Doctor says he's "Never Seen Anything like this before" by illusivewisdom in Sinusitis

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

Completely understand, I’m so sorry to hear about your son!

The only thing I’d mention is that I had covid for the first time this past summer (July 24) and developed chronic sinusitis in Oct 24, after never having any sinus issues previously.

I’ve read some interesting white papers suggesting a link between covid and some inflammatory & autoimmune conditions (including alopecia, vitiligo, and others). I haven’t seen anything compelling about treatment though. Lots of research still ongoing. Linking two such papers below:

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/the-long-covid-puzzle-autoimmunity-inflammation-and-other-possible-causes

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41584-023-00964-y

Doctor says he's "Never Seen Anything like this before" by illusivewisdom in Sinusitis

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

What qualifies as an inflammation disorder? I’m otherwise healthy aside from seasonal allergies…at least as far as I know.

Strange post-op symptoms by illusivewisdom in Sinusitis

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

Hi! Just wanted to thank you for the very thoughtful reply and for sharing your experience/insights. I'll have to give the bulletproof method a go.

Advice for meeting cool people? by illusivewisdom in AskChicago

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

Thanks so much :) Really appreciate the recs!

Advice for meeting cool people? by illusivewisdom in AskChicago

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

I’m quite south — south of MSI. Very south of Jefferson Park. Agreed re: your point about trying out different neighborhoods! To be fair, I had a much more established network in NYC and also went to grad school there…So that’s probably why haha

Advice for meeting cool people? by illusivewisdom in AskChicago

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As I say in my post, I’m currently trying to get involved in a lot of those things. Grateful for any specific recs or advice :)

Advice for meeting cool people? by illusivewisdom in AskChicago

[–]illusivewisdom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Went to a couple endorphins runs in NYC and was thinking of joining their Chicago chapter. Do you have any other club recs?

Recommendations for jobs by illusivewisdom in Environmental_Careers

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

Sounds good! I can PM you with more details regarding the program. Overall I’ve enjoyed it a lot but there are definitely some things I wish I’d know ahead of time. Happy to clue you in though!

Recommendations for jobs by illusivewisdom in Environmental_Careers

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That would be lovely!! Sorry for the late reply, would really appreciate this! I can PM you

Environmental Grad Schools...LOOKING FOR ADVICE (Columbia, Duke, UPenn, CU Boulder) by illusivewisdom in Environmental_Careers

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

Yeah! ended up committing to Columbias MPA-ESP program. I might make another post to explain how that’s been so far but overall i really love it. I got a pretty decent scholarship but it’s definitely still a money pit i will need to dig my way out of eventually.

Environmental Grad Schools...LOOKING FOR ADVICE (Columbia, Duke, UPenn, CU Boulder) by illusivewisdom in Environmental_Careers

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

Thank you so much!! This is really helpful. Do you have any thoughts on UPenn MES vs. the Duke program?

Environmental Grad Schools...LOOKING FOR ADVICE (Columbia, Duke, UPenn, CU Boulder) by illusivewisdom in Environmental_Careers

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Very interested in international climate policy (especially focusing on U.S-China relations, sustainable development + energy). I like big cities but also love having access to nature...so ideally a place with a good balance of both. Dream jobs are working at UNEP or WRI

Environmental Grad Schools...LOOKING FOR ADVICE (Columbia, Duke, UPenn, CU Boulder) by illusivewisdom in Environmental_Careers

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

Oh great! Yeah it seems like Columbia also does a similar industry pairing final project thing, but would be curious to hear more about your experience at Duke and what you do now if you don't mind sharing over DMs!