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Skriven 2015-08-25 21:19:56 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 30149 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

 ML> in my own situation (as I take beta-antagonists instead).
 RH> My Advair (wonder drug for me) is a steroid, available as 3 different
 RH> levels, and a long acting (12 hour) beta agonist. I've been using the
 RH> mid level steroid dose but may go to the lower one to keep the
 RH> potassium at a better level.

 ML> Seems that in the past my friends who took the albuterol +
 ML> steroid generally referred to the dose as their steroid,
 ML> so I must have conflated the two. To me I'm afraid it will
 ML> always be filed under "steroid."

And with my use of them, I'm more tuned to what's what.


 ML> Pappy Van Winkle. Very expensive, and I've not had the opportunity.
 RH> That's it, not one I'd try but I did recognise the Maker's (Mark)
 RH> reference when it came up.

 ML> Speaking of defective memory, I have in fact tasted the 20-year-
 ML> old in June 2010 at my friend Hammer's house. It was good, but
 ML> not worth the several hundred a bottle it retails for. My note
 ML> indicated that it had smoky, spicy, creamy notes and reminded
 ML> me of eggnog, but there was nothing that made me want to have
 ML> it again, let alone pay the regular price.

Sounds like it would be a good drink, but for the alcohol in it. (G)
I wouldn't want to pay the price for it either.

 ML> I've had the ordinary Van Winkle 12 as well, at Ruth's Chris in
 ML> Indianapolis (there is or used to be a whole range of Van
 ML> Winkles, some less eminent than Pappy), and it was not memorable.
 ML> This information from my notes, just accessed, and of which I
 ML> have no other memory.

But you were able to dig up the references. Thru your mention of it to
others, I was able to know what it was when a reference was made on the
tv show. It's also filed in the remote recesses of the brain to recall
if I should get on Jeoparday and Potent Potables is a category. I've
done quite well in it, for being a non drinker, over the years. (G)


 RH> I think they're trying to develop a broader base for their data now.
 RH> Women react differently than men to a lot of things, also show
 RH> different symptoms for things like heart attacks. The data bases are
 RH> skewed to show that a typical heart attack has these symptoms--yes, it
 RH> does if you're a white male but not a white female.

 ML> They are slowly figuring things out - and a few years ago there
 ML> was a flurry of activity in the direction of individualizing
 ML> treatments. I think that was scotched by the recognition that
 ML> the costs increased significantly. But increased computerization
 ML> may lead to efficiencies beyond those from taking averages.

It'll be interesting to see how medicine changes over the years. Already
it has made major progress, even in our lifetimes. Individualised
treatments may become more of a reality and costs decline as they become
mainstream. Time will tell.


 ML> If it was on the low side of normal, I'd not have been
 ML> inclined to do anything at all.
 RH> Considering I was having the problems I was, they wanted to make sure
 RH> it was on the upper levels. We're trying to figure out why it tends to
 RH> run low, meanwhile pushing apricots, bananas, leafy greens, etc.

 ML> A nutritional-based correction I might see the point of.

I'm working on it. Next up is another blood work panel but before that
is drawn, I have to go heavy on the sodium for a couple of weeks.

 ML> Maybe I'll make my sister's pan-grilled sweets for you and
 ML> make you try them 9 times.
 RH> Gag! It's one of several tastes I just can't handle, sorry.

 ML> You're lucky I forgot.

That's a relief! (G) Wrong time of the year for sweet potatoes anyway.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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