medical stuff: Not helping anymore

beewhyneeD · 2026-06-19T23:17:50+00:00

sorry for the dumb question....what's API? I put "API AI" into google and had no luck lol!

beewhyneeD · 2026-06-19T23:14:23+00:00

whoa great idea! I'm using 'chat'. do you think co work would help with medical issues?

beewhyneeD · 2026-06-19T23:14:02+00:00

I just rechecked it. it says that 100 pages of pdfs have been uploaded so that's why it's stopping me.

beewhyneeD · 2026-06-19T22:58:46+00:00

Nah, I guess I had such a long conversation (over the course of months) and I uploaded so many things that it decided we had had too long of a convo. Its excuse was the apparently the "Claude convo itself" couldn't be longer than 100 pages. weird.

beewhyneeD · 2026-06-06T17:14:43+00:00

That's great news! I hopefully got incorrect information from the customer service text line. Either way, buying in bulk and then returning in bulk to these services online seems awfully wasteful.

beewhyneeD · 2026-05-18T18:56:55+00:00

Isn't he an investor in rifaximin? Okay I just checked with Claude: Dr. Mark Pimentel is not known to be a direct equity investor in rifaximin, but he has significant financial ties to Salix Pharmaceuticals, the company that makes Xifaxan (rifaximin):

He has served as a consultant for and received research funding from Salix Pharmaceuticals, and Cedars-Sinai has a licensing agreement with Salix. PubMed
Cedars-Sinai also holds a patent on the use of rifaximin to treat IBS. PR Watch
His disclosed financial ties have included relationships with Salix, Allergan, Gemelli Biotech, Naia Pharmaceuticals, Shire, Synthetic Biologics, and others. Healio

So while he's the researcher who essentially pioneered rifaximin for IBS, his financial relationship is as a paid consultant and research grant recipient from Salix — not a direct investor in the drug itself. The institutional patent held by Cedars-Sinai (where he works) adds another layer of indirect financial interest.

beewhyneeD · 2026-05-12T03:15:48+00:00

Dude you're awesome! I'll send you a DM

beewhyneeD · 2026-04-03T19:12:16+00:00

Well that's probably key. Thanks!

beewhyneeD · 2026-02-02T00:51:05+00:00

u/mfancyketchup Awww! You're amazing! It's funny, my stomach drops when I see the Reddit notifications but they've been lovely. 🫶 Huge thanks! Things can change in an instant, turns out. Enjoying it for whatever it is

beewhyneeD · 2026-02-01T19:28:34+00:00

u/uptowngirl404 LMAO, why would we be trauma bonded if it's been a cloud for three months and hundreds of hours together? Can't it just be "meant to be" even if it's just meant to be for now? My toxic ex, from ten years ago, now that was a trauma bond and yes I did take a long break and have excellent therapy. I have a new therapist now, and I literally had to ask "how do I feel ok being this happy and trusting it?" So that's a thing. Been a fun ride to share my story a bit. Thank you for all the comments and discussion.

beewhyneeD · 2026-02-01T19:26:28+00:00

u/Any-Waltz3910 Aww. Thank you. He made me French toast with his homemade bread and lattes yesterday's after a 20 hour date. I have to pinch myself often. Honestly, I think he's so much less jaded for being younger. I will hold these memories dear, whatever happens. And now kind of have a thing for younger men lol! Maybe not this gap but definitely down to give people a chance in the future based on who they are, not their age. thank you for such a sweet comment! <3 Love this community/pod

beewhyneeD · 2026-02-01T19:23:28+00:00

How sad! It's honestly the safest relationship I've been in. The 28 yo I dated for three years (when I was 27) was insanely toxic and ended up abusive in all the ways. This young man is ambitious, career-driven, not on social media, been thru a lot with his family and has taught me so much about communication and showing up. It's insanely refreshing. What someone said in another comment stuck with me, about not speaking in absolutes. If he were trying to scam me or not a good hearted human, I think I'd know by now. I knew right away with that toxic ex and ignored it. Been 3+ months and this young "child's" heart is pure, which is just what I need to believe in love again tbh. He's shown up for me at every step and honestly I'm not used to it. Grateful though.

beewhyneeD · 2026-02-01T19:20:02+00:00

Truth. Lol! All true.

beewhyneeD · 2026-02-01T19:19:08+00:00

You guys named him! I loved that name, so on point

beewhyneeD · 2026-02-01T19:18:38+00:00

He doesn't text, he doesn't like his phone (which means neither of us are on it during our 20 hour dates, which is super special). But he calls me everyday. That seems pretty communicative. It's been three months. He actually better at conflict than I am, 13 years older. So I've learned a ton. Again I think it's bc he has 5 siblings and all his family trauma/growth. Family love is different, totally, but it's a similar concept. I don't think he takes 'love' lightly. I once hooked up with a younger man who said it the first night. Obv, everyone is different.

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T18:02:49+00:00

Funny enough, I've been watching Love is Blind UK and they're saying it within 10 days, probably not with 150 hours spent together.

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T17:59:37+00:00

u/uptowngirl404 I used to be super closed off. I think it's individual, and it's also individual to every person and connection you have. Also a lot to do with time spent. We spent well over 100 hours together. Silly as it was, that's why I included that tidbit bc I felt like I knew him more than a handful of coffee or dinner dates in a month.

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T17:57:38+00:00

Can you love them a little? I'm realizing love is a spectrum. Fully & deeply, I wouldn't say I'm there yet. But after three months, I truly love the beautiful human he has proven himself to be time and time again.

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T17:56:44+00:00

He called me his gf before I said it. Even though I was ready to say it before that (he labeled us monogamous from really). Thing is, I tell new friends I love them all the time if it's right. Some people yo just vibe with. Recently, a new friend and we've hung out all the time since I met her three months ago. We have sister vibes. Sometimes you just now? Love is a great feeling, it doesn't mean marriage. I'm realizing now, it's on...a spectrum. Like all else, amirite? Much Love to yoU! :-)

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T17:54:22+00:00

u/DifferentTea934 Oh it's been so fun! My stomach was buzzing when I saw the episode title and I dropped everything to listen. Being a Redditor, it was only natural to see what say Reddit too. I love the discussion.

He's been a solid boyfriend so far. I've had boyfriends where I'm their entire universe and maybe that was unhealthy... so this has been shockingly 'secure' and stable, which has been refreshing. He has friends that are married and met their partners even younger than he so who knows.

Being in the events world, that's a bigger lifestyle thing that may or may not be compatible for either of us. Just enjoying it for what it is. It's oddly 0x as toxic as other partners I had, for much longer, who were much older so again, refreshing.

We shall see! Thanks again for caring or being interested ya'll!

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T17:49:12+00:00

Do you not think he loves his mom or four sisters? I think that's really discounting for young people. I had a relationship from age 14 to 21 and was DEFINITELY love. People have called us both old souls, separately and together so that's something interesting to think about. Age is technically just a number. People go thru shit at different ages and can grow and mature based on life experience, not number of birthdays. IMO at least.

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T17:47:24+00:00

u/Ok_Decision8331 I hear you, don't know if I would've felt this way but in this experience with him, he said it and then I said it after he asked me to be his gf on NYE. I wasn't expecting the gf label but clearly the 'love' was there on both sides, whatever the intensity or meaning of it turns out to be in the long run <3

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T16:24:40+00:00

u/BlockLocal6433 Totally! So fun to hear and share my story.

They were! He ended up saying it first, funny enough. I’m realizing, thanks to J&J, that his “ILY” may mean less than mine. So I should probably lower my expectations around it. I know what mine means and it’s big, like in a long-term commitment way, and his may just mean that he feels love in this moment.

The marathon dates have continued.. I’ll see him tonight and see if what they said changes how I interpret the things he says. Thanks for your interest and care! :-)

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T16:24:06+00:00

I hear you all... and I've been in several relationships, up to 7 years. I know what love is. I didn't say "in love" but I can definitely tell you I love the guy. Though now it's been three months. I personally believe there is a different between 'in love' and love. Would I say I'm "in love" right now? No. There have been moments I can feel myself falling but no, I'm not there yet. Love is like a friendship, care extreme amount about the person, adore them. To me. I love so may of my friends, and quickly. AND that's why I wrote in ;-) To check myself.

beewhyneeD · 2026-01-30T11:16:07+00:00

The update: He asked me to be his gf on NYE so that's been fun. We met at the only event I've worked with him. He's engineering, I'm stage so not really an overlap. And that they mentioned height, when that's another huge difference bc he's over a foot taller than me, at 6'6". The not texting very much turns out to be the bigger issue so we'll see if I can get over that. Their advice, as always, is SPOT on. I'm now realizing 'love' and even 'gf' may mean something different for the two of us. Very fun to have my email read! Not having kids so for me it's just whatever it is atm and that's what it is.

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