Posts by Amanda Lewis66

Thanks for all the input 🙂

I've got a question. I'm honestly not even sure if this is possible, but figured I'd throw it out there and see what happens.

So, I figured out how to drop a YouTube link that starts at a specific second instead of just dumping the whole video on people, right? But now I'm wondering—is there actually a way to set a start AND an end point? Like, from second X to second Y?
Right now, all I can do is set the starting point, but I can't tell the player where to stop (if that's even a thing).

The reason I'm asking is because sometimes I find these massive videos, and I don't want to have to type out a whole damn note telling everyone, "Hey, just watch from minute 2 to minute 5." It's such a pain.

Thanks! 🙂

I seriously don't get why people are acting so shocked. 🤷
It’s just common sense that medical bills aren't free, especially when you're dealing with the kind of hell she's going through right now.

It’s a damn shame she was so reckless that she ended up stuck in this massive financial hole, but hey, maybe her situation can serve as a wake-up call for everyone else. It should be a loud and clear reminder to act responsibly and actually get travel insurance before things go south.

restlesstiger102 said:You have to go grab some kind of crazy device at the pharmacy to rinse things out. I picked up one at CVS and it looks like a freaking accordion🤣 with this long little "stick" thingy sticking out the top

That’s called a water flosser😉

nimblemarlin622 said:I had my surgery 3 weeks ago (narrowing, hump removal, and reducing the whole nose shape). My nose looks wider and bigger than it did before—is that just because of the swelling, or am I stuck looking like this?? :-(

Look, you literally just listed everything they did to you and how long it’s been.

The human body is pretty wild, sure, but expecting everything to settle perfectly after only three weeks? Give me a break...

And honestly, what’s even the point? The girl already went ahead and wrote everything out in plain English.

Elizabeth Fox57 - look, you can see it wasn't that big of a deal to lay out what happened 😉

Elizabeth Fox57 said:Look, I gotta jump in here too, since this whole board has been a total lifesaver for me... I'm not gonna sit here and write a freaking novel, but if anyone actually wants the lowdown, just hit me up via DM 😉

Why on earth would you think it’s any easier to reply to everyone individually through DMs, typing out basically the same thing over and over?
Trust me, it’s a nightmare.

You even said yourself how much this place helped you. So why not just lay it all out there and share some actual details?

Nobody is going to complain if a post is as long as the Bible if it’s actually useful. 🤷

Fine. Whatever you say.

Oh yeah, because I clearly have nothing better to do than make up lies on a health forum. 🤦

Look, people get cosmetic work done at public hospitals all the time. Sure, it doesn't happen every single day, but folks actually walk in there and ask, "Hey, can you touch up my nose?" It’s not like anyone is bribing doctors or getting surgeries through some shady back-channel connections.
I'd have to be absolutely delusional to invent a conspiracy like that. Get real.

Sam Kim12 - seriously, take a chill pill. What's with the meltdown?

I just wrote down exactly what my friend told me. You’re out here working overtime trying to twist things completely out of context.

Everyone is an individual dealing with their own specific mess and issues. I never made some sweeping generalization, and honestly, why would I even bother? 🤷

Don't get so worked up that you start making stuff up. When I was visiting, I actually heard about a dozen people there who had ear surgery being offered cosmetic procedures too.

P.S. Maybe watch your tone a bit, because this is getting pretty hard to read. ☕

Michelle Carter52 said:well you can if you have a deviated septum, and I've heard plenty of people cut a deal with a doctor who doesn't even have a septum issue just to write down that they do, so they get the cosmetic stuff done for free along with it 😁 even though I think that's totally absurd, but hey, anything goes

I actually know some insider info on this, so I'm gonna lay it out.
Maybe it'll help someone out. 😉

Nothing about this is absurd. Why would it be?

I know someone personally who had nose surgery, and it was at the Mayo Clinic.
It was a friend of mine who got into a minor car accident when she was a kid and hit her nose. It caused a deviated septum. Honestly, it didn't even bother her that much. OK, maybe her breathing wasn't perfect, but she’d been living with it since childhood.

What *really* ate at her was the fact that she inherited this massive, hooked nose from her family that totally trashed her look. She’s had a complex about that nose forever and constantly talked about wanting surgery.
Money was obviously not an option for her.

Later on, she found out she could actually get a nose job covered by Medicare if it's for functional reasons, and while they're at it, they can fix the aesthetics too without any extra charge.

It sounds unbelievable and sketchy, but it's legit and still works today. Anyone with a deviated septum can get it done for free.

All you have to do is go to your primary care doctor and complain about breathing issues so they'll give you a referral for more tests. Once those tests confirm the deviated septum, they offer the surgery.

Before the procedure, they ask the patient if they want to fix the aesthetics as well and exactly what they want (she had the bump removed and narrowed the nose because it was way too big).
The surgeries are usually performed by residents who are basically practicing. So, fixing the looks isn't a big deal for them.

I went to visit her in the hospital and I saw there were a few other people in the room, all having procedures done by residents. I'm not exactly sure which cases go to the residents and which ones go to the actual attending physicians.
When I walked in to see her, I noticed not everyone had the same amount of bandages and bruising. Not everyone gets the same treatment.
Some people just want the function fixed and that's it. Their recovery is way faster. Those were mostly older folks, people who need to bounce back ASAP (for work), or people who are fine with how their nose looks and don't want to deal with the heavy recovery that comes with aesthetic work.

Every single young person I saw there was getting the aesthetics done too.

It took her about a year for everything to settle down. She ended up with a straight, slimmer nose—looked totally natural. She isn't 100% happy with it now (I think she's just overthinking it, but whatever). I know she complained for ages about it feeling numb.

She was even explaining to me how anyone can pretty much do a DIY check for a deviated septum right now.

Just hold a mirror or a piece of glass under your nose and blow hard.
If the fogging is even on both nostrils—you're good, no deviation.
If one side fogs up way more than the other, or the other side barely fogs at all, you've got a deviation.

I remember a bunch of people who weren't happy with their noses but had zero cash for surgery kept grilling her about what kind of accident she had as a kid to get that deviation, joking that they'd love to have a "car accident" just to get a free nose job.😁

It really all depends on which surgeon you’re looking to go with. You didn't even mention which city you're planning to have the surgery in! Honestly, just start hitting up different outpatient clinics to see how their pricing stacks up. Most places charge for consultations, so why not just fire off some emails first? Get them to give you a ballpark price range before you waste your time and gas driving around for in-person visits.