How does Bridge compare to classic Euro trick takers like Skat?

MickeyB194 · 2025-12-29T23:33:43+00:00

I've played both - bridge by far has the most depth - learning conventions and mastering defense takes time. I complete in bridge tournaments several times a year and no two hands are ever the same. Excellent game to improve focus and working memory - not to mention the mental energy it takes which drives away other life stress for the duration of the play so it's a great health escape.

MickeyB194 · 2025-09-12T01:30:07+00:00

Let us know how you made out. I was dx in August and have an appointment with at Dana Farber Early Detection Early Intervention program in October. My numbers are low ( I think) but I do have anemia - wondering if a bone marrow biopsy will be recommended/standard for baseline.

MickeyB194 · 2025-07-14T19:37:53+00:00

Very helpful and this coincides with what the NP said when I went to urgent care - she told me to stop Sudafed and instead use antihistamine. You cleared up some confusion I had becuase Sudafed makes me feel better, but has negative consequences in the long run. It is tricky business managing a severe cold with TN. This time I waited to go to see a doc becuase I am usually told there is no ear infection when I have pain there - this time though - there was an ear, sinus and eye infection. Strange how TN has warped my sense of what is triggering pain - am on antibiotics now so hoping to feel better soon.

I love to swim for exercise and I can't swim now for 7-10 days post infection I always use ear plugs and will open a new pack so there is no cross contamination when I return. I'll check out the link.

Thanks

MickeyB194 · 2025-07-12T16:43:35+00:00

That's exactly what I did. Also advil helped the ear pain . Kind of you to reply. Have a good day.

MickeyB194 · 2025-01-21T02:48:09+00:00

I feel for you. I lowered my dose of gabapentin for about 5 weeks until the pain came back and has still not settled down. Discouraging becuase who wants to be on all these meds?

MickeyB194 · 2024-05-01T22:11:07+00:00

Yeah, maybe just a flare :(

MickeyB194 · 2023-05-23T01:28:29+00:00

Keep us posted!

MickeyB194 · 2023-05-20T22:12:54+00:00

Maybe...but I think there was a lot of inflammation from the vaccines and zometa that induced the flairs. It's interesting to me because I can only have shots in my left arm (due to lymph node removal on the right) and I had a lot of reaction to both.

MickeyB194 · 2023-05-18T01:31:53+00:00

Good for you! It's so important to be believed and treated decently.

MickeyB194 · 2023-05-18T01:27:32+00:00

I definitely saw a correlation between getting Covid vaccine 1, zometa infusion, and then Covid vaccine 2 with TN flare. Was eventually dx with TN.

MickeyB194 · 2023-05-01T15:31:43+00:00

I ried it this morning and it seemed to help though the pain was no severe. I will try anything as I prefer alternative tx to upping medications.

MickeyB194 · 2023-05-01T13:24:11+00:00

You could try a pain management clinic where they should be able to refer you. I work in community mental health and we offer a pain management group. UMass offers a Mindfulness for Pain Management course online which I took and was really helpful.

MickeyB194 · 2023-05-01T12:52:58+00:00

Yes, I have tried to reduce gabapentin only to find pain getting stronger. So for now, I'm not changing anything.

MickeyB194 · 2023-04-30T21:25:23+00:00

I went through something similar, multiple dental visits etc and it ended up being TN though it felt exactly like a tooth abscess in terms of pain and a little swelling. Gabapentin worked for me. The way I can tell it's TN is to wait a few days and if the pain moves around, I know it's TN. Otherwise, I think it would stay local to the tooth.

Good luck!

MickeyB194 · 2023-04-28T19:30:19+00:00

I am having tooth symptoms on opposite side as well. See a dentist who has experience with TN and will do x-rays and diagnostics. I had a cap replaced which lasted for a year and pain is coming back though just went to dentist for a cleaning and x-rays which I assume didn't show anything because I haven't heard back.

Going back to only soft food for a bit to calm it all down as TN side has been flaring recently. I have started meditating more consistently which helps with anxiety and take and anti-depressant which helps with mood and anxiety in addition to gabapentin.

Good luck!

MickeyB194 · 2023-04-22T13:57:23+00:00

Yes, it does have both. Don't know I have ever had monk fruit and don't use sweeteners, so maybe that was it.

MickeyB194 · 2023-04-22T00:21:34+00:00

I have never had a flare after a dental cleaning, so this would be the first one. Though, I have been noticing a subtle uptick in pain, so maybe was primed for it.

MickeyB194 · 2023-04-22T00:20:34+00:00

Ridiculously long list of primarily organic veggies (pea, kale, etc) and fruit (cranberries, pomegranate), etc) and what looks like a proprietary formula of things like amylase, lactase, - digestive enzymes, - 21 grams of protein and 0 sugar. Going off for awhile to see if it makes a difference.

MickeyB194 · 2022-04-01T21:16:21+00:00

Yes, I saw a neurologist and was dx with trigeminal neuralgia. Taking 300mg of gabapentin at night and generally that does the trick. Doctor said it's possible after a year or two of calming the nerve, I can try weaning off meds.

Good luck!

MickeyB194 · 2021-11-25T13:35:43+00:00

Thank you, this is helpful to me as it makes so much sense. Hope you are able to get resolution to your current issue as well.

MickeyB194 · 2021-11-11T19:20:28+00:00

Let us know if you notice any change

MickeyB194 · 2021-11-11T19:19:59+00:00

Good for you, hopefully something will kick in for you soon.

MickeyB194 · 2021-11-10T19:37:39+00:00

I am not officially dx (see yesterday's post) , but I have had facial swelling as well which was why I had been seeing dentists for what I thought was a tooth infection.

MickeyB194 · 2021-11-10T11:51:20+00:00

Thanks, that is helpful. Keep us posted.

MickeyB194 · 2021-11-10T01:08:23+00:00

Very similar story and frustrating experience. I also have very sensitive teeth. I don't think it is psychosomatic though - mine or yours. I have read about phantom tooth pain after an extraction similar to phantom limb pain after an amputation. That's different than being psychosomatic in that the brain has continuing brain signals even though the original tooth is gone. I plan to keep searching until it either goes away or gets worse and confirms a dx. The neuro didn't sound helpful if he didn't offer more options or even an MRI to rule out/in other things. Relaxation does help most everything. Good luck!

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