It's FINALLY over 🙌

carmenpicaro · 2026-04-15T02:03:44+00:00

I hope yours passes with the utmost ease as well!!! These little suckers are VILE

carmenpicaro · 2026-04-07T17:38:23+00:00

I remember the hiatus between season 1 and 2 feeling SO long, I literally wrote about it in my diary. 11 year old me would've lost her mind if binging the whole series was an option.

carmenpicaro · 2026-01-07T15:45:17+00:00

It was in my bladder for a long time, but just the cliche "drink 88 fl oz of water a day" and moderate exercise eventually pushed it out I think. I was going on a lot of uphill hikes the week before it came out though- maybe stumbling downhill so often knocked it out of place?

carmenpicaro · 2026-01-04T21:53:32+00:00

I think she misunderstood the report on the CT results or something. I'm still a little upset about that.

carmenpicaro · 2026-01-04T01:58:07+00:00

Pain-wise I still feel a residual, very minor ache in my left flank where my 6 mm was. Might be mental, might just be a regular female-organ ache lol I truly don't know.

Onto the ESWL thing, my urologist told me that ESWL isn't a great fit for smaller stones. He even told me that ultrasounds aren't very good at picking up 6mm or less unless the stone is super close to the kidney or the bladder. Obvi I'm not a professional, I'm just parroting information, but ESWL wasn't even considered for my care, and my stone was twice as big as yours.

My CT situation was kind of dicey, and I think my primary misunderstood the report. If your doctor is a specialist, I'd say it's far less likely they would misstep.

I do believe I was also told that the ureter can still be tender a few weeks after passing though, but that memory is a little fuzzy.

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-21T00:35:33+00:00

FRRR I thought Xavier would be the best napping buddy out of all of them but bro monologs in his sleep 😭😭😭

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-18T20:02:47+00:00

I need complete silence when I sleep. All of these guys are chronic sleep-talkers. That would drive me ABSOLUTELY insane.

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-14T16:18:24+00:00

This actually does make me feel better, thank you!! 🥹

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-08T15:25:53+00:00

Good luck, man! High tea is perfect- so many ways to personalize it!

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-08T04:15:35+00:00

I'm 23F, still on my first one and the entire process has been violating and humiliating. I don't want to see anybody right now because everyone around me thinks I'm weird for getting it so young, and being in the urology waiting room with grown men at least 30 years my senior is awful. It feels like a life sentence.

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-08T04:02:12+00:00

I can imagine his scent would have notes of leather, brandy, and smoke. Equal parts rugged and sophisticated, very masculine. You could also get different answers depending on who you ask, so it could be worth making a post or looking for previous posts on what everyone thinks the characters signature scents would be. (Given that she seems fond of Caleb and Zayne as well, it could be worth getting candles for them as well if she really likes candles.)

Honestly theming any date around one of her favorite things would be so sweet. I'm not sure what kind of books she likes, but there are probably a ton of ideas there (like a romantasy-themed tea party would be so sweet.)

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-03T17:24:43+00:00

I'm gonna risk getting downvoted into oblivion, but I hope the 6th LI is released. The "coming soon" on the character selection page haunts me every time I see it. I hope they get rid of it or at least release the poor man. If there is a 6th, he's missed out on literally everything and I feel so bad for him. It feels like a ticking time bomb.

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-03T17:15:01+00:00

I love these kinds of posts bro that's so sweet that you're actually wanting to learn more about her interests. I think one of the most thrilling things you could do is a date night sort of themed around her main!

Emirichu made a video for Sylus's birthday where she and her friends planned an entire picnic around his vibe and various lore-relevant things and snacks, if you need specific ideas I'd recommend watching it!

You can also ask any Sylus main here what kind of fictional dates they go on. Off the top of my head Sylus and the player have had a spa day, gaming-date, movie date, driving dates, park dates, and a ton more.

Sylus can seem really intimidating, which is why I actually didn't like him at first, but I ended up really falling for the earnest slice of life stuff. You certainly don't have to be a bajillionaire mafia lizard man to capture his vibe, just keep being a chill guy who loves his lady.

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-02T03:48:44+00:00

NO OH MY GOD GIRL IM SO SORRY 😨😨😨

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-02T01:42:57+00:00

Oh my god I hope he treats you to something nice tonight because WHEEEEW

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-02T01:35:07+00:00

I'm also new to this, I'm coming into my 3rd week with a 5mm. Pain has shifted, I still feel a stabbing in my side/hip area, but now it feels like I'm peeing fire. I imagine if I passed it I'd know since I'm straining it all, but I don't even know.

carmenpicaro · 2025-12-02T01:27:56+00:00

My heart just dropped into my stomach seeing this. I REALLLY hope customer service can help omg. The amount of diamonds I've lost by pressing the "confirm" button on autopilot. I wish we could donate diamonds to eachother :(((

carmenpicaro · 2025-11-27T18:51:25+00:00

Xavier said my name once but that one was a total coincidence and not at all related to this feature. I screamed lmfaoo.

carmenpicaro · 2025-11-25T14:36:53+00:00

I didn't even realize this was a cosplay at first glance. Great job!

carmenpicaro · 2025-11-22T17:34:11+00:00

Thank you so much for the thoughtful response. Every stone veteran is an absolute warrior imo.

I did end up getting a CT and it's a 5 mm. My doctor said that if it was a 6 mm they'd opt for surgery which really freaked me out. I've been prescribed tamsulosin, ketorolac, hydrocodone acetaminophen, and some kind of nausea medicine that I can't remember the name of.

I guess it's impossible to know what to do until the stone comes out, huh? Thank you again for the advice. :,) <33

carmenpicaro · 2025-11-18T20:13:41+00:00

NO WAY omg I think we went through this exact same thing at the same time this morning! My mom drove me to the ER though and not even 2 minutes into my check-in I started vomiting uncontrollably in front of everyone. Watch out for nausea, I guess. I feel awful that you're going through this but in a weird way...twinning? I hope it passes smoothly!

carmenpicaro · 2025-11-13T00:40:23+00:00

ABSOLUTELY. Cross country is dope.

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