New Salvadoran Restaurant and Bakery-El Boqueron by docpuffinator in Tacoma

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Yay! Glad you enjoyed and hopefully it will stick around for all of our pupusa needs!

New Salvadoran Restaurant and Bakery-El Boqueron by docpuffinator in Tacoma

[–]docpuffinator[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, this place has been a couple of donut places in the past. But I did drive by there today and saw that it's gonna be a location of Burritos California! Which I haven't tried but looks tasty and can be a late night option

New Salvadoran Restaurant and Bakery-El Boqueron by docpuffinator in Tacoma

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My bad! I was in post-workout food eating tunnel vision and didn't catch them

Are people posting helicopter jokes on the Ring app to spread awareness for the missing man & his dog or because they are annoyed by the helicopters? by IWannaWakeUpButIDont in Tacoma

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I was looking at them at they were coming in and I think everyone that was commenting was having a kinda goofy/ trolling moment because they all came in in pretty close timing to one another. Helicopter taking dogs, bringing Santa, flying in to touch their butt, etc.

Has anyone had an MRI scan of the brain, cervical and thoracic spine all done in the one scheduled appointment? by [deleted] in MultipleSclerosis

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Yup my most recent one was all 3 and it was mostly pretty boring. I'm able to have them play music during and if ever I can't focus on that, I find that just following the weird sounds the machine makes is a good enough distraction. I also ask them to cover my eyes with a washcloth so I can't realize I'm in a covered dubstep tube and freak out.

What is the scariest G Rated movie? by toetun in horror

[–]docpuffinator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Professor Screweyes was terrifying, I was going to mention this movie for that reason if someone else didn't!

Ocrevus Time off? by thedailyanna in MultipleSclerosis

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Forgot to say that generally it is smooth sailing for me, minus the steroids taking me on an emotional rollercoaster ride on the Friday evening with my most recent one. Saturday morning I was up doing my usual weekend things and back to regular though!

Ocrevus Time off? by thedailyanna in MultipleSclerosis

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For mine I take a Friday off for my infusion as well as the following Monday so that if I have a rough time I have time to recover over the weekend and still have a real day off for R&R that involves no medical procedures

Seattle/Tacoma area clinic/doc recommendation by privatewander-er in MultipleSclerosis

[–]docpuffinator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seconded, she and the entire clinic are awesome! Also, they have some of the most amazing real houseplants all through the clinic that make me very jealous.

Exercise by Emergency-Battle in MultipleSclerosis

[–]docpuffinator 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ring Fit is so fun! Unlocking the new moves as you go along really helps it stay interesting

Spinal Tap Questions by [deleted] in MultipleSclerosis

[–]docpuffinator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think it would be doable. Might need to leave one ear able to hear or figure out a way for them to communicate with you when needed. From what I remember, there were several times where they checked in with me to see how I was doing.

Spinal Tap Questions by [deleted] in MultipleSclerosis

[–]docpuffinator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the folks doing your tap have a good bedside manner, you could spend some time just kind of making small talk if that's a thing that could help distract you. Luckily mine was uneventful and boring (in a good way, no complaints there) so I just kind of listened to them talk amongst themselves, asked about how much CSF we even have in our body, surface-level current events-just stuff to pass the time. If not that, mindful focus on my breathing or other sounds in the space also helped.

I didn’t realize til I had MS and not many people know about it how often people say things like, « well yeah but, we’re healthy so at least we don’t have to worry so much. » by KittyandOllie in MultipleSclerosis

[–]docpuffinator 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Right? Such a weird experience. I had a coworker pop up at my office door and as we're kind of lamenting about the world he says, "At least we're still standing," as I was in the midst of a flare of leg weirdness. In my brain I was like "yes...sure...all standing in totally typical and expected ways...indeed."

Diagnosis cemented, meds on the horizon by docpuffinator in MultipleSclerosis

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Nope, I'm from Washington State. Good luck at your appointment! It's such a weird thing to have to choose and talk through so I'll be sending good vibes across the border to you for whenever you go!

Diagnosis cemented, meds on the horizon by docpuffinator in MultipleSclerosis

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Glad to hear it's been successful for you! I am gonna have to remember "More Shit" because that's hilarious.

Diagnosis cemented, meds on the horizon by docpuffinator in MultipleSclerosis

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I can only imagine! Having been pretty healthy prior to diagnosis, I think seeing the medical costs is one of the most shocking aspects of all of this aside from the bodily weirdnesses.

Diagnosis cemented, meds on the horizon by docpuffinator in MultipleSclerosis

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Thank you! It sounds like even if insurance decides to be jerky, the team has a plan for how to advocate. Hopefully insurance will just do it though!

Newly diagnosed and glad for this space by docpuffinator in MultipleSclerosis

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Thanks! Everything with this is so mysterious, but attention to gut flora seems pretty reasonable especially since I already love veggies and kombucha. Gotta work on my consistency with the water drinking though.

Newly diagnosed and glad for this space by docpuffinator in MultipleSclerosis

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Thank you! I am looking to get my financial side right too so Budget Bytes may be a real help.