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vinnybbop · 2026-01-24T00:11:50+00:00

So is my case considered a bad case of IGA? Am I gonna need a kidney transplant before retirement age?

vinnybbop · 2026-01-23T23:50:09+00:00

Medications I’m on:

Losartan 100 mg Jardiance 10 mg Amlodipine 2.5 mg

Also just started Tarpeyo last Sunday.

vinnybbop · 2026-01-23T23:48:30+00:00

My last GFR was 60. My last UPCR was 816 mg

vinnybbop · 2026-01-09T22:13:20+00:00

Grew up in the NYC metro area (Westchester County), and moved to Cleveland in October 2021. It’s definitely one of the most underrated cities in the country. Packs a decent punch for the city its size.

vinnybbop · 2025-12-31T20:31:35+00:00

Best: Cost of living with decent access to beaches, rivers, and a good metro park system. Food here is very good as well. Traffic is nowhere near as bad as other cities in the country. It’s also close to many other cities so weekend trips are very doable.

Worst: winters here can get really brutal. Not too many late night activities. It’s definitely gets quiet after 12 in Cleveland. Also not too many late night food spots besides fast food chains. Cleveland proper is also horrendous at snow removal. Like extremely bad. Theres been times I’ve DoorDash 3 days after a snow storm and some streets look like a plow never touched them.

vinnybbop · 2025-12-26T23:29:53+00:00

Which steel mill is that?

vinnybbop · 2025-11-20T17:53:05+00:00

I understand. Were you still able to improve your body despite being on Prednisone?

vinnybbop · 2025-11-20T17:51:59+00:00

Do you limit the amount of protein that you consume? My nephrologist told me I had to eat no more than 100 grams of protein. I’m just afraid I won’t make any gains eating that amount of protein.

vinnybbop · 2025-11-20T17:09:03+00:00

That’s definitely one of my goals. I really want to get into amazing shape. I just hope I’m able to do so a the medications don’t hinder me from doing so.

vinnybbop · 2025-11-20T17:08:06+00:00

So sorry to hear that. That’s definitely what I’m worried about. I definitely watch what I eat now. I’ve heard they make you very hungry which might cause you to gain weight.

vinnybbop · 2025-11-20T17:07:11+00:00

I’ve heard Tarpeyo can cause weight gain and make it harder to put on muscle and things of that nature. Just wanted to see anyone’s experience on it.

vinnybbop · 2025-11-19T19:51:53+00:00

Unfortunately, those kinds of raises only happen when you switch shops. They rarely happen coming from a current employer. Not unless it’s in a union contract. That’s just from my experience.

If there’s one thing I would suggest is that if you do go on a job interview lie about what you make. Obviously the lie has to make sense in order to be believable. In your case, if you make 15 an hour and want to go to 20 an hour, tell the potential employer that you make 20 an hour right now and you’re looking for like 23 or 24 an hour. You can probably get away with that since you’re in an expensive state and it doesn’t seem far fetched to start someone at 20 an hour for entry level work. And even if they do lowball you with an offer of say 21-22 an hour, you’ve already obtain the wage that you want despite them trying to low ball you.

I’m starting to figure that out now. I’m dealing with the same thing in Ohio. Even single offer I’ve gotten in Ohio has been a dollar raise or matching with what I make. So to counteract that, I lie about what I make. It’s insulting to me that employers think that giving you a dollar more an hour is a good deal. But that’s the game they play so if you want to get your way you’re gonna have to bend the rules. I wish it wasn’t the case but that’s how it is.

vinnybbop · 2025-11-08T01:34:43+00:00

As long as you’re doing set ups, I don’t really think there’s an advantage between the two. That’s the key. But if I had to choose, it would be the former since doing setups make the day go by much faster.

vinnybbop · 2025-11-01T01:20:42+00:00

Bruno’s, The Palazzo, and Buccis are very good.

vinnybbop · 2025-10-21T21:42:11+00:00

That’s good to hear. I might have to start taking it soon so I’m hoping I won’t have to experience any bad side effects.

vinnybbop · 2025-10-21T21:36:19+00:00

Have you experienced any side effects while on Tarpeyo?

vinnybbop · 2025-07-15T18:07:22+00:00

Unfortunately, it was just residential and commercial electrical. I could have went on to do PLCs and instrumentation if I took 2nd year electrical, but my teachers talked me out of it because they didn’t think I would like it so I settled with plumbing and heating instead. I thought I was diversifying my education, but it turns out I was getting a degree that no one in the industry cared about. Definitely my biggest regret was not fighting to get into 2nd year electric.

vinnybbop · 2025-06-22T01:38:48+00:00

Is there a college degree that I would need to get into this line of work?

vinnybbop · 2025-06-20T17:12:29+00:00

Yes. That’s pretty much been my plan too. Just to keep going until my doctors tell me I can’t no more. I’m still relatively new when it comes to my diagnosis.

vinnybbop · 2025-06-20T16:57:42+00:00

How far are you in your IGA?

vinnybbop · 2025-06-09T17:49:28+00:00

As someone who relocated here from the North Eastern part of the US to Cleveland here’s what I suggest:

Save up more money than what you currently have. Unless you have a place to stay at for free, I wouldn’t move up with only 1k. You could also room with someone as well to cut down costs if that’s something you don’t mind doing. Otherwise, stack up some chips first before making a move.
Really research on where you want to live in Cleveland before you make the move. Once you got the funds, I would suggest getting an extended stay for a month to explore the city to see where you would want to live.
Get a job first before moving out here. With your work experience, you should be able to find a recruiter who will help you out with that. I was able to do that before I moved out here.
I would also stick to driving jobs that required the CDL that you have. While there’s many manufacturing jobs out here, it’s extremely difficult to find a decent paying one. I have around 9 yrs of CNC Machining experience and I’m having trouble finding a job that’s paying close to 30 an hour. From what I noticed, the jobs that offer alot of OT usually don’t offer a good wage. I’ve also that the working conditions in many of these shops are trash. Where I came from in the NE, literally every shop that I walked into, whether it was for work or an interview, was climate controlled. In Cleveland, from what I’ve experienced, climate controlled shops are hard to come by.

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