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Topic | I can't trim my nails with a clipper |
rattlesnake30 01/13/22 12:08:28 PM #1 | For my whole life I would just peel my nails after a shower, but my nails for some reason have become super tough. Tried using a clipper and I physically can't do it. I hate the pressure it puts on the nail and the snapping sound. |
Topic | What do injured people do if they live alone? |
rattlesnake30 01/06/22 3:46:07 PM #1 | I'm dealing with orthopedic problems right now and if I wasn't living with my parents I would be screwed. Idk how someone with like, a broken leg or whatever survives on their own. |
Topic | I think I have a pinched/compressed nerve |
rattlesnake30 12/19/21 10:27:59 AM #1 | Its a long story with other issues but in May I was lifting an empty garbage can in a shrugging motion with my right arm over some steps. I got popping/clicking/pain and weakness. Got scared so I went to orthopedic doc who took an x-ray of both shoulders (I had pain in my left shoulder that wasn't going away after my vaccine.) Moved my shoulders around and said nothing was wrong and to go to PT. Literally the day after my ortho appointment, I leaned really hard on my left forearm in shrugging motion. Got the same popping/clicking/pain and weakness. I also went to my regular doc to get bloodwork and it was fine. Physical therapist said I had muscle strains of my traps and rhomboids. Went to PT like 10 times and did home exercises and it wasn't helping. I asked her repeatedly if I tore something or if its a nerve thing and she said no. Its been a few months of me just feeling defeated. Not sure what doc to go to now. My symptoms don't line up with strains and it should have healed by now. I can't perform normal tasks like pushing, pulling and lifting anymore. My arms feel incredibly flimsy. |
Topic | Just saw a mouse in the kitchen |
rattlesnake30 11/16/21 1:11:57 AM #1 | also saw droppings on the counter. Of course it's 1am and I won't be able to sleep and can't call exterminator til morning. We have glue traps but those are really for bugs. |
Topic | I hate when you ask someone for advice and then they get mad at you... |
rattlesnake30 11/14/21 11:30:46 AM #1 | for not doing exactly what they say. Like, I need to do stuff at my own pace. |
Topic | I have had too much bad luck this year to be coincidence (injuries and doctors) |
rattlesnake30 11/11/21 7:28:45 PM #10 | Njolk posted... Surprisingly, shoulder injury after vaccines is actually a thing: Yeah, I've heard that. Seems weird though that I got both shots on my left shoulder but my first actual injury was on my right shoulder. I lifted the garbage can two days after my 2nd shot. I wonder if my body had a weird reaction to the vaccine and damaged my connective tissues? I was never a real athlete growing up, but I played sports and was active and never got hurt once. Seems odd that everyday movements all of a sudden would cause so much damage. |
Topic | I have had too much bad luck this year to be coincidence (injuries and doctors) |
rattlesnake30 11/11/21 7:11:35 PM #7 | Njolk posted... Yes I did, when you hurt a ligament it heals really tightly, so you have to do mobility work to help it along So for my right shoulder, I went to bring our empty garbage can to the backyard. I have to lift it up 2 steps onto our deck. I used my right arm and did a shrugging motion upwards to get it up the stairs. It wasn't getting better so thats when I decided to get it checked out. I got both shoulders x-rayed because I was also having pain in my left shoulder due to a lot of pain that wasn't going away after my covid shots specifically in my shoulder blade. I also had symptoms from the shot that were prolonged like increased heart rate, a tingling in my left elbow, and pain in the back of my legs. Then literally the next the day after my orthopedic visit, I was sitting in my chair and went to lean down on the left armrest with my left forearm. I guess I sat down too hard and low. It felt like my shoulder shrugged up too high, just like I did with my right shoulder. In both cases there is pain, weakness, and clicking. At one point it was really bad, it felt like my arms were noodles. Just super weak, but now its not really much stronger. Thats why I also think there might be some type of nerve problem. I don't know if I should see a neurologist or maybe just go back to an orthopedic doc. The clicking on both shoulder occurs when I do a pulling/rowing motion, and it also occurs if I do a chicken wing motion and lowering an arm from a raised potion to my side. I just keep thinking that this has to be connected to the vaccines. I just don't understand how I could hurt so many of my joints in such a small time frame when I was perfectly fine before. |
Topic | I have had too much bad luck this year to be coincidence (injuries and doctors) |
rattlesnake30 11/11/21 6:20:37 PM #5 | Njolk posted... I'm a paramedic, I recognized I'd partially torn my AC joint So you rehabbed your shoulder without surgery using exercises? I wonder if I should go back to the original doc who took the x-rays for my shoulder or see someone else. Its weird that he said that "popping and clicking doesn't mean anything" since I see it could be a symptom of a problem. Its been awhile since I stopped the physical therapy for my shoulders since I wasn't feeling any progress. In addition to the clicking sensation and sounds, I feel pain and weakness. My "pushing motion" feels especially weak, like the muscles moving my shoulder blades aren't activating if thats the right word. Its like my arms are flimsy now. I just don't understand why my physical therapist thought it was just strains of my rhomboids and traps. Seems like its way more serious than that. |
Topic | I have had too much bad luck this year to be coincidence (injuries and doctors) |
rattlesnake30 11/11/21 3:07:00 PM #3 | Njolk posted... I feel you man, I had excruciating foot pain walking more than a mile, hurt my hip, fell and tore something in my shoulder, and chronic muscle strains in my mid back and neck. How did you know you tore something in your shoulder? My ortho doc and oral surgeon took x-rays and didn't see anything. I kept thinking, x-rays wouldn't tell if you tore something, so why do docs say you are fine just from x-ray results? |
Topic | I have had too much bad luck this year to be coincidence (injuries and doctors) |
rattlesnake30 11/11/21 2:33:43 PM #1 | It's kind of frightening. Since May, I hurt my right shoulder lifting an empty garbage can, left shoulder by jamming my shoulder into my arm rest too hard, left knee buckled and is weak now by getting up from my chair the wrong way, knocking my jaw out of whack after my mom accidentally banging her head into it when she went to hug me, and have random foot pain. Plus other incidents like whacking my hand against a railing, jamming my hip going down one step in my house, almost cracking a left tooth on a piece of chicken gristle from a wrap and then almost cracking a right tooth on a piece of chicken gristle from a frozen meal a few days later. I've seen an orthopedic doc for my shoulder who said nothing was wrong with it and sent me to PT. PT said it was muscle strains and even though I went to PT for 10 sessions, I still have pain, weakness, and popping noises. I asked her about my knee and she didn't even want to acknowledge it. Went to oral surgeon for my jaw who made me a nightguard which isn't helping. At this point I don't know what to do. I've lost faith in medical professionals in treating my problems. It doesn't make sense that I could get hurt this bad and not heal from supposedly minor and incidents. Just the fact that they all happened separately and back to back is so bizarre. Feels like there is a black cloud over me. |
Topic | I always forget how bangin the Casino Royale intro is. |
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Topic | Is it just me or is chicken getting worse? |
rattlesnake30 10/30/21 7:24:44 PM #1 | I can't remember the last time I had a good piece of chicken. It's usually tough and dry. I've bitten into too many hard pieces of cartilage lately from restaurants. |
Topic | I was eating a chicken salad wrap and I heard and felt a loud crack sound |
rattlesnake30 10/25/21 8:23:15 PM #4 | bump |
Topic | I was eating a chicken salad wrap and I heard and felt a loud crack sound |
rattlesnake30 10/25/21 1:16:59 PM #3 | HylianFox posted... I hate it when I'm eating those types of chicken sandwiches/wraps and I find a tiny piece of bone or whatever Yeah, the first half was fine and then as soon as bit into the second the "crack" happened and I got upset so I threw it out. |
Topic | I was eating a chicken salad wrap and I heard and felt a loud crack sound |
rattlesnake30 10/25/21 12:43:54 PM #1 | I spit it out and it looks like a hard piece of cartilage is what did it. I hope my top molar is okay. |
Topic | Android 12 is pretty bad |
rattlesnake30 10/20/21 8:15:45 PM #1 | Upgraded my pixel 3a to it. Theres this weird stretch/bounce when you stop scrolling that is jarring. The notification shade has these big buttons with text instead of symbols so there are less options on the screen. The lock screen has an absurdly large ugly digital clock. The notification bar is super tiny up top. The clock/weather on the home screen is on the left, small, and you can't move it. What were they thinking? |
Topic | This might be a dumb question, but can you use Google Play credit to pay for... |
rattlesnake30 10/18/21 5:49:42 PM #1 | subscriptions to streaming services? |
Topic | I can't tell anyone I'm Spiderman because it would put them in danger |
rattlesnake30 09/15/21 1:25:54 PM #1 | Aunt May and Mary Jane are put in danger regardless. |
Topic | Has anyone here strained their calf? |
rattlesnake30 09/08/21 7:04:24 PM #11 | What do you do for this? Just rest? |
Topic | Has anyone here strained their calf? |
rattlesnake30 09/08/21 6:26:12 PM #7 | HagenEx posted... That's called getting old. My dad is in his 60s and in much better shape than I am. |
Topic | Has anyone here strained their calf? |
rattlesnake30 09/08/21 5:50:54 PM #1 | I got up from the floor from a lunge position yesterday and hurt my ankle, but today my calf is hurting me. Kind of looks like there is a "dent" that isn't there on my other leg when I flex it. I don't know if I always had that or not. Its not bruised or appear to be swollen. Im just upset because Ive been accidentally hurting every part of my body lately just doing normal activities. |
Topic | Can't attend a wedding. Do I send a card with a check or buy something from... |
rattlesnake30 09/04/21 12:55:08 PM #1 | the registry on their website? I have no idea what the protocol is. My parents say the card with a check, but one of my friends just bought a registry gift. My parents say the registry is just for the bridal shower? I have no idea. |
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