What REALLY grinds your gears?

I had sciatica like symptoms for over a year.
Went in for an MRI and found out I have spondylolthesis.

I did all the stretches, saw a chiro, and had little asian girls walk on my back but it never improved until I started strengthening my core.

Took about 3 months but the pain was finally gone for a while.
When covid hit, I stopped doing core exercises and the pain came back a few months later. I have to keep up core exercises.

Good luck on the MRI results!

This is very interesting - I could def. do with going back to the gym as I stopped after fracturing my wrist last year - and then as soon as that healed it was barely 2 months later and now sciatica is bothering me. Appreciate the tip jamf. Definitely something to look into while I wait.

Things that grind my gears: Doc sends over imaging order for MRI, I call Inova to schedule it and have to wait on hold 10 minutes just to talk to someone this morning who takes down my info and then tells me a scheduler will call to set it up. Wait all day and finally get a call at 5:30 while I'm at the grocery store and the paperwork is at home. Call them back as soon as I get home and she says first available date is July 17th. Normally I'm not one to complain but I've been living with this pain for 6 weeks now and idw wait another 3 just to get an actual diag before a plan for treatment is made. So I bitch and the scheduler says if I call my doc back maybe they can work with my insurance to schedule a same/next day appt. So now gotta do that tomorrow.

I was getting these severe pains in my shoulders, wrists, basically every joint. It would wake me up all night. I started working out at home with this online gym and some dumbbells and the pain went away almost instantly. It can really do wonders for you for sure.

This is very interesting - I could def. do with going back to the gym as I stopped after fracturing my wrist last year - and then as soon as that healed it was barely 2 months later and now sciatica is bothering me. Appreciate the tip jamf. Definitely something to look into while I wait.

Things that grind my gears: Doc sends over imaging order for MRI, I call Inova to schedule it and have to wait on hold 10 minutes just to talk to someone this morning who takes down my info and then tells me a scheduler will call to set it up. Wait all day and finally get a call at 5:30 while I'm at the grocery store and the paperwork is at home. Call them back as soon as I get home and she says first available date is July 17th. Normally I'm not one to complain but I've been living with this pain for 6 weeks now and idw wait another 3 just to get an actual diag before a plan for treatment is made. So I bitch and the scheduler says if I call my doc back maybe they can work with my insurance to schedule a same/next day appt. So now gotta do that tomorrow.

That is definitely frustrating.

To be honest no one really has a “cure” for back pain. You could very well be over it by 7/16. 6 to 8 weeks is the normal lead time for it to heal.

I know when mine is getting better by how far up my leg the pain is. The closer the pain is too your spine / ass / lower back the closer you are to it being healed.

If I can add in one more time. Checkout your bed situation and if you go foam , don't go cheap, Tempur Pedic is the best...seriously.

I priced out mattresses a while ago and you can basically get a nice used car for the price of a tempur-pedic. I have no doubt they are nice but $5k for a king? Get the F outta here.

Memes or internet postings about how waiters/servers are only paid $2.33 an hour.

They dont make $2.33 an hour. They get paid $2.33 an hour by the restaurant/bar then they get tipped on top of that. Unless you work at a real slow crappy place, id guess servers make well over $15 an hour. If a servers tips plus the $2.33 dont = min wage, the restaurant has to make up the difference.

My ex on good nights would come home with $300-400 cash for 6 hours of work .. that wouldnt be taxed. Other nights not so much but it all evened out to a really good paying job that requires no college education.

Served do not want a fixed "living wage" pay .. they want to be able to land those big tips.


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I got a Nectar mattress for like $900 and love it.

Memes or internet postings about how waiters/servers are only paid $2.33 an hour.

They dont make $2.33 an hour. They get paid $2.33 an hour by the restaurant/bar then they get tipped on top of that. Unless you work at a real slow crappy place, id guess servers make well over $15 an hour. If a servers tips plus the $2.33 dont = min wage, the restaurant has to make up the difference.

My ex on good nights would come home with $300-400 cash for 6 hours of work .. that wouldnt be taxed. Other nights not so much but it all evened out to a really good paying job that requires no college education.

Served do not want a fixed "living wage" pay .. they want to be able to land those big tips.


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I got a Nectar mattress for like $900 and love it.

Agree…the whining about servers is absolutely bullshit. I’m sure they are reporting all their tips to be taxed properly too.


Grinding gear…people who tip poorly especially for unjust bullshit. 20% always from me on total food bill. Dollar on each drink poured at the bar or 20% on total. I tip delivery drivers for furniture and appliances. 10 for haircuts. Leave money in rooms for housekeeping when traveling

How about neighbors who cut their grass once a month. That’s awesome how you don’t give a fuck. Also they have had the nerve to complain about mosquitoes and ticks. These are not old but lower 30s year old…lazy af

I want to do doughnuts in their yard after a couple inches of rain. Just turn it into a mud with the truck

That is definitely frustrating.

To be honest no one really has a “cure” for back pain. You could very well be over it by 7/16. 6 to 8 weeks is the normal lead time for it to heal.

I know when mine is getting better by how far up my leg the pain is. The closer the pain is too your spine / ass / lower back the closer you are to it being healed.

Interesting anecdote mred, because the most severe pain is on my leg just above my ankle.

I still haven't been back to the gym but it's starting to look like my #1 option, my insurance denied my MRI and my doc (who I've only had 1 phone appt. with so far) has his receptionist working on it for over a week now with no update.

If I can add in one more time. Checkout your bed situation and if you go foam , don't go cheap, Tempur Pedic is the best...seriously.

I appreciate that G1 but I already have a new mattress en route... Brooklyn Bedding honored their 10 year warranty and shipped a new firmer one out to me for free. No new warranty on it but original warranty with 5 years left still applies.