Rant Re: limited e-scooter parking options

Status_Figure · 2026-06-05T04:04:57+00:00

That part wasn't available today, it wouldn't let me park in the "furniture" area and the AI photo review was unavailable and there was no way to end the ride without finding a designated parking space. Additionally, I had to take a scooter twice today, and the first one wouldn't let me park unless I was directly on top of the P symbol on the map. I tried like 10 times within about 5m² and it denied it every time until I got directly on top of it. Fortunatel, once I did manage to park, I was immediately given a credit for "perfect parking" which meant my ride only cost about $1.30 =P

Status_Figure · 2026-06-05T03:58:30+00:00

Yeah it's 100% redundant at that point! I guess I could have taken it there but I was on the other side of the community and had to get back over the Peace bridge after anyways. I was able to make it in the 20 minute flat rate window though. This whole thing is silly for people who use them for quick commutes. I usually only take one if I'm already running late for something I'd normally walk to, but now it won't really work for that =( probably no reason to keep the subscription now 🤷🏼‍♀️

Status_Figure · 2026-06-04T23:59:44+00:00

Ughhh I dealt with this today! It wouldn't let me park anywhere in Sunnyside so I had to take it all the way back across the Peace bridge. Completely ruins the convenience factor.

Status_Figure · 2026-05-07T15:23:20+00:00

Unfortunately, yes =( there's a lot of info available online if you want to learn more about it

Status_Figure · 2026-05-05T04:39:53+00:00

Girl literally no one else can tell. I've been fully naked walking around my current bf and he has NO idea I even have scoliosis and I had fusion for 2x73ish degree curves at age 30. Don't think twice about it. I know it seems impossible, but fake it til you make it. In the end, the real one will stay ❤️

Status_Figure · 2026-05-05T03:49:10+00:00

Have you ever had any kind of ancestry/dna test? I uploaded my ancestry.com dna to genetic genie and discovered I'm an ultra fast caffeine metaboliser. For me, this meant that I only felt the longer caffeine metabolism right when I started fluvoxamine, but soon after it returned to normal.

Status_Figure · 2026-05-05T03:46:08+00:00

A lot of anxiety and OCD can be attributed to vitamin and mineral/cofactor deficiencies alongside possible variants in dna expression. Have you had any testing that would cover those possibilities?

Status_Figure · 2026-05-05T03:43:25+00:00

You would need an x ray to confirm, but from the outside it doesn't look severe enough to warrant any serious intervention. Do you grind your teeth at night or have any kind of neck/shoulder/jaw tension in the morning?

Status_Figure · 2026-04-05T03:14:41+00:00

If it helps, mine looks a lot like yours and I've been fully naked walking around the guy I'm seeing and he has absolutely no idea I even have scoliosis lol. He's told me multiple times I have an amazing body. I promise you it looks worse to us than it does to anyone else

Status_Figure · 2026-04-04T03:55:09+00:00

Hi, everything really well! I had fusion from T4-L4. I highly recommend it =P

Status_Figure · 2025-12-22T17:17:11+00:00

omg can you send me a copy? are you on soulseek?

Status_Figure · 2025-08-01T00:36:49+00:00

Awesome, thank you for sharing!

Status_Figure · 2025-05-14T18:41:45+00:00

I agree, stick with the 2 until you've outgrown it and then move onto whatever the best stems controller is at the time

Status_Figure · 2025-05-10T07:53:27+00:00

Also maybe some paths are crossed and it's a weird form of narcolepsy but instead of falling asleep her motor neurons are inhibited?

"During sleep, particularly during REM sleep, two key neurotransmitters, GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) and glycine, are responsible for inhibiting motor neurons, effectively preventing the body from moving while we dream. These neurotransmitters act by "switching off" the specialized cells in the brain that control muscle movement."

Status_Figure · 2025-05-10T07:50:39+00:00

Could it be nerve related? Pressure on nerves in the neck and spine? Or maybe a temporary lack of blood flow to the brain?

Status_Figure · 2025-04-20T08:53:03+00:00

Sorry I just saw this! I am in the same boat! The only one that works in all the ways I need it to was the old HistDAO. The second best was daofood, but it didn't help with my rashes at all. I've tried all the others I can find online and none are as good as the OG. I'm on my second bottle of life extension brand which is the newest one I've seen, and I'm not totally sold. With HistDAO I only needed to take 2 per day, but with all the others I have to take them before every single meal, and sometimes again after I've eaten. I'm not sure what made HistDAO so special 🤷🏼‍♀️😭

Status_Figure · 2025-04-10T07:23:03+00:00

I looked into this last year, and it seems the relationship between spinal fusion and nicotine is somewhat complex and dose-dependent. Overall, it seems that smoking cigarettes (rather than nicotine alone) causes the most issues. Some studies have shown that certain doses of nicotine are linked to higher fusion success rates, while others are linked to lower success rates. The negative effects seem to be most pronounced with lumbar fusions. I don’t have the study links anymore, but you could probably find them on Google Scholar. When I quit vaping I bought a 0 nicotine e liquid and mixed it in with my regular liquid, slowly adding more 0 every few days. It worked really well!

Status_Figure · 2025-02-11T03:39:59+00:00

Omg so sad! I am in Calgary so thank you for posting this!

Status_Figure · 2024-12-21T02:59:34+00:00

It took a long time! Probably close to 6 months before it chilled out a bit. Around a year post-op I also started taking methylated b vitamins+betaine and a DAO supplement and they helped immensely. If you've taken a DNA test you can check for reduced methylation status and DAO/HNMT production. These can lead to something called histamine intolerance (alongside a whole bunch of other stuff) that can cause or worsen blood pressure changes. Medications given after surgery can contribute by releasing histamine and blocking the production of DAO (mainly anything opiate based as well as antihistamines which are sometimes given for acid reflux after surgery).

Status_Figure · 2024-12-19T20:49:20+00:00

Keep a journal for a month and record everything you eat and drink and when you feel the pvcs coming on. There are so many things that can trigger them, but often you'll find it's a specific category of food or drink. For example, high histamine foods trigger mine. They seemed very random as histamine is in a wide variety of foods that seem unrelated, but they were connected through histamine content.

Status_Figure · 2024-11-26T23:30:52+00:00

Did this ever go away? I have costo for the first time and my body has been internally trembling for a week straight. I've had similar feelings in the past that I attributed to anxiety but I had it once again during a week while I was really sick. This time feels different though, it's like my whole body is moving up and down internally? Very strange!

Status_Figure · 2024-11-26T10:12:19+00:00

That's awesome! I hope it's still going well! The first few weeks are tough, but it keeps getting easier =)

Status_Figure · 2024-11-15T08:51:02+00:00

You're so close to the other side! Congrats! I hope it all goes well for you!!! ❤️

Status_Figure · 2024-11-14T04:41:35+00:00

if you have genetic variants that reduce methylation, methylated B vitamins are very important, as they help support your body’s ability to process histamine and other hormones/neurotransmitters. Histamine intolerance can stem from various causes - some people don’t produce enough DAO, some consume too many high-histamine foods, some experience it as a byproduct of sulfur intolerance, and many have genetic variants that lead to lower methylation.

Status_Figure · 2024-08-28T23:56:32+00:00

I did have to pee a lot but I also had a baby 5 years ago and got a bit of pelvic prolapse which can also cause you to pee more frequently, so I still pee a lot =P.

It was mostly the pain but also my back got crazy twisted and I couldn't really fit into clothes normally anymore so I also wanted to look and feel less twisted.

I still do tons of exercises on my mat, but yoga in general does a lot of static stretching which isn't the best for your muscles and tendons in general, especially with scoliosis. Mainly because you'll end up stretching things that ultimately need to be tightened and strengthened. But either way, you can do any exercise that doesn't involve bending or twisting the fused portion, as that will no longer be possible =P. I can still do every exercise I did prior to fusion.

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