u/jamieschmidt

Started smoking about 8 years ago and quickly became a regular, heavy user. Got my med card 2 years ago since weed really helped with my migraines and endometriosis.

Decided to quit for a few reasons, and honestly cravings haven’t been that bad. I only used my last cart when I had a headache or migraine until it ran out.

Now I do get cravings sometimes when I’m bored but the cravings are intense when I have a migraine. It always took the edge off enough for me to be functional.

I don’t have the willpower to only use it for pain though, so I just have to struggle through it. Thankfully I’m on a few meds to help the migraines so I’m leaning more on those to get me through it, and working with my neurologist to reduce the migraines.

I have a chihuahua and a tuxedo cat, they share a 1 gallon water fountain. I got it from Walmart but I’m finding the filter that goes around the motor really hard to find, I resorted to ordering different filters on Amazon and cutting them up to make them fit.

I’m looking for a new fountain that makes it easy to reorder filters.

Also cannot be metal/stainless steel, I’ve tried those and they absolutely refuse to drink from it. Must be plastic unfortunately.

I keep waking up with a pinched nerve and it always takes a few days to go away.

I literally have a pillow graveyard, I’ve tried so many different pillows to try to prevent neck pain and pinched nerves. I’ve tried memory foam, adjustable shredded foam, cervical contour, feather fill, latex, and one of those fancy neck ones that I’ve been using for a few months now.

I’m mostly a side sleeper but also sleep on my back, never sleep on my stomach. I’m constantly waking up with headaches, neck pain, tense muscles, and I get a pinched nerve in my neck every few months.

Has anyone found anything that helps?

I’m so anxious to quit, I’m going to give it a fair shot starting tomorrow. What did you do on day 1 to help you?

I have to work Monday and Tuesday so it will be very hard and I’m sure I’ll be irritable and cranky. But my vape is pretty much empty and I just want to throw it away and be done with it.

Day 1 seems the scariest though so I’m just gaslighting myself into believing I’m not quitting so I don’t feel as anxious. Any tips specifically for day 1? Should I bring a bunch of candy to work to distract me? lol

I’ve been vaping nicotine for a few years and have been considering quitting for a few months now. My body craves nicotine but the vaping gives me headaches and makes me feel awful.

Has anyone quit vaping and noticed less headaches/migraines? I’m so mad at myself for starting up in the first place but hopefully quitting will make me feel better and not constantly battling a headache.

It’s driving me crazy. Every morning we would say “Alexa turn off lights” and she would turn them off. Now it rarely works and we have to ask her 3 or 4 times.

We used to be able to say “Alexa turn off this light in 10 minutes” and she would confirm right away. Now she has to tell us she’s creating a one time routine and goes on and on about routines in the app.

The other day we set a timer and it went off, we kept telling Alexa to turn off the timer and she would say there’s no timer set while the timer is still going off. I threatened to unplug her and the timer finally stopped.

Now she won’t play the radio anymore. We used to be able to say “Alexa play ‘certain radio station’” and she would do it. Then she started playing random stuff so we would say “Alexa play ‘certain radio station’ on iHeartRadio” and it would work. Now we ask her all sorts of ways and she just won’t do it. She says it’s playing and it’s just silent.

She worked perfectly fine before the voice change and she’s just been getting worse and worse with every update.

Truly my miracle rescue med. Woke up this morning with an awful migraine, immediately tried to hydrate myself and see if that helped. Puked it all up. Took a Nurtec whilst sniffing an alcohol pad to ward off the nausea.

30 minutes of agony later, I finally felt the migraine start to leave. Literally felt like pressure releasing from my brain. I would have been suffering all day without you, Nurtec.

I have had hip pain for 9 years now. I kept pushing it off but recently it has been getting way worse.

I finally started taking the pain seriously and did a ton of research. Since regular orthos weren’t helping at all, I found a hip preservation specialist and made my first appointment with his PA in January.

Xray showed mild dysplasia. I got the MRA done, confirmed labral tear with fraying. Did 10 weeks of PT. Got the cortisone injection.

His PA finally agreed to let me see the surgeon. He’s scheduling months out, of course. I got my appointment set for June 23rd and I was looking forward to finally speaking to a surgeon.

Then my boss tells me she can’t approve that day off and she really needs me at work. I had to reschedule and the soonest they had was late August.

I know it’s only a few months away, but man. I am just so sad I have to wait even longer now. Plus my insurance is changing in August and I don’t even know if the appointment will be covered.

Meanwhile, I can’t walk for more than a half mile at a time, I can’t sit comfortably, sleeping is impossible, and every attempt at cardio exercise leaves me in pain.

I am so, so tired of resetting the notification snooze every single day. I will never want notifications from my outside camera, or I would get hundreds a day. It should at least be an option to snooze notifications indefinitely for a single camera.

I’ve had the mini cameras for over 5 years now and love them, but the lack of permanent snooze for notifications is making me consider switching to a different brand.

Edit: I have one outdoor camera and two indoor cameras. I want notifications on for the indoor, and off completely for the outdoor.

My chi has been reverse sneezing for a few years now and I was told it’s normal. But recently he’s been having episodes of coughing or trying to hack something up. Sometimes a bit of water or stomach fluid comes up. This is different from vomiting, where he’ll heave and then throw up.

He has had teeth removed (only has 3 teeth left) and I figured he was getting food or treats stuck in his throat?

Now I’m wondering if this is a sign of heart failure? His last check up was 6 months ago and he did great, his blood work was also great.

Should I record the hacking and take him to the vet?

He just had a 10 minute episode of hacking after a short walk outside.

My neuro ordered a sleep study and I scheduled it through my hospital network.

Picked up the device on May 13th and wore it that night, dropped it off at the hospital in the morning. I forgot to ask them how long results would take.

Just wondering if this is normal or should I reach out to them?

I am going to see them in concert next week, super excited! Just wondering what songs they’ve been playing on tour? I’m a new fan and want to recognize the songs!

I’m a new Christian, I started going to church in October and I was baptized this past Saturday.

One of the things I’m struggling with is loving everybody, no matter how they treat me. I find it easy to forgive some people, but very difficult to forgive others.

I’ve been working on my bitterness and anger and feel I’ve made a lot of improvement, but still find myself getting angry and irritated at things.

For example, yesterday I woke up in a bad mood. Everything was irritating me, even my cat rubbing against my legs was overstimulating. At work I struggled to remain patient and calm. Driving home, I was annoyed with other drivers tailgating and driving aggressively. When walking my dog, a car came driving very quickly down the alley and I gave them a hard look. They stopped their car, reversed, and started yelling at me “what are you looking at, fat b*tch, I’ll f*ck you up”.

I went inside and turned to the Bible, read Ephesians 4, and prayed for the strength to release the grip that bitterness has on me.

Why am I so worried about others and their effect on me? I feel a lot better today but still struggling with loving those who treat others poorly.

Do I reflect on my own mistakes, and forgive myself as I should forgive them? If I forgive my moments of losing my cool then I should forgive them in their weak moment, as the Lord has forgiven all of our sins.

I was gifted a beautiful note-taking bible but noticed it doesn’t have text annotations like my NIV version does. Just wondering if this is normal for a CSB version?

I have an appointment with a preservation specialist coming up and I’m super nervous that I’ll be denied surgery.

My MRA confirmed a labral tear with fraying, no impingement, and mild dysplasia.

I’ve had symptoms for almost 10 years though, so I’m worried my labrum is too far gone to repair. I’m 30 with no arthritis.

I’ve also heard this surgeon (Dr. Anthony at Penn) is super conservative and hesitant to do repairs.

I did 10 weeks of PT with improvement in strength but not pain. I got a steroid injection which helped temporarily but the pain is back.

I’m just worried I’ll get sent back to PT and not offered surgery. I woke up this morning with the worst pain, just from sleeping. I can’t walk more than half a mile at a time or I’ll have a horrible aching pain in my hip.

I’ve dealt with this pain for so many years but it’s really starting to wear me down, I can’t imagine doing more years of this until I’m eligible for a replacement. I also want to have kids in the next few years and I feel like my hip pain will really limit me, I’m a nanny and struggle everyday to keep up with the kids. I have to use ice/heating pad every day after work.