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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

Unfortunately I was in the room. I took him to the ER to get checked for pneumonia due to a persistent cough and fever. After the CT a very kind hospitalist broke the news. There were other extended family members that needed to be informed. When I told them, I followed pretty close to what the Dr did and said. I'm not sure if that's helpful for your situation. To use your conversation as a model.

For me it worked best to be as direct and clear as straight forward as possible bc you want them to hear and understand what you're saying. The emotions will come in later. So if you can do it, I'd say "I have something serious to tell you, I was diagnosed with cancer" then fill in the details. People will get upset and need some time to have emotions.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Seriously don't give up. My Dad has stage 4 lung cancer, diagnosed in April, and his treatments have given him his life back. For now. I'm not trying to minimize your situation, every cancer is different, just don't give up until you know more. I really feel for you, keep your head up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That one holds but the pending federal crimes will get wiped away. The GA election interference should still be in play but I'm not up to date on its status.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm glad it's working for you. I had a similar experience. It's called Vyvanse in the States. Your post caught my eye as I thought maybe there was a different drug for me to look into.

I started on 10mg for a month and worked up to 40 for work days and 30 for non-work days. I took concerta (Ritalin) for a period about 10 years ago. I get some mood swings and headaches when stimulant meds wear off. I don't like taking the meds on weekends so I was stuck in a cycle where Monday evening I would be extra grumpy and have headaches for about 2 hours and then it would disappear. I figured that it was due to the med wearing off. After starting Vyanse I was fine for a couple weeks but then started noticing the same pattern. Headaches and a hatefull mood on Monday evening. My Dr and I came up with a plan to not stop the med on the weekend, instead take a smaller dose. This really works well for me. I'm able to get stuff done on weekends too and it solves my headache and mood issues by getting a bit of a break but maintaining a certain level over the weekend.

My complaints are feeling like it mutes some positive personality traits, weight, and sleep. My wife has more difficulty reading my facial expressions sometimes, which leads to some assumptions that may not be correct. She'll think that I don't care about something we're discussing because I don't appear to react.

I've lost about 30 lbs or 15kg. I really noticed the appetite suppression when I started taking Vyvanse but I think that's leveled off. I really think I eat like normal but my wife tells me that's not true. Truthfully I'm happy about the weight loss but I need to make sure not to let it get out of control.

I've been a night person my entire adult life. It's led to only getting 5 hours a night even when I'm off meds. Now sleep is even harder. It's not so much falling asleep that's the problem, it's that I'll wake up after 5 hours (even if my alarm is off) and not be able to go back to sleep. I've tried melatonin and it seems to help but I have to get the timing and dose right. If my alarm goes off before the melatonin wears off I'll be very foggy for 20 min or so in the morning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What is your dose?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Cool. Do Wexner next.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

For that money id get out of FDM go for something from Formlabs to do SLA. There are flexible resins. The parts will be superior in every way. Alternatively talk your company into upgrading and offer to take the printer off their hands.

The prusa XL with just two extruders could meet your requirements. Prusa is famously open. I just got a MK4S which is fantastic. Here's my referral code if you decide to order from them @dubprints_91314 (we'll both get points redeemable for filament). I think there were issues with the XL at launch but they've been addressed. Another benefit from Prusa is the level of support. They continually improve existing printers with firmware updates and upgrade paths.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Interesting. I'm from the US and I usually think of carrion birds as buzzards. Around here we use the term for turkey vultures.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's BS that you can borrow against it. If he did sell it the valuation would drop.

 

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