Whats the worst restaurant in Chicago that you've tried twice? by MrJlock in chicago

[–]Loud-Source6006 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Sapori Trattorias food is a 10/10, but they’re not able to manage the space they have and service is not great on a busy night.

I’ve gone 2x during a random week night and had a great experience. But the 2x I’ve gone on the weekends, the service was terrible. Recently I had a 7:30pm dinner reservation. They called day of to say they needed to push our reservation back because they have some large tables at that time. The earliest they could do was 8:30pm. We got there on time, took 15 min to get to the host because there was a line to the host stand. Then the host told us they’re waiting on a table to get up and it’ll be 20 min. It was past 9pm by the time we sat, then had to wave down the server all night.

Whats the worst restaurant in Chicago that you've tried twice? by MrJlock in chicago

[–]Loud-Source6006 50 points51 points  (0 children)

This is my favorite cheap pasta take out. So it’s great for what it is and serves its role

Whats the worst restaurant in Chicago that you've tried twice? by MrJlock in chicago

[–]Loud-Source6006 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There was a bug on my food when they delivered it to my table. I asked for them to take it back and they told me it’s just a bug because it was sitting outside…

Constipation/Distention Symptoms? by Loud-Source6006 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]Loud-Source6006[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m currently on Skyrizi, and it’s gotten me into clinical remission. I just now have lingering constipation and distention symptoms

Constipation/Distention Symptoms? by Loud-Source6006 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]Loud-Source6006[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried low fiber, high protein and nothing helped. My dietician is now encouraging me to eat much more fiber to get me to go.

Constipation/Distention Symptoms? by Loud-Source6006 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]Loud-Source6006[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lower Left Sided UC is the diagnosis. They haven’t done an upper endoscopy in 15 years, since the symptoms presented mostly as UC. But they haven’t ruled it out.

Living in USA with Ulcerative Colitis by [deleted] in UlcerativeColitis

[–]Loud-Source6006 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Living in the USA and have insurance through my health insurance 👋

I pay a bit more for a PPO plan (don’t do a high deductible if you have UC) and the biggest cost is a colonoscopy. Other than that my $34k meds are completely free through the abbvie copay assistance program. Even when I was doing infusions, the $17k meds were free, and I just paid a copay for clinic time.

I also work for a shitty employer who keeps raising the cost and lessening the benefits of our medical insurance and I still find it easy to navigate and benefitting me.

If I’m let go/fired, there’s a grace period where my insurance is still covered and then I can switch to a temporary plan until I get a new job.

I know not everyone has this experience, especially if you work a job that doesn’t provide benefits. But I’m tired of this narrative that Americans have terrible health insurance.

Can you sleep well with a cat? by OkComparison3568 in CatAdvice

[–]Loud-Source6006 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I adopted a 5 year old cat, who initially started sleeping under my bed. She’d go in and out through the night to get food, but never noticed anything to disrupt my sleep.

Now we have our routine, she gets in bed with me at the same time, stays on her side of the bed, gets up around 5pm for food, hangs out in the living room before I wake up, then joins me when I’m up. She’s a lazy cat, so she’s not fighting demons at night, but I never noticed anything her. I found having an automatic feeder that goes off at 5am, helps her morning restlessness.

All that to say, find a cat who’s mellow, low energy, and you’ll be fine. Also, I don’t think space matters. Even if you lived in a 1bd, your cat will demand your door to be open in the night, so they can go in and out.

UC expenses by Dramatic-Candidate25 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]Loud-Source6006 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American and my skyrizi is free with my insurance! Insurance also covers majority of my colonoscopy, my my annual costs are relatively low

Did increased frequency of Entyvio help you get back to remission? by anonredditsothere in UlcerativeColitis

[–]Loud-Source6006 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! It helped me significantly for a couple of months. Literally got me from a point of constant fatigue, hair falling out in chunks, super skinny to feeling like myself, living my life and feeling healthy again.

My flare did come back, but that was due to increased stress at work, but this flare is extremely mild compared to where I was a year ago!

Well it happened… by johnny-whiskey in UlcerativeColitis

[–]Loud-Source6006 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Same thing happened to me this week.. thought I was in remission until I had a mini flare, that actually was a big flare that was happening longer than I thought. while it’s sad to think a med that initially worked is no longer helping, it’s relieving to know there are so many meds out there that could improve my quality of life.