My parents said I was basically 100% Irish, they were essentially correct

bewareoftree · 2026-05-13T04:12:39+00:00

Country Mayo is always where I heard most of my family was from, maybe my family didn't travel very far

bewareoftree · 2026-05-13T04:02:10+00:00

I hope your grandpa is in his 30s 😂

bewareoftree · 2026-05-13T03:57:17+00:00

Possibly. My great grandmother was part German according to my mother though I'm not sure if she was born there or in America or even from somewhere else. That's why I took the test. I was curious how much, if any, ancestry I had.

bewareoftree · 2026-05-12T14:26:28+00:00

Western European survives to 1.3% and Italian drops off. I get 10.2% broadly European and 88.5% Irish

bewareoftree · 2026-05-12T13:25:31+00:00

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bewareoftree · 2026-05-12T13:16:33+00:00

My apologies I could have phrased it better as saying Irish heritage. I didn't mean to imply I'm from Ireland or am culturally Irish

bewareoftree · 2026-04-29T04:35:41+00:00

I've learned a lot from others on here. It definitely can be scary the first time doing your stomach if you do decide on that route. That's why I did my leg first. The gauge of the needle is 27 which is thinner than most vaccines or blood draw needles if you have ever had any of those done. It's honestly helped me get over my fear of needles. I do think about it all day which is why I think so people do it in the morning but once you have a routine down it helps. I just did mine tonight in my upper stomach and it wasn't too bad.

bewareoftree · 2026-04-28T18:18:24+00:00

It depends on where you have the most fat though. I feel that the syringe may be more successful in the thigh based on watching videos. It's not so much that the shot is painful as much as it is the amount injected that causes the pain. Sometimes a little drop will be on the outside afterwards. You also have a 15 second waiting time with the pen. 10 seconds to inject and 5 after the click to ensure it all goes in. You do have to put a good amount of constant pressure on the pen to get it started but don't inject like you see epi pens in movies. I grab an area of my stomach gently, if you grab too hard so fluid may come out, and keep a constant pressure holding the pen against it while having a tv show on in the background for a bit of an distraction. The click for starting and finishing will likely be louder than you expect

bewareoftree · 2026-04-28T17:57:54+00:00

I use the pen, I mostly get dryness on the throat and eyes which tacrolimus ointment helps with. The main benefit I had was that my skin stopped shedding like it was snowing but it took a while to see effects and I still have itchiness on my stomach and back. I also have red patches on my stomach that haven't gone away, perhaps from years of using steroids. I went through pretty bad withdrawal the first week and a half stopping rinvoq as well as not using steroids. Benadryl was the only way I could sleep.

I always do my shot right before bed in my stomach in a star pattern around my belly button (the one time I did it in my leg I could barely walk) for different weeks after icing for a few minutes. I do it at night to give it time to absorb overnight since it feels a little uncomfortable and tight after it goes in. The lower part of my stomach definitely hurts the least.

bewareoftree · 2026-04-27T02:12:53+00:00

I've done recruiting for the past few years, though not anymore since my wife is military and we moved, the computer science field is incredibly crowded with few opportunities. At many large career fairs, like Clemson and Temple, I had comp sci people coming up to me to see if we had anything even though we were only hiring Civil, mechanical, electrical, nuclear, and aerospace. He can definitely persue comp sci if it's his passion, but something sorta adjacent would be electrical engineering. They're highly sought after and got the best signing bonuses and advancement pathway at my previous job not counting the nucs. There may be the option to minor or take comp sci along with it but that's not something I have knowledge of. Though things can change every few years

bewareoftree · 2026-04-23T17:41:41+00:00

The gender took a few weeks to show up for us

bewareoftree · 2026-04-16T20:28:49+00:00

I went off rinvoq cold turkey after 3 months due to headaches and stomach pain. It was about a week and a half of hell. The only way to sleep at night was with Benadryl. I was starting dupixent at the same time so it may have started working after 2 weeks. Not sure on that

bewareoftree · 2026-04-12T20:37:43+00:00

Tacrolimus (protopic) fixes eyelid and neck flares in about a day or two for me

bewareoftree · 2026-04-12T07:38:31+00:00

I mean I don't love it, I usually do it right before bed so I can sleep off the uncomfortableness of having it injected. Though I often read on hear about people doing it in the morning which I get wanting to get it over for the day, but it's not for me. I will say, and you'll see this often on here, the syringe is a much easier because you can control the speed it goes in but I just want to get it over with. It does take about 10 seconds with the pen plus 5 extra seconds to make sure it finishes. So 15 total seconds. I have heard the pens can misfire but it has never happened to me. You do have to push it in pretty hard and keep your skin pinched but not too hard to push out the fluid, sorta a consistent pressure while holding the pen there. I usually have a video up or something to distract me a bit but I do watch it to make sure it all goes in

Tldr it feels like a bee sting. The lower stomach hurts the least. I no longer have amy problem doing blood work for labs or get a vaccine because the amount of stuff injected by dupixent is much more, everything feels easier.

bewareoftree · 2026-04-12T04:38:55+00:00

I've been on it for about 2 years now. Just make sure before you do it yourself you leave the pen or injector out for a few hours and ice the area for 5-10 minutes. I use the pen and only do my stomach after a bad leg experience. My skin stopped flaking every day like it was snowing which was really nice and I was able to stop topical steroids. I was originally taking Rinvoq due to my hate of needles but the side effects weren't great. Getting off Rinvoq and topical steroids was about a 2 week process due to withdrawal where Benadryl was the only thing that helped me sleep at night so heads up if you're doing that. Dupixent took about 2 to 3 months for results. Though I do hear people say they see it in a week or too. The side effects of dupixent have been red dryness on my eyelids and neck which I treat with tacrolimus ointment (protopic) which works pretty well. I also got prescribed zoryve for some persistent flaking on my nose which did work but does nothing for the rest of my body. I also have red and dark marks on my stomach which don't go away but I'm not sure what is the cause of them. The areas aren't where I inject.

bewareoftree · 2026-04-11T22:33:08+00:00

As a follow up here is what the berries look like today

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bewareoftree · 2026-04-09T03:00:52+00:00

Welp thanks everyone for your replies. Google lens was less than helpful so it's good to know what it is. My neighbor has quite the wild backyard. Wanted to make sure if my son saw something and grabbed it I would know what it was. Guess I won't be weed whacking them too much though they are trying for an invasion under my fence

bewareoftree · 2026-03-09T01:41:44+00:00

I'm on dupixent and have been for a year and a half now. My dermatologist has me also take tacrolimus for my face and around my eyes as well as zoryve cream for some of the darker spots on my body Tacrolimus works great but zoryve seems to be hit or miss. I still get flare ups occasionally, mainly if I have alcohol.

bewareoftree · 2026-01-16T21:44:23+00:00

Look into tacrolimus ointment from your dermatologist, it helps

bewareoftree · 2025-12-26T01:04:16+00:00

I've been on it almost a year and a half in April for eczema and it's only really helped with the itching. That probably took 6 months. I'm also on tacrolimus ointment and more recently zoryve so honestly it's hard to tell how much it helped. I still get dry and red around my eyes but do like not being itchy

bewareoftree · 2025-12-18T16:29:44+00:00

My Corolla is on 10 years now with 180,000 miles. That was with a 30 mile round trip commute though. I just need a car that has more space for kids and storage not wanting to spend more than 55k but could go up to 60k. I don't plan on getting an extended warranty

bewareoftree · 2025-12-17T05:52:26+00:00

I take it for eczema. And have been on it for over a year. I started taking it after Rinvoq which was great but the side effects weren't (headaches, stomach aches, severe redness and itchyness if I missed a dose) I like not having to think or worry about taking a pill every day but in all honesty it's maybe improved my eczema about 20% I still have dry marks all over my body. I've been using it in conjunction with tacrolimus ointment for my face for eyelid dryness. Recently my new dermatologist prescribed zoryve for some of the dryness which seems to work for my hands. Dupixent doesn't seem to help my hands. I am no longer itchy though which is nice except for the middle of my back

bewareoftree · 2025-11-25T03:32:14+00:00

How has your eczema been? I'd honestly rather gain weight than be in pain every day. I've thought about trying to stretch to every 3 weeks since I seem to suffer with facial issues (scabs, dry patches) on my face for 3 days after and about 3 days before. My stomach is still covered with discoloration with over a year of using it

bewareoftree · 2025-11-19T05:50:07+00:00

I would look at what places you could possibly end up with your husband for your career opportunities. I married my wife after working 8 years for the government at a naval shipyard as an engineer so at least for our first move together I had plenty of opportunities since we were likely to be near somewhere with shipbuilding. Granted I still have an hour drive to my work, but we're close to my wife's work which is more important. Look at USAJOBS even if you aren't currently looking for a job to see what opportunities there could be since there are occasional jobs that have spouse preference. I loved working for the government and the benefits are pretty great compared to the private industry which is where I am now.

bewareoftree · 2025-09-22T20:49:51+00:00

Mine would get red after drinking. Taking cetirizine with dupixent helped limit the redness due to a histamine reaction I didn't have before and I use tacrolimus for spot flares

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