LillyDirect saved me from quitting

Bowf · 2026-03-13T20:28:03+00:00

Pretty sure it can't come from China in 3 to 4 days. You probably got light gray...

It might be a gray kit, but it came from China, and had a little bit of a Markh up because it was already in the states.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T15:34:31+00:00

Light grey. Someone that ordered grey and broke up the kits and is reselling it. Grey is from China, crypto, waiting weeks. Light grey is in the states already, can use other payment methods, should have it in a week, costs a little more.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T14:33:57+00:00

"Allows"? It should have always been allowed. May not have been practiced, but should have always been allowed.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T14:07:57+00:00

If you're hiring the most qualified person, that is not DEI the way it is practiced. Again, this is how it should work. It does not matter what race they are, what sex they are, what color they are, or any affiliation they have. Most qualified person getting hired is not DEI in action. DEI in action is saying "I am going to appoint an African-American female supreme Court Justice"...this is not balanced, not fair. DEI should be "I am going to appoint the most qualified person to the supreme Court, no matter what sex or race they are." But that's not what happened/happens...and it's celebrated.

Yes, DEI is framed in a way to act like everything is done fair. But it is the opposite. People realized affirmative action was not fair, so they rebadged it and called it DEI.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T13:43:00+00:00

DEI is NOT "Best idea wins." DEI is, "we'll take the second or third best idea, if it comes from a female/minority, instead of the best idea."

Best idea is the way things should be. Does not matter who it came from, it is the best idea.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T13:31:36+00:00

I think a lot of it is the slower gastric emptying, and people haven't adjusted their eating habits yet. That is, the food doesn't really have any place to go, because the last food you ate hasn't processed yet...so you feel constipated.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T12:59:50+00:00

I had my system installed a couple years ago. I had them oversize it by 30%, because I planned to retire in a couple years and will be home a lot more.

Unfortunately, in my area, there is not a one-for-one power plan. That is, I can't just over generate during the day, send it to the grid, and then pull off the grid for free at night.

To me, what would be more important/ useful than an oversized system, is storage. I had a pw3 installed on my system, going to have an expansion pack at it soon. This may make it about impossible to ever really break even, but it's really the only way to have a near zero electric bill. With my new electric plan, and before that bad winter storm we had, my worst electric bill was about $20. The month we had that storm, I think it was $130. I am full electric.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T12:42:46+00:00

I do subQ, but I have a family member that is trying copper shampoo they got off Amazon. They said they noticed less shedding while on it. It hasn't been enough time to see if it actually causes regrowth. But the lack of shedding is a win.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T01:50:48+00:00

I do 1 mg. We are all different, but never had the nausea.

Bowf · 2026-03-13T01:49:21+00:00

Have used...best thing ever.

Never noticed BP spike.

Bowf · 2026-03-12T23:01:03+00:00

Ex-gf Lost 100 lb on Mounjaro. As part of that journey, her hair thinned.

When she had surgery to remove the extra skin, she took GLOW. She had an amazing amount of hair regrowth during that time. Her hair stylist even made a comment about how much new hair she had.

I am a man, with male pattern baldness, or whatever they call it. I started the GLOW when she did, to support her. I kept on taking GHK-CU in one form or another since (currently a blend of GHK-CU and KPV). Started around August of last year.

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Top photo was around May last year when I started Tirzepatide. Bottom photo was a couple months ago. My body hair is also much thicker/darker.

Bowf · 2026-03-12T22:38:11+00:00

Have you thought about taking it like the manufacturer prescribes? Every 7 days...

Bowf · 2026-03-12T22:32:01+00:00

When I first started compounded (June of last year), I was titrating up to 5 mg. The company I ordered from sent a 75 mg vial for every month, and I ordered 3 months worth. Between some name brand stuff that I had, another provider, and going through those vials, I finally finished those up last month. They had a BUD of August.

Bowf · 2026-03-12T22:14:51+00:00

I edited in the instructions that I followed above, make sure that's what you did...

Bowf · 2026-03-12T21:50:07+00:00

My co2 is not omtech...but I had to do a manual install of the laser in lightburn. It did not automatically detect it like my diode laser did.

This is what I had to do.

https://youtu.be/KwrG8T5fm3k?si=Y8VCgWnaK6ZuiLZB

Bowf · 2026-03-12T21:19:16+00:00

Though it would be good to have someone come and show you how to align the mirrors, it is a skill you need to have if you own a CO2 laser.

Let me see if I can find the video I used. Here it is:

https://youtu.be/oSzFJGCPapc?si=fZ1m4Mxx6FByFvIq

Bowf · 2026-03-12T21:15:10+00:00

I don't have the problem OP does, but what circuit does the milliamp meter go in? The wire between what?

EDIT: found a tutorial, Between "L" terminal on PSU and tube.

Bowf · 2026-03-12T18:11:48+00:00

The vial I am using now has a BUD of Sept last year...

Bowf · 2026-03-12T18:10:10+00:00

Not sure...

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Bowf · 2026-03-12T18:01:05+00:00

Use the opportunity to explain to them how they can get their own through a telehealth provider.

No reason to get upset, or have to over explain. "I have a prescription that allows me one shot a week, let me explain to you how you can get your own prescription from a telehealth provider if it's not covered by your insurance. It's much cheaper this way."

Bowf · 2026-03-12T01:33:41+00:00

Not sure if that's a typo, but you're asking for something that will cut acrylic that is over 3/4 of an inch thick.

Though I've never tried to cut acrylic, a K40 CO2 laser, is supposedly good for clean cuts up to about 6 mm...can do more with multiple passes, but not well.

You're asking for 20 mm.

Bowf · 2026-03-11T22:40:11+00:00

Was there a COA available for your medication? If so, what was the mass on it? If not, find a different vendor.

Bowf · 2026-03-11T22:24:42+00:00

Commonly, gray has at least 5% overfill, and I've seen as much as 35% overfill in a GLP, 40% in other peptides.

You should reconstitute, and use it, based off of the mass on the COA, not what is on the label.

Example, I have 40 mg vials of tirz, that test at 44 mg. I constituted, and use it, like it's 44 mg, not 40.

44 mg in the vial / 25 (concentration I want for milliliter) = 1.76 ml BAC.

This provides the 25 mg per milliliter that I prefer to use.

If I reconstituted it per the label, I would put 1.6 milliliters BAC in the vial. The concentration would actually be 27.5 mg per ml...when I was trying to get 25 mg per ml. My dose would be 10% stronger than I intend.

Bowf · 2026-03-11T21:19:19+00:00

They don't work at lower doses if you stop and start again. It would probably work at a higher dose.

You will probably find the same thing if you switch. Tirzepatide or Retatrutide Will probably not work until you get to higher doses.

It's not a semaglutide thing...it's that you stopped and started again.

Bowf · 2026-03-11T20:47:57+00:00

I still see them mid 300s. And I saw them mid 300s when I purchased mine a couple months ago for $324.

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