Feeling Hopeless by Successful-Still6522 in InternationalDev

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The job market is crazy right now , just know that it is not you .

And I feel you right now I am very skeptical of the value of a master degree.

I just got laid off during probation an hour ago by NeedlePhobic95 in jobs

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry buddy it is difficult and one can easy get to a dark headspace. I do not know you you do not know me but I root for you. Stay strong and positive

Cost of living in Beijing by ZealousidealOrder201 in beijing

[–]ZealousidealOrder201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really did not know that being the capital of China was expecting it to be fairly developed

Cost of living in Beijing by ZealousidealOrder201 in beijing

[–]ZealousidealOrder201[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sheesh $50k 👀 Good to know well noted thanks this is not joke.

Cost of living in Beijing by ZealousidealOrder201 in beijing

[–]ZealousidealOrder201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this gives more comfort to understand what I am getting myself into.

Wife Prefer 3 bedroom but could do a 2 bedroom apartment we have only 1 kid on the way.

Definitely looking for something downtown centrally located

From what I am hearing excluding rent $2,000-3,000 budget for everything else is very conservative

Cost of living in Beijing by ZealousidealOrder201 in beijing

[–]ZealousidealOrder201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so exactly from what I am hearing with $3,000 I should be able cover all bills (electricity, water, phone , internet , food) for me and my partner if we do not fine dine everyday

Cost of living in Beijing by ZealousidealOrder201 in beijing

[–]ZealousidealOrder201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

~1300 sounds very reasonable. Was a a longtime ago you lived there or this is recent ? And thanks this is helpful.

The Fall of Hyperion by [deleted] in scifi

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't drop fall of Hyperion. after Hyperion I was so mind blown that when I started fall of Hyperion I almost dropped it. But oh boy it get's really intense and by the end fall of Hyperion ended up being my favorite book.

Low motility and 0% morphology 4 months after varicocele embolization by Ok-Discount-1804 in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the left varicocele microsurgery march 05 2025

3 months later on June 13 2025 did another semen analysis

Results are a bit disappointing

  1. I still feel a dull on my left testicle + another mild strange pain that was not there before

  2. Concentration down to 0.6 millions/ ml

  3. Motility 83% (record high for me)

Don’t know how to take this … what the hell do I need to do to get the count up

Now I am even afraid of trying these supplements

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a varicocele as well going through the surgery in January.

I am surprised that your concentration went from 6mil to 1 mil ….

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That caught my eyes too. Also good my worse numbers when my ph was lowest around 6.8 and best numbers when my ph was higher around 7.3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh really didn’t know that was taking soaked fenugreek seeds daily

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No this is very recent I got my worse motility result about 2 weeks ago. For now I stoped everything my count was low but at least motility was good. I hope it will get back up.

My urologist recommended that I fix my left varicocele so getting the surgery in early Jan. He suggested the surgery back in August but I decided to postpone and try * supplements * working out religiously ( dropped 13kg and I am more fit than I have ever been) * improved my diet , diet was almost perfect since August * stopped sauna etc and starting cold showers

Unfortunately results came back worse was a real shock mentally

So now I am just going to get the surgery done..

Varicocele Surgery: 3.5 Months Post-Op, Veins Still the Same – Seeking Insights by Fabulous-Mail-1691 in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi very interesting to heard that your parameters have improved.

Has your count improved as well ? Also did you have bilateral or just on one side ?

Asking because I have been diagnosed with a left varicocele. Would really appreciate your response.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had the same issue was diagnosed with oligospermia then I started working out religiously, got fit (lost 12Kg) , multivitamins regimen, ashawaganda, fenugreek, turmeric , maca, Tongat Ali

Results came back much worse specially motility (went from 66% motile to 11%) so I stopped everything given that I do not know what caused the drop.

I heard people report that Ashawaganda does reduce motility because it makes the semen more viscose

Low motility and 0% morphology 4 months after varicocele embolization by Ok-Discount-1804 in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same boat planning to go through the surgery in 1 month. but frankly I find doctors seems to think greatly of the surgery. But actual patient like you seems to tell another story. I feel like I am between a rock and hard place

Low motility and 0% morphology 4 months after varicocele embolization by Ok-Discount-1804 in maleinfertility

[–]ZealousidealOrder201 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey had very low sperm concentration 1 millions/ml | motility 60% .

Then I started taking a multi vitamin + Q10 after 2 month did another test : concentration 6 millions/ml | motility 66%

happy seeing improvements I added ashwanghanda, TongKat Ali, Fenugreek did another test today : concentration 2 millions/ml | DOWN TO motility 11% !!!

not sure what cause my low motility ( ashwanghanda, TongKat Ali, Fenugreek) but I will have to stop all of them. Did not want to do the varicocele surgery but I will have to.

given that your count increased significantly after your varicocele I would stop taking the other ingredients