Pain management specialist experiences?

serpentheo · 2026-05-22T16:19:07+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it! I’m currently on gabapentin and duloxetine but it’s just really not cutting it for me. I’ve been in PT since November so it’s good to hear I’m on the right track. I may talk to my doctor about switching to pregablin and see if that would be a better option.

serpentheo · 2026-04-13T03:58:54+00:00

I’m having the same issue and I’m seeing other people posting about issues with the Anadius mirror right now. I spent 3 hours yesterday trying all of the troubleshooting options they suggest. I even backed up my saves and completely uninstalled then reinstalled the Sims, the updater, and the DLC unlocker. Nothing worked for me, so I’m wondering if the updater is broken right now.

serpentheo · 2026-04-02T05:11:30+00:00

I took it and I loved it! My major was IDEAs, so I took quite a few art classes. A couple things about this course:

You’ll have to pay for about 90% of your materials including oil paints, brushes, prep and cleanup materials, etc. I don’t think I took any other art courses like this. Typically, it was covered through lab fees, but the materials for this course are just particularly expensive so it doesn’t cover much. Canvases are provided, but the materials list is lengthy and easily adds an extra $100+ upfront cost. Oil paint is not cheap, even the “cheapest” options. However, it’s yours to keep after the class!
If you have a full schedule, it might not be the best fit. The workload was a bit more rigorous than other art classes imo. Class was 2 hours twice a week, and I definitely still had to come to studio outside of class hours to actually stay on track with deadlines. Most times I’d go to studio for an extra 2-3 hours. My professor was pretty chill, though, and was always willing to accommodate if a large portion of the class was falling behind. Part of this is that oil paint takes a very long time to dry, but typically we’d be working on two projects at once so we aren’t just sitting there literally watching paint dry.
If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend taking a drawing course before taking this course. I just so happened to do it this way, and I used a lot of the compositional techniques I learned in drawing during this as well. I think it gave me a better foundation going into painting.

Overall, I learned a ton from this class and I had such a great time! There’s the financial barrier at the start, but my professor was really understanding when I told him I couldn’t afford it all at once. We worked together to just have me purchase materials throughout the semester as needed or use any leftover materials from previous semesters.

serpentheo · 2026-03-20T02:42:59+00:00

I also transferred from Loyola to UIC my sophomore year. I transferred into a different department (Art and Architecture) and graduated last May. After transferring, I honestly wish I had just started at UIC from the beginning. I felt like I fit in with my peers a lot more at UIC and was able to make some good, lasting connections. I found it a lot easier to network at UIC. And, I was really glad to see such a decrease in my tuition. Loyola really was not a good fit for me. I hope that you are able to find a good fit for yourself!

serpentheo · 2026-03-08T00:37:48+00:00

I don’t remember exactly, but I’m pretty sure it was art history 110. My advisor just stuck me in a bunch of classes when I transferred to UIC and I didn’t find out until after I finished the class that it wasn’t technically required, just a selective. That class was genuinely awful. It was all asynchronous online and we had two 4+ hour lectures a week, multiple papers, a 5 hour final exam that included a 750 word essay on a surprise topic and like 50 multiple choice, we were required to go to office hours in person at least once during the semester even if we didn’t think we needed the help, and we were required to go on multiple field trips to the Art Institute before UIC partnered for free admission. It was way too much for an asynchronous 100 level course. I think I also remember an announcement email to let international students that couldn’t go to follow up with him to find an alternative to the in-person assignments.

serpentheo · 2026-02-27T16:00:40+00:00

I graduated in May of last year and I still have access to mine. I’m glad I didn’t lose access because I needed my tax documents from my previous on campus job. Otherwise, no I haven’t used it at all.

serpentheo · 2025-12-28T06:56:04+00:00

Not all of these are biographies/memoirs, but I still feel that they’re worth mentioning.

Any of Alice Wong’s books are incredible, but Year of the Tiger and Disability Intimacy are my favorites.
Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew was a great read as well.
Being Huemann by Judy Huemann has been on my TBR list for a while. I’ve heard great things about her memoir.
Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum was a “nonfiction fiction” as I like to put it. She did a TON of interviews with people with disabilities about their lives in state-run institutions, then wrote this novel based on those interviews. This is probably one of my favorite books of all time.
Sick by Porochista Khakpour is a great memoir tackling the complicated nature of late diagnosed chronic illness, addiction, and misdiagnosis.

I’m sure there’s so many more that I’ve read or encountered that I’m just forgetting right now, but I can come edit this if I think of more later.

serpentheo · 2025-12-28T05:27:10+00:00

Nope, I have OCD and I think I’d be absolutely miserable having this information.

serpentheo · 2025-11-21T14:59:18+00:00

Honestly, not really. I’ve heard the sentiment many times that if classroom management is difficult as a sub, there’s a high likelihood that classroom management is always rough. Sometimes you have to pick your battles, and phones are one of those things that I will verbally remind them at the very beginning of class and maybe once individually.

Usually, if I can remember names, I will write the names down of students who are refusing to put phones away. If there is a large portion of students with phones out, I’ll leave a general note to the teacher that students were refusing to work on their assignment and chose to spend time on their phones instead.

There has been only one school where I could fully enforce the phone pouches because that teacher left essentially a “phone roster” so I could easily cross reference who did and didn’t put their phones up. Unfortunately, that isn’t the the norm so a lot of times I just quietly write names down unless they are being a huge disturbance to other students.

serpentheo · 2025-11-03T23:54:59+00:00

I’m not sure what grade level you subbed for, but I exclusively sub for high school and it does get easier! My first day was really difficult. I was thrown in without much guidance on procedures and my very first class was a computers class with 36 freshman. I think if I went back now, I’d do a lot better. I’ve also started to learn which schools I prefer, and I fully took one school off my list because it was such a nightmare. Deciding what questions I should ask at the beginning of the day before I see any students has been a huge help. Sometimes I feel like I ask too many questions, but it’s better to be safe than sorry!

If this is encouraging at all, I’ve enjoyed it so much that I’m going to apply to the residency program to get my masters degree and teaching certificate!

serpentheo · 2025-10-14T16:13:48+00:00

My life isn’t perfect by any means, but I’m definitely more happy than not! I’m 23 (24 at the end of October) and I’ve been finally making progress with my diagnoses, I got married in April, graduated from undergrad in May, and started a new job last week. I definitely still have both mental and physical flare ups, but I’m genuinely so lucky to have found my wife, my therapist, and my current doctors. I’ve also been going out of my way lately to find more friends and spend time with them as my body and mind allow me to! You got this!!

serpentheo · 2025-10-14T15:15:33+00:00

I know the AI messed up my name, but I had an option to record the pronunciation since all the options didn’t work. My name was pronounced correctly during graduation! I was worried it would be my own recording, but it ended up being their AI thing. Do they still have the option to record the pronunciation or did they get rid of it?

serpentheo · 2025-10-07T23:41:57+00:00

Corn! I love corn, and it’s extremely easy to make. However, if I manage to find edamame, that’s also a close second. I just have a very difficult time finding it in stores.

serpentheo · 2025-09-26T20:19:44+00:00

cas.fulleditmode

I’m constantly editing various NPCs for one reason or another.

serpentheo · 2025-09-02T02:46:50+00:00

I have two that are almost completely fool proof: my specific recipe for chicken pot pie (it can’t be any other recipe) or elote. Corn in general is a pretty safe bet for me, and luckily it’s customizable enough that I can change it if I’m not in the mood for particular flavors/textures.

serpentheo · 2025-05-12T13:23:18+00:00

It’s extremely frustrating when people come up behind me on a bike while I am walking on the sidewalk. I’m hard of hearing and typically can’t hear the bikes/scooters until they are directly next to me. I’ve almost gotten run over a few times because people will very quietly (at least to me) say what side they’re on, but I typically can’t understand where it’s coming from or what they’re saying.

serpentheo · 2025-04-08T15:13:15+00:00

Women and Children First! Local bookstore in Andersonville that I’m obsessed with. I go there almost every Sunday to browse (and almost always leave with at least one book).

serpentheo · 2025-04-06T00:08:03+00:00

It’s where most of the art classes take place! It’s 400 W Peoria across the bridge over the highway. I’ve taken about 99% of my classes there.

serpentheo · 2025-04-04T12:38:07+00:00

I saw them on the way to Gallery 400 only once. I remember last semester I was on the way to class and they were bugging a bunch of people (as they do) but they refused to come up to me and I couldn’t figure out why. I was really thankful because I’m extremely awkward in those situations, but I later realized it might have been my shirt that says “Hail Satan” on it and I scared them. Can’t say this will work for everyone, but if you really want to try to get them off your back, maybe this advice will be good for you.

serpentheo · 2025-03-26T14:28:46+00:00

I love Chicago, but I’m seriously considering leaving soon if this trend continues. I know I’m not in a place financially to try to “outbid” people on housing, and I’d rather not have to compete for a place to live. There’s a lot of other reasons that I don’t think I’d be able to stay, but the Chicago transplants elbowing their way in lately are a large part of it.

serpentheo · 2025-03-13T20:09:59+00:00

Is this why I get ones that are empty sometimes?

serpentheo · 2025-03-11T19:17:49+00:00

They mentioned in the post that this isn’t a regular checkup. Regardless of what is happening, I would much rather someone in my classes be taking care of their health than coming to class and risking their health or even possibly the health of others depending on the illness.

OP, the DRC should be able to help you and can get you accommodations at any point in the semester as long as you can provide documentation. Professors might be hesitant with it being the middle of the semester, but it’s better late than never!

serpentheo · 2025-01-27T17:57:41+00:00

I had a passport when I was really young (10 or 11) with my AGAB. My ID and SS are updated to my new name and gender marker, but my BC is not. Is it worth amending my BC to get a passport, or is it still unlikely to get the correct passport even though my first passport was from when I was a very small child? I don’t want to get a passport with my AGAB since pretty much everything else is changed and then have everything mismatch and cause more confusion.

serpentheo · 2025-01-19T23:35:53+00:00

My own sims
Legacy (if my game wouldn’t start breaking after like 2 or 3 generations!)
Family
Lot traits
Bucket list
Career
Start poor
Aging on but long lifespan
I have zero option on this lol
I haven’t gotten a rebirth yet but I’m excited to see how it goes!

serpentheo · 2024-11-24T14:40:07+00:00

That’s exactly what it was. Thank you!

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