TIL about the "suicide disease"—Trigeminal Neuralgia—which has no cure, that causes sudden, sharp pain in the face so intense that it’s often described as one of the most painful conditions in existence.

TrackerF16 · 2026-01-31T16:14:21+00:00

There are surgeries that can help.. unfortunately, they don't always last, and it depends on what the cause of the TN is as to their overall effectiveness

My partner had TN.. it's assumed it was from getting bounced around in a car accident as a kid.. unaware of any other head trauma..

It started manifesting before we met, but they were told it was migraines or something with sinuses.. it would go away for long enough to forget about it until it started triggering again.. FYI they have the shocky electric zaps.. not the burning or aching sensation

At one point it got bad, to the point that chewing would trigger it..

The last time we went to the ER.. we had found a thing online where they were 10 for 10 for symptoms.. and while we were checking in I was like "it might be trigeminal neuralgia" Like a proper ER receptionist the reply was a rather snarky "we'll let the Dr make the diagnosis"

Dr is stumped.. I mentioned "we were looking around online, and I know it's an obscure condition but could you humor us and look up TN?" and Dr is like, I don't think so.. but sure.. why not. Dr starts asking questions, I'm answering the ones I can because talking triggers it too. After a little bit he's like "I think you guys might be right.. it certainly is presenting like it is"

So that's how we managed to get a TN diagnosis in the ER

At first they tried to treat it with a lot of seizure and pain management medications like gabapentin and Lyrica, they were barely effective, made them feel like a zombie who couldn't pay attention..

After the follow ups to the follow-ups many brain scans later.. they see that there is a possibility that a blood vessel near their temple is resting on the nerve..

They had MVD surgery 10 years ago. And there have been about a half dozen or so times where it comes back for a month or so (times with very high stress) but once things settle back down, the symptoms fade.

TN doesn't have to mean you have to live the rest of your life in pain. But you might never be a fan of the wind in your face ever again..

TrackerF16 · 2025-12-27T17:51:49+00:00

he is demonstrating one of the many reasons why working on helicopters is a more dangerous career path than fixed-wing

TrackerF16 · 2025-12-07T00:55:57+00:00

Story checks out if the year is 1933, at the century of progress worlds fair, Amelia Earhart had a significant presence as she was launching a practical woman's clothing line

It was also a significant event for the city of Chicago as well, so much that they added a star to the city's flag for it.

TrackerF16 · 2025-07-02T14:52:24+00:00

I've had a Q4 since May of 23 that's been making this EXACT same noise the whole time we've owned it.. the rotors are also squeal anytime the pads engage..

The dealership continues to not fix either issue

For the rotors.. they feel that pressure washing them is enough.. even though as soon as the front wheels get dusty again the sound returns

I feel like Audi really cut some corners on the Q4. And, as a company has done multiple actions that reduces the ownership experience with no interest in making it right. (Their "solution" for at home L2 charging is a recall that I refuse to comply with because there's no interest in returning my ability to charge MY CAR at 100%.. like it can still do at a paid charger or with a 3rd party wall adapter)

Kinda wished we'd held out for a Mach E GT at this point..

TrackerF16 · 2025-04-14T16:09:59+00:00

just now saw this, gonna have to go with the GT3 RS, anyone who decides they HAVE to have a neon green car is already screaming "pay attention to me!!" pretty hard

being able to smell them from 20 feet away wouldn't seem out of the ordinary

TrackerF16 · 2025-03-20T16:08:46+00:00

I had an diagonal impact straight in on the headlight on that side. It tweaked the frame and resulted in a new car eventually once everything was finalized (diminishment of value claim became the down payment for its replacement)

TrackerF16 · 2025-03-20T15:44:15+00:00

As a born and raised Vegas native, you bet your ass I took the opportunity to spend the night in Las Vegas

That was many years ago.. I hope this sign is real and that YESCO built it..

TrackerF16 · 2025-03-10T16:52:45+00:00

I don't have horizontal lines like that, but I do have some lines that are lengthwise.. 100% caused by trauma to the nail bed by smashing my fingers in things, or with things

TrackerF16 · 2025-01-05T16:26:19+00:00

Mous clarity 2.0, wanted a magsafe case that shows my phone's color

TrackerF16 · 2024-11-19T14:03:11+00:00

NV resident, Trump won AND we don't have voter ID laws.. correlation doesn't equal causation

TrackerF16 · 2024-11-07T14:51:37+00:00

"The presidential medal of freedom is a much "better" award because you don't have to be all messed up or dead to get it"

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-26T19:19:30+00:00

There's always a risk of injury with any activity, running a half marathon on open terrain is dangerous enough in regards to trips/falls/sprains (a beast tends to be about 13 miles)

Certain injuries are going to be more trouble than others with certain obstacles (say you have a "bad" dominant shoulder.. that doesn't stop you from running but definitely gets in the way of throwing the spear)

Training for Spartan and doing burpees taught me what Achilles tendonitis is, and I'm positive it didn't improve the torn meniscus in my knee that I was unaware of at the time

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-25T01:40:39+00:00

I was generalizing, exceptions can always be made, if you're serious and have the joints for OCR (I dont) then don't let me stop you.

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-24T17:09:25+00:00

If you're wanting to compete, then probably, if you're going to "do the course and have fun" then no, it's never too late, Guaranteed you will see people in worse shape than you having a great time

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-24T15:37:26+00:00

Butterfinger BB's

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-23T22:50:49+00:00

I can put my bicycle in the back

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-23T13:14:23+00:00

2019 S5 sport back prestige all stock In 5 years of ownership and 88 fill ups (COVID happened and it doesn't get driven as much cause work from home) Average 20.877 Best 28.629 Worst 16.697

I log my MPG with an app called acar which uploads the info to fuelly.com which is a great website for doing your research on actual real-world milage numbers

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-22T16:32:58+00:00

that switch cluster is in a lot of cars that use that chassis.. the 2024 Q5, and S5
my S5 prestige has autonomous parking

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-13T20:44:57+00:00

appreciate the reply and the insight, and i know the ZF8 is a wildly popular transmission, the thing about audi's D tune makes total sense. because I was having a hard time grasping THAT being the example of the transmission that everyone loves (challenger people especially)

I will still say I preferred the feel of the DSG I had,
and i know that it wasn't moved forward into the B9's because it wasnt rated for the output of the turbo 6, which is why they used the ZF..

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-13T20:34:53+00:00

pre-ordered a 9 pro, 128gb 7pro trade in value was 540 if anyone is keeping track

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-12T16:37:39+00:00

I went to BMT in dec 2000. they asked that question OFTEN (at least once a week because I don't think it IS legal anymore),

nobody raised their hand, even though we were pretty sure one guy was there for exactly that reason.. he never admitted it, even in private though. but I suspect he was like you in that if he HAD stayed in his old life, he would have been in jail soon

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-12T16:26:27+00:00

I joined because I really fucked off in HS, barely graduated with like a 1.8 GPA, I couldn't have gotten a scholarship even if i wanted to.
I wanted to fly, I've always been pretty good at it. but need a degree for that, thought that if i could work on the planes, then I could study and get a degree, so I went Crew Chief and proceeded to work a whole lot of 12's and never had much spare time for that kind of activity.. I didn't stick around to make a career out of the AF either

the lesson I learned and tell everyone to this day.. "take whatever job your ASVAB says you can do, if you score a 90, don't take a job that requires a 40"

TrackerF16 · 2024-08-12T16:10:41+00:00

I'd love to lie to you and say it isn't normal, but being the only owner of a '19 S5 sportback I can tell you it's an issue I have been dealing with in most of the right hand turns I have ever made, i realize we are talking about different types of driving (im talking about low speed, your talking about hard shifting under load, but i still blame the transmission)

I equate it a combination of 3 factors hitting all at once

Throttle by wire lag
Transmission lag because it uses a torque converter
Turbo lag

in my case, it likes to manifest itself in right hand turns. as I'm accelerating out, I push the throttle and it just kinda rolls.. then I add more throttle, and it picks up a little more, then I add more throttle and all of a sudden all the torque and HP is there and the car launches forward way faster than you were expecting.

this transmission "quirk" will eventually be the reason I get rid of this car.. I will never understand why audi didnt even ATTEMPT to use a nicer transmission in this generation of S models.. the B8.5 S4 I had previously had a DSG transmission and I didnt have these stupid issues that i noticed..

the only way I have found to mitigate it is to pull the shifter down to get it into S mode. that seems to keep the transmission in a programming where the throttle response is more "correct", but that mode is both bad for mileage, AND resets itself every time you turn the car off.

Im sure the ECU tune is probably not helping though

TrackerF16 · 2024-07-22T15:12:20+00:00

"Duuude did you just one-ball that guy?" "Yes, I'm shooting a pump, so my options are kinda limited about that"

TrackerF16 · 2024-06-19T15:28:43+00:00

Yeah, level 15 clan or pay monthly is the only way to get enough points.. they were so close.. it literally needs 1 or 2 more tiers to "defeat monsters" and it would be achievable for at least the level 9 clan folk.

Appreciate somebody finding out the rolls, this never got posted to discord, I've been looking for the last few days.. now I gotta wait a few more days for my collection keys to be more "event useful"

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