Dr. Zook

Question #1: Depends on the Rx that is being taken - Thyroid Rx for Example "Synthroid/levothyroxine" should be taken in the AM 30-60 min before breakfast (reason- allows pill time to dissolve & get into blood stream. Reportedly takes approx 2 hrs from ingestion of food to exit stomach and into small intestine where nutrients are absorbed. Anti-Biotics - some are known for causing stomach irritation (i.e nausea etc) - some of these are suggested to take with food (small like some saltine crackers, up to a regular meal) -- ALWAYS check for possible interactions between the pills you take (ie make sure the pill you take for complaint #A doesn't interfere with the pill you take for complaint #B or taking the two can stack up and cause worse problems. Also, what foods can/cannot be taken with the same Rx for example some blood thinners, don't like Vit K - often found in dark green leafy vegetables (swiss chard, spinach etc). Question #2: If you can get yourself on a regimen, take the pills that you normally take at that time of day (i.e. morning pills @ 8am) -- reason being is that there is a therapeutic bioavailability that must be maintained for the medicine to work correctly & also to not cause unforeseen interactions with other Rx's. Bio-availability is basically from the time you ingest the Rx, dissolves and makes it into the blood stream and thru the liver (ie 1st pass what percentage is still circulating after the 1st pass thru the liver & then each subsequent pass removes a bit more of the rx, your kidneys do similar filtration function and diuresis gets more of the rx secreted in urine or biowaste product. The therapeutic level is just what is sounds like - the level of medication in your body that provides a therapeutic effect. So each time the blood with the RX in it goes thru the filtrations system of the body (liver/kidney/colon) it is removed/eliminated in your waste products. you then have to take your next dose to maintain that therapeutic effect. By maintaining proper time intervals, you maintain a therapeutic level in your body, Question #3 Sit down with your pharmacist and ask those questions --- he/she knows the pharmacopeia backwards/forwards from a chemical standpoint ---& as always include your PCP in these discussions. I usually book the last appt of the day so I have time to chat with him. **** disclaimer, this is NOT MEDICAL ADVICE ----though i did stay at a Holiday Inn a few nights ---**** Dr. Zook attending surgeon to Hagar the Horrible & Family since the Dark Ages...

Amazing what we built in the 50's-70's for the space program. The F1 engines for the Saturn 5 are unable to be remade for Artemis -- Apparently no one knows how anymore - https://youtu.be/ovD0aLdRUs0?si=_fM-HN3DPHPTp1G1 Found this while looking online for some data on the F1... F1 - Rocket Engine Scale Model kit 1/12 - Accuraspacemodels never knew they made scale models of it nor the other's shown...

Have the opportunity to purchase some total polymer coated lead rounds - 200gr Flat point. Are they considered a 'legal' bullet for SASS?

I would like to have the 2-volume set of Colt books please.... Payment mailed out 4/22/24 Books arrived 4/25 --- perfect condition and well protected for travel.... thank you Sir --- excellent member to do business with!!!

Love it!!!

- Attention on Deck - Hand Salute ...

Have to remember that for our next trip - she loved the ice cream & shaved ice at Matsumoto's .

Mr. Kloehr is absolutely correct with this statement - Coban is great for keeping the gauze in place but if they chew it off & eat it, it can mean a trip to the vet for another problem...

My Wife & I got this at the Dole Plantation on Oahu, we were young and coupon clipping during the trip -- 2-1 cones and 2-1 pineapple bowls --- tasted so good but kinda OD'd on the Pineapple for the day...LOL

Some of the suture thread material are made to be dissolvable but those are usually internal sutures. External sutures are normally vicryl/nylon and must be removed by snipping the thread or knot and removed. Keeping the area clean/dry to help prevent infection from occuring or spreading. If the pup allows, use sterile 4x4 and either roller gauze/ Kerlix or Coban (blue bandage on right ankle area) to help keep the site clean/covered. If it gets dirty change it for clean dressings. As far as reshaving, that's doubtful as the hair shouldn't grow back fast enough to get caught up in the sutures.

Was it the one out on Apache Trail?

Kinda strange things happen on April 15 - https://www.timeanddate.com/on-this-day/april/15 April 15, 1865 to be one of them.

I think the 1st one i built was the Estes Alpha3, plastic fins and nosecone. Longest that I ever built was the Mean Machine #1295 & the Mercury Redstone #1921. Built the Estes Phoenix missile #1380 - wasn't brave enough to fly it though. Never could afford the scale Saturn V model #1969. Did anyone ever fly the Astrocam rocket with the camera (110 film cartridge) in the nosecone? What was the other model rocket company [1980's] that I believe has since gone out of business or bought by Estes?

Wow, never seen one of those in person.... This was kinda what I was thinking/described but was a long wheelbase dragster like Eddie Hill/Don Garlits used to run... www.ebay.com/itm/322497949428

Just use a D12-3 it will be fine they said....