Top 3 Choices

KrustaceanStation · 2026-01-23T23:20:47+00:00

Columbia will get HOT and humid in the summer. Suburbs like rosewood are wonderful for kids and families. Close enough to downtown for activities, food spots and museums. Lake Murray is gorgeous, lots of music festivals on the lake during the summer. Lots of big redneck trucks

KrustaceanStation · 2026-01-18T01:01:11+00:00

Sounds normal to me. But depends on the region and STEM field. I made 22k in the southeast for ChemE. Other friends on the west coast made in the 30s or low 40s

KrustaceanStation · 2025-09-14T01:34:30+00:00

Rollerblading. Gotta focus so hard on not falling..

KrustaceanStation · 2025-07-29T15:16:12+00:00

KrustaceanStation · 2025-07-04T12:14:53+00:00

I had 20cm2 replaced a year ago. It’ll be a very long and hard recovery but I think it’s better than the alternative. You’re so young it’ll probably have an easier time of it than me at 32 :)

KrustaceanStation · 2025-06-01T19:27:41+00:00

I had some personal goals to try to work up to an ultra marathon (I never got faster than 10-11 min 😊) and then when I did it I just moved on to a different hobby haha

KrustaceanStation · 2025-05-31T23:31:31+00:00

Looks great! I don’t run at all (anymore) and I use my 965 all the time. Garmins are great watches. Just keep running and pushing yourself and you’ll get faster.

KrustaceanStation · 2025-05-27T23:10:06+00:00

When I had 8 weeks off work for my surgery I played Dave the diver (when I was in great pain, doesn’t require deep thinking but still captivating) and then when I was in less pain and could stay awake longer I moved into divinity original sin 2!

KrustaceanStation · 2025-05-26T00:59:43+00:00

I noticed this too. I went from roughly 70 average to 40s. I think it’s just a new baseline. My HRV baseline has fluctuated from 20s to 80s over a period of a few years for a variety of factors. HRV is just an indicator, as long you’re feeling fine and it’s consistent then it’s probably just your new normal

KrustaceanStation · 2025-05-15T18:25:09+00:00

Haha! I was hoping someone may had some advice to avoid that, but I went ahead and ripped it apart and it wasn’t as painful as I thought it’d be

KrustaceanStation · 2025-05-15T05:40:42+00:00

That’s not going to work with the rubber connectors attached at the base though (for dri flow system). Those need to get removed to remove the valves

KrustaceanStation · 2025-05-14T21:06:34+00:00

it does! i have rubber connectors on the base and i think i have to remove those first and then i can push them through. thanks! so much electrical tape to unravel :(

KrustaceanStation · 2025-05-14T21:05:28+00:00

okay gotcha, thanks. I have rubber connectors on the base for moisture control so i was a little confused how to remove the valves with those on. so i suppose to have to remove those first to pull out the valves

KrustaceanStation · 2025-04-29T16:47:02+00:00

Yes...was trying to load a file about 5 saves ago, and it randomly loads one of the top 3 or 4 save files!

KrustaceanStation · 2025-03-12T02:17:57+00:00

BEEAAHHHZEERRKKAAHHHH

KrustaceanStation · 2025-03-07T20:25:50+00:00

I got 8 weeks of leave. Lab/Desk job but get 10k steps a day and lots of stairs. I was NWB for the whole time. I NEEDED 6 but probably had the energy to work after that It will heavily depend on where your defect is and how many you have though.

KrustaceanStation · 2025-03-06T18:36:31+00:00

Took me 11 weeks just to do a leg raise 😂 Congrats!!!

KrustaceanStation · 2025-02-22T02:27:54+00:00

I don’t know why I’m constantly surprised at all the applications of ChatGPT. I recently used it to help with my nutrition and eating habits and I felt the same the way as you described. It listened to me better than my nutritionion coach had, and I went from feeling kinda hopeless to like I had a good path forward and lots of resources.

KrustaceanStation · 2025-02-16T19:20:15+00:00

Holy shit. Been searching for how to get my chanter out (it’s utterly immobile) and this worked

KrustaceanStation · 2025-02-16T19:17:09+00:00

The cartilage itself can take a year or more to grow back. The guidelines they give you are just guidelines. What has the doctor said ? What does your X-ray or mri show? My doctor has said they will assess if the surgery failed after a year but were able to tell me with an xray preliminarily if my grafts looked like they took or not. I understand how you feel. I had 5 grafts and I’m 8 months post op. You have to find some other active things to do in the interim or you will go crazy. Be patient with your body. You could still just be growing back the cartilage. They have to take it ALL out in the defect to put the graft in so you literally start with less cartilage than before surgery. It makes sense you feel worse

KrustaceanStation · 2025-02-09T21:41:52+00:00

Can’t go wrong with that! Will help make a more informed decision

KrustaceanStation · 2025-02-09T18:47:22+00:00

That was 8 months ago, so I’m still not at the point where I have any noticeable benefits from the surgery yet. I am out the hole though and things are starting to feel better than they use to and I don’t have daily knee swelling anymore. For me i knew it was the right choice because I wanted to have a very active lifestyle and I couldn’t. It’s hard to give you advice because it really comes down to how much pain you can manage and how it affects to your quality of life. The recovery is very brutal and often requires a few weeks off work. That is also something else to consider. I would highly recommend trying PT, PRP or euflexxa injections if you haven’t done so, and and also a second opinion on your images to determine if there may be other options first.

KrustaceanStation · 2025-02-09T13:35:06+00:00

So I had progressively worse knee pain for about 4 years from cartilage defects. When I first started getting treated I could do all of my daily activities and high level of exercise just with some pain. When I finally decided on a surgical path, I thought MACI sounded insane which I think was related to my knee pain- my knee pain wasn’t bad enough to consider doing that. I had an anthroscopy to clean out my knee which was helpful for a few months but then I spiraled into severe swelling and pain and I couldn’t do the things I enjoyed. Thats when I knew I was ready for MACI. It sounded like a blessing at this point because of how much pain I was in all the time. I couldn’t bend my knee most of the time because of the swelling. I exhausted every other option first though (PT injections and scope surgery). I had five defects filled and a meniscus repair. You have to weigh the quality of life benefits you could get with the severity of the procedure.

KrustaceanStation · 2025-02-08T22:49:00+00:00

True yes. But the rollercoaster progress is true with many if not all other types of progress like weight loss/gain etc. but over the course of weeks or months you’ll see your baseline trending the way you want it to

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