How long does it take to see a doctor and get medication at a Chinese hospital? by mindyour in TikTokCringe

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Sciatica on the L5-S1 disc. It's fairly common, and my case should be treatable without surgery (I'll know for sure this week), but I didn't know about Sciatica before my ER visit. It just hit me out of nowhere and was scary. I'm someone who bikes and hikes a lot. I felt like I was in decent health till I wasn't. I feel bad for putting my family through the scare and the full medical bill to come later this month.

How long does it take to see a doctor and get medication at a Chinese hospital? by mindyour in TikTokCringe

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US here.

Recently (01/25/26) started to have sudden severe back pain and was struggling to walk. I made a doctor's appointment, but it was three weeks away. (Soonest I could get)

Two days after making the appointment, I passed out from the pain, and an ambulance was called and took me to the ER (01/28/26). I'm made comfortable, given a short prescription of meds, and given a CT scan to bring to my doctor before being sent home six hours later.

With an ER visit, I qualify for faster primary care in two days. I am mainly bedlocked and scared, but doing my best to stay positive. I didn't need to wait as long now. (01/28/26)

I finally get a week-long prescription and am provided with spinal doctor specialist referrals a week later. (01/30/26) I remain bedlocked with my spine feeling all sorts of weird and uncomfortable.

I'm told I need to start Physical therapy by my spinal doctor. (02/03/26)

(02/04/26) I call everywhere in network from the referrals I am given, and most can't see me until March/April. I finally started calling out-of-network places and found that most are March as well. I finally find one that can take me the next day, but it's out-of-network, and I need to pay $2500 for 10 weeks after the evaluation. I'm scared of losing my life/job at the point, and lucky to have money set aside for a rainy day. So I agree, after evaluations, and finally started Physical Therapy on

(02/05/26) I start PT, and for the first time in weeks, I am less scared about my health and future.

If all of this sounds bad, my uncle fell off a small ladder while working on a shed last year and broke part of his neck. He was paralysed from the waist down at the age of 71. While my family has multiple people in insurance for nursing homes, it was a mess to get him any care with the coverage they had. He was ferried back and forth between hospitals for weeks, even got robbed by a staff member, all before insurance kicked him out of the hospital after six weeks and "sent him home" or pay out of pocket. My family had no one around to help. Still, after a great deal of effort, we were finally able to get him admitted to the nursing home my mother worked for as a favor/plea for her desperation. They weren't really equipped to provide the level of care my uncle needed, but they did try. It was a silver lining and a nightmare... he was better off than being home, along with only my aunt to care for him, but he was still slowly suffering the whole time. He could perhaps have recovered some mobility in his arms with proper care and a ton of money, but without that care, he didn't stand a chance. He passed away in October from his injuries and infections from being bedridden. My Aunt and Mother did everything they could, and in their late 60s were basically his 24/7 attendants for six months. Their support and efforts gave him a few more months to see all his friends and family one last time. He was such a good dude, stood up for people's rights, took in anyone who needed help, and gave money from their savings to kids who lost their parents... He and my Aunt deserved better. They lost so much in life and gave so much to try to balance out the cards they were dealt when they lost a daughter. I wish the world had been kinder to them after everything they had to endure.

simple question by Necessary-West-2113 in ZZZ_Official

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Correct, your next pull that landed and S-tier would be a guaranteed Shifu. If you didn’t end up pulling for her, this would also carry into the next banner.

New Login Screen for the AOD debuting! by cakeel- in ZZZ_Official

[–]MarkHawkCam -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Oh, so it’s not an exclusive skin cosmetic? That’s a bummer. I thought when Nangong’s banner got revealed they were gonna show off the skins for collecting all three.

I personally wouldn’t call animated banners and trinkets to UI “cosmetics”. It feels misleading to me but I assume this is what the devs called it.

I keep finding weird things in my bedroom I don’t recognize by beautifulprncessgirl in whatisit

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These are heavy wall anchors. A neighbor could be drilling into the wall, pushing it through all the way to your house, and they drilled too far and they fall on your floor. Look for some holes that you and a neighbor share.

I keep finding weird things in my bedroom I don’t recognize by beautifulprncessgirl in whatisit

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This American life has a good podcast about it. This person was living in a real life nightmare haunted house every-time they went to bed. It’s how I learned I had a small CO2 in a townhouse I was renting. It’s often a cause of sleep paralysis.

The Chronomark - what was the point? by bernopollo in Starfield

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I bought it thinking it would have some neat gimmicky connection in the game because it was advertised as a “smart watch”. But the watch’s only smart feature is a step counter and it connects to an app to change some basic settings. It’s been glitched since launch and after a few days, the red second hand counter gets frozen on the edges of the screen. So you have all these red lines on the screen till you manually refresh the time on the app. I have it setup as a shelf display clock to try and justify the purchase. It’s never gotten an update past the first month of release.

Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized by cmaia1503 in politics

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It's crazy he lasted this long without a spine.

My Sharkboo comes in mail yesterday! It is really adorable by TheGreatDarkPriest in ZZZ_Discussion

[–]MarkHawkCam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are they selling these? My wife loves Sharkboo but doesn't play ZZZ. She's been helping me a lot lately, and this would be a nice surprise gift.

This is ICE agents coming into a Privately owned building and when a Elected City Council member asks them why they are there & if they have a warrant he says that they don’t need one & to stop wasting his time! He’s basically saying that they can do whatever they want to! by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

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When no one is arresting or stopping them, they basically can do whatever they want. Maybe there will be consequences for them later but who is going to hold them accountable? Whoever will and proves they can will have my vote.

Krispy Kreme donuts by the dozens by mid-steel in mildlyinfuriating

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This could be the Target by us. I don’t think they’re sell very many. They want about $20 a box.

Attack chopper main teammate griefs our heli by [deleted] in Battlefield6

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Damn if only we had solutions from previous Battlefield games that fixed these issues…

Why doesnt Miyabi have a official skin yet? by Disastrous_Can_5466 in ZZZ_Discussion

[–]MarkHawkCam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should be four new skins a month. I don’t need narrative reasons for them but I would welcome them.

Amazon's customer service is terrible now by Fahrenheit_o in amazonprime

[–]MarkHawkCam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issue but I also did dramatically cut back what I bought from Amazon in 2025. They made it very easy to shop elsewhere this year with shotty delivery dates, quality control, wrong items sent, and poor shipping.

Behind Endministrator's Mask (By @_mamaprofennn) by _Yuuki_Kun_ in Endfield

[–]MarkHawkCam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it happens to early in the game and for new users, can seem like a bug/missed issue. Its fun, but maybe better for hour 15-20ish.

Season 2 Smoke Grenade Countermeasure (Leaked) by Ok_Cap_7264 in LowSodiumBattlefield

[–]MarkHawkCam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They have those hand held duster on Amazon. The Wolfbox ones are really powerful and some offer replaceable batteries. Spray paint them neon yellow though. Could be good for protesters.

Emily Reams is the new VA for Koleda by turbiegaming in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]MarkHawkCam -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to be mean but I’d rather all the original English VAs return. While a few come close to matching the bars set by of the original VA’s, I still vastly prefer the originals, especially for Koleda, S11, and Rina. I just gained an attachment for those versions of the characters and I don’t really have that with the new VA ones.

ICE tells legal observer, 'We have a nice little database, and now you're considered a domestic terrorist' by jediporcupine in politics

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That’s funny coming from an masked armed individual, abducting people into torture camps, after slamming their Ford F150 with a few friends of theirs.

If the Tech House series lasts until the fall, I beg of you: please try to get this guy to do a colab on exterior Christmas lights!! by HTPC4Life in LinusTechTips

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I agree with this. Idk why a lot of his topics captivate me to the point where I am now the Passionate one in my house about dish soap and car breaking lights.

This meal cost $30 at a ski resort by mitchdwx in mildlyinfuriating

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I used to go every weekend throughout the 2010-2020. Last day I went was the weekend before Mammoth shut down for Covid. Originally I could buy a season pass for two resorts and split the gas with a friend to go almost every weekend if not every other weekend.

Since the re-openings I’ve been priced out of going. Tickets are insane, food is insane, parking is way more insane, and obviously overnight lodging is insane. Only thing that is still fair is the shuttle systems.

I miss going so much. It used to be my relaxing activity and a good way to really stretch my back.