It's the end of another month, and I've learned a few more things on the job that I didn't learn in kindergarten!
* I did NOT know that if you've had an operation that leaves you with a scar in the general area of your appendix, they automatically take out your appendix whether or not it was on the schedule. Did you know that??
* Lynne shared with me this tip for toasting nuts in the microwave - which saves heating up the oven! Put the nuts in a (microwave safe, obviously) bowl and nuke for 30 seconds on high. Stir and repeat until the nuts are toasted satisfactorily. She found that tip in a Good Housekeeping magazine and we shared it on the air the day we made the f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s. popcorn/chocolate/caramel bars.
* Did you know you can get health insurance for your pets? I had no clue. And no. I'm not going to do it.
* I did not know the name "Stacey" (or any of its alternative spellings) means "Resurrection." We did a show on baby names, and someone emailed to say she and her sister were twins, and their parents gave them Christmas and Easter names: Holly and Stacey. I figured out the Holly part, but the Stacey part was perplexing, so I looked it up. Who knew?!
* Did you know if you get a stain on your clothing, you should try to remove it from the inside out? That apparently keeps it from being ground in further. I had absolutely no clue. (Thus proving the point of the author who mentioned it as a bit of info she included in a book for girls...in a section about stuff no one ever told them.)
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Bekah, the info you have about the appendix being removed isn't accurate. At least, not where I live. I've had major surgery and my appendix is still there! One of those was to remove some tumors. One was removing my Gall bladder. One was a c-section, and one was a partial hysterectomy. I asked my doc is he removed my appendix and he looked at me strangely and said, "Why in the world would I do that? I didn't remove it. Is it missing?" LOL
That is perplexing. When I said something about it to Dad, he said they took his out during one of his surgeries for something else - maybe one of the cancer surgeries. Interesting.
They took mine out during my hysterectomy...but that was during the dark ages...when proctologists still used candles! :)
LOL now I don't believe for one second it was that long ago. I'm trying to remember now which show talked about that whle appendix thing. I was trying to remember exactly how it was phrased. But however it was said made it sound like if you had a scar that could make it look like it was gone - it needed to really be gone.
I found an article online that talked about how some doctors take it out and some don't, but the whole point (and it seems a valid one to me) is that if you have a scar there, in an emergency, it's better for it to be gone so the doctor doesn't wonder what he/she is dealing with.
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