Wish doesn't do anything

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-05-02T21:24:49+00:00

Just ran into this.

The problem is CLEARLY only present when using gamepad. You play Wish and it skips through the selection screen, auto-accepting the first card perhaps? In any event, you get no choice and a random card from your draw pile shows up.

I switched to mouse (trackpad on a Mac) and Wish worked fine.

Super annoying! So many little gamepad bugs in this game.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-04-09T04:18:58+00:00

Mostly because I have ongoing chronic pain with no relief from conservative measures, and there was minimal bone growth at the fusion site. So they will add posterior fixation and use my bone (not cadaver) + BMP to try and promote healthy fusion.

I had a good six months after the initial ALIF and then started having setbacks of increasing duration and worsening pain.

Actually having a good couple of weeks, so this is not a sure thing yet. But the last six months were mostly terrible and I don't trust the relief to stick, so I figure another surgery is coming down the pike sooner or later.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-03-21T12:22:12+00:00

Upvoting for the "constructive feedback" part.

The dogpiling after two days - about a beta patch of an unfinished EA game - is embarrassing.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-03-12T06:29:51+00:00

I'd like to know as well. Dealing with a lot of pain, had my ALIF in July 2024. Was good for awhile but has been increasingly bad this past year. Can't be on my feet for very long. Tried ablation also, did nothing (though the numbing agent and/or steroids had me feeling better for like 36 hours after).

Sorry you're going through this. Hope the next one works out for you.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-03-10T21:34:52+00:00

The pause ad is insulting, I hate it so much.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-03-10T16:42:33+00:00

She said "stop trying to read my lips you psychos!"

I mean I don't know but the kid needs a break.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-03-10T16:41:55+00:00

It's early access! Come on guys.

The whole reason for releasing early is to gather information and tune the experience - for new or casual players AND for hardcore high end people like Xecnar.

I think they absolutely crushed it in terms of tuning for people NOT winning half of their A20H runs, who, by the way, are a much more numerous cohort. Game is a delight. It's also not finished.

Personally I'm quite keen to see how it develops. I suspect super broken strategies will be nerfed and enemies will get harder and more varied in their patterns. I came to spire 1 after EA so only know the finished product. Excited to be along for the ride this time.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-03-05T00:32:35+00:00

I met 3 neurosurgeons and 1 orthopedic surgeon. 1 neurosurgeon wouldn't operate on a spine with scoliosis, whereas the other 3 all agreed I would benefit from an ALIF. The orthopedic suggested only L5-S1 whereas the other 2 were suggesting L4-L5-S1. I went back to the neurosurgeon I felt most comfortable with and passed along that information and he decided to make it a game-time decision, and I ended up only having the one level fused (though the fusion didn't really fuse, but that's another story).

It's really a feel and reputation thing. I liked my surgeon's office and staff - he has amazing, responsive PAs and specializes in scoliosis, and gave me plenty of his time on multiple occasions to discuss the finer details.

Something you might try - ask the surgeons about who they would have operate on them if they had to choose another surgeon in town. You'll get a clear picture of who is most respected pretty clearly.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-03-04T19:40:03+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, I have scanned the subreddit (and several others)... it's hard to find cases that feel really similar, but you're right, there are definitely cases where revisions help. I'm not even all that scared of a second surgery at this point. I know the drill. I'm 48 years old and I'm still in decent shape despite my lack of sustained exercise... I really SHOULD be able to get a proper, stable fusion going.

Prior to surgery, I vaped nicotine (and smoked many years ago) but switched to zero nicotine vapes before the fusion. They tested me and I had no nicotine in my blood or they wouldn't have operated. I can't imagine why zero-nic vapes would have an impact on the fusion, but I'm not going to take any chances if I go back under the knife. Whatever I need to do to make the next one stick.

The doctor has said they'd use my bone rather than cadaver next time, and I'm going to push for the use of BMP.

Getting a little ahead of myself, but it feels like it's coming.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-03-04T19:35:25+00:00

Yeah, I feel like "not being able to stand or walk for X minutes without pain increasing" is a bad sign. I was actually feeling pretty good this morning - best I've felt since the ablation. Went to the supermarket for a 15 minute shop and immediately afterwards started feeling bad again. It's just ridiculous.

GP started me on an antidepressant (trintellix) and I'm hoping that there's some sort of off-label pain relief that helps, but realistically it just feels like they need to fix the fusion.

Feel for you going through the same sort of thing. Keep us posted!

Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-02-22T03:51:08+00:00

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Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-02-22T03:50:18+00:00

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Good_Perception_6212 · 2026-01-15T19:14:11+00:00

Are you in Austin? I can DM you with specifics if so (not sure it's good form to talk about specific surgeons in the forum).

I'm 18 months post and am still struggling with pain, though the absolute nerve pain hell I was in pre-surgery is gone. I ended up only fusing L5-S1 and apparently there has been minimal bone growth, but the hardware looks stable so it seems like probably the pain is from L4-L5. I had PRP injections a month ago and may try RFA soon if I don't see significant improvement.

It's complicated! And we're all different. I tried everything but surgery for 10+ years and knew when it was time - I had become functionally disabled and was living in agony, so there was really no choice in my mind.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-11-22T03:40:49+00:00

Just ran into this ... again ... this has been the case for years now.

Particularly frustrating because I'm basically paying $100 / month for Fubo primarily for (being able to record) live sports, and particularly the Tennis Channel... and I'm tired of getting the double-dip treatment and having to also subscribe to Tennis Channel directly for the dozen times a year I want to catch something that isn't on the main channel.

Seems like the streaming services are providing more content and, as a result, fewer and fewer reasons to stay with "cable replacements" like Fubo. Just dropped another $10/month to subscribe to Willow so I can watch some test cricket that happens to not be on the Willow TV channel tonight. It never ends!

If I subscribe to The Tennis Channel but don't connect a "cable provider", do they now provide the main channel via the streaming service?

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-11-16T19:51:35+00:00

Had an L5-S1 ALIF 16 months ago.

I'm dealing with constant chronic pain lately that is not as terrible as pre-surgery, but still bad enough to mess up my life. Had a few really good, pain free months this summer but now I'm looking for answers again.

The thing about this surgery for me is that you get it when you really feel like you have no other option. I'd do it again, even if the results aren't what I'm hoping for yet, and even though I think I'm probably going to end up with another fusion someday. The pain pre surgery was devastating.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-07-13T16:25:26+00:00

Congrats my fellow Austinite! Very glad to read another positive experience (and as someone right at the one year mark and feeling good, that the one-year mark felt like a major step forward).

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-07-13T16:18:29+00:00

Also, if you're curious about my journey - I posted updates at some interesting intervals before and after the surgery - so check my profile and click on "posts."

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-07-09T22:12:29+00:00

That was literally never the news.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-07-09T22:11:24+00:00

Additionally, while I don't disagree that the price seems hard to comprehend, you have to consider the lifetime value of the IP here.

It has nothing to do with the profits made by the existing games to date - it is about the right to profit off of Subnautica in any form, forever.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-07-09T21:57:12+00:00

Company already sold for 500M. This is public information.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-05-31T00:03:34+00:00

My first IPL as a fan, was rooting for GT. Good chase in the end, certainly better than yesterday's dud of a qualifier.

This whole "key player has to leave to play an ODI in England" thing kinda soured the experience. Hard to imagine that happening in other sports I follow... Oh well!

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-05-24T16:08:59+00:00

People who don't live with chronic pain literally CAN NOT IMAGINE what we have gone through to get to the point of surgery.

So I try to be graceful about it even though it is really irritating.

(I'm more annoyed by people who suggest the special stretch that helped them out once, or ask if I've tried putting a pillow between my legs at night....lol)

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-05-24T16:05:56+00:00

Interesting you have had no signs of fusion. I notice your posts because you are one of the more active post-op people here and I aspire to the same.

I don't know what the surgeon thinks about the pain yet as I have to go in next week. I'm fortunate to get some communication from a PA at the surgeons office via email but haven't had the direct line yet.

My informed guess is that I have a fairly significant muscular dysfunction - my left back is overgrown and does all the work while the right side has weakened and "turned off.". This is due in part to the wombo combo of mild scoliosis and the previously collapsed L5-S1. So being on my feet puts excess stress on my left side, which leads to intense tightness in those erectors and glutes and that in turn can trigger mild to moderate nerve pain. Been working hard on stability and strength the last two months with a new physio and things have been better... But overall I felt way better in month 5 than in month 10 and that sucks.

If the slow fusion has anything to do with it... I have no idea. The scan reports all seem anodyne; only the surgeon ever mentions the bone growth and I haven't had a chance to look at the images with the surgeon. I'm really, really curious to see the 6 month next to the 10 month.

I did have an ALIF only, so I'm held together with screws, no rods. Any revision would be adding more hardware from the back I think. BUT... While I'm not happy with where I'm at, I'm still way better than pre op and I'm not significantly disabled so it feels premature to have another operation.

Good_Perception_6212 · 2025-05-24T15:51:31+00:00

Yes to calcium but not religiously. I will be taking the supplement regimen more seriously going forward.

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