6. You wake up tired every morning.

By the way, were you carrying weights during the night?

5. You get easily irritated and angry. Any little thing tips you over.

Eh, you want to die abi?

4. You don’t sleep anymore. You just stare at the clock from midnight to daybreak.

Morning should come nah! Abi wetin.

3. Last month you weighed 100kg, now you weigh 50kg. Well done, weight loss champ.

The face when the nosy busybody asks you: “How far nah? You get HIV?”

Source: http://salubi.com/health-tips/9-signs-that-show-you-might-have-depression/

2. You’ve lost all interest in things that used to make you happy, including sex.

Leave me alone. Is it by force to ‘do’? Better sleep

Source: http://salubi.com/health-tips/9-signs-that-show-you-might-have-depression/

When you hear that an individual has depression, what picture comes to your mind? The picture of an individual tied to a bed in a mental asylum somewhere because of some psychosis, right? Not true! A lot of the people you meet on the streets are actually depressed. More so that the economy is not smiling at all, the numbers of depressed people have increased. So how can you recognize if you or someone close to you is depressed?

Here are the signs.

1. You feel hopeless. What’s the point of living sef?

Abeg, just let me die.

For the married people in the house, and those who have been ‘doing something’...

We have all been hearing about all sorts of contraceptives, from condoms to birth-control pills. Some people even talk natural pregnancy prevention methods. These are the ones I know that people use, with varying results. But you need to see how I was flabbergasted when I came across a woman who told me what she uses is ‘agbo’ (herbal concoction).

Biko, how does agbo help prevent pregnancy?

Later, I started hearing that people do things like Papaya seed drink, wild carrot, etc. I doubt whether those work sha.

What do you use for preventing pregnancy? Pls feel free to share.

culled from salubi.com

It was one of those days I wished I didn’t go to work. It happened while I was ‘setting drip’ (IV infusion) for a patient, with a colleague. A simple procedure went haywire when a needle that just came out of the vein of the patient went through my gloves, and right into my finger. I didn’t feel any pain at first, but mind-numbing shock – the kind that comes when you’ve just seen a ghost. I had just experienced the dreaded needle-stick injury, the fear of many health workers.

The first thing that came to my mind was to be sure I had not just given myself HIV as I ran around, trying to stay calm, looking for her medical records to be sure she wasn’t infected with the virus.

HIV status: Non-Reactive. I was happy.

But my happiness was short-lived. Just a few lines below that was her Hepatitis B status. In big red letters, staring back at me, like bloodthirsty demons from the pit of hell, was the word I desperately hoped not to see: POSITIVE! God, they have finally come for me.

Apparently she was Hepatitis B positive, and I didn’t know. As soon as I realized, I went numb. You’d wonder what the stress about an ordinary needle prick is. Here’s why.

Hepatitis basically means inflammation of the liver. It’s caused by a range of things like alcohol, toxins, some bacteria, viruses, etc., but the most common source of the disease are the viruses – those tiny, annoying, vexatious, nettlesome, crazy bugs you never get to see, even with the use of glasses as thick as the bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle..

There are different types of viral hepatitis, depending on the virus. Hepatitis A infection is caused by the Hepatitis A virus, Hepatitis B infection by Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C infection by Hepatitis C virus, and so on, for D and E.

Viral hepatitis could be acute or chronic. In the acute forms, you may just notice some weakness, loss of appetite, and feeling unwell generally. There may also be yellowness of the eyes. These are symptoms people mistake for malaria and typhoid, and may be reasons why you don’t pick it up on time, till it becomes chronic.

The most dangerous and common, especially in Nigeria are the Hepatitis B and C viruses, as they are responsible for making people have a higher chance of developing liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. As many as an estimated 400 million people are dealing with hepatitis B and C infection worldwide.

Not just that alone, you think HIV is the worst you’ve seen? Think again. HBV and HCV are 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV. 4000 people die every day from this disease alone. Imagine!

Obviously, viral hepatitis has started Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Possible’, and is climbing the stage as the 7th leading cause of death and disability in the world, accounting for more deaths in a year than HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, or Malaria. Gosh!

How is it transmitted?

Very simple. It comes through:

Unprotected sex with an infected person
Contaminated water and food (Hepatitis A and E only)
Transfusion with infected blood and blood products
Infected mother to her child
Needle-stick injury (Please, don’t remind me)
Use of unsterilized sharp objects
Sharing sharp objects such as razors and needles.

How will you know?

The only way to be sure is to do a blood test. If it is there, some tiny particles on the virus will give it away, and the test comes out positive. Oh! You’re still sitting there? Get up and go do your test immediately.

Here’s how to prevent it

First things first, understand how it is transmitted and avoid all the possibilities.

Wash your hands regularly.
Make sure your food is properly cooked before eating.
Avoid unprotected sexual intercourse with . . . (Abstain, Be faithful, use Condoms)
Avoid sharing sharp objects or personal items.
Screen blood and all blood products for hepatitis before transfusion.
Proper screening of pregnant women.
Use of appropriate personal protective equipment by healthcare personnel.

If you’ve been exposed…

If you have been exposed recently to Hepatitis B, here’s what to do. Get up. No. Spring up and run to the nearest hospital to be screened. It’s possible a previous exposure you were unaware of has led to an infection.

If the test shows you are Hepatitis B negative, then you can receive the vaccine, which is highly recommended and reduces your chances of coming down with the disease.

If you are HBV positive, don’t lose hope. It’s not an automatic death sentence.

The good news is, it can be treated, if picked up early. What then are you waiting for? Go check your Hepatitis status right now. Tomorrow may be . . . you know the rest.



How much do you now know about hepatitis? Challenge yourself. Test your knowledge. Try the Hepatitis Game. http://salubi.com/hepatitis-quiz/


NOTE

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kay29000:
I won't lie, I have had many many embarrassing drunk moments. Experiences I ain't really proud of. One time I...Okay, I can't share that one. Let me share another less embarrassing story. So, me and my friends had a party in our neighborhood, and I had a little too much to drink. So I saw this fine girl at the party and started toasting her. After talking to her for about an hour I asked her where she lived and when she told me, I told her I know one girl that likes cat-walking in the house, and even demonstrated for her how the girl catwalks. She started laughing hard. I thought she was laughing at my demonstration till she told me...'that's me.'

Share that one nah! We want to know joor.

Adeoba10:
I gained admission n went back home after first semester. To show dat Mesef don arrive/belong, i decided to taste Rose Daniel n experience how all dis drunkard felt, after taking like 6shots, dats wen i started dis drama. I saw dis lady going to d market with her mum, i just grabbed her booby, d next tin i heard was Gbas! Gbos! Gbis!. The Gbas was d slap i received from her mum, d Gbos was from d owner of booby while d Gbis was from dos garage boys. Instantly, my eye clear like morning dew. Since den, i dey always run from alcohol.

Most hilarious thing I've read in a long time.

Adeoba10:
I gained admission n went back home after first semester. To show dat Mesef don arrive/belong, i decided to taste Rose Daniel n experience how all dis drunkard felt, after taking like 6shots, dats wen i started dis drama. I saw dis lady going to d market with her mum, i just grabbed her booby, d next tin i heard was Gbas! Gbos! Gbis!. The Gbas was d slap i received from her mum, d Gbos was from d owner of booby while d Gbis was from dos garage boys. Instantly, my eye clear like morning dew. Since den, i dey always run from alcohol.

Very funny! This happened?

Hi Nairalanders,

I’d like to talk about the issue of alcohol. People say all sorts about whether alcohol is good or bad. Well, that’s not what I’m about right now. But what I know is that too much of anything is not good.

There’s one of my friends (not me, before your mind starts going haywire) I hung out with today, who told me the saddest story of his life. His relationship of three years just hit the rocks a couple of days back, all because of just one time binge drinking. He had left work that day, and went to a bar. The idea was to just take one or two bottles then go home.

He ended up taking a little too much. One way or another, he found his way home, to his girlfriend. Unfortunately for him, the alcohol had made him lose all his inhibitions, and opened the floodgates of his secrets. He just started talking . . . all his secret escapades with some other (you know who). He didn’t even realize until the following day when his eyes cleared, and his GF had packed her things and gone.

It now dawned on him that what he thought had kept in secret had just been exposed. Now he wants me to help him talk to the lady. Hmmmmmmm…the evil wey alcohol go do.

I would just like to find out what was the worst thing you’ve ever done under the influence of alcohol. Be sincere.

Here's mine...

I've had several first days at work, but this comes to mind first.

I was meant to work in a Clinic in a government tertiary medical center somewhere in the east.

I had reported as early as 7.30am, thinking work was going to start by 8am, being the dutiful and punctual chap I was brought up to be.

9.00am, I was still sitting in front of the door, waiting. Didn't see anybody.

At that point, I was beginning to think there probably wasn't work that day.

I then decided that if in another 30mins, I don't see anybody, na my bed go get me o.

Shortly after that, patients started trickling in. Then the attendants and later the nurses. They even thought I was a patient, and were asking me to go register.

It was after I had introduced myself (imagine!) they told me they actually don't resume early, even though the official time was 8am.

At the end of the day, work didn't start until after 10am. By 2pm, clinic don close. I was like...just0228362854 like that? Me wey don use to working back-breaking jobs from 8am to 4pm non-stop.

I spent about a year there, and as much as I tried to change the habits of the people, as I had to sometimes run the clinic alone, they refused to change o.

Na so I just leave them, when it was like my own was too much...bloody yoluba boy from the southwest!

Ibo ni bobo yii lo bayii? Who you go start something wey you no wan finish

Gosh! Not again.

However does a plane as big as a hundred elephants just disappear off the surface of the earth? When did it become a pin?

This is crazy

phlopholly:
Wish this car is in abj, wld hv snapped it instanta

Lagos ain't that far. Can still work something out.

debby337:
still available?

Yes. Still is.

Going...

More pictures.

imugula:
Must I specially request for d interior pictures or u don't think a prospective buyer will need? Pls post it asap.

Will post pictures of the interior today. That was an oversight. Thanks.

nemadfsyahooc:
400k. Cash ready to meet or urgent needs

Pls call. I'm open to negotiations.

Volvo S80 2.9L, Automatic, Power Windows, Leather Seats, 4 doors, with Chilling AC; in good working condition.

Very sound engine - V6
Cosy interior - 4 seater
Alloy rims with good tires + 1 spare donut tire
Central lock + 2 Remote keys

Price: 550K

Reason for selling: To meet an urgent financial need.

Contact me on 08150431343 for WhatsApp and calls - for further enquiries

Location: Yaba, Lagos

Still 40 squares. It has never changed.

I gotta make a few comments here.

This isn't the first time I'll be reading or hearing abt such stories as the OP presented. However, one thing I have realized is that things are always blown out of proportion. Fine, I'm not excusing anyone, not even the staff on duty at those time periods in question.

But come to think of it, relatives, friends and family of patients tend to be emotional and sometimes non-rational. I will be too, if I had a friend or family member on a sick bed and I feel he/she is not being attended to as I want him to.

Consider the case of the mother above who stated that her son was not transfused at PCV of 45% when her son had 27%. Just as someone rightly pointed out, no professional will transfuse even at that 27% except there are other things involved.

One needs to understand that things are not always what it seems.

BTW, every public health facility has a protocol, and especially the teaching hospitals. Patients are seen daily, and at intervals depending on several factors. As to whether patients are neglected, first, one needs to keep in mind the fact that almost every government hospital in this country is short-staffed. No matter how dreary the situation is, most doctors see their patients at least once a day. And for the critically ill ones, more frequently. If by any means, that won't be possible, that's why the nurses are there to keep and eye and call the doctor in case they notice anything untoward.

Then as to admitting patients, there are a lot of factors involved. In a tertiary center, there's no excuse not to admit any patient, except the lack of obvious facilities that may be necessary for effectively taking care of a patient (which is not meant to be, but for the poor system we are in).

However, for smaller facilities, it is more of a crime to accept a patient you know you CANNOT effectively handle, that is, you don't have the expertise and/or facilities to manage such a case. As such, nurses and doctors have been trained to RAPIDLY assess a situation and make instant decisions whether to admit or refer.

The medical profession is one of many intricacies. That is why it is difficult to judge except one has all the facts at his disposal.

This is one reason why I think a lot of sensitization of the public needs to be done. Doctors have been battered. We have been ridiculed, and yet, we have to keep on attending to the same people who ridicule us. Such temperance!

But nonetheless, the health sector is not at its best and lot needs to be done to revamp it.

RIP to the dead, but always remember, things are not always what it seems.

I've been to two on the list...

1. MicCom Golf and Hotel Resorts, Ada...is one place I'll always love to go back to. I

t's a quiet place, beautiful scenery, lush green vegetation, in short, nature at its best. It has its popular golf course, well maintained, and with a calmly flowing brook (stream) in the middle. Usually in the evenings, I take a walk around to think and meditate.

More so, the hotel accommodation is kinda cool too. Free Wi-Fi, nice rooms, and not too expensive. One can get a room from 5k upwards, I think.

2. Nike Lake Resort, Enugu...another cool, quiet place, by the side of the lake after which it is named.

Haven't really been able to explore the hotel accommodation though, but the lakeside is cool for someone who wants solitude and peace from the hustle and bustle of city life.

And another good thing is that it is almost close to the city centre.

Counted 40 squares

Hey, could you please give a quote for a Volvo XC90 2001/2002?

Thanks.

Siena:


Good choice. Those cars are built well, like they're hewn out of granite. With regular maintenance, they'll last a lifetime.

You're right bro.

They last for ages. I hope mine does though.

Siena:


Volvo?

Yep. The S80. Any thoughts?

Gosh!

Peeps here are wicked. Una just kill the OP's spirit.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm!