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So ive been looking into pain relief. Ive asked about specifics in the past, like peptides etc, just for opinions and views, but in general, living in scotland with the NHS is actually a bit of a barrier to alternatives....

So currently im on opioids. They do nothing. Occasionally they ease things. But it is occasionally. Luckily im off work today, but everything is screaming. Im not sleeping. Im sweating bullets. Actually think I might be in perimenopause tbh, but whether thats relevant I dont know.

What I do know is I am so sick of this. The pain is worsening, and I know hormones can play a part in that. The flares are more often. Longer. More burning. And so im on a stupid number of tablets a day. I know people with chronic conditions who require medication to SURVIVE who are on less than me, and I just need it for relief!

My next step is morphine. Im not even 40. I do the physio. I do the strength exercises. I do the heat and cold, the support, the light stretches. I do everything im supposed to but my BONES are on fire. And the meds? Meh. I no longer want to scream i guess. But I want to rip all of my skin and muscles off and rub my bones. I want to do a silent hill movie, rip off my skin suit and stretch out all of my muscles to reduce how tight they are. Im not sleeping. The IBS is unbareable (try not going for 2 weeks then tell me your stomach hurts). Because although I managed to skip the major organs, my hearts good, my livers, kidneys, my gastro tract ain't so good. Who the hell has a hypermobile bowel?? Welp. Apparently me! So I dont even know i need to go until im already packed. And 2 weeks later, anything short of agent P (cookie if you know that reference!) Isn't gonna help...

So im looking at alternatives. THC, nettleroot, jesus I will smear my joints in warm pig sht if it'll help...

Mushrooms, magnesium, night time gummies with melatonin, please people I am on the verge of snapping because all I want to do i be able to lie here, on my day off, and not jiggle my joints and limbs like im seizing because that is genuinely the only comfort im getting! But even then, you do it too much you fatigue the joint and you end up sore again! 🫠

Im usually on here trying to support people. Help them with advice and whats worked for me in general. What bandages to use, how to do heat therapies, what exercises to avoid unless your physio says its ok, and how to treat flares... Ill ask questions out of curiosity, not desperation... but now I am well and truly desperate. I cant ask my husband to rub my legs 24/7. It actually feels like the worst type of growing pains!

Please just.... can anyone give me anything! Any info, any studies, any alternative meds, theories, tests just something... ive barely slept in 4 days (which i know isnt helping) but the meds knock me out then give me nightmares so im awake by 2am, but I dont take the meds and I dont even get those couple of hours because the pain wont quit...

I will try anything. If I thought taking a hacksaw to my legs would be a viable option I would but knowing me id be the one to get phantom pains because thats just my luck...

So please. Can someone give me anything thats worked for them? I dont expect a miracle cure, I dont expect a teaspoon of honey and a cup of miso soup to fix this. I just need some relief. Something to take the edge off. If you've done this through peri/menopause even better (im under 40 as above but... well let's just say ALL of the symptoms are there, and my nurse is fairly confident if im not there yet I will be in the next year or so).

I just want to sleep. Lie on the couch and not fatigue my legs by jiggling about which makes the pain last longer but it helps at the time... if I need to speak to the kid down the street and slip him a tenner 20+ years after I quit smoking i bloody will (not endorsing illegal activity mods! Just saying, I am that desperate!)

Please help me 😭

I think this is the right one, a match 3 puzzle game along the lines of Puzzle Quest, but set in a SoTN type world...

I had it years ago, I loved it, then it was pulled. Ive tried to find files but im struggling. Ive tried to use older devices, but no luck...

Has anyone found a way to play this on newer devices? Or even semi old devices? I absolutely loved it and I desperately want to play again however I can.

Hey! Finally sticking to a playthrough, and ive just beaten dung defender. He was... actually not bad, 2nd try! Just a bit wiggly!

Anyways, its almost impossible to avoid all thing HK, so I know there are multiple endings, and all except the normal default ending are dependant on the void heart. Through scrolling, I know I can reload after the HK ending, and go get everything else, but im very much an explorer and want to find as much as possible, just for the fun of it.

Saying that, if I get the void heart, I seem to lock myself out of the default, basic ending, which I want to get, because I want to unlock all 5.

So, with as few spoilers as possible, how can I avoid getting the void heart? I know I need it, and it can be upgraded, so I figure if I just beat the knight, then go get it, then beat him again, then upgrade it etc etc I can see everything without a new playthrough.

Area names and boss names are fine, general directions great, but dont be telling me anything about enemies or how to handle them, but general go here beat this then go here is totally fine!

Sorry to be a pain, but ive managed to avoid full playthroughs and anything beyond speed running and general lore, so I can experience as much as possible for myself 😊

Thanks in advance!

I have seen so many posts about nailpolish failing us, ive found one! Its not cheap, £17 a bottle, but ive done dishes, ive showered, full hair wash and condition, shaved, opened delivery boxes, cleaned my house, and its been on for 3 DAYS so far!! I usually last one! No chips, no scuffs, no scratches, no dents, there is a bubble but I mixed the polish and didnt let it settle so thats on me (just so everyone knows) and there is a single, tiny chip on my pinkie but thats because I snagged my nail and bit it. This is on a semi peelable base and top coat too and they look amazing! Wanted to share because I know from past posts we've been struggling here but its bloody worth the price and has so many pretty colours available!!!

And just for clarity, no im not selling, I found this in amazon, I just wanted to share because I know theres been struggle with this aspect if existing for some of us, so please dont think im trying to sell or getting commission or anything mental, literally just an omg this works post!!!

Its called Nailberry L'Oxygéné Oxygenated Nail Lacquer!

I wanted to post a pic but forgot its not allowed 🤣

As a nail girly i am way too excited rn! It goes on beautifully, single coat, full coverage! The brush it a touch thin, so you may need 3 strokes on like your thumb, but the coverage is lush, it goes on super smooth, and honestly, I dont think it needs a top coat but I used one anyway, and the fact its still perfect even with a peelable base im in love!

So yeah, check it out, anyone whose been struggling to find a polish that actually works for our nails!

Oh, and yes, I have noticed my nails feel a little more sturdy! Normal polish my nails still bend and flex but this seems to wrap the nail, not just cement it, so theres still a little wiggle, but it doesn't crack or bend fully, it just holds with a bit of flexibility, so no random snaps when you accidentally belt it off a door because the polish is solid!

Oh man I am in love with this polish! I actually want to do my nails again! It doesn't feel like a waste of time for the sake of a night out only!

So... yeah 🤣🥰

So I found my little sisters old DSL in a cupboard I was cleaning out, and tbh, amazingly, after being in there for at least 10 years, it actually works great! I have my 3D so im good but I like to have older consoles, plus having the GBA/DS combo for certain unlocks is very appealing!

The problem is, its gross! The shell (white) is cracked and yellowing despite a clear case, the hinge is super loose and flaps about, and tbh the screens are pretty badly scratched.

So fully functional, but looks like it survived the apocalypse and could use some TLC.

Im pretty handy, but im used to repairing little things, clocks, tamagotchis, calculators, ive been able to swap out sticks and buttons either for customisation or repair, but ive never done a full shell replacement before.

Ive managed to find everything I need, so its just a case of doing it, but id like some input, maybe for reference. And yes I know YouTube exists.

I guess im asking, has anyone done a full dual shell replacement on a DSL, what should I look out for, and do you know of any reference videos that are essentially beginner friendly? No rush, just any pointers would be great!

Also, as of this post, I haven't seen inside, but I have an awful feeling it may be a bit gross... does anyone have any tips for restoration of the important bits, because I dont want to do this on, what is essentially a perfectly functional console and brick it because I cleaned it poorly!

Thanks in advance!

I need to keep this semi vague for privacy reasons, but long and short I own a strip of land that I deliberately keep wild. Reason being we can a lot of wild animal using it as a pass through, deer, foxes, couple of badgers, proper woodland animals of farthing wood type cast.

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Neighbour on the other side is pushing legal to have it all cut back. The land is largely inaccessible unless you make a point on cutting through, and I live in a heavily populated town, 99% concrete with a park and a nature trail about 3 miles down the road, but specifically where I live is all concrete aside from this piece of land.

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We have the deeds, we have proof its owned by us. Dude from the back house asked if it was ours, I said yes, told him we weren't changing it and why, and gave him permission to cut back any overgrowth that went over his land, but he was not to touch or damage any of the trees, he couldn't dump anything over the property line, and he couldn't dig anything up, but anything over his fence he could cut back as much as needed as long as he didnt damage the actual plants/trees, because im not unreasonable, and I wouldnt want our trees damaging his property.

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He went to the council (we have a few friends there) who told him to pound sand because he cant force us to do anything when we have valid reasons not to (preservation) so he kicked off and we got a legal notice.

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However, our friend did another check and his fence is actually on our land by about 1/2 a foot. Not an amount I would care about, because its literally inches, but with this legal notice im curious.

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Do I just leave him to dig his own hole, push for him to demolish the fence and build on his own property line just to mess with him for dragging us through this, or do I just ignore this because he's been told by us and the local authority he's wrong anyway, and I gave him permission to do whatever maintenance he requires, even if it affects our land? Its not farmland or anything, its literally just a strip of wildland that we own.

Yup. One of those. I was working away quite happily on Friday, yes it was hard, lots of lifting (by no means heavy, just repetitive) but I wanted to do it. Then I got home. Then I sat down. Then the pain started. Ok, meds, heat packs, done. Just rest.

Nope. Its now Monday. 3 days of heat therapy, 3 days of rest, and my legs feel like they have that numb sensation but I can feel everything. My back feels like someone stuck something into my spine and just left it in there, my shoulders feel like im giving a piggy back and even my wrists and ankles feel like theyre literally warning me if I move them too quickly im gonna have a bad time.....

Can I just do normal, human, people things without my body throwing a week long tantrum because it feels like it? My knees, which are historically the worst affected, are fine! Its everything else that hates me!!

No advice needed (but feel free!) I just wanted to rant a bit 😂

Ive been trying to find this song forever and its ending me!! All I know, is that the song was a dude screaming, I remember 'its in my blood, its in my bones'. It was a random play on YouTube, and the music video was all twisty turny thorns and black and red with the lyrics appearing in different places on screen. Whether its the official video I dont know, but thats the one that was playing.

Most of the song was very scream heavy, every lyric screamed, I wanna say it was late 2010s? It was either just before or after I moved so def 2010s. Ive only ever had it play once in random play, and honestly im not holding out much hope, no clue of the artist or song name, but it pops into my head now and then... heavy riffs in the background... but I dont remember them so clearly.

And no, I cant record it, because it would literally just be me screaming its in my blood its in my bones 🤣

Please help!

When I was eating this morning, nothing major, just cereal, I took a spoonful, chewed, swallowed, but it felt like my oesophagus decided to just... stop working? So im sat for like 2 minutes just waiting on this food moving and it just wasnt... it bloody hurt! Like it was stuck in my chest and just would not go down...

It obv did eventually, but it felt like this awful mix of choking and cramping? I dont know how else to describe it...

Ive noticed it happening a few times, I mean sure it happens when im swallowing a huge bite, or if im earing too fast, but its happening pretty often with normal and small sized bites too... im chewing enough and all that, not doing a single thing differently, im just noticing it happening a lot fairly recently....

Does anyone else get this? Sorry if this has been asked before, was just eating a snack and remembered from this morning, figured id ask because we have so many other random quirks, it wouldnt surprise me if this was another one....

You can soft reset from in game to the main menu... like, from in FFX and X2 HD, you can do the soft reset from back on the OG consoles to go to the game select/launch screen....

I feel so dumb rn. Ive had this game for YEARS and played it idk how many times, but I learned today that the soft reset combo from back in the day still works... literally did it on a whim because I wanted to play X and was playing X2... so gave it a go...

Posting this in case im not the only one 🤣

Morning!

So cutting to the chase, I enjoyed legends A. It was a fun time. Not the best game ever but it felt more alive than most other pokemon games.

But.... and I am desperately trying...

I cannot... CANNOT... get into ZA!

I want to, desperately! The pokedex looks amazing, and the urban aesthetic really fits and blends well with how theyve managed it instead of just random open areas, but I just cant get into it! Ive never, ever played a game in any series that I enjoy where im so immediately put off, even ff13 had about 20 hours in it before I decided it wasnt for me, but ZA I just... I cant!

Ive gotten up to the first battle zone thingy, like the first proper one, then I just stopped. Just wasnt interested... but I keep seeing bits online that make me wish so hard I could love this game!

So please, pokemon trainers of reddit, sell this game to me! Tell me it gets better, give me semi spoiler free reasons to be excited, give me something that compares it to legends Arceus, just give me something that will make me want to play this game, even if its a this something happens later on that makes the tedium worth it! I dont care if its a something thats 30 hours in i just need a target, a goal to make me wanna play this!!

Ive never ever come across a game I so desperately wanted to love and just... dont...

Help me! 😭😭

Ive been playing since I was about 12 years old.

The library down our way gave PS1 games for £1 per week. Over time id played everything they had, and completed most of them. Everything from Spyro to Metal Gear.

Boring, rainy summer, and I had a project due for school. Figured id go to the library, do some of the project, maybe grab a game and a few CDs.

Im looking through the collection. Games id completed, games id played that I didnt enjoy, games that id enjoyed, but id be done with in a few hours...

Then it caught my eye. Not because it looked fancy, or interesting. It caught my eye because it was a dual crystal case. I pick it up. White cover. Pretty logo. Flip it over. Mercenaries, sorceresses... ok... whatever (ironically!)

I ask the librarian, hey S, is this still £1 even though its 4 disks?

Is it one game?

Yeah, just 4 disks in 1 game instead of 1 disk.

Then yeah it'll be £1.

Ok, ill take it. Surely it'll last the week...

I get home, not really bothering, thinking it wont look anything like the back cover. I mean mercenaries is war right? Is this another COD or MOH?

Then it starts. The music, the FMV...

I was bloody hooked! 8 became my favourite game from that point on.

I reborrowed that game for 3 months. Every week without fail. Then my friend told me he had 9, but he didnt like the Ye Olde fantasy vibe. He sold it to me for £15. Then the parents got me my own copy of 8 for christmas that year. And my mum, because shes amazing, even got me 7, because she knew I loved 8 and 9, and 7 was in the same series.

She even made a point of remembering Square Enix, and when the parents got me my PS2, my first 2 games for it were Kingdom Hearts and X.

And of course they didnt realise I needed a memory card, because parents, so I can play until kilika temple blindfolded now 🤣

So what was your origin story? How did you find the series? What started it all for you?

Ok, i added the spoiler tag because you never know BUT since it was literally the first creature I captured, literally at the start of chapter 1 before I even got the gagazet sphere alarm, probably not a spoiler...

But to the point.

So managed to get me a flame dragon. Was expecting a flan, or a coyote, but no. A dang flame dragon. This is the first time im really wanting to start sinking anything meaningful into the creatures, so im not that well versed, but I know that through battles, I can level them up, get their fiend tales, and free them, resulting in a bestiary entry and possibly a new tournament team.

But this dragon is saying it lives to fight and no analysis could be done...

My question is basically, is that it? Are there some enemies in game who cant be analysed, like brother? Or is there a way of doing it? Like after the boss fight with it in besaid? Or levelling enough?

I did find a sort of answer in gameFAQs but honestly I didnt understand it... I dont know if id understand it better if I knew more about the creator, or if the poster did just write it in a very confusing way, but if someone could explain, in the simplest terms, does it get a story, and how do I get it if he does?

Please talk to me like ive never played the game before (ive 100% it several times, both HD and og ps2), but ive never bothered with this bit before.. .