Medial Puns

Det känns som att i alla stora politiska händelser senaste tiden undkommer C genom icke-svar och prat om den breda mitten.

I mina ögon känns det som att Annie Lööf ganska fritt fått bygga bilden av "den breda mitten" i media. Centerpartiet är det snälla partiet som vill skapa ett mittensamarbete mellan de tidigare blocken. Så länge som "ytterkantspartierna" utesluts.

Vänsterpartiet är för långt vänster och SD är för nationalistiska. Vad Annie Lööf dock aldrig verkar ifrågasättas på är hennes partis position. Ur ett svenskt historiskt perspektiv är Centerpartiets nyliberala politik väldigt extrem. När Ayn Rand är en förebild kan ett parti inte säga sig ligga i mitten av svensk politik. Trots det verkar hon sällan ifrågasättas på den punkten, utan tillåts fritt fortsätta med sin historia om den breda mitten.

För en vecka sedan röstade de inte för en budget med eftergifter till C, för att ett avtal om höjda garantipensioner (något C är för) slöts utanför budgeten. I det läget hamnade störst fokus på MP och talmannen, istället för att ifrågasätta C. Särskilt när det i princip innebär att både V och SD fått inflytande, när det enligt C är det viktigaste att detta inte sker.

Efter senaste omröstningen utalade sig Dadgostar om det "inte är välgörande med politiskt högmod och arrogans, ibland måste man kavla upp ärmarna, inse verkligheten och komma överens". Annie Lööfs kommentar till TV4 på uttalandet blev i princip att V's aggression mot C gör det tydligt att det inte går att samarbeta med V. Detta till trots att C under hela mandatperioden gjort det tydligt att om man så mycket som pratar med V lämnar de samarbetet.

Inte heller verkar Annie ifrågasättas kring deras väljare. Majoriteten av C's väljare är för ett samarbete med vänstern. Majoriteten av väljarna är dessutom emot vinster i välfärden. Så ett stort problem verkar vara att en andel av C's väljare inte vet vad de röstar på.

Blev ett långt inlägg, kanske utan något större innehåll. Men jag är ärligt talat extremt trött på att Annie Lööf tillåts spinna sin bild utan motstånd från något håll. Hur lyckas hon navigera media så pass smidigt till skillnad från många andra politiker?

Hi, I'm EB2 (Nebraska Service Center) and am waiting for my I485/I131/I765. I submitted my medical 4 months ago and haven't heard anything since. Is this normal? Is anyone else experiencing this?

Everyone was saying medical is the last step and means the end is near, but not hearing any update is so frustrating. Timeline:

• December 23, 2020: filed
• January 25, 2021: I140 approved
• March 31, 2021: Biometrics
• August 2, 2021: RFE medical
• September 1, 2021: medical received

No movement at all on AP/EAD.

I'm not gonna get into the whole story because it's much too long, but I'll quickly explain.

I have one of those really rare diseases where I can only have certain foods, which are like 15. Only one of those is meat. I have a special formula to drink as well but it does not have enough of certain things to sustain me, and the current foods I can eat also aren't the right nutrients. I can't have nuts or other things people use for stuff like protien and other things in meat.

One of those is something in meat, I'm not sure which, but if I do not have it I literally have brain problems and if left uncheck can turn bad. I found this out the hard way when I previously tried to not have any meat. It literally breaks my heart to not have a choice in terms of consuming meat but there's gotta be other things I can do, right? I asked my Doctor before if there were any substitutes to the thing that keeps me healthy enough but he said there was none. Do you guys know of any? I don't even know the exact thing that helps but whatever it is has to do with hypoglycemia or whatever.

Hi u/eshlow and r/overcominggravity, I have had diagnosed elbow tendonitis for two years despite trying all the rehab exercises and methods consistently, reducing and attempting to progressively re-increase volume, and following all the recommendations from Steven's tendonitis book & post, physiotherapists, and general advice.

Please can you have a look at my case and see if you can help?(Also u/TheTysonEdwards, u/MovementTom, u/Antranik)

Here is a brief history of my training journey and injury history:

• 2017 (age 14) - Started training light dumbbell exercises
• 2018 (age 15)
  • Built initial base of strength with pull-ups every day, bodyweight basics, and powerlifts (squat & deadlift)
  • Started training general calisthenics/GST from the easiest progressions: FL/BL, planche, human flag, manna, pistol squats, etc.; plus handstands balancing and presses/entries
  • Had a brief stint at a gymnastics club 1x per week for 6 months—nothing serious, just basic rope climbs and p-bar swings
  • Started a consistent & all-encompassing stretching & mobility routine for 15 minutes every night which is responsible for my flexibility and which I still do now
• 2019 (age 16)
  • Constant hard training 7x per week (even on holidays!)—not a single deload—but built immense strength through dips, pull-ups, 360 pulls, FL rows, deficit elevated pike presses etc. plus accessory work (eg FL scap retractions)
  • Calisthenics: Achieved straddle planche 12 seconds, full BL 20 seconds, full FL 5 seconds, human flag 5s
  • Handstands: Achieved strength-orientated presses (straddle, pike, straddle-L etc.), but still could only balance a handstand for 30 seconds with a poor line
  • Squat 1x bodyweight, deadlift 2x bodyweight, Olympic lifts with the bar only, kettlebell lifts
  • Tendonitis:
    • Started feeling pain in my right medial elbow in October, then ignored it until December when it the pain was significant
    • Thus, my obsessive mindset finally relented and I decided to bring down the volume to only a few sets per day (eg ring dips, 360 pulls, pull-ups) for a total of 30-60 min (😱 still a lot, I know), whereas previously I was training 2+ hours a day (including dynamic bodyweight, statics, handstands, and skills)
    • *Obviously I now realise the stupidity of this excessive volume and no rest, but at the time I was obsessed and addicted to training and progressin

You fucking come see me cunt!

Hello. I have been training BJJ for about 7 months now and I have been weight lifting since 2012. I got some pretty bad golfers elbow about 3 weeks ago and I understand this is a pretty common injury for Jiu Jitsu practitioners. I have been laying off both weightlifting and rolling for a few weeks now. I also looked up a lot of physical therapy exercises that I have just started to do.

Does anyone have any other recommendations on what to do? Also time line wise how long recovery will be? Thanks!

I was given the all clear to unlock my brace and ambulate without crutches. I felt like I over did it (some swelling and pain), rested and increased ice and NSAIDs, and while it initially improved, with any activity it quickly worsened. It’s been a week of taking it very easy/icing/NSAIDs and it still feels swollen and tight with occasional pain, but worse than that is this horrific squeaking and creaking with changes in position and ambulating. It’s like nails on a chalkboard through my whole body. My PT says it can be normal, but I’m freaking out - I had no pain prior to my surgery, and I’m so worried that now I will have chronic issues going forward. Does anyone have a similar story?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC7585909/

Abstract

Aim: The association between small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-C) levels and carotid intimal medial thickness (cIMT) progression has not been evaluated fully. We assessed specialized lipoproteins, including sdLDL-C, with regard to cIMT progression in a prospective observational study in Japan.

Methods: Plasma total cholesterol, direct LDL-C, sdLDL-C, LDL-triglycerides (LDL-TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), HDL2-C, HDL3-C, triglycerides, Lp(a), and adiponectin were measured in 2,030 men and women (median age 59 years, free of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and off cholesterol lowering medication). At both baseline and after a five-year follow-up, cIMT was assessed. Univariate, multivariate regression, and least square analyses were performed to examine the relationships between direct LDL-C, sdLDL-C, and other lipoproteins with cIMT progression.

Results: The median cIMT at baseline was 0.63 mm and five-year progression was 0.18 mm. After adjustment for standard CVD risk factors, including age, gender, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL-C, smoking, diabetes, and hypertension treatment, only direct LDL-C, sdLDL-C, and the sdLDL-C/LDL-C ratio were associated with cIMT progression. ***Even in subjects with direct LDL-C < 100 mg/dL, who were considered at low CVD risk, elevated sdLDL-C were associated with cIMT progression (***P for trend = 0.009) in a model with established CVD risk factors, although the sdLDL-C/LDL-C ratio did not. Those correlations did not change by including triglycerides as a controlling factor or excluding premenopausal women from the analyzed population.

Conclusions: Small dense LDL-C has a stronger relationship with cIMT progression than LDL-C does; therefore, measuring sdLDL-C may allow for the formulation of optimal therapy for CVD prevention.

Today I ran my first mile since months before surgery. Ran a 9:15 mile with very little pain. I have full ROM and have started agility exercises in PT, have been back in the gym since the week after surgery (used crutches until cleared to not use them), have been doing normal leg strength training (not back squats or leg extensions), and I feel pretty good! Just wanted to give everybody some hope going into this process! Things do go back to normal and if you grind, the process becomes a memory of the past.

This is how messed up the economy is. Corporations don’t care about human lives, and the system is a business. This is why no one wants to work for garbage wages. 15 states in the US currently still pay 2009’s federal minimum wage ($7.25). The woman’s employer’s insurance only covered $94k.

$94k.

Leaving her with a $3 million bill. Filing for bankruptcy that early in her life would essentially ruin her. We are slaves to capitalism. Work or starve. That’s not how it should be. Companies only say we’re replaceable when it benefits them. It’s disgusting that some states are trying to go backwards in time to weaken child labor laws.

I am 20 years old. I could never imagine my parents telling me to get a job at 14. According to the Social Security Administration, it’s supposed to exhaust in 2033. Whether or not that’s actually true, it’s likely people my age will put into SS for our (or most) of our working lives and we’ll get nothing. My mom likely even won’t get anything.

I seriously really fear for what my life is going to be like in the next 10-20 years. I may be an extremely pessimistic person, but can you really blame me? Is this all there really is to life, work, get a few hours to myself, and sleep? Just to repeat the cycle again for the next 4 days? I can’t even enjoy my days off because all I can think about is having to go back to work.

I am forced to work 2 jobs because both of the companies are too greedy to pay a living wage. Having 2 jobs for the last 9 months has really taken a toll on my mental health. But I can’t quit one of them or else I can’t afford to pay rent. Fuck this man. I don’t how to go on anymore like this. It won’t be too long before we have had enough.

That’s why school is so goddamn expensive. The government doesn’t want us to be educated. Because there are more of us than there is of them. People just haven’t realized it yet.

Video source: https://youtu.be/3NvnOUcG-ZI

I got xrays and everything is okay. Went to pt and they said my glute med was weak and some of my leg muscles were tight. Anyone ever cure really bad knee pain? Stretch my tfl, piriformas?

I’ve read about Vericel and their MACI treatment but it’s very invasive. This is for the meniscus. There is not yet a ligament recon involving stem cells.

Do you think that we will ever get a stem cell meniscus and ligament and if so, when do you think?

My MRI showed that I have a small tear in my medial meniscus. I was told I don’t need surgery so I just completed 3 months in PT. I still feel weakness and sometimes sudden sharp pain on the inside of my knee. Is this normal? It just doesn’t feel comfortable and I don’t have much confidence in my knee because at one point before PT I would struggle to walk.

So I’ve been scouring this subreddit for the past few months since reinjuring my operated leg. I had the hamstring graft may 2020, healed great. September 2021 I reinjured myself. One symptom I have been having is a feeling of misalignment and weakness stemming from the incision site on my shin. It doesn’t really hurt, just feels like it’s out of alignment. It’s really uncomfortable and feels like my knee is bending inward, like in a valgus way. I have to constantly bounce my leg through my big toe to make it feel less uncomfortable. It has also made me much more unstable going down stairs as I cannot really do that normally. I just had knee scope surgery to hopefully address this and other issues, a build up of scar tissue was removed from the medial plica but things still don’t feel right. The dr also opened up hamstring incision site per my request, he said there was slight tethering or something but doesn’t know what could be causing my symptoms. Wondering if anyone has experienced something similar and if there is a way to fix it? I feel like the knee scope was kind of my last resort after pt didn’t work, so feeling pretty hopeless and out of options. I’m only 24 and feel like my knee is ruined for life and it has put me into a pretty deep depression. Apologies if my description of my symptoms is unclear, it’s pretty hard to explain the sensation.

So I had surgery on the 8th December and I’m 2 weeks post op. I didn’t receive much clarity after my surgery and I have a few questions that I would be grateful if someone would answer.

I’m currently on a knee brace (I’ve been told to wear it until the 14th Jan) where it’s completely straight and I feel no pain. However, when I take my leg out and try to bend it, my maximum flexion is at about 30°, if I try to bend it past that my knee feels stiff and almost as if its swelling inside. Is this normal and are there any exercises to improve this flexion?

How can I not lift my leg up by itself? Not sure if its psychological or purely due to the surgery but I’m 2 weeks post op so I’d expect myself to be able to do this.

My physiotherapy starts on the 4th Feb which is very late but I’ve been given a few exercises/stretches to perform. Any clarity on these questions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all! I am new here. I have had lower back pain since around 2018. One of my discs is slightly herniated and I believe there is something going on with L4 and L5. I have been to PT twice, my current doctor was also giving me nerve block injections, which have not helped. I seeked out a new doctor because the injections did not wok and I will be beginning a new treatment called medical branch blocks. Does anyone have any experience with this type of treatment? Any inout would help :)

TIA

Help! I’m a 31 y/o F with unexplainable knee pain, primarily on the lateral and middle area of my knee. X-ray showed some joint space narrowing medically consistent with osteoarthritis only on the left (no issues in my right knee). My Ortho didn’t really say a whole lot about it. He did order an MRI. No injuries to my knowledge except for doing a lot of high intensity cardio for a year and half, which thinking about it now, is pretty rough on knees. Never been a runner. I feel like mild degeneration shouldn’t really be causing as much pain as I’m in? Anyone else who is younger have this? I was pretty surprised to see this and I’m a little freaked about how this is going to progress. Would PRP injections possibly save the joint a bit?

Side note: I had a knee joint injection for “diagnostic purposes” with no relief whatsoever 2 months ago.

Hello all- I am 2 weeks post meniscus repair surgery for a posterior medial tear. Things are going well so far and I am on very little pain medication. My surgeon says I am still on strict NWB for the next 8 weeks at least (which would be 10 weeks total) I see a lot of posts where people are starting to bear weight much sooner than this.

I of course listen to everything my doctor says and will follow his instructions, but out of curiosity how long were other people with the same repair told to keep weight off? Do you think it depends on where the tear is or how confident they are in the repair?

10 weeks is an awfully long time to crutch around, and I am starting PT this week to strengthen my poor weak, skinny leg. Just wondering if anyone else spent this amount of time not bearing so much as a toe on the floor.

Hey everyone, I thought I’d share my 7 day recovery diary to make it easier for people considering surgery to understand what they might go through. I was very fortunate to have a friend with a similar injury describe his experiences in detail beforehand so thought I’d pay it forward.

For context I’m a 21 year old male, active with a good amount of muscle and fat for height (6’0).

Pasting diary below but tldr; wasn’t AS BAD as some thread posts make it out to be especially if you get hamstring graft. Pain temporarily got to 7/10 at most but overall I took anti inflammatory (Tylenol) for first two days and no pain killers throughout the entire process. I’d reccomend buying an ice strap or cryo cast, elevated leg pillow and a urinary bowl if you really need it.

Day1 - Pre surgery — worried but purposely slept less so it would be a no brainer to fall asleep during anesthetic. Worked like a charm, knocked out for a quick nap and woke up with surgery done. Amazing.

Got home using crutches. Might be adrenaline but can kind of stand on my left leg while hovering the right operated one. Using crutches no problem, grateful I trained upper body before this surgery. Hopped 4 stairs by myself on left leg bc it was easiest, kind of like explosive lunges.

Day2 - still no opioids. woke up being able to do leg raises. No trouble going to the washroom myself either using crutches and my other three limbs. Tried icing too but barely felt anything through the bandages. This leg strength didn’t last too long, went to the washroom two more times throughout the day and both times it significantly hurt more hovering with my operated leg.

Day3 - no opioids but took some more Tylenol. Only just realized they cause constipation as well and felt the effects of it too. Learned progress is not linear — felt significantly harder for me to go to the washroom today especially as I tried taking two dumps. Blood rushes also come and go and seem to be getting more severe but will try to fix tomorrow by sitting on bed more rather than laying whole time. For context, blood rush = rush of blood to knee/calf/gastrocnemius area which feels like it’s going to explode

Day4 - no opioids or Tylenol. Laxatives and fibre or Hakka from yesterday’s food definitely kicked in because I went to take a dump like 7 times today. Thank god I hit some milestones today though, feeling more comfortable moving around more and even got myself out of bed + back several times! Blood rush is still there an