What Do You Really Hate? (III)

Keep posting the truth buddy! Knowledge is Power!

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I shared the pain, my friend, and fellow ice camper. We were in the freezing rain ‘belt’ through that entire storm. The exploding transformers and the sound of large tree limbs crrrracking and falling were frequent. Lots of big old trees in our 'hood. Power was out for 2 days. 500,000+ people were without power.

We have a fireplace, but it’s not for heating the house. Unless your sitting there feeding it, it’s only good for mental warmth…lol. 1st day was manageable. By the 2nd day the house gets cold soaked, and it gets harder & harder to keep up. Temp in the house got down to the 40’s.

Things are getting back to normal now. As consumers, we get used to semi reliable utilities. I’m not clueless, just got complacent. A generator for the basic heat & eat needs has moved up my list of things to get.

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Wow @d_fabes sounds like another fun time like @TorturedZen. I guess we got lucky on the east coast this time. I do run a cast iron insert in the fireplace if/when things go awry.

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I’ve thought about an insert. That is a great option to have. I looked into that a number of years ago, but unfortunately in this old house, I’d need to update the chimney which means some expensive brick & masonry work. Then I get to buy the insert…lol. So, financially I think a generator for the present furnace (high efficiency) is a decent option. I might do some research on one of those powered heatilators for the fireplace. A backup for the backup. Just like vapin’.

I will say, I had the best Chicken Alfredo of my life, by tossing some leftover Alfredo in a skillet and sitting in front of the fireplace cookin’ it…lol. It was absolutely awesome. It put a slightly crispy ‘cheese glaze’ on it. A little silver lining in the storm…lol

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Don’t have a gas stove, but I’ll defend your right to have one. Not to the death perhaps, maybe a pinky finger or something

The knuckleheads will probably slip it into the next $10 trillion, 2000 page omnibus bill.

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ONLY $10T? ONLY a 2000 page omnibus bill???
These jokers need to cut their own salary drastically first and we ALL know they have hidden their own salary increases in these poison bills.
DC is such filth.

Ive got the SkyRC MC3000 and it does the same thing, hell they look similar even.

Almost all of my single 18650 mods are tube mechs so If a set of cells unpair i take the good one and use it in flashlights and the other i discharge fully and recycle.

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Oh shit Jose that is awful, I’m sorry that happened to you.
That is about the time my thyroid T3/T4 started to increase!
We could’ve swapped :grin:
Mind you no reasonable diagnosis until January of last year (2022) instigated by me due to diagnosed “allergy” issues increasing.
I had a tremor - never had it before, my neurologist (I also have nocturnal epilepsy) said “take a beta blocker it’s nothing”.
My Dr sure had no clue - still doesn’t, doesn’t understand my treatment either and is absolutely not interested “refer to the Endocrinologist” is all he says.
Hopefully the Cardiologist will be able to diagnose other symptoms that have not yet resolved.

So even if you did go to a Dr, who knows if they would have even known what was going on
(Sorry, I don’t mean to rant but it makes me so mad that we find ourselves in these situations “in this day and age” :roll_eyes:).

I totally understand the frustration of waiting for thyroid meds to kick in - they take so goddamn long!
And then trying to remember! to exercise, fight the fatigue and find the energy to actually do “something”, that something takes all day to do and you’re wiped out.

I’m glad you’re making some progress (even if slow) and able to take your dog for walks again :hugs:

:laughing: Well you are already kicking arse with the Nerdle :laughing:

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They might have. In my case I was stupid enough to quit taking my medication in March of 21.
I had gotten the meds down about 60% with a change of diet.

No doctor was interested. I had steadily gone up with the medication through the years.
All of a sudden the reverse was happening and they weren’t even interested. It pissed me off.
Combined with a complete distrust for pharma I decided it would not be a very good idea to be dependant on them for my future health.

I figured I could do without and look for other alternatives to help the thing along.
So I tapered it off.
By the time I collapsed my brain was mush and I didn’t make the connection.
It took me about 10 months to figure that out.
I was just starting to slip into a coma.

One consolation, when/if the time comes that there is no more medication, my death will be rather pleasant.
Just going from the little sleep to the big sleep :grin:

That’s why I’m warning you. You wait!
Then again, maybe I function better when I’m not altogether there :laughing:

Maybe we could have blood transfusions. You get mine, I get yours.
I hope you feel better soon too.

I missed you at the Wordle :hugs:

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There are a lot of people walking around with undiagnosed thyroid problems.
It’s often confused with burnout or mental issues when the thyroid hormone is low.
It tends to create depression and paranoia.
Paranoia induced by lack of hormones is extremely confusing in a time where you have every reason to be paranoid.

I suppose in your case you would have the opposite of my state. Racing heart, everything speeding up.
Mind you I’m a weird case for a slow thyroid person.
I’m skinny and hyper, which is the side effect of a thyroid working too fast :laughing:

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I totally understand your rationale, in 2020 I had a very strange episode over three days (very slight paralysis on one side, slurry speech but I felt fine). It was diagnosed by bloods as a “seizure”. I had not had a seizure for 20+ years since my early 20’s when I was diagnosed and put on a benzodiazepine. I was on the benzo for the entire time, no doctor ever questioned my reasoning or suggested a review.
I queried it 2 years prior with the neuro when I was applying for my heavy vehicle licence “you’ll have a seizure if you come off it” is what I was told - so I stayed on as I wanted to get my HV licence for new work.

After the “seizure” I was put on an additional anti-epileptic, side effect was rage, changed to a slightly different medication, the rage went but I never felt the same as pre “seizure” - cog fog, fatigue, irritable (sounds familiar).
I researched benzo’s and found the concept of “tolerance withdrawal / relative withdrawal” - matched my symptoms. Told the Neuro what I found and said “I want off”, sure “reduce your dose by 50%, see you in three months”.
Needless to say I thought that was a bit reckless given the time I had been on the drug, so I tapered much slower, by 10% every two weeks then held at the 1/2 way mark until we had moved and settled in (3 months) then continued.
The lower I got, the worse my symptoms got until mid 2021 when the tremor & “allergy” symptoms flared up.

So no, I have no faith in the medical system here either. Not to mention the “compulsory Jabs” I had to have - I am sure they aggravated the symptoms.

Holy crap, it seems like we have had very similar experiences :hugs:

We could so do blood transfusions :laughing:

I’ve missed doing it, I keep getting distracted trying to get organised to go away and now I don’t even want to go - it’s too hard :grimacing: :laughing:
I manage to do the wordle again today but I won’t be here for the next few days, so maybe a week by the time I catch up on everything from being away.

And plenty more who have had covid or the vax - both seem to trigger autoimmune issues. I am on a Graves Disease fb group who only base their information on studies - if you spout any info without research or questioning research, they will not allow it.
They have had a significant increase in members in the last two years (Graves’ Disease Research News, run by a lady named Val Collins - public group for those who might be interested).
The group has been a lifesaver to help me understand how my treatment can actually help me and what I should be looking for in my results, mind you it’s taken me a year to understand it with the cog fog :laughing: :grimacing:

I am on Block and Replace / Add Back Therapy which is not widely used but can be effective in helping to achieve remission.
Essentially Graves’ is hyperthyroid but the antithyroid meds reduce the thyroid activity and reduce the antibodies but since hypothyroid is not safe either, I also take thyroid hormone to stop going hypo. The idea is to stay on the antithyroid meds until the antibodies are undetectable rather than just in range.
It’s a tricky balancing act and I’m not balanced yet :roll_eyes: :grin:

I’m curious if you have been tested for thyroid antibodies? - there are a few different types but if you are hyper that means your Free T3 and Free T4 are too high and if your TSH is low at the same time - you might actually have Graves’ or Hashimoto’s? The antibodies for Graves’ can be stimulating or blocking types (to the thyroid).
That’s about the limit of my knowledge on the topic (hopefully somebody someday will find my ramblings helpful :laughing:).

Anyway, I have rambled on long enough and I have to go finish packing.

(Sorry everyone, I have written a novel :roll_eyes:)

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I don’t know if I have thyroid antibodies. I did ask for an extended thyroid check up after the medication kicked in and I was still feeling bad. Nothing to see there.
The last time one of them, I think the T4?, it’s the one that drives the thyroid, was a bit elevated meaning my thyroid had become a bit slower.
When I was first diagnosed with it and got medication I put on a little weight.

I’ve always been skinny and I’m always hyper and tend to ramble.
My brain is always going round and round. That’s why I never liked uppers like speed or coke, I just go in overdrive.

On second thought we better not. I see you had the jabs, I only identify as someone who’s had them.
I wish you a nice trip girl. Enjoy and relax :hugs:

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The obsession with following popular trends in academia: Why the hell am I getting asked to review proposed lectures on Bloom’s taxonomy or the utterly discredited Myers-Briggs model?

People constantly referencing something does not give it value or merit outside of Ponzi schemes like cryptocurrency and NFTs (oh and Amway - the biggest Ponzi scheme still standing).

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How was the Myers-Briggs model shot down?

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It has no theoretical or empirical foundation and wasn’t made by psychologists. Apart from that, it’s fine.

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I was also planning on posting that here, but it ended up in a private mail. I should have gone to bed early.

I have always been amazed by the obsession to study other peoples studies.

Maybe it works the same way as clickbait. People will look at it because it is referenced.
Check it out of the library or something and it goes up on the list.

I don’t think they will tell the librarian that it was a load of crap and should be scrapped when they bring it back.
If the occasional oddball would do so, it will not go any further than said library.

How dare you.

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That’s why I got rid of my tv 13 years ago. You don’t realise how fogged up your head is with BS until you get rid of it.
It takes a little time. Then you’re entering a world you didn’t know existed. The one outside of the tv.
Unfortunately, not many people seem to live in that world.
It tends to get kind of lonely.

And welcome to the forum @chrisfines :partying_face:
I almost forgot :blush:

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I haven’t watched TV in over a decade too. I find it refreshing to be able to separate myself from the echo chambers it generates and I can catch up on the news when I am in the mood to do so: usually by listening to Radio 4 while cooking or creating.

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Do they still have the afternoon play? I haven’t been listening to radio 4 for years for some reason.

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Not as much as they did before, though there is still Book of the Week.

Personally I tend to listen to Inside Health, Inside Science, The Infinite Monkey Cage, All in the Mind, The Digital Human, Something Understood etc: As they are all excellent shows which like cut through bullshit.

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