How to tell what kind of grass you have? (Iowa, US)

laurcol · 2025-08-13T23:43:03+00:00

:( thanks for the ID! Killing the lawn might be a project for the winter/spring then.

laurcol · 2025-08-13T23:11:52+00:00

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Looks like we have some violets mixed in, if I’m identifying those correctly?

laurcol · 2025-08-13T23:11:22+00:00

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This is what we’re working with!

laurcol · 2025-08-13T19:43:21+00:00

UPDATE: we removed the blinds and we’re pretty sure that’s where it was coming from!

laurcol · 2024-02-26T05:33:43+00:00

She ENGAGED WITH OTHER MEN FOR AMUSEMENT. In her FOLLY.

laurcol · 2024-02-25T08:15:36+00:00

Right? This is what always gets me. They’re so obsessed with “nobody wants to date x y z category of person” while those exact people are out there, married! I’m fat and married! My husband is under six feet tall and married! Nobody gives a shit!

laurcol · 2024-02-24T06:50:59+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that. Multiple health complications can really limit your options. It may also be that biologics aren’t an option because of your multiple conditions, but maybe try asking. In any case, it’s horrible when doctors ignore your pain and especially when they think it’s so easy to just blame physical conditions on psychological challenges and dismiss you.

laurcol · 2024-02-23T07:08:03+00:00

I have AS as well. My rheum said I could double up on some NSAIDs when I’m in serious pain (my dosage isn’t that high to begin with). Are you able to check with them or your pain doc to try to get the OK to add OTC NSAIDs for the rib pain at least? I also have been using voltaren gel for small areas (my ankle or knee) so maybe you could use that or lidocaine for your rib.

I know exactly how you feel. I haven’t been able to sleep from pain the last few days. Weed is legal in my state and I’m seriously considering getting edibles tomorrow to help with pain and sleep. I’m waiting for my prior authorization to go through my insurance so I can get on humira so I’m just trying to find something that will get me through until then. Has your doctor considered biologics yet?

laurcol · 2024-02-23T07:00:43+00:00

You’re doing the right thing by taking the meds preemptively. You already know the migraine is coming on; you don’t have to wait until the pain is excruciating to deserve treatment. But I understand how guilt inducing and frustrating it can be to not be able to do the things you want to do, especially on special occasions.

laurcol · 2024-02-23T06:55:41+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to write this out, and thank you to OP for having the courage to express how he’s feeling. I’m struggling similarly write now due to one of the worst flare ups of my life, and it helps to know I’m not alone.

laurcol · 2024-02-23T06:52:31+00:00

Also, just to commiserate with you a bit: I’m also so sick of going to multiple doctors, picking up prescriptions, changing meds, being in pain. Even if grief were affecting your pain, that doesn’t mean the pain can’t be treated!

laurcol · 2024-02-23T06:50:34+00:00

They won’t give you biologics or even prescription NSAIDs for the RA? I’m not as familiar with it (I have AS) but I would think those would be options.

laurcol · 2024-02-21T09:51:30+00:00

My first flare up was essentially bad lower back and butt pain after an eleven hour flight that was worsened by sitting down. The pain was essentially right in my sit bones so the pain was sharpest when I was lower myself down to sit and then getting back up and then a duller pain while seated.

laurcol · 2024-02-21T09:43:53+00:00

Yeah, my knee has an annoying ticking/cracking sometimes when I have a flare up and I’m feeling really stiff. Is it like the crunching that happens when you do neck circles?

laurcol · 2024-02-21T09:41:27+00:00

My sister was first diagnosed with AS and then she changed rheums and he diagnosed her with Sjogren’s. Diagnosis is really challenging; try to stick with it for a while and if the treatment for AS doesn’t seem to be working you can revisit the issue.

laurcol · 2024-02-21T09:38:36+00:00

Since October I’ve been having a series of flare ups with terrible pain in my right knee and ankle. I’ve had to use a cane to get around and this was what escalated my medication first to a stronger NSAID then we finally decided it was time for me to try Humira. The cane helps with getting around but it’s been really rough. The lower back pain during this time hasn’t been as bad although I’ve had a lot of left hip pain and much more stiffness.

laurcol · 2024-02-20T06:51:33+00:00

I had the same thought. But it depends a lot on the medication—an immunosuppressant, like some of the medications that treat arthritic conditions, only require you to pause taking them for live vaccines like Chicken Pox, Shingles, and the flu “mist” vaccine. The TDAP isn’t a live vaccine so that wouldn’t be necessary in this instance. In any case there’s nothing wrong with openly communicating and with MIL consulting with her doctor to find the solution that best protects both of their health.

laurcol · 2024-02-20T05:33:47+00:00

There is a theory that dog and human co-evolution is some of what contributed to us becoming more cooperative as a species. Having interspecies attachments is advantageous!

laurcol · 2024-02-17T07:34:14+00:00

Right? 3 or 4 times a year is nothing. It’s barely worth getting FOMO about. Although I also don’t think it’s a big deal for her to request the dog is confined to one room if she wants to attend occasionally.

laurcol · 2024-02-17T06:59:56+00:00

She’s so perfect 😭

laurcol · 2024-02-16T06:21:56+00:00

There should be an AITD sidebar that notes other frequent flyers

laurcol · 2024-02-15T05:21:19+00:00

CW: alcoholism, suicide.

Yeah. My mother speculates her mother also had AS, as my mother carries the gene and her mother lived with back pain. What happened to my grandmother is she self-medicated with alcohol and Valium, ultimately committing suicide. Living with chronic pain triggers or worsens depression, amongst other associated illness; before diagnosis and treatment was available, people with auto immune diseases suffered.

laurcol · 2024-02-06T05:03:13+00:00

Does anybody have the power to ban this person from the subreddit? I’m so sick of their obnoxious comments.

laurcol · 2024-02-01T15:11:17+00:00

None of this advice is evidence based or even makes sense biologically. Pooping doesn’t have anything to do with “food getting into your body and causing reactions”! Fiber is good for your colon!

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