essential). They will quickly realize you understand whats happening and know when to contribute AND you actually follow your patients.

Have a plan. Always. Even if it sucks. When you finish your 45 second patient presentation, wrap it up with a plan.  On surgery, it should be focused on getting out of bed (OOB), advancing the diet, getting rid of Foley’s and NG tubes, replacing electrolytes (” ’lytes,” as they say), and ordering any additional images.  If someone needed respiratory therapy last night, order a chest xray.  If someone seems nontender and is hungry, advance the diet.  Keep in mind: you can’t win here.  On the same service, we had attendings who basically did the opposite with their post-op patients and you can’t really predict what they want.  But have a plan anyway, and say it.  If it sucks (which it might), write down their plan and make sure it happens.  Don’t defend yourself unless you’re sure they are making a mistake (which as med student, you really can’t be sure about that!).  Just nod courteously and move on.  Later in the day, you can ask a resident about why they chose a certain aspect of the plan, but don’t bother them during the morning rush with this.

In the OR:

Know basic anatomy.  Like BASIC: the arteries and veins in the region, muscles, and maybe a major nerve supply.  Even though I tried to review anatomy the night before a case, I would ALWAYS panic under those lights and freeze up. 

When you suddenly freeze up and don’t know what to say mid pimping, talk through your thoughts.  Now you look less dumb and you help yourself out.  Once I could not identify this giant vessel in the lower abdomen, I was stuck.  I started talking, “well it’s not a midline structure, so its not the aorta.  It’s not pulsatile, so it’s not an artery anyway.  it’s too thick to be a nerve.  I think it’s the veins that merge into the IVC..it must be the iliac vein!” They thought I was so smart to walk them through my thoughts, but really I was doing it for me.

Ask to close.  Everytime.  90% of the time, they say yes.  Just do it.  Be ready to be hotly criticized the entire time, but regardless, they helped me out.  Don’t panic, and just move your damn hands and do it.  Unless you abruptly ask them, it’s like they forget you’re a med student that wants to learn.  So speak up.

Once I knew my team, I would come in at the end of a case (if I had been in another one that ended early) and ask specifically if I could close.  They thought that was “good initiative.”

Know how to instrument tie.  This is the easiest thing ever, and you need to learn this.

Stack up stools before the case starts, and hold the suction like it’s an extension of your arm.  If you make yourself a part of the case, even in this small way, they’ll let your hand hold other things.  By the end of the clerkship, they let me use a Ligasure to cut a met tumor off the liver.  It was awesome.

If you know the detailed patient history, you can ask questions about the procedure relative to the patient during those OR “quiet times.”  Once we waited on a fudiciary for about 7 minutes, and it could have been awkward silence, but I asked about the chemo regimen for the patients tumor and mentioned comments found in her chart.  It ended up being a great learning experience, I appeared interested and knowledgeable, and there wasn’t an awkward 7 minutes of use just standing there.

Go to handoff.  This might be obvious to some of you, but in our school, this isn’t explicitly required of med students.  Some teams dismiss med students when cases are over around 3-4, others kept us around forever.  Whatever team you’re on, insist on going to handoff.  This is a normal request of med students, so you shouldn’t get much resistance.  Have the list printed off, and WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING they say.  Pretend you are the intern and track the plan for each patient.  The next day, you will be invaluable.  When attendings quickly ask about patient social work needs during rounds and the intern stepped away for a second, you can chime in.  You’ll also know what to look for in the charts (has the PT/OT stopped by yet?).  This was my best advice from a resident and it worked really well.  Go to AM and PM handoffs, write down everything, check it off when it happens.  You are officially being helpful if you do this.  

Be ready to fax and call.  When they casually mention “we probably need that person’s records...” go get them.  Get the patient consent form from the nurse station, fill out all the information you can, have the patient sign it.  In my experience, I had to call back the other hospitals or PCP offices repeatedly until I got records to be sent over, but I usually had what we needed in 30 minutes.  

I hope you find this list useful!  It’s exceptionally difficult to integrate into surgery teams as a “useful” med student, but it can be done!  And don’t forget to set aside time to 1) take of yourself and 2) study for the shelf exam.  Good luck =)

[thedovahcat]

It’s pretty late and I’m just sitting back in my chair thinking about a lot of things right now.

A lot of existential sort of things but, most of all of course, my cats.

They meant a lot to us. I mean, they were part of our lives for 13 years. That’s over half my lifetime. It feels like it went by so quickly...

And through those years we always tried the best we could with them. Always got them food they loved to eat even if it wasn’t healthy for them because we didn’t know it was maybe too carbs-y for them or too fatty or whatever. A happy cat was a happy cat and that was all that mattered.

And sure, they got sick here and there but they always recovered. You don’t think much of it when it’s just the occasional cold every so often. You just give them medicine and they’re all better again.

...Then they get older, and slower. And you don’t see it at first.

And then...suddenly cancer.

Be it from environmental causes, or genetics, when Buddy got sick, and we couldn’t fix it, that was the first time I realized that our time with our cats was running out.

Eventually he succumbed to whatever was making him sick, we never truly found out what it was, the doctor’s couldn’t figure it out. Not even the specialists, but he was in a lot of pain. And I wish I had known that it would have ended that way, because I probably would have opted to not have him go through that.

But I didn’t know. And I feel like it’s my fault. I spend thousands on him trying to get him help but in the end there was nothing to be done and I only prolonged it because I just hoped and hoped there was a chance Buddy would get better.

..So he passed...and then Raleigh started acting strangely. He had been diagnosed with diabetes in 2016, around July or August, right when I started working. And it had been hard at first, but we fell into a schedule. We bought him the best food, took him to the vet’s for checkups to make sure we were regulating his insulin. We never did get it regulated, as there were so many factors we had to take into account when feeding him. We had to learn just how sensitive he was. Diabetes is very complicated like that.

And as time went on, he started to breathe harder and harder.

Eventually we took him for that because we were worried.

In the course of a week, fluid had gathered in his chest cavity, essentially surrounding his already enlarged heart (he’s had this all his life, prone to heart disease and such. He was just born that way and we knew about it) and surrounding his lungs, leaving him very little room to breathe.

He was also diagnosed with FIV that same day. That combined with everything else meant his immune system was completely shot.

The doctor hoped the liquid was just water and that a diuretic would help him clear it out, along with a course of three different antibiotics to take care of some secondary infection that was found elsewhere , though they weren’t sure where.

A week went by quickly. We saw improvement. He was more lively, he caught his breath a little more, he was eating. He seemed happy. He went outside a lot.

Then came his re-check.

The doctor was encouraged. He noted how he looked better than the last time.

But when he took the xray, it showed he’d only gotten worse. The night before, Raleigh was breathing through his mouth, something he hadn’t been doing all week before.

The same day, in other words, this Thursday March 23, so...two days before now, the doctor essentially explained how there was nothing we could do. How he would die a slow, slow and horrible death due to being suffocated. They couldn’t drain the fluid with how big his heart was, and even then, it was already risky.

It would be all for nothing.

So the only thing left to do was to spare him a terrible fate such as that. He wouldn’t last much longer, maybe another week if we were lucky, judging by how fast his chest filled up. His time was already limited.

Yesterday March 24, I woke up to hearing him walking around, thumping loudly like he always did. Everything seemed so normal, despite the fact that we all knew he had his last vet appointment today. It made the morning slow as syrup, but it also felt like it went by really fast.

We let him eat whatever food he wanted. We let him go outside into the sunshine and eat grass and do whatever he wanted to do. He could only walk a few steps before he was breathing through his mouth really hard. He looked very tired...His eyes were still bright and alert though somehow, like he wanted to still do normal things. He still wanted to be with us.

He just couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t even lay down on his side because it would constrict his air flow.

He was uncomfortable. Not being able to breathe is the worst feeling in the world I wager.

So, he came back inside, he sat in the bathroom for a little while and napped. Eventually 11:30 came and we wanted more time, so we called and asked to move the appointment to 1:30.

Time crawled, then it went fast. He started to breathe really hard with nobody poking or touching him, or doing anything. That was when we knew he had to go.

That cat loved being hugged and kissed and pet, and we couldn’t even do that for him because any sort of touch would make it hard for him to take in air.

So, we cried, me and my sister kissed him goodbye and hugged him and told him we loved him as my parents took him out to the car to take him to the vet. I took paw print molds of his paws in playdoh and got his nails covered with all sorts of colors. He hated it. 

He hated going into the cage too, and was meowing a lot as he left.

About an hour and a half later, my parents came home. At that point I still prayed for maybe a tiny miracle. That there was a mistake and they could fix it with a miracle surgery. But I was wrong.

As soon as they walked into the door, I heard crying. I knew Raleigh was already gone by then. Put to sleep.

And god it hurts. Especially since it’d only been maybe 2 months since we lost Buddy so suddenly.

...But we put Raleigh down for his own good. Because we loved him so much. We didn’t want him to be in that kind of pain. I know this in my head, and even though there’s that, I still feel like we took away maybe the few last good days Raleigh would have had. ...Then again, I doubt he would have lasted another week with how quickly his sickness was progressing.

It’s a hard thing for me to grasp.

Now our house is empty and we have no cats roaming around making noise, no one at the food bowls and no one laying by the windows.

That part of my life is over now. Possibly the last few connections to my childhood that I had. The two beings that loved me and all of us unconditionally. The cats we spoiled rotten with food and love and god knows what else.

...I feel like I’ve lost a sense of purpose and I don’t know what to do. I want them back, but I know I won’t ever get them back ....Not here anyway.

Wherever you two are, Buddy and Raleigh, I hope you’re together and keeping each other company even though you two didn’t like each other much. I hope you’re not hurting, I hope you don’t miss us too much, like we miss both of you.

You two were the best cats I’ve ever met and I’m so happy you were our cats. I’m sad that you guys had to go so soon, I wanted you around for another couple of years at least. Buddy you would have been 13 this month, after my birthday. And Raleigh you would have been 14 in August.

It’s ok now though. You guys don’t have to hurt. Just...please promise you won’t drive everyone else up there or wherever crazy with how picky you two are. Buddy I hope you’re wearing your sweaters, and Raleigh, I hope you’re eating everything you want. All the people food you couldn’t have.

It’s gonna be very very lonely without you two. I wish you’d both come back in some other cat and somehow I’d know it was you. I have dreams about you both like that very often. You’re kittens but you don’t look like yourselves, but I still know they’re you. 

But if that doesn’t happen, send another cat or dog or any animal my way that I’ll love too. Some pet that’ll make me feel the same as I felt when we picked you two out. We knew you were both special, that’s why we brought you home. 

I wanna feel that again, at least.

Whenever I get to where you are, if I ever do, just promise you’ll be there waiting for me. Or if I get lost, maybe come and find me.

For now I just have to suffer through the ebb and flow for a while it seems.

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6 Commonly Delayed Injuries That Can Occur After Car Accident .

Car Accidents can cause some major injuries, headaches, and emotional stress, even when the vehicle has very little damage. These may present as delayed injuries after a car accident.

People can react very differently to a motor vehicle accident. One person may experience immediate discomfort while another may have no immediate symptoms or injuries, others might a whiplash injury or mild headaches. Injuries and headaches regularly appear days or even weeks later. In some cases, even more, serious injuries may not become apparent for many days, for example, traumatic brain injuries.

A lot of times the victim of a car accident will walk away from the incident feeling fine with their adrenaline pumping. When the adrenaline wears off, they might find themselves with mild post-traumatic headaches and count themselves lucky. Only to find themselves several hours/days later becoming unwell and starting to experience some potentially serious effects of the accident. This can be anything from whiplash headaches or sleep disturbances and mood swings to brain damage. You can never be too careful when it comes to the head.

When this situation happens it can, unfortunately, delay both your health and recovery but also the outcome of a personal injury lawsuit. In a lawsuit regarding car accidents, a vitally important area is medical documentation. So, if medical attention is delayed or not undertaken at all, it can severely reduce a settlement offer significantly.

When it comes to the head, and post-car accident injuries, it’s good to be informed of what you could expect, that’s why we created this list of 6 common delayed injuries after a car accident, to arm you with the knowledge you need to stay safe.

So, if you are involved in a car accident and you don’t appear to have any immediate pain and think you are fine, it is worth keeping these common delayed injuries in mind.

1 Headache

It might require a few weeks for post-traumatic pain soon after having a car crash to become detected, and are frequently not related to the injury in the slightest. A few folks get headaches routinely and would not join headaches using a function that happened a few weeks past.

They typically simply take their drugs to get headaches, typically within the counter tops, at an expect it goes away maybe not understanding it could possibly be certainly one of these afflicted by headaches, resulting from the automobile accident and may really be an indication of headache injury.

But, headaches may be an indication that there's maybe something more relating to going about, which there were a few forms of headache or worse, even more, traumatic brain damage, like being a blood clot. Headaches are frequently the very first symptom of anything more acute. First, you begin to expect that it's merely delayed concussion due to means of a bang for your mind.

It might be well worth noting that accidents right after car injury may be a frequent accident if you reach on your face or never. The shock brought on by breaking fast or so the whiplash might be sufficient to activate a few discomforts, such as what is popularly called a whiplash annoyance.

The absolute most essential point to consider would be not to simply make clear your frustrations off and place down them to worry or pressure out of the auto crash or something different. Of course, some concerns may be right down compared to this, however, Should you had been in a car accident and also you experience headaches or headaches pain weeks or days right after the collision, afterward see a health care provider who is able to assure you aren't afflicted by any sort of traumatic brain harm or mind accident. Be attentive and also have assessed. Headaches aren't of necessity only that.

2. Neck and Shoulder Ache

Even though the most important concern can be that a mind or brain injuries, second stress is injury done into your neck or back. Probably one among the absolute most typical postponed injuries by a car accident is whiplash This really is the area where throat pain has been sensed at the throat and neck and it is frequently correlated in accidents where in fact the automobile was engaged with a rear-end crash.

The shoulders and neck are extended farther compared to their regular selection of movements that affects the joints, joints, and nerves. Any other problems for your shoulders and neck may also bring about headaches. They are sometimes intense headaches, or only gentle persistent headaches way they really should not be discounted.

Whiplash might be quite annoying and sometimes incredibly critical requiring good identification with possibly an X-ray, CT, or MRI scan.

A knowledgeable Chiropractor may find throat injuries like whiplash prior to any discomfort continues to be undergone, which means if the accident has been captured and dealt with early enough it will also assist in preventing longterm pain and injury. Because of this, it's very important to find medical information when an injury as soon. If you should be having problems, then they are able to alleviate these. Contact us today to get a completely free consultation.

3. Bipolar Disorder

Chronic pain following a collision can go undetected for a long time and might possibly be a symptom of something more benign moving about and also yet one symptom which ought to be researched once you possibly can. Feeling Discomfort at the gut could be an indication of internal bleeding, Signs of Which Might contain:

Head Aches

Deep tenderness and skincare Epidermis

Nausea

Light Headache

Fainting

Inner bleeding may not be discovered all on your own soon after a car crash. Symptoms such as headache or nausea are simply far too generic. It requires evaluation with an expert healthcare practitioner, it is thus necessary to realize your physician at the start of some abdominal problems you go through soon after an injury however acute the auto accident has been.

4. Straight Back Pain

Back pain may be delayed negative result of an auto incident injury, which may include things like sprains, strains, along with adrenal disks. Back pain may be an indication that there's harm to the joints, nerves, and on occasion to even the nerves. Damage into the throat can also bring about the casualty to get headaches.

Stories of spine issues after having a rear-end or even side-impact crash are extremely typical. In addition, it's well worth noting you usually do not need to participate at a high heeled crash to encounter difficulties together with your spine. It's thus crucial to at all times observe a physician to be sure that your spine hasn't been badly damaged at all.

5. Numbness and Tingling

Numbness and tingling in the hands and arms will frequently not pose for a long time right after a collision. These signs could possibly be a sign that there is damage to the mind, neck, or spinal column.

Inside this instance, the harm is not as most likely the mind but often the spine or back. Many times, a lot of men and women who experience spinal disks soon after an auto incident experience tingling or numbness ahead of with no spine problems. Even the spinal nerves become compacted if a disk herniates thus based on which in fact the disks are ruined they're able to lead to tingling and numbness in your arms or legs.

Picture screening right after a crash, like an Xray, is equally critical since it's going to help recognize in case a personal accident was sustained. When there's been some harm done afterward imaging may enable a physician to fix the optimal/optimally plan of treatment method demanded consequently helping iii present some long term impairment and also the observable symptoms becoming even worse.

6. Fractures

You'd believe that you'd see in the event that you have busted a bone following having a car collision, however that is perhaps not necessarily true. You will find assorted kinds of cracks, a few not as noticeable. It might only be the bone that is fractured is a weight-bearing bone, so which means you'd not instantly see the fracture or possess the affiliated disquiet.

One other essential element to keep in mind is adrenaline. Existence's normal pain killer. With adrenaline flow through your own system, the break is concealed, it really is just until the human entire body begins to settle down, that it might take a few hours after which it's possible to see the ache. You ought to immediately find medical care following the automobile injury only to make certain.

Getting Hospital Treatment Following a Vehicle Crash

In the event that you or your beloved individual continues to be engaged with an Automobile Accident at Charlotte, NC, it's quite vital that you observe a healthcare practitioner the exact same evening that the injury comes about. This isn’t only for the wellness, however, asks a bit of fantastic accidental law firm plus also they state it really is vital for your circumstance and might impression any reparation case.

With more than 70 decades of experience,'' the medical practitioners of Tebby Chiropractic and Sports Medicine Clinic are handling the auto crash survivors. Our chiropractors possess the training and expertise to assist establish the issues, even when they're not revealing indicators, also help start off the healing procedure. After attending our practice you're going to be supplied an intensive assessment to specify whether you've lasted any harms which you're still not conscious of.

We strongly urge you to show up at our practice and also have an exhaustive examination about your afternoon that the injury happens no matter how you are feeling. As mentioned previously, most harms can happen care and energy to introduce outward symptoms, particularly with mind and spinal injury, and thus becoming assessed out earlier entails treatment may begin therapy earlier, so helping get you around the path to recovery far much earlier. There are simply way too many chance aspects to hold back for. We could counsel one if headaches are only headaches so when they truly are a symptom of anything more severe as spine harm or shut brain trauma.

Regardless of what you are doing, do not sit home soon after the auto wreck, struggling with frustrations, believing you will end up fine simply to determine a week after you've been badly hurt. Headaches or mental pain has been a brain accident. It's almost always wisest to have thoroughly assessed by a seasoned injury attorney after possible soon after your injury.

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Inktober Day 10 - Flowing

Summary: They fucked. Now it’s time for Alex to face the music as he cleans up afterwards. Is he starting... no, he can’t even think about it. But the shower is a great place to come to uncomfortable realizations. Damn it, why’d it have to be Macen? (Mass Effect Actor AU)

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There was nothing like waking up to a Turian in your bed to make you wonder why he hadn't left yet.

Alex Jones carefully slid out of bed naked as the day he had been born and padded towards the bathroom where the shower he so desperately needed was waiting. More than a few muscles hurt, and he was pretty sure the scratch on his shoulder was bleeding. But, he could take care of that later.

The water was cold at first when it hit him, jolting him into full consciousness. He shivered as it felt as though it took forever to warm up. But it did eventually, which gave him the chance to focus on just what the hell was going on. Unless he was going crazy or something, Macen was still in his goddamn bed.

“Maybe he was tired.” The human frowned as he let the water splash over his naked back and soothe the sore muscles. Without a doubt, sex with a Turian was... interesting. It definitely involved a lot more flexibility than he was used to with other partners. Luckily, he had been a cheerleader once. That sort of thing you never forgot.

And sex with Macen? The man was intense, both on set and in the bedroom. After nights with him, Alex was usually sore for at least a few days. Of course, maybe that was because half the time they fucked against a wall or some other convenient location. It was only recently they had started coming over to each other's places.

But they had never stayed this long. Usually, after they were done his apartment was Turian free within the hour. He did the same when it was Macen's place, leaving just as quickly as he had gotten there. Neither really lingered long. After all, it wasn't like they were dating or anything. It was just sex to work out the tension.

And oh, there was tension. While he didn't quite hate the Turian as much as he used to – that tended to happen when his dick was inside him more than a few times – he was still one of the most exasperating men Alex had ever worked with. He was cocky, arrogant, and thought he knew fucking everything. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

“Oh come on, Macen!” He hissed, realizing that the cut on his shoulder was actually a bite mark when he felt it. Usually the Turian was pretty careful about not taking a chunk out of him. That sort of thing would just drive paparazzi insane. There were already rumors the two were secretly dating, this would only add to it. “Son of a bitch.”

Alex sighed as he leaned against the shower wall, watching the water flow into the drain. What even was going on with Macen anyway? Lately he had been... weird. That was the only way to describe it, he was acting fucking weird. He was quieter and not as quick to anger – not completely, he still snapped at people – and seemed to sink in on himself more. Why nobody had a clue. Maybe he'd hit his head.

Well, whatever. As long as he showed up for work in the morning, he didn't care.

Once he was clean, Alex shut off the shower and grabbed his towel. He dried off, then padded back to his room in order to find something to wear. The Turian was still there, face down in the pillow. It would've looked like he was dead, but that was definitely snoring. It might have been an alien version of it, but he knew what it sounded like.

“Guess you're staying a bit longer, huh?”

A weird half-smile crossed his features as he looked for something to wear. Macen's odd snore in the background was comforting in a weird, chicken dinosaur like way. Though, if he clucked in his sleep all bets were off. That would just be weird.

Once Alex was decent, he wasn't too sure what to do. Macen was still asleep, and with exhaustion pulling on his eyelids that sounded like a good idea too. Problem was, the only place to sleep was the other half of the bed that the Turian was currently occupying. Sleeping would mean... sleeping. With him.

“Come on, you've fucked him how many times? Just get in there.” But Alex stayed at the foot of the bed, staring. There was plenty of room after all – it was just getting back into bed. And that's where the problem was. It felt weird.

Macen stirred in his sleep and rolled over to expose his face. His orange tattoos were faded in the half light, but enough staring had taught the human where they were. They accented his strange alien features perfectly, making him look fiercer than he probably would on his own. That wasn't the point of course, but damn they worked well. It was almost a sin to cover those up, but Garrus' blue ones worked well too.

They worked even better when his eyes were open. His piercing blue gaze had been what drew Alex in back when they had been separated by a screen. He just seemed to be able to stare through people, like he was xraying them. Of course Turians couldn't actually do that – though it would explain why they had been popular in C-SEC for so long – but it felt like it. After all, Alex had felt that gaze on him many times before, both on set and off. Intense only scratched the surface.

It took Alex a few seconds to realize he had been staring. His cheeks glowed red-hot as he shook his head to try and knock some sense into his head. Luckily, his fuck buddy wasn't awake – he would've laughed at this display.

“Fuck, what's wrong with me?”

There was no fever when he checked, but Alex swore he felt like he was burning up. Just looking at Macen made his chest tight, never mind thinking about him. And oh, he had been thinking about him lately, and not just sex thoughts. He was just thinking about him almost constantly.

Like... oh no.

Oh no.

Alex's face burned as the pieces fell into place. He wound up sitting on the edge of his bed, eyes wide as he stared down at his hands in shock. Realization was a painful thing, and it was smacking him square in the face so he got the message.

“Please don't tell me I'm starting to like him.”

Nobody answered. Macen kept snoring, lost to his weird Turian dreams. Alex glared over at him in response. After all, it was his fault. He was the one who had suggested sleeping with each other in the first place.

“This is some weird Turian sex thing and I blame you.”

But there was no arguing with it, at least not in the middle of the night when he needed sleep. Alex eventually gave up trying to figure it out and just looked back to his bed. A few moves later, and he was laying back down next to Macen. There was as much space between them as he could manage, but that wasn't much. If one of them rolled over, they'd be touching.

Though... would that be so bad?

“Stop it. Go to bed damn it. It's fucking Macen you're talking about.” Alex shook his head and pulled the blanket over his head to block his view out. Then he closed his eyes in the hopes he might fall asleep.

Yep. He was sharing the bed with Macen Virius, one of Palaven's hottest bachelors. No big deal at all.

“Fuck.”

Alex rolled over to bury his face in the pillow. Next to him, the Turian kept sleeping ,oblivious to what he was doing to his costar and sometimes lover. He was lucky that way. His temporary bed partner was in a whole new kind of hell.

Tomorrow... was going to be weird. Very weird. Damn it all to hell...

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David Icke’s New Theory: The Moon Is Not What You Think It Is !!

David Icke’s “Moon Matrix” theory is the point where people believe he has tipped into straight up madness. Anyone who has followed Icke’s progression of theories knows that he has transitioned into deeper and deeper levels of understanding, and if you’ve made it past his reptilian-shape shifting material, then the moon matrix stuff shouldn’t be so difficult to grasp.

The Moon Matrix theory stems from Icke’s virtual reality hypothesis. He says that our world was created by an advanced being for the purpose of experiencing something beyond the oneness-one consciousness existence that we have all originated from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2IGFbzGCeg

We experience this physical reality, and then go back to the one source when our physical bodies die. All of our laws of physics are just “software” rules created by this advanced being.

The virtual reality world we experience isn’t what it was intended to be, by our advanced creator. We aren’t able to access the full potential of what this earthly experience was meant to embody. We don’t understand this because all we’ve ever known is our five senses of touch, smell, see, taste, and hear.

There are several more senses and abilities that we can’t lock into.

This idea could be expressed as an example of when some spiritual mediums are able to communicate with the dead. Most people will discount the medium as scam artist, when in fact there are several legitimate mediums that can harness this ability. We all have these abilities, we just don’t know how to grasp them and use them properly. Why is this? It is because of the Moon Matrix theory.

Icke believes that the reptilians have closed off the many frequencies that we can’t sense currently, similar to a firewall on a PC. This firewall/transmission comes from the moon and it blocks certain abilities that are embedded in our physical bodies, but unknown to us. He says black holes resonate at a frequency that in turn, dictates how much of the awareness is emitted by the sun in the form of photons. This begs the question; what would the emission of photons from the sun do that affects our bodies and prevents us from accessing our abilities?

There is an energy force called Ch’i, which flows through the body’s meridian network. Ch’i is sort of like the Star Wars’ force, where our life energy flows throughout our body and links our body to the environmental surroundings all around us. It enters our body through acupuncture points and flows through our tissues and illness occurs when these acupuncture points become blocked up (or any part of the energy path for that matter). This Ch’i energy is believed to be a form of photon energy. Photon energy is released by atomic processes and we observe this phenomenon as light. Whether or not Ch’i is in fact photon energy or not is beyond me, but Icke asserts that it is in his book. That being said, if we take our body’s life energy to be photon energy, then we could say that there might be a relation between photon energy emitted by the Sun and what we experience in bodily form.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJorKZEbQsA

Since I’m no expert on astronomy or Chinese energy, we’ll just have to make these assumptions to be true so that we can press on with this theory to understand what Icke is saying.

Icke believes that the moon is an interdimensional, interdensity portal for entities and energies from other dimensions. He believes that aliens use the moon as a home base for hijacking signals from the universe so that our bodily forms that are experiencing this virtual reality on Earth, can’t fully experience what our creator meant for it to be. These aliens are the same reptilian shape-shifters that Icke claims are responsible for much of the suffering on our planet. Reptilians want to filter anything beyond our five senses so that it manipulates what kind of world we can experience.

The reptilians keep us locked into these five states because it is a much lower density experience. Low frequency experiences include division, conflict, and emotional trauma, all of which are created by capitalistic, war hungry, religious zealot nations. The higher frequencies of experience are ones of harmony and understanding how we are all connected (similar to a life energy force of Ch’i, freely flowing). This higher state of consciousness is what the ancient cultures understood in the supposed Golden Ages of time and this is when the various mysteries were created. These megaliths such as the Great Pyramids of Giza, or the Puma Punku stones are all expressions of what our ancient cultures wanted us to be aware of.

Icke claims that Einstein’s theory of light being the fastest anything can travel is false; it is simply the speed limit the reptilian firewall imposes on us. Icke says when you break this speed barrier you leave the matrix. This is how the UFOs and reptilians travel interdimensionally. This is why weird things appear to happen to us as we approach the speed of light (it is actually perceived by the observer since we can’t comprehend these things, thanks to the aforementioned firewall). At first I believed this part of Icke’s theory to be without merit, but in the news I read about an Italian professor who was challenging Einstein’s theory of relativity and how he arguably might’ve sent bits of matter whirling at speeds faster than the speed of light. This observation was later proven incorrect, but it appears that there may be challenges to Einstein still in process.

Another key element to support Icke’s theory of the existence of this reptilian firewall is the discussion of dark matter. Dark matter is called “dark” because it’s not in the spectrum that telescopes (or human beings) can see. Dark matter doesn’t emit electromagnetic radiation (e.g. infrared, UV, radio, xray or gamma) so it’s undetectable, hence “dark.” Dark matter just sits in a different frequency range than what we know (due to the firewall). The electromagnetic spectrum that we can detect is only 0.005 percent of what exists in the entire universe (with visible light being only a tiny fraction of that). By default, dark matter is a large majority of our universe that we cannot detect, so who are we to say that concepts like a firewall or virtual reality matrix are impossible.

The connection between the moon and earth is crystalline. There are quartz crystals all over the planet, and they generate/convert waveforms to a particular frequency. The crystals in earth are there to be receiver/transmitters, sort of like re-broadcasters of signals. These signals are from the sun’s photons. The moon has hacked that connection and transmits its own message to us, which our DNA picks up (our DNA is like an antenna) and it is used to manipulate our senses and emotions. Our bodies (the antennas) must be tuned to this moon frequency so they keep us in low frequency vibrations through the food we eat, pollution, vaccines, music, images, films, etc. that keep us held in states of fear from which the reptilians feed off of.

This is yet another bold step for the reader to take in order to follow along Icke’s journey. He believes that reptilians feed off of these “low-density” energies that we emit when we experience negative things such as fear, disaster, war, violence, etc. When our bodies experience these things we emit an energy that sits in a certain frequency range in which these reptilian shape shifters may feed off of. They use this as a form of sustenance to shape shift into more human forms so they can directly come to our planet and manipulate us for the time being. The reptilians have also created a hybrid bloodline (what we know as the “Illuminati”) who have mostly human attributes that can do the reptilians’ bidding here on Earth. They have been doped with a slightly different bodily composition that allows them to be more directly manipulated than the entire human race.

Those are the basics of the Moon Matrix theory of David Icke. I’ve glossed over them very quickly, so feel free to read it straight from his book for more supporting facts. Whether or not I personally believe this is still in limbo. Setting the Moon Matrix idea aside, the moon has been known to influence human behavior. Icke asserts that the Moon is capable of blocking certain abilities of the pineal gland, which is our “third” eye that connects us with this one-consciousness idea. The ancient Egyptians did in fact hold this same worship of the pineal gland to be the third eye, so there could very well be a connection that needs explored. Icke’s Moon Matrix theory may sound far-fetched, but it sets a path up for which we can begin to explore the possibility.

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6 Common Delayed Injuries That Can Occur After A Car Accident

Car Accidents can cause some major injuries, headaches and emotional stress, even when the vehicle has very little damage. These may present as delayed injuries after a car accident.

 People can react very differently to a motor vehicle accident. One person may experience immediate discomfort while another may have no immediate symptoms or injuries, others might a whiplash injury or mild headaches. Injuries and headaches regularly appear days or even weeks later. In some cases, even more, serious injuries may not become apparent for many days, for example, traumatic brain injuries.

 A lot of times the victim of a car accident will walk away from the incident feeling fine with their adrenaline pumping. When the adrenaline wears off, they might find themselves with mild post-traumatic headaches and count themselves lucky. Only to find themselves several hours/days later becoming unwell and starting to experience some potentially serious effects of the accident. This can be anything from whiplash headaches or sleep disturbances and mood swings to brain damage. You can never be too careful when it comes to the head.

 When this situation happens it can, unfortunately, delay both your health and recovery but also the outcome of a personal injury lawsuit. In a lawsuit regarding car accidents, a vitally important area is medical documentation. So, if medical attention is delayed or not undertaken at all, it can severely reduce a settlement offer significantly.

 When it comes to the head, and post-car accident injuries, it’s good to be informed of what you could expect, that’s why we created this list of 6 common delayed injuries after a car accident, to arm you with the knowledge you need to stay safe.

 So, if you are involved in a car accident and you don’t appear to have any immediate pain and think you are fine, it is worth keeping these common delayed injuries in mind.

  1 - Headaches

 It might require a few weeks for post-traumatic pain soon after having a car crash to become detected, and are frequently not related to the injury in the slightest. A few folks get headaches routinely and would not join headaches using a function which happened a few weeks past.

 They typically simply take their drugs to get head aches, typically within the counter tops, at an expect it goes away maybe not understanding it could possibly be certainly one of these afflicted by head aches, resulting from the automobile accident and may really be an indication of headache injury.

 But, headaches may be indication that there's maybe some thing more relating to going about, which there was a few form of headache or worse, even a more traumatic brain damage, like being a blood clot. Head aches are frequently the very first symptom of anything more acute. First, you begin to expect that it's merely delayed concussion due to means of a bang for your mind.

 It might be well worth noting that accidents right after car injury may be frequent accident if you reach on your face or never. The shock brought on by breaking fast or so the whip lash might be sufficient to activate a few discomfort, such as what is popularly called a whip lash annoyance.

 The absolute most essential point to consider would be not to simply make clear your frustrations off and place down them to worry or pressure out of the auto crash or some thing different. Of course, some concerns may be right down compared to this, however Should you had been in a car accident and also you experience headaches or headaches pain weeks or days right after the collision, afterward see a health care provider who are able to assure you aren't afflicted by any sort of traumatic brain harm or mind accident. Be attentive and also have assessed . Headaches aren't of necessity only that.

 2. Neck and Shoulder Ache

Even though most important concern can be that a mind or brain injuries, a second stress is injury done into your neck or back. Probably one among the absolute most typical postponed injuries by a car accident is whip lash This really is the area where throat pain has been sensed at the throat and neck and it is frequently correlated in accidents where in fact the automobile was engaged with a rearend crash.

 The shoulders and neck are extended farther compared to their regular selection of movements that affects the joints, joints, and nerves. A any other problems for your shoulders and neck may also bring about head aches. They are sometimes intense head aches, or only gentle persistent head aches way they really should not be discounted.

 Whip lash might be quite annoying and sometimes incredibly critical requiring good identification with possibly an xray, CT or MRI scan.

 An knowledgeable Chiropractor may find throat injuries like whiplash prior to any discomfort continues to be undergone, that means if the accident has been captured and dealt with early enough it will also assist in preventing long term pain and injury. Because of this, it's very important to find medical information when an injury as soon. If you should be having problems, then they are able to alleviate these. Contact us today to get a completely free consultation.

 3. Bipolar Disorder

Chronic pain following an collision can go undetected for a long time and might possibly be a symptom of some thing more benign moving about and also yet one symptom which ought to be researched once you possibly can. Feeling Discomfort at the gut could be an Indication of internal bleeding, Signs of Which Might contain:

 Head Aches

Deep Tenderness and Skin Care Epidermis

nausea

Light Headache 

Fainting

Inner bleeding may not be discovered all on your own soon after an car crash. Symptoms such as headache or nausea are simply far too generic. It requires evaluation with an expert Healthcare Practitioner, it is thus necessary to realize your physician in the start of some abdominal problems you go through soon after an injury however acute the auto accident has been.

 4. Straight Back Pain

Back pain may be delayed negative result of an auto incident injury, which may include things like sprains, strains, along with adrenal disks. Back pain   

3 may be indication that there's harm to the joints, nerves, and on occasion to even the nerves. Damage into the throat can also bring about the casualty to get head aches.

 Stories of spine issues after having a rearend or even side-impact crash are extremely typical. In addition it's well worth noting you usually do not need to participate at an high heeled crash to encounter difficulties together with your spine. It's thus crucial to at all times observe a physician to be sure that your spine hasn't been badly damaged at all.

 5. Numbness and Tingling

Numbness and tingling in the hands and arms will frequently not pose for a long time right after an collision. These signs could possibly be a sign that there is damage into the mind, neck or spine column.

 Inside this instance, the harm is not as most likely the mind but often the spine or back. Many times, a lot of men and women who experience with spinal disks soon after an auto incident experience tingling or numbness ahead of with no spine problems. Even the spinal nerves become compacted if a disk herniates thus based on which in fact the disks are ruined they're able to lead to tingling and numbness in your arms or legs.

 Picture screening right after an crash, like an xray is equally critical, since it's going to help recognize in case a personal accident was sustained. When there's been some harm done afterward a imaging may enable a physician to fix the optimal/optimally plan of treatment method demanded consequently helping prevent some long term impairment and also the observable symptoms becoming even worse.

  6. Fractures

You'd believe that you'd see in the event that you have busted a bone following having a car collision, however that is perhaps not necessarily true. You will find assorted kinds of cracks, a few not as noticeable. It might only be the the bone that is fractured is a weight bearing bone, so which means you'd not instantly see the fracture or possess the affiliated disquiet.

 One other essential element to keep in your mind is adrenaline. Existence's normal pain killer. With adrenaline flow through your own system the break is concealed, it really is just until the human entire body begins to settle down, that might take a few hours after which it's possible to see the ache. You ought to immediately find medical care following the automobile injury only to make certain.

 Getting Hospital Treatment Following a Vehicle Crash

In the event that you or your beloved individual continues to be engaged with a Automobile Accident at Charlotte, NC, it's quite vital that you observe a healthcare practitioner the exact same evening that the injury comes about. This isn't only for the wellness, however ask a bit of fantastic accidental law firm plus also they state it really is vital for your circumstance and might impression any reparation case.

 With more than 70 decades of experience,'' the medical practitioners of Tebby Chiropractic and Sports Medicine Clinic are handling the auto crash survivors. Our chiropractors possess the training and expertise to assist establish the issues, even when they're not revealing indicators, also help start off the healing procedure. After attending our practice you're going to be supplied an intensive assessment to specify whether you've lasted any harms which you're still not conscious of.

 We strongly urge you show up at our practice and also have an exhaustive examination about your afternoon that the injury happens no matter how you are feeling. As mentioned previously, most harms can happen care and energy to introduce outward symptoms, particularly with mind and spinal injury, and thus becoming assessed out earlier entails treatment may begin therapy earlier, so helping get you around the path to recovery far much earlier. There are simply way too many chance aspects to hold back for. We could counsel one if head aches are only headaches so when they truly are a symptom of anything more severe as a spine harm or shut brain trauma.

 Regardless of what you are doing, do not sit home soon after the auto wreck, struggling with frustrations, believing you will end up fine simply to determine a week after you've been badly hurt. The head aches or mind pain has been a brain accident. It's almost always wisest to have thoroughly assessed by a seasoned injury attorney after possible soon after your injury.