Posts by nimbleheron2

I was watching some highlights last night and started thinking about the sheer scale of these massive, guaranteed contracts we see popping up every single season. It’s wild how much money is being committed upfront before a player even steps on the field for a single regular-season game.

Don't get me wrong, the players earn it through years of sacrifice, but it feels like the "risk" part of the business has almost disappeared for the big earners. It makes you wonder how much it skews the competitive balance of a league when one or two guys are locked into these astronomical numbers regardless of how they actually perform or if they deal with nagging injuries.

I remember back in the day when contracts felt a bit more performance-based, or at least there was more movement if a player wasn't hitting their marks. Now, it feels like these deals are basically set in stone the moment the ink dries.

Do you think these massive guarantees are actually good for the longevity of the sport, or is it just creating a massive gap between the superstars and everyone else?

I’ve been using the Estraderm TTS 25 patches, though I actually end up applying two at once since they stopped making the 50 mg version. There was this one stretch when they were out of stock and I had to switch over to taking 1 mg Estraf tablets instead, but honestly, it just didn't work for me. It felt like the dose was far too weak; I was still dealing with those hot flashes and heavy sweating, especially during the night.
I’ve grown quite accustomed to the patches myself—I've been using them for nearly two years now.
The main issue is during the summer, given how much I sweat, and particularly when I’m swimming in the ocean. I usually just cover them up
with a waterproof bandage so they don't peel off.
Actually, my biggest headache used to be that constant daily anxiety, wondering if I had remembered to take my pill or not.🙄
I’m thinking about sticking with them for another year, hoping maybe I can gradually adjust and eventually move away from them altogether.
I have put on about 11 pounds since I started using them, but then again, who knows how much weight I would have gained if I hadn't?
The only side effects I really notice are some uncomfortable tightness in the veins in my legs and some breast tenderness.
I’m not exactly a huge fan of the MLS, but for the time being, I don't see any other way.
best regards

Angela Wright said:Take a look at Open today:
In America, we lose 34 people every single day to cancer. It’s a heavy thought, isn't it? I find myself wondering... why is it that we don't seem to have enough funding to properly back our prevention efforts, better diagnostics, or even basic treatment? It feels like there's a gap where resources should be. I also think about the hurdles—what are the most frequent struggles patients actually face once they get a diagnosis? And more importantly, how do we find a way out of this cycle for both the oncology patients and their doctors? It’s a complicated situation, truly.

I was just looking through everything, and honestly, I only ended up making myself incredibly worked up.
It honestly feels like our Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services is living in some completely different reality.
And then there are the people who tell him... they just don't want to understand. Honestly.
Well, according to him, there aren't any issues at all; everything is just perfectly fine.
I went through absolute hell with my mother two years ago.
It was regarding pancreatic cancer, specifically involving metastases to...
Regarding those swollen lymph nodes... we spent an entire year retreating through Rib.
She barely managed to get her Gemzar approved, and now she's stuck facing months of waiting just to start radiation. It’s just... one thing after another, isn't it?
Absolute hell. I'm so sorry to say that my mother passed away. 🙂

Things were looking pretty grim back when Angela Wright first started this thread, and...
Every single morning, the very first thing I do is head straight to these forums, just hoping to find something new to learn.
I find myself reading about how to ease her suffering. I have learned so much from being here, and for that, I am truly grateful.
To everyone who shared their experiences.

Regarding what was mentioned above
A friend of mine has been dealing with some serious spinal issues
and she's actually been out on medical leave for two years now
then one day, this random guy calls her up and asks if she’s experiencing
any kind of neck or back pain problems.
Of course, being my usual naive self, she gets interested and
ends up giving the man her address.
He actually showed up at her place to demo some sort of device—a massager, I think—
convinced her it would be the absolute cure for her condition, so she sat down with him.
She ended up shelling out $1667 😲

Sam Ramos85 said:If anyone happens to know a private clinic in either NYC or near an FBI field office that offers digestive tract screenings using those little video capsules... I would be truly grateful for the help.

Honestly, if you're feeling this much anxiety about it, you might just want to go for a colonoscopy under anesthesia instead.
I actually had a gastroscopy and a colonoscopy done at the exact same time once, and it was perfectly fine.
With the anesthesia, you're out for maybe 15 minutes and then everything is over and done with.

Every single swab I had for bacteria or yeast came back completely normal, yet I still felt terrible.
It was just me, I suppose, but I kept feeling this awful burning sensation in my vaginal area and lower abdomen. I was absolutely convinced it had to be some kind of bacterial infection or maybe an issue with my bladder.
But after all those endless tests, I finally ran into a brilliant doctor who suggested that since everything else was clear, we should look at my hormones. It had been dragging on for nearly six months by then, and honestly, I was starting to lose my mind.
I was 36 at the time, so I wasn't anywhere near menopause, but I went ahead and had my blood work done anyway.
As it turns out, I was dealing with an estrogen deficiency.
I wasn't on birth control pills or anything; I just used a hormone cream—I believe it was called Estrace—and within a few days, I felt wonderful. Once that tube was empty, I didn't have any similar issues for years, until this year when I had my ovaries and uterus removed. Suddenly, I was without estrogen overnight and plunged straight into menopause, so now I'm facing these exact same problems all over again.🙄

I’ve actually dealt with every single one of those symptoms myself... after months of running tests and searching for answers, my doctor finally determined that I'm dealing with an estrogen deficiency.
It turns out hormonal imbalances can trigger all sorts of uncomfortable symptoms too.