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re: Kidney Stone Help

Posted by Bamatab on 4/13/26 at 10:09 am to
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When I pulled my out, I didn’t realize how long it was. I pulled a little bit slowly, stop, and then pull again. I quickly realized that was not the best method

Yeah, the urologist pulled it out in one long/quick motion. It felt like the most intense pissing sensation I could imagine, but he knew what he was doing and it didn't last long.

But having to pull it out myself, ummm...no thanks. You are definitely a better man than me. I'm not even sure how I would be able to put myself in the headspace to be able to do it.

re: Kidney Stone Help

Posted by Bamatab on 4/13/26 at 10:02 am to
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Below is the ammo they gave me to fight with.

Tamsulosin (Flomax) is what widens your urethrae to help pass it.

re: Kidney Stone Help

Posted by Bamatab on 4/13/26 at 9:53 am to
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I had to keep the stent in for a week. For me, that week was completely painful. They told me I had to pull it out on my own (I did) unless there was any issues or I just couldn’t make my self do it.

Having the stent in was far more uncomfortable for me than when it was removed. I learned real quick that getting a boner was that last thing I wanted. When the doctor removed it it just felt like the most intense pissing sensation that I could ever imagine, but it wasn't like an intense pain. But I can't imagine having to remove it myself (geez). Luckily my urologist removed it for me.

re: Kidney Stone Help

Posted by Bamatab on 4/13/26 at 9:45 am to
Hopefully one of the medications that they gave you was Flomax which will help you pass it easier. Other than that, just non-stop water to flush it out.

I've had several over the years, and I even have some small ones in my right kidney as I'm typing this that have been sitting there for over a year. I even had one that was so big that they had to put a laser up my pecker to blast it, and had to have a stent in my pecker for a around week or two after. So if you have one that you can pass naturally, just know that it could be worse.

re: 2025 Taxes

Posted by Bamatab on 4/9/26 at 10:55 am to
I got around $2,000 more back this year, so I was happy.
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This has always bothered me. I don’t like the thought of eternity where my wife isn’t still my wife.

I'm pretty sure our priorities and even our thoughts are going to be totally transformed to the point that our natural relationships here on earth aren't even going to be a thought for us in heaven. We probably won't even have familial cares and/or attachments once we are in heaven since our sole care and desires will be to worship God for eternity. I also think we'll view everyone in heaven as our brother/sister in Christ, and there won't be distinctions about who was or wasn't our earthly family.
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Something I’ve always wondered is what’s the difference between a 1st Baptist and a 2nd Baptist?

No difference. Usually when you see a church named {town/city} 1st Baptist Church that is the first Baptist Church that was established in that town/city.
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I thought the USSC was set to end racial gerrymandering?

This isn't that case. That's Louisiana's map.

When is the SCOTUS supposed to rule on? That case will affect more states than just Louisiana (Alabama being one of them). The Louisiana case went to the SCOTUS before this CA case, so why is the SCOTUS still sitting on the LA case?

re: First loo\k at Highlander

Posted by Bamatab on 1/29/26 at 10:44 am to
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Is Bautista big enough to play Kurgen?

He used to be, but it appears that Bautista caught the AIDs based on that picture.

re: Mad Men- finally watching it

Posted by Bamatab on 1/29/26 at 10:41 am to
I recently decide to watch it for the first time, and I got through episode 3 but the show still hasn't hooked me yet. I know this must pick up (like skyrocket based on how slow the first 3 episodes have seemed) based on everyone lauding it, but with really good shows I'm normally hooked by episode 3. Is this one of those shows that has a slow first season but then has a big jump in season two, or will the switch flip in this first season?

re: First loo\k at Highlander

Posted by Bamatab on 1/29/26 at 10:09 am to
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loved the movies. Even liked the series

I actually was more into the series than I was in the movies although I did like the first movie. But I really got into the series.

re: Castle

Posted by Bamatab on 1/26/26 at 2:02 pm to
I thought it was a pretty fun show. I didn't quite like the last season or two as much because their distain for one another those last couple of seasons bled through to the show and really hurt their chemistry. But those early seasons were pretty good imo.
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Lock, Stockings, and Two Smoking Barrels

I’m actually shocked at how few people that I know that haven’t seen this movie. Snatch was seemingly more popular, but I personally liked Lock, Stockings, and Two Smoking Barrels more.
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The gerrymandering ruling should help prevent this.

When is the SCOTUS supposed to rule on the Louisiana black district case?
What is the status of the Louisiana racial gerrymandering case that is/was before the SCOTUS? If the SCOTUS rules to overturn Section 2, then wouldn't this Texas ruling fall into that as well?
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One of my favorite figures was the Hooded Cobra Commander that you had to mail off to receive.

I forgot about that, but now that you mentioned it I do remember having to send off for that one. :cheers:

The cartoon always made Cobra Commander a buffoon, but at Bamatab's setup hooded Cobra Commander was ruthless AF.
If you are suspicious to the point where you are going onto this board to ask advice on how to spy on your S/O, then I'm guessing deep down you already know the answer. I can't recall ever being a witness to a relationship where one person gets paranoid about their S/O, and it turns out to be a figment of their imagination...unless the paranoid person is a literal paranoid schizo or extreme control freak.

So unless you need actual psychiatric help, I would bet that your paranoia is probably warranted. But then again, I also wouldn't be going to the O-T for real life altering relationship advice either so...there's that.
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All of those chars were from the 80s.

I went down the rabbit hole of looking up the characters that I didn't recognize, and I guess you are basically right. A few came out in 1989 and one in 1990. But I had grown out of the toy collecting phase of my childhood by 1989, so I guess that's why I didn't recognize some of them.
I didn't realize that they created so many new characters since the G.I. Joe heyday of the 80s. I had a ton of the toys going up, and watched just about all the 80s cartoons, and there are a lot of characters in both of these videos that I never heard of. A Cobra character actually had a pig?
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Are we gonna act like Kiffin didnt leave Alabama for FAU right before the national championship?

When Kiffin left Alabama there was no early signing period nor was there a transfer portal. It's is a different age when it comes to being able to team build than it was back then.