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I love that T-shirt!

I have never understood the influence of influencers! Why on earth would you consider the recommendations of twits who know nothing about anything and are only selling themselves.

Stick with it! It’s painless and very rewarding!

Yup. K.I.S.S..

At least you spelled ours right.

Yum! One of the best dishes of my life was by Nancy Oakes (now Boulevard) when she was churning out bar food at The Mad Hatter. Artichoke stuffed with a seafood (shrimp, scallops, mussels) stew. Messy as hell to eat but truly heavenly tasting. Would happily sub yours.

A romertopf? She'll LOVE it!

i have no idea what is at play. During January visit, my ortho guy said these all were "garden variety arthritis, not rheumatoid. Tests by hand specialist agreed with this. So why this med is the first to provide any relief is quite an enigma (to me). Not arguing, however, so long as it's working.

Sending one month supply via Gremlin Express. I am going to ask my rheumatologist at next appointment if these "cures"/improvements were indeed off label treatment.

FWIW, and probably not much, but a month ago I had such shoulder pain that I couldn't raise my arms above my head, certainly not with any weight strain, like putting dishes away on higher shelves. Then UC rhumatologist who is treating the pseudo-gout in my hands changed my med to hydroxychloroquine. Within 2 weeks my hands were noticeably less affected, AND/BUT all shoulder pain was gone. Knee pain gone. GONE! Gremlins? the gods?

There's nothing wrong with "pasta", only with "portion". Husband and I have each dropped 20lbs without cutting out anything but rather by downsizing portions.

Always a good idea.

"a bowl with a plate on top" What we use, except as cover we invert one of those plastic bowls that many frozen entrees come in. Husband depends on microwave for (reheated, repurposed) lunches, and I do for breakfast oatmeal, prepared as described upthread. I remember being thoroughly excoriated for not using "proper microwave vessels" by a famous SF cookware store owner, but her interests were not necessarily mine. We don't use plastic containers in the microwave nor any special or valuable or handcrafted pieces. Just ordinary "white china".

Did you choose these courses or was this a menu?

I shouldn't suggest "born again"...no, I shouldn't.

I would like to mitigate the terrifying word "cancer". It is imperative to understand that new treatment is being developed as we speak and that many of our past experiences and assumptions are no longer apropos. eg, chemo has not caused husband one moment of nausea, nor has he lost so much as one hair off his head. In fact, he was given a laundry list of possible side effects and not one of them has manifested itself. His was metastasized when found, a major tumor, lymph nodes and many small liver spots. After 3 rounds of chemo and immuno, the tumor had shrunk by 75%, lymph nodes returned to normal and liver spots entirely gone. In addition, the protein suppliers had been rendered inactive. A subsequent scan showed continued shrinkage if not so dramatic. An MRI showed several spots on his brain which were addressed successfully by gamma knife, an entirely painless procedure. His energy level is not what it was, but he still puts in an astonishing day's work in the country, essentially keeping nature at bay. Because his tumor is esophageal, he has to pay attention to eating moderate amounts and slowly, and to CHEW extraordinarily well. But you would never know that he was in anyway compromised. My hope for Sneak is that he make no assumptions or irrevokable decisions at this time. "Inoperable" and "incurable" are merely descriptive, not sentences. There are MANY options out there today.

Sneak, as you might know, husband has been living with this diagnosis for some 8 months. He has been receiving both chemotherapy and immunotherapy with close to no side effects except fatigue. His subsequent scans are all looking good. I have convinced him to put away his shroud and live in the present. Work with the best med team you can find and thrive!! Sending my most positive thoughts and encouragement.

Neither of us had a reaction to either of the current shingles vacs.

When asked where "it hurts", I often go into my routine.

That's a very full case for them. We loved their quality when they opened, some 9? years ago but never found the sketchy parking worth a gamble on what they might have in stock. Glad to see this.

Have no explanation for it, but since the back ablation most of the pain in my bone-on-bone knee joint has vanished while considerable flexibility has returned to it. A puzzlement but I'm not complaining. Also sleeping like a cat!

When I mentioned my back xrays to my knee guy (same practice as the ablation guy), he quipped, "Back xrays of anyone your age look like trainwrecks."

Yes, final procedure yesterday. I was not made aware of frightening risks. While my docs all warn against Googled advice, there is a lot out there by legitimate medical centers if you need, like me, to stick your tongue in your cavity. As with any procedure, I would consider only a provider who does this procedure with great frequency.

For maybe 20 years I've suffered activity limiting back pain. Since so many others here report periodical if not daily episodes I thought we might compare notes. Several months ago I cried, "Uncle" and saw my ortho guy who sent me to their pain management specialist. Seen and evaluated (xrays and MRI), Radio frequency back ablation was chosen as appropriate. Medicare requires two test procedures that look for the efficacy of this treatment before agreeing to it. I found profound relief from both tests, so we proceeded yesterday with the final or real procedure. While doctors and clinics may vary, I experienced 0% pain during either tests, and 4 day exquisite relief after each and before normal pain returned. Yesterday's experience was equally painless. i mean absolutely free of pain. No after treatment pain, fabulous night's sleep, standing straight and tall this morning, Mr. Google suggests modest pain after procedure and delay of relief, but not this time. This procedure is not guaranteed to provide relief and that it usually lasts for one, possibly two years. However, I will be more than delighted with that much relief. Will report progress, or regress. (For anyone in the Bay Area, I will happily share my doctor's name and recs,)

Kids are less work than sourdough starters.