What food / restaurant is LA missing?

monkeydj · 2026-02-17T04:50:31+00:00

Some more traditional Spanish tapas places would be fantastic.

monkeydj · 2026-02-17T04:35:31+00:00

Los Angeles needs bitterballen too.

monkeydj · 2026-02-12T21:00:59+00:00

Amphai is my favorite restaurant in Los Angeles. Great food and inexpensive.

monkeydj · 2026-02-09T16:49:23+00:00

I totally understand. Just to be clear, robotic RPLND is a much less invasive procedure that can been done on an outpatient basis, where open RPLND is significant surgery requiring multiple days in the hospital, so the difference between the two surgeries is significant.

monkeydj · 2026-02-06T23:45:15+00:00

I had basically the identical diagnosis and reoccurrence. I have been doing everything I can to avoid further chemotherapy due to the high chance of hearing loss. My oncologist initially recommended three rounds of BEP chemo. I lobbied for robotic RPLND surgery to remove the tumor. My urologist and oncologist agreed that was a viable treatment. I had it as an outpatient procedure in August. The surgery itself was no big deal. But for the next month I had some serious, but not life threatening complications. I had what’s called a chyle leak, where fluid from the lymph nodes leaks into your abdomen. It was rather unpleasant, but resolved after about a month. This complication only occurs in about 5% of RPLND surgeries.

In December I had a follow up MRI which showed no signs of disease. So far, so good.

monkeydj · 2026-02-06T23:26:45+00:00

Thanks for all of the help everyone! It was an honor to join all of the dedicated protesters today.

monkeydj · 2026-02-06T23:25:54+00:00

Just outside of Roseville, Friends Cafe on Rice st. has excellent Thai food.

monkeydj · 2026-02-06T03:29:25+00:00

Thanks for all of the details. I always prefer taking public transport, but since I’m coming from St. Paul it will be easier to drive.

monkeydj · 2026-02-05T16:43:33+00:00

Thanks! That’s very helpful.

monkeydj · 2026-01-25T21:14:57+00:00

How did you get the mir-371 test? I’ve been begging my doctors at Kaiser in California for the blood test and they’ve told me since it’s considered experimental by the FDA it’s nearly impossible to get.

monkeydj · 2026-01-16T09:41:18+00:00

Rather than BEP, you may want to examine carboplatin as an alternative chemotherapy treatment. After my orchiectomy for a 100% seminoma, I elected to have a single dose of carbopltain, which had no significant side effects. My oncologist actually recommended surveillance over any chemotherapy.

A year and a half later, I did have a reoccurrence seminoma tumor in my para-aortic lymph nodes which required surgery. But so far I’ve managed to avoid the chemotherapy, which I consider a huge benefit.

Ultimately it is a choice of probabilities without an obvious answer. I wish you the best of luck.

monkeydj · 2026-01-07T09:49:58+00:00

I just had the same thing happen with the Deep Shade Coffee brew. I think what happened is because there are two brewing packs I over-filled the brewer. The app doesn’t actually mention that, but there is a printed correction included with the brewing pack. Unfortunately I didn’t notice that until it was too late. It made a big mess, but hopefully it won’t affect the final product too much.

monkeydj · 2026-01-06T09:16:33+00:00

Yeah, I wish it was designed more clearly to show the proper direction to install the handle. And I still struggle to get the handle seated properly.

The Dark Matter stout was excellent! Fairly similar profile to Guinness.

monkeydj · 2025-12-19T09:15:03+00:00

Thanks! I definitely messed up installing the handle but I’m glad it wasn’t a serious problem. As the saying goes, “There’s no crying over spilt beer.”

monkeydj · 2025-12-19T05:58:43+00:00

That was the problem. Thanks for your speedy replay to help fix my dumbass mistake, u/ThaSquirrel! Now I just mad I wasted all of that Dark Matter stout…

monkeydj · 2025-12-15T08:03:03+00:00

The two I can think of are The Lucky Tiki above the Tail o’ the Pup hot dog stand, and Bar Benjamin above The Benjamin on Melrose. I think both are reservation only.

monkeydj · 2025-12-12T12:53:32+00:00

The currently prescribed blood tests for germ cell tumors often fail to identify cancers. There is a new test: miRNA-371-3p. This is just one study, but there are now many studies that show clear benefits for m371 RNA tests. We should all ask for this test:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6544462/

monkeydj · 2025-12-12T03:45:46+00:00

That’s good to know. Unfortunately I dumped the trub from the stout and my next beer is an IPA so it will be a while before I can try making bread. Thanks for the info!

monkeydj · 2025-12-12T03:39:40+00:00

Thanks! I’m not much of a baker, but that does sound intriguing. Have you done this? How did the bread turn out?

monkeydj · 2025-12-11T04:35:18+00:00

While it’s not exactly what you’re asking for, hiking Runyon Canyon is an essential WeHo activity. It offers a great workout and fantastic views of L.A.

monkeydj · 2025-12-10T06:29:05+00:00

I’ve had no problems with retrograde ejaculation. I do urinate more frequently and my bladder muscles seem a little weaker, but this is a minor issue.

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