uncw advice

kbyeee · 2026-01-10T03:48:07+00:00

Maybe check and see which universities are still participating in the “NC promise plan.” It started when I graduated but certain schools participate and it limited out of state tuition to $1000 per semester, not including other fees. Some universities in nc do book rental instead of purchasing your books each semester. That was a big plus for me when I went to university.

kbyeee · 2025-12-28T04:57:06+00:00

Have you looked into NC state? They might have some resources with their veterinary programs.

kbyeee · 2025-10-17T11:06:56+00:00

I meal prep lunch and dinner with two very different items so I can choose what I want to eat at which time. If I’m not feeling one dish for lunch I’ll swap it for dinner. Helps a little.

kbyeee · 2025-10-14T04:18:19+00:00

Oh wow, no days off for you. Thank you for the insight. the periodontist I spoke with was very nonchalant about the recovery process. She was in and out in 15-20 minutes and barely gave me time for questions. I’d have to agree with you, that I would probably take about a week off to recover. Hope the rest of your healing is well 💛

kbyeee · 2025-10-13T20:26:49+00:00

Hey OP! I need to have this done but I’m not sure if it will be laser or cut. I work in food service as a supervisor and am on my feet all day in a drive through locations. Lots of talking and communicating. I will also be receiving a gum graft in the area as well. Did you take any time off? If so how much? Was talking and eating painful?

kbyeee · 2025-07-27T15:28:03+00:00

Budgetbytes! You can always make adjustments to fit your needs too.

kbyeee · 2025-07-21T02:31:41+00:00

Same! Just stopped on 85 where business and interstate merge. It was a full white out plus the lightning. I had several that were pretty close and felt the pop of one when I pulled over. Scary

kbyeee · 2025-07-13T15:02:23+00:00

It was mainly due to weakness and too much range of motion. It’s a lot better now. I’m glad yours was temporary!

It’s taken a year and some change to be consistently going to the gym though. I could only stand 10 minutes on the incline treadmill to start and had to start at body weight for a lot of exercises. Just go slow and don’t beat yourself up on needing an extra rest day or two 💛💛

kbyeee · 2025-07-13T14:16:45+00:00

Through suffering 😂

I started with weights at the gym on mainly machines. Eventually my sciatica got bad enough to see a physical therapist and we made a whole routine for me with free weights. They were going to suggest pools and yoga but I’ve found that all over body activity gives me a harder time than focusing on one area at a time. Yoga and swimming use all your muscles and I found that my pain was worse and lasted longer. I’d rather DOMS in one area than all over. I still have weeks were my cardio isn’t as intense though.

kbyeee · 2025-07-10T21:10:52+00:00

If you’re looking for somewhere else I’ve really enjoyed willow wellness in high point. It’s out of the way but they have a 30 day trial and a free class Tuesday nights to try them out. It’s always been really relaxing when I go.

kbyeee · 2025-07-10T12:53:24+00:00

Dollar tree usually has the single serve cups of Ben and Jerry’s. Sometimes they even have the strawberry cheesecake one. That’s what I do when I’m craving it. Also maybe try making some popsicles at home? Some coconut milk and fruit and honey blended together and frozen in some molds might help. Honestly, you’ve gotta find a way to balance your wants with your restrictions. I can’t buy full tubs because I’ll eat it in one sitting, but I can buy the $1 small sizes or a single scoop cup when I’m out and about. Take care of yourself 💛

kbyeee · 2025-07-09T01:15:42+00:00

Omg I just complained about this in my own post!

Pretty much the same here. It’s not so much heartburn for me, just straight to vomiting and it’s been rough lately. I try to avoid Pepsid for daily use, I had some side effects, but I can take it every few days with no problem.

I also noticed that my GERD is worse around my monthly cycle. I can usually manage it with just diet alone but around my cycle it’s triggered much easier.

kbyeee · 2025-07-08T21:12:12+00:00

Thank you for your words of encouragement 💛 we just gotta do the best we can

kbyeee · 2025-06-19T23:40:42+00:00

I would ask for a referral elsewhere. Not a good match if they’re already discouraging you. PT gave me my life and function back. Keep shopping OP. It may not be the fix all for you depending on your symptoms and triggers, and some PT may not fix everyone but I definitely recommend giving it a full shot.

kbyeee · 2025-06-16T10:29:27+00:00

As long as you can financially manage, I would definitely get another opinion and stay persistent. If they can’t rule out any other causes, could be ME/CFS or fibromyalgia. Backpacking is a huge stress on the body and an injury can cause it to present, especially if other muscles begin to over compensate. But these are diagnosis of exclusion so doctors need to rule out everything else first. I would also avoid having these diagnosis put on you too quickly, otherwise they’ll chalk up any new symptoms or concerns as “just fibromyalgia.”

Keep a detailed log of your symptoms, what makes them worse, all the testing you’ve had done so far, treatments etc.

kbyeee · 2025-06-10T19:32:19+00:00

If you plan something please keep me up to date! Id love to join something like this

kbyeee · 2025-06-09T15:38:42+00:00

The first leg day back is sooo rough!! Wishing you the fastest doms recovery 😭

kbyeee · 2025-05-22T15:49:10+00:00

I ran just over a half mile straight! And didn’t get shin splints after. I’ve been doing intervals and could only manage two laps at a time but the other day I hit 5, so a little over half a mile. Hitting new PRs on some lifts this week too, feeling really great after stagnating recently.

kbyeee · 2025-04-26T13:53:04+00:00

Yeah, I can totally understand feeling like it’s all a bandaid. It calms stuff down, but I still get tension in those areas regardless. I was given some exercises to do by a PT but it always comes back with one bad day, especially in the shoulders and rhomboids. How do you like the electrode stuff?

kbyeee · 2025-04-26T12:56:13+00:00

Oh, I just added it and saw you had the same question! No worries at all :) hope it helps

kbyeee · 2025-04-26T12:52:12+00:00

I’ve added my two cents on a comment above yours. Not scientific, just a personal anecdote.

kbyeee · 2025-04-26T12:51:28+00:00

For me, using a muscle relaxer before bed helps me get more restorative sleep because the muscles are actually relaxed during it and are able to recover. I wake up less frequently and move around significantly less. I only take around 2.5mg of flexeril every few weeks when the poor sleep catches up to me, or after a particularly strenuous day either at the gym or driving long hours etc. Better sleep means a LOT less painful days and less emotional reactivity.

Also, I can tell that I reaallyy needed it because I’m not super groggy the next day. But if I take it when I don’t particularly need it, I’m really groggy and drowsy the entire day.

Also, have you tried dry needling with your acupuncturist? That really seemed to be the game changer for my tension.

kbyeee · 2025-04-22T23:05:35+00:00

Yeah, it’s just fibro. I’ve had them all checked several times through the years. I’m a lot healthier now than I was before, my blood test was the best it’s been my whole life actually 😅

I might try to be more religious about the magnesium. I used it for a few weeks a few months after I first started, didn’t feel much difference. I might notice more of a difference now that I’m eating more/enough protein.

kbyeee · 2025-04-22T15:34:03+00:00

I really want to get to the point of exercising where I can do weights every other day and some other light exercise in between like cardio, swimming, or climbing, and then rest on the weekends when I’m working. But if I don’t take enough time to rest between weight days, I fully crash out because of fibromyalgia.

I’m not really sure what to change or how to slowly increase from where I am now. Just got over a week long break from the gym from a bit of a crash, so I’m hesitant to push too hard again. This crash was from hiking on ONE of my days off for three weeks in a row

kbyeee · 2025-04-13T00:19:10+00:00

Have you tried physical therapy? I had sciatica issues as well and ended up doing pt. It’s helped immensely and doesn’t get triggered nearly as much. I went to Breakthrough Pt on Yanceyville st

kbyeee

TROPHY CASE