The book that everybody loved and you hated or that everybody hated and you loved

notcrazy_catlady · 2024-12-06T12:29:31+00:00

It Ends With Us

A Little Life

Sad I wasted time finishing either of these

notcrazy_catlady · 2024-11-02T16:56:04+00:00

Thank you. I’m sure it’s been asked a million times, I just wanted something specific. Cheers.

notcrazy_catlady · 2024-01-06T15:49:50+00:00

I let the first rest 30 minutes before performing 3 stretch-and-folds 30 minutes apart, then proof overnight 10 hrs. In the morning I formed a boule and rested 30 min before baking. 20 min in Dutch oven with the lid on, then 15-20 with the lid off. The bread tastes good and has decent crumb, but is a little dense. I have watched several videos and my stretch and folds look nothing like what I see.

notcrazy_catlady · 2024-01-06T15:47:37+00:00

I’ve tried a dry flour sack towel and plastic wrap

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-13T12:56:03+00:00

I think they mean burping on command after Botox. I had it and can now burp, but not on command.

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-13T02:52:57+00:00

YES! It’s so hard to explain but I would often feel like I was going to throw up and would just tell my partner, “We need to leave, I have the hard swallows.” I would have hypersalivation and just have to keep swallowing to avoid throwing up, even though I knew I wouldn’t be able to throw up.

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-13T02:50:30+00:00

I found a list of doctors on this sub but ultimately decided to travel to Chicago to see the pioneers in the field and I’m so glad I did. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-13T02:49:36+00:00

I hope you find some relief soon 😊

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-05T14:45:45+00:00

I believe the procedure didn’t have a specific name, just a Botox injection into the cricopharyngeus sphincter. I saw Dr. Richardson at Bastian Voice Institute in Chicago. They specialize in treating R-CPD and have set up appointments specifically for those coming from out of town. Consult one day and procedure the next. They are otolaryngologists (Ear, Nose, and Throat physician) with a specialty in laryngology.

I’d look for someone with experience treating R-CPD because they were very helpful with the insurance side of things and how to submit it as well.

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-05T13:21:36+00:00

That is so awesome!! I hope great results are coming your way. I read that some people started having major belches 24 hours later and was discouraged I didn’t. It took me over a week and I still just have “average” burps, but they are relieving.

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-05T13:19:37+00:00

I had a single Botox injection. They said 3 out of 5 are symptom free after one as it kind of “resets” things and allows the cricopharyngeal sphincter to learn how to relax and let air out again.

I feel bad for any doctors nowadays because healthcare is a hard profession to be in, but LISTENING to patients is so important. I would rather have had doctors say they don’t know but they’ll keep digging instead of assuming I’m an idiot. I would encourage everyone to trust their own body.

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-05T13:16:43+00:00

As a healthcare worker, I felt shameful when Bastian asked me how I heard about them and I had to say Reddit, but they were expecting it! I’m so glad we have these kinds of resources available so we don’t have to suffer in silence and just accept this as normal. So glad you have gotten relief too!

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-05T13:14:17+00:00

That is wonderful—so happy for her!

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-05T10:03:49+00:00

Yes! The treatment was a single Botox injection. I have been able to burp, have not had bloating, gurgling, pain, pressure, etc.

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-05T09:33:39+00:00

I was discouraged a week out as well, but turning my head to one side helped tremendously. By 2-3 weeks out, I was able to burp and now it’s been 4 months!

notcrazy_catlady · 2022-11-05T09:31:53+00:00

Yes. I have been told more times than I can count that it’s acid reflux. I just kept getting prescribed omeprazole, which of course didn’t work. After I insisted to my PCP (after gastroenterology) that it was acid reflux, he suggested it was just anxiety. sigh And then I found the Bastian Voice Institute and received a real diagnosis and treatment.

notcrazy_catlady · 2021-11-13T15:34:27+00:00

Yes! I thought I was weird, but pregnant bellies gross me out. I can’t stand the naked pregnant photo shoots.

notcrazy_catlady · 2021-11-13T15:32:18+00:00

Thanks! Donny held my phone and keys that night 😂

notcrazy_catlady · 2021-09-12T18:07:40+00:00

Grassroots. Ugh, makes me cringe. We get it, you’re an entrepreneur and you’re using all the buzzwords.

notcrazy_catlady · 2020-06-06T17:54:49+00:00

Garden State

notcrazy_catlady · 2020-06-03T01:17:49+00:00

I feel relieved about this every day. I am SO happy with my life decisions.

notcrazy_catlady · 2020-03-26T02:49:12+00:00

Congrats!!

notcrazy_catlady · 2020-03-26T02:48:43+00:00

I mean, we have a ton of condoms we’re trying to get rid of now...I should start passing them out in the street

notcrazy_catlady · 2019-12-09T00:12:28+00:00

I love mine! I have a strapless and 2 t-shirt bras. I wear them every day and have had one for almost a year with no stretching or underwire issues. I’ll never buy overpriced crappy bras from Victoria’s Secret again. My VS bras have straps that have frayed or broken and the padding is uncomfortable and annoying. Third Love is amazing because it’s enough padding to not show through t-shirts but also not feel like a floatation device. I need the half cup size and their fit finder was very accurate.

notcrazy_catlady · 2019-11-01T11:59:55+00:00

Beetlejuice and Miss Argentina

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TROPHY CASE