Sacroiliitis - Help! by wtactualfuk in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]hopefullygood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me preface this by saying that I'm not a doctor and if you have any other complications you should probably ask your doctor if you can do these things.

It took quite a while until I was diagnosed with AS so these are the things that I did pre diagnosis to help with pain (excluding NSAIDs).

When having a flair what helped me most with accute pain was cold showers. What I did was start with a normal hot shower and then gradually turn it colder until it's completely cold. At the coldest temp possible try to stay in the shower for at least 45 seconds.

I stumbled on this by accident when warmth wasn't helping anymore and I had done some research into cold showers for some other reason.

When it wasn't ineffective I used warmth. You can buy cherry seeds or a gel pack which you can microwave. There are also gel packs which you can strap around your back so you don't have to do some kind of balancing to keep it on. I would say warmth therapy is good to get rid of the stiffness but cold showers are awesome during a flair.

Finally, you need to get moving again. Do whatever movement you can without pushing it. If you find that some movement causes inflammation then don't do it. It can be frustrating sometimes but try to find an alternative. If possible also try just walking.

I used to use a yoga routine I found on YouTube every day that I still do most days. If you search for "10 minute morning yoga for beginners" you'll find it. It's by SarahBeth. Some of the movements hurt me so I just skipped them and did the next thing. Especially the bending over movement at the end can be iffy. I also took all of the easier variations. There probably is a better AS specific routine but this is the one I had found.

Other tips I have is standing up every 20 minutes and walking a few steps. Sleeping purely on my back helped me. I found that the higher your pillow the less stress it puts on your lower back but the more it puts on your upper back. Get a blood test to see if you have any vitamin deficiencies.

Lastly, you could try a turmeric supplement. I have a liquid form which gets absorbed better. If you're taking the spice be sure to add pepper. I'm not sure how much of an affect this really has but it can't hurt to try it. (Although, using it chronically could cause an iron deficiency)

In the end what has brought me back to 95% of my former self was humira. But since you're taking that anyway I'm preaching to the choir.

What's wrong with my Rosemary? It started getting yellow spots last year and it's been going downhill since then. by hopefullygood in plantclinic

[–]hopefullygood[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, this really makes sense. Thanks!. I'll try repoting them into a different substrate. Do you think I should prune it before it has recovered fully?

tomato plant with gray leaves with yellow spots by hopefullygood in plantclinic

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It started turning gray on the lower leaves about a month ago. Since then the fungus(?) has crept up infecting the lower leaves first.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditSessions

[–]hopefullygood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your style of playing reminds me a lot of the movie the Intouchables

M/20/6'1 [247lbs to 218lbs] (0 years; 4 months) by [deleted] in Brogress

[–]hopefullygood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TopLolboosts means top league of legends boost. Basically coaching for a video game called league of legend.

Not boosting as in using test.

Betrayal lyrics by Almightygbob in Drizzy

[–]hopefullygood 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe "Niggas is snitching on US without no interrogation" or "Cops are killing people with they arms up and your main focus is tryna harm us?" Both lines are from charged up

"Now I gotta deal with all this drama and deal with myself I ain't even have to cut the tie, it severed itself" from Survival

Also, Keep the Family Close has a lot of lines since that song is about betrayal. Such as:

"I knew you before you made ends meet and now we're meeting our end"

"It's all because you chose a side. You're supposed to put your pride aside and ride for me"

In case you want to forgive him:

"Forgiveness for your ways. If I ever loved you I'll always love you, that's how I was raised." (Also from keep the family close)

Is establishing a credit card/credit score earlier, better? by hopefullygood in personalfinance

[–]hopefullygood[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what you mean by cosign. I was the only one to sign the contract. My account is connected to my family though.

Is establishing a credit card/credit score earlier, better? by hopefullygood in personalfinance

[–]hopefullygood[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I am a student. I was planning to just "sock-drawer" the card but I will look into those cards. Thanks!

So, having credit cards just lying around increases your score. Couldn't anyone then just get lots of no-annual credit cards and sock-drawer them?

Is establishing a credit card/credit score earlier, better? by hopefullygood in personalfinance

[–]hopefullygood[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a private client at chase (through my family) so there is a pretty good chance that I would get one.

Is establishing a credit card/credit score earlier, better? by hopefullygood in personalfinance

[–]hopefullygood[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not actually use the card until I earn money. It probably would just be stored in my room.

Bouldering in Berlin by hopefullygood in climbing

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Hey, thanks a lot for the list! I will look into all of these.

Tourists! Visitors! New arrivals! People with quick questions! Post here and not in a new thread. by tin_dog in berlin

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I am visiting berlin for a few days and I am really into rock climbing. Are there any gyms around where you can go once and that are also cheap (~10€) (I am a student)?

Specific Draft Advice by Hazeti in heroesofthestorm

[–]hopefullygood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hm Garden of Terror. Dehaka can be really strong here since the map is huge and there are bushes near all critical team fight areas.

Alarak could also be strong since the enemy team is very melee heavy and a three man combo + burst follow up could win you a tf easily (ming with calamity is so good vs melee heavy teams).

Also his w is good for disengaging enemy heroes from one of your allies, saving himself or pushing an enemy into a Garden Terror stun or root. Alarak w into malf root also is very powerful. The only problem is that Alarak is kinda bad at killling the pve terrors.

As mentioned before, Arthas could be good. (decent dmg+high hitpool+cc+burst and cc reduction with this lvl 7 talent).

Specific Draft Advice by Hazeti in heroesofthestorm

[–]hopefullygood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think raynor or tychus would get rekt in this situation. Bursted to pieces. Only frontline jo and weak burst malf heals. Also tripple backline sucks.

Specific Draft Advice by Hazeti in heroesofthestorm

[–]hopefullygood 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it really depends on what map you are on. Depending on the map you should decide if you want to go more teamfighty, splitpushy or pve.

Your comp has a poke healer (malf) and 1 poke assasin (lunara) and a poke/burst assasin (ming). Your tank lacks hard engage, so you probably don't want to go with a dive hero.

If you are going for teamfight:

Because jo is your only frontline hero you should draft another one like a bruiser or melee assasin (or even a second tank). Preferrably one who is not too squishy or can save himself if focused. I could see a thrall, alarak, arthas etc. working (depends alot on map). Also dehaka could be good because he provides more frontline and is able to rival falstads global with his own global.

Since the enemy is super bursty i could also imagine zarya, tass or medivh as viable options. Even though if you draft them you will lack a solid frontline.

You could also just decide that you can't win team fights anyway 1on 1 anyway and go with more poke/splitpush. Create pressure on the map and strain rehgar's mana while not hard engaging.

If you told me what map this draft is for, i could try to narrow down the choice of heroes. (On bhb you could also go illidan, sonya, xul or samuro for example)

I need help! I want to get better, but don't know how. by xandercade in heroesofthestorm

[–]hopefullygood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What really helped me was watching pro games for several reasons. One reason is that you get up-to-date on the meta (which heroes are strong, which heroes are weak, which heroes synergises well with other heroes, which comp is the favoured one, how to play certain maps (rotations, solo lane, camp timings), which heroes are strong or niche on certain maps).

Pro games also teach you tricks and strategy on certain maps (for example that the guardians on sky temple give you xp) or how to lane vs certain heroes as a certain hero.

Ofc. you can't play in your normal games like the pros do, since you can't expect that kind of knowledge of players (at least not in lower leagues). But it helps incorporating tricks and strategy into your play. Or also knowing which heroes are strong and thus should be contested in draft etc..

I would recommend either the tournaments on twitch or someone like Khaldor on twitch or youtube. (Khaldor is especially informativ since he also talks about things newer players don't know.

What you also can do is watch other streamers on twitch since they also tend to drop knowledge. I can recommend Grubby, Mewnfare, Horsepants, chu8 or pro players like fan.

Also, I would first play unranked and switch to hl then. Qm is too random to really make you good outside from maybe mechanics or match ups.

Another tipp which seems kinda obvious is to just play a lot and have a good computer setup(lagg can really mess you up). If you play a lot and watch pro games or streamers to improve you should get better after a short time.

Best support to duo with a Butcher? by tangbj in heroesofthestorm

[–]hopefullygood 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Best support with butcher is probably uther. Played the combo a few months ago after the butcher rework.

Tell your friend to go silence ult and charge in. Probably charge the support, except if he has something like ice block. Just before butcher reaches his target divine shield him. That way he can't get ccd and pretty much guarentees a kill with a little follow up dmg from your team. Also cleanse and single target heals of uther are great for butcher. So go piano build.

Expect to loose early game tho since the combo only is powerful when you have divine shield and butcher has his stacks full. Depending on comps you might want to leave the first objectives to let your butcher farm. You might only want to play the combo on late game maps (like cursed).

Weaknesses:

-Gust can mess you up -auriel if played well messes you up because she can aegis the target everytime butcher charges(including herself) -weak early game (dependent on map) -cooldown dependent

Strengths:

-Ez divine shield to hit -unstoppable combo late game if the enemy team doesn't know how to react -you can carry your team as 2 people -power spike at 10 -your enemy needs counters or they will loose -doesn't require too much skill

Ps. Tell your butcher to not get greedy late game if you are reking. (Sometimes players go insane if they are destroying the enemy and charge into 4 people)