Good job man. Now do fucking radio.Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Good job man. Now do fucking radio.
Good on you, Druff.
BTW, reading the first spoiler, I just kinda knew the second spoiler was gonna be about how the first spoiler was a joke. You seemed "back" on the last radio show already.
Personally I know I've got a touch of claustrophobia. As long as I can move even a tiny bit I'm OK, even in tight seats on a plane, packed subways etc. But put me in tube where I just cannot move or just picturing scuba diving through really tight caves and you can forget it - just the thought of stuff like that messes me up (so I don't think about it).
Rumor has it that Benjamin’s mom was super helpful in Druff overcoming his recent anxiety over flying, going so far as so bake him a cake to kick off this test flight.Good on you, Druff.
BTW, reading the first spoiler, I just kinda knew the second spoiler was gonna be about how the first spoiler was a joke. You seemed "back" on the last radio show already.
Personally I know I've got a touch of claustrophobia. As long as I can move even a tiny bit I'm OK, even in tight seats on a plane, packed subways etc. But put me in tube where I just cannot move or just picturing scuba diving through really tight caves and you can forget it - just the thought of stuff like that messes me up (so I don't think about it).
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Druff I hope you don't regret clearing up the H pylori especially with WSOP coming up. Gotten it twice in my life and not pleasant when it rears its ugly head. I had no problems with the medication prescribed to treat it. Some kind of antibiotics for 2 weeks and good as new. Brotherinlaw let it go and ended up needing 6 weeks to just get rid of the pain. Get started with the treatment now so you are 100% for WSOP. Don't make me say I told ya so. Best Wishes Sir!
BUMP
WSOP now 11 days away.
Anxiety 90% better
Depression 95% better
LPR about 50% better but not likely to improve beyond that (but I've gotten used to it, for the most part)
My girlfriend found an article describing one of the conditions I had from late August through late September, called anhedonia.
Anhedonia is the inability to feel any form of pleasure, happiness, love, or excitement. It's not the same as depression, though it's closely associated with depression.
It's from a chemical disorder in your brain, and you're basically robbed of the ability to feel anything positive. You aren't an emotionless zombie, though. You still feel negative emotion. Just nothing positive in any way. Even small pleasures, such as those derived from eating good food or listening to good music, disappear.
It was awful.
Fortunately mine vanished after a month -- one of the first things to get better.
Here's a good article about it: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320737.php
While anhedonia isn't completely understood, there is some belief that reduced dopamine levels can be one of the causes.
This is interesting, because caffeine increases dopamine levels, and I have definitely noticed caffeine's role in helping me get better.
Have you considering trying microdosing psychodelics?
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I have no desrire to do any of that shit, even in micro amounts.Have you considering trying microdosing psychodelics?
If I were desperate (for example, stuck how I was feeling in early Sept), then I would start considering weird alternatives like this, but at this point I'm not fucking around with anything.
Keep in mind that I also have to be careful not to take anything which could possibly bring it all back to high levels. I noticed that PPIs (Nexium, Prilosec, etc) cause anxiety for me, and were likely part of the root cause of all this. PPIs are not commonly known to cause anxiety, though they have been observed to have done so in less than 1% of patients. Lucky me.
Are you getting regular exercise again? I remember that you used to do some hiking in the hills near your home, like the time you had to get help from a “nice Asian boy” who was dead broke to retrieve your hilltop-downed drone.I have no desrire to do any of that shit, even in micro amounts.
If I were desperate (for example, stuck how I was feeling in early Sept), then I would start considering weird alternatives like this, but at this point I'm not fucking around with anything.
Keep in mind that I also have to be careful not to take anything which could possibly bring it all back to high levels. I noticed that PPIs (Nexium, Prilosec, etc) cause anxiety for me, and were likely part of the root cause of all this. PPIs are not commonly known to cause anxiety, though they have been observed to have done so in less than 1% of patients. Lucky me.
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Sooooo I'm guessing a BJ is no longer even desired since it brings no joy. Have you noticed your gf is seemingly happier?
During that month, a BJ wouldn't have given me any pleasure. You're right.
However, as I said, I got over this issue in late September (along with most of the depression), and then I began the long process of bringing the anxiety down, which didn't decrease as abruptly.
Glad to hear this Druff.During that month, a BJ wouldn't have given me any pleasure. You're right.
However, as I said, I got over this issue in late September (along with most of the depression), and then I began the long process of bringing the anxiety down, which didn't decrease as abruptly.
BUMP
While this thread was dated August 20, 2018, the actual problem started exactly a year ago today -- August 16, 2018.
It's a date I'll never forget.
Today the LPR isn't gone, but I can manage it.
The anxiety is 90% gone. The depression is 98% gone. The anhedonia (inability to feel anything positive) is 100% gone.
The anxiety was about 98% gone a few weeks ago, but I've had a setback in recent weeks for unknown reasons. However, I can live with it if it doesn't get any worse than this.
Tonight there will be a $200 freeroll during the radio show, using my own Jew $, to celebrate the fact that I am able to live normally again, and that I was able to successfully travel across the country with no problem -- something I thought would be impossible for the rest of my life.
I was totally fine during the WSOP, and none of these issues hindered my play at all, even during the stress of two deep runs (one being the Main).
was this the one where todge ate 3 dinners and got anxiety or was that a different thread that went 40 pages
You're thinking of the one meal three bills thread
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Thank you for the Freeroll. I am Glad you doing better....my mom in hospice. i just got home in time to chill. listen to some radio and do what i gotta do baby.we all do..stay vigilant..thanks for the show Yid kid...hahaha very generous..Ny Mk
have u considered megadosing psychedelics?
Sorry about your mom. Glad the show could help take your mind off of it.
Was glad to see you were healthy enough to deal at the WSOP. Too bad you gave that set of 3s to Ensan instead of me!
I just fired off a PM to Druff. Figured I’d post it here as I fired off the PM before I searched and it relates to this thread and thought someone might benefit. Him hearing pneumonia threw me and I didn’t think that some reflux shit could sound like pneumonia.
Todd I have your LPR
Wasn’t that what you had for months? I am pretty sure it ended up being the root of all your problems.
I wasn’t feeling good a few months ago. My doctor listened to lungs and said I had pneumonia. Wrote me a script for Levaquin. Didn’t do anything. Continued to be hoarse, feeling like I had to constantly clear throat, but generally not seriously sick in any way.
So I was surprised I had pneumonia at all. I was hoarse and felt a little shitty, but not pneumonia sick.
Then I woke up and my upper teeth were sore a few weeks later. I’m fortunate to really have had no dental issues for my age. Couple cavities, no root canals or serious procedures. So I make dental appointment. My dentist is super busy so I still don’t see him until next Friday and it wasn’t an emergency. I thought it might have something to do with the antibiotics. Then like 10 days ago I had sores in my mouth which I have never had in my life.
So I encounter a lot of doctors and nurse practitioners with my business. I start talking to one a few days ago. Just how it all played out and they are like you have LPR. It sounds like pneumonia when we listen and you have all the other signs. Hoarse, clearing throat, sudden dental issues.
I have been burning candle at both ends with my schedule drinking probably 6-8 coffees a day. I guess it was triggering it. I went back to one morning coffee, bought some Prilosec and doubled dose, bought some Gaviscon they recommended, and like 4 days later my voice is back to normal and I am not clearing throat/coughing all day. I feel fine again really even though I was never all that sick.
I didn’t have that glubos sensation very bad or it would have dawned on me. I did realize if I gulped something it stuck for a moment, but didn’t think much of it.
Anyway. Figured I’d pm you as I remember your ordeal. Weird little ailment. I smoked until like 30. Was starting to worry I had throat cancer or some shit.
AI Overview
There is no specific vaccine for laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), but some vaccines, particularly the COVID-19 vaccine, can trigger or worsen LPR symptoms in some individuals. These post-vaccination symptoms, known as laryngopharyngeal reflux syndrome (LPRS), are thought to be related to the reflux of stomach acid. Patients who have this reaction can often receive subsequent vaccine doses with close observation, as the symptoms are not unique to one vaccine, and a provider can educate the patient about the role of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as a risk factor.
Vaccine caused it, open and shut case.
Jk
Good luck tho
The further you go down the rabbit hole the more you realize that the "t" is silent.
No you moron. I had really bad reflux when I was 28 that I never felt. I had chest pain and thought I was having heart attack and ended up having ulcers all down my esophagus.
Used PPI for years. Just got away from it because I don’t have any bad habits besides excessive coffee and never feel it. But it made sense.
It’s fairly common.
When they told me I did a search for that exact scenario and I knew they were right and it was LPR as I wasn’t walking around with pneumonia for months. My doctor had heard pneumonia at base of right lung.
Can a doctor misdiagnose LPR as pneumonia? From lung sound? Main symptoms, hoarseness, cough, tooth and gum, pain, constantly clearing of the throat. Is that more likely LPR or pneumonia if antibiotics didn't help?
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Short answer: YES - this exact misdiagnosis happens constantly.
If a doctor only listens to the lungs, hears crackles or wheezes, and the patient has hoarseness, constant throat clearing, excess mucus in the throat, tooth/gum pain, and antibiotics did nothing, then LPR/silent reflux is 5-10 times more likely than actual pneumonia.
Why doctors get fooled by lung sounds alone
• LPR → micro-aspiration or reflex airway inflammation → fine crackles or scatter wheezes, especially at the bases.
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