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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 5:12 am
Wow. I've had the background check done on me by the police so I could help with school events (field trips, etc.) but they didn't do fingerprints.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 5:27 am
A background check done for one reason won't suffice for another. And unless your fingerprints were submitted to a national database, you'd have to take them again, too. I know my fingerprints are still on file in the State (from when I was a notary public). I'm sure if I needed fingerprints taken now, I'd have to retake them.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 7:43 am
What Rosie said. Ask the fingerprinting agency to take an extra set for you to take with you, so that you can have them to submit for the other purpose. Tell them why you want them. They should do it no problem.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 8:00 am
Nice save Costa! LMAO
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 5:25 pm
I had to be fingerprinted to volunteer at my son's city football league and they charged me 20 bucks! lol I can do stuff at the school all day long and didnt have to sign a thing. go figure
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 6:48 pm
OK, so this evening my cell phone decided to start acting wonky. I don't think it got wet--it may have a bit, but if it did, it wasn't much--but now the backlight isn't working on it. I tried to power it down, and it refused, so I kept listening to music on its mp3 player for hours so the battery would wear out. All the functions, as far as I can tell, are working except the backlight. Oh, and whatever it is that makes it shut down. Is this phone salvageable? Or is it a goner? I have insurance, so it's not that terrible, but I'd really prefer to just keep the damned thing.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 7:53 pm
Take the battery out and put it in a jar of rice for a day. A friend of mine did this when her phone got wet and went wonky and she says it did the trick.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 8:48 pm
Re-read the letter and it says I can have the regular fingerprints or live scan done and that I'll get the list of places that do them and more information when I turn the first set of paperwork in (won't have the chance til next week.) I really have no problem doing any of it, nothing at all to hide or anything in my past that would cost me my job, would just rather not have to pay for it again if I don't have to. LOL Pamy, same here. I volunteered at the kids school for years and the most they ever did was warn you that at any time a school employee could ask for a drivers license or CA ID. Never once asked until Caleb started Jr High and they make you show ID when signing your kid out early (and after Caleb's monthly derm appts and now Dakota's they don't even ask me anymore.) The little league though...they ask for fingerprints, background check, letters of reference (and state that they want them from employers, religous leaders, or people in charge from anywhere else you volunteered like teachers,) and having an application filled out with previous volunteer work. I view it the same as the stuff I have to go through for my job...nothing to hide so no biggie for me, but more importantly this is for my kids, other peoples kids, and elderly folks, it's better to be safe and careful.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, October 16, 2009 - 12:12 pm
Good news on the cell phone front. The rice did the trick. Another friend suggested this to me before I posted on here and I thought he was insane. Turns out, it's sane.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 16, 2009 - 2:02 pm
What does the rice do that time doesn't?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, October 16, 2009 - 3:25 pm
Rice supposedly helps draw the water out--you know, like the way rice absorbs water when it's cooking. I don't think Uncle Ben's would work well for this, just for the record.
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 12:47 pm
I tried to donate blood this morning but the Blood Services people turned me away because I don't have enough iron in my blood. I eat a lot of meat (like, at least a 6oz. serving with every dinner) and tons of green veggies. I can't imagine how or why I would be iron deficient. Any thoughts on what else, aside from diet, could cause a deficiency, or how--aside from eating even more meat--I can rectify this? And no, I'm not pregnant (I don't think...).
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 12:51 pm
Karen, there are iron supplements you can take, but you might want to make an appointment with your doctor just be safe.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 12:57 pm
heavy periods or taking medicines that reduce acid in the stomach can interfere with iron levels... maybe just take a daily vitamin?? next time your at Drs, let them know, they'll probably run some tests
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 1:02 pm
Karen, I have been taking double dose iron supplements for almost a year now and my iron has not budged a single digit. Like you I am a meat eater, love liver, spinach, brussel sprouts etc and take Vit B along with the iron. My dad is anemic but his docs relate it to other health conditions. My younger sister has also always been anemic but her doc blames it on her athletic activities (she was a world-class runner at one point and now does marathons and triathalons). I was put on a medication to stop my cycle as that is a big reason woman become anemic. From my experience doctors will try to correct the issue and only if your iron doesn't rebound to normal will they be too concerned with further investigation. That's the point I am at right now so no great answers, sorry.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 1:11 pm
You might have had lower iron for a while and not known, and it only just dropped below the level where they'd accept your blood. Do you have low energy levels and do you feel the cold? Those were the two biggest telltale signs for me, although of course, as we all tend to do, I ignored the first. If you don't have any symptoms, step one to do RIGHT NOW is to get a multi vitamin with iron in it, and make sure you take that every day, preferably with vitamin C. Next time you see a doctor or obgyn then mention it so they can test, and if you can think of anything that's causing it (heavy bleeding is the main one for women) then maybe you should get that looked at. If you have symptoms then I'd go to the doctor, especially if you've never had it before. They can test how low your level is, and if it's just a little low they'll probably just say take iron... but you never know your iron levels could have dropped a lot, which could be a symptom of stomach bleeding among other things. I'd see a doctor. If nothing else when they tell you to take iron pills and you feel so much better so quickly you'll kick yourself for not going sooner. Seriously, it changed my life, I was like a different person.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 1:17 pm
Rissa, are you taking iron sulphate? My doc told me to make sure that was the formulation I was taking as it's so much more quickly used by the body. Also have it with vitamin C. I had instant results - like instant, within two days I could feel it - but I've heard of other people who have the same trouble as you, so I know I'm lucky.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 1:22 pm
Not sure Kitt, not near the bottle right now. I know it's the one the pharmacy recommended as most effective and best on stomach. I have always taken a daily vitamin and that's didn't change when I added the iron so got Vit C that way.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 1:37 pm
ETA: I am pretty sure (ie guessing) that my own iron issue started with my year of family-stress-he%% and while the crisis level has subsided from a 10 to a 6, it's still enough to be affecting me. That's why I added extra Vit. B.
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 2:35 pm
Thanks, everyone. It's just so strange, the last time I donated was about a year and a half ago, and when they tested for iron then, I remember watching the drop of blood go sinking straight to the bottom, quickly. This morning it just floated there at the top. My periods aren't very heavy usually, I'm always cold - have been all my life, though since quitting smoking six weeks ago I've been colder than ususal... I figured that was my circulation getting back on track. I hate taking pills and I hate seeing the doctor even more, but you're all right. I'll go see someone this weekend. I'm gearing my body up to start making babies... I'd prefer knowing I'm healthy going into a pregnancy than finding out during that I'm not.
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 2:37 pm
Bad question, but... can heavy drinking affect iron levels?
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 2:42 pm
Ahh Karen, it could be the smoking. I believe that it stops your intestines from fully absorbing nutrients. That's one of the reasons they say that smoking is good for losing weight and folks who quit smoking complain of gaining weight. Now that you have stopped it will probably reverse (if that was the issue) but you possibly went to donate blood too early in the healing process. Hopefully it is something that simple anyway. ETA: Not sure about the drinking but do you have some interesting binge stories you would like to share? LOL
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 2:57 pm
Yeah, what Rissa said on the smoking, although many people smoke and don't have iron deficiency so there's probably something else going on (either hereditary, dietary or medical). I think but am not sure that alcohol reduces iron absorption. I know tea and coffee do (that's another thing to do, separate your tea/coffee consumption from your iron rich food/supplement consumption.) If you're baby making definitely get it sorted out!! Good luck!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 4:19 pm
If you don't want to take iron supplements, there are all sorts of foods that are iron-rich and much easier to tolerate without the side effects. Dried apricots for one.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 4:51 pm
Karen, after having borderline low blood iron for years (and, like you, sometimes turned away from giving blood because of it), my doctor officially declared me anemic this summer and told me that I had to start taking iron supplements daily. I gave blood on Monday and I still barely passed the iron test. I was shocked that after taking supplements for months, it wouldn't be higher. I think some of us just have bodies that process some nutrients differently. My mom and sister have trouble with low iron also. It may be hereditary. I would definitely talk to your doctor.
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