Posts by Edward Wells5

Terry Ross3 said:Just stick your butt in COLD water... never hot... do it every single day right after a "big n"
hemorrhoids just vanish.
I know it works!

That’s just one out of a hundred ways to handle it.
Look, there are a hundred different ways to get hemorrhoids, so there are obviously a hundred ways to fix them too.
I’m just following this thread because everyone’s got their own thing—one person says this, someone else says that, and everyone finds something different that actually helps.
Hemorrhoids are a total mess caused by a million different combinations. Honestly, medicine isn't even the main fix; it's more about actually knowing how your own damn body works.

I've been tracking Goldman Sachs since day one, mostly because I had a massive crush on the girl who was recruiting for them back then.
Right after those Goldman Sachs funds kicked off, they immediately started throwing a fit about performance fees. They demanded a flat management fee regardless of whether they actually made any money or not. Pretty soon, the government folded, and those funds turned into nothing more than a glorified cronyist club. That’s exactly when everything went south. As soon as they killed off the performance incentives, I packed up and moved for free to... Bank of America funds have been the absolute gold standard since day one. Seriously, they’ve been killing it from the start and haven't looked back. Best in the game, hands down..

I can't even remember exactly which year it was, but I know for a fact I had about... $50So, I jumped on that one short-term loophole when they tweaked the laws and pulled my money out of the second pillar—totally free, obviously. Now, all that 20% is flowing right back into Dow Chemical, and honestly? I couldn't care less about those pathetic little losing funds anymore.

Got a suggestion here: watch what you eat.
There’s definitely stuff you’re eating or drinking that just makes hemorrhoids flare up.
Or maybe you’re sitting for way too long, sweating like crazy, or rocking synthetic underwear down there.

You’ve gotta know your own body—what works for you and what absolutely wrecks you.
No doctor is ever going to understand your body better than you do.

It’s a weird disease, honestly. For all of us, it’s always some combination of other things triggering it.

Hell, it could even be from riding a scooter in the summer; you basically glue your anus to a scorching hot black seat and boom—there's your problem.

Could be rushed bathroom trips or dealing with hard stools. My advice? Grab your phone, sit tight, and just let it happen without straining.

It can be anything.

You can't exactly post on here about which specific pâté you ate, what kind of coffee you drink, or what exactly gives you gas; we all react differently.

You have to play detective with your own habits and use a process of elimination to slowly fix the situation.

All those meds out there? They just dull the pain. None of them actually stop the problem from happening in the first place.

Betty Thomas78 said:Listen, guys, I’ve already vented about this before... but my life turned into a total nightmare about two months ago. Constant pain when I go to the bathroom, bleeding... just zero peace of mind since then. One week it’s fine, the next it’s absolute hell. When the pain stops, the bleeding stops too. But once the pain kicks in, it’s blood everywhere every single time I go. Since I’m such a massive hypochondriac, I honestly thought I had cancer. Usually, things settle down after a few days, but this last week has been relentless. Up until now, nothing was visible on the outside, but today was straight-up horror. Everything is swollen and throbbing; I’ve seriously never dealt with anything like this. I was just sitting at home crying because the pain was so bad I actually ended up at the ER. The doctor checked me out, gave me some painkillers and Pfizer, and said if this doesn't chill out, I need to head straight to the Mayo Clinic (over in Cleveland)
In all my 30 years, I’ve never had anything happen like this. If anyone has any advice, please—what should I absolutely stay away from eating? How long does this usually take to clear up? Someone please tell me it gets better. ��

The real culprits here are garbage diet and wearing synthetic fabrics.
You have to learn your own body. Everyone—even doctors—can only tell you what's bad for *other* people; nobody is going to hand you the magic answer for yourself.
Keep track of what you eat, what you drink, and even what you wear. If you can't remember, write it down.
Personally, I've officially banned pepper, brewed coffee, soda, and leather motorcycle gear from my life forever.

If we were acting like Switzerland right now, we’d be setting up a national referendum just to ask if we actually want the government to drive us straight into a massive deficit.
That’s how these idiots would go about deciding our fate instead of just handling it ourselves.

The government needs to get its hands off every single type of deficit.
If I were calling the shots, the only rule would be that banks have to actually lay out all the risks to their clients upfront.

I just realized that hemorrhoids can actually be triggered by sweat pooling around your waist and trickling down toward your anus

So, I hit up JPMorgan Chase with my first paycheck and scored a full 100% match right out of the gate. Then, fast forward three months, and suddenly it’s a 3x bit boost.

Edward Evans7 said:Does anyone happen to know which bank offers the highest overdraft limit?
Usually, they cap it at about 3x your monthly salary.

Thanks

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JPMorgan Chase and Capital One—everyone in my house is sitting on that 3x limit right now.

Timothy Torres5 said:That’s exactly my point. So why the constant badgering? I had them calling me twice yesterday and twice again today asking if I have any overdrafts or other credit cards out there. It feels like a bit of a redundant loop to me.

Basically, they're trying to figure out if they should even bother processing it.
If someone clearly doesn't meet the requirements for a loan, they wouldn't waste their breath calling you even once.
You don't see this kind of interrogation nearly as much when a client is applying for a loan at the same Bank of America where their paycheck is deposited.

Once the credit seeker gives the green light, the personal banker pulls an HROK report in PDF, stuffs it into the file, and tosses the whole thing over to the legal department for the final thumbs up.

The bullshit is over.
The fallout from all this nonsense is gonna hit hard once those debtors can't keep up with their monthly payments, start begging for extensions, or—get this—suddenly remember they actually *do* have loans at other banks after lying through their teeth about it just a few weeks ago.
Those people should probably get ready for legal action and getting absolutely fleeced.

Ugh, give me a break...
Back when HROK was actually around, I never had a single issue getting a loan approved. Now that they're gone? Suddenly, according to them, I'm some kind of credit risk. It’s a joke.
My take on this whole mess is a bit different, though. Without HROK in the picture, it feels like everything has gone sideways. You’ve got these shady characters—not saying everyone, obviously—who are somehow pulling loans out of thin air, while people who actually have the cash to pay them back (again, not everyone, but you get the point) get slapped with a rejection. In my case, I'm being denied the exact same deals that these obvious scammers are getting handed on a silver platter.
Honestly, I’m rooting for HROK to make a comeback. Things might actually start making sense again once they do.

Alright folks, thanks for all the input. I’m gonna stick to the old, tried-and-true vaccination schedule

Question:
When’s the absolute best time to get that flu shot—the one you grab at the pharmacy for like $8 or $9?

Every year, right around mid-November, I pick up the shot and head down to the local Health Institute to get poked. But then, by late February, the flu starts tearing through everything, and I start overthinking it. Am I getting vaccinated too early? Would it be smarter to just buy the shot in the middle of November, stash it in my fridge at home, and wait until the timing is actually perfect to get it jabbed? Just trying to figure out if I'm wasting time by being ahead of the curve before the season actually hits.

Go get checked out by a doctor