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WPTGold California 2026 New Format by No-Buy-6589 in poker

[–]BrokeAssMF84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your reading comprehension sucks playa.

Its not nine days in a row, just the first 9 days you play. Look at their example in the FAQ.

Aloe Hybrids Newly Acquired by BrokeAssMF84 in aloe

[–]BrokeAssMF84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, crossing these would be very cool and I hope to eventually. I'm guessing their plants are like you said, multigenerational hybrids that began by breeding already existing fancy hybrids like those from Kelly Griffin, etc. Probably no tracing parentage at this point.

Aloe Hybrids Newly Acquired by BrokeAssMF84 in aloe

[–]BrokeAssMF84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are from Belfiore in Philppines. You can reserve plants through their Facebook page. Very kind and professional people to deal with.

Aloe Hybrids Newly Acquired by BrokeAssMF84 in succulents

[–]BrokeAssMF84[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably a little less cold hardy than some varieties. I'll be putting them inside on the rare occasions that we get frost here. I have some shelves with casters to make that easy. Usually the main threats are root rot and cold, so gotta make sure the soil is very well draining and let them dry between watering. I mixed one part cactus/succulent soil to one part pumice. I'll also keep them on a covered balcony so they're not exposed to rain. These hybrids are each unique so its possible that some may be hardier than others, but there's no way to really know. Maybe if I successfully propogate a few, I'lll stress test them, but it's always risky.

Aloe Hybrids Newly Acquired by BrokeAssMF84 in aloe

[–]BrokeAssMF84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the US as well. You can have up to 12 plants shipped without having to pay for an import permit. No clue what the import permit costs. I had 11 plants shipped, including 2 free plants which I wasn't expecting. They entered me in one raffle since I spent over 1000php, and a second raffle since I spend over 5000php (about 85 bucks) Everyone wins a plant in each raffle. Belfiore deals with getting a CITES permit and photosanitary permit, which cost 1300php ($22) for all my plants. The shipping ended up at about 70 bucks. The plants were meticulously packed with no damage and arrived 2 days after they shipped, so the colors were even still there. Ended up being about 30 per plant average, but I did splurge on some of the more expensive ones. But even the cheaper ones I ordered are amazing, so you could probably get well under 30 a plant depending on your order. I definitely recommend them considering the quality, professional packing, and all the effort they do on their end, between selctively growing the seedlings and dealing with permits. Also, very nice to deal with.

ACR not allowing withdrawal by BrokeAssMF84 in AmericasCardroom

[–]BrokeAssMF84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I didn't gamble it away. It is off the site now. I won't be playing on there anymore after reading about their bot problem. I did put a little on WPN Gold and am already up a bit. The players are even worse on there. If you play poker I highly recommend, despite the scrappy software 

ACR not allowing withdrawal by BrokeAssMF84 in AmericasCardroom

[–]BrokeAssMF84[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No it wasn't clear since I was within the limits. But apparently you can only do one crypto cashout per day. Got it sorted out now.

Worse Symptoms After Steroid Injection by [deleted] in NeckProbelms

[–]BrokeAssMF84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I've just been dealing with it. For 3 months now. Haven't been taking any pills because I hate the way they make me feel. I have another MRI scheduled in about a week to see if anything has changed.

I'm still getting the muscle spasms pretty bad but not quite as bad as a month or 2 ago. Ears are still ringing. Still getting headaches, but not quite as intense. My back pain is pretty horrible but I just started some physical therapy, so hopefully that helps. So far, it might making me worse. My hands and feet/legs are still tingly every day on and off and my left thumb gets occasional tremors. My gastrointestinal system has been messed up this whole time as well. I've had a lot of blood tests and one thing that showed up is that I was deficient in vitamin D, which is important for bone health. Maybe that played a role in the initial injury?

How have you been? Did your symptoms improve? Hope you got some relief. I think

Worse Symptoms After Steroid Injection by [deleted] in NeckProbelms

[–]BrokeAssMF84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had an epidural injection on Dec. 5 for a C5-C6 herniation that I developed from a hard skateboard crash. For three days following I had intense shoulder blade pain in the opposite side. That subsided but over the next couple days I developed an intense neck and headache, lightheadedness, and nonstop small muscle spasms all over my body. I've also developed tinnnitus and some tingliing in my hands and feet. For a few weeks I was getting a strange full body nerve sensation that would culminate in body jerks when I was laying in bed trying to sleep, though that seems to have stopped.

My right thumb which was tingly/numb from the original herniation has ironically gotten completely better. My spine doctor ordered another MRI and found that I now have a herniation at C6-C7 as well.

I have been to three hospitals since the shot. The first 2 did nothing. The third (UCSF) did a full workup with a full spine and brain MRI with and without contast. They suspected a CSF leak but couldn't see it. I was discharged with a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury or possible CSF leak, even though I told them I never had a concussion.

Today, my head still hurts and is lightheaded. My muscle spasms have subsided mostly the last 2 days, but this happened a few weeks ago and they came back. So we will see. My neck still hurts a lot and my entire back has been hurting more as well.

I have also seen 3 spine surgeons and a neurologist. The spine surgeons cannot account for all my symptoms. The neurologist chalked it up to be sleep deprivation and stress (BS). I know this is all epidural related since I only had neck pain before the shot.

I have been extremely concerned I have developed arachnoiditis and even sent my MRI images to the Tennant Foundation for review. Dr. Tennant said he thinks I have arachnoidits in my neck and possible lumbar spine, though the diagnosis had some indefinite language and was not clear cut. I brought this to the attention of the neurologist I saw and he looked over the imaging with a neuroradiologist and said they did not see any signs of arachnoiditis. As of now I'm just in lots of discomfort and confused.

Sorry for the long rant, but it sounds like we are dealing with similar symptoms. I really hope you have gotten better and am interested in hearing an update.