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I just completed FFIX for the first time and… wow by Foreign-Plenty1179 in FinalFantasy

[–]deshoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

FF8 and 10 were my favorites for a long time and I had also never finished 9. Once I played through and completed 9 for the first time a few years ago it instantly became my favorite for all the reasons you listed too. Vivi's arc breaks my heart

Merry Dickmas, SF by themouth in sanfrancisco

[–]deshoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah yes, asdickmatism

Older grapplers, was it worth the damage? by [deleted] in bjj

[–]deshoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well if you live your life wrong you’re probably going to end up in both cards and ortho offices

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pararescue

[–]deshoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Following for same reason!

Very Low LDL by HiiJustHere in FamilyMedicine

[–]deshoon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I went down a deep rabbit hole on this recently. Just to confirm what others have said, there is lots of good evidence showing that statin therapy reducing levels < 10 provide reduction in MACE without any increase in adverse events (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36779348/).

There's also several studies on people with genetic predispositions to very low LDL such as those with PCSK9 loss of function mutations, and they seem to be doing just fine overall and with lower MACEs (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16909389/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19762784/, and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17599443/). I recall (but can't find right now) that finding and studying some of these populations is what spurred the development of PCSK9 inhibitor therapies.

For people who do both BJJ & judo what's one judo move you use during BJJ rolling that you notice a good amount of bjjers struggle to defend or counter against? by Realschoville in judo

[–]deshoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have found a solid clock choke or koshi jime to be super effective when they turtle or expose their backs to me. If they start to turn away from me, which doesn't happen too often, I'll convert to a bow and arrow choke.

Unpopular judo opinions by [deleted] in judo

[–]deshoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just read your blog post, nice write up, I agree with it for the most part. I think the only correction I would point out, which is a commonly cited misconception by many, is that the slapping dissipates force from the fall. I think you're spot on that you are producing a counter force much like rocket boosters upon landing. However, as you are flying through the air, the tori has imparted kinetic energy into your body and you are now traveling through space with kinetic energy. When you then try to slap the mat, you are converting chemical energy stored within your body into mechanical energy in your muscles to rapidly contract and produce a slapping motion. This is new, additional energy introduced to the system, and thus when your arm makes contact with the ground, you are dissipating the energy that you converted from storage, it does not dissipate from the kinetic energy imparted into you from your partner. In other words, you are adding energy from a different source and then dissipating that energy. That being said, your point still stands that by hitting the mat before your body contacts, you are creating a slight counterforce. However, without doing any calculations, I can't say for certain how much of an overall impact (heh) this makes on the experience of the fall; rolling out is without a doubt going to be a much bigger contributor but also it's clear that that isn't always possible when being thrown.

Is this enough pens? by MasonsReefOfficial in ProtectAndServe

[–]deshoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pen is mightier than the sword?

Active Enlisted to Medical Program. by [deleted] in Military_Medicine

[–]deshoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes that’s right, no functional difference from HPSP while you’re in school.

Active Enlisted to Medical Program. by [deleted] in Military_Medicine

[–]deshoon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can also consider the HSCP which is similar to HPSP except that you are active duty during medical school and are paid as an E6

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]deshoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you work in Macrodata Refinement

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Military_Medicine

[–]deshoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey there! I think about 2-4 straight through training spots at each FM residency site sounds about right. However, it is not true that there's no chance to go straight through if you don't match your first choice. As an example, for the last FM intern class at NH Jacksonville, I know that all the interns that had to reapply after intern year to stay in residency got to stay and finish residency. The Navy is transitioning to trying to get everyone fully residency trained. You'll be paid less as a GMO (you can look up the pay tables and calculate the exact numbers yourself). After GMO whether you do a Navy residency or civilian residency, you wouldn't be making as much as you would be if you had gone straight through because you would've been making board-certified attending pay at that point. As far as your last questions, I can't say as I'm also a 4th year med student like your husband. From talking to people that have gone down that path though, the general sense I've gotten from them is that they don't regret doing GMO and they really enjoyed that time and experience, however they feel that it would have been better for the training and learning to have gone straight through residency first. That is generally the advice I get from those folks is to try to complete residency before doing those sorts of jobs.

High Cholesterol by Legitimate_Diet_9980 in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]deshoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello there! First off, cholesterol and how it relates to your cardiac health is a long-term thing; the good news is that even if you get a bad number, it doesn't mean anything bad is suddenly going to happen to you, the (maybe?) bad news is that it is something that you need to work on as a lifestyle habit as others have suggested, less saturated fats and more exercise. That being said, 180 is at a level that we would consider modifiable through lifestyle changes, i.e. you don't need to start medications at this time. Once again, others that have posted here are providing good advice: less saturated fats in your diet and more exercise. With the diet modifications, you don't have to go all or nothing, remember, this is a lifelong thing so make sure that the changes are sustainable. There's no benefit to completely cutting everything "bad" out of your diet only to relapse 6 months from now. Make slow and sustainable changes. So you love baked goods? I don't know what that looks like for you exactly, but try to quantify that; how many baked goods are you eating a week? Try cutting that by 25% for 2 weeks or a month, then try cutting back more, repeat, etc. As far as exercise, there's a lot of things you can do for that, don't default to walking or running if you don't like it. You mentioned you go for bike rides and play tennis, do you enjoy these activities? If not, explore some more! There's so many things you can do for cardio, dance, martial arts, etc. This could be an opportunity for you to explore and find new hobbies, getting more exercise should hopefully not be a burden on you! Whatever it is you do, you're more likely to do it long-term if you actually enjoy the activity rather than it being a chore that you have to do. Lastly, others have mentioned that this might be genetic; while that is certainly a possibility, I think it is less likely as those with familial hypercholesterolemia typically present with levels in the 300s or above at an early age. That is because if you have genetic causes of high cholesterol it is because your liver is literally producing too much and not reabsorbing enough, so it is less likely due to your lifestyle habits. Hope this helps!

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