u/marys1001

So many people rave about ice machines but when I look at them I see a pretty unwieldy heavy looking couple of hoses with a thing that looks to have to be velcroed on. Or the hose weight will keep pulling it off I cant imagine trying to vel ro that on by myself e erytime I get up to pee or eat.

Is that right or no? Anyone have an ice machine easy to use? Lightweight? That they love?

Stay away froms?

Same for ice packs. So.e people love them some complain about weight.

How do they, either work for biceps? Im getting shoulder and bicep.

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Rotator cuff surgery early Oct. Ill be on my own after a week. In a sling for another 5 weeks (6 total) and limited use and light weight after. (I have le creuset pans lol). My other arm isnt great either.

I really need to prep high protein meals to freeze preferably without a ton of carbs as my blood sugar is borderline. Just take off the foil, put in a bowl and microwave would be great.

I will buy chicken breasts and hamburger to cook and freeze and maybe a chuck roast or two.

I dont want to use rotisserie chicken and dont like thighs.

Right now I plan on chili, ham and bean soup and meatballs as I do those regularly for winter as I tend to get SAD here in the dark frozen north.

Recipes or casseroles that include veggies would be great.

Thank you.

Ill be asking a series of questions for those who have gone through this solo.

For those who have had to dress themselves for most of the whole time (Ill have help for a week)

First up - dressing. There seem to be several approaches

Stretchy big t shirts that you pull over your sling arm then head then other arm. Using your other arm to pull down the back.

Button ups. Pull sleeve over sling arm then a big reach around the back to grab the other arm

Snapped, velcroed or buttoned adaptive shirts that require a lot of manipulation

Step through a t-shirt neck and? Sling arm then other arm. Would require a stretch shirts or zipper?

Thought I could cut the neck on of a t shirt and add a button or snap. Easier maybe than a whole bunch of snaps.

Surgery will be on my left non dominant arm. BUT my right arm hurts now too and I wont bexsurprised if I end up finding partial tears in it too doen the road.

=> the dressing options where I have to reach behind my back arent going to help.

Thoughts?

Id like to source a bebb's Willow or take cuttings of either bebbs or pussy Willow if you were amenable.

Realize this is a shot in the dark.

Or any judge race, it seems awful hard to find actual info. Just where they went to school, where they worked.

How do you decide?

I e been trying to put together some native plant beds while also fighting some invasive plants and deer and bunny pressure.

Thought it might be fun to get together, visit others gardens, commiserate failures, celebrate successes.

I live on a private gravel road in the north, lots of snow.

One of the neighbors always makes a big deal that tge guy we hire be on a 2" plow "contract".

Then bitches because the guy doesnt always do it to his satisfaction.

His reasoning is that a 4" plow ends up getting more ice build up that turn into troughs later in the season and that causes pot holes.

Idk what to think. The road seems fine to drive to me. Its only a little over a quarter mile. This guy is obsessed with the road in all respects so I dont know whether he is exaggerating.

From my perspective on my driveway I get a lot of gravel pushed down to the bottom (my driveway is a downhill slope to the house and its a complete pia) and wonder if a 4 inch plow would cause less gravel movement. Which seems like it would cause fewer pot holes on the actual road.

Does a 4" really lead to pot holes?

Samsung S90H OLED

Said was essentially the 2026 version that the qn90f was 25.

Sony Bravia 9 doesnt come in a 55 and since the QN90F wasnt avail, we'll one left from someplace on Amazon but not even from Samsung, I said ok idk.

Lots of windows and sunlight. Can't do dark and blacks.

For example in a medical group someone just posted a question has a specific medicine ever made anyone nauseous. Posted with a picture of themselves in a chair looking at the camera. Happens in a variety of non relationship related forums for no particular reason. Usually women, not always made up or particularly attractive.

Its not a big deal but it tends to throw me. I dont particularly want to see pictures of people. I just dont like it. Distracting at the least.

And I dont understand it. It seems like attention seeking, compliment seeking, sympathy seeking, something.

My tv is going, wonky colors coming and going.

I think its a 48" maybe 50. Samsung Qn50Q60AAFXZA

That size or slightly bigger, no bigger than 55

Lots of windows and light in room, no curtains or shades

I dont see that well (super think glasses, 70 yrs old) especially low light. So dont like deep blacks or dark tv's. They fIlm scenes so dark sometimes I cant tell whats going on

I have a Best Buy and Costco for brick and mortar

Budget? Not sure whats reasonable these days. Couple thousand?

70f, visiting friend from high school. She talks so loud. No, her hearing is fine. She gets louder as the night wears on and the wine hits. Like geezus do the neighbors need to hear?

A different friend, same, without the wine or increasing volume. Like Im right here in the room with you, my hearing is fine. I always feel guilty for not spending time with her son like she asked, he was living in my town for school. Huge booming voice, really loud.

Neighbor women, so loud. Always "yelling" at her husband, with her neighbor friend across the street, along with a huge cackling laugh. She's a bossy attention seeker so at least I get it as part of her personality. Her husband talks in a normal voice and he is hard of hearing. However he plays his radio music at high volume which drives me nuts.

I would love for people to be aware of all the noise they make and the volume of their talking voices.

Idk how old this book is, 40 years? since I read it. It was a dystopian future world, authoritarian givt, world? Govt. People very oppressed. Any attempts at trying to fight the govt is hampered by swarms of tiny drones that can go everywhere. I dont remember much else other that the author had recently blown up with his first big book, dont think it was sci fi necessarily. Historical fiction?

Somewhere around March I probably did a partial bicep tear maybe also rotator idk. Seems mostly bicep related to me and since Im not in that much pain unless I move my arm certain ways or use it Im imagining partial but idk. I still have some strength.

Ultrasound, indeterminate. PT not fixing so Dr finally orders a MRI. But without contrast.

The whole tip toe through the steps is a little maddening. Ive seen reports here where upon surgery the MRI wasnt that accurate.

Should I ask my dr for contrast? Not that Id get it but...

Id lije to just figure out definately whats happened and move forward.

When, Where is it? Now that the Wings arent goingvto Traverse any chance of the PWHL Detroit training in Travwrse?

Im in the pre mri probable rotator cuff tear per ultrasound plus bicep always hurts going to PT phase. its not agonizing but not getting any better either.

Sometimes the PT scrapes or prods or massages my shoulder.

Is this something people also do on their own? Go to what a sports massager (masseuse)?

Is it just for comfort or therapeutic? What qualifications or type of massage?

I need help launching and recovering my jon boat and also getting something out of the lake.

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