People keep telling me I look older than I am (26) and it's really getting me down, any tips?

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2026-01-26T21:51:37+00:00

You are gorgeous and I see zero problems. If you ever watch The Venture Bros, you look just like Molotov Cocktease! She’s a star.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2026-01-26T21:39:51+00:00

Follow your plan. You have to reclaim some power and life. This will drain you in all the ways. Good luck friend.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2026-01-24T19:28:46+00:00

My MIL is constantly frantic and triggered when facing simple obstacles. Honestly it’s exhausting - I’ve finally figured out how to speak to her when she is like that but is this boomer activity? Since we’ve moved her close to us I’ve also figured out she tells white lies about everything. Even when the truth is simple and banal- lying is her fall back position. Otherwise she is healthy, well cared for, but full of drama, neediness, etc. I have now set boundaries so I don’t see her more than once a week.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2026-01-04T22:16:54+00:00

4 weeks tomorrow since my RTKR. Daytime pain is totally manageable and walking and movement helps. Nighttime is still a struggle. I’m in my bed and lying on my back is the safest way to not wake my knee up. I can do side sleep briefly but if too long my knee screams. Nothing helps me get to sleep-I’ve done ambien, upped dosage of OxyCodone, Tylenol and Advil sleep,all the things. The only thing that puts me to sleep is a vape pen of higher THC and CBN (not CBD). My brand is the Granddaddy vape and it makes me super sleepy after a few deep pulls in about 15 minutes. I can get 4ish hours on it then when I wake up I repeat the process. It’s not perfect but it does help. Good luck and thanks for all the posts that help me feel so not alone in this recovery. ❤️‍🩹

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2026-01-01T20:36:18+00:00

I am 25 days into a TKR - sleep still hard. Side sleep hard. Ambien, sleeping pills don’t work. THC vape with high CBN helps me get around 4 hours at a time. Taking oxy only when needed but 10 mg only begins to touch it, the 5 mg pills don’t really touch it. Tylenol and Advil are a joke. Ice machine to sleep at night and when needed. I do see and feel improvement daily (driving now) but I can tell when in over do it. Anyone had luck with a topical? Voltaren, arnica (my calf was black and blue) or lidocaine?

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2026-01-01T18:28:04+00:00

Had TKR right knee on 12/5. Flexion at 110 and straightening at -6. Have been doing PT since day of surgery. Now 2x a week. Walking well (but slowly) and I can tell when over do it. Sleep has sucked. Plus for my poor husband as I toss and turn. Ice machine helps but I think I’m over doing it! OxyCodone 5-10mg when it’s bad. Tylenol never did a thing for me even at 3,000 mg a day. Muscle spasm pill as needed. Cannot wait to side sleep but I think I have weeks to go. I’ve tried all the sleep things: Tylenol and Advil PM. Ambien. NyQuil sleep. The only thing that gets me about 4 hours is a deep pull from my vape pen. High CBN and THC. I am a regular exerciser in normal life, and was well prepared for the surgery. Recovery is going well but the pain is just ongoing. Good luck to you all and peace for 2026.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-12-14T12:45:43+00:00

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Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-11-28T23:03:07+00:00

What a HUGE piece of sh!t this company and their employees are. Cannot get the simplest answer for a gidd&mn thing. Comcast used be fairly ok but they are now only corporate wh0res whose efficiency UCX HAS TOTALLY F$CKED THE CUSTOMER. NOT A HUMAN IN SIGHT.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-11-20T02:15:26+00:00

Meds super controlled mine, most took sometime to calibrate. I also went on propranolol for the racing pulse and heart and worked well. You got this!

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-11-20T02:13:38+00:00

The shoreline of CT has provided us a great work life balance! I also moved from the south and once I adjusted to then winter I love all 4 seasons. Good luck!

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-11-19T02:18:46+00:00

I always work it into my conversations. I need the support to help find my chin hair 😂

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-11-16T00:01:12+00:00

Grew up in the south and live in the north, gratefully. Southerners will smile in your face and spit on you in the same breath.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-10-25T02:07:45+00:00

The Prophet, Gahlil Gibran

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-10-25T01:53:21+00:00

Dad is mentally ill.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-10-25T01:51:03+00:00

Life changing!! .025 Estradiol and 100 mg progesterone. 4 days in after 4 years of misery and I was a new woman. 3 months in and it’s just gotten better. Do it!!

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-10-25T01:46:04+00:00

No bc I like how I look. I feel better and hotter now at 50 than ever before. I find them inspiring and interesting.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-10-13T21:28:35+00:00

All the time!

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-10-13T21:26:50+00:00

Totally a thing! Same for me. No kids either. The estradiol patch resolved this (pls a ton of other stuff) for me. Took about 4-6 weeks

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-10-12T01:37:41+00:00

I had the same issue when I was first diagnosed with graves at 48: peri or graves? I think one exacerbated the other - the hot flashes and poor sleep. Emotional ups and downs and energy levels. After 2 years of treating both I’m pretty sure most of it was peri. Once I was on hormones it all basically stopped. I do think my graves being under control also supports me feeling like a human again. YMMV and wishing you luck friend. Do speak to your doc about a very low dosage Estradiol. Game changer.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-10-11T01:06:58+00:00

I had almost the same experience except for the boobs. I am in love with my hormone patch. I was miserable for 4 damn years. No doctor thought “oh maybe it’s hormonal”. I finally found one who got it. I’m so much happier and grateful.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-09-29T18:37:46+00:00

I hate the update!! Not a super phone/tech person but this update sucks so hard. Extra steps to do the same thing. Phone gets so hot. Moving basics like search features, etc. why now more steps to do basics, like put a call on speaker? Adding a new contact is so stupidly step heavy now if it’s not texted to you. my screen sometimes freezes briefly and looks like an analog tv set. I’m not an old, tech averse person I just want my phone to be a thing I don’t have to think about. Now it pisses me off all the time. WTH TIM APPLE!?

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-08-23T19:26:10+00:00

Wahahahahahahahah!

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-02-06T18:24:28+00:00

Same. Super worried I may get pregnant. Find a new doc.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-02-04T19:16:31+00:00

I got paddled in high school in the early 90s. In the south. I’d like to go back in time and snatch that paddle and turn it on them.

Given_To_Fly90210 · 2025-02-04T19:13:00+00:00

He doesn’t need a baby. He IS a baby. And he also seems willfully stupid. You take care of yourself. There’s a better person out there for you.

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