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Post by melissam311554 on Aug 29, 2014 9:34:54 GMT
So, I know this is OT, but this is an OT thread, and I just need to vent somewhere. Today was my first day of classes, and I'm exhausted. I couldn't find any place to sit for the two hours I had between classes, so I had to stand that whole time, and with my broken foot, that was painful. (My dad says there are places to sit in the same building, but he had trouble explaining to me this evening where they were, so he's going to go to campus with me on Friday to show me.) My hip and foot are killing me. Walking - even though painful to my foot - is easier on me than standing. The problem with standing is that the boot on that foot is higher than my other shoe, and I have to stand crooked, so it kills my hips. I am in pain right now.  I can empathise. My heels are giving my problems for reasons I cannot figure out -- all I know is that speed walking is better than slow walking is better than standing still. So people see me hobble onto a bus and sit down, then when I get off I spring up and walk out like it's nothing. Invisible disability (and being mid-late twenties, of course both myself and my husband -- who has arthritis and spondylitis -- are perfectly fit and healthy and shouldn't need to take up seats). My advice: go for the full MRI scan, even if it feels like it's a waste. My husband and I are getting very neurotic about medical check-ups now after my mum's back pain turned out to be a metastitised tumor (and an old friend's brother's backpain turned out to be cancer as well, and Iain Banks' back pain turned out to be cancer...) and my husband fully accepts that he should have gone to see someone a lot sooner than he did when he started losing a lot of weight. With a full MRI they can probably see if the problem is ankle, brain, or anywhere in between, whereas a foot-only one if they found nothing you'd probably have to have a more involved MRI anyway. (Add me in as someone else who likes MRIs and medical stuff. My degree was biomedical engineering and cybernetics, so I got a hefty dose of medical jargon on top of engineering and cybernetics. I just wish I could have found a job in my degree field.) --- And the main reason I came here: I blathered in the DD thread about house anxieties, well... We got an email about an hour ago saying that (so long as we can finalise the mortgage and solicitors) my husband and I have our first place! We could be moving in in a month! We got our first choice apartment, and it's in an exceptionally central location (very good transport links -- less than 5 mins to the train station, and there's a train that takes only 30 mins to get into central London). Right on the river (though we got a corner place so we half look out onto the road, half look to the side of the river), pretty much right next door to the shopping centre and what-not. I just now feel faint/like I'm gonna be sick/like I'm gonna have a panic attack  Adult responsibility! |
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Post by MiaSkywalker on Sept 1, 2014 17:14:15 GMT
I can empathise. My heels are giving my problems for reasons I cannot figure out -- all I know is that speed walking is better than slow walking is better than standing still. So people see me hobble onto a bus and sit down, then when I get off I spring up and walk out like it's nothing. Invisible disability (and being mid-late twenties, of course both myself and my husband -- who has arthritis and spondylitis -- are perfectly fit and healthy and shouldn't need to take up seats). My advice: go for the full MRI scan, even if it feels like it's a waste. My husband and I are getting very neurotic about medical check-ups now after my mum's back pain turned out to be a metastitised tumor (and an old friend's brother's backpain turned out to be cancer as well, and Iain Banks' back pain turned out to be cancer...) and my husband fully accepts that he should have gone to see someone a lot sooner than he did when he started losing a lot of weight. With a full MRI they can probably see if the problem is ankle, brain, or anywhere in between, whereas a foot-only one if they found nothing you'd probably have to have a more involved MRI anyway. (Add me in as someone else who likes MRIs and medical stuff. My degree was biomedical engineering and cybernetics, so I got a hefty dose of medical jargon on top of engineering and cybernetics. I just wish I could have found a job in my degree field.) --- And the main reason I came here: I blathered in the DD thread about house anxieties, well... We got an email about an hour ago saying that (so long as we can finalise the mortgage and solicitors) my husband and I have our first place! We could be moving in in a month! We got our first choice apartment, and it's in an exceptionally central location (very good transport links -- less than 5 mins to the train station, and there's a train that takes only 30 mins to get into central London). Right on the river (though we got a corner place so we half look out onto the road, half look to the side of the river), pretty much right next door to the shopping centre and what-not. I just now feel faint/like I'm gonna be sick/like I'm gonna have a panic attack Adult responsibility! Funny thing about invisible disabilities: A year or so ago I had to take a P.E. course as part of my A.A. degree, and because of my disabilities (which didn't exist when I began the degree), it limited what I could take. The class I finally signed up for was a swim class for disabled persons. When the class started, the teacher commented that there were a couple of people in the class who were not disabled, but were in the class because they couldn't get the regular swim class to fit with their schedules. I saw these two tall, fit looking guys in the back row, and assumed it was them, but it wasn't. Those two young men - who looked healthy and fit - had disabilities that weren't visible. One of them has no cartilage in his shoulders. I don't know if you know what that means, but it means that every time he moves his arms, the bones grind, and it's incredibly painful. (Not to mention, it causes the bones to grind down, which causes other problems.) The other young man had a health issue where he could not gain weight. One might laugh and think, "I wish I had that!" but apparently it was horrible for him. So it occurred to me, that just because someone doesn't LOOK disabled, doesn't mean they aren't. I have this humongous boot on my foot, so my disability right now is pretty obvious. But I've been disabled since before I broke my foot; this is really only a temporary issue. Problem is, I don't really LOOK disabled, so sometimes I would see someone glare at me when I park in a disabled parking spot. As many of you know from things I've said in the past, walking for me is VERY painful; it feels like razor blades are slicing through my instep with every step I take. So I NEED those disabled parking spaces, despite the fact that I don't usually look like I'm disabled. So I can totally relate to your situation. My only suggestion would be that if you can get your doctor to give you a permanent disability placard, carry it around with you. Most of the time you can ignore the glarers, but if you encounter a situation where someone official argues with you, you can show them the placard. Btw, since you know the medical stuff - what's the difference between an MRI and a CT scan? I know they're done with different techniques, but do they do similar kinds of things? Are they used for different situations? My father and I were wondering about that last night, and neither of us has any idea.  And congratulations on the house! Do you have a move-in date yet? |
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Post by melissam311554 on Sept 2, 2014 12:34:58 GMT
Neither my husband nor I drive (any more; my husband learning to drive was the stress trigger which started all of his more serious problems) so we don't have the disabled parking issue. Ours is public transport, and if someone's glared at me for not moving up and out of a seat for someone, I've not noticed (outside of an upfront event where someone said 'these are for disabled people you know' and I half-shouted out that my husband had arthritis too. We ended up moving anyway because my husband has had arthritis since he was about ten and has gotten all the disapproving looks about this lazy kid/teen not giving up his seat for someone else). Of course, reverse is also true -- I've been on the London Underground where it's standing room only, and have to shuffle and alternate picking my feet up to stop them hurting so much. But, because I'm 'healthy', no one's ever offered me a seat. Ironically, I got an exercise bike a month or so back and my stamina is a lot better. I no longer finish a walk needing a breather, but my ankles are still painful Medical stuff: the main differences between an MRI and a CT is what they use to build up the image. CT scans commonly use x-rays and a tracer liquid (injected) but there are some that use positrons (as in the name, positively charged electrons); MRI scans use magnetic fields and radiowaves. MRIs are the preferred scanning method if possible -- because CT scans use x-rays (which can impact cell mutation and ever so slightly increase a person's cancer risk; estimations one are CT scan is the equivalent to between 100 and 1,000 conventional x-rays), you want to avoid too much exposure. There are likely some things that are diagnosed only by CT instead of MRI, but the main reasons for getting a CT over an MRI is either available facilities, or you have metal in your body. MRI + metal in body = metal heats up, pulled out of position = risk of burns and displacement of potentially vital implants. My mum, having had part of her spine removed and replaced with metal inserts, can no longer have an MRI. (Fun note -- that is the reason why you're asked on forms for MRIs if you ever knowingly or might have metal implants. Also, any metal that gets into the MRI machine itself can damage it or even make it non-functional. This is also the reason why anyone in the MRI room should not have anything metal with them. No keys, metal coins, belt buckle. All left in a safe place outside the room or out of range of the MRI machine.) MRIs and CTs, aside from the different scanning techniques, work in the same way. They 'ping' the body and build up a picture from what they receive. Lighter spots are the more dense areas (bones), darker areas are less dense (muscle and organs). If you know anything about submarine radar and how that builds up a picture, it works in a similar manner. Regarding the house: we don't have a move-in date yet. We've been a little bogged down with paperwork and are awaiting a call to finalise a mortgage application. As the complex is still being completed, they reckon they'll start releasing the apartments as the communal area is finished. The builders are working from the ground up, so the lower floors will be released first. As we've got a place on the second (UK)/third (US) floor, we reckon we'll be one of the first people allowed to move in, estimates on late September. Of course, being my family, that's not going to be so straightforward. My mum told me about an hour ago that the reason my dad's been having neck/shoulder/foot pain is because his spine's pressing on his central nervous system, and he needs to have three vertebrae removed from his lower neck. Apparently he should have had it done six months ago but he declined/refused on account of my mum, but it's apparently gotten worse and can lead to full paralysis if not treated. It also means my dad will have to have a month (at least) off work, and while we don't have an official date for the surgery, it's expected to be within the next couple of weeks. (Frankly, all we need now is for me to find out my thyroid is off-kilter or my ankles are a result of tendinitis or something and every single one of us will have a diagnosed medical condition.) |
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Post by MiaSkywalker on Sept 3, 2014 0:59:56 GMT
Sorry, not going to reply to yours yet, Melissa. I just wanted to say, David, awwww! I had watched your livestream last night but didn't bookmark it because I was going to use your post to get to it again. I was interested in watching it, because I want to see what the game is like. While I'm not interested in it enough NOW because there's too much missing gameplay that I love (pets, magic, etc.), I figure I will get it eventually. It would be nice to see what the game is like. But you took down your post! Now how am I gonna find it again?  ETA: I just realized how my first sentence sounded. I'm sorry, Melissa! It's just that I'm too tired tonight to even think! I'll try to do a reply tomorrow, when I'm more coherent. |
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Post by despina53 on Sept 3, 2014 3:43:40 GMT
I agree with Mia, David. I watched your livestream this afternoon so I could learn a bit more about the game (not buying it 'til it's at "fire sale" pricing! ). After I finished watching, I went to leave a message on your thread but it had disappeared . Hope it's back up soon. Anyway, what I wanted to tell you was I think we have similar taste in fashion; everything you said about some of them was what echoed in my head. Somehow, we must be related  . |
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Post by MiaSkywalker on Sept 3, 2014 4:21:38 GMT
Yeah, I should probably be clear; I'm not interested in Sims 4 at the moment for several reasons. 1) I'm in school, so don't have much time to play games except during winter and summer breaks. 2) I can't afford to start pouring a huge investment into a new game. 3) I figure that since I don't have time anyway, I might as well wait until the expansions I want come out before I get it. 4) Because of 1-3, I can wait to get it, and then it will probably drop in price. (I'll admit, Frugal probably should be one of my traits.) 5) I need mods and CC to come out. Lots of them! I'm hoping for another Twallan for Sims 4 to appear. But I AM interested in getting it eventually, it isn't that I'm dead set against it forever. My hope is that they'll return CASt and the other things in a later patch. Or if not, that other things in the game will make up for it. I'm not really a huge fan of presets. I like to customize things for myself! But I'd like to watch your gameplay. It will be like vicariously playing it through you. |
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Post by mulder8486 on Sept 11, 2014 1:47:41 GMT
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Post by MiaSkywalker on Sept 12, 2014 4:22:02 GMT
I think many of us are going to want to download it when you're done. What size lot is it? |
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Post by mulder8486 on Sept 12, 2014 14:34:49 GMT
It's currently 30x30 but I'm pretty sure I'm going to move it to at least a 30x40 lot (deeper) because I don't have room to do what I wanted to do with the pool. I thought I had started on a 40x40 but I guess now  |
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Post by MiaSkywalker on Sept 13, 2014 5:34:13 GMT
Actually, I'm glad it's a smallish lot. I've seen a lot of really nice lots on the Exchange and elsewhere, but the majority are at least 50x50. (Many are a full 60x60 or 64x64.) It's nice to see a nice lot that's a little smaller - gives more variety!
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Post by mulder8486 on Sept 13, 2014 19:15:19 GMT
I'll probably offer it both ways. I'll continue building it on the current lot with a smaller pool, save it, then copy it to a slightly deeper lot to do the backyard the way I want to.
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Post by MiaSkywalker on Sept 14, 2014 0:00:01 GMT
That's a really good idea. People can download both, and when a smaller lot is more appropriate (or the only one that can fit into a particular world), they can use that one. I like that idea. Big pools are nice, but I'm finding that lately I don't use pools all that much. I find them most useful when I want to build up a Sim's athletic and I don't want them overheating. But unfortunately, there's not a whole lot they really do in the pool. I wish they could play games with and splash each other, but unfortunately we don't have those options. |
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Post by mulder8486 on Sept 14, 2014 0:07:14 GMT
I use them a lot (in combination with the "waterfalls" from island paradise) to increase fun quickly. I have a horrible habit of REALLY pushing my sims to gain skill or do something to get a promotion that I always seem to kill their fun bar with in the process. I use slides a lot too and find that pools are fun with kids who can run around a bit. I have seen them splash each other as well as do holding your breath contests in 3.
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Post by mulder8486 on Sept 21, 2014 21:29:02 GMT
The 30x30 lot is uploaded to the exchange. Not sure why the photos look so odd but hopefully everything loads for you guys that wanted it (none of the furniture pieces show in the pictures). I tested each appliances too and know they all work and the grill does not start a fire inside www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8446268 |
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Post by MiaSkywalker on Sept 22, 2014 3:13:44 GMT
Thanks, mulder! I think I'm going to snag it and use it for my Hidden Valley Sim when I get her married and move her out of the house. It looks perfect! |
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I can empathise. My heels are giving my problems for reasons I cannot figure out -- all I know is that speed walking is better than slow walking is better than standing still. So people see me hobble onto a bus and sit down, then when I get off I spring up and walk out like it's nothing. Invisible disability (and being mid-late twenties, of course both myself and my husband -- who has arthritis and spondylitis -- are perfectly fit and healthy and shouldn't need to take up seats).
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