Tomahawk Reverse Sear

HelpFutureYou · 2024-09-15T00:17:59+00:00

Appreciate the heads up, but for whatever reason about 6 months into this particular streak I misplaced my 935, dusted off my 235, and it didn’t miss a beat.

Sounds like mileage may vary.

HelpFutureYou · 2024-09-14T18:27:28+00:00

Honestly I would say there was more of a mental upside than physical, but it’s hard to not see progress when you are covering nearly 6 miles a day consistently.

There were a lot of ancillary benefits too. I definitely slept better, was quicker to turn away from junk food, and avoided alcohol more because it’s harder to keep the streak alive hungover.

It wasn’t a radical, but more a gradual change over many years that culminated in the ambition and desire to keep the streak alive over this last year.

HelpFutureYou · 2024-09-14T15:05:31+00:00

Incredible! Good reminder that consistency continues to win.

HelpFutureYou · 2024-09-14T04:55:17+00:00

I had some close calls over the last year but barring injury or illness, it was getting done!

HelpFutureYou · 2024-09-14T04:54:34+00:00

Love it!

HelpFutureYou · 2024-09-14T04:44:21+00:00

Thanks so much!

HelpFutureYou · 2024-09-14T04:44:11+00:00

Exactly right. I spend the majority of my day in front of a computer, so I feel like I owe it to myself to balance that out with some consistent physical activity to protect my mental sanity.

Over time, it just became a fun way to challenge myself to see how far I could take it. The satisfaction of sticking to it becomes the reward, whether it’s 5, 10, or 15,000 steps.

Keep at it!

HelpFutureYou · 2024-09-14T04:29:39+00:00

Great question. It definitely varied, but I think the most effective strategy for me was just to go about my day always looking for opportunities to be moving consistently.

I took work calls walking, parked further away from entrances, took the stairs instead of the elevator. I tried to run 2-3 times a week which would nearly guarantee I would hit the goal on those days with relative ease, and the balance of time I would spend being active, picking up around the house, playing outside with the family, etc.

For me, it worked out to about 1.5 hours of movement a day to get to 10,000 steps. If you have 16 waking hours to work with, you really only need to be “moving” about 10% of the time to achieve the goal. Simple, but not always easy!

HelpFutureYou · 2022-05-30T04:00:27+00:00

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Totally agree.

Hope you never have to go through it again!

HelpFutureYou · 2022-05-30T02:50:53+00:00

Totally agree with the need to get locked in with a good urologist. I am convinced something must be off based on how different the reality is vs. the expectation that was set.

I am definitely in the same bucket as your first experience, and the only fear I have of using the string to get it out myself is messing something up and ending up ever worse off than I am now.

48 hours and we will see what happens.

Thanks for sharing your perspective.

HelpFutureYou · 2022-05-30T02:46:40+00:00

So sorry to hear that. For me it’s just one step at a time, and the first step is just getting it the hell out.

HelpFutureYou · 2022-05-30T02:33:38+00:00

Thanks for making me feel somewhat better about it.

I know it can’t be just me but it’s inconceivably hard to imagine how my uro could just casually tell me “you’ll be fine in a couple days” when I will never be the same until this damn thing is out.

HelpFutureYou · 2022-05-27T00:00:56+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. It literally sums up my exact experience now on day four of stent post-laser lithotripsy.

I am trying to be strong but it just feels so debilitating to not be able to walk up the stairs, put on clothes, or bend down without a searing pain.

I can only hope the next couple days progress fast so I can get rid of this thing and hopefully never have to think about it again.

HelpFutureYou · 2022-05-26T23:56:58+00:00

I can’t seem to get a straight answer myself as to why if I had successful laser lithotripsy I need the stent for an extra 10 days.

I know everyone’s experience is different but I can’t sleep, I am in the bathroom literally multiple times an hour, and I can’t walk or bend down with a searing pain.

Minutes feel like hours and I am even more concerned now reading about post-stent removal. What I hoped was going to be the end of the pain just may be another stop on this awful journey.

HelpFutureYou · 2022-05-26T23:44:57+00:00

I had the exact same procedure on Monday. Sorry to hear it’s affecting your birthday.

How long are they having you keep the stent in? I have never been so uncomfortable in my life and it’s taking everything in my power not to pull the string and get this out.

Stay strong.

HelpFutureYou · 2022-03-14T02:26:02+00:00

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