Could be you might have come in contact with a poisonous plant like poison ivy, poison oak, sumac. An abrasion from a seat belt, back pack or something could cause some skin infection or folliculitis. Germs are already on the skin and then it gets some kind of point of entry. Ant bites, or mites might also lead to some infection. Shingles is more like clusters of cold sores, but it could be a virus.

You’re right there are so many things that are not in control and it’s not easy. It might not just be a thyroid issue that is causing it, but it doesn’t help matters any. Many people have hashimoto’s and are thin.

People who are overweight can’t just suddenly start exercising it often causes severe injury.

Sorry, that was a wrong description. What I meant is that the skin is still burning long after exposure. The process can continue for a day or two and sometimes more blisters will pop up or swelling and complications can get worse.

Your skin is still cooking long after you come in after the sun and you can get dehydration, fever and chills. The skin stops functioning like it is meant to and it’s going to take a while to heal, if you get complications and infections go see a doctor.

I’ve got it free on my insurance, but I have read of stories where people haven’t been able to get vaccinated.

Otherwise the CDC program providing free access ends in August 2024.

Some people can’t get it because they don’t have insurance and it is pretty expensive. So a family of four could wind up spending several hundreds of dollars if they can’t afford the vaccine and there is no public support for it, or they don’t know where to get help to pay for it in the United States.

The people that voted for her pay attention to media that isn’t Fox News?

It doesn’t take much xylitol to kill a dog or a cat. thankfully cats don’t have a taste for sweet things but it will kill them, it’s poisonous. I won’t allow it in my house and I’m always reading labels to make sure no xylitol is in things because it could fall on the floor and my dog could eat it. She is a medical service dog so thankfully she has been taught not to eat things off the ground. Xylitol in gum is very common and people spit their gum out all over the place.

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/xylitol-toxicity-in-dogs

Hopefully it’s going to be okay. It could be staph infection or cellulitis going on.

Xylitol is deadly poisonous to dogs and cats.

The finger-like projections are called villi, and they are in the small intestine. They help by absorbing nutrients into the blood.

That poor, poor dog!!.. it sounds like something serious like pancreatitis.

18-year-olds are often referred to as teenagers when it comes to crimes. An 18 year old is considered an adult.

Everything is disjointed, confused, altered - except for the monitor.

… oh that? Pesky kidneys. This is why you have two of them. It’ll buff out. Take some maalox and see if that helps. 🙄 (sarcasm)

Thyroid disorders cause high cholesterol and can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease because it’s unable to process cholesterol effectively. A person can have fatty liver and be active and thin, don’t eat sugar, junk food, drink, etc.

Edit… also just because someone is taking thyroid medicine, the cholesterol issue doesn’t always resolve.

Same. And worrying if it’s done a good enough job. The colonoscopy the time before my last one I had PEG solution and the magnesium citrate. Then I thought I was going to die. My blood pressure got really low and I couldn’t function for a couple days. The doctor had me on a re-check in 5 years so the colonoscopy I had last year they only had me do PEG along with the liquid diet and that was so much better. Still not pleasant but I didn’t get so weak and faint. I think there was a shortage of Mg citrate. If you can just do the PEG solution that might help and be enough. I don’t go back for 9 years and hopefully the blood test will be enough.

I have a service dog and have no questions what breeds my dog is, but for some working dogs it’s important like you said.

Litter loading is a thing. People buy a dog but it’s swapped for a cheaper or non pedigree. DNA testing is done for puppies to verify that they are what they’re supposed to be and AKC requires it sometimes.