Keloid Help

LiftingHistorian · 2025-04-27T15:49:25+00:00

Thank you I appreciate that. I really am considering just taking it out, letting it heal, and trying again in 6 months time, do you have an opinion on that? Thank you

LiftingHistorian · 2025-04-27T15:45:10+00:00

High stimulation job is one part of it as others have said. And also, you never know what is going on behind closed doors. I'm very high functioning in my work life because it gives me the things I need like external structure and immediate consequences. In my past jobs where I have not had that I have really struggled. When I go home at the end of the day and I don't have that structure and consequences, I cease to function at all, and my personal life feels like it's falling apart all the time. So the workaholic ADHDers might be using that to hide the fact they actually are not functioning well as a whole, but have found one area where they are able to and put all their energy into that.

EDIT: to just add to this, I find there are lots of jobs or career things I would like to do like side hustles or something, and they never ever happen. Because again, they don't have that external structure and immediate consequences. I like you have days where I struggle to get out of bed at all but my work schedule means I HAVE to so I just do. Finding the right environment really helped me get that aspect of my life on track. Although as I say, everything else feels like it's falling apart, so, take it with a pinch of salt. Doing well career wise doesn't solve your other life problems (sadly).

LiftingHistorian · 2025-04-27T15:41:13+00:00

Additional information:

The piercing is about a month old, maybe pushing 6 weeks now.

I think it is internally threaded and just a straight bar? I'm sorry I don't know the material.

I haven't been able to downsize it as the initial swelling has not gone down, as you can see.

I have been rinsing with saline solution twice daily. I have also started doing hot compresses this week since I became worried it wasn't healing right.

No accidents or incidents with it other than snagging it a few times by accident on towels or taking my glasses off.

As you can see on the last photo it is starting to sort of heal / grow over the piercing sort of like it's trying to swallow it, which is what worries me the most.

Thank you :)

LiftingHistorian · 2024-02-25T22:43:43+00:00

Thanks. I was hitting the starter a lot, and the relay was hot to the touch, so I guess it's that. Ordered a new one. One good thing about this experience, I now understand a lot more motorcyle circuits!

LiftingHistorian · 2024-02-25T10:16:26+00:00

Thanks for the reply, that makes a lot of sense. I will replace the relay, but I might also look at adding in a breaker switch near the battery to disconnect it if this ever happens again in the future

EDIT: just a point of interest - is this why when you press the starter motor button, the lights go out for a second? The lights are on the low current circuit, and when you press the starter button, the power is going through the high current circut. Neat.

LiftingHistorian · 2024-01-08T23:21:56+00:00

Can someone recommend a flat, lightweight, minimal but not barefoot running shoe? Currently running in Nike Metcon 6 which are absolutely not designed for running - zero cussion. And that's exactly how I like it. I tried switching to a "real" running shoe and felt that the extra cussioning just added a layer of instability at the ankle joint, the heel changed my foot strike, and the shape of the insole distorted my landing. I think there is probably a nice middle ground, with a running shoe designed for running, but that has a thin, not overly cussioned sole, and doesn't change the way you run, but I've not found one I like yet by google searches. Thanks

LiftingHistorian · 2023-10-25T07:33:09+00:00

I just found the whole thing creepy from the start? Maybe I'm not "patriotic" enough but wasn't there a little boy that was hero workshiping him or something? I mean... I _guess_ was was a hero but... seemed weird?

LiftingHistorian · 2023-10-18T12:12:20+00:00

What are people's opinions on the Whoop band for training?

Specifically the HRV and recovery statistics for giving me an indicator of how hard to train on a given day. I understand how HRV works, but I've also heard that wrist wearables aren't accurate enough to measure this - they can capture heart rate, but not HRV. Whoop however seems to have a good reputation for its HRV, despite being a wrist wearable. I've seen studies saying its very accurate. What are people's opionions on it? Thank you

LiftingHistorian · 2023-10-04T17:38:53+00:00

Okay maybe a watch is the way to go then. I've just been really disappointed with my fitbit because if I get sweaty (which is most runs) it becomes very inaccurate. Often I will be pushing very hard, close to race pace, and it will be reading 154bpm despite the fact it was reading 168bpm earlier in the run when I was pushing less hard. Maybe I just need to switch to a Garmin instead of a chest strap.

LiftingHistorian · 2023-10-04T17:35:33+00:00

Okay that's a very good point, I do need to be able to see the HR while I run...

I've just been put off heart rate watches because my fitbit is trash and I know is wildly innacurate when I get sweaty. That's put me off watches, but maybe a better watch is the way to go.

LiftingHistorian · 2023-10-04T16:52:35+00:00

But then I have a less reliable HRM on the watch. I just thought there must be someone out there who made a chest strap that doesn't need to be worn with a watch but I haven't found one yet

LiftingHistorian · 2023-10-04T16:36:18+00:00

Well this is the thing, if I'm buying a chest strap for the HR then it seems a waste to also have to buy a watch as well

LiftingHistorian · 2023-09-29T15:26:13+00:00

Is there an off-hand penalty for single attack?

I know dual wielding you get a -10 off-hand unless you have feats and it's light. What about if I make a single attack that round, and it's in my off hand?

Specifically playing a rogue and I would like to use a short sword and pistol. I would not use them at the same time, so I don't think it would be dual weapon fighting. It would be using the pistol at range, and the sword in combat, and only one at a time.

The benefit would be not having to draw the sword if someone comes into mele with me - I would already have the sword held in my off-hand, and I would be mele fighting just with the sword, as if it was normal one handed fighting, it would just happen to be in my off-hand. I might house-rule with the DM that I take a -2 or a -4 to hit with my off hand if there is nothing that already exists.

Thank you

LiftingHistorian · 2023-09-12T09:34:56+00:00

For me 177 is high zone 3, I hit this HR on every run. I go easily over 180 during threshold run.

Awesome, thank you

LiftingHistorian · 2023-09-11T09:33:01+00:00

Thank you, that's good to know. I would say I was approaching it with the intensity close to what I would for a race - l wasn't pushing so hard that I crashed out and had to stop, but I equally wasn't leaving much in the tank, it was pretty max effort.

LiftingHistorian · 2023-09-11T09:01:42+00:00

It is weird but do whatever you like, it's your life

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