You know you're getting old when.....
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Sanrith Descartes
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1000mg of ibuprofen 3x a day for 6 months. Assuming no flareups go down to 2x a day for 6 months. Assuming no flareups go down 1x a day. At the first sign of a flareup, immediately go back to 3x a day for a week or so.
Rheumatologist gave me that treatment for gout more than 20 years ago. Works like a fucking charm.
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Yeah, but if kidney problems run in their family then that level of NSAID dosing will have a greater than zero chance of causing kidney issues..... Worth the risk?
Get a clipper for that shit, You can use most nose hair trimmers to get ear hair too...
Sanrith Descartes
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I hadnt considered the kidney issue. I do full blood workups every year. As someone who lived for years with the excruciating pain of gout, I can tell you I would do pretty much anything to escape it.
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Yeah. I can only run NSAIDs when I am getting a flare or think I am getting one, funfun.
Mostly doing dietary changes. Cutting red meat down to just two-three times a week (was 5 or more), eating yogurt (not a fan), lots of unsweetened cherry juice and whatnot.
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I've been having a flare up for the past 3 weeks. Started with Colchicine, moved up to Prednisone, nothing is working. I think I'll have to go in for a cortisone shot to my joint. This is on top of taking ibuprofen morning and night.
Aamry
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I'm eating much healthier than I usually do, which means eating things I don't normally eat, but also weight loss, which I think is a trigger sometimes?
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I'm still in denial. But those hot 20 somethings keep throwing themselves at me and I like tits and tacos very very much. Keeps me feeling young I guess
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RobXIII
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Getting lunch at the sandwich place near work. Paid cash. "Oh wow, you're like the only person all day that paid with cash!" Am I out of touch? Is everyone 100% cashless these days? I'm usually only cashless when in cities, because homeless beggars, but huh...I must be old and set in my ways.
/pays cash most of the time
//still torrent TV shows
///20 year old car
/pays cash most of the time
//still torrent TV shows
///20 year old car
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I favor credit cards to get points for stuff. I use them like cash though. Never spend what I can't pay off immediately. After a while I just cash in points for gift cards.
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Sanrith Descartes
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If you have good credit, Amex blue cash magnet. 0 annual fee, 1.5% cash back on everything. No limit. Put all household spending on it, pay it off each month. Free money.
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I use amex where I can and whoever accepts it. 3% return on food with Costco MasterCard in restaurant is amazing and there is no way I will not take advantage of that. Plus my credit score is reaching maximum level so that helps a lot too.
Amex card return varies but 1.25% on all goods and service is the highest return with no annual charge credit card.
All in all I get about 50$ back every month from points so Yeh definitely worth it.
Amex card return varies but 1.25% on all goods and service is the highest return with no annual charge credit card.
All in all I get about 50$ back every month from points so Yeh definitely worth it.
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I use my capital one card as a catch all.
I use my Amex blue card for groceries, 2x points.
Then my discover card has that rotating 5% cash back so whatever the current month is, that's what I use it for. Unfortunately, the changing categories for the 5% is apparently confusing to my wife who randomly uses different cards because she can't remember the rotation.
I use my Amex blue card for groceries, 2x points.
Then my discover card has that rotating 5% cash back so whatever the current month is, that's what I use it for. Unfortunately, the changing categories for the 5% is apparently confusing to my wife who randomly uses different cards because she can't remember the rotation.
Sanrith Descartes
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I'm just too lazy to track my different cards. I just take the 1.5% on everything and dont have to think about it.
