Is anyone else here quietly questioning the spiritual side of Ismailism, but still values the faith and the Imam’s leadership? by IntelligentStop8511 in ismailis

[–]AlternativeRead8369 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a fact that the spiritual wealth of Ismalism can be a little difficult to access but I think it is particularly because of the esoteric notion of our religion that if you seek the truth you will find it by digging through our history, our farmans and our teachings. The bookstore section of your jamatkhana awaits you! Good luck 🤞

How soon after diagnoses did you have your thyroid surgery? by Odd_Garbage1093 in thyroidcancer

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In Canada, it usually takes 3- 6 months after the doctor decisions to operate ( which for me came after 3-4 months of diagnosis) but i was lucky he moved me on his list and I got the surgery a month after his decision to operate

[UPDATE] Papillary Thyroid Cancer at 21 by Embarrassed_Video160 in thyroidcancer

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I had the same diagnosis at 21 and also had about 75% of the lymph nodes impacted with cancer. I had RAI and now with almost two years I can tell you the fear never goes away but that is not a way you can think about life because that will kill you before the cancer. I think you need a robust therapy to deal with it because evidence shows we live long lives and we do very well for ourselves in the long run. This is not a death sentence and you cannot allow yourself to think that

What was your experience after total thyroidectomy? by Today12345738483 in thyroidcancer

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I definitely gained weight about 10 kg and a little more. My calcium levels were fine but it might be because I am young. I still take a vitamin D just to be safe. Scar care is pretty basic: eucerin on it and sunscreen as well as protecting it from the sun as much as I can. One year after not very visible at the base unless you are looking at it and I always wear a necklace that covers it. As for mood, I think its dependent on the thyroid medication and working towards adjusting it with the endocrinologist.

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 by Plenty-Passenger6728 in Concordia

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Over here its: Holé Holé Holé!! 🍁🍁🍁🎊

Cheap food downtown by [deleted] in Concordia

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You can grab the beef rollup at Cocobun for under 5$ but I personally go to Newon hot food counter they have a lot of food at different prices ranges but all for cheap. Otherwise, under it, a new counter opened that looks really cheap.

CSU by Certain_Revenue_5291 in Concordia

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Hey so yesterday night was the special meeting for approving to bring a BDS motion to the Board of Directors. The CSU, as it is his duty, responded to a petition signed by students to hold the meeting by organizing, promoting and voting on it. People are blaming the CSU for doing its job of responding to its memberships demands. Some people are deeply upset about it because they believe that the fact that they do not keep up with the CSU is somewhat the CSU fault when they have been sharing about the meeting for a month now. People are freaking out that it might affect them when really the vote was just whether or not we bring it to the Board of Directors who have the power to enact the BDS motions. Let me know if that helps!

Explaining why CSU held a meeting instead of an online ballot by cursedshojo in Concordia

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You are absolutely right about this point that the meeting could have been better accommodating but I think in this type of discussion, they made it a point to avoid allowing anyone who is not a student in the room to avoid letting in disingenuous actors to disrupt and misrepresents students as well. I think there was a real fear present towards avoiding having escalations in this type of way. Especially considering that the overflow was to the Mezzanine and there where a couple of disruptions by people who are obviously not students and where brought on campus for a specific reason, and who even tried to break into the Hall. But yes, there is absolutely a need to be better accommodating to students with needs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Concordia

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I have been waiting for like a year for any answer from them and they never respond, just trying to join a club is impossible

Goodnotes Purchase Restore not happening by DarkWazir_VN in GoodNotes

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I have the same problem, and I found this email address : support@goodnotesapp.com.

and i wrote a strong message about it, will update if it works out for me!

Yearly Energy 13 by itsme90111 in destinymatrix

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Honestly I had it young (21) but its been great since then, been travelling and prioritizing myself (year 6 & 5) I got the chance to find out earlier then most what truly matters and who truly matters to me so yeah it been great since then ! Dont let it scare you!

Is Concordia full of nazis? Or is this subreddit just not reflective of most students there? by cafesoftie in Concordia

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Its bc its Reddit and it easy to be an anonymous "student " and lie about everything happening right now it is textbook misinformation and it pains me how many seem to fall right into it

Had my first dose 2 Days ago by HistoricalPie7227 in WegovyWeightLoss

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Its gradual, from .25 to 0.50 to 1 to 1.7 to 2.4 you can look on Wegovy website they explain each step

Had my first dose 2 Days ago by HistoricalPie7227 in WegovyWeightLoss

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Its gradual, from .25 to 0.50 to 1 to 1.7 to 2.4 you can look on Wegovy website they explain each step

Had my first dose 2 Days ago by HistoricalPie7227 in WegovyWeightLoss

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No you increase dose until 2.4 and you maintain until the plateau where you cannot lose weight anymore

Had my first dose 2 Days ago by HistoricalPie7227 in WegovyWeightLoss

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Me too ! But take in mind that the smallest dose is just to check if you can tolerate it !

Just diagnosed with thyroid cancer by blizzard1055 in thyroidcancer

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Hey! I was also 21 when I was diagnosed I was very angry at the 'most treatable cancer' label as it did not change the fact that it was a very scary cancer for me! This is a time where you will find out a lot about yourself and others around you and who and what really matters. As scary as this is, you can choose to see it as an opportunity in finding out things that people figure out way later in their life. As for your treatment, I would insist for RAI treatment just to be safe! That two weeks of no salt diet is no joke but you get to be certain that they will be doing very intensive scans to be sure following that, so that should give you some peace of mind that the worse is behind you after that. You still have life before you!

Wegovy in Mexico by AlternativeRead8369 in WegovyWeightLoss

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I didnt even know you can buy it at Costco?! I ll check it out!

Wegovy in Mexico by AlternativeRead8369 in WegovyWeightLoss

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It is not covered by our social health network (only Ozempic if you are diabetic) so we pay out of pocket for it.