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Help taking thermostat off wall

Hi all, I seem to have a Midea model 17317100A087. However, the display isn’t working. Im assuming there’s batteries needed, but we’re really struggling to remove it from the wall. Any idea or help?

u/Live_Apple — 6 days ago

Roommate search

Hi all coming on here again to see if anyone is looking for housing.

We’re looking for one roommate to take over the second bedroom in a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom unit. I'll be staying in the other bedroom, and the bathroom is shared between the two of us.

Rent: $1,030/month (utilities not included)
Lease term: August 1, 2026 – July 31, 2027
Move-in date: August 1, 2026

The townhouse is conveniently located just a 3-minute drive or 14-minute walk from Howard University. The room comes furnished with a bed, desk, and chair. It has a private space in the back so if you have a car, you’re welcome to park it there.

If you’re interested please DM me!!

u/Live_Apple — 1 month ago

LOOKING FOR HOUSEMATE

Hi all!

My housemate is moving out after our lease is over (July 31st) and we’re looking for a new person to move in.

It’s a 15 min walk from school/5-7 min drive. It’s right across a recreation center and very close to Union Market.

I’m not particular about gender. I am a girl and my old housemate was a male. You would get your own room and closet, and it already comes with a bed. The kitchen, living room, and bathroom is shared tho. Rent is $1030 flat and utilities are typically less than $100.

Please dm me for any inquiries!! This is urgent!! We have photos available.

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u/Live_Apple — 1 month ago
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Bad experiences with woman doctors lately… [LONG]

I (20F) have had to advocate for myself a lot over the last year, and I'm wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences or if I should seek another opinion. This has just been bothering me because I purposely seek out women physicians because I thought they might better understand or take my gynecologic symptoms seriously. Instead, I felt just as dismissed, if not more, and that was really discouraging.

Back in the summer of 2025, I started having sharp pain in my lower right pelvis/abdomen. It would come in waves and sometimes was so severe that I could barely walk. It was especially painful whenever my bladder was getting full, and the only relief I got was after I peed. I honestly thought it could have been appendicitis or a ruptured ovarian cyst. I went to a same-day clinic, and that doctor recommended I get an ultrasound through my PCP.

When I saw my PCP, though, she completely dismissed my concerns. She told me that if I could manage the pain with over-the-counter medication, I was probably fine.
Two months later, I was still having the same pain. I brought my mom with me to another appointment because I needed the support, and once again my doctor tried to brush it off. My mom pushed for an ultrasound, even though my doctor kept insisting it was "probably just premenstrual pain."

The thing is, I'd been on birth control for three years and rarely even had periods. When I did, I knew what that pain felt like. This was completely different. The ultrasound ended up showing an ovarian cyst on my right ovary about the size of an egg. My doctor said we should just monitor it because it would likely shrink on its own, and it eventually did. But I've continued dealing with recurring pain ever since.

Fast forward to the beginning of 2026, and the pain has become more frequent. Now, if I laugh or sneeze too hard, it feels like something is tearing inside my pelvis. Sex has become painful when it never used to be. My periods, which had been very infrequent on birth control, are now unpredictable. In April alone, I had two periods one week apart. The first lasted 8–9 days and the second 4–5 days. They've also become much heavier and more painful. [For some background, when I was 13–15 years old, my periods were so painful that I would vomit, pass out, miss school, and barely be able to walk.]

A few days ago, I finally saw an OB-GYN because I wanted to discuss the possibility of endometriosis. My mom has endometriosis and required surgery, so there is family history. The resident I saw first was wonderful. She listened, discussed different treatment options, and mentioned that an MRI could sometimes be helpful in evaluating endometriosis. I told her I'd be willing to switch birth control and get the MRI if appropriate. Then the attending physician came in, and the whole conversation changed.

She spoke to me like I didn't understand my own situation and immediately told me there was no point in getting an MRI. She explained that MRIs don't always detect endometriosis and that the only way to definitively diagnose it is through surgery. I already knew that.
I wasn't asking to skip straight to surgery or expecting the MRI to give a definitive answer. My thinking was that if the MRI showed something, great. If it didn't, I understood that wouldn't completely rule out endometriosis, but it would still be one piece of information while we tried changing my medication and monitored my symptoms.

Instead, I felt like I had to argue just to have my concerns taken seriously. At one point she even mentioned that I could just wait until menopause, which honestly shocked me considering I'm only 20. She also spoke to her resident in a way that made me uncomfortable. Before leaving, she said to me, "MRIs have to be prior authorized, so I'm not going to promise you'll get one."
After the appointment, as I was walking out, I could hear her talking about me in the hallway, saying something along the lines of, "This patient is really adamant about getting an MRI for endometriosis even though I told her it's redundant."

I left feeling embarrassed, unheard, and like I was being treated as if I were difficult simply because I was asking questions. The last time a doctor dismissed my symptoms, the ultrasound ended up showing exactly what I suspected, a large ovarian cyst. That experience made it really hard for me to ignore these symptoms now.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? Did you end up getting a second opinion? I'm not trying to diagnose myself or tell my doctors how to do their jobs, I just know that something doesn't feel right, and I don't want to ignore it until it gets worse.

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u/Live_Apple — 2 months ago