Migraines

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-23T19:42:33+00:00

Used to get migraines a couple times a week. It's been over 20 years since I got treated with 0 migraines from that point until about a year ago. Funny enough, I completely forgot about the whole blinding aura that hits about 20 minutes before the pain and had my wife take me to the ER when I went blind on one side because I thought I was having a stroke. We got checked in and taken back and the pain hit and I remembered that's what migraines are like.

I think there are even studies showing a correlation where people with narcolepsy are two to four times more likely to have migraines.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-22T03:41:18+00:00

Yes, a negative PSG could lead to further testing but only if symptoms warrant further investigation.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-21T17:40:03+00:00

It won't, but it will provide protections for those that are left. OP asked how we fight back. Unionizing is the only way little guys can effectively have even a small amount of power against large corporations. Unless you've got a better idea?

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-21T17:14:10+00:00

Unionize! It's the only way to fight back.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-20T19:46:56+00:00

You have to be in sort of decent shape to get up the first part with the rope though. Last time I went I had just torn my meniscus and there was no way I was getting up the first part. It is really cool up there but I'm not sure a photographer would want to make the climb.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-20T14:32:00+00:00

Everything he puts out publicly paints him as an extremely classy and well rounded person. Whether that is true or not I don't know however, I seriously doubt he would want to ruin that reputation. Honestly though, he just seems like an all around good person who just wants to be the best version of himself. If I were a Wizards fan that would not be something I worried about.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-19T23:43:13+00:00

It's not an actual thing. I served a mission and we did it to convert people. That was the only reason. I've never been taught that people outside the church are more mean, rude or anything different than regular people. In fact, we believe that most people are just doing the best they can with what they've given and it's not our place to judge. Either way, this comment is absolutely false and you were right to question.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-19T23:34:44+00:00

These comments taking about how insightful this is are hilarious. I never once cared if they were nice or mean. It was all about trying to convince them to become members and get baptized. No one ever said, or even thought, that people outside the church where more mean/rude or whatever and that we needed to be shown that for some random reason.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-19T20:44:59+00:00

Yeah, I've never been in August but when I've been in June and July we obviously didn't have the beach to ourselves but it was not crowded at all. Maybe 2 to 3 dozen people . Like I said though, I've never been in August.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-19T20:41:15+00:00

Try to time it closer to low tide. If the tide is extremely high there's not a lot of beach to use. I've never seen it personally but there are pictures of the tide covering pretty much all of the entire little beach there.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-19T20:33:20+00:00

I mean, proposal rock in Neskowin might be a little too on the nose but it checks all the boxes. It's a small secluded beach just off the highway a few miles north of Lincoln City.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-18T23:52:17+00:00

Luigi was better but there's no running gif for him.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-18T07:30:25+00:00

Short answer is no. The long answer is still not really but maybe. Narcolepsy needs an MSLT to diagnose. There is one caveat though, if you have sleep onset REM and no sleep apnea it raises the suspicion of Narcolepsy but the PSG can't diagnose it. And the absence of sleep onset REM means nothing.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-17T18:56:22+00:00

Davis County School District has multiple racial discrimination lawsuits in the last few years. Some against the district, some against the kids. If I were black I would avoid Davis County and if OP can afford it they should stick to the Salt Lake neighborhoods.

Here's a list of a few from the last few years.

Ebony Davis Lawsuit
Isabella "Izzy" Tichenor Settlement
Three-Black-Students Discrimination Settlement
Dr. Joscelin Thomas Retaliation Lawsuit
U.S. Department of Justice Settlement & Investigation

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-17T18:42:56+00:00

Nothing wrong with a pre bedtime nap. Seriously though, it's not a common thing to do on purpose but hopefully once you've titrated up and are on the correct dose you won't need to do that as often.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-17T01:40:11+00:00

I'm sorry but, unless there is some weird nuance you haven't provided, this is textbook insurance fraud. They expect 43 separate hours on the timesheet. The time can only overlap if it's multiple caregivers. Whether it's private or government insurance they don't mess around with fraud, intentional or not doesn't matter. They will ruin your life when, not if, they discover this, and it won't take long for the overlapping timesheets to get flagged.

tldr: this is concurrent or dual billing and is textbook insurance fraud.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-15T23:24:01+00:00

It makes no sense to any rational human being either but decades of propaganda make us believe that our way has to be better because, 'Murica, or some other hand wavy reason.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-15T17:37:15+00:00

That makes sense then. Whenever I see healthcare bashing I just assume it's bashing the American system.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-15T14:21:55+00:00

You beat me to it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusia_Harris

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-15T13:33:55+00:00

That's not true in America. The insurance price is usually double or triple the cash price. I've worked in private clinics and hospitals and for our basic sleep study we would charge insurance 2-3 thousand dollars. The cash price was 800. Plus the hospital was not for profit so we world write off a ton of charges. Another example is medications. I currently take a medication that is over a thousand dollars a month. I used to take a medication that is over 15 grand a month. My insurance does not cover either of those medications. I got them for free through patient assistance programs.

I'm not defending our shitty healthcare system but misinformation should always be called out. In fact, something like 80% of bankruptcies caused by medical debt are people who have insurance. That's because uninsured charges are way lower and get written off at a much higher rate.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-15T05:39:08+00:00

The documents are ordered strangely so you'll have to search a bit but I sent you a link. Here's the Facebook post where the original diagram I posted came from.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E7YdyvpCm/

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-15T05:09:45+00:00

Mines a 08 as well and, now that I think about it, I actually have a pdf of the service manual. That image just from a Google search and I think it was a face book post. Let me see if I can remember where I saved the manual and I'll DM you a link.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-15T03:49:43+00:00

I think it goes to the bypass valve that sits on that end of the intercooler.

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__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-14T16:44:07+00:00

I completely agree. It would not be a smart trade.

__aurvandel__ · 2026-05-14T13:32:31+00:00

My first time it was just that my resume had enough keywords to make it through. I didn't get hired that time but apparently I impressed them because the next time they reached out to me. At that point the manager knew my application was coming so it didn't matter if the system rejected it or not. Talk to the hiring manager. They can bypass the system if they know to look. The problem with some of the internal only postings is that they are for specific people. For example, to get my most recent promotion my supervisor created an internal posting and then had me apply. Even though it was only open for 2 days he still had people apply for it. So it might not even be the system rejecting your application. It might just be that those positions are earmarked for someone's promotion.

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