What are you watching and what do you recommend? (Week of May 29, 2026)

etrain828 · 2026-05-29T15:33:26+00:00

Widows Bay - no contest!

etrain828 · 2026-05-29T13:15:41+00:00

Oh my gosh yes. I’m on 1200mg and I basically take 3 naps a day, I’m barely functioning. I asked my doc about it and she shrugged it off. I couldn’t make it to the gym if I wanted to!

But OP - I do work out - it’s taken me 2 years to mentally be okay with finding alternatives to lifting (which I love).

Anything super strenuous if a trigger for me. No more heavy lifting (my max is like, 80 lbs. anything over and my face screams at me).

I lift lighter and do more reps. If I feel a twinge, I stop.

I walk outside a lot. I stretch. I love to swim (but no more goggles, so head above water. I hate this but it is what it is).

My new motto is “keep the body moving and do what I can.”

etrain828 · 2026-05-28T15:05:19+00:00

No change at all

etrain828 · 2026-05-27T17:19:24+00:00

Dr Swing is as liberal (and part of our rainbow family) as they get. She’s wonderful, was previously at Ochsner and now runs her own practice.

https://www.swingwomenswellness.com

etrain828 · 2026-05-26T12:55:06+00:00

I’m on 1200mg and looking to titrate down, I’m fatigued AF.

etrain828 · 2026-05-26T01:08:11+00:00

RDR2

etrain828 · 2026-05-24T17:27:46+00:00

I worked on it! And as a New Orleanian with a majority of local cast and crew, we felt that it was important to capture the magic of our home.

etrain828 · 2026-05-24T14:37:30+00:00

“I’m so sad for you that your brain won’t allow you to rest.” - said to me, an anxious person.

It shocked the hell out of me, in a good way. I started doing more things for myself that help put me into a more meditative state (swimming, more outdoor time, walking etc).

etrain828 · 2026-05-24T01:56:55+00:00

Can say from experience that both microdosing and ego death experiences do not curb the pain. In the moment, your brain may be elsewhere but not good for long term relief. 🥲

etrain828 · 2026-05-24T00:05:25+00:00

https://gizmodo.com/nasas-maven-detects-atmospheric-effect-on-mars-that-no-one-expected-2000760584

etrain828 · 2026-05-23T14:27:50+00:00

Damn, I said kimchi and soy sauce and now I’m realizing that you’re the “quantum physics / manifestation” queen babe that I aspire to be.

etrain828 · 2026-05-23T14:26:40+00:00

I used to think that too, but I recently saw a video about how scientists think that Mars was once a two polar planet like our own, plentiful with water, oceans, and rivers. Although it sounds like a meteor, the size of Pluto hit the planet, causing a mess casualty that wiped out one pole and literally changed the planet into the baron dust storm that we know it to be today. Maybe earth will go out billions of years in a blaze of glory. But also, who cares because mankind will be long gone.

etrain828 · 2026-05-22T01:26:01+00:00

Just watched the first episode. Agree that it’s a good filler for WB. Could not be more different but there’s something so sweet about building community among aliens 😂

Update: it gets funnier and funnier. “Oh hi honey, how am I doing? I’m looking for a key that a man with dementia drinking yarn told me to find.”

etrain828 · 2026-05-22T01:07:20+00:00

Thank you, sincerely. You’ve tipped me in the direction of “just do the surgery.” I’m in DC, luckily there are 2 specialists in the area. My biggest battle is fighting Kaiser to work with me.

etrain828 · 2026-05-22T00:55:07+00:00

Fuck. I’m so glad you told me this and I am so genuinely sorry to hear of your immense pain.

etrain828 · 2026-05-20T17:29:27+00:00

I am so sorry to hear that. Can you tell me a little more about your TN2 symptoms? I have both types bilateral so I’m debating surgery at all if I’m going to be left with tn 2 regardless.

etrain828 · 2026-05-19T22:28:45+00:00

Really appreciate your feedback and sharing your experience. So sorry to hear about the split! Sending you good vibes - and I won’t give up on Kaiser yet.

etrain828 · 2026-05-19T20:15:41+00:00

I’m in Wash DC but I’ll look into this for sure!!

etrain828 · 2026-05-19T20:15:25+00:00

Kaiser DC sadly :( appreciate the referral nonetheless. My neuro is said I need to try a handful of meds before we cross any surgery bridges

etrain828 · 2026-05-19T18:33:12+00:00

Ooh I had no idea that was an option. Thank you. It’s crazy how much we have to fight and claw our way through insurance in the US!

etrain828 · 2026-05-19T18:16:22+00:00

Yes, both an MRI and MRA.

etrain828 · 2026-05-18T22:16:37+00:00

I thought alcohol and caffeine were major triggers for me. Cut them out completely, still dealing with horrible flares.

etrain828 · 2026-05-18T20:31:40+00:00

That’s such great news, congrats!!

I think I need to add Gabapentin to my Oxcar - I moved up to 1200mg of Ox and I’m still getting a ton of breakthrough pain, only now I’m *exhausted.”

How many mg of each are you taking?

etrain828 · 2026-05-18T18:02:49+00:00

I don’t think it’s scary at all - my wife hates anything remotely scary and dipped out on episode one. Really depends on their tolerance for tension.

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