MoFo Health Thread

[John McClane]

So you’re saying Adam was an “animal”? A remark like that could get you stoned in certain countries. :pI am fairly certain that 2020 has confirmed that we are animals.

[eddyboy]

Going on my first run in years in a few hours. I don't know how I'll do but hopefully I'll last more than 5 minutes wish me luck!

[Cobra]

I got a weak immune system myself, so I have to take a puffer every time I get sick.

[the samoan lawyer]

Going on my first run in years in a few hours. I don't know how I'll do but hopefully I'll last more than 5 minutes wish me luck!


How did you get on?

[Chypmunk]

How did you get on?
Might not have finished yet :eek:

[Cobra]

Might not have finished yet :eek:
Typing and running at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CS7j5I6aOc

[Cobra]

Looking after your mental health is important, sadly it seems desensitized due to many people thinking depression is cool. If your suffering through these problems, read the good book, meditate or talk with a loved one. You would be surprised how someone appreciates a phone call.

[Stirchley]

Looking after your mental health is important, sadly it seems desensitized due to many people thinking depression is cool. If your suffering through these problems, read the good book, meditate or talk with a loved one. You would be surprised how someone appreciates a phone call.

Good advice. And exercise is paramount if one has the blues. Get moving & one’s endorphins will kick in & bring a sense of relaxation & accomplishment. I know from past experience that, when depressed, the last thing one wants to do is brave the elements, but it’s worth it.

[Cobra]

Found out I may have OCD not long ago, it's hard to suffer through, but I think it's beginning to go away.

[Stirchley]

⬆️ I’m very obsessive. Can be troubling, but it gets things done. :)

[Mr Minio]

Remember how I went from 127 kg to 103 kg in just 4 months back in 2018?

I mostly just ate sausages and yogurts which is very questionable as far as health goes.

But it did the trick. I lost 25 kg. I was still obese but no longer fat.

But then I gave up my diet for a year. And gained some kilograms. Not many but still.

And then 2020 hit and I started gaining more and more weight, eating lots of sweets and fast food.

Then the COVID-19 outbreak made me continuously stay at home for up to a month without going out once. I guess I only went out 10 or so times in more than half a year. I ordered all food to my door. Even though I thought I felt good, my weight skyrocketed like hell during that time. I was also diagnosed with high blood pressure and started taking meds for that.

My highest measured weight was 132 kg but I might have weighed 134 kg at my worst. This is the heaviest I've ever been either way.

Then I made a decision to once again lose weight and keep it down forever!

I tried going back to the sausage and yogurt thing but I couldn't keep it up. Not to mention I realized it was a pretty stupid and unhealthy idea, to begin with. I tried eating less but I lost very little in half a year.

So I decided to get the diet in a box, one of many you can get. I started from 2500 kcal for a month, then made it 2000 kcal for two months, and now I'm at 1500 kcal and plan to keep it that way. There's no point in going lower. It might actually be unhealthy to go lower. This diet is amazing because it's planned by experts and gives my body everything it requires, in good portions. Well, I wouldn't expect anything less for that price. It's pretty costly but I can afford it.

I also started taking walks. 2 km twice a week to start with, then 3.5 km, and now 7 km. These are not strolls, though, but very intense walks. I try to be as fast as possible when I feel like it (55:38 is my best for 7 km) and just comfortably fast when I don't feel like it (then I usually get something slightly below 60 minutes).

I also do short exercises two times a week. The exercises are not meant to help me lose weight but to just enliven my body after sitting for dozens of hours while working and watching movies.

It'd probably be a good idea to also exercise or walk during the weekend, but it's so hard to do since I usually watch movies all day for three days straight during the weekend. I watched 22 movies in 3 days two weeks ago. Take that, mark!!! He probably watched 40 in 2 days oh well.

I'm at 124 kg right now and I'm pretty excited to see how much the 1500 diet is going to make me lose weight faster versus the 2000 kcal diet. Started 1500 just two days ago!

The goal is below 100 kg. That's 25 kg more to lose. I more or less lost 10 kg since October last year. I wonder how much I will weigh in October this year. Wait, that's only one month away. Are you kidding me?!

I'm doing pretty good as far as motivation and consistency go. So far. The Christmas break is going to be a challenge, for sure.

PS: In the future, if I ever start gaining weight again, please ban access to all my movies. I would lose 20 kg in a month just to be able to watch movies again.

[Yoda]

Somewhat similar here, I ticked back up the second half of last year. Nowhere near the old high but more than I'd like.

It's coming back off but slower. I'm determined that this be the very last time I lose this particular bit of weight.

Keep at it. :up: But at this point, if you've gone back up once already, I'd go more modest on the diet. It's frustrating to lose slower, but it's more important that the weight loss be done in a way that's sustainable, even though it can be tougher at first.

[Mr Minio]

I'm not really afraid of sustainability because the diet offers very varied food. That's 5 meals a day and a different interesting meal every day. Even if I stopped exercising and walking altogether, I'd still be losing weight on that diet as long as I'm on it. It's a to-the-door in the morning. You get 5 meals and eat every 3 hours. Pretty easy and I never feel hungry.

I only fear the Christmas break because it's a month off that diet. I'll have to eat stuff I make or buy somewhere else so there's that risk of going amok again. But I think it's gonna be OK as long as I approach it responsibly.

[Yoda]

Yeah, it's the "as long as I'm on it" part I mean. There's an old saying that the best diet is whichever one you'll stick to.

I hear ya', on the holiday break thing. The feeling of being obligated to indulge is definitely a common pitfall.

[doubledenim]

Nobody cares about intermittent fasting, but it can work like a cheat code for counting calories. It’s easier than trying to stretch calories out over a whole day, for me.

[Yoda]

I have a few family member who've done intermittent fasting with a fair bit of success, yeah. One of my softball teams, who's in ridiculous shape, does it as well.

[Mr Minio]

I forgot to mention that the sausages + yogurt thing was intermittent fasting, too. 16 hours without eating...

Apparently, intermittent fasting is not as healthy as eating small portions of food often, though. Even if it's healthy food.

[doubledenim]

I will definitely come back and argue the IF point when I have more time.

The body is like a computer and only has so much RAM. If it’s constantly using it to process food, other areas languish.

[EsmagaSapos]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXTiiz99p9o
Why working out is great for health, but not for weight loss, explained in five minutes.

This video, famous video, explained how I've been thinking everything wrong all this time. I've always defined that I was fat (110kg - 1,75cm) mainly because I didn't like to work out, I'm not a active fellow, I embraced that was the only problem, I agreed I was the sole responsible for my state, I thought slim people eaten less and worked out more, that's why they were slim. That was until I get to know a work buddy that was slim like a bean stick that was constantly eating, eating poorly and couldn't get fat even if he wanted to. That's when it ticket, I did a search and I fond this video. I'm not gonna lie, I eat, I eat a lot considering what I believe is the reasonable portion to eat. The thing about me is: I don't know what fast food is, I don't know what sugar is. I eat a bread a day, I eat vegetables, but I eat big portions of everything. I don't like physical exercise, and I've been blaming myself for it. You kinda know, if you're fat, that people look at you like you're just lazy, that's why you're fat, and it's not entirely untrue, I know my boss looks at me that way, my mother told me that no company should hire someone that is fat to do a desk job. I have a coworker that is very active and I know by the way he talks and looks at me that he fells that I'm just lazy, that I should be ashamed, he was talking the other day about how athletes to do the heaviest training would put weights around themselves and run, climb, and he looked at me and said: Imagine. I told him: I know exactly what they feel. Some people don't know, but exercise is much more difficult the more weight you have. I'm not trying to take responsibly away from my situation, but it's not as straightforward as people think. I follow more or less the Mediterranean diet, but I eat lots of meat and not much fish. I have a boxing bag and is the only sport I can enjoy doing, I don't like walking for the sake of walking, I can't do anything expecting a reward, or, a regime. I accepted I was fat, it might sound I care about what other people think, but it's more of a defensive mechanism to know what might come from that individual. Being honest, if I cared about what other people think I'd have slimmed down long ago, I think that's the greatest motivation to people that actually manage to do it. Obviously, I want to slim down, but it's very clear the way to do it is calories counting. I slimmed down 20kg two years ago by cutting bread, rice and potatoes and substituting everything with vegetables, a lot of them. I don't drink alcohol, I don't drink anything with sugar, a occasional pizza, once, maybe twice a month, the cooking is almost all without salt, I don't eat anything fried, I mean, my health is topnotch my doctors tell me, but I don't burn enough calories to the ones I intake, and my problem is: the thing I love most about living is probably eating, I completely love eating. And sunflower seeds, they have lots of calories but I can't leave them aside, I love my Babkiny:

https://i.postimg.cc/V6t24NsC/7125s-Dr-Xp-HL-AC-SL1500.jpg

[John McClane]

Humans evolved to intermittent fast. It's why we store and burn fat for energy.

[EsmagaSapos]

I forgot to mention that the sausages + yogurt thing was intermittent fasting, too. 16 hours without eating...

Apparently, intermittent fasting is not as healthy as eating small portions of food often, though. Even if it's healthy food.
I've been in this crossroad my entire life, believe me. In my country the Mediterranean diet is the thing. I've been told my entire life that you should eat small portions, frequently. I've been fasting my entire life, I can't eat breakfast because I wake up too late and my system is in stress to get to work on time. I've been eating two meals a day for 20 years at least, didn't made me lose weight. When I started with English breakfast I started losing weight, I think that was the reason I started to lose weight, breakfast and small meals during the day. But, this (https://tinyurl.com/DavidSinclaiRoganr) specialist and this (https://tinyurl.com/PeterAttiaRogan) specialist, and this amazing results in this (https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting/) subreddit seems to disagree with you and me, so, how did you reached that conclusion?

[John McClane]

So I just threw away all my vape gear. This weekend is going to be a wild ride of "don't ****ing talk to me". Nicotine withdrawal is probably one of the worst because it is so insidious. The cravings just sneak in at random, and you feel like you're gonna chip a tooth from gritting if don't give in. At least that's what it has always been for me every time I quit.

Quitting vaping seems far harder than cigs. I just need to get off and stay off. This is the time. I will be successful.

[Stirchley]

Quitting vaping seems far harder than cigs. I just need to get off and stay off. This is the time. I will be successful.

Took me two years to stop smoking so I sympathize. Take just one day at a time. That’s the only thing that worked for me. If I could quit my 2-packs-a-day habit, anyone can, but it’s very hard.

[doubledenim]

So I just threw away all my vape gear. This weekend is going to be a wild ride of "don't ****ing talk to me". Nicotine withdrawal is probably one of the worst because it is so insidious. The cravings just sneak in at random, and you feel like you're gonna chip a tooth from gritting if don't give in. At least that's what it has always been for me every time I quit.

Quitting vaping seems far harder than cigs. I just need to get off and stay off. This is the time. I will be successful.

Quit being a punk and Shia LeBeouf do it!

Do you have any smokers/vapestars around you? That makes a big difference, not smelling and seeing it.*

I’m a cold turkey disciple.

[doubledenim]

I've been in this crossroad my entire life, believe me. In my country the Mediterranean diet is the thing. I've been told my entire life that you should eat small portions, frequently. I've been fasting my entire life, I can't eat breakfast because I wake up too late and my system is in stress to get to work on time. I've been eating two meals a day for 20 years at least, didn't made me lose weight. When I started with English breakfast I started losing weight, I think that was the reason I started to lose weight, breakfast and small meals during the day. But, this (https://tinyurl.com/DavidSinclaiRoganr) specialist and this (https://tinyurl.com/PeterAttiaRogan) specialist, and this amazing results in this (https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting/) subreddit seems to disagree with you and me, so, how did you reached that conclusion?

I’m skeptical of losing weight from IF. I will still do IF if I’m trying to gain with 4 feedings in 6 hours. It’s not a magic bullet, ime.

It helps me compartmentalize eating, which works with my brain. Which helps with calorie counting, which is the only thing that I find works. Plus, macrophagy 🧐

I just erased a rant.

[Stirchley]

Quit being a punk and Shia LeBeouf do it!

Do you have any smokers/vapestars around you? That makes a big difference, not smelling and seeing it.*

I’m a cold turkey disciple.

Yes, cold turkey is the only way to go IMO. Surgical. :eek:

[doubledenim]

Like cutting back on heroin.

[John McClane]

Quit being a punk and Shia LeBeouf do it!

Do you have any smokers/vapestars around you? That makes a big difference, not smelling and seeing it.*

I’m a cold turkey disciple.I work in a tobacco state, and I'm part of the working class. I'd have an easier time counting the people who don't smoke. :lol:

My last cig was this morning around 11am, so I'm on the downward slope now.

[Stirchley]

I work in a tobacco state, and I'm part of the working class. I'd have an easier time counting the people who don't smoke. :lol:

My last cig was this morning around 11am, so I'm on the downward slope now.

When I stopped smoking everyone around me, including my husband, still smoked. And I think I still drank in those days, which made it really hard to stop. My sister-in-law once said I’d never be able to stop & that was galling. (She later developed bladder cancer from smoking.)

My point is just do it, there’s a million reasons not to.

[doubledenim]

True grit right there. I was lucky to not be around other smokers. Also surprised that I haven’t had issues while having drinks. Thought it would be a big issue.

[ynwtf]

True grit right there. I was lucky to not be around other smokers. Also surprised that I haven’t had issues while having drinks. Thought it would be a big issue.

yeah, as a southern boy who spent my summers with grandparents that stockpiled Marlboros under their bed in cartons, hiding under the truck picking up butts to pretend to smoke with the cousins, I'm really shocked I'm not an addict. or that alcohol didn't take more of a grip than it has, which is mostly only ever enough to post in the "rate your last drink" thread with a buzz. maybe.

[ynwtf]

oh. i thought i was still in the shotbox. sorry for drifting there!

[doubledenim]

I’m lucky that I haven’t had an issue with alcohol, especially in light of how I can go off the deep end with food or other things.

When the mood and time is right, I like to get sideways. I just don’t really have the stamina for it. 4 drinks is about as far as I can get before I’m either too tired or too soggy.

[Stirchley]

I’m lucky that I haven’t had an issue with alcohol, especially in light of how I can go off the deep end with food or other things.

When the mood and time is right, I like to get sideways. I just don’t really have the stamina for it. 4 drinks is about as far as I can get before I’m either too tired or too soggy.

What saved me from alcoholism was the fact that I was only ever a social drinker. My apartment could be full of booze for when friends came over, but I had no desire whatsoever to drink alone.

Eventually I had to stop drinking completely. It got that it made me so very sick. Never missed it for a second & I loved how sharp & acute I was when I was permanently sober.

[John McClane]

A right amount of my 20s are awash in fog: 20-27 to be exact.

6 packs, 12 packs, 18 packs, bottles/boxes of wine, 200mL/750mL/1.5L bottles of liquor...I drank it all and as fast as I could. I'd easily knock back a 750mL bottle over the weekends alongside a 6-12 pack of beer.

I did and said a lot of stupid things back then. Often makes me wonder how I still have some of the friends I do.

And this ain’t even counting all the other stupid **** I did 😅

EDIT: Oh God, and don’t forget all the 40s

[Stirchley]

A right amount of my 20s are awash in fog: 20-27 to be exact.

6 packs, 12 packs, 18 packs, bottles/boxes of wine, 200mL/750mL/1.5L bottles of liquor...I drank it all and as fast as I could. I'd easily knock back a 750mL bottle over the weekends alongside a 6-12 pack of beer.

I did and said a lot of stupid things back then. Often makes me wonder how I still have some of the friends I do.

And this ain’t even counting all the other stupid **** I did 😅

EDIT: Oh God, and don’t forget all the 40s

Don’t beat yourself up. Sounds exactly like my twenties (and most other’s too).

My husband saved me from drugs. He told our friends never to offer me cocaine (he knew the effect it would have on addictive me) & they never did. Thank God.

[doubledenim]

A right amount of my 20s are awash in fog: 20-27 to be exact.

6 packs, 12 packs, 18 packs, bottles/boxes of wine, 200mL/750mL/1.5L bottles of liquor...I drank it all and as fast as I could. I'd easily knock back a 750mL bottle over the weekends alongside a 6-12 pack of beer.

I did and said a lot of stupid things back then. Often makes me wonder how I still have some of the friends I do.

And this ain’t even counting all the other stupid **** I did 😅

EDIT: Oh God, and don’t forget all the 40s

I pegged you as a fan of St. Ides. Have to admit, lil’ disappointed in the lack of appreciation for ol Mad Dog 20/20 :lol:

[John McClane]

I pegged you as a fan of St. Ides. Have to admit, lil’ disappointed in the lack of appreciation for ol Mad Dog 20/20 :lol:
Too expensive. Ice beer works wonders for less.

I can’t tell you how much Icehouse and Steel Reserve I drank. Then I got over on those Bud Ice 40s.

[doubledenim]

Steel Reserve had a moment.

[CringeFest]

one thing i'm wondering while being naughty with the internet is how can somebody who knows that a lot of people want to kill them be so healthy. https://www.businessinsider.com/vladimir-putin-daily-routine-2017-6

[CringeFest]

my health fluctuates between very healthy and totally horrible trash-can body. I need to get better at music or else im gonna be stuck like this forever.

[GulfportDoc]

I quit smoking in '03 after a 40+ year habit. In my view, the hardest thing for most people about quitting is THINKING about quitting. The actual stopping is not that traumatic.

I used to come up with every rationale in the book about why it was okay for me to smoke. And I used to break out into a cold sweat when imagining quitting. But I was surprised that after a few days, a week, I really didn't miss them. And it was such a pleasure not being looked upon as some kind of a pariah: wondering where I could smoke, where I couldn't, and resenting places I couldn't smoke.

It also helps to have some type of physical symptoms: throat pain, hoarseness, COPD, etc. Then one can be scared into stopping. I had throat pains which persisted for 3 months after quitting. I finally went to the ENT doc, who examined me and said that my throat looked fine. As I walked out of his office relieved, I thought, "Well, hey, maybe I could start smoking again."

[Stirchley]

I quit smoking in '03 after a 40+ year habit. In my view, the hardest thing for most people about quitting is THINKING about quitting. The actual stopping is not that traumatic.

I used to come up with every rationale in the book about why it was okay for me to smoke. And I used to break out into a cold sweat when imagining quitting. But I was surprised that after a few days, a week, I really didn't miss them. And it was such a pleasure not being looked upon as some kind of a pariah: wondering where I could smoke, where I couldn't, and resenting places I couldn't smoke.

It also helps to have some type of physical symptoms: throat pain, hoarseness, COPD, etc. Then one can be scared into stopping. I had throat pains which persisted for 3 months after quitting. I finally went to the ENT doc, who examined me and said that my throat looked fine. As I walked out of his office relieved, I thought, "Well, hey, maybe I could start smoking again."

Robert Downey, Jr. (of all people) said what I consider to be the best statement: “The easy part is quitting smoking. The hard part is not starting again.” This resonated with me so much. It’s exciting to stop smoking. People are cheering for you & you feel mighty proud. Then, two weeks later you’re forgotten & alone in your apartment. Why not have a quick ciggie? :eek:

So right about physical symptoms. My husband spent an unhappy weekend with a very severe sore throat. He could barely swallow. (In the days before Urgent Care walk-ins.) When he got some meds on Monday & felt better, he stopped smoking & never smoked again. After God knows how many decades of smoking he didn’t miss it at all. I was so envious that he could quit so easily. But the sore throat had scared him so much.

[Wyldesyde19]

Friday night, my mother had a stroke. Saturday, it was discovered she had a blood clot in her brain. She remains in the hospital in ICU, where my brother and I have been denied entrance due to COVID restrictions, and only my sister has been allowed in.

Last night we got the news, and as I feared, she is paralyzed along her left side.

[mark f]

So sorry to hear that.

[Citizen Rules]

Wylde, so sorry to hear that. Best wishes for your mom and your family.

[CringeFest]

I quit smoking in '03 after a 40+ year habit. In my view, the hardest thing for most people about quitting is THINKING about quitting. The actual stopping is not that traumatic.

I used to come up with every rationale in the book about why it was okay for me to smoke. And I used to break out into a cold sweat when imagining quitting. But I was surprised that after a few days, a week, I really didn't miss them. And it was such a pleasure not being looked upon as some kind of a pariah: wondering where I could smoke, where I couldn't, and resenting places I couldn't smoke.

It also helps to have some type of physical symptoms: throat pain, hoarseness, COPD, etc. Then one can be scared into stopping. I had throat pains which persisted for 3 months after quitting. I finally went to the ENT doc, who examined me and said that my throat looked fine. As I walked out of his office relieved, I thought, "Well, hey, maybe I could start smoking again."


and the heightened stigma ushers in another false excuse if you let it get to you...

[Stirchley]

Friday night, my mother had a stroke. Saturday, it was discovered she had a blood clot in her brain. She remains in the hospital in ICU, where my brother and I have been denied entrance due to COVID restrictions, and only my sister has been allowed in.

Last night we got the news, and as I feared, she is paralyzed along her left side.

Will say a prayer for your mother. Awful news. 🙏

[Yoda]

Sorry Wylde. :( Will pray for her.

[ynwtf]

I don't know how much I've complained or, if I have, how much anyone pays any attention to it, but I've had some joint issues since 2012/2013. I've had TMJ issues on one side of my jaw for probably half of my life too. SOME of this may be a repeat here. I can't remember.

Way back in 2012ish, before most of this started, I started walking at the local park. It's a dinky thing with a narrow paved path that covers about 1/4 mile in length, wrapping around a small playground and greenspace. Not much to it, but it was lit at night and 2 miles from the house. I would stop there after work. I got to where I would jog there 2-4 miles twice a week, as schedules allowed. I was feeling pretty good about myself. I had bought a few weights lost 20lbs or so, was eating better and generally in a better state physically than I had been in for years.

After several months, I noticed that my right hip would start to pop. Not audibly, but I would feel a hitch in my step forcing me to slow down. Over several weeks, that eventually led to pain with each step, slowing me back down to just a walk. At a point, the pain became constant and ended my efforts completely.

Over the years, the pain spread to my left hip, the other side of my jaw started hurting the way my right side had for years, then my right shoulder, and more recently my left shoulder started in. For the better part of a year, I would find that I couldn't open or close my mouth without gently wiggling my jaw side to side to settle the joint. It was as if I could only have it open OR closed, unable to smoothly transition from one to the other. Yeah. Chewing. The hips were stiffening up during my days at work so much that I had to use my arms and upper body to leverage myself out of chairs to then, slowly, ease into a partially standing position, pausing to allow my joints time to adjust before slowly moving into a full upright position. Walking around after that was more of a waddle. It would take minutes before I could walk somewhat normal, but it would hurt and was just easier to slightly limp about to continue the waddle, making deliberate wider than normal strides.

My right shoulder was so bad I stopped playing guitar for a year as I couldn't lift my arm high enough to drape over an acoustic. Even if I managed to get it up and over, the pain was too much to try to strum through the elbow pivot motion. Eventually, my left shoulder started to follow. If I fell asleep on either side, I'd wake within an hour locked up and in pain that I found it difficult to roll to my back so that I could try to stretch the arm out.

Back in 2013ish I had gone to a bone and joint specialist as my regular doctor thought it was arthritis. The specialist did not agree but also didn't say what else it could be. That year the company dropped our health insurance coverages so that was then end of that exploration. She did put me on anti-inflammatories and I've been on one version or another regularly, since.

Most nights I wake several times with joint aches. Sometimes the meds help. Most times not really. This has been my day since late 2012.

Now. For the last few months, I've have more troubles sleeping due to weird anxiety nightmares. Odd daily routines that just go wrong in my dreams. Those dreams would wake me several times most nights and it was getting unbearable. I thought I might stop drinking coffee as an experiment. My thoughts were that perhaps the caffeine had a role in my anxieties and light sleep. So, I stopped. I also decided to stop the anti-inflammatories as they didn't seem to make much difference from the days I didn't take them. Too, I was very concerned about the risk of ulcers or other digestive issues that could come as a result of long term use.

It's been about six weeks or so sans coffee, though I've snuck a quarter cup in once or twice in the early weeks. My sleep patterns have improved, my mind is not racing nearly as often (not stopping that completely as it is my personality), and I find it's easier to get to sleep at a reasonable time.

Two weeks ago at the office, I needed to go pick up a print from down the hallway. After sending the file, I pushed back in my chair from my desk, stood, and rounded the corner from office. Then I froze in my tracks. What just happened?

Retracing my steps to solve this odd mystery, I realized that I had just stood up from my desk. I stood up. There was no staggered staging of posture allowing my joints to ease and settle into positions. I had not waddled out from behind my desk. My steps were normal and fluid right up until I stopped. My hips no longer ached. I felt no stiffness that I've carried for nearly eight years. It was a weird moment, but I could actually squat to the floor without popping, snapping, and locking up halfway down. wtf? Granted my thighs could barely handle the motion having only minimally used them for so long, but I was moving. WEIRD!

Looking back, I have to wonder if coffee was my unknown variable here. I have since regained health insurance and started visiting my B&J specialist again back near the start of the year, maybe into Spring. We found that I do have a bone spur in my right shoulder and started physical therapy to help with that. It helped, but was also considering surgery as I still could not play guitar.

Today, though my right shoulder is not 100%, I can at least lift it again and the pain I experience feels reasonable for someone at my age with an actual bone spur. My left shoulder? nearly 100%. Both hips? For at least two weeks since monitoring it, I have not locked up, hurt, or ached. My sleep is so much better, and I've been able to again sleep on either side without the issues described earlier. Muscles, on the other hand, are still stiff but that is understandable. Even my jaw seems to be back to pre-2012 levels of irritation.

I plan to test this for another six weeks or so but if this lasts through the holidays, I hope to start walking again at the park by the new year. The more I dwell on the whole coffee connection, I've remembered that I started drinking it regularly in ...2012. I am not claiming the two are connected and it could be coincidental, but it's hard not to see some pattern here given that I cannot think of anything else that I've changed. I did switch supplemental brands for vitamin D3 and those levels have greatly improved since doing so. That could be the other factor.

I don't know. Not sure I care. I'm just glad my mobility seems to be returning. So you got mysterious joint paints? Cut the coffee and maybe check you vitamin D levels. I guess?

[matt72582]

I attribute hedonistic behavior because some are just trying to get through the day and having a routine of "treats" every few hours gives people something to look forward to.

[Citizen Rules]

ynwtf How old are you? I ask because you talked about hip pain and I'm just wondering if it's age related.

[ynwtf]

ynwtf How old are you? I ask because you talked about hip pain and I'm just wondering if it's age related.

hm.....
*dons a trench coat and Zoro mask, looks around for watchers, and whispers....45*

[doubledenim]

I don't know how much I've complained or, if I have, how much anyone pays any attention to it….

I prefer to frame you in this light, while leaving out the important stuff 🤗

I’m happy that you found a possible answer, while also plummeting into a pit of despair that one of my last vices (after shedding so many) may have such a wide-reaching effect on health. Coffee is something I cherish in the morning, along with its ancillary benefits.

Really can’t explain how excited I am that you found something that had a profound effect on your quality of life. All the stuff I’ve changed in my life, never seems to yield the bliss point I’m looking for.

You have inspired me. Last year, I only had one New Year’s resolution. It was a biggie, but this coming year I felt a need to do more. Your story has led me to my first 2022 resolution. No more coffee!

Ok. I’ve been thinking about dropping coffee, but I’m going to take your story as a sign. Plus, coffee is probably gonna get out of hand before too long anyway.

[doubledenim]

I attribute hedonistic behavior because some are just trying to get through the day and having a routine of "treats" every few hours gives people something to look forward to.

I’m not gonna jump in and be weird food guy, but…

“Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food”

[ynwtf]

I prefer to frame you in this light, while leaving out the important stuff 🤗

I’m happy that you found a possible answer, while also plummeting into a pit of despair that one of my last vices (after shedding so many) may have such a wide-reaching effect on health. Coffee is something I cherish in the morning, along with its ancillary benefits.

Really can’t explain how excited I am that you found something that had a profound effect on your quality of life. All the stuff I’ve changed in my life, never seems to yield the bliss point I’m looking for.

You have inspired me. Last year, I only had one New Year’s resolution. It was a biggie, but this coming year I felt a need to do more. Your story has led me to my first 2022 resolution. No more coffee!

Ok. I’ve been thinking about dropping coffee, but I’m going to take your story as a sign. Plus, coffee is probably gonna get out of hand before too long anyway.

Give it a few months and see I guess? I wasn't looking for anything but sleep. I don't know if there's a connection to the rest, but I'll take it. Could have been the VitD though, the more I think on that. My levels were nearly non-existent. The brand I started was a generic from the local pharmacy I use. For about a year or more my D levels increased but not by much. I switched over to the Nature Made D3, 5,000 iu gels (twice a day, btw. yeah. i was low) about the same time I cut coffee. It's totally possible it's the D. It was my doctor that prescribed the dosage. I started at 5,000 iu a day but that wasn't doing anything. I really think it was the branding now. My levels doubled after switching to Nature Made.

I have to admit that I'm excited. I can move again. I hope it sticks around! Maybe in a few months I'll start the coffee back up just to see what happens. It's the only way to know. For science n stuff.

[doubledenim]

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[matt72582]

I’m not gonna jump in and be weird food guy, but…

“Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food”


I was eating a Drumsticks ice cream when I posted the previous message. I ordered Q-doba a few minutes ago for tonight :)

[doubledenim]

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[Stirchley]

Annual routine physical went well today. I am 5’10” & I weigh 119 LLBS.

Rather alarmed that my doctor is talking about retiring. He’s no more than 50 years old I would guesstimate. Nothing solid yet, but he’s definitely having these thoughts. He told me it’s no fun anymore due to people being less fun during a pandemic.

[doubledenim]

Anyone do New Years resolutions? Any thoughts on any?

I foolishly spouted out going “sans coffee” and it haunts me.

[John McClane]

My New Years resolution has always been no resolutions. I ain't failed once :yup:

[Stirchley]

Anyone do New Years resolutions? Any thoughts on any?

I foolishly spouted out going “sans coffee” and it haunts me.

“Sans coffee”? Unimaginable for me.

[Citizen Rules]

“Sans coffee”? Unimaginable for me.Maybe he meant San-----------ka coffee:p

[Stirchley]

Maybe he meant San-----------ka coffee:p

Horrible stuff.

[EsmagaSapos]

Anyone do New Years resolutions? Any thoughts on any?
Not getting fatter.

[John McClane]

Depression runs in my family. Like hardcore depression. I don't like to talk about it because so many people don't understand the feeling or its pervasiveness. It started for me when I was about 6 or 7. A switch got flipped and ever since then I've found it difficult to feel joy and the little moments I have felt have always been fleeting.

I have so many dark thoughts about putting an end to it, and they come and go like the seasons. The swings between feeling "OK" and hopeless are not as extreme as they once were, but the periods of hopelessness last so much longer than they used to. I can't help but think its an effect of aging and the stresses that come with it.

I'm just not in a good place right now, and it feels like I won't ever be. I'm educated enough to know that my mind is lying to me and that I should be fortunate for all I have...but that's a high level thought that doesn't do anything for the pain.

For the longest time I thought I'd never live to see my 20s. Then the same with my 30s. These feelings are always worse around my birthday, and this year they have been extra difficult to handle and have stuck around longer than usual.

I'm tired of waking up and feeling drained and lifeless. I'm tired of having to talk my mind off a ledge day after day. I'm just so tired.

:(

[mark f]

I know we've talked about this before, but don't do anything rash. Keep working on your house, making your music and pictures and hang at MoFo. We love you.

[Citizen Rules]

John McClane... I'd give you a big hug if I could, I really would and I'm not even a huggy type person. I don't know you all that well but I can tell that you make people happy here and have friends here who care about you. I hope that helps at least a little bit:)

[Stirchley]

Depression runs in my family. Like hardcore depression. I don't like to talk about it because so many people don't understand the feeling or its pervasiveness. It started for me when I was about 6 or 7. A switch got flipped and ever since then I've found it difficult to feel joy and the little moments I have felt have always been fleeting.

I have so many dark thoughts about putting an end to it, and they come and go like the seasons. The swings between feeling "OK" and hopeless are not as extreme as they once were, but the periods of hopelessness last so much longer than they used to. I can't help but think its an effect of aging and the stresses that come with it.

I'm just not in a good place right now, and it feels like I won't ever be. I'm educated enough to know that my mind is lying to me and that I should be fortunate for all I have...but that's a high level thought that doesn't do anything for the pain.

For the longest time I thought I'd never live to see my 20s. Then the same with my 30s. These feelings are always worse around my birthday, and this year they have been extra difficult to handle and have stuck around longer than usual.

I'm tired of waking up and feeling drained and lifeless. I'm tired of having to talk my mind off a ledge day after day. I'm just so tired.

:(

Please, find a good therapist & go see him/her. Having someone to talk to will help you.

Don’t laugh, but a Twitter post resonated with me this week. It asked do you need money, do you need love, etc., etc. One of the questions was do you need help? This one got the most responses. I also said yes to this one.

[Citizen Rules]

Please, find a good therapist & go see him/her. Having someone to talk to will help you.

Don’t laugh, but a Twitter post resonated with me this week. It asked do you need money, do you need love, etc., etc. One of the questions was do you need help? This one got the most responses. I also said yes to this one.I won't pry but if you want to talk about anything this is the thread to get help and or advice...or just even talk it out...we'll listen:)

[Stirchley]

I won't pry but if you want to talk about anything this is the thread to get help and or advice...or just even talk it out...we'll listen:)

If you’re talking to me, I find it very very hard to ask for help. Or even to discuss with anyone what I need help with. I tend to internalize everything.

I was just astonished in the Twitter thread how many people said they needed help.


I hope John McClane gets the help he needs.

[John McClane]

I relapsed about a month ago. Today is day one sober…again.

Cravings are a bitch.

[Yoda]

Sorry to hear that. But yes, start over, try again. A lot of people have to do that before it finally "takes."

[John McClane]

Sorry to hear that. But yes, start over, try again. A lot of people have to do that before it finally "takes."As someone who has relapsed more times than my fingers can count…yes.

This time was 5 months sober. Not my longest but second best. Long enough to know I can do it and I prefer sobriety.

Staying sober is the hardest part of recovery.

[Yoda]

"Quitting smoking is easy. I ought to know, I've done it a a hundred times." -- Mark Twain

[Stirchley]

"Quitting smoking is easy. I ought to know, I've done it a a hundred times." -- Mark Twain

Robert Downey, Jr. made a very good point when he said that quitting is easy. The hard part is not starting again.

As someone who took 2 years to stop smoking, his statement described perfectly my own feelings.

[matt72582]

If this "stomach bug" (or whatever it is) started yesterday when the weather suddenly got cold, I could see... I could see if I switched up my food, or anything else. The only change has been hiring international musicians to play on some unfinished (and finished) songs of mine, and there is that nervous stomach feeling, but that was weeks ago, unless it came back.



I have absolutely no energy... Drinking vernors and smoking pot is the only thing that helps even a little..


How fitting the last post on here was on my 40th birthday... I will try to watch a movie, but I say this every night. Just need to find something that interests me, and I don't wanna see a movie I've seen already.

[Stirchley]

If this "stomach bug" (or whatever it is) started yesterday when the weather suddenly got cold, I could see... I could see if I switched up my food, or anything else. The only change has been hiring international musicians to play on some unfinished (and finished) songs of mine, and there is that nervous stomach feeling, but that was weeks ago, unless it came back.



I have absolutely no energy... Drinking vernors and smoking pot is the only thing that helps even a little..


How fitting the last post on here was on my 40th birthday... I will try to watch a movie, but I say this every night. Just need to find something that interests me, and I don't wanna see a movie I've seen already.

Matt, hope you feel better. What are “Vernors”?

[matt72582]

Matt, hope you feel better. What are “Vernors”?


I feel better today (for the first time).. Vernors is a ginger ale drink we used to sip (usually warm) when we were sick. Something mild before I drink my Dr. Pepper :)

[honeykid]

Glad to hear you're feeling better matt. :)

I don't know why you're feeling as you have been, but never rule out stress. Sometimes even just the monotomous daily grind of life.

[Mr Minio]

In Poland, you are 10x more likely to kill yourself than to be killed by someone else.

In 2022, 5,108 people died as a result of suicides, and 507 people as a result of homicides.

___

Time for my workout.

[Mr Minio]

I'm turning into a normie. But at least a healthy normie.

[Nausicaä]

I'm eating more apples! And apparently if you eat apples and yogurt it balances out the good and bad bacteria in your mouth so that you don't need to use mouthwash.

Thank you and bye.

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[Stirchley]

I'm eating more apples! And apparently if you eat apples and yogurt it balances out the good and bad bacteria in your mouth so that you don't need to use mouthwash.

Thank you and bye.

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My old man uses mouthwash every day, but, boy, is that stuff harsh. I tried a little bit & it was horrible. Can’t be healthy to depend on mouthwash so much like he does.

[John McClane]

so seeing your blood test results immediately after without a doctor present is something i wouldn’t advise.

😅

[doubledenim]

Let’s hear it! I knead to no what those LDL levels are!!!

Even with a plant-based diet, I’m on the high-end borderline for acceptable LDL. Which leads me to believe, just like weightlifting and myriad other physiological functions…g e n e t i c s.

[Mr Minio]

I digitalized my blood pressure notes starting from July 1, 2023. I have notes all the way back to May 2021, but I'm too lazy to enter all the data. It'd take a few days! :O

So, the magic of computers, science, and sheets generated some valuable info!

https://i.imgur.com/I1bmiwM.png
The average from the last 30 days is under 120/80 which is super healthy. I guess doing cardio every day pays off.

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Diastolic never got above 80. Systolic did go above 120 multiple times but it never went above 140, which is really good.

Seeing how even at the beginning of this year I had measurements like 148/88, 150/90, or 163/93, this is a mad improvement. I'm really curious what the improvement really was, statistically, but entering all the data would be a pain. I have no idea what the average was, say, in January, but I'd guess around 140/80. Back in 2021, it was way above 145/85 easily.

[John McClane]

My sister has seizures and her current neurologist has her on generic Keppra. Unfortunately, she is part of a small subset that has breakthrough seizures on generic, and so a doctor has to personally petition Medicaid to cover the cost. But of course doctors know everything so when you tell them this they tell you “oh no, generics are just as effective”. Yeah, sure, and manure is nature’s potpourri.

[Stirchley]

My sister has seizures and her current neurologist has her on generic Keppra. Unfortunately, she is part of a small subset that has breakthrough seizures on generic, and so a doctor has to personally petition Medicaid to cover the cost. But of course doctors know everything so when you tell them this they tell you “oh no, generics are just as effective”. Yeah, sure, and manure is nature’s potpourri.

Last time I was at Urgent Care for flu-like symptoms “provider” told me what to buy OTC. If I wanted over-the-counter stuff I wouldn’t have walked all the way to Urgent Care. I told him I want a script for prescription drugs. Finally got it, but doctors these days are very reluctant to write scripts. Or, if they do, it’s for a very very small dose that doesn’t help at all.

Sorry you’re having trouble with what your sister needs. I hope your sister gets what she needs.

[John McClane]

sliced my finger pretty good tonight cleaning a pocket knife. got it to stop bleeding with pressure, but soon as i let go it started flowing again. managed to get a bandaid on it, but i could tell that it wasn’t coagulating because of its location. so i cobbled together a splint to keep me from bending the area with the cut, but knew i was gonna need it properly cleaned and dressed and a tetanus shot.*

called an urgent care run by our city’s biggest medical provider and they told me they had no bookings left (um, what? that’s not urgent care) and to go to the ER cause i was gonna need x-rays and deliverance from evil or some shit.

managed to get a ride over to one of the independent urgent care places (which is likea miracle they were open) and they took the time to help me. this is what the consumerization of healthcare gets you. doctors can’t find nothing wrong with you if you just don’t go… 😅

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[Austruck]

I came down sick quite suddenly yesterday afternoon. Thought it was Covid so I had Walmart deliver me some tests this afternoon. Negative... so it must just be a sudden bad cold. That's what I get for spending New Year's Eve among PEOPLE. :D

Fever, runny nose, annoying scratchy throat/cough. Gonna gulp down some Nyquil and have another Ricola lozenge and hope for the best overnight. Got the chills from the fever, so I'll be happy to climb into the heated waterbed. Go ahead and joke: it's comfy and warm when you don't feel well!

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[John McClane]

Austruck: a warm water bed? so you’re sleeping in soup?

and here’s my gnarly cut xD

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[Stirchley]

called an urgent care run by our city’s biggest medical provider and they told me they had no bookings left (um, what? that’s not urgent care) and to go to the ER cause i was gonna need x-rays and deliverance from evil or some shit.

managed to get a ride over to one of the independent urgent care places (which is likea miracle they were open) and they took the time to help me. this is what the consumerization of healthcare gets you. doctors can’t find nothing wrong with you if you just don’t go… 😅

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I never make an appointment at urgent care. That’s what I like about them that you can just walk in & will be seen quicker than the ER. My experience at least. Of course there’s no doctors at urgent care - only “providers”. :rolleyes:

Got the chills from the fever, so I'll be happy to climb into the heated waterbed. Go ahead and joke: it's comfy and warm when you don't feel well!

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Why am I not surprised you have a water bed. Still jealous that you have heated bathroom floors. That’s a nice bed - looks like a king size, which we have. Minus the water. :p

[Austruck]

Why am I not surprised you have a water bed. Still jealous that you have heated bathroom floors. That’s a nice bed - looks like a king size, which we have. Minus the water. :p

At first I thought you were saying you have a king-sized water bed minus the water, and I thought, "Well, that's DEFINITELY not comfortable." :D

The water bed came with the husband, who's had it since the 1980s (as you can tell from the look of it). I'm short, though, so I don't look very ladylike climbing OUT of that bed every morning. I developed a system, though, and can now get out without spraining an ankle.

Also, doctor's office says it's the flu (influenza A, most likely). Treating at home and staying away from other people!

[Stirchley]

At first I thought you were saying you have a king-sized water bed minus the water, and I thought, "Well, that's DEFINITELY not comfortable." :D

The water bed came with the husband, who's had it since the 1980s (as you can tell from the look of it). I'm short, though, so I don't look very ladylike climbing OUT of that bed every morning. I developed a system, though, and can now get out without spraining an ankle.

Also, doctor's office says it's the flu (influenza A, most likely). Treating at home and staying away from other people!

Already had the flu this winter. Hope you feel better!

[John McClane]

They've got a water bed filled with sand.

"It's like sleeping on the beach!"

[Stirchley]

They've got a water bed filled with sand.

"It's like sleeping on the beach!"

Yeah, right.

[Austruck]

They've got a water bed filled with sand.

"It's like sleeping on the beach!"

Wouldn't you call that a sand bed then? :D
And will you get sunburned just like sleeping on the beach? :D

[Austruck]

Already had the flu this winter. Hope you feel better!

The one year I didn't get around to getting a flu shot... :D

Feeling better today than yesterday, but we'll see how it goes. Hot shower and chicken noodle soup helped.

[ynwtf]

sliced my finger pretty good tonight cleaning a pocket knife. got it to stop bleeding with pressure, but soon as i let go it started flowing again. managed to get a bandaid on it, but i could tell that it wasn’t coagulating because of its location. so i cobbled together a splint to keep me from bending the area with the cut, but knew i was gonna need it properly cleaned and dressed and a tetanus shot.*

called an urgent care run by our city’s biggest medical provider and they told me they had no bookings left (um, what? that’s not urgent care) and to go to the ER cause i was gonna need x-rays and deliverance from evil or some shit.

managed to get a ride over to one of the independent urgent care places (which is likea miracle they were open) and they took the time to help me. this is what the consumerization of healthcare gets you. doctors can’t find nothing wrong with you if you just don’t go… 😅

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IKEA MIRACLES FTW!!!!!



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[John McClane]

i guess y’all missed that Seinfeld reference :lol:

EDIT: took the splint off a couple times today to keep it mobile, and at some point i’d smack it against something and cry. when they took my BP at urgent care it was 130/85, and i’m usually 110/75. that’s when i knew it was a serious cut lol

EDIT2: I really hate tetanus shots

[Takoma11]

i guess y’all missed that Seinfeld reference :lol:

EDIT: took the splint off a couple times today to keep it mobile, and at some point i’d smack it against something and cry. when they took my BP at urgent care it was 130/85, and i’m usually 110/75. that’s when i knew it was a serious cut lol

Glad you're on the mend. And I like that your pictures are like a finger having an identity crisis. What will be its final form?!

EDIT2: I really hate tetanus shots

I had to get a tetanus shot at the urgent care one weekend because one of my roosters gave me a deep puncture wound with his talon, and I had to explain this several times to the bemused people at the front desk. When I left I looked down at my paperwork and under "reason for visit" it said ROOSTER ATTACK in all capital letters.

[John McClane]

When I left I looked down at my paperwork and under "reason for visit" it said ROOSTER ATTACK in all capital letters.
that is too funny. i keep telling people i cut myself due to operator error

EDIT: i’m usually really good about knife safety. i stop and think “wait, if i **** this cut up where is this blade going?” and then violent imagery of a possible error makes me go “no, no, don’t wanna do that”. respect it or get bit. and this is why i work with computers. low stakes :D

[Takoma11]

EDIT: i’m usually really good about knife safety. i stop and think “wait, if i **** this cut up where is this blade going?” and then violent imagery of a possible error makes me go “no, no, don’t wanna do that”. respect it or get bit. and this is why i work with computers. low stakes :D

And I'm usually pretty good about rooster safety! (Ie, do not turn your back on the sassy rooster). Their talons are pretty hardcore and have punctured through a pair of thick rubber boots. But I was in a rush and didn't keep track of where he was.

[John McClane]

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[Takoma11]

It's devolving and losing mass! Help!

[John McClane]

i am currently kicking myself in the face for not switching to the HMO plan at work. i got to thinking about it the other day that my medical stuff isn't as screwy now (i.e. going out of state/seeing specialists), so i went and look. and holy shit i am soooo overpaying right now.

[ynwtf]

GUYS!!!
*cough cough*
I'm still sick!

I lost all my energy Saturday before last and ended up sleeping till noon. Same on Sunday. I ended up taking both Monday and Tuesday off with a low-grade fever, tummy demons, and a headache. Tuesday, I seemed better but took the day off to be safe. Wednesday was back to work. By Friday, I was feeling pretty good so decided to take Kelly out for an easy dinner. By the end of the night my fever came back, I started coughing, and that sent my weekend down a mini spiral. Now, I have a chest full-O-snawt and can't stop coughing.

I am TIRED OF THIS!!!!


I have lost some weight, so I guess that's cool. I need a nap.

[Stirchley]

GUYS!!!
*cough cough*
I'm still sick!

I lost all my energy Saturday before last and ended up sleeping till noon. Same on Sunday. I ended up taking both Monday and Tuesday off with a low-grade fever, tummy demons, and a headache. Tuesday, I seemed better but took the day off to be safe. Wednesday was back to work. By Friday, I was feeling pretty good so decided to take Kelly out for an easy dinner. By the end of the night my fever came back, I started coughing, and that sent my weekend down a mini spiral. Now, I have a chest full-O-snawt and can't stop coughing.

I am TIRED OF THIS!!!!


I have lost some weight, so I guess that's cool. I need a nap.

Feel better!!!

[Yoda]

I get sick way, way less than I used to, but I also think I start to get sick (that feeling you get the day before you get actually sick) and fend it off more than ever before. But then, I'm out and about more than ever so I guess that sorta makes sense.

It's pretty weird to experience, though. Just kinda randomly walking around at 70% every week or two and then mostly okay after.

[Allaby]

GUYS!!!
*cough cough*
I'm still sick!

I lost all my energy Saturday before last and ended up sleeping till noon. Same on Sunday. I ended up taking both Monday and Tuesday off with a low-grade fever, tummy demons, and a headache. Tuesday, I seemed better but took the day off to be safe. Wednesday was back to work. By Friday, I was feeling pretty good so decided to take Kelly out for an easy dinner. By the end of the night my fever came back, I started coughing, and that sent my weekend down a mini spiral. Now, I have a chest full-O-snawt and can't stop coughing.

I am TIRED OF THIS!!!!


I have lost some weight, so I guess that's cool. I need a nap.

Get well soon.

[The Rodent]

Well, might as well elaborate on my recent "I'm back" post.

I have micro clots in my brain, which leads to a high possibility of stroke in the future.
They can be helped with surgery, but mine are deep, meaning there's little that can be done.

The other thing with them being so far inside my brain is that every now and then, one of them moves, and causes me to blackout completely, which is a very rare condition.
My blackouts are strange as well, as I don't pass out or faint... my brain shuts off my consciousness as a protective measure, and once I come round, I actually have no idea that a blackout has occurred.

The only way I know, is if I'm in the middle of something, and I noticed a kind of "time jump".
One example is I was watching a movie on DVD, and suddenly it was back at the main menu... I thought my player had glitched until I looked at my laptop's clock, and 4 hours had elapsed.

Another is I made a coffee, and by the time I got the my sofa, the coffee was cold.
At some point between pouring the coffee (I remember the water being hot), picking the cup up, getting to the sofa and then taking a sip, I had blacked out long enough for the coffee to go cold.

About 2 months ago I near burned my kitchen down because a clot moved and I blacked out, and I had the stove on.
It was the fire alarm that snapped me out of it.

So, that's me for now.
Using egg timers when I have the stove on, and constantly watching the clock on my laptop.

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One of the symptoms I do have though, if I black out and don't realise... is I stutter slightly afterwards for about 10 minutes until my brain manages to reset itself.
So I do have an indicator with 10 minutes of stuttering allowing me to know that I've recently switched off and on again.

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Still though, it sucks knowing that one day, some day... could be any day soon... one of those clots could move, and that'll be it.

This was why I was away for such a long time recently.
Thanks for reading :)

[Yoda]

Dang, that's scary stuff. How are you feeling about all of it, particularly now when you've presumably had a little time to get used to it?

Is there any sense of likelihood? Like, it could happen at any time, and maybe they're not sure, but is that considered very likely, somewhat likely, unlikely...?

[The Rodent]

Dang, that's scary stuff. How are you feeling about all of it, particularly now when you've presumably had a little time to get used to it?

Is there any sense of likelihood? Like, it could happen at any time, and maybe they're not sure, but is that considered very likely, somewhat likely, unlikely...?

It's one of those "Now you have that condition, it is likely it'll be the thing that kills you... but it could be today, a week, a year... or it could be in 30 years. But this is more than likely what will kill you" kinda thing.

[The Rodent]

I'm ok with it though.
I mean, we all have to go at some point... I think I had a clarity of thought when I realised that most don't know when, where, or how they'll go.
I know basically 99% what it will be, but that uncertainty of "when" actually doesn't change anything.

[John McClane]

The Rodent: dang man, that's tough. thinking positive thoughts for you. hopefully you'll be the outliner that lives to see Mission Impossible 28: Retirement Protocol

[The Rodent]

The Rodent: dang man, that's tough. thinking positive thoughts for you. hopefully you'll be the outliner that lives to see Mission Impossible 28: Retirement Protocol

Can't wait for the Summer Blockbuster of 2094... Indiana Jones 47: The CGI Of Resurrection

[Yoda]

It's one of those "Now you have that condition, it is likely it'll be the thing that kills you... but it could be today, a week, a year... or it could be in 30 years. But this is more than likely what will kill you" kinda thing.
Man. They don't even have a sense of probability then? Just "who knows, could be whenever"?

[The Rodent]

Man. They don't even have a sense of probability then? Just "who knows, could be whenever"?

Pretty much.
The problem with it is that it's random on the clot movements and blackouts as well so there's no knowing exactly when or where one will happen.
My last blackout was about 2 months ago. Before that was a 6 month gap.
The one before that was about a year or so.

The worst occurrence I had actually stems back to 2007 when I blacked out for 47 hours.
It was initially put down to the mental breakdown I was suffering at the time, and that I'd had a full on mental break.

It's only recently after repeated incidents that scans and stuff have identified a physical cause.

So, as it goes, I've actually had the condition for 17+ years already but was diagnosed incorrectly... so when it comes to something moving in my brain and being, let's say, a bad one... we just don't know when, but we do know it'll happen at some point.

[Yoda]

Well, I guess the nice side is they're not confident it'll come soon, at least, so maybe you end up living a good long time yet. I hope so. <3

[Yoda]

Rats are hard to get rid of. Hopefully the same's true of Rodents.

[John McClane]

But if the doc brings a box D-con in the examination room you are so ****ed.

[Stirchley]

Pretty much.
The problem with it is that it's random on the clot movements and blackouts as well so there's no knowing exactly when or where one will happen.
My last blackout was about 2 months ago. Before that was a 6 month gap.
The one before that was about a year or so.

The worst occurrence I had actually stems back to 2007 when I blacked out for 47 hours.
It was initially put down to the mental breakdown I was suffering at the time, and that I'd had a full on mental break.

It's only recently after repeated incidents that scans and stuff have identified a physical cause.

So, as it goes, I've actually had the condition for 17+ years already but was diagnosed incorrectly... so when it comes to something moving in my brain and being, let's say, a bad one... we just don't know when, but we do know it'll happen at some point.

So sorry to hear of this. Are you allowed to drive?

[The Rodent]

So sorry to hear of this. Are you allowed to drive?

Nope. License gone, and my FLT license as well has been invalidated too.
No operating heavy machinery either.

[ynwtf]

The Rodent
That's a crazy situation, man. You genuinely have my sympathy finding such unusual news. If I may ask, how did you find out? I assume you must have had a handful of blackouts and went in to check that out? How long did it take to confirm the actual issue? Do you know if it is genetic? A result of some past cause? Environmental?

No need to answer anything btw, just very curious. I mean nothing negative by my curiosity. I am just weirdly fascinated by all of this news. I am glad to read that you seem to just slip through the moment during an episode rather than say some seizure type of response or other painful transition.

To wrap this in a bit of humor, you COULD be a cylon. I just rewatched the Battlestar Gallactica reboot and that's how Sharon Agathon (Boomer) eventually found out her origins (spoiler!). That or you have actual proof that aliens exist, what with your lost time and tracking devices planted deep within your mind. Doctors could be covering here to keep you off that trail.

You are taking the news pretty friggin well, all things considered. Proud of you for that. Welcome back to the forums, man. :)

[The Rodent]

The Rodent
That's a crazy situation, man. You genuinely have my sympathy finding such unusual news. If I may ask, how did you find out? I assume you must have had a handful of blackouts and went in to check that out? How long did it take to confirm the actual issue? Do you know if it is genetic? A result of some past cause? Environmental?

No need to answer anything btw, just very curious. I mean nothing negative by my curiosity. I am just weirdly fascinated by all of this news. I am glad to read that you seem to just slip through the moment during an episode rather than say some seizure type of response or other painful transition.

To wrap this in a bit of humor, you COULD be a cylon. I just rewatched the Battlestar Gallactica reboot and that's how Sharon Agathon (Boomer) eventually found out her origins (spoiler!). That or you have actual proof that aliens exist, what with your lost time and tracking devices planted deep within your mind. Doctors could be covering here to keep you off that trail.

You are taking the news pretty friggin well, all things considered. Proud of you for that. Welcome back to the forums, man. :)

No idea how I got it.
I had MRI scans because of the blackouts, and they recognised small blemishes in brain activity and then had a bunch of CT scans.

One thing they said was it might have been Covid but I knocked that back straight away as this has been going on for a while before Covid even existed.

It may have been made worse from having Covid 9 times though as it's been recorded in some cases that Covid makes existing problems get worse.

I did find out through the blood tests though I have a massively overactive immune system which explains why I have weird allergies, and if I do get sick it doesn't last long :D
The first time I had Covid it hit really hard but only lasted a few hours.

[beelzebubble]

No idea how I got it.
I had MRI scans because of the blackouts, and they recognised small blemishes in brain activity and then had a bunch of CT scans.

One thing they said was it might have been Covid but I knocked that back straight away as this has been going on for a while before Covid even existed.

It may have been made worse from having Covid 9 times though as it's been recorded in some cases that Covid makes existing problems get worse.

I did find out through the blood tests though I have a massively overactive immune system which explains why I have weird allergies, and if I do get sick it doesn't last long :D
The first time I had Covid it hit really hard but only lasted a few hours.
Wow! That is scary! At my age, I am not so worried about dying. But blackouts would be super annoying.

[Act III]

I quit using laundry soap to try out these bead filled laundry balls and my ongoing stuffy nose allergy problem cleared right up. I did however get a light nose bleed during the transition. Though I'm still worried that my clothes won't be fully disinfected.

[honeykid]

Really sorry to hear this, The Rodent. As you may remember I had a brain aneurysm nearly 7 years ago and, because of the type it was, they can't be sure it won't happen again although it's unlikely, thankfully. But I do know what it's like to have that uncertainty hanging over you. I feel the fear comes and goes as time passes but the longer it goes on for me, the easier it gets. I just shit myself when I get a really bad headache. :D I've found it's always there though, in the background beause how can it not be?

I had a cousin with an illness where growths just spontaneously grew on and in her and she lived with that fear that, one day, it'd be in her brain too. She was diagnosed in her teens and lived until she was in her 60's. Hopefully you too will have decades to come. :)

[John McClane]

recently discovered i have a common skin variant that appears in a person’s 30s. it’s benign but incurable. the skin on my forearms feels rough and bumpy. asked doc bout it and was told it’s protein build up in hair follicles to protect from infection. keratosis pilaris they said. how fun

[Stirchley]

recently discovered i have a common skin variant that appears in a person’s 30s. it’s benign but incurable. the skin on my forearms feels rough and bumpy. asked doc bout it and was told it’s protein build up in hair follicles to protect from infection. keratosis pilaris they said. how fun

Presuming you see a dermatologist?

[John McClane]

Presuming you see a dermatologist?
nah, i’d rather not waste money i don’t have ;)

[Stirchley]

nah, i’d rather not waste money i don’t have ;)

I see one every year. Well worth the $45 specialist charge.

[John McClane]

I see one every year. Well worth the $45 specialist charge.
anything more than $5 is too much.

[Stirchley]

anything more than $5 is too much.

Surely not where one’s health is concerned?

[John McClane]

Surely not where one’s health is concerned?i dunno. just seems pointless to pay idiots to tell me stupid shit

[Stirchley]

i dunno. just seems pointless to pay idiots to tell me stupid shit

You’re probably fully covered as part of your employment.

[Mr Minio]

A stationary bike is easily the fastest way to lose weight. So much faster than aerobics & walking but also so much more merciful on your heels and joints. The best low-impact form of losing weight, no competition.

I can burn 1,000 calories a day no problem. If I wanted to burn the same via walking, I'd die of heel pain.

[John McClane]

You’re probably fully covered as part of your employment.I made the mistake of carrying the PPO plan the last 3 years when I should have switched to the HMO. I didn't realize the mistake till a couple months ago, so now I'm just waiting for open enrollment at the end of the year to switch. Next year I will see the doctor. Because right now it's just too damn expensive to be told "oh, you need to drink water and breathe oxygen".

[doubledenim]

A stationary bike is easily the fastest way to lose weight. So much faster than aerobics & walking but also so much more merciful on your heels and joints. The best low-impact form of losing weight, no competition.

I can burn 1,000 calories a day no problem. If I wanted to burn the same via walking, I'd die of heel pain.

Rowing would like a word. Full body, strength, cardio and low impact.

[Stirchley]

Rowing would like a word. Full body, strength, cardio and low impact.

Interesting column in the NYTimes yesterday that the best rehab for injured knees is cycling.

Why anyone would want to go on a stationary bicycle when they could cycle outside is beyond me. Except on bad weather days, I guess.

[Mr Minio]

I just had my first pizza in almost half a year. Didn't taste bad but I remembered a better taste. It also didn't give me the 'kick' that it used to give me. Now that I'm on a deficit and only overeat once in a long while, the effects of overeating are simply filling up the deficit and (hardly) making up for the deficit of the last few months, instead of giving me some extremely big overdose of calories and other stuff that I've already had enough of. Or at least this is my largely unscientific explanation of what's happening. I guess the 'kick' would come back if I started eating pizza every week like I used to at my worst, but this is not gonna happen. Anyway, I get a similar (but not the same) kick from working out really hard. This kick only comes once in a while, not every time I work out hard, but this way of getting the kick is sooo much healthier!

The 'kick' didn't come but that nice fuzzy feeling did. It's great to watch films on that feeling but I learned to watch films without it, too. I learned to watch films without eating while watching, too. It's all just a habit and you should get rid of bad habits! Anyway, I presume this fuzzy feeling is just my blood pressure spiking. I'm afraid to measure it now. Haha. But given how much sodium a pizza has, this is probably it! Anyway, I learned to somewhat recreate this fuzzy feeling without eating. This is tricky, though. I need the right kind of movie, the right kind of tiredness, and the right kind of night-in-the-dark psychedelic screening.

Anyway, fast food just isn't that tasty after you had a long break of eating healthier stuff like quality meat and other dishes. Crepes are still as amazing as always, though. They never stop being delicious!

I had a medium pizza and I feel like I'm going to explode. I used to eat a large one and still crave more food!

All in all, a 4/10 meal. I should've ordered neck beef with baked potatoes or crepes with mascarpone and strawberries instead.

Now I have to spend at least two days pedaling for an additional 1.5 hours a day to burn this pizza. That's just f*cking great. NOT WORTH IT!!! I'm perfectly fine with not eating pizza for another 6 months!

One last note about finding something healthier/neutral that does the same thing to you, I think this is a great strategy. I know a guy who used to take drugs and then quit and suffered a lot, so he embarked on a quest to find music that makes him feel like his favorite drugs. He actually succeeded and after a long search found a few albums that give him the exact same feeling drugs did! Now, any time he craves that feeling, he just listens to the album instead of taking drugs. With time, he needed fewer and fewer of those listens, or so he claimed but still has to pop one of those albums up from time to time: eyes closed, headphones on his head, just enjoying the sounds that he craves.

[matt72582]

Ever since COVID, and especially in the last year, I get flu-like symptoms after having company over, which is rare. Body aches, but that feeling of sickness on the epidermis, as if its poisoned.. In the past, but I only got a flu once a year, during winter. Fatigue, and feeling cold (sometimes with hot flashes that I attribute to stress).. I wake up about 3 times in the middle of the night and I'm always sweating. Wondering if anyone has had something similar, or if anyone has "Long COVID". I have no health insurance (I wouldn't go anyway), which is why I take a few minutes to type it out here. I check my temperature, and it's usually around 97 F. If not, no worries, it took me 2 minutes to type this out. I think COVID might play a role, but I think since then, with all the social distancing, my immune system can't handle other people.

[Stirchley]

Ever since COVID, and especially in the last year, I get flu-like symptoms after having company over, which is rare. Body aches, but that feeling of sickness on the epidermis, as if its poisoned.. In the past, but I only got a flu once a year, during winter. Fatigue, and feeling cold (sometimes with hot flashes that I attribute to stress).. I wake up about 3 times in the middle of the night and I'm always sweating. Wondering if anyone has had something similar, or if anyone has "Long COVID". I have no health insurance (I wouldn't go anyway), which is why I take a few minutes to type it out here. I check my temperature, and it's usually around 97 F. If not, no worries, it took me 2 minutes to type this out. I think COVID might play a role, but I think since then, with all the social distancing, my immune system can't handle other people.

I can’t address this because I’m not a doctor. I hope you feel better.

[matt72582]

The least of my troubles, which is why I'll share this..


A week ago or so, I cut my nails too short and one finger got infected. It's happened before, but it stung so bad. After a few days, I forgot about it, but then it came back again. Maybe I bit off the tiny hangnail.. The pain was too much I couldn't sleep, so I popped it, puss came out. Today, the pain came and went away, until I said screw it, and tried popping it, waiting a while, and then popping it with puss oozing out, I tried again, and a lot of blood came out, and now my finger is purple but I'm sure it will go away. I have no choice. I hope it's not this very old neosporin. I only cut my nails to play my acoustic, and now I hardly play it,. and I can't even type with my 4th finger in my dominant hand.

[hownos]

The least of my troubles, which is why I'll share this..


A week ago or so, I cut my nails too short and one finger got infected. It's happened before, but it stung so bad. After a few days, I forgot about it, but then it came back again. Maybe I bit off the tiny hangnail.. The pain was too much I couldn't sleep, so I popped it, puss came out. Today, the pain came and went away, until I said screw it, and tried popping it, waiting a while, and then popping it with puss oozing out, I tried again, and a lot of blood came out, and now my finger is purple but I'm sure it will go away. I have no choice. I hope it's not this very old neosporin. I only cut my nails to play my acoustic, and now I hardly play it,. and I can't even type with my 4th finger in my dominant hand.

you might need antibiotics,

[Takoma11]

The pain was too much I couldn't sleep, so I popped it, puss came out. Today, the pain came and went away, until I said screw it, and tried popping it, waiting a while, and then popping it with puss oozing out, I tried again, and a lot of blood came out, and now my finger is purple

Please soak your hand in warm water with epsom salt (or regular salt if you don't have epsom salt) for at least 10 minutes. Pat dry, then repeat three or four times. Use ice for 15 minutes for inflammation, and consider taking an anti-inflammatory to help you sleep.

And if you notice any redness starting to spread up your finger past the knuckle at the top, you need to seek out medical attention ASAP. When infections start to cross joints, it can get very serious.

[FilmBuff]

I would say any time you start to see a body part turning purple, it may already be time to seek immediate medical attention.

Better to be safe than sorry!

[Stirchley]

a lot of blood came out

This is a good sign.

[Citizen Rules]

It takes two good fingers to make a peace sign. Just saying...if it ain't better you better have it looked at.

[hownos]

i had the RSV vaccine yesterday. I am so tried. I did manage to work today but fell asleep a few times. Don't turn 60.

[hownos]

I am feeling better today. These vaccines suck the energy out of me

[Citizen Rules]

I am feeling better today. These vaccines suck the energy out of meYeah me too, every time I've gotten the Covid vaccine I felt wiped out for a few days.

[hownos]

Yeah me too, every time I've gotten the Covid vaccine I felt wiped out for a few days.

i have a flu and covid scheduled for november. i'd rather stick my hand in a blender.

[Citizen Rules]

i have a flu and covid scheduled for november. i'd rather stick my hand in a blender.Good luck, I hope you don't have to work the next day.

[Stirchley]

i have a flu and covid scheduled for november. i'd rather stick my hand in a blender.

I’m gonna do this in November as my last covid shot was last November. Might as well have the flu shot in the other arm when I’m there.

[hownos]

Good luck, I hope you don't have to work the next day.

thanks. all better than. a couple of bad vaccine zombie days

[hownos]

I’m gonna do this in November as my last covid shot was last November. Might as well have the flu shot in the other arm when I’m there.

i have never had two at the same time and i am not looking forward to it at all.

[Citizen Rules]

i have never had two at the same time and i am not looking forward to it at all.Let us know how you do.

[Stirchley]

i have never had two at the same time and i am not looking forward to it at all.

I love it. Five minutes & I will be done. Never had any reaction to any kind of shot.

[Nausicaä]

I faint at injections. My first covid vaccine I fainted. In public too. Sigh, that's my side effect. :D

[Takoma11]

I faint at injections. My first covid vaccine I fainted. In public too. Sigh, that's my side effect. :D

Is it seeing the injection or the feeling of it?

I do okay if I don't look, but if I do look, I get faint. Same when I donate blood.

[Stirchley]

Is it seeing the injection or the feeling of it?

I do okay if I don't look, but if I do look, I get faint. Same when I donate blood.

I used to do blood, but once a pint wasn’t gonna be forthcoming, I stopped. I never could look at mine & definitely not other people’s.

I have never fainted in my life though, strangely enough, have come close in church of all places. :rolleyes:

[hownos]

I faint at injections. My first covid vaccine I fainted. In public too. Sigh, that's my side effect. :D

the injection doesn't bother me. it's the crappy feeling for days afterwards.

[Takoma11]

the injection doesn't bother me. it's the crappy feeling for days afterwards.

This may not work for you (and/or you may want to ask your own doctor), but my mom has really rough reactions to vaccines (the COVID and the flu shot), and her pharmacist advised her to take two Tylenol immediately after getting the injection. She said it made a huge difference.

[Nausicaä]

Is it seeing the injection or the feeling of it?

Panic mostly, I have an irrational fear of air bubbles trapped in the syringe and going into my body. I've been told by Doctors that you need a lot of air to do any damage but as I said, irrational...

Seeing too, I can't watch injections on others either. When Nurses come to our house to give an injection to a family member I have to look away but never fainted. :eek:

[Takoma11]

Panic mostly, I have an irrational fear of air bubbles trapped in the syringe and going into my body. I've been told by Doctors that you need a lot of air to do any damage but as I said, irrational...

Seeing too, I can't watch injections on others either. When Nurses come to our house to give an injection to a family member I have to look away but never fainted. :eek:

You may be too young for this, but there was a Christopher Pike novel where a character is killed and comes back as a ghost. I can't remember the specifics, but there's a sequence where I think her brother is diabetic and his (evil) girlfriend intentionally injects him with a syringe full of air. The dead girl goes inside his body(?) and grabs the air bubble, visualizing it as a a silver balloon.

ANYWAY, I highly empathize with that fear. When you just have to trust that something is safe and there's not really a great way to check.

[Captain Terror]

i have never had two at the same time and i am not looking forward to it at all.
I also struggle with vaccines of any kind. But last year I got the COVID and flu shots on the same day and my reaction was no worse than if I'd only gotten one at a time.
In the past I split them up for fear of doubling the agony but all I was really doing was giving myself two useless weekends of pain when I could have been just suffering through one. So I recommend combining them, to anyone that suffers side effects.


But yeah, I have to schedule mine on Fridays so I can spend the weekend on the couch with the shivers and muscle pain and not miss any work. I'm pitiful. My septuagenarian parents with various health issues handle theirs better than I.

[Captain Terror]

This may not work for you (and/or you may want to ask your own doctor), but my mom has really rough reactions to vaccines (the COVID and the flu shot), and her pharmacist advised her to take two Tylenol immediately after getting the injection. She said it made a huge difference.
I am definitely trying this.

[hownos]

I also struggle with vaccines of any kind. But last year I got the COVID and flu shots on the same day and my reaction was no worse than if I'd only gotten one at a time.
In the past I split them up for fear of doubling the agony but all I was really doing was giving myself two useless weekends of pain when I could have been just suffering through one. So I recommend combining them, to anyone that suffers side effects.


But yeah, I have to schedule mine on Fridays so I can spend the weekend on the couch with the shivers and muscle pain and not miss any work. I'm pitiful. My septuagenarian parents with various health issues handle theirs better than I.

i call the days after a vaccine zombie days.

[Takoma11]

I am definitely trying this.

Hopefully it helps.

Our family is really split. My dad, brother, and I all do pretty well with vaccines, but my mom and sister really take a hit. I usually get both in the same day because I have historically not had side effects.

Again, though, might just double check with your doctor or the pharmacist giving you the shot.

[hownos]

This may not work for you (and/or you may want to ask your own doctor), but my mom has really rough reactions to vaccines (the COVID and the flu shot), and her pharmacist advised her to take two Tylenol immediately after getting the injection. She said it made a huge difference.

I will try this in November.

[Takoma11]

I will try this in November.

I hope it helps. I feel like there was one other thing she did to mitigate the side effects. I'll ask next time I talk to her.

[hownos]

two days of the flu. just great. i guess i don't need the vaccine.

[honeykid]

I don't know how long your antibodies last for flu? It might also depends on which variant you had.

[FilmBuff]

I would still get the flu shot, even if I had had it recently. You don't know how many variants are out there! :eek:

[hownos]

i had the RSV vaccine yesterday. I am so tried. I did manage to work today but fell asleep a few times. Don't turn 60.

tomorrow is double vaccine day. uggh

[Citizen Rules]

tomorrow is double vaccine day. ugghI got the double vaccine a month ago, not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Mostly like having a mild cold for the next day.

[hownos]

I got the double vaccine a month ago, not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Mostly like having a mild cold for the next day.

more tiredness, i will endure :)

[hownos]

so i had the two vaccines on monday and except for two sore arms, i am not that tired at all. i thought i would be sort of comatose.

[FilmBuff]

My doctor convinced me to give acupuncture a try - said it was covered and that it just might help with some of my physical ailments. Have had a couple of sessions so far, I am intrigued to see what the long-term result is.

[Captain Terror]

This may not work for you (and/or you may want to ask your own doctor), but my mom has really rough reactions to vaccines (the COVID and the flu shot), and her pharmacist advised her to take two Tylenol immediately after getting the injection. She said it made a huge difference.
Got both shots yesterday and 15 hours later this seems to have worked. :up:
I usually wake up feeling like I've been hit by a train but today I feel like I was hit by a kid on a bicycle. A bit sluggish and pain in the arm but not completely useless like I usually am. Thanks, Tak's mom!

[matt72582]

My doctor convinced me to give acupuncture a try - said it was covered and that it just might help with some of my physical ailments. Have had a couple of sessions so far, I am intrigued to see what the long-term result is.


When I was in Australia, I did acupuncture in 2013. I wonder how much of it was the meditative part, or placebo (along with relaxing music), but it wouldn't matter to me as long as there was an improvement.

[FilmBuff]

I don't even get any relaxing music, but it still helps

[Takoma11]

Got both shots yesterday and 15 hours later this seems to have worked. :up:
I usually wake up feeling like I've been hit by a train but today I feel like I was hit by a kid on a bicycle. A bit sluggish and pain in the arm but not completely useless like I usually am. Thanks, Tak's mom!

Yay!

[Captain Terror]

Yay!
Seems my celebration was premature. Couldn't get off the couch all day, temp of 101-102 that won't go away, and my annual attack of the shivers that lasts a solid 30 seconds at a time.


The usual achy muscles never did happen so I'm thankful for that at least

[Takoma11]

Seems my celebration was premature. Couldn't get off the couch all day, temp of 101-102 that won't go away, and my annual attack of the shivers that lasts a solid 30 seconds at a time.


The usual achy muscles never did happen so I'm thankful for that at least

I retract my "YAY" and instead submit a "BOO!".

[ynwtf]

Spent some time with a neurologist this morning for them to electroshock and needle-probe various nerves in my legs. That was kinda neat!

[Stirchley]

Spent some time with a neurologist this morning for them to electroshock and needle-probe various nerves in my legs. That was kinda neat!

Sounds painful to me.

[ynwtf]

Sounds painful to me.

Was KINDA, but interesting too. They put some contacts on my foot then touched my leg in about 10 spots. Each spot got about 5 shocks, from barely noticeable to the last one kicking my foot up about 6 inches. That last one kinda smarted, but it was still pretty neat to experience. Maybe in the range of a good, solid static shock in the winter when touching metal.

[Stirchley]

Was KINDA, but interesting too. They put some contacts on my foot then touched my leg in about 10 spots. Each spot got about 5 shocks, from barely noticeable to the last one kicking my foot up about 6 inches. That last one kinda smarted, but it was still pretty neat to experience. Maybe in the range of a good, solid static shock in the winter when touching metal.

What was the point if you don’t mind me asking?

[FilmBuff]

I got my dental cleaning yesterday and the dentist said everything looked great. Nothing to worry about, at least as far as my teeth are concerned! :D

[ynwtf]

What was the point if you don’t mind me asking?

Not at all.
I've had some weird pains in my hips and thigh muscles for several years. The tests were to measure nerve and muscle something or anothers, to see if there is any nerve damage or possible spinal pressure that could be creating this. All checked out fine as far as I can tell. So, back to the drawing board!

[I_Wear_Pants]

My back has gotten over the threshold of its ailments at a good time vis I've a knee injury that needs PT, so I am ceasing PT for my back, and starting it for my knee come next week. I have a bad back so it needs extra care some times, although it's fairly fine now. Then about two months ago I injured my right knee, and my primary care believes I might have a torn meniscus, so I'm having PT for that.

Out of curiosity I did some digging on meniscus tears, and apparently sometimes they can heal without surgery, so that's neat. It depends on the amount of damage. I won't proclaim anything on those lines for myself though. I was merely curious about some things and checked stuff out. I am not making a single diagnosis or decision on my own. Admittedly before I saw my primary care I thought I tore my meniscus, but I didn't mention it to her. She formed her own, more professional opinion.

[I_Wear_Pants]

Not at all.
I've had some weird pains in my hips and thigh muscles for several years. The tests were to measure nerve and muscle something or anothers, to see if there is any nerve damage or possible spinal pressure that could be creating this. All checked out fine as far as I can tell. So, back to the drawing board!

Nerve induction tests feel weird. My experience with one wasn't as positive as yours. It hurt so bad, which was probably due to how damaged my ulnar nerve was. He kept sending pulses through my arm that made me flinch and wince every time.

Anyway I hope you find out what's wrong with your hips and quads. It can't be comfortable.

[AgrippinaX]

I used to do blood, but once a pint wasn’t gonna be forthcoming, I stopped. I never could look at mine & definitely not other people’s.

I have never fainted in my life though, strangely enough, have come close in church of all places. :rolleyes:

I’ve never fainted, either, though my mother used to regularly pass out from the intensity of her migraines. Perhaps that’s still to come for me, though my migraines are a bit better now.

I don’t mind the sight of blood at all, mine or other people’s. In fact, I tend to be the calm and collected party when someone gets injured and I do all the bandages and mopping up the blood.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Just found out I have Shingles. Pretty damn painful, do not recommend.

[hownos]

Just found out I have Shingles. Pretty damn painful, do not recommend.

i got the vaccine a few years ago. take care

[doubledenim]

Just found out I have Shingles. Pretty damn painful, do not recommend.

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[Stirchley]

Just found out I have Shingles. Pretty damn painful, do not recommend.

Try to stop them spreading if possible.

[I_Wear_Pants]

Just found out I have Shingles. Pretty damn painful, do not recommend.

Yuck. That really sucks. I had shingles when I was 20. It was awful.

Yeah my knee has improved to the point it aches and doesn't really hurt. Now I can concentrate on my sinuses. I have a follow-up ENT appointment Tuesday to see what the next step is. The non-invasive treatments didn't work.

[hownos]

Should alcohol come with cancer warning labels?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/alcohol-cancer-warning-labels-1.7422379

[Stirchley]

Should alcohol come with cancer warning labels?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/alcohol-cancer-warning-labels-1.7422379

Don’t know, don’t care. I don’t drink.

[hownos]

Don’t know, don’t care. I don’t drink.

It's never been that important to me as well.

[hownos]

Had my first colonscopy today. Got there at 1pm and was out by 3:30. I should have done this a few years ago but put it off. Hospitals are so cold and antiseptic and I was sort of dreading it. The staff was really nice and professional. I was high as a kite afterwards on the anesthesia. My wife says I was kind of funny. Can't remember what I said. It wore of within half an hour and I was back to my usual boring self. The worse part of this was yesterday's cleansing procedure.

The good news is there is no sign of colon cancer. Not surprised as it doesn't run in my family.

[Stirchley]

Had my first colonscopy today. Got there at 1pm and was out by 3:30. I should have done this a few years ago but put it off. Hospitals are so cold and antiseptic and I was sort of dreading it. The staff was really nice and professional. I was high as a kite afterwards on the anesthesia. My wife says I was kind of funny. Can't remember what I said. It wore of within half an hour and I was back to my usual boring self. The worse part of this was yesterday's cleansing procedure.

The good news is there is no sign of colon cancer. Not surprised as it doesn't run in my family.

As everyone says the getting ready the day before is the worst. The drink! Ugh!

[hownos]

As everyone says the getting ready the day before is the worst. The drink! Ugh!


yerterday was a long day.

[Stirchley]

yerterday was a long day.

But now it’s done. 🙂