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[susandennis]

In the past, the lab has sent my test results to me on the same day. Yesterday, I got about half. I did get the one I was looking for AIC - 56% Ha! Missed pre-diabetes again. yeah! I did not get the urinalysis which, of course, made me think ooops. Not enough pee in the cup. Crap. Maybe I can talk him out of it...

This morning, my phone rang. I did my answer and don't say anything trick but clearly there was someone there... So I said, hello and... turns out it was my Doctor's office calling to tell me I have a urinary infection and he wants me to pick up a prescription for it today. I tried to talk her out of it. 1. Zero symptoms. Not one single one ever. (I googled them and, nope, for sure, none.) 2. I haven't had a urinary infection in 50 years. But, she wasn't buying what I was selling.

On the up side, I guess I peed enough!

I guess I'll be going Costco'ing later on today. Ugh. No senior hour. I'll have to mingle with the youngin's. I did want to get more of that steak I got last time so cool. Cragep Didly. I just discovered that the Costco app for the Pharmacy is broken. Buggers. I love Costco but their online situation sucks donkey eggs.

Speaking of sucking...

Last Fall, my pet company Wyze, came out with a robotic vacuum. I had a robotic vacuum that did ok so I didn't buy the Wyze one. Then they ran out. Then I decided I wanted one anyway. Then I got an email that they had more stock. So I bought one and it came yesterday and it's amazing.

It maps the whole house and then cleans room by room up and down in a very orderly fashion. But, the most fun is that it operates from an app and you can watch it clean!!! And then it gives you a report.



The white lines are where it cleaned. The red boxes are barriers I put in there so it won't try to go into places like the bathroom (throw rugs), under the sewing machine (pedal and cables), etc. It used up 80% of a battery to do the whole house. OMG I love this thing so much.

The bin that captures all the suck, is oh so easily located just under a lid. It's so easy and intuitive that it took forever for me to find it. I kept trying to figure out from the bottom which part you had to pull. You lift the lid and pop out the bin. Easiest ever. Oh and no beeps. It has a voice. It tells you when it needs rescuing, when it's charging, when it's starting out and when it's done. And, of course, you can schedule it ... by room. I'm quite jazzed about it.

So... now that I've vacuumed the whole house already today...

Oh and BTW Biggie is not a fan of the new sucker. He's quite Wary and now that it's resting, so is he. He was back to his snuggly self last night with no midnight shenanigans. I hope his hijinks are done.

This is not the daily photo but an extra edition because I just realized he makes good shadow.



The whole Mariners CEO festuche blew right up yesterday. He's gone and fallout is falling out. Great way to start the season.

Today is a swim day!! My pool time is 11:30. I actually just reviewed the new regulations to see if urinary infection was on the list of things that would keep you out of the pool. Nope. I'm still a big fat No to their list of symptoms. So swim it is! And this time, I'm leaving here with lots of time to spare.

After my swim, I'll call Costco. If no prescription, I'll go over to Ezell's across the street and get more okra and maybe some fried chickenlivers. If prescription, then Costco run.

Big day here! And me so ill with this imaginary "urinary infection"....

Comments

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Well, as you had observed a little while ago (an entry or so), it's very difficult to get a perfectly clean pee sample from a female patient.

The flip side of the coin, though, is it's better to find out for sure what's what, because even an asymptomatic UTI can get to your kidneys and then you're likely to have pain---and more serious troubles.

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

Wow, I've always heard UTIs have a lot of symptoms. I've never had one either, at least not that I know of.

The robot vacuum seems to do a thorough job. I wondered how Biggie was liking it. I've thought about getting one of those, Lucy sheds so much certain times of the year.

Have fun at your swim!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

If you'd rather not take the antibiotic, the American Kidney Association says there's no benefit to be gained from one unless you're pregnant or about to have prostate surgery. Apparently asymptomatic UTIs are common in the elderly lsydee. Did not know that.

[restoman.livejournal.com]

I have considered getting a robot vacuum for some time. As someone who has one, and has owned several different models, you are the perfect person to answer some basic questions that I have about them:

1. I have mostly hardwood floors with area rugs (8' x 10' and 9' x 12') in the centers of rooms. Can a robot handle the transitions from hardwood to carpet and back?

2. How do you block it from certain areas like a bathroom or away from electric cords?

3. Does it get stuck under furniture or between chair legs?

4. Is your new model the best one you have tried so far?

Thanks for any help you can offer!

[susandennis]

You are so organized!! Your reward is my suckiest advice hahahahaha

1. I only have one room with carpet and non carpet and it handled it fine. Not sure how it would handle fringe but probably fine.

2. Red boxes. You can have as many of those red boxes as you want and put them where ever you want. In my case, I have done both — blocked cables and blocked bathrooms. Works great.

3. Shockingly, it does not. If it does, it seems to get out of it. AND it does not go where it cannot. My couch has storage. If you look at it, it looks like plenty of clearance but towards the center, there is actually very little. It did not go under it at all.

4. By a factor of about 10. I have actually only owned Roombas (and not in maybe 7 or 8 years) — they were a mess. Probably better now but I would not buy another one. And Euphy. Which was good but not anywhere near as good as this one in very many ways. It's way a way more logical and thorough cleaner. The battery lasts way longer and charges way faster. And then there's that damn app. I had to put a Tile on my Euphy because it kept getting lost/stuck. The Wyze never got lost or stuck.

Wyze makes great stuff which is good because their customer service is a bit of a mess. They do have an active customer forum. They upgrade hardware and software often.

Any more q's? If so, you know where I live :)

[restoman.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the information! I have also read reviews of the Wyze on some websites. The price seems reasonable for what it can do. I still have two concerns:

1. I am not very good with learning how to use new technologies, and worry about learning how to set up and run the robot.

2. How will my doggos react to it. Hopefully they will fear it and avoid it. I can see Chloe responding this way, ...or furiously barking at it. Lily can be unpredictable, and she might see it as a new toy to play with!

I realize that you really can't answer these two concerns. Things like this can only be determined by actually trying out the device. But I appreciate the knowledge that you have gained by having and using a robot vacuum.

[susandennis]

i get it. if you think of something i might can help with, shout. i love this thing. i'm running it again this morning, because i can!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

lol Well, good luck with your 'urinary infection'

[terri gordon (from livejournal.com)]

Amazing what those vacuums can do. I laughed at the “it tells you when it needs rescuing”. Just cracked me up. Does it get an angry voice when you tell it to rescue itself? Around here it would be getting rescued constantly.

Doesn’t Costco have a script delivery service? A lot of pharmacies do these days around here.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Remember my nearly dying from an asymptomatic UTI (well it was asymptomatic until I woke up at midnight with a 104 degree fever and was septic and ....... take the damn antibiotics. Dying immediately AFTER you get your Covid shot is kind of anticlimatic.

[susandennis]

i did not realize yours was asymtomatic... no worries. first pill already took. the rest will follow, i promise.

and yeah, dying immediately after the second shot would just suck.

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

That vacuum map is pretty cool. I mean, that’s The Future! And it’s now.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

A1C "56%"? Should that be 5.6? (My most recent one was 5.9, just a bit over the top of "normal", but it was down from 6.1 the previous two years, so I'm counting that as a win.)

[susandennis]

Yep. of course, you are correct 5.6. And I would totally count your drop as a win.