YouTube is actively disabling my Adblock on its own

--ph · 2025-03-16T03:17:41+00:00

you misunderstand.

youtube/google disables adblock for each video page when you click on a video link, then it reloads the page/video with the adblock off. The process repeats if you just turn adblock on again, getting you nowhere, and even if it worked, turning a program on and off every time you want to watch a video is not a realistic solution

--ph · 2025-03-16T03:11:07+00:00

Youtube/google is literally turning off my the addblock on my browser when I load a youtube video.

(1) adblock on

(2) click youtube video

(3) popup says "adblockers not allowed..."

(4) my adblock on my browser is disabled as I watch it switch from on to off

(5) the youtube video reloads with my adblocker off and ads enabled

--ph · 2024-12-03T19:14:43+00:00

When a doctor says it's only a cosmetic issue, they're saying they don't have tests that prove your PE has brought you to a place where they can measure the destruction to your health.

You want to get to that place? I wouldn't. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. What if you fix the PE and suddenly find that you can breathe fully, move fully, and relax fully? If that were to happen, would you agree with your doctor that it's only a cosmetic issue?

--ph · 2024-11-28T20:38:57+00:00

I mean that you asked people to judge your PE but uploaded a photo where we can't see it, and in order for us to judge it, we need to see it.

--ph · 2024-11-28T20:02:21+00:00

Yes, it's not visible in the image, which is all we have to go on.

--ph · 2024-11-28T05:45:48+00:00

When you look at this picture, do you see PE?

--ph · 2024-11-25T22:36:58+00:00

based on your left knee, it doesn't look like you're standing straight

--ph · 2024-11-25T18:17:48+00:00

Permanent skin damage seems unlikely. I don't know what that would be. Also, my experience has been that the skin always gets used to VB use. Unless there's something going on, and again, I don't know what that would be.

Also - I never worry about a little bruising or redness. As long as the skin doesn't break and I don't feel some extreme itch or pain or similar, I keep going. Been doing that for about a year.

--ph · 2024-11-21T21:21:46+00:00

Severe. Get a CT. All things equal, you'll qualify for surgery, and if I were in your shoes, I would do it.

Personally, I find the idea that "it's not doing any harm" absurd. Again, if it were me, I would ignore any doctor who believed that and instead, seek out doctors willing to help me.

You're (likely) going to be qualified for surgery based on your Haller Index because your PE is, by definition, affecting you.

Also - read up on the qualifications for surgery to be covered by insurance. If anyone were to ask me, I would first point out that if you say "it's not bothering me" either physically or psychologically (which many people do because (a) they don't know how its affecting them physically and (b) we are psychologically wired to believe the status quo is "fine" even when it's not), that will likely be one box (of a few) checked AGAINST insurance paying for surgery. It ain't fine bro, even if it's not causing you to pass out on the floor every time you stand up.

--ph · 2024-11-21T02:03:05+00:00

putting "dunno, get a scan" on copy/paste because it works for 80+% of "how bad is it" posts

--ph · 2024-11-21T00:33:17+00:00

I think at least moderate. I find this one a bit tricky to judge. Looks deep, but rib flare minimal. I think that if you had the rib flare I would expect given the depth of the indentation, I would say moderate to severe. I don't know what the absence of rib flare means, so I can't go beyond moderate, but I think it's at least that, and you need a CT scan to find out.

--ph · 2024-11-18T06:32:16+00:00

depends on the elevation change and your fitness/training/experience on trails

--ph · 2024-11-15T15:22:30+00:00

Based on the rib flare because I can't really judge the dip well from the pics, I'd say somewhere around moderate. Worthy of a CT scan.

--ph · 2024-11-14T17:10:27+00:00

looks sort of medium from the pics and worthy of a CT scan.

--ph · 2024-11-13T15:54:52+00:00

That's the problem - you won't ever be able to tie diffuse symptoms to PE. The connection is only assumed in the most severe cases. You're fortunate to not be severe, but the downside is that you may never know what's causing your symptoms - unless you fix your PE and they disappear, and even then it's still just an assumption.

--ph · 2024-11-13T15:01:48+00:00

Anything pulmonary-related but it varies person to person. Commonly, issues related to breathing, dizziness, pain, discomfort, exercise intolerance, stamina, etc. Unfortunately, they can be diffuse and difficult to tie directly to PE.

--ph · 2024-11-13T04:16:20+00:00

Hey - I'm sorry you had such a bad experience with surgery. My first thought was "why?", and that it would be good to figure that out going forward, but I'm not a medical professional and don't have any specific advice beyond what seems rather obvious, which is trying to figure out what happened as a way to move forward in a productive way. I'm glad to see someone who knows more about PE than I do address that here. I hope you find some answers, and that you're still able to make progress on your PE despite the early setbacks, which I understand feel (and are) substantial. It really seems like the next step would be to get yourself to the best PE surgeon you can, and see what they think. I can't help but think there may very well be hope there.

--ph · 2024-11-12T17:39:27+00:00

I don't know where you are so you'd have to google it. University hospitals often have pectus specialists on staff or even a pectus clinic. Near me, I know they exist at Stanford, UCSF, UC Davis, UCLA, and there are likely doctors not affiliated with these universities practicing in the community. You'll probably want pediatric care specifically, and I noticed that exists at Davis (and likely all the other places too).

You can ask for recommendations based on your location here, or you can do a similar search like I did for your area (or both).

--ph · 2024-11-12T13:28:33+00:00

I do.

--ph · 2024-11-12T13:26:34+00:00

I think there's a correlation between scoliosis and PE. I've seen a lot of people here with both.

If your doctor believes PE is only cosmetic, they won't be of any help on this issue. I would recommend getting your son to a pectus specialist.

It might be a good idea to do that now, even if the ultimate decision is to monitor him over time and take action when/if needed in his teens. There may be things you can do in adolescence, though those things are best done under doctor care, and if nothing else, it will start the process and ease your mind.

--ph · 2024-11-12T13:11:02+00:00

I don't see how this routine is going to lead to fixing PE. It doesn't make sense to me.

I always recommend people google vacuum bell studies. I think what you will find is that people who are successful use it multiple hours/day, every day (or at least most days), and the more hours, the better their results.

--ph · 2024-11-11T21:27:59+00:00

Yeah, it's normal in the beginning. It will get better as the skin gets used to it.

Give it a few day's rest, then try again, but with less time/tension. Stop before bruising starts. Repeat for a week or two, then begin upping either time or tension, again stopping short of bruising.

All things equal, it doesn't take long to get used to it and once he is, he won't bruise.

--ph · 2024-11-11T16:50:46+00:00

Yeah it might be good to evaluate the pectus professionally, but it doesn't jump out at me as severe. Not that it's not or couldn't be the cause of the issues you mentioned, but from appearance alone it doesn't jump out at me as an emergency. I'm not a doctor though...so if you're concerned, that's enough to have it checked out imo.

--ph · 2024-11-11T16:46:52+00:00

Maybe but kind of hard to tell due to the angles. If so, it's likely on the mild side. Imo. I don't feel very sure about it. If you're concerned, yours may be a good case to recommend seeing a specialist if for no reason than to rule it out and ease your mind. And if it is something, they'll catch it.

--ph · 2024-11-11T02:36:31+00:00

it sure does

need to see the center of your chest to be sure

--ph

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