[DramaRani]

Originally Posted by afrakabob

i'm drinking milk!

so i was basically raised on skim milk (health nut parents. the ones who refuse to eat potatoes or cheese, and only cook with extremely sparing amounts of olive oil).
but lately i've been indulging in 1%. it's creamy enough to taste delicious, but light enough that you aren't consuming a lot of unnecessary fat. now i don't have to try hard to have more calcium in my diet.

Gosh! I have a milk phobia. I haven't had "straight" milk since I was 4 years old. I had a traumatic milk experience in India. I've tried chocolate syrups, powders, warming my milk etc and nothing helps. I just cannot drink it. I eat my cereal dry - no milk, ever! I'm okay with yogurt, but if my mom makes raita and puts too much milk in it (you know to thin it out), I can't eat the raita or if my ice cream melts a little too much, I can't have it. I wish I could get over this fear of milk, but I just can't .

Originally Posted by afrakabob

oh my God. they recently found almost 500 bodies in Haiti after the last hurricane hit a few days ago. and now another one?

keep them in your duas, iA

[Salika]

afra: I remember reading a study once that said that there was no difference in health/weight loss between people who drank skim.

I used to be a low fat nut too but I realized we need fat (good fats). Firstly, some vitamins don't get absorbed (like vitamins A, D, E) because they are fat soluable and you need essential fatty acids (omega 3's and 6's, omega 9's are important but not "essential" because your body can actually produce them). So now I eat more fat

DR: is it the same for other types of milk such as soy, almond, or rice milks?

[thejellymill]

OMG poor Haiti . May Allah keep them safe, ameen.

fatima: it was saturday and the physician doesn't call in "after-hours" prescriptions. The pharmacist did call the dr's office (so did i) and we both found out the same thing. He couldnt retrieve it cuz he had deleted it from the ENTIRE system. dummy. oh well, i have the meds now alh and I'm already feeling MUCH better even just after 3 antibiotic pills

I've not-fasted much more than I have fasted. This is quite depressing . Dua's for all those going through difficulty with it, inshallah it'll get better . So my apartment is just amazing alhamdulillah mashallah. The weather for the last few days has been totally awesome alhamdulillah...sunny but just a teensy bit chilly, enough to comfortably wear a hijab and an extra sweater or something. I opened all the windows in my place and can hear the birds singing in the trees next to the creek outside my window. It's so beautiful and peaceful subhanAllah

[DramaRani]

Random question for girls who have gotten facials: Do you tip the person that does your facial?

My friend said that she doesn't, my sister said that she does, and I just don't know. I have an appointment for one in a couple of weeks. My skin was under control and now its really, really bad. I don't know if its stress related or related to the fact that I'm working in a pretty dirty environment. I called this spa and they recommended a fruit enzyme facial. Has anyone ever had one? Did you see an improvement in your skin?

Alhumdulillah, I have insurance now, so I will be contacting my doctor to make an appointment so that I can try out Tazorac.

[DramaRani]

Originally Posted by Salika

DR: is it the same for other types of milk such as soy, almond, or rice milks?

I think its knowing that its milk is what prevents me from drinking it. I haven't tried soy, almond, or rice milk. Does it taste and smell like regular Vitamin D milk? My issue was that when I was a child, I went to India and my relatives gave me milk STRAIGHT from the cow. They milked and were like here. That's when I stopped drinking milk. My mom says that when I went Pakistan, I cried for milk from America . I guess they gave me the same "milk straight from the cow" there too. This fear of milk has also stopped me from having milkshakes and smoothies. I've never had either before in my life. I've also stayed away from lassi too.

[Salika]

Originally Posted by DramaRani

Random question for girls who have gotten facials: Do you tip the person that does your facial?

My friend said that she doesn't, my sister said that she does, and I just don't know. I have an appointment for one in a couple of weeks. My skin was under control and now its really, really bad. I don't know if its stress related or related to the fact that I'm working in a pretty dirty environment. I called this spa and they recommended a fruit enzyme facial. Has anyone ever had one? Did you see an improvement in your skin?

Alhumdulillah, I have insurance now, so I will be contacting my doctor to make an appointment so that I can try out Tazorac.

I don't tip but I guess it depends on the place. The facial was expensive as it was! ($80).

I had a fruit enzyme peel and it was really nice and it helped a lot but you have to do it more than once. If you really want to see drastic differences, you have to go for weekly intervals. There's no down time and you don't peel like a normal chemical peel. It's just your skin will renew over the week. Hope that helps

Also, there are some at home fruit enzyme peels (such as by ole henriksen) but I didnt even find it having nearly the same positive effect as the one done at the spa.

As for the milk, no, they don't smell like regular milk. I actually haven't tried almond milk but soy milk smells strongly of well... soy and rice milk is I dunno, def not milk.

[Sapphire]

Originally Posted by thejellymill

OMG poor Haiti . May Allah keep them safe, ameen.

fatima: it was saturday and the physician doesn't call in "after-hours" prescriptions. The pharmacist did call the dr's office (so did i) and we both found out the same thing. He couldnt retrieve it cuz he had deleted it from the ENTIRE system. dummy. oh well, i have the meds now alh and I'm already feeling MUCH better even just after 3 antibiotic pills

I've not-fasted much more than I have fasted. This is quite depressing . Dua's for all those going through difficulty with it, inshallah it'll get better . So my apartment is just amazing alhamdulillah mashallah. The weather for the last few days has been totally awesome alhamdulillah...sunny but just a teensy bit chilly, enough to comfortably wear a hijab and an extra sweater or something. I opened all the windows in my place and can hear the birds singing in the trees next to the creek outside my window. It's so beautiful and peaceful subhanAllah

jelly, surely they still had the paper prescription? I dunno how things work in america, but over here you keep the paper script for a month and if you delete the pmr (patient medical records) you're in trouubleeee

[DramaRani]

Thanks Salika. Yeah, this fruit enzyme facial is $98 . I'm having a very difficult time swallowing that amount; however, I know it'll be the first step in improving my skin situation. I am not sure if they do peels at this spa, but I don't think I can dedicate that kind of time - once a week, to getting one done. I also need to find a really good face mask.

[foozball]

Originally Posted by afrakabob

maybe i'm wrong, but i was under the impression that it's permissible to taste food if you're cooking while fasting, as long as you don't swallow it. i don't have a source for that though.

if your husband beats you....

[Salika]

Originally Posted by DramaRani

Thanks Salika. Yeah, this fruit enzyme facial is $98 . I'm having a very difficult time swallowing that amount; however, I know it'll be the first step in improving my skin situation. I am not sure if they do peels at this spa, but I don't think I can dedicate that kind of time - once a week, to getting one done. I also need to find a really good face mask.

I'm not sure, but maybe you can ask your insurance and see if they would cover the facials? Besides, if you're on tazorac, I doubt you could do facials so I guess it doesn't matter either way. Good luck

Maybe you can even try accutane

[foozball]

Originally Posted by thejellymill

Salaam ladies, dua's Affa , feel better sumiyia ...and chotoo, inshallah everything will go smoothly..I'm so glad it wasn't anything serious

I've also been sick. I had to break my fast today and I felt horrible doing so but I was feeling so faint. I have a sinus infection AGAIN (4th time in a year and a half). the pressure in my sinuses is so much that it's affecting my eyesight now...if I move my eyes or head too fast I see double. My primary care physician back home prescribed me antibiotics but the pharmacist at Walgreens accidentally deleted it...YES deleted it...right out of the system . Alhamdulillah I went to the prompt care center at the student clinic on campus and they were able to give me the same antibiotic plus a 12-hr painkiller for my atrocious headache. And they told me I can keep fasting as long as I feel okay and drink tons of water . After sleeping for like 5 hours I feel MUCH better alh . I'm going to have to go for a CAT scan (is that the same as CT scan? ) to see what's wrong with my sinuses..iA it's easily fixable.

Oh and Ramadan is amazing. And so are cheese fries

I have really crappy allergies (I think you do too?). Anyway, I pretty much get sick every Ramadan with a sinus infection. I think I have figured out that dehydration causes a lot of congestion which normally would 'flow' if you were hydrated. Also, if you take a decongestant like Claritin D, that adds to dehydration for me. I was miserable yesterday with post nasal drip and feverish all night. I'm not fasting today hoping I can put off another sinus infection otherwise I'll be out for weeks. argh.

[thejellymill]

Originally Posted by Sapphire

jelly, surely they still had the paper prescription? I dunno how things work in america, but over here you keep the paper script for a month and if you delete the pmr (patient medical records) you're in trouubleeee

There was no paper prescription cuz the doctor's office called it in directly to the pharmacy. I'm thinking maybe I should file a complaint with the pharmacy..

Originally Posted by foozball

I have really crappy allergies (I think you do too?). Anyway, I pretty much get sick every Ramadan with a sinus infection. I think I have figured out that dehydration causes a lot of congestion which normally would 'flow' if you were hydrated. Also, if you take a decongestant like Claritin D, that adds to dehydration for me. I was miserable yesterday with post nasal drip and feverish all night. I'm not fasting today hoping I can put off another sinus infection otherwise I'll be out for weeks. argh.

Sinus infections are bad but postnasal drip is the worst part, I hope you feel better . And wow, I never thought to link (de)hydration to my sinus problems.. I have always had minor allergies/sinus problems that have gotten severe in the last couple of years. I use Zyrtec though, I wonder if that has the same dehydrating effects as Claritin..

My friend who has also had sinus problems forever researched treatments for it and worked with people in her department (she's a grad student) who have knowledge of that stuff. She told me there's no confirmed cause or permanent cure but that she's found regularly inhaling steam with a few drops of menthol oil has helped reduce her recurring sinus infections. A lot of people like her that I have talked to seem to think preventative measures (like steam inhalation, Netipot etc that keep the sinus cavities clear) work best. Inshallah I am going to start using steam and my Netipot more often (steam's good for your skin too right? )

[sumiyia]

hi guys. first morning i'm not feeling like i'm hung over. no fever. no body aches. alhamdulillah alhamdulillah. insha'allah this lasts all day and my flu is gone insha'allah insha'allah. s all around. may Allah swt give shifa to those of you who are sick, and may Allah swt help the people of Haiti. ameen.