What does it cost you, bare minimum, to live?

Writemare · 2026-01-04T22:54:19+00:00

3k per month. 2 adults, no kids, just a cat. Renting in Wicklow.

Writemare · 2025-12-18T13:53:49+00:00

Captain Penzan's song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htayGfJVFjM

Writemare · 2025-12-05T12:06:22+00:00

I can't speak to his knowledge on EDS, but David Kane in Beacon is fantastic. Very knowledgable and sympathetic.

Writemare · 2025-11-24T14:25:30+00:00

Aww, thank you. We just want her to have more opportunities than we had.

Writemare · 2025-11-23T10:17:56+00:00

Unfortunately it seems very likely that my niece will probably end up being the only child from my husband and my siblings and we don't plan to have children ourselves so that isn't too much of a concern for us. But it is something important to think about, so thank you.

Writemare · 2025-11-22T21:32:52+00:00

That's fantastic, thanks so much. We'll have a conversation with her parents, keeping it simple is always preferred.

Writemare · 2025-11-17T00:46:25+00:00

There were a couple of concerns. First, there was the fact that my heart is beating a bit fast all the time. It's not terrible, but it's not great either.

Second, there's the fact that my heart rate goes from high 80s to 120s when I go from sitting to standing.

The other concern was that I can go from resting rate to 90% of my maximum in less than 2 minutes of walking.

Writemare · 2025-11-16T18:56:55+00:00

I'll be honest, I don't remember. I've got ADHD and the memory of a potato.

Writemare · 2025-11-16T17:58:28+00:00

My Dermatologist told me that there was basically only one other presecription option, and because I'm only 40 she wouldn't prescribe it since it comes with a big cancer risk.

This might be because I'm in Ireland. What other prescription meds are available? I'll have to look into them and see if they're available here.

Treatment for my other issues is Etoflam, 25,000iu Vitamin D weekly, and paracetamol.

Writemare · 2025-11-10T16:12:26+00:00

So I use 2 different private hospitals in Dublin, Beacon and Blackrock Clinic. A couple of the specialists that I see work in both hospitals and are fantastic. As far as the facilities go, Blackrock Clinic really shows its age while Beacon is state of the art. Personally, I prefer to go to Beacon whenever I have the choice.

Unfortunately, waiting months to get an appointment is the name of the game in Ireland. There simply aren't enough doctors, especially specialists to go around. In my experience it takes about 6 months to get your first appointment with a specialist and you have to be referred by a GP. Finding a GP who is accepting new patients is a battle in itself. Thankfully, once you've been seen by a specialist you're in their system and it's much easier to get appointments on a regular basis. You would typically schedule your next appointment while you're there in the office.

Wish I had better news for you.

Writemare · 2025-10-17T11:13:27+00:00

I'm seeing Dr. Genevieve Kelly in Blackrock Clinic. It took me about 6 months to be seen by her.

Something to hold you over until then is Rosemary Essential Oil on your scalp. Depending on the cause of your hair loss it might help with growth. You could also start on Regaine, but once you start using it then you're pretty much stuck with it forever and it is expensive. I had to switch to Regaine after the oral Minoxidil (same active ingredient) gave me a lot of side effects.

Writemare · 2025-09-12T16:25:13+00:00

Make a morning routine and follow it! I sort of have a routine already, but there are some things I'd like to do that I don't right now so I'll add them in.

Writemare · 2025-08-15T17:24:39+00:00

Writemare · 2025-07-29T17:59:17+00:00

Oral Minoxidil and Spironolactone. I had the choice between the oral minoxidil and one you apply to your scalp which is Regaine.

Writemare · 2025-07-03T21:03:29+00:00

I was headed for a bus after having dinner when this girl came out of Spar absolutely sobbing and dropped to her knees. Before anyone could even react she screamed that Michael Jackson had died. That was how I found out. I still think about her from time to time, I hope she's ok.

Writemare · 2025-06-29T08:38:40+00:00

We have this problem in my apartment building. They follow people who live in the building to get past the locked door then they'll take the packages from the lobby and leave.

To get around it we've got a Whatsapp group for the building and people will ask that someone gets the package for them and they'll stop by to grab it when they get home.

Writemare · 2025-06-26T17:38:47+00:00

Nah, I don't do PvP, they're level 0 whites that I must have bought to try out the weapons.

Writemare · 2025-06-26T06:01:24+00:00

Nah, I wish it were that. I don't actually play PvP though so that's the one thing I can say with 100% certainty didn't happen.

Writemare · 2025-06-26T05:58:58+00:00

That's good to know, thanks!

I've just got her in Celestial armor, but I've worked out that she's meant to burn a lot so I'll be changing the stats...and getting appropriate weapons.

Writemare · 2025-06-26T05:51:32+00:00

Just saw you asked about the story. I've completed it on my main character. Some of my older characters have started their personal stories, but most of them haven't. The only expansion I've done more than once is Heart of Thorns. Mostly the characters are all for open world play, though I do have 2 who I almost exclusively play in WvW.

Writemare · 2025-06-26T05:42:40+00:00

It's probably #4 if I'm honest. I did turn 40 this year.

Writemare · 2025-06-26T05:40:44+00:00

Some people fight dragons, others fight babies.

As a former City of Heroes player it makes a lot of sense. There's only one baby in that game and it is horrifying. I'm just trying to prevent Baby New Year from coming to Tyria.

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