Health care

[freenez2]

Health care was discussed in a seminar at the RTR, but can't recall the name of the Mexican town that was suggested. Anyone know what that is? Thanks <br>

 

[cyndi]

<FONT size=3>I always want to say Albondigas (meatball) it's actually <b>Algodones</b></FONT><br><b><FONT size=3></FONT></b>&nbsp;<br><FONT size=3>This website lists doctors and dentists<b> </b></FONT><br><A href="http://www.losalgodones.com/" target=_blank><FONT size=3>http://www.losalgodones.com/</FONT></A><br><FONT size=3></FONT>&nbsp;<br><FONT size=3>I hope you are well, I think of you and Mia frequently!</FONT><br>

 

[freenez2]

Hi Cyndi. All is well here and the usual suspect (Mia) is fine too. ;-) Thanks for the info and for thinking about us. <br>

 

[sl1966]

I read something someplace about using Apple cider vinegar to cure sinus infections, but don't recall where. It was something I was about to try because the pain killers and antibiotics I was taking at the time didn't seem to be working. I wound up not doing it because it cleared up the day after things were at their worst.<div><br></div>

 

[VanTramp]

Honey and apple cider vinegar is good at cutting congestion etc if you drink it. I have heard of people using neti pots with saline sollution (pickling salt and distilled water .28 grams per ml will make 7%) Not sure what percent you want for the neti pot use though. 7% is what I use for the times I nebulize it.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>The neti pot is supposed to be great for sinus stuff. (never tried that though, my sinuses are usually fine)</div><div><br></div><div>Hope that helps!</div>

 

[dragonflyinthesky]

I looked up what a neti pot is, had not heard of one before.<br><A href="http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus-pain-pressure-11/neti-pots?page=1" target=_blank>http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus-pain-pressure-11/neti-pots?page=1</A><br><br>I use a plastic spoon with warm salt water dissolved in it when I have sinus or cold problems.&nbsp;You just&nbsp;close one side of your nose with a finger and snort the water up your nose.&nbsp;Have kleenex ready, it does its job of clearing your sinus'&nbsp;It is not very comfortable but it works.<br>I wish I could only find something good to keep earaches away.<br><FONT color=#ff00ff><b>Dragonfly</b></FONT><br>

 

[Seraphim]

My wife gets quite a few infections, and her allergist recommended salt water in very warm water.

Oops dragonfly only beat me too it lol. But DW swears by it.

 

[sl1966]

I use a neti pot and love it! Unfortunately it only helps when you're not completed congested. When you're not it's great for cleaning out allergens and shortening the life of a cold. It didn't really help me much when I was suffering from sinus headaches tho.<div><br></div>

 

[gadgetMe]

I have been going for the last 4 years to Algondones, camp right next to the border<br><br>Get meds<br>Drink Beer, enjoy music, buy dumb t-shirts<br>Purchase tequila <br>Eat real Mexican food<br>purchase blankets <br>get pastries from the bakery ..&nbsp; yumm<br><br>many people go there for medical treatment, dental, glasses.. <br>&nbsp;Every morning there is a line to enter at the port that is sometimes 1 mile long<br><br>Putz<br><br>

 

[akrvbob]

In my experience if you go early, and leave early, there won't be a line. Lots of snowbirds just go for lunch and hit it all at once later in the day. Leave before 10:00 to 11:00 AM and there shouldn't be any line. Last time I was there and got glasses, he wasn't going to have them done till noon, so I said I would come back and get them the next day. Each day I left before 10:30 and there was no line, just walked straight through. Spending an extra $5 for parking the second day was money well spent to avoid a 2 hour wait in line under the hot sun!! Bob <br>

 

[RVTravel]

Those butt sniffing border patrol dogs.

 

[fluffabear]

This is a great thread. Thanks for the info.

 

[owl]

lonfu, which dentist did you choose ?

 

[compassrose]

I wish I could only find something good to keep earaches away.<br><FONT color=#ff00ff><b>Dragonfly</b></FONT><br>

Once upon a time... when the girls had just started in headstart, we got stuck in the earache, doctor visit, amoxicillian, earache cycle. After two months of that I got fed up with it and decided to use an old home remedy. At the first sign of an earache, warm a small amount of olive oil (sold in pharmacies as "sweet oil") to baby bottle temp (a drop on your wrist feels just barely warm). DO NOT MAKE IT HOT!!!! I would set the tiny bottle in a coffee cup of hot tap water for a few minutes. Once the oil is up to slightly warmer than body temp, drop a couple drops of the warm oil in your sore ear, place a bit of cotton ball in your ear to keep the oil in and prevent oil spills. Best to lay down, sore ear up, for several minutes. Repeat as needed. We never took the girls to the doctor for a sore ear after that plus did not get as many ear infections. Like me, my kids are prone to wax build up in their ears. I was told by my childhood doctor to drop a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in each ear once every month or so. This cleans the wax build up out gently. How I did it was to warm up the peroxide slightly (like the oil) and drop a few drops in my ear, keeping my head tilted to one side until the bubbling subsided a bit, place a bit of tissue or paper towel at my ear to catch the excess peroxide/wax when I tipped my head the other way to drain. Repeat for other ear. This worked best to do just before a shower. I would sometimes do the peroxide treatment, hot shower, oil treatment for bad ear infections usually connected with a cold. My kids are now 27 yo and still use the cheap oil treatment for the occasional sore ear. It doesn't matter if you use olive oil, peanut oil, etc. We just always have olive oil, but any light cooking oil will work. You will probably need to wash your hair after a bout of the oil treatments as it can get into your hair unless you can get the cotton ball to make a better plug than I could. I have not tried using the memory foam type ear plugs with the oil because I haven't had an earache in years. Next time I get one, I'll have to try them because I don't tend to keep cotton balls on hand anymore. The ear treatments I mentioned also work on cats and dogs but omit the cotton balls. For humans and pets, you may get a bubble in the ear canal which prevents the oil from getting all the way to the ear drum. Gently rubbing the soft spot under the ear helps work the bubble out. The peroxide/oil treatment is also good for when you have a sore throat and it cause the tube from your throat to your ears to become sore. The peroxide kills the germs and the oil soothes and protects the inflamed area.


I don't care for going to a doctor and will often use home remedies for minor stuff.

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Because NM is so dry and I'm allergic to this worthless state (Between the dust allergies and the damned pepper roasting I have bad sinus problems), I have discovered that a regular squirt of saline up my nose helps a lot. A few years back, I bought a small bottle of Equate brand Saline Nassl Spray. Once I used up the contents of the bottle, I washed, sanitized, let dry, then refilled it from large CHEAPER bottles of saline. I like to use saline for my contact lenses. The nasal spray bottle puts out a fine mist. Don't stick it in your nose. Instead hold close to each nostril and inhale as you squeeze the bottle. For first time use, hold the bottle up and squeeze it several times to see how firmly/quickly you will need to squeeze the bottle to get the desired fine mist. I use the saline (one squirt per nostril) almost every day. Keeps my nose feeling good (born with a deviated septum) and has helped keep my sinuses in fairly decent shape. I also take a single 10mg loratadine tablet (OTC antihistamine at Sam's Club) daily. Tablets come in 2pack of 200 count bottles (year's supply). Between the saline, loratadine and hot steamy showers, I have not had a bad sinus infection in several years. I used to get them frequently. I think the saline also helps prevent colds too. I'm pretty sure what I am doing is also keeping the perpetual case of "valley fever" beat down. Every road leading into NM should have a big valley fever warning on it. I hate this state. It makes me sick. Really, it makes me physically sick. I have never had 24/7/365 "allergies" like I have had since we got here (all symptoms go away when I get out of the valley and when we moved to Corpus Christi that one winter). When the dust starts blowing (almost daily occurance), the loratadine and saline spray is the only thing that helps. If I forget to do those two things, My sinus get packed, nose runs and I get that horrible sinus headache. This is what is working well enough for me to keep working until we have enough money saved up to leave here. Perhaps it can help someone else as well.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

There's a lot I like about NM, but that's me.
Sounds like you need to get the hell out of the area you're living now.