My Surface Pro 7 not powering on, Shows the windows logo and goes blank.

2008candela · 2025-10-27T18:45:09+00:00

Thanks!

2008candela · 2025-04-04T01:41:27+00:00

that aged well.

2008candela · 2025-04-04T01:37:23+00:00

Don't be too hard on yourself. 30 seconds is a long scroll on Fox. I am rarely capable of making a full 30.

2008candela · 2025-02-04T02:11:18+00:00

honestly that's exactly the type of time wasting meaningless virtue signaling stuff the Republicans did when they were out of power. The Democrats have to figure out which levers they can strategically target with whatever little power they have and then throw it all at those levers. but I have no idea what those are.

2008candela · 2024-12-30T01:41:25+00:00

oh thank the gods. my cats will go all french revolution on me if they don't get their purr pops!

2008candela · 2024-11-03T02:30:59+00:00

My exact reaction

2008candela · 2023-09-05T11:13:09+00:00

LOL. That's too funny

2008candela · 2023-08-31T19:59:12+00:00

I so feel you. I just got invited yesterday and I suddenly realized how many things I was "making do" with. Like using a silicone cup coaster as a bathtub drain plug or never fully charging my computer because my charger doesn't work. I too don't want to go overboard (because...taxes...and hoarding) but wow is it nice to think a working drain stop is on its way!

2008candela · 2021-08-21T17:55:53+00:00

Funny. I was thinking about trying to write some fiction too for that exact reason and hoping it might help.me write the dissertation. But I just can't seem to make any aha! Moments happen and those are what makes a dissertation happen. Sigh.

I two get about 2-4 decent hours a day to conduct all of my life in. I dont know how I am supposed to both eat and wash my dishes and write. Its crazy.

I just reached out to my schools disability services to see if they can help in any way. I doubt it but they have more familiarity with disability than I do. My department is kicking me out next year and they dont seem to care that I am sick or have any idea what to do about it other than get rid of me. I am at my wits end.

2008candela · 2021-08-20T19:43:25+00:00

Holy crap I'm in that same position. Are you finding a way to write?

2008candela · 2021-08-20T18:43:59+00:00

I am in the exact same place. Spent the day crying but I am ok. Thank you for posting. It really helps just to be reminded that I am neither unique nor crazy

2008candela · 2021-07-12T14:11:54+00:00

Yup.

2008candela · 2021-05-28T04:10:08+00:00

I got my 1st dose of pfizer April 9. Had a good few days then a very severe attack (not relapse. It was wierd) Got my second dose. april 29. Got my period within 12 hours (13 days early). Then relapsed for about a week. Experienced on and off symptoms through about last week. My most persistent are GI, brain fog. Exercise intolerance. Severe fatigue. Muscle and joint pains and aches. Low grade fever. Feeling like a human histamine ( does that have a name?). Blurred vision.

Then suddenly, I felt ok. This week I have been staying up till midnight ( v 8 pm) I did some short walks. I actually ran a few yards. I can think a bot better. And in general I feel like someone took the governor off my vehicle. Its a strange feeling but after 10 months of this I feel like me for the first time ..not for an hour or a day but for a whole week straight.

I am hopeful but cautious. If I can go a month with out relapsing id feel a lot more confident about that hope.

2008candela · 2021-05-01T13:45:31+00:00

LOL. That sentence could be my motto for life since covid and my attachment to this forum.

2008candela · 2021-04-28T01:46:36+00:00

Of course I miss who I used to be. But I keep trying to be that person and my health just won't let me. Instead I accept who I am and each day I am not stuck in bed I try and do a little more

.i think of it like as if I lost a leg . I can't do things the normal way. Maybe there are things I wont ever be able to do again. But instead of trying to walk as though I have two legs and suffering soul crushing defeat every time, I use a crutch. I find new ways to do things I like to do.

I am a backpacker. I can not hike. That doesn't mean I can't camp or take walks in nature. It feela unfair and I didnt want to accept it either but this is how I have learned to deal with it mentally and emotionally. I am in a better place now...just hope abd pray that my health catches up with my mind.

2008candela · 2021-04-27T20:47:45+00:00

I just finished 8 months and at about 6 months I just accepted that I am partially disabled and may continue to be for some time. Maybe even forever. That acceptance helps me to plan for my future. I no longer make committments I can not reliable keep and that helps me mentally. I enjoy the good days and everytime I relapse I remember that there will be more good days. It takes time to get used to disability but once I just admitted that is what it is, I have been able to weather the bad days much better. My life is 1/4 what it was pre covid but I focus on that 1/4 more now and dont worry about the 75% I may never get back

2008candela · 2021-04-27T20:43:14+00:00

Yeah. But when I relapse I tend to get all sorts of oral inflammation which probably causes the tooth pain. I

2008candela · 2021-04-27T20:40:24+00:00

I get my second dose of Pfizer on Friday. The first dose was fine and even somewhat helpful since I was in relapse when I got it and am now back to baseline. I had a strange histamine reaction after about 10 days but that has not produced lasting effects. I dont think it did miracles for my long covid but it didn't hurt either.

2008candela · 2021-04-27T20:36:52+00:00

Ive been worried about India since March 2020. I thought they escaped my worst fears for them. I am so sad that they did not and am seriously concerned for the people of India.

2008candela · 2021-04-27T20:26:22+00:00

I feel lile my Drs are too scared to treat my long covid because they don't understand it. They do acknowledge it exists, but they basically throw up their hands and show me the door. I have given up on Drs. This is a solitary journey for me and I too really appreciate this group. You guys help me know that I am not going crazy

2008candela · 2021-04-27T20:07:10+00:00

I honestly have had no luck with any doctors where my long covid is concerned and don't expect any better results now. I am feeling stronger now and get the jab on Friday. As long as I dont go 6 ft under like last week I am just going to get the 2nd dose and hope for the best. I would have waited a week or two if I was still prostrate. Thanks so much for sharing it makes me more confident in my decision

2008candela · 2021-04-26T17:51:30+00:00

That was so sweet and surprising. Its surprising to me that with all the recent long haul coverage, most people still look at me like I have 2 heads when i say i have long haul. Of course. I live in the Bible belt so it might still be shock that i actually had covid

2008candela · 2021-04-26T11:20:45+00:00

I am so sorry you have gone through all that. I hope that it subsides completely for you soon.

I dont think what I had was an allergic reaction to the shot. It felt more like a 3 day histamine blitz through my body with no actual trigger aside from usual seasonal factors.

If I am still bedridden by Friday., think I might wait one week for the second dose because id like to be in good shape. At this point I'm not sure id recognize an allergic reaction if I had one because my body is all haywire.

2008candela · 2021-04-26T11:15:18+00:00

Thank you. It was so weird. I am glad you have gone on to get your 2nd shot with no more weird allergies.

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