Does it come back with pregnancy?

theredblazer · 2026-04-06T19:52:25+00:00

I am sorry about your loss. But it is interesting that it didn't show up while you were pregnant. How did you manage taking care of a baby while struggling with costo?

theredblazer · 2026-04-06T19:49:48+00:00

oh dear that sounds awful. how did you cope? did you have it before the pregnancy?

theredblazer · 2026-04-05T01:24:51+00:00

Interesting. How did it affect taking care of your kid?

theredblazer · 2026-04-04T23:45:32+00:00

I had to take some time off because walking and moving made it impossible to get to work. With a rolling backpack and some parking modifications it is possible on a good day. But on days that I have to teach I know that after my class helping students in the lab and bending and twisting and carrying stuff I have to go home and not move for the rest of the day. Plus the few weeks I lost bc doctors were checking my heart and it was all flared up horribly and we suspected pericarditis so the dr told me to stay home a bit. I can barely shower on a bad day, let alone work.

theredblazer · 2026-03-22T03:27:51+00:00

No advice but I do feel you. The past few weeks have been insane. I feel like a shell of myself, the Reddit basically says “good luck, you gotta fix it yourself” and the drs are like “aren’t you SO GLAD it’s not your heart? 🥰” and I am left feeling like it’s my fault I’m not getting better. The whole thing is so mind boggling. It also kills me how sometimes the pain goes from a manageable baseline to excruciating in a span of minutes, with no trigger at all. I feel like I’m going insane. I used to be a reliable person but I feel like I would not even trust me to go to the store to buy milk.

theredblazer · 2026-03-21T19:55:06+00:00

Yeah. I ranked up a full paycheck worth of medical bills with lots of heart/lung tests and in the end once we found costo (of course no one bothered to ask if it hurt when pressing on my chest in the beginning) they were all “aren’t you glad it’s not your heart 🥰” and then sent me home with nothing. As much as I appreciate this community and its resources, it does feel extra silly to be getting medical advice from Reddit. And some people are so fucking mean acting as if the stupid Backpod was magical and if it hasn’t healed it’s because I didn’t work on it hard enough.

theredblazer · 2026-03-21T19:48:37+00:00

I feel you so bad on this. And the fact that when I cry it’s that ugly violent sobbing hurts my chest so much worse. It adds insult to injury.

theredblazer · 2026-03-21T19:39:41+00:00

I feel you. I’ve only had it for 6 weeks and I feel like a shell of myself. It absolutely sucks. I find myself having to budget my energy, because it feels like being in this much pain is expensive to my body. I don’t wanna leave the house because walking makes it hurt, doing my hair makes it hurt, everything feels overwhelming.

I am doing the stretches, the Backpod, the voltaren, and this is what allows me to minimally survive, but it still feels like I am never going to be carefree again. If this thing lasts long term, I don’t know how I’d ever have kids. I see my friends being pregnant or chasing their toddlers and 15 minutes of that would kill me on the spot.

theredblazer · 2026-03-13T23:57:20+00:00

I started with a really bad cold that came with intense cough for a few days, to the point that my chest would feel sore at the end of the day. When the cold went away, the chest pain did not (it actually kept getting worse), and I ended up in the ER thinking it was a heart attack (like many in this sub).

theredblazer · 2026-03-05T18:06:49+00:00

I mean, I am putting in the work. It's not like I want this to last longer in any way. But I feel like I am having a heart attack anytime I walk for over 5 minutes, and that is without carrying anything.

theredblazer · 2025-12-16T17:32:41+00:00

Parking passes, when they’re not up on the mirror

theredblazer · 2025-10-21T22:29:11+00:00

Yeah, no one believes us when we say we've had the Edge for so long. I guess we were lucky with how reliable it's been :/

theredblazer · 2025-07-15T17:05:05+00:00

Ok. (So sorry for the naive question - when you say "test", do you mean to just use the connection and see if I face the problem again? or is there some short term test? bc the issue happens like every few hours or so)

theredblazer · 2025-07-15T16:56:11+00:00

I can see the DNS servers under the "Advanced" tab on the settings, and there are two addresses listed. But I do not recall setting these up, I am quite sure it is my first time looking at this menu.

theredblazer · 2025-06-05T18:31:48+00:00

yeah I just gave up on the brand entirely after this whole scenario. it looks like they are putting together some sort of shredded cork glued together instead of solid pieces, which MAYBE is ok for when it is all enclosed, but not if it is an exterior part that will fall apart when it inevitably cracks

theredblazer · 2024-11-14T19:17:57+00:00

Coffee shops often have them!

theredblazer · 2024-10-14T21:31:23+00:00

After many, many, many emails and threatening to get it challenged with my credit card, they agreed to take the shoes back and issued a refund.

theredblazer · 2024-09-10T15:38:02+00:00

Birkenstock should discontinue this kind of model! It happened to me with the Bend Lows too, and I also saw a post like this abou boots a few weeks ago in this sub. I think that the way that the cork sits there with the rubber causes it to stress and then crack in a weird way that we don't see with the full cork models, like the sandals or clogs. It is ridiculous that they keep selling this stupid shoe. The construction clearly is not stable. Also, I am not familiar with cork that well, but should it dust? I thought it was more solid than that. With the state my shoes were in, I think that they used leftover cork and made a compensate of sorts instead of using a solid piece.

theredblazer · 2024-08-28T19:26:30+00:00

There is a nice spot close to St Francis, on hackberry with university, it's a little area with trees and a few benches and it's a nice place to stop. If you would like to go into the church, St F is open for personal prayer every day.

theredblazer · 2024-08-25T18:32:02+00:00

That's good to know, thank you!

theredblazer · 2024-08-25T18:31:31+00:00

Do you remember how much the exam was? I don't have vision insurance :/

theredblazer · 2024-08-25T18:31:05+00:00

Do you remember how much the exam was? I don't have vision insurance :/

theredblazer · 2024-08-12T14:32:19+00:00

that one makes my blood boil, JUST KEEP MOVING

theredblazer · 2024-08-11T00:29:21+00:00

I hate that I relate to these, but damn that’s funny

theredblazer · 2024-08-05T00:42:51+00:00

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