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troph

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  1. Like I told Francisco, tranny isn’t your slur to use - even if you’re using it as an ally or in a neutral connotation.
  2. There’s virtually no FDA approved treatment for long covid. It’s a shitty situation all around, pure misery. At every turn, I balanced risk and reward and the two most beneficial treatments had very little risk. My dad used to supervise patients in the chamber at hospital hyperbaric chambers. So I’m not totally unfamiliar, but this new “consumer facing” approach with companies with multi locations and a single MD as part of the team is kinda crazy. Same with ketamine. I also nixed hyperbaric 02 because of possible side effects. Thankfully, I made it all the way back from some devastating symptoms but I’ll tell you I don’t fault anyone trying what’s available, that syndrome is fucking hell.
  3. in the mornings, most mornings, this is how I feel. But late at night I’m not so sure. In the end, the appeal for adventure and a 5x amplifier on spending power makes leaving extremely inticing.
  4. Man I haven’t heard his name called in years…. And his one chance to get my attention and Transylvania is the best he can do?
  5. I follow some gramers that show real estate for sale in northern Italy. Rarely on IG anymore but when I check it they catch my eye. but I already have you and me down for a circumnavigation before you settle down in Italy, even though you don’t yet - or now do - know it. So build that in mkay?
  6. No worries. None at all my friend.
  7. I nixed hyperbaric oxygen as a possible long covid treatment because of the claustrophobia risk but was willing to come back to it if everything else failed. Luckily EECP was my last treatment and it did the job.
  8. I don’t know a single liberal who ever thought Russia was an ally, not the biggest threat? Sure. But noting Russia as 3rd or 4th on the list of enemies is a far cry from Trump/Vance doctrine. Only Republicans have done a 180 on Russia, there is no both sides here.
  9. I’d also add that apart from maybe rivian you’d be hard pressed to find a better EV than the model S. Those saying it seems cheap, I don’t know about the Y and the 3 but I’ve not thought the X or the S were cheap. Extremely simple yes. I still enjoy driving it. But if I had to chose now I’d get a used Rivian.
  10. Politics aside and I won’t buy another god damned tesla for anything - but I bought both an S and an X used. I’ve had virtually no issues either them. AC repair on the X and a door handle on the S, that’s about it. Everything else minor. Battery degradation is minimal. Both over 100,000 miles. Our X is a 2016 and has 220 max range and it’s never an issue except frequent stops on road trips. 2016 is still highly relevant due to software based controls. No car play though. The thing is though, there are so many options now and in a year or two the used market for all the other OEMs will start to develop. Not sure our next one - it won’t be a tesla - but it will almost surely be used. The lack of mechanical systems and parts makes buying a used EV just that much more logical.
  11. I appreciate the sentiment, but it’s not your slur to use.
  12. Highly likely we leave. Politics plus cost of living. I like really nice things, I’d like to live like a queen. I’d like to feel politically safe. If I can’t have both of those here which looks increasingly unlikely then we leave. Grandkids if we have any are the only thing I think will totally hold us back. But then if we live like queens we can fly them to see us or we can come back to see them.
  13. yeah, it's all new to me, not sure what the deal is but this treatment and the others coming down the line don't seem to distinguish causation / effectiveness. to be honest, I'm taking a break from health care right now, last year was so intense but I'm going to circle back on this later this year I think.
  14. bimodal neuromodulation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50473-z I have tinnitus to a degree, I think it was an unnoticed symptom of covid the first time I got it way back when, it was worse this time around and I still have some eustachian tube blockage that I think is from this round of covid that I'm working on, once that clears out I'll see where my tinnitus lands. I think it's slowly getting better right now but it's hard to say. it rarely disturbs me but I do want to take care of it. This biomdal neuromodulation sounds promising but it's a helluva commitment, there's some other treatments that should be coming out, if you rabbit hole tinnitus treatments you'll find a few others. I think over the next few years there may be insurance/FDA and other breakthroughs that make treatment more accessible.
  15. I had severe claustrophobia when I had asthma like symptoms with Covid. Even after my lungs cleared. So bad I was scared to lay in bed, if the room was too small that wouldn’t work, but even the blankets in bed were suffocating. I ended up sleeping on the bare floor in the living room a lot. even now though in normal times I can’t wear a watch or my wedding ring or necklace to sleep. No restrictions otherwise I feel trapped. as I get older I hate crowds. I can’t sit the inside seat of a plane, and I don’t care for the back seat of a car on a longer trip. I’m sure there’s more. my mom is claustrophobic too.
  16. We’ll see but I don’t think this Texas team is bottom half of the league even though they desperately hope it’s true. We’ll see if pitching comes together top to bottom but I’m not concerned about defense I think they figure they out. This team could be just outside contention for the SEC title and after this year… fuck all of them, we gonna run it.
  17. the combo of surly and roger/keith is riveting, but I'm going to sign off and take a nap with these two calling the game while I snooze. luxury living right here.
  18. women bitch slapping the SEC in basketball. fuck dem SEC hoes.
  19. https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/2014/11/19/GEN_1119144623.aspx
  20. at least it wasn't chili and beans. woulda been better as chili and fritos. just saying.
  21. a gather, a bobble, a throw... roger working on his skills, mad skills.
  22. tie game you midwestern dickfaces named bevo and pevo?
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