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ToeMissile

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Take em out at night? That's the big headache for me. And my dailies give me dry eyes on top of already I feel like having kinda dry eyes.

For everything to gun stuff, to trying to wear my respirator doing various farm shit and mowing fields, not wearing glasses would be a major plus. If I lose my glasses I can't even drive I'm mega blind
My wife had ICL done 10 or 12 years ago. She was legally blind sans correction. She was pretty nervous about it and wanted to track down someone legit, so settled with a guy who does a lot of pro athletes etc.

From what I recall of the research we did, if you’re that blind you shouldn’t get lasik as the amount of material they have to remove puts you at risk of your eye bulging from internal pressure. Any non-hack ophthalmologist should tell you this.
 

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Take em out at night? That's the big headache for me. And my dailies give me dry eyes on top of already I feel like having kinda dry eyes.

For everything to gun stuff, to trying to wear my respirator doing various farm shit and mowing fields, not wearing glasses would be a major plus. If I lose my glasses I can't even drive I'm mega blind

No.


I've been wearing these for like 10 years now. Changed my life. I take them out on the first weekend of the month and sleep without them, then put a new pair in and forget about them. You can take them out and clean them once a week if you want, but I found that reduced my comfort level over the course of the month, so now I just leave them in and handle them less.

I would MUCH rather deal with my contacts 12x a year than have someone take a laser to my eyes

Now, I should add - rewetting drops are necessary. You use them before you go to bed and immediately when you wake up. I also always carry them all day long, but I rarely use them during the day. YMMV. Allergy season sucks shit. The amount of crud your eyes can put out is significantly increased, requiring significantly more cleaning, and the possibility of not being able to wear them. So get that under control too. I also have extra contacts stashed around my life too, because like you, I can't drive if I lose them. So I've got a pair in my desk at work and I keep some in the ol' bugout bag too. Rotate the stock. But I'm telling you, they completely changed my life. I'm the kinda blind where I couldn't see my feet in the shower without them. Now I live an essentially normal life, except for one morning a month, which I get to plan in advance.
 
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Still not looking forward to this Friday.
Shit gives me the willies just watching it. Im irrationally afraid of anything happening to my spine like that. If Im going that far, just turn me into a Space Marine with a full mechanical suit ffs.
 

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I always asked for the magic wand...
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So this has happened to me several times throughout the years:

I can feel like my body temp is totally normal and then without warning, I’ll suddenly feel like I’m freezing

doesn’t always trigger the same way. Just now it happened from drinking a glass of water from the tap, didn’t add ice or anything

I’ll get so cold I’ll have to put on socks and extra layers when I try to sleep despite having a goose down blanket that’s typically enough for warmth and I’ll still feel like I’m going to start shivering uncontrollably
 

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I totally understand due diligence and proper healthcare schedules and shit, but it is REALLY hard to take seriously when you hear about so many of these incompetence related fuckups from an industry that should have way more competence than not.
Long story but I once had a thoracic surgeon try to get me to agree to have him remove both of my first ribs due to chronic pain. When he got the MRI back he was reading it to me telling me how we need to remove the rib on this side of the pain to stop. I was like “but that’s not the side where the pain is”.. He then corrects himself saying both ribs. Then the radiologist added an addendum to the radiology report some 45 minutes later to go along with his findings.

Ends up I just had a SLAP tear in my shoulder… Research the dude and he lost his medical license in like two states I think. Now he’s head of thoracic surgery at local hospital system.

Get second opinions early and often..
 

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Long story but I once had a thoracic surgeon try to get me to agree to have him remove both of my first ribs due to chronic pain. When he got the MRI back he was reading it to me telling me how we need to remove the rib on this side of the pain to stop. I was like “but that’s not the side where the pain is”.. He then corrects himself saying both ribs. Then the radiologist added an addendum to the radiology report some 45 minutes later to go along with his findings.

Ends up I just had a SLAP tear in my shoulder… Research the dude and he lost his medical license in like two states I think. Now he’s head of thoracic surgery at local hospital system.

Get second opinions early and often..

You just wanted those ribs gone so you could suck your own dick. Be honest!
 

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So this has happened to me several times throughout the years:

I can feel like my body temp is totally normal and then without warning, I’ll suddenly feel like I’m freezing

doesn’t always trigger the same way. Just now it happened from drinking a glass of water from the tap, didn’t add ice or anything

I’ll get so cold I’ll have to put on socks and extra layers when I try to sleep despite having a goose down blanket that’s typically enough for warmth and I’ll still feel like I’m going to start shivering uncontrollably

Most common causes of chills (obviously outside of colds, etc.) would probably be hypothyroidism and The Beetus (during periods of hypoglycemia).

Easiest place to start will probably be getting a TSH and A1C/fasting blood glucose done. Could also consider having either a TB skin test or QuantiFERON to check for TB, especially if you frequently encounter or volunteer with homeless people. If those all come back normal, and you still suspect hypothyroidism due to a family history, you could ask your doctor about a free T4, but those tend to be more expensive.

If those are all negative, then possibly dysautonomia, and unfortunately there's a relatively long list of zebras that can cause that including autoimmune, cancer, alcoholism, toxic exposure, etc.
 
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If those are all negative, then possibly dysautonomia, and unfortunately there's a relatively long list of zebras that can cause that including autoimmune, cancer, alcoholism, toxic exposure, etc.

I know a few people, including myself, that have this or something very similar now that developed around the onset of COVID. The range of symptoms is so wide, as is their severity, it's hard to say for sure.

For me it was sudden anxiety/dread without any external stressor, blood pressure all over the map depending on time of day, insomnia, feeling "wired on" and unable to relax, ADHD like symptoms despite never having ADHD, low sex drive, and unable to get "high" (feel pleasure) from various drugs like alcohol or opiods. The most significant symptom that I couldn't dismiss as psychological and got me to the doctor was nerve tingling/shooting in my feet and cold hands. Also, things just don't feel "right". Like a message doesn't feel good, it just feels like someone touching me.. Spent a year bouncing around docs getting all sorts of blood tests that showed nothing and then finally a biopsy on my ankle to test for small fiber neuropathy, which came back negative. In the end, the neurologist came up with "idiopathic small fiber neuropathy with sensory anhodenia" and had no suggestions besides seeing a shrink to "cope" and finding a way to relax and hopefully "unjam" my CNS which is stuck in "flight or flight mode". I'm still waiting.
 
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Most common causes of chills (obviously outside of colds, etc.) would probably be hypothyroidism and The Beetus (during periods of hypoglycemia).

Easiest place to start will probably be getting a TSH and A1C/fasting blood glucose done. Could also consider having either a TB skin test or QuantiFERON to check for TB, especially if you frequently encounter or volunteer with homeless people. If those all come back normal, and you still suspect hypothyroidism due to a family history, you could ask your doctor about a free T4, but those tend to be more expensive.

If those are all negative, then possibly dysautonomia, and unfortunately there's a relatively long list of zebras that can cause that including autoimmune, cancer, alcoholism, toxic exposure, etc.
Well I’m never working with the homeless. Yikes.
 

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I know a few people, including myself, that have this or something very similar now that developed around the onset of COVID. The range of symptoms is so wide, as is their severity, it's hard to say for sure.

For me it was sudden anxiety/dread without any external stressor, blood pressure all over the map depending on time of day, insomnia, feeling "wired on" and unable to relax, ADHD like symptoms despite never having ADHD, low sex drive, and unable to get "high" (feel pleasure) from various drugs like alcohol or opiods. The most significant symptom that I couldn't dismiss as psychological and got me to the doctor was nerve tingling/shooting in my feet and cold hands. Also, things just don't feel "right". Like a message doesn't feel good, it just feels like someone touching me.. Spent a year bouncing around docs getting all sorts of blood tests that showed nothing and then finally a biopsy on my ankle to test for small fiber neuropathy, which came back negative. In the end, the neurologist came up with "idiopathic small fiber neuropathy with sensory anhodenia" and had no suggestions besides seeing a shrink to "cope" and finding a way to relax and hopefully "unjam" my CNS which is stuck in "flight or flight mode". I'm still waiting.
Sounds strange, nothing working, i know this is gonna sound weird but what can you lose? Try an elimination diet, all the way to carnivore if needed, at least 30 - 90 days maybe longer if you see improvement. lots of stuff out there in our food that can cause our bodies to freak out over time. Lots of info on carnivore and how elimination diets sometimes help when nothing else does.
 
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Most common causes of chills (obviously outside of colds, etc.) would probably be hypothyroidism and The Beetus (during periods of hypoglycemia).

Easiest place to start will probably be getting a TSH and A1C/fasting blood glucose done. Could also consider having either a TB skin test or QuantiFERON to check for TB, especially if you frequently encounter or volunteer with homeless people. If those all come back normal, and you still suspect hypothyroidism due to a family history, you could ask your doctor about a free T4, but those tend to be more expensive.

If those are all negative, then possibly dysautonomia, and unfortunately there's a relatively long list of zebras that can cause that including autoimmune, cancer, alcoholism, toxic exposure, etc.
How about cold all the time. Nose/feet seem to have poor circulation always cold much of the year. In summer with the ac on at work I actually can get chilly, usually sleep with a middle weight comforter even during summer. Not a chick, not overweight with diabetes.
 

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At the very least cut out as much sugar and processed stuff as you can. Get back to the basics and build/add/figure stuff out from there. Diet/exercise/sleep/(mental/spiritual/social).
 
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How about cold all the time. Nose/feet seem to have poor circulation always cold much of the year. In summer with the ac on at work I actually can get chilly, usually sleep with a middle weight comforter even during summer. Not a chick, not overweight with diabetes.

Could still be hypothyroid if cold all the time. Men are less likely to get it than women are, but it's not out of the question. B12 deficiency/pernicious anemia and standard (iron deficient) anemia can also make you feel cold, but I would clinically doubt B12 deficiency unless you are vegetarian or literally elderly. Same with iron as long as you have a decent amount of red meat and leafy greens.

If you have color changes in your hands or feet along with the cold sensation, possibly Raynaud disease, which I have. Raynaud's can occur secondary to other conditions (rare), but generally speaking it occurs on its own without clear cause (primary Raynaud's). There's unfortunately not much you can do for it other than mitigation (keeping your core and affected limbs warm/covered and avoiding the cold, caffeine, or stress depending on what exactly sets your attacks off). Exercise, amlodipine, topical nitrates, or Viagra can help modestly, but generally speaking, it's something that you have to live with.

If you have any leg pain that resolves with rest or any weird wounds on your feet, could also be PAD, although I would only expect the affected limbs to be cold, not general cold intolerance.
 

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Could still be hypothyroid if cold all the time. Men are less likely to get it than women are, but it's not out of the question. B12 deficiency/pernicious anemia and standard (iron deficient) anemia can also make you feel cold, but I would clinically doubt B12 deficiency unless you are vegetarian or literally elderly. Same with iron as long as you have a decent amount of red meat and leafy greens.

If you have color changes in your hands or feet along with the cold sensation, possibly Raynaud disease, which I have. Raynaud's can occur secondary to other conditions (rare), but generally speaking it occurs on its own without clear cause (primary Raynaud's). There's unfortunately not much you can do for it other than mitigation (keeping your core and affected limbs warm/covered and avoiding the cold, caffeine, or stress depending on what exactly sets your attacks off). Exercise, amlodipine, topical nitrates, or Viagra can help modestly, but generally speaking, it's something that you have to live with.

If you have any leg pain that resolves with rest or any weird wounds on your feet, could also be PAD, although I would only expect the affected limbs to be cold, not general cold intolerance.
Pre op for my back they did blood draws, reminds me I wanted to see results just to have and compare with whatever my doc did a year ago

My only other main symptom I have of issues is I get migraines, seems to be set off by weather changes, but they sometimes come near daily or a few weeks without one, resolved w/ sumatriptan well.

Also feel like I'm tired a lot, sometimes morning or afternoon i'll have such a drained sleepy feeling it's hard to resist crawling in bed. But that just as easily can be all the bad diet/sleep habbits with work. Just hate feeling like I'm a hypochondriac because I have a few ill feelings but don't know how to truly check/rule them out. I'm not exactly blown away by the doctors in rural oklahoma.
 

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Your body can put up with a lot of bullshit when you're young, getting 40+, bad food habits can really fuck you hard. Trying a very good diet, like a mediteranean one, with carbs coming only from actual fruits, or going full keto, or carnivor, making sure you get a lot of fermented food all this can really do wonder with the fatigue / chronic inflamation that come with aging. Throw in some intermittent fasting, or water fasting can also do wonder. I wouldn't recommend going IF 365 days a year, but doing a few weeks here and there is probably optimal. Unfortunately, there isn't a diet or pattern of eating that fit everyone, so you have to be willing to experiment, or to ask your ancestors 10k years ago, how they were going about it.

At worst, you'll have eaten proper food, and skipped a few meals...
 
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