A rare gynandromorph (both male and female, split down the middle) ladybug landed on me at work. I collect specimens so I was debating making an enclosure for it until it naturally passed to then preserve it, but then figured that'd be cruel and it should be free.

I watched it fly off shortly after, and directly into the path of a truck tire...

Edit: not a ladybug, an Asian beetle.

I have been on desvenlafaxine for a couple months with no issues but three weeks ago my doctor decided to switch me to venlafaxine to see if it would improve my symptoms even more. Well apparently venlafaxine often has stronger withdrawal symptoms because your body metabolizes it faster. I didn't know this when i took a 150mg dose instead of 225mg because I forgot to bring the 75mg bottle with me on a weekend trip. I got so sick (and still am) and was nearly ready to go to urgent care because I thought something had to be wrong. These are the texts I sent my mom before I was able to figure out the problem. Needless to say, I'll be switching back medications because I can't handle such high consequences any time I forget a dose. I have a newfound respect for anyone who has gotten through withdrawal to quit something. This is beyond miserable.

After a long day a part of me was looking forward for a slice but i forgot i had my friend stay at my house yesterday…
She said she didn’t like the crust fyi 🤦🏻‍♂️

A cautionary tale of woe to take into account if you get appendicitis and your surgeon comes at you suggesting or insisting upon antibiotic treatment as an alternative to surgery.

Surgeon refused to take my appendix out when I had appendicitis and told me the following;

“Surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis is outdated and a mistake of the past, antibiotics is better and the future of treatment”

And

“After antibiotic treatment your appendix will shrivel up and be cured, and you will have just a 15% chance of reoccurrence..”

He refused my repeated and valid requests for surgery and continued to make more and more dubious claims about the benefits of antibiotic treatment, such as..

“Going along with antibiotic treatment will be like money in the bank for your business..”

He treated me with 56 infusions of triple IV antibiotics and IV paracetamol over 5 days then discharged me with no follow-up telling me I was ‘cured’. As I was discharged I said to him “this has all been a bit experimental”. In reply he snorted down his nose at me and said emphatically;

“You have no more chance of coming back in here with appendicitis than the average man in the street”

I left that hospital with what has now been diagnosed as permanent neurological/brain damage from one of the antibiotics pumped into me, and with a tumour growing in my appendix that had caused my appendicitis and would go on to rupture and become a stage 4 tumour later.. The NHS refused a second opinion as my GP’s referral and escalation letter was ignored.

I eventually paid a private surgeon in Glasgow to take my appendix out - that’s when the ruptured tumour was found - but by that stage no longer curable by appendectomy. I also had to pay for private neurologist tests and scans to have my nurotoxicity symtoms diagnosed.. I complained to the NHS but they claimed to have done nothing wrong, and would do the same again..

I did a bit of reading up.. The evidence in the medical literature supports the following;

- 50% treated with antibiotics will have reoccurrence within 4 years, many involving subsequent rupture.

- 1 in 30 cases of adult appendicitis are caused by a tumour in the appendix that can’t be seen in scans. If left it these tumours will go on to cause appendix cancer.

The linked article is a recent study that follows up about 1000 appendicitis patients and supports the above facts. The study concludes;

“Conclusions
Antibiotic treatment of appendicitis is associated with high recurrence and risk of missed neoplasms. Appendicectomy is safe, with low rates of significant complication. When offering nonoperative management for appendicitis, patients should be informed about the risk of recurrence and missing sinister pathologies.”

The evidence says that treating appendicitis with antibiotics is just kicking the can (or grenade) further down the road for the majority of patients. It seems that some surgeons are not following the evidence and misguiding patients. Where does ‘informed patient consent’ fit into all of this..? I’m interested to hear other people’s views and experiences with this..

I decided to bake myself a cake for my birthday because I didn't have enough money to buy one. I'm not a really great baker, so it did look a bit amateur but I was proud of how it turned out. I baked it on the day before my birthday, and didn't eat any of it because I wanted to wait until my actual birthday the next day. I was planning on sharing it with my three roommates.

My birthday rolls around yesterday and after looking forward to my cake all day at work, I get home and find that almost half of it had been eaten. I confronted my roommates but literally all of them denied having eaten it so I still have no idea who the culprit/culprits is. I was so upset that I didn't even eat any of what was left, I just threw it in the trash and went for a walk to calm down.

I have this exactly backpack that sits in my closet not realizing it was so expensive. When I got it, what did I do? Removed the lanyard that it came with so now it’s no longer considered a complete piece.

Barely had my car for 2 months now, someone opened their car door onto my car, they hit it so hard it almost seems intentional.. Also I always park quite far into any parking lots to avoid this happening

Bought this puzzle from a thrift shop and found out it had 7 missing pieces and one that had been chewed on to death.

There's inherent risk in buying a puzzle secondhand, but I found this pretty excessive

Had to go all the way back to the nether fortress because i was missing one eye.