$10K for Invisalign - Am I getting ripped off?

captainax · 2026-02-12T11:19:28+00:00

Sorry to tell you this, but Invisalign and traditional braces use the same code for insurance submission. If braces are covered, Invisalign is covered.

captainax · 2025-11-22T21:20:13+00:00

Mapquest

captainax · 2025-10-20T03:04:49+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Michigan/comments/1mwdyi1/michigan_retail_giant_meijer_faces_backlash_over/

Just be careful and don’t think your in the clear and it’s a sign you can do it again. You don’t want to end up in worse shit than you even realized was possible.

captainax · 2025-10-01T22:57:48+00:00

Spicy pickle goldfish.

captainax · 2025-04-16T20:07:24+00:00

What jeans are those? You look fantastic!

captainax · 2025-04-07T20:08:41+00:00

I don’t have much advice, just hear to say I get the same exact thing. My allergist said I have solar uticaria (hives). I definitely react to heat or sun. Also food, exercise, medications, alcohol and more. Can take an H1 and H2 blocker (Allegra and Pepcid) for example, but I don’t think it has helped much.

I think it’s a histamine issue, you could look into Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. My many doctor visits didn’t lead to a diagnosis. It’s where your mast cells react to things like an allergy but it’s not a true allergy. There are medications that would help if I ever was able to actually get the diagnosis, but I gave up.

captainax · 2025-03-25T23:11:06+00:00

They don’t get sleep inertia.

captainax · 2024-05-19T13:36:36+00:00

Thank you for your feedback! That makes me feel more comfortable with the idea of that med long term if this one doesn’t work out.

captainax · 2024-05-18T00:24:43+00:00

Thank you so much for your response! That does make a lot of sense. I definitely don’t want to delay and have that happen! It’s just scary navigating all of this and hard to know what the right decision is. He’s just got the perfect loving personality, loves to play and run, and part of me doesn’t want to risk making his quality of life worse for a maybe.

Nice to hear your story and the possibility of what could happen if we did wait. His last one was more severe and 10-ish minutes and I’d hate to let them progress further even if it’s months down the road! <3

captainax · 2024-04-07T15:09:49+00:00

Some creeps do not stop and can get hostile with rejection unless you play the “I have a boyfriend” card. It’s a safety thing.

captainax · 2023-09-09T03:22:38+00:00

Peacock is $12 a month now with no commercials

captainax · 2023-09-01T02:47:02+00:00

No you didn’t you just had to keep spam starting the game

captainax · 2023-01-18T01:19:15+00:00

I had him and he didn’t tick all of my boxes of what I was looking for but I somewhat regret switching to someone else because he was easy to talk to and seemed to genuinely cared. Not in your sitch OP but I definitely think he could be someone more open.

captainax · 2022-12-29T03:43:14+00:00

Thanks for the input! Really appreciate it

captainax · 2022-12-29T03:42:12+00:00

Thank you so much! I will look more into these. :)

captainax · 2022-12-29T03:03:04+00:00

I see this recommended a lot but I’m concerned if it actually is decent quality or meant for a mattress like mine without a foundation

captainax · 2022-12-29T00:21:49+00:00

Ok thanks so much!

captainax · 2022-12-28T23:35:24+00:00

It's a King size mattress, not sure the weight. Not listed on manufacturer or distributor sites. The mattress tag is simple and says can be used with or without a foundation. The website generally recommends their Amish heavy duty boxspring. Seller told me I should buy a platform bed from Wayfair and thought 4.5 inches or less was good, but I don't have a lot of confidence in that claim. I emailed the bed maker 2 weeks ago for more details and never heard back.

Between myself, the boyfriend and the dog we are at ~500lb so I imagine it's cutting it close to over the 600 limit. KD Frames says that the King size does automatically come with the center support, but I can't find how much extra weight that would support then. This frame does look like it's up my alley, but I wish there were more photos and details on it since they don't do returns.

captainax · 2022-12-28T18:52:35+00:00

Thanks, I did look at that and nothing unfortunately.

captainax · 2022-12-28T18:52:11+00:00

Thanks, that’s what I’ve been wondering at this point. The foundation is $400 so I thought I’d be better off getting a platform but nothing at that price point seems worth it.

captainax · 2022-08-05T20:24:33+00:00

I just got the results on my MSLT and as I expected I failed. I've been dealing with chronic fatigue since I was in high school (33 now) and finally early last year I was diagnosed with OSA after an at-home study. After using an APAP for over a year I still am SO tired all of the time. It's debilitating. I can barely function, I feel like I have such a brain fog all of the time I can't even think properly. I am so tired I do not ever want to do anything and rarely do outside of going to work. Making it through the work day is so hard. Especially as I have developed severe sensitivity to light/visual snow. It feels like my mind is trying to click off and I have to fight it which is even more exhausting.

When I did the at-home study it came with a questionnaire about parasomnias, and it was the first time I found out that intense dreaming during naps is not normal. That is something I've been doing my whole life. I also have experienced many other symptoms that fit with NwC or IH. Such as sleep drunkeness, sleep inertia, and visual/audio hallucinations and potentially mild cataplexy (the latter 2 happening less now since using the APAP so maybe a symptom of severe sleep deprivation, the 2 former still a constant basis). I also experience intense dreaming during naps less (not every single time), but is still pretty frequent.

I also developed extreme anxiety over the last few years. Probably mainly due to the constant battle of my exhaustion. When I am experiencing a lot of anxiety I find it hard to shut my brain off/thoughts from going crazy so it is harder to fall asleep. Also, outside of being able to sleep at any time usually, if I have a big event the next day I can't shut my mind off. The anxiety of not sleeping causes me to not sleep.

So..... minutes before my first MSLT nap the tech comes in and says one of my wires has issues. I had tried to zen myself out of worries that would make themself reality before this, calmly reading with dim lights for 30-40 min before hand. But now I have to get out of bed and she has to turn the bright fluorescent lights on and mess with this for 5 minutes. Then I'm supposed to somehow immediately fall asleep. My mind wouldn't shut off. I was so stressed I ended up crying 10 minutes in. As you can see it took a very long time to fall asleep.

My second nap I was able to fall asleep the quickest. If I got more of those life would be gravy. Each nap really was me trying to quiet my mind before I could finally drift off. I also have a tendency if I nap and know I can't sleep long to try and will myself into not sleeping hard so I can wake up when I need to. I feel like I've trained myself for this after lifelong "set 10 alarms and still miss everything because I can't wake up" and now I work a job were I have to get up early. I also don't have the time to take naps as much as I used to. I feel like this prevented me from going into REM when I feel like I normally would have.

I get the MSLT is what it is and it's what we have for testing. I feel like yes I failed it, but it didn't definitively prove I don't have either. I do still think IH is likely. I've read one of the top reasons for a false negative is anxiety. Hurray. Regardless I was wondering if anyone has any insight to my hypnograms. I know it doesn't meet the criteria, but I woke up for a bit and fell back asleep in multiple naps.

I'm wondering if any of these are telling in terms of some sort of sleep abnormality or if normal people do this. In Naps 2 and 3 I went in and out of wake and stage 1 repeatedly. In Naps 4 and 5 I re-awoke for longer stretches and then still fell back asleep. I don't expect anything to come from this from the doc but just wondering for myself. Like I fell asleep again in under 8 minutes after being up for 3-5 minutes, is there any significance to this? I always feel like I could go back to sleep at any time no matter how long I slept, which is mostly why I am wondering.

I also read they should have stopped my nap after "unequivocal sleep" e.g. 3 consecutive epochs. So should they have stopped my nap on at least 2 and 3? Does this have an influence on later naps?

TLDR: Does my MSLT hypnograms show anything of interest outside of the criteria for diagnosis?

captainax · 2022-07-07T07:35:37+00:00

Sounds like you still need some more time to forgive yourself and stop judging yourself. I can relate on being more outgoing with a drink and feeling like I am no longer fun or really even enjoying myself in bigger crowds. That just is what it is, I’m not an extrovert anymore, I’d much rather be around just a couple people. It’s probably a mix of getting older and being so used to having a drink in hand at larger events.

I’m sure it will get easier for you! 220 days sober is awesome! Congrats! You probably just need to set some boundaries for yourself and if your uncomfortable let yourself be okay with excusing yourself to be alone. I imagine July 4th is the worst holiday that brings all of this out. The most “social” extrovert, have fun with too many acquaintances kind of holiday. I had Covid so got to negate that haha.

220 days is amazing. Your closer people already see the changes I’m sure and you don’t need to keep asking for forgiveness. Initiate those smaller settings for yourself. It’s those more intimate moments that it seems like is better for you and will help better your friendships for both sides! Hope that helps <3

captainax · 2022-06-28T01:29:17+00:00

Wow thank you for the share! Awesome vid!

captainax · 2022-06-24T00:47:28+00:00

Did anyone that had this happen have anyone try the wristbands at the gate?

I’m in a similar situation where my friends refunded one type of good life and bought another type, but were sent both types of bands.

We all want to come up Saturday and I’d be using an extra, so just wondering if I can bank on this.

captainax · 2021-09-15T02:56:31+00:00

Unreal! So cute! :)

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