Get a well-earned sympathetic pat on the back in this thread.

[Direckshun]

I like you guys and I want to try something positive and new.

We here at CP are known for being harsh assholes.

But this thread, we're going to be something different.

Tell us what's eating you, this evening. It can be a big huge deal, or it can be something smaller. It doesn't matter.

I am going to politely ask everybody who responds in this thread to react with empathy, politeness, and any respectful advice that's requested of the person asking.

Inevitably, there will be people who want to storm the thread with their typical assholishness, and I request anybody reacting with anything less than positive empathy to be "downvoted" until their post vanishes. Don't quote them or respond.

Go ahead.

What's bothering you? How can we make your evening more bearable in any way?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

I would just like to be held.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Fish

I buried my cat last night. He was with my for 19 years.

Sorry for your loss. I know the feeling, it sucks.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I can vouch for that.

I grew up poor. My Dad was a real asshole, mad at the world. Blamed everyone but himself. Drank a case of beer a day since my first memories in life. Told me twice in my life that I did good at something. Grew up filled with anger myself.

Finally in young adulthood, realized we cant choose our parents or circumstances of our birth. I just let that shit go and pursued my own life.

Good on you, BRC. My greatest goal in life is to not be a shitty dad like you had.

[Why Not?]

Mine kinda pales compared to some of what y'all are going through but it's mine. Found out about a week ago we had a slab leak in our house. Plumbers had to cut large chunks of wall out in 4 separate places to get it fixed. $3,500 not including what I need to pay the restoration guys to fix the wall(thankfully I have a friend who owns a restoration company so I'm only paying labor and materials, no mark up). Since there was no actual water damage, home owners insurance pays exactly **** all.

[frozenchief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Everyone in my family has had their appendix removed. I knew there would come a day when my children would face that same reality.

Last night, my oldest began crying about stomach pain in the appendix region. I immediately told my wife to take her to the ER nearest by. They ran some tests and afterwards, told us that they didn't have a Pediatric surgeon on staff.

Meanwhile, I was taking care of the 5 year old and texting constantly. They took an ambulance to an affiliated hospital 13 miles away (or 45 minutes LA time). They ran test after test and couldn't make a determination.

After I dropped off the 5 year old this morning at school, I headed over, explained the situation to the Resident Dr. My daughter was vomiting constantly. The surgeon was due to arrive at 2pm, so we suffered for hours. The performed a CT scan (this is after 3 Ultrasounds) and found fluid outside of her ovaries. They weren't sure if it was an Ovarian cyst that burst or something else. The appendix looked fine.

Finally, the doc arrived and I impressed upon her our family history of appendicitis. She took note and took my daughter into surgery. Before that, she said that she might need to sever her Small Colon and reattach. She also warned that if the Small Colon was Black, and therefore deprived of oxygen, she'd have to sever it and put in a Colostomy insert (for a bag). After three months, she'd go back in and attempt to reattach the Small Colon.

About an hour later, the nurse called. Surgery was complete. They found that at birth, her Small Intestine kinked up like a hose, so she removed the excess tissue. She also said that she was looking for any reason to remove the appendix due to our family history and said the tip was slightly inflamed, so it's gone.

After 14 hours at the hospital today, I'm home. My wife is staying overnight, again, and I"ll go back tomorrow. My daughter's surgery was a success. Too many close friends reached out and the 5 year old is staying with one of her best friends tonight (and a great couple).

All that said, after losing my 14.5 year old Lab and best friend just last week and now this, it's been a fairly rough March.

March does sound rough. Sorry to hear about your dog and your friend but I am really glad your daughter came through surgery well. Hang in there, if for no other reason that CP needs someone to call other posters “butt-****ing morons”.

[Rasputin]

For those with back issues I can say **** epidural injection. ****ing doctor made me get not one not two but three of them each a month apart before he goes well I looked at your XRay that we took 8 months ago and may send you to a surgeon in Wichita. ****ing 8 months of agony but no insurance I couldnt switch doctor without a referral Ive gone to ER in complete pain like 5 times during that time. Well I finally saw the surgeon and he said I could have severed a nerve in my low back so he had me back in two days and had back surgery for a bone crushing a nerve.

It took some recovery time but I'm thankful for having the surgery done just never want go through that again but still deal with discomfort but I'm trying exercise and build strength. That was 8 years ago and since then I had a amblical hernia that got me out of shape and worse finding out I have COPD and have to live with it really really sucks.

[Rasputin]

Last year I had this big fish I was reeling in and almost had him in my grasp and then he did this flop in the water and bent the leader and got away.

[Simply Red]

thank you BRC.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

For those with back issues I can say **** epidural injection. ****ing doctor made me get not one not two but three of them each a month apart before he goes well I looked at your XRay that we took 8 months ago and may send you to a surgeon in Wichita. ****ing 8 months of agony but no insurance I couldnt switch doctor without a referral Ive gone to ER in complete pain like 5 times during that time. Well I finally saw the surgeon and he said I could have severed a nerve in my low back so he had me back in two days and had back surgery for a bone crushing a nerve.

It took some recovery time but I'm thankful for having the surgery done just never want go through that again but still deal with discomfort but I'm trying exercise and build strength. That was 8 years ago and since then I had a amblical hernia that got me out of shape and worse finding out I have COPD and have to live with it really really sucks.

Yikes, I think this might put you in the lead. Best of luck managing those health conditions. Particularly sorry to hear about the COPD. Hope it can be managed with reasonable comfort.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by wazu

Yikes, I think this might put you in the lead. Best of luck managing those health conditions. Particularly sorry to hear about the COPD. Hope it can be managed with reasonable comfort.

The doctor (different doc than my other) has me on a pretty good breathing treatment plan but I hate using the nebulizer mostly makes me feel like an old man but it does help and my rescue inhaler is same medicine so I can just take a hit on that instead of nebulizer but nebulizer is good to use.

The thing that sucks most is going into aspirations and particularly having them during sex when you are giving it your all but when you start grasping for air and not wanting to stop it's scary when you can't breathe. Also your chest feels like it's on fire or sometimes like an elephant stepping on you when you get sick it compounded.

[Rasputin]

What really ails me though I have a pimple on the inside of my right nostril that won't go away and I haven't been able to pop it.

[Rain Man]

Back problems seem to be the most common scourge on Chiefsplanet. Best wishes to all of you who are suffering from that.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Back problems seem to be the most common scourge on Chiefsplanet. Best wishes to all of you who are suffering from that.

Yep. I have back problems. Nothing too terrible, but I'm still young and I know it's only going to get worse. Being overweight doesn't seem to help that problem, but I've been working on that.

[ModSocks]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Everyone in my family has had their appendix removed. I knew there would come a day when my children would face that same reality.

Last night, my oldest began crying about stomach pain in the appendix region. I immediately told my wife to take her to the ER nearest by. They ran some tests and afterwards, told us that they didn't have a Pediatric surgeon on staff.

Meanwhile, I was taking care of the 5 year old and texting constantly. They took an ambulance to an affiliated hospital 13 miles away (or 45 minutes LA time). They ran test after test and couldn't make a determination.

After I dropped off the 5 year old this morning at school, I headed over, explained the situation to the Resident Dr. My daughter was vomiting constantly. The surgeon was due to arrive at 2pm, so we suffered for hours. The performed a CT scan (this is after 3 Ultrasounds) and found fluid outside of her ovaries. They weren't sure if it was an Ovarian cyst that burst or something else. The appendix looked fine.

Finally, the doc arrived and I impressed upon her our family history of appendicitis. She took note and took my daughter into surgery. Before that, she said that she might need to sever her Small Colon and reattach. She also warned that if the Small Colon was Black, and therefore deprived of oxygen, she'd have to sever it and put in a Colostomy insert (for a bag). After three months, she'd go back in and attempt to reattach the Small Colon.

About an hour later, the nurse called. Surgery was complete. They found that at birth, her Small Intestine kinked up like a hose, so she removed the excess tissue. She also said that she was looking for any reason to remove the appendix due to our family history and said the tip was slightly inflamed, so it's gone.

After 14 hours at the hospital today, I'm home. My wife is staying overnight, again, and I"ll go back tomorrow. My daughter's surgery was a success. Too many close friends reached out and the 5 year old is staying with one of her best friends tonight (and a great couple).

All that said, after losing my 14.5 year old Lab and best friend just last week and now this, it's been a fairly rough March.

**** dude, that must've been terrifying. Glad she's ok. Sucks to hear about your dog.

[notorious]

Keep your chins up, guys.

I would make a post here, but reading this thread shows how weak my "problems" are.