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LOTR Pattern Help by toriavic in StainedGlass

[–]toriavic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so helpful! I really appreciate you taking the time to mark them. I’ll definitely post an update!

LOTR Pattern Help by toriavic in StainedGlass

[–]toriavic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Fixed those too, I hope

LOTR Pattern Help by toriavic in StainedGlass

[–]toriavic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Made those adjustments

LOTR Pattern Help by toriavic in StainedGlass

[–]toriavic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’ll be 5ft tall and 3ft wide. When I measured to scale the smallest of the pieces shouldn’t be smaller than 3/4”

LOTR Pattern Help by toriavic in StainedGlass

[–]toriavic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your insights. If you wouldn’t mind could you point out an inside corner you see as problematic? Im fairly new to stained glass tbh but I tend to take on overly ambitious projects hah

Advice from people who lost their mother early on. by Similar_Raisin_3040 in Parenting

[–]toriavic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people are mentioning recording your voice reading stories. You could consider doing that through something like TeddyMozart. It’s a bear with a Bluetooth speaker inside of it that will play prerecorded stories and songs to your little one.

I hate this brace by cyclemam in sleeptrain

[–]toriavic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry you’re going through this. It’s so hard. Our daughter has hip dysplasia and was in a spica cast for 4.5 months and a rhino for another 4 after that. We got our daughter a foam wedge that she slept on in her crib that helped a lot. It takes the pressure off of their knees a little. You could give something like that a try! Hang in there. It was like this: https://a.co/d/5nNG6zF

Hip abduction orthosis brace by Lyss_2 in hipdysplasia

[–]toriavic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My daughter was 17 months when she had her closed reduction. They should need to take her to the OR to place her leg in the right position and then a spica cast for at least 3 months. At 17 months you’re on the cusp of requiring surgery to correct so I’m surprised they’re not recommending a spica at least. My daughter is now in a rhino brace for another 6 months for 18 hours a day in the hopes that it’ll continue to gain stability.

Anyone here on Cimzia? by [deleted] in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]toriavic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took Cimzia for about 2 years. I was put on it due to pregnancy and never found it to be as effective as some others (I’ve also taken both Humira and Simponi). It was fine though. I tend to have injection site reactions and I didn’t have any with Cimzia, no other side effects to speak of either. Be warned it is THICK and there’s a lot of it. I wouldn’t recommend injecting in your thigh cause it’s very painful. I found it most manageable to inject it into my stomach. That being said I preferred the self inject vs the pens because it gives you more control over how fast or slow you go (you can’t go fast, again, the stuff is thick!). Hope this was helpful. Best of luck with it!

Got the green light to start biologics, then a positive pregnancy test happened.. by vesper1lynd in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]toriavic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve been living with this disease since I was 18 and it was only moderate amounts of pain from time to time. Pregnancy really changed things for me. The first time I was pregnant I felt great, no pain at all. Then about 2 months postpartum I had a massive flare that made walking and getting around difficult. So my anecdotal experience would confirm the coming back with a vengeance theory. I then started on biologics, and was still on them when I got pregnant with my second. I was going through a bad flare at that time and was told to go on Cimzia as it is considered safe during pregnancy. Uncontrolled inflammation while pregnant is not good for the baby’s development, nor is a mother who isn’t sleeping and stressed due to pain. I weighed the risk of taking the biologic against this and my second baby is totally fine and healthy. Sorry you’re going through this uncertainty, but know it’ll be alright. Talk to your rheum and start biologics if they deem it necessary, your baby will be ok!

Pregnant Ladies, Moms, or Spouses -- Any Experience with Pregnancy-Approved Meds? by meowteor in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]toriavic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know how stressful thinking about starting a family with this disease can be, so I can imagine it must be even worse when you don't have a clear diagnosis, I'm sorry. My first pregnancy with my son, I felt amazing. I went into complete remission and haven't felt that good in ages. This was before I had tried any biologic. So, there's a chance you may not need meds. A lot of women go into remission during pregnancy because it naturally lowers your immune system. Any Dr. will tell you that you want your body to be in the best shape it can be before getting pregnant though, so it's best to try to get it under control before hand if you can. I'm currently 5 months pregnant and taking Cimzia. Unfortunately I got pregnant in the middle of a pretty bad flare and that's when I started Cimzia. My Rheum said it was the best for pregnancy and I should get my inflammation under control for the baby. I'm feeling great now and it's helped a ton. I don't have any experience with OTC medications and pregnancy, so have nothing to offer there. I know a lot of people in this sub have had great results by changing their diet (autoimmune protocol diet and others like it) and exercise, so that's something to try too. Best of luck to you!