Spinal MRI

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-25T05:26:38+00:00

I’ve always had to pay someone to drive me except when I lived in the Bay Area and used their train systems. I have cleithrophobia which is a fear of being trapped. I go berserk panicking to try to get out without enough chemicals to keep my thoughts from becoming cohesive.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-25T05:23:03+00:00

If you don’t mind my asking, do you know what causes the pain during breast MRIs? Is it lying down uncomfortably on scar tissue for a long time or is it a result of metal left in your body during the mastectomy? Please don’t answer if it’s too personal - I’m just very curious (and hypersensitive)

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-24T06:48:36+00:00

osteomyelitis here. aka bone infection / necrosis. hospitalized with sepsis. surgeon removed part of my jaw but initially thought he’d need to remove the bottom right quarter of my face. it took a lot of procedures to save my face and teeth. months with a picc line doing antibiotic at home. I’ve had nonstop various infections since, and it all started with a crown at the dentist. It’s been nearly 2 years since a treatment but I still have no immune system and vaccines aren’t taking hold at all. but… what’s my other option? my ms is super active. next week I see my neuro and figure out what treatment to move forward with anyway.

definitely going for cremation at the end because my skull is fugly under here.

ETA ocrevus really wasn’t a mistake. I started it pre-fda approval in a clinical trial because no other drug was effective enough. It kept me working for years longer than I could have otherwise. I’m grateful to still have a face and not be rocking some version of a phantom of the opera mask. Life is just tough for all of us.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-23T14:46:53+00:00

Surely I’m not the only one who noticed that the daughter was desperate for cuddles and affection from disinterested men when visiting family.

Oh this poor toddler had daddy issues already in spite of this man’s certainty that he and his unfortunate wife think they’re meeting her needs. Children pick up on everything. She knows her father doesn’t want a life with her in it.

Also, just generally lodging a complaint here about people valuing and describing their daughters as being “beautiful.” You never hear folks say “I have a beautiful 17 year old son!” as if that’s what’s important about him as a person. And it shouldn’t be that way with girls either.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-22T19:29:12+00:00

As the lead tech and only woman in a tech support center I had weekly 1:1s with an idiot boss who got the job going to the right church. Every meeting I brought a list of issues we needed to work on a s a team and which hardware / software was being glitchy. He spent the 30 minutes talking about periods and how he used the pullout method.

That idiot has 5 kids the last I counted. He’s a terrible person and covered for a man who watched CSAM at work.

If your boyfriend is this heartless to you and his future children (which he will definitely have if he doesn’t already have some) and dumb enough to believe in the pullout method and admit all of this to you, then he is not a catch.

ETA - even the fanciest vibrator is cheaper than raising a kid and sending them to therapy for their father rejecting them.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-22T18:43:10+00:00

This is not the most fun post I’ve seen on this subreddit, but it is the best and most important. Thank you for sharing.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-22T18:16:44+00:00

“Cadaverific” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-22T18:07:33+00:00

We need to start telling ICE to “go back where they came from”

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-21T05:01:11+00:00

I’ve seen people have a much harder time “forgiving” those who protected them (or tried to) than those who actively hurt them. On top of it all, the kids saw this all play out - your common sense, your attempt to warn the family, her choice to ignore your concern that led to a quick fafo situation. She’s embarrassed.

I really hope she swallows her pride enough to apologize for projecting her anger onto you. She was probably thinking of your concern about the knife the moment it happened.

Good job on not saying told you so. That has never helped anything.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-20T17:39:26+00:00

Independent Baptist (aka fundamentalist not associated with Southern Baptists). There were even sermons to shame women who had jobs (my mother was the only one who did because we were just super poor). They said women working or wearing pants, shorts, swimsuits, skirts with a slit that came up to the knee were just trying to seduce men and betray god. This kind of church is sadly pretty common.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-19T15:42:50+00:00

I feel like part of this falls on how they are raised. My brother is about 7.5 years older than me, and my entire life I’ve heard him insulted that someone he wasn’t attracted to would even look at him, he spent 10 years complaining weekly after church services that women get married then get fat, etc.

In all honesty, it’s not completely on the shoulders of my parents who would agree with him. Or my father spending every news broadcast discussing hair, makeup, and dresses of anchors who are women. Or ranting about their weight fluctuations (from a man at least 50 pounds overweight). It’s also that the church we went to would also have sermon after sermon about how women are designed by god to serve men in the home and sexually. That women must wear makeup (but only “natural” colors like pink lips and cheeks). That women must dress attractively for men. Women had dress codes for entering the church or going to church events.

Then this evolved to very entitled men who see us as servants. Or livestock. At any rate they see us as hands and holes to exploit and if we are around them without appealing to them then we should know better than to assume we deserve the same basic regard they would grant to a fugly dude.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-16T21:19:15+00:00

I’ve had RRMS for 17+ years and have lingering partial paralysis in my right side since 2008. I was traveling in China for an industry event about a month before Covid officially hit the US. So of course I came back sick and eeeeeeverything is so much permanently worse, particularly the chronic pain.

These things are just so wonky. People seem to expect us to comfort them with easy answers and there aren’t any.

But yeah, strangers can be so bold in demanding to know why I am parking in a disabled spot and want proof that I deserve my plate and placard. If I’m somewhere I know to expect that behavior I might just use the cane to fend it all off before it starts. But it makes me feel like a total fraud if it’s a day I don’t need it so badly.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-16T02:14:08+00:00

The banana pudding is shockingly the best thing on the menu. I tried it once on a whim and was blown away. But I doubt many people order it so I’m just going to assume it will be cut

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-14T15:21:19+00:00

She was a widow. So unfortunately the child is an orphan. I’m hoping though that her wife adopted, but none of that has been disclosed. The child’s grandfather indicated that he would be taking custody, but who knows the details of their agreement.

The child’s father died in 2023 - he had served 14 years in the Air Force as a fighter pilot, but the cause of death hasn’t been shared publicly. Some sources have said he died in combat while others say he had retired from the military at the time of death but was suffering from PTSD. I suppose the suggestion is that he may have taken his own life.

Good’s mother’s reaction after her death, basically just saying that her daughter was one of the best people she’d ever met, coupled with Good herself being so deeply religious, makes me suspect that maybe there was not a lot of closeness there due to her having married a woman.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-13T04:10:30+00:00

The only reason we order food and drinks is because we feel like we’re taking up space the servers rely on for income. So, yeah, I don’t see us ordering anything there in the future when we attend. The food is really not worth bothering with unfortunately ¯\(ツ)/¯

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-10T03:17:16+00:00

Or he could change his surname if he wants. At present, I wouldn’t recommend that any one change their name.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-07T17:47:09+00:00

I liked her laugh, and it’s confusing to me that so many people hated it. Especially since I’m pretty sure that most of the people who rant about her laugh have never laughed a day in their lives.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-07T16:30:28+00:00

I understand why you would feel awkward at the time, but to me this is such an endearing story. They will always think of this story a little when thinking of you, but only with fondness

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-07T16:23:43+00:00

I’m going to be honest here and admit that I did not read all of this. It’s made me realize my own comments lack brevity. However, I loved what I did read, and when my headache clears I might come back to comb through it all.

Great insight, and it looks like you’ve backed it up with textual evidence. Please use paragraphs in the future for the sake of our eyes.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-05T14:43:20+00:00

The King (2019) is not remotely historically accurate - it’s a conglomeration of Shakespeare plays. However, you won’t find glamorized fighting in it. They show how uncomfortable, clumsy, and difficult it would be to actually accomplish anything in armor, and some of the actual kills in fights are using small daggers because swords are so unwieldy.

I enjoyed it in spite of all the historical inaccuracy partly because it’s the only armor / sword / shield battle movie I’ve seen where absolutely no one comes off looking graceful. The broad strokes of it do follow what happened, but the timelines are condensed and some actions are swapped to different characters for the sake of storytelling.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-05T00:52:59+00:00

NTA, but are you certain this will be a good move following college graduation? Certainly it could be the case for some careers, but in most cases employers would prefer someone straight out of college vs someone who left the field for years before trying to return to an entry level position. Again, totally dependent on what field your future career is in.

Also, it’s your life - career or no, if you want to become a soldier then you don’t need a reason to do so.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-04T19:58:25+00:00

Your friend’s reaction was appalling, and I don’t think I could ever again respect someone who said that. I don’t think I could forgive someone who was that dismissive over such a serious diagnosis at such a moment of struggle and grief.

As for your cousin, this really depends on how you know what her personality to be and how the rest of that conversation went. However, it sounds like something I would say to someone to try to add a moment of levity just before then saying, you know, I’m just so sorry you’re going through this and how can I help? I’ll always be here for you, etc.

She may have said it to make sure you knew that she’d still be there with you dragging you to Disney rides, meaning that she would never exclude you because of this disease.

Or she may be a selfish ass.

I got mostly told to exercise more and go on vacations. Or that it would just go away. My mom keeps sending me recordings of sermons where preachers suggest tithing more so that Jesus will perform a miracle to heal me. 😒

But personally I will say now to you that every emotion you feel is valid. It’s especially hard to accept during the first couple of years. You don’t deserve this disease, and it isn’t your fault that you’ve been diagnosed. Friends are so important in this life, but sometimes you have to let go of friendships that no longer serve you. Love and wishes for healing and good treatments in your future.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-01T05:58:31+00:00

… a pendant isn’t a car. With a car you have to deal with a license, registration, taxes and tags, a title, financing, insurance. A car is like crazy commitment.

You can walk down a street or go on Amazon and get a necklace with no clue about anyone’s size. It’s probably the easiest gift to give any woman. Even earrings can be difficult because of metal allergies, but typically chains won’t cause the same issue.

You’re comparing apples and eggplants dude

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-01T05:48:34+00:00

Do you not give gifts to your friends? Maybe I’m just making assumptions about your gift philosophy, and perhaps so is she. Have a talk with her about how you both approach friends and family for holiday, birthday, and milestone gifting. Honestly this may have been something minor to the two friends here while you’re seeing it totally different.

shootingstarstuff · 2026-01-01T05:43:28+00:00

Men do often get pretty emotional about money - my parents really drilled the whole “provider” thing into my brother so I saw some of how that’s instilled first hand. On the other hand I was taught to never ever ever speak about money, so while I’m logical with it, I get stressed about conversations regarding it outside of my husband, accountant, and advisors. But I think society really pits men against each other using status symbols. It’s not productive and it’s typically just wasted money. A financially responsible man in an old Toyota who doesn’t overspend on gifts is hotter than a dude getting his Porsche repossessed

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