A couple of years ago (or maybe a couple of months ago--I have "time" issues), I asked people to refrain from medical posts. Just to clarify, what I really am asking is that people not engage in discussions about serious medical or psychiatric matters in a way that could be construed as the giving and taking of medical advice. I don't want people getting medical advice on the forums. Please email or PM if you need to discuss particulars. There are all kinds of examples of reasonable exceptions to this and things that are clearly not ok. Here are a few.

Ok: Q: My wrist sometimes hurts when I'm playing my flute. A: Try taking more rest breaks and hold the flute differently.

Not Ok: Q; I have clinical depression and I'm not sure if my Prozac helps. A: Stop taking antidepressants and exercise and pray more.

Not OK: Q: My child has ADHD. A: ADHD is a made-up disorder. (Or:) My niece takes Alertease (TM) and is doing much better.

Probably OK: Q: My legs hurt and my eyelids itch and I have a lot of gas. A: Dude. Go see your doctor.

Thank you Dale.

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Yes, thanks.

Sometimes when I play the whistle, I have a painful and embarassing involuntary discharge. But only sometimes, not every time. It depends on with whom I am playing the whistle. Not with guys, though, because I'm not gay or anything, but I might be if someone gave me a nicer whistle.

I think I have a medium bore. Should I get a Susato?

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Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow

In the absence of doing the more socially savvy thing and giving up whistle altogether, Depends® will probably do the trick for you.

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"Time is the wisest counselor of all." - Pericles

"I remain not entirely convinced of it." - Nano

I don't want anything called "Depends." I want something called "For Sure."

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Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow

how do you feel about catheter?

Man, just the word catheter makes me itch a little.

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oh Lana Turner we love you get up

Does the pitch shift/belching phenomenon qualify as medical issue?

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Doing it backwards since 2005.

not unless ya can make it through the entire "A" part

good question!

Nope, that's physics.

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Charlie
Whorfin Woods
Don't blame me, I voted for Cthulhu

Well, it depends...

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And whether the blood be highland, lowland or no.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.

I actually preached with a catheter in place once. Just once.
Kidney stones and an emergency room visit late on SAT night.

pastorkeith

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"We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love."-- Mother Teresa

Hospitals are full of people like that.

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Cotelette d'Agneau

Thereby by-passing one of the congregation's essential safeguards against an overly long service -- the bladder capacity of the pastor. If the good reverend doesn't have to stop to pee, will the sermon ever end?

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Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow

Depends upon the capacity of the bag attached to the catheter and the size of the water glass at the pulpit.
You do the math

pastorkeith

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"We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love."-- Mother Teresa