[Hopeless]

Hi Jo Mar,

I will make a note of them when I come across them and then ask you about the specific ones. I did go to the link Kitty left for me and was glad to find some answers. It is not the medical ones that pose a problem, it is the everyday shortcuts used by young people today that are used in text messaging. I don't text and have no children so I am totally out of the loop with the shortcuts. I finally learned OMG with the help of a teenager. I think BTW, is by the way. Am I correct on that one?

[Kitty]

Yes, btw is short for "by the way". We generally don't use texting abbreviations on this site. I don't text, either, and can get lost really quickly trying to read what the kids today are typing!

There are abbreviations used on this site for words like "diagnosis" (dx) and "symptoms" (sx) but the texting abbreviations are not widely used here.

[Hopeless]

Hi Kitty,

I have always used "sx" to denote surgery so I guess I will have to remember it is used here for symptoms.

Thanks

[Jomar]

A few "text" type things - might be caps or lower case but means the same
I don't even know that many of them, I don't text either..

LOL - laugh out loud

jk - just kidding

IDK - I don't know

U - you

R - are

[glenntaj]

FWIW -- for what it's worth

IMHO -- in my humble opinion

YMMV -- your mileage may vary

OTOH -- on the other hand

[Hopeless]

Thanks Glenn,

These were exactly the ones I was curious about. BIG help. Thanks again.