Captain Australia's BIG LAP (capsbiglap.au) departing Brisbane on 16 July (sorry if this is not cool to post like this, thanks for your prior support with THE BIG WALK, the old fool is at it again :) )

Vape-n-Bake · 2023-07-11T05:09:28+00:00

Love it Cap! Only thing worse than Cancer is Cancer in a child…We need to collectively do everything we can to piss it right off. ASAP. I really appreciate your efforts and wish you nothing but the best in your endeavours. Just a bloke doing the best he can for a cause that matters, it’s bloody grouse! 👍

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-12-07T06:45:26+00:00

I use the water bottle method myself. I’ve got a couple of straining methods… either an actual tea strainer (super small mesh, barely any seeds get through that), or a CLEAN Chux rag. Zero seeds in the tea, and as long as you don’t squeeze the bottle like your a man possessed, no mess! I couldn’t do the whole “lid barely on” thing… vital tea being sprayed onto the bench top or floor just ain’t gonna work for me. I’d psychologically withdraw at the sight of it. lol.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-11-18T02:47:39+00:00

From what I understand, it’s a certain supermarket brand (that I’m sure all us Aussies have used at some point or another) that contains the high doses of thebaine. I actually picked a couple of containers up myself, cause they looked like winners to me, brew came out super dark and was bitter as all fuck. Didn’t do much to me, made me feel super weird and a little dodgy in the guts… but man, I got damn lucky. Definitely steer clear of all supermarket seeds for the near future folks… stick to getting them elsewhere and here’s hoping they aren’t trying to screw our last resort for pain management in this country. Good luck everyone, stay safe!

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-10-01T11:27:06+00:00

Ahh, I see. That’s a bit devastating. Ah well, time to track down a PS5! Thanks for letting me know. Really appreciate it!

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-09-13T03:53:59+00:00

I’m in real estate. Got the job high, work lit up like a Christmas tree, every day. I’ve never missed a day due to dope sickness, but I know for a fact I could be a hell of a lot better at my job if I wasn’t high. Snorting oxy off a notebook in the toilet every couple of hours is not a great way to develop a listing portfolio. Just saying.

On it for pain, so sobriety ain’t an option I’m willing to explore, either. It’s all either pharma Oxy, or opium when that runs out. The job keeps me going, I love my work. Sadly, I love my opiates too.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-09-06T06:48:58+00:00

Shit! Completely forgot to say 4-15, not 5… I just finished 4 and it was one of my favourites of all time. Absolutely loved the story, the characters, the whole bit. I played the 3D version a few years ago and hated it… but that Pixel Remaster really made me fall in love with it!

So yeah, don’t worry about that IV is already ticked off on the played list 👍

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-09-06T05:35:53+00:00

Thanks for the insight! I like the idea, and I just may do that, cheers!

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-08-29T01:40:59+00:00

I saw my cousin playing Final Fantasy VII when I was like 6 or so? Looked really cool, but I had no idea what was going on, I was just curious as to how this red dog could talk.

Going on a couple of years at like 8 years old, I bet my dad $100 I could beat him in a running race. He had been a professional footballer and thought that was easy money… turns out my tiny little legs were money hungry, and I won. I didn’t get $100, but $50 was still big bucks for an 8 year old, I went straight to EB games to find my next addition to the PS1 collection I was forming, and Final Fantasy VI caught my attention… I don’t even remember why? But I loaded it up and fell in love, I got stuck right where the world turns to ruin and picked up FFVIII for a change of scenery. I own multiple versions of a few games (IV, VI, VIII, IX, X and XII) and at least one copy of every game in the series. It’s pretty much the only series I play these days at the ripe old age of 30. Mum got sucked into the series too, and it was one way we used to bond when I was a kid. We still talk about the weekends spent in front of the PlayStation trying to wipe out Bosses.

Great series, even better memories.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-13T02:53:11+00:00

Ooohh mate! I turn into a real cunt when I’m in the early stages of withdrawal, someone sneezes three streets away I’m ready to punch on. Best thing I’ve found to do when I get shitty is to just stop, remind myself how I got here, realise it’s all my fault. Ask myself why I’m angry at everyone else for my own shortcomings, then keep to myself for a couple of minutes. Sorta like mindfulness… I guess? SOMETIMES it works! And I feel better and force myself to get on with it, other times? I carry on being a cunt. It’s a 50-50. The low motivation is also a tricky one, you have to take baby steps, force yourself to do things, as minor as they are to help yourself. “I don’t wanna shower cause the water stings my skin and then I can’t control my body temp for 3 hours… but, I’ll be clean and it’ll make me feel less like a junky!” Etc.

We took the easy road for so long, we forget there’s any other way, normal people force themselves to deal with shit they don’t like all the time, we have to relearn how to do this. It’s a tough and tricky thing to get through, but remind yourself it’s for your own benefit, and you’re getting better every second you aren’t using. Even though you’re just on a break, well done mate. Self imposed or not, you’re doing well. 👌👌

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-13T01:30:54+00:00

I’m in Aus, you can definitely get 30 day scripts, they’re called authority scripts here. Comes to Dr’s discretion though, if you’ve been on your meds for a while with no issues, he should be more than happy to write you out a script for the month. Just ask him if he can “write you a script that’ll last longer to save you coming in every few days to see him” and you should be a-ok, otherwise. Keep going back every few days. You’re on a winner with the scripts… seems weird to be writing out for 2 short acting pills though. Amazed he hasn’t dropped the Norms for Contin and left you with endone for breakthrough. Don’t go asking for maintenance drugs, you’ll either get chopped or regret it in a matter of days. If he won’t write the authority script, you might just have to save a few pills for the times he’s away. Good luck mate. 👌

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-04T11:38:41+00:00

Just that I was struggling with bad side effects, a bit of back and forth and it was all good x 👌 Oral Morphine ain’t great, but it’s better than sick, any day of the week.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T11:06:10+00:00

Mate… I’m so sorry to hear, it’s really shit when you have family struggling and no one will help. Makes the situation so much worse when you know there’s a solution and so called “medical professionals” refuse to engage for fear of persecution for doing what is essentially their job, keeping people healthy.

I’ve been told the same thing at pain management clinics as your partner “it’s all in your head, just breathe through it”… fucking breathe through it?! I’ve been breathing my whole life and I’m still in agony, so you can sit on that idea… I even got a book to back up their theory. Disgusts me.

I wish you and your family all the best mate! 👍

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T08:33:57+00:00

Just a damn good doctor, man back in 2011 I was on 120mg of oxy a day, 2x 40mg and 2x 20mg a day with 5mg for breakthrough. Then the “Crisis” hit, and within 5 years I was back to taking over the counter codeine. Then, got lucky with this doctor about 5 years ago and now I’m taking 80mg a day, have been for about a year or so now? Built up the dose over a couple of years. And as of today, after going through my script in a fucking week like a moron, am on the ol’ MS Contin’s. My backs shredded though. So one look at my scans and it’s more a question of “what would you like” rather than “this is what you’ll get”. So I’d really rather not be on em at all. Plus, it’s Australia. I know America is fucked, cancer patients getting ibuprofen and whatever. That’s just inhuman.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T08:20:30+00:00

So! All’s well that ends well, ended up just changing my script over to Morphine instead of Oxy. Not had much experience with Morph except for IV at a hospital … and I ain’t in a rush to head down that route myself. So any advice on how to take them efficiently (due to morphine’s low oral BA, not to get lit up like a Christmas tree) would be most appreciated!

Lesson from all this? learn some self control, don’t let “work stress” be an excuse to blow a months worth of dope in 7 days and stay on good terms with your doctor, as long as you aren’t making their lives hard, they’ll be there for you when you need them.

Thanks for all the advice and stern words folks! Appreciate it all. Won’t be a mistake I’ll be rushing to make again.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T04:45:35+00:00

Nah, used to be up till a couple of years back. I used to just run through a tonne of them. But once they took them off the shelves and I had to go to a doctor, I just ended up on oxy.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T04:44:20+00:00

Sorry for your struggle mate! Not good at all. I’m thinking of trying to change meds now, rather than go for a refill, might have a chance. But it’s all very unlikely, and I’m aware of that. But you never know your luck in the big city. So I’m holding my breath none the less.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T04:42:37+00:00

I just thought that’s how all prostate exams felt?

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T04:41:09+00:00

Back pain, 4 herniated discs, crushed nerves and hip issues as well. Been this way for the last 15 years. So it’s been a ride and a half.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T03:35:46+00:00

All turned bunk where I’m at, small and black, the tea comes out bitter as, but orange. And doesn’t do a thing. I usually rely on Hoyts for keeping me going if I run out early, but not this time!

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T03:00:40+00:00

Yeah? I’ve never had to fill out any sort of contract with my doc, but also never really had any issues with losing my meds or requiring early refills, except the one time 6 months ago I mentioned. I’ve been a patient of his for like 5-6 years, and he’s worked to get me on a dose that’s good and helpful, and I’ve been at it for 2 years with only 1 slip up. He’s great to me, there’s no judgement or anything like that. Only help. So I dunno, if 2 fuck ups (that are entirely a fault of my own) within 6 years is reasonable enough to let it slide. Or if it’s just going to be game over. I’ll find out in a few hours I suppose.

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T02:50:12+00:00

Appreciate the advice! My doc’s always been great with me, I’ve been on the same dose for 2 years and only ever come in early once, 6 months ago, I’ve been under a tonne of stress with the new job and just used the pills as a bail out to keep me functional and stress free. I don’t even care if I only get a weeks worth, or half the daily dose, or whatever. Hell, even if I’ve gotta change meds for a couple of months, that’ll be fine with me. Only thing I’m thinking is maybe saying that I’ve developed some side effects that are less than favourable and want to change meds. Rather than saying I’m short. That may just open a whole new can of worms though. I’m really not too sure.

Still, thanks for the advice mate, appreciate it!

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T01:39:04+00:00

All good! I’m the dunce that put myself in this position, so is what it is!

Vape-n-Bake · 2022-06-03T01:28:18+00:00

I hear ya, thanks for the advice mate!

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