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Footballguy
my drink just tasted like gatorade
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GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (2 Viewers)
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BeTheMatch
Footballguy
Your taste buds are broken
belljr
Footballguy
mine was the nasty chalky thick white ****........ its the worst thing in the world
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
i was all prepared for it to be the worst. it was like crappy gatorade.
belljr
Footballguy
That's the other one. The one that I would prefer
Rustoleum
Footballguy
Mine didn’t taste like much of anything, maybe a little chalky, but I just felt bloated trying to get it all down. It was two smallish bottles of the “stuff” but then a ton of water within that next hour or whatever that was hard.
Finished the “stuff” but not the water the morning of, but by that time it was obvious I was cleaned out.
If they yelled at me, I don’t remember it, lol.
Finished the “stuff” but not the water the morning of, but by that time it was obvious I was cleaned out.
If they yelled at me, I don’t remember it, lol.
Chemical X
Footballguy
one of my biggest nightmares just came true, the chain on my toilet flusher snapped…..about 2 weeks before my jam.
belljr
Footballguy
Lol....go spend $2 on a new one
Chemical X
Footballguy
in this economy?
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
I am doing the same next week. The doc's office said not all insurance will cover the pills yet. It's for the cleanse before the test.
The poop in a box thing is different. I tried that but didn't poop for a week. For some reason, I couldn't poop in a box. They called me after and said where's our box of poop? When I explained that I tried for a week straight and just couldn't do it, they said it happens, no problem. I'm sure they have 10 conversations like that a day
You didn't poop for a week??
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
This stood out to me as well. Out of nervousness?I am doing the same next week. The doc's office said not all insurance will cover the pills yet. It's for the cleanse before the test.
The poop in a box thing is different. I tried that but didn't poop for a week. For some reason, I couldn't poop in a box. They called me after and said where's our box of poop? When I explained that I tried for a week straight and just couldn't do it, they said it happens, no problem. I'm sure they have 10 conversations like that a day
You didn't poop for a week??
General Malaise
Poop Lord
Yeah, this. Tasted like a bad sports drink. You're not supposed to sip it like a cocktail. Just gun it down like you're funneling Natural Light.
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
At least it wasn't 2 minutes before
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
5 days. Just like my first week in the dorms at college.I am doing the same next week. The doc's office said not all insurance will cover the pills yet. It's for the cleanse before the test.
The poop in a box thing is different. I tried that but didn't poop for a week. For some reason, I couldn't poop in a box. They called me after and said where's our box of poop? When I explained that I tried for a week straight and just couldn't do it, they said it happens, no problem. I'm sure they have 10 conversations like that a day
You didn't poop for a week??
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
I guess. I just couldn't bring myself to poop in a bucket. It was purely psychological.This stood out to me as well. Out of nervousness?I am doing the same next week. The doc's office said not all insurance will cover the pills yet. It's for the cleanse before the test.
The poop in a box thing is different. I tried that but didn't poop for a week. For some reason, I couldn't poop in a box. They called me after and said where's our box of poop? When I explained that I tried for a week straight and just couldn't do it, they said it happens, no problem. I'm sure they have 10 conversations like that a day
You didn't poop for a week??
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
One ablation tip I forgot to mention: pre-procedure, shave your chest, groin and back, if applicable. They’re gonna put about a million sticky pads all over you, and a couple lines in your groin.
ablation is scheduled for 10/9. 100% need to be ready for ski season
Not only does this greatly lessen the pain associated with removing all that stuff, it will entertain the nursing aid tasked with electric razor duties.
Also, don’t eat beets while taking Eliquis, unless you like guessing what shade of toilet water is blood vs. beet red.
Lastly, is your shoulder back to normal?
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
forgot about all the leads. taking off the giant one that they shock you with in the ER was fun. why the back?One ablation tip I forgot to mention: pre-procedure, shave your chest, groin and back, if applicable. They’re gonna put about a million sticky pads all over you, and a couple lines in your groin.
ablation is scheduled for 10/9. 100% need to be ready for ski season
Not only does this greatly lessen the pain associated with removing all that stuff, it will entertain the nursing aid tasked with electric razor duties.
Also, don’t eat beets while taking Eliquis, unless you like guessing what shade of toilet water is blood vs. beet red.
Lastly, is your shoulder back to normal?
shoulder is not normal. i'm not sure it ever will be 100%. i'm starting to be able to do heavier weights with it fully extended. i'm able to do push ups and assisted dips and pull ups. shoulder press is ok. bench press fine. my range of motion is normal, even better than "normal" but i still have some specific movements that cause pain. i'd say it's 85%. i'm still doing PT twice a week and working on it on my own. i really don't want to have surgery. any thoughts on stem cell, prp injections for rotator cuffs?
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
One ablation tip I forgot to mention: pre-procedure, shave your chest, groin and back, if applicable. They’re gonna put about a million sticky pads all over you, and a couple lines in your groin.
ablation is scheduled for 10/9. 100% need to be ready for ski season
Not only does this greatly lessen the pain associated with removing all that stuff, it will entertain the nursing aid tasked with electric razor duties.
Also, don’t eat beets while taking Eliquis, unless you like guessing what shade of toilet water is blood vs. beet red.
Lastly, is your shoulder back to normal?
KELLY CLARKSON!
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
for real. the nurse and i had a laugh as she ripped them all off.One ablation tip I forgot to mention: pre-procedure, shave your chest, groin and back, if applicable. They’re gonna put about a million sticky pads all over you, and a couple lines in your groin.
ablation is scheduled for 10/9. 100% need to be ready for ski season
Not only does this greatly lessen the pain associated with removing all that stuff, it will entertain the nursing aid tasked with electric razor duties.
Also, don’t eat beets while taking Eliquis, unless you like guessing what shade of toilet water is blood vs. beet red.
Lastly, is your shoulder back to normal?
KELLY CLARKSON!
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
There will be even more leads at the ablation, including on the back.forgot about all the leads. taking off the giant one that they shock you with in the ER was fun. why the back?One ablation tip I forgot to mention: pre-procedure, shave your chest, groin and back, if applicable. They’re gonna put about a million sticky pads all over you, and a couple lines in your groin.
ablation is scheduled for 10/9. 100% need to be ready for ski season
Not only does this greatly lessen the pain associated with removing all that stuff, it will entertain the nursing aid tasked with electric razor duties.
Also, don’t eat beets while taking Eliquis, unless you like guessing what shade of toilet water is blood vs. beet red.
Lastly, is your shoulder back to normal?
shoulder is not normal. i'm not sure it ever will be 100%. i'm starting to be able to do heavier weights with it fully extended. i'm able to do push ups and assisted dips and pull ups. shoulder press is ok. bench press fine. my range of motion is normal, even better than "normal" but i still have some specific movements that cause pain. i'd say it's 85%. i'm still doing PT twice a week and working on it on my own. i really don't want to have surgery. any thoughts on stem cell, prp injections for rotator cuffs?
Don’t know anything about stem cells or prp for rotator cuff injuries, but my general impression is they don’t work for much of anything, and are expensive.
2019 ortho guidelines - the evidence for PRP isn’t there, nothing on stem cells.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Great info. I’ll just add a couple of notes from research I’ve covered over the years:thank you so much for sharing. my dad died of a massive heart attack. so it's more or less, always on my mind.
we, as men, tend not to share these stories. i'm not sure why. but it seems to be rooted in some sort of machismo/brave front/stoic thing. i'm guilty of this.
in early 2021 i had a heart incident. it's late. 1:30am i'm at home, watching a movie(the dig). having a glass of wine, eating a little cheese. out of nowhere my heart beat suddenly goes crazy! it's literally beating out of my chest. i slap on a work out, heart rate thing i had, and it's registering 150+ wtf!!?? i walk around a bit, no change. now it's 160+. I call 911. go upstairs and wake the wife up. fill her in. we're now consistently flirting with 170.
When I get to to the ER, pretty much the first thing the dr does is stop my hearthe says it all blasé, “so I’m gonna give you this protein, it’s going to stop your heart for a second”. it didn’t work. Heart still pounding away. This lasted for hours. The charge nurse tells me that if my heart rate doesn’t return to normal the next step is shocking me, like with the paddles. Except I have this huge patch stuck my chest that will do the trick. This also stops the heart. jeez.
I ask her if I can go to the bathroom. She says sure, but you’ll have to do it here. Good times. But you know what? Pushing one out in front of an audience did I the trick! Heart rate spiked over 200 while taking the dump, but then it normalized.the nurse laughed and said she thought might work. spent the following night in the hospital. Heart never did a thing after taking a dump.
fast forward to now. I’ve had every test under the sun. I have a very healthy heart and have been diagnosed with atrial flutter. Essentially a congenital glitch in the electrical wiring of my heart. I’m having a cardiac ablation in 2 weeks. they go inside my heart burn it, in order to reroute the wiring. What’s that now?but it’s an outpatient thing and apparently no big deal. The post op instructions are all about the incision in my thigh, where the catheter goes in. Nothing about the heart. I’ll be back in action in a week.
moral of the story, enjoy taking a dump.Luff you guys.
I’ve also had issues with heart rhythm.
As you‘ve probably figured out by now, I exercise pretty compulsively. Well, one day before running, I randomly decide to check my pulse. It wasn’t too fast, but irregular. I checked again, same thing. So, I remember the iWatch my wife just bought me has an arrhythmia monitor. I check my rhythm, and it results atrial fibrillation. Uh-oh.
I call my cardiologist friend, who recommends I get an official EKG, which confirms the diagnosis. I‘m scheduled to see another cardiologist the next week.
The next day, I decide to do my own stress test. So I went hiking. The trail starts off pretty level, where my HR was 110ish. As the slope gradually increased, up to 130-150. But as the trail transitioned to minor scrambling, the rate jumped up to 200. The funny thing is, I felt OK, just a little more winded than usual. No palpitations or chest pain.
The next week I was cardioverted (shocked), to get the rhythm regular again. But I went back into atrial fib, and eventually needed an ablation (zapping the bad heart circuitry with radio waves, while leaving normal heart conduction pathways intact). Unfortunately, it didn’t take, and I required re-ablation in April. Both were outpatient procedures, with pretty easy recovery. So far, the re-ablation has worked, and I’ve been able to wean off all medications to control my heart rate/rhythm (was on a couple when we met).
While I was recovering a gained a little weight, and was pretty disgusted with my fitness level. That‘s the main reason I participated in the 75 Hard Challenge. Now, I’m doing pretty well, so expect my intensity to ramp up the next time we ski…
A couple things you should know:
The atria are responsible for establishing the rate/rhythm of the heart’s ventricles, the pumping chambers. When they don’t contract properly, there are two main consequences: 1. Heart rate goes too fast, which can cause palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and passing out. It also can weaken your heart, causing heart failure in the long term, if unchecked. 2. Blood doesn’t flow smoothly through the atria to the ventricles, which can cause atrial clots. These clots can then dislodge, after which they usually travel to the brain.
So atrial arrhythmias are a major risk factor for stroke. A fib is worse than flutter, but they often coexist. If you have other cardiovascular risk factors (advanced age, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart failure, blood vessel disease in the heart or elsewhere), the treatment of choice is blood thinners, taken indefinitely. This is a major bummer if you want to continue doing activities with risk of head trauma, like climbing, or skiing.
While you’re relatively young, a successful ablation reduces all these risks, essentially eliminating them. This will keep you off blood thinners (though you’ll still take them for a while post-ablation - get it done ASAP, so they don’t interfere with ski season!). It also will keep you from needing to take medication to control the heart rate/rhythm.
One other thing: alcohol is pro-arrhythmogenic. Ideally, you should minimize, or eliminate drinking altogether.
Last PSA for the forum: Doing the “right” things doesn’t guarantee a disease-free existence. I eat nearly a vegetarian diet, exercise daily, have good blood work and maintain a healthy weight. I’ve never smoked, done drugs and rarely drink. Yet my heart started giving me troubles at age 49.
You can’t run away from your genes. And sometimes serious problems start with subtle, or no symptoms. I thought I was just slowing down with age, and I’ve treated hundreds of patients with a fib. All us middle age folks need to establish and see a primary care physician regularly.
Diet, exercise and lifestyle choices still make a difference if you have bad heart genes. Someone with bad genes and good lifestyle has about the same cardiovascular risk as someone with good genes and bad lifestyle. You are not automatically destined for massive heart problems at a young age because of your genes if you make the right lifestyle choices.
Getting AFib under control before it progresses too much is key. In its earliest, least frequent state, paroxysmal AFib, treatments such as drug therapy and ablation are more likely to stick. When it gets to later, more frequent stages such as persistent AFib, longstanding persistent AFib and permanent AFib, the success rate of treatments is lower.
UOFI_316
Footballguy
Who came up with this commercial idea, and who gave it the greenlight?
Watching the Illini-Purdue game on Peacock and it has played at least 5 times in the first half.
Also, the Illini punter is a 30 year old sophomore. Played Aussie football, went into their army for 8 years, then used some "Aussie Kickers" thing that hooks Aussie footballers up with US colleges.
Watching the Illini-Purdue game on Peacock and it has played at least 5 times in the first half.
Also, the Illini punter is a 30 year old sophomore. Played Aussie football, went into their army for 8 years, then used some "Aussie Kickers" thing that hooks Aussie footballers up with US colleges.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
This is like one of the greatest commercials ever.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
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Never mind it comes up for me on the app
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GroveDiesel
Footballguy
While watching a Randy Moss highlight video on YouTube:
a) I had totally forgotten that he played for the Niners his last year and
b) it was unreal how often his QB just chucked the ball into the air and Moss would bail him out by coming down with it despite 3 guys around him. Even Brady was in a decent number of highlights throwing balls that made no sense other than: Moss.
a) I had totally forgotten that he played for the Niners his last year and
b) it was unreal how often his QB just chucked the ball into the air and Moss would bail him out by coming down with it despite 3 guys around him. Even Brady was in a decent number of highlights throwing balls that made no sense other than: Moss.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Sitting in the lobby awaiting my cardiac ablation.
Haven’t been this hairless since about 11?
Good times.
Haven’t been this hairless since about 11?
Good times.
ChiefD
Footballguy
The Raiders I'm sure had a lot to do with this.
In all seriousness, I hope things go well with your procedure.
Prayers up GB.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Best of luck, mi amigo.
Osaurus
Footballguy
Hi. I’m in Montreal at the moment. It’s nice here. Had some of the best Chinese steamed dumplings I’ve ever had today. @kevzilla, how’s Vegas? My Spring trip is now locked in for 4/2-4/5. Was going to spend Monday night night out in Death Valley, but the flights out of Tampa that day are turrible.
mr. furley
Footballguy
Vegas is every Wisconsinite's dream vacation.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Home. Went as well as possible. My nurse was a statuesque smoke show Which Didnt hurt. I got an A+ for my shaving efforts.
kevzilla
Footballguy
Including the tavern owners, who also picked this weekend for a conference
belljr
Footballguy
Never thought I'd see the day but our Advil is locked up in my neighborhood suburbia CVS......
Why don't they just put it behind the counter with all the other stuff I need my license for at this point. Feel like that would be quicker/easier for everyone than waiting for someone to come unlock it
Why don't they just put it behind the counter with all the other stuff I need my license for at this point. Feel like that would be quicker/easier for everyone than waiting for someone to come unlock it
SWC
Bromigo
thats basically all the same people take that to the bank bromigoIncluding the tavern owners, who also picked this weekend for a conference
Scoresman
Footballguy
We're losing 3 Targets here due to shoplifting alone (including a really cool one that was converted from an old bowling alley). Pretty soon we'll have to drive out to the suburbs just to shop.
General Malaise
Poop Lord
ChiefD
Footballguy
Yeah me too. I took a great dump one day there when I was on a run. Nice, clean toilets.
belljr
Footballguy
I could also technically. It's about 3 miles... hence my surprise at the CVS which is 3/4 of a mile from my house
Hawks64
Footballguy
Assuming due to theft?
