JCorNYC wrote:
Often times landlord just do cosmetics and not gut the place when it's water damaged. When Sandy hit that area was hit badly.

Definitely, get someone to check for molds in your building. ASAP.

trambone wrote:
These are the things you could have:

Tularemia F
Infectious Mononucleosis Common
Sinusitis Common
Leptospirosis
Lyme Disease
Crohn's Disease Common
Influenza Common
Whipple Disease
HIV/AIDS
Brucellosis
Dengue Fever
Endocarditis F
Babesiosis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever F
Erythema Multiforme
West Nile Encephalitis F
Rheumatic Fever
Sarcoidosis
Viral Hepatitis Common
Microscopic Polyangiitis
Lemierre's Syndrome F
Reiter's Disease
Toxoplasmosis
Cytomegalovirus
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Common
Myocarditis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Coccidioidomycosis
Hepatitis A
Steven-Johnson Syndrome F
Hepatitis B F
Hepatitis C
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis
Q Fever
Kikuchi Disease
Cat-Scratch Disease
Marshalls Syndrome
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Rat-Bite Fever
Relapsing Polychondritis


Now as you've said you're neighbors are having similar symptoms, you can narrow it done to environmental, parasitic, or non blood born.

Do you all own cats?

Do you all eat from the same source?

Where is your water from?

Are you all in the same building?

bunny22 wrote:
You've lost 8 pounds a week for the last 3 weeks. This to me, is VERY dramatic and trumps all the other symptoms. If you aren't exaggerating, any decent doctor should be alarmed by that alone. Are not eating? Are you not keeping it down? I'd focus on the weight loss aspect. To lose that much, you'd pretty much have to be not eating at all.

dtjcview wrote:
Don't limit your search to Lyme. It could be any number of things that a good internist can help you track down. For example:

RA
Lupus
Thyroid conditions
Diabetes
Crohns
Gluten/lactose intolerance
West Nile/Dengue
Hep
Lepto
...

MDM wrote:
The ones below sound like a H Pylori infection (often misdiagnosed). Been traveling overseas recently (in particular to SE Asia)?



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BeenthereDonethat wrote:
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Symptoms range and vary.

Joint pain that moves, mostly ankles, elbows.
Rapid Weight Loss (I'm talking 20-25 lbs in 3 weeks)
Constant up and down fevers
Digestive Issuses
Shooting Pain in Back, Hips, Neck


Was just curious if others have experiences this recently since I've come across 3 other people with these same symptoms.

Thanks for the feedback everyone

jerseymom wrote:
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mfadam wrote:
may be worth comparing symptoms against the list for Lyme Disease. Doctors are still very uneducated about this one and it can really knock you down several pegs...

Exactly what I was thinking. Here's a good site:

http://www.lymeresearchalliance.org/signs-symptom-list.html

CatDog wrote:
WHAT SYMPTOMS YOU GOOBER

oJcanuC wrote:
Yes 10th & Erie. I called United Water emergency line. They are trying to find if there's a water main break. Their treatment facility reported an increased demand in water which is usually indicative of a break. They've been getting a lot of calls of low pressure, but nobody is reporting the rush of water. So they are aware of the problem in our area, but are looking for the source.

anonymess wrote:
Did metered fares go up? Or are cabbies fixing their meters? I regularly take a cab from Grove St. to my apt, well once a week or so. With light traffic, the fare has always been within 50 cents. The last 2 times though it was $1 and $1.25 more with no difference in the route or anything else.

Edited to add... I asked the drivers on both occasions if there was an increase and all I got was a mutter for an answer.

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owlie wrote:
I heard they were going to relocate to Jersey City between Finast and Trader Joe's.

Man, I can't stop laughing! Bravo! That's the funniest thing I've read all week. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face. I'm still laughing!

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JCbiscuit wrote:
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Parker wrote:
Whatever happened to the saxophone player in Downtown JC? I'd hear him play through my open window in the afternoon, and I loved it! So relaxing.

Bagpipe guy -- not so much. It's like there's a funeral every day. Plus, he keeps messing up, so it's irritating.

If you see this, Mr. Bagpipe Guy, please stop. Or take up the saxophone.

Your neighbor,
Parker

I see / hear saxophone guy occasionally down in Grove Plaza on weekday mornings. Such a great soundtrack for my commute, but I do miss his evening streetlight serenades. Like coming home to a Raymond Chandler novel.

Exactly! He used to play in the late afternoon/early evenings when I'd hear him. I used to always think, "this is too good to be true for it to last forever. He'll stop eventually." Well, that day has come I guess, and he's been reincarnated as the bagpipe guy. (sad face)

mr_grumpy_face wrote:
You're speaking of Taco from the notorious duo "Paco and Taco". They've been around for more than one season and yes, the local police and paramedics are very much aware of them and their lovable band of misfit friends.

meltedopsicle wrote:
Yesterday (Tues) when I passed by, I saw a sign that said they would be closed on Wed 4/24. They aren't normally closed on Wednesdays but they must have had a reason for today (I didn't stop to read more).

kellyh wrote:
These lucky 7's hipsters are getting out of control.

heights wrote:
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BeenthereDonethat wrote:
I might be naive in asking this (since I am not a car owner and use public transit) but, how will something like this effect PATH? Better yet, will something like this effect PATH?

Will more commuters choose alternative driving routes (if there are any since I'm hearing the Bayonne bridge is under going work at the same time?)? Or will commuters who drive switch to NJ transit?

Just curious as you could imagine my concern between that and the new high rise towers expected to be built in JSQ. Hopefully this post is relevant to the thread. Thanks.

You mean affect as opposed to effect. As far as the PATH is concerned more people might decide to commute via public transportation including the PATH.

vindication15 wrote:
Instead of "Thank you for riding the PATH" led lights, they should have "Sorry that you have chosen to ride the PATH"

I think the humor will actually help.