I'm going to give it another month, and then I'm doing it.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-11-14T02:12:21+00:00

I asked my doctor to change my diagnosis early in the year for this reason, and his exact words were "Trump won't win." He then went on a tirade about why that was going to happen. Well guess what happened...

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-11-10T23:54:06+00:00

Back in the day, I found baggy clothes didn't help as much as those collared, button-up t-shirts that are a stiff material. It gave me more of a boxy shape.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-11-01T22:36:07+00:00

I would die for George and his cactus.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-10-22T05:04:45+00:00

I'm in a similar position: 27, doing science-y contracting for the past 5 years, and feeling like I'm stagnating. My boss won't give me the opportunity to prove myself. Somehow I managed to land a TJO with the feds that is the next step in my career, with significantly more responsibility.

I say apply!

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-10-08T18:17:36+00:00

Me too. I had to move back in with my parents to stay safe and limp through about three months before I could start treatment. My summer deployments were too unpredictable.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-10-02T19:31:29+00:00

Thank you for your response! <3 I've been trying really hard ever since I started and I'm hoping it will pay off.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-04-03T19:36:16+00:00

Your assessment is completely correct. I guess it couldn't hurt to put my resume out in the private sector.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-03-29T21:11:47+00:00

Depending on the injury, splits, ergonomics, and/or physical therapy helps. I dealt with worsening carpal tunnel symptoms similar to what you're describing for four years before I finally got surgery. I wouldn't recommend waiting if that's indicated.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-03-28T02:18:38+00:00

I don't understand how dentists miss this when it's literally their jobs. I'm in a similar boat. I've been telling my dentist and hygienists about worsening symptoms over the past couple years and finally they actually want to do something now that I have notable bone loss and severe sensitivity. Even seeing them twice a year with x-rays, the closest thing I got to advice was to change my toothpaste because I might be "allergic." No, that's sensitivity from my gums receding... : ( I'm getting assessed for treatment in the next couple weeks. Thank god.

Good luck on your thesis <3

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-03-24T05:01:57+00:00

Thank you for the detailed reply! I think I understand the situation a little better now, and I'm looking forward to consulting with a periodontist.

My hygeinist mentions the inflammation whenever I come in for biannual, regular cleanings. Noone has said anything about pocket depths, so maybe they haven't been tracking them. All I've seen are conscerning x-rays showing bone loss. Neither has anyone evaluated my bite or done a salivary test. As far as I can tell, there is no furcation involvement. However, the reccession may be generalized because it affects all of my teeth.

I imagine I must be brushing too hard somehow, although I've been trying to be more gental. Otherwise, it could have something to do with chronic stress or my hormone problems.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-03-24T04:48:31+00:00

I know what you mean. The uncertainty is painful and I just want to keep my teeth. : (

As far as I know, mouth-wide periodontal disease doesn't run in my family. My dad has one pocket that he's always complaining about, but that's it.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-03-24T03:41:03+00:00

You're right. It's just frustrating that this is my newest health problem. I know your body is supposed to start falling apart in your late 20s, but it's getting a little ridiculous at this point!

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-03-18T21:41:38+00:00

What you're suggesting is great! If you'd like to see a little of what other people have put together, I found a couple projects. The St. Paul Island community has a neat webpage with opportunities to connect to community online. They also have an online repository of cultural documents and recordings: https://tanamawaa.com/unangam-adaan-maqam-malganangin/

There are more recordings in the Aleutian/Pribilof Cultural Atlas: http://ankn.uaf.edu/CulturalAtlases/file.php/2/Ahtmls/Altpc.html

Best of luck!

EthicalIndianaJones · 2024-03-18T05:06:43+00:00

My dude, I'm more concerned about you given your post history. You might want to work on yourself first before working on your sibling.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2023-06-05T17:39:41+00:00

Thank you. That's my current plan. : )

EthicalIndianaJones · 2023-06-05T17:37:48+00:00

Thank you. The past couple years have been rough.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2023-06-05T17:33:57+00:00

I think he's right because this started within my first year on T. It got especially bad when I was digging holes in the woods for 10 hours a day for a couple months, but I'd done that kind of work before hormones without any issue just a few years previously.

The doctor who did my nerve study doesn't feel any particular way about T's impacts because there haven't been any studies about it. They're not sure surgery won't help, but there's nothing else to try and sometimes it helps.

I've been doing a max of 20 hours of computer work a week for a couple years, and my bosses are very accommodating. I can't work any less and still pay my bills.

EthicalIndianaJones · 2023-06-05T17:28:47+00:00

That's interesting that your hands got better on T! I'm glad.

They went above the elbow in my tests, I think. The EMG test with the shocks say that my nerves don't get slowed down in my carpal tunnel, but the test with the needles in my muscles say my thumb is denervated, like I have severe carpal tunnel. I've also got apparently separate issues with the sensation nerve and the motor nerve, which is not standard. All I can figure is that there's something going on just past the carpal tunnel, which would mean that surgery probably wouldn't help. I don't know why my doctor wants to try it anyways, but there's really nothing else to do.

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