I drove a truck just like that for years when I was a kid. Advantage of tribal law taking care of inspection/registration. Left a blue cloud of smoke behind me. Worked fine for 8 years. Still runs on the ranch.
Only down hill or when being pulled by some hoofed animalā¦
Life angers me intensely. I donāt really think thereās any more good news to be had regarding my health issues.
I wish I had a new body instead of this fucked-up piece of shit Iām currently inhabiting. The newest doctor I saw told me that he believes I may have IBD of the small intestine, which
1.) would account for my unexplained weight loss
2.) would account for my entirely clean and healthy colonoscopy/endoscopy
3.) is terrible news, because itās lifelong, treatable in name only, and very prone to flare-ups during periods of stress (or randomly, which is what has been happening to me very frequently).
In conclusion, fuck me. As Iām writing this, Iām puking at work and havenāt done a single productive thing all day because every time I try to get some work done, nature calls once again. Iāve been sick as a dog and have eaten next to nothing for 9 days, and Iāve almost fainted upon standing more times than I can count this week. Iām also tingly, hot, tired, and have the chills. Man, I donāt wanna be the next fucking Clint Darden.
Tried weed? Lot of different strains with varying effects that help a lot of people in similar situations.
I canāt imagine how infuriating it must be to have your body break down through no fault of your own. Vibes.
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Had a friend with that issue and she actually improved her situation by cutting out all carbonated beverages. Then she did a super strict fodmap elimination diet where she stopped eating anything that could aggravate the condition and introduced one food group at a time back in for 2 weeks. Now she doesnāt eat wheat or dairy because those turned out to be triggers, but sheās been symptom free for 5 years. She gets to eat everything else if that helps.
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+1 on the THC @Californiagrown suggested. Iām the most boring WASP non drug user youāll ever meet. I thought it was all hippie nonsense. But in the past 2 weeks alone Iāve met people extolling the virtues of THC (not CBD) for stomach conditions and digestion.
Including an 82yo man with terminal lung fibrosis who literally canāt eat due to stomach pain and canāt take opiates. He takes 1/3rd of a THC gummie bear in the morning and hits a 1 hitter in the afternoon and he can function and is eating and able to move around again. He was more embarrassed to tell his kids heās āon dopeā than that he was dying of lung disease.
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Weed helps, but it doesnāt help as much as it used to. Now, Iāve developed a wicked tolerance for it, so I usually spend most of my cash on buying it, solely for pain management purposes.
I did this, dude. All of this. It didnāt work, unfortunately. I remember when I ate only lean meats, vegetables, and potatoes for 6 months. Unfortunately, I didnāt see the muscle-building benefits of that because my parasite was eating me alive.
Some day, maybe a long time in the future, you have to find a way to make that funny. Otherwise itās just gonna keep eating at youā¦
It took a good 5 years or so for me to start joking about draino, so no rush.
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I spent Saturday night in the hospital, had a seizure (reaction to the oral contrast I ingested for my stomach MRI), and almost died from dehydration (any water I drank came out of me in the 20+ bouts of diarrhea I had on Saturday). But, Iām finally feeling well enough to eat and train again. Time to pack on the 10 pounds I lost before my next squat session. Ugh. How strong can I get before the end of the year? My birthday is in 5 months, and my (sober and not high as shit on Adderall) deadlift is planted squarely at 455 or so. Maybe if I bulk to 200 pounds, Iāll pull 500 before Iām 18.
I also tweaked my lower back and left hip during the seizure I had. Sooooā¦I might be fucked. Idk. Iām gonna see how it feels at the end of the week and just focus on eating for now. This shit is pissing me off.
I tore my Happy Socksā¢ putting them on today.
Not happy.
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I pulled a muscle (or something) somewhere around my shoulder blade.
Havenāt a clue what I did, but it hurts to do anything (like sit in a chair, lay down, stand, whatever) other than curl up in a near fetal position in a recliner with an ice pack.
No bruise/blackness, normal range of motion in all directions, maybe some swelling.
Foam rolling with a ball provides intense pain followed by relief for about 3 minutes.
Really tempted to take three days off, stay drunk, and watch all 9 or so Star Wars movies.
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āIt is really important that we have this done by the 10thā
Everyone proceeds to kill themselves to make the deadline
Hear nothing for six weeks then email sent from 11PM the previous night:
āHad a look at the report, can you add XYZ? I need it for a meeting at 1, thanksā
You had 6 weeks asshole!!!
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That actually sounds reasonable!
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Doctors and their horrendous bedside manner piss me off.
Doesnāt piss me off, per se, more uncomfortable but canāt find that threadā¦
People who schmooze but lack a sufficient level of charisma for it be effective. They remind me of Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs dancing in his room, full tuckā¦āwould you fuck me? Iād fuck meā¦ā level is what Iām talking about hereā¦
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Sadly, I only got through one set of movies. I got a mild buzz, took cough medicine I didnāt need and managed to sleep with an ice pack. Woke up feeling great.
Still no clue what I did.
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Goodbye Horses is an incredible song though. Rooted in eastern philosophy
Our HR has changed hiring policy such that if you call a prospective employeeās references and any of them are bad, you canāt act on it. You need to disregard the reference and find a new one.
Add this to our decision to hire over the holidaysā¦ pretty sure they are just trying to get me to quit lol
So what Iām hearing is HR thinks yāall need to hire more people, the labor pool is tight so theyāre willing to ignore potential sociopaths just to fill desks?? Iād find a new place with more stringent hiring policies STAT my man ā¦ this policy has bad idea written all over it.
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Iāve got all sorts of shitty references, how much do you pay?
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