r/smallbatch - rants-and-raves

@Unknown just for you

YASSSSS!! THIS gonna b for me too bro, just watch

oh man this is perfect! I'll be in here a lot

I saw this n thought yep, this for him

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So I'm currently dealing with a kidney stone and I have been trying to use kratom to deal but I'm about to have to go to the ER and I'm pissed off about it. I already know they gonna give me a shot of toradol to fix the pain but I have to get a CT to make sure the stone isn't stuck.

00:05

So basically my weekend has just been shitty and I'm over it

I hate torodol, that shit doesn't work on me

Yeah I'm really hoping they'll give me something different (edited)

I passed 7+ kidney stones years ago, when I use to drink a bunch of soda. I use to get fent or dilaudid anytime I went in for them. That’s when I noticed my love for opioids, and led me into a heroin addiction shortly after. The last two kidney stones I had, all I asked for was for torodol, and though it wasn’t instant. It got rid of the pain within 20min.

02:09

Hope it passes quickly! And I’d get a ct scan to see if you have anymore ready to drop. I’ve been 100% clear of kidney stones since about 2017 (edited)

Yeah they just finished the CT. Unfortunately I'm a pro with kidney stones. This one will be #43

damn! Hope they gave you something different, or at least the torodol was effective

They just gave me Dilaudid

02:36

I hate how fast it helps

damn. You'll be feeling good for a while

02:48

I know, right? Now you'll be at home having to wait for the kratom to kick in and think, if only I had some more dilaudid, you just can't seem to help it.

Eh they gave me as small a dose as possible

this makes me wonder if I had to go to the ER now if they'd treat me differently since I manage my pain on my own, or if they'd still think I was drug seeking, that was what they thought last time, but hell that was years ago now

Cae

Yeah they just finished the CT. Unfortunately I'm a pro with kidney stones. This one will be #43

I'm so sorry 2 hear that homie

There is an herbal called gold coin grass that will dissolve stones but it takes awhile. Good to be on if you are prone to them. It works on kidney stones and gallstones too

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19:52

There is another one called Chanca Piedra that will do it too.

just goes to show you there really is a plant for just about everything

Yes! I had many trips to the ER for my gallstones but I also know removing it doesn't always stop the pain. I kept up the gold coin grass and now it's really rare to have pain from them.

DMazz441

I passed 7+ kidney stones years ago, when I use to drink a bunch of soda. I use to get fent or dilaudid anytime I went in for them. That’s when I noticed my love for opioids, and led me into a heroin addiction shortly after. The last two kidney stones I had, all I asked for was for torodol, and though it wasn’t instant. It got rid of the pain within 20min.

Same thing happened to me, was diagnosed with kidney disease at 13 Years old and they put me on opiates like oxycodone, morphine ect so I was opiated my whole life growing up.

14:55

Kidney stones fucking suck, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy

Cyndiann

Yes! I had many trips to the ER for my gallstones but I also know removing it doesn't always stop the pain. I kept up the gold coin grass and now it's really rare to have pain from them.

I wish I would've know about something like this! I had my gallbladder removed 15 yrs ago and was the worst mistake I ever made. Nothing but problems afterwards...and pain still. (edited)

@Linds the gold coin grass could help you now then

17:22

Some of the stones aren't actually in the gall bladder and those are the ones left behind and they hurt.

17:24

Also, not relevant to kidney stones but if you have a gall bladder attack mix some epsom salts in water and drink it. Tastes horrid but it will stop the pains in about 20 minutes. Seems like forever though

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17:26

It took a few years for the gall bladder to stop hurting but I stopped eating what was triggering it. In my case it was oyster stew which I love and I'm scared to death to try it now.

Cyndiann

Also, not relevant to kidney stones but if you have a gall bladder attack mix some epsom salts in water and drink it. Tastes horrid but it will stop the pains in about 20 minutes. Seems like forever though

Wow, thank you for that info! I'd do anything to make that pain go away during an attack! It really is the worst pain I've ever gone thru, and that's even without the gallbladder.

If you can't find gold coin grass let me know, I think I have a couple bottles left.

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Cyndiann

If you can't find gold coin grass let me know, I think I have a couple bottles left.

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that.

I got you. This is why I got into herbals to begin with, to help myself when doctors weren't doing enough.

Cyndiann

I got you. This is why I got into herbals to begin with, to help myself when doctors weren't doing enough.

And thats exactly the case...they won't do a thing for me!! So frustrating.

Cyndiann

I got you. This is why I got into herbals to begin with, to help myself when doctors weren't doing enough.

They tell me it's all in my head. My head won't make me curl up in a ball crying because of pain smh

Oh, fuck that! I would not stay with a doctor that said that to me.

Cyndiann

Oh, fuck that! I would not stay with a doctor that said that to me.

Haven't seen her since! Just been dealing with it.

When I lived in Florida my charts were full of notes about how I don't do what they tell me to and it made me seem like a horrible person just for standing up for myself.

17:33

They can blackball you!

Cyndiann

When I lived in Florida my charts were full of notes about how I don't do what they tell me to and it made me seem like a horrible person just for standing up for myself.

That's ridiculous! It's so damn sad!

doctors have never been a lot of help to me. I suspect my chart is full of "uncooperative/noncompliant/difficult patheit" notes because doctors are friendly until my appointments then abruptly toe the line, unapproved substances bad bla bla bla can't you just pop some aspirin etc etc etc. The kratom community has been a hell of a lot more help than any doctor has

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18:05

and believe me, I was one annoying green advocate, at least I think so now. Questions upon questions, why can't the FDA put dosage instructions on the label I was fixated on that for a while before I abruptly figured out why and shut up about it LOL

The same words were in my chart. How dare I try to help myself!

Deleted User

and believe me, I was one annoying green advocate, at least I think so now. Questions upon questions, why can't the FDA put dosage instructions on the label I was fixated on that for a while before I abruptly figured out why and shut up about it LOL

Wym

20:06

Dosage labels on what, kratom?

yeah, when I first found kratom I treated it like any other pharmaceutical expecting dosage labels that worked for everyone before finally figuring out that dosage is different for everyone so dosage would, at best, be a guide and not the strict limit they're treated as with pharmaceuticals

Do any of you watch regular TV, you know where you see commercials? I don't need a speech about DVR's and all the high tech shit either, just expressing a point. What commercials do you see most often? 2 types political ads and big pharma advertising. Can you imagine the good that could be done for our country with the money spent on political campaigns and drug ads every year? Millions upon millions of dollars spent to influence your decision one way or another. You don't need to ask your doctor if "Sideeffectcity" is right for me. He/She is the doctor and they know what issues I have. So they should be telling me "I think such and such drug will help you." I also don't need anyone character assassinating another equally corrupt asshole to sway my mind towards who to vote for. Rant over (edited)

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Well ranted my friend

damn that was a good rant and I could not have put it better! I also agree 100%

Dr. Dunkelstein

Do any of you watch regular TV, you know where you see commercials? I don't need a speech about DVR's and all the high tech shit either, just expressing a point. What commercials do you see most often? 2 types political ads and big pharma advertising. Can you imagine the good that could be done for our country with the money spent on political campaigns and drug ads every year? Millions upon millions of dollars spent to influence your decision one way or another. You don't need to ask your doctor if "Sideeffectcity" is right for me. He/She is the doctor and they know what issues I have. So they should be telling me "I think such and such drug will help you." I also don't need anyone character assassinating another equally corrupt asshole to sway my mind towards who to vote for. Rant over (edited)

The damn political text messages are my current rage, I keep reporting them all as junk and blocking.

amen! I get at least half a dozen of them daily, block and report, only for more to show up. Getting on the do not call list doesn't stop them either. So I put my phone on vibrate so at least my phone won't read every single one to me

No cellphone here. shit on constant brainwashing & government tracking

if you think constant messages are annoying, and they are, imagine hearing the same message read three or four times until you open the phone and delete it

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I've just gotta vent. I am sick to death of the grievers getting so much news coverage. Everywhere I go I can't avoid running across either an article claiming kratom is a combination of heroine, morphine and fentanyl or a story expressing sympathy for the family. I do not feel sympathy for them, not one bit. They died when they decided to take the AKA and the kratom community down. Twitter is the worst, with news outlets sharing and re sharing the story, we can't keep up. We need help on twitter, I can't handle them all

Man one time I seen someone post a story on Reddit about how a girl was taking opms shots and fentanyl popped up in her system…she was pregnant and had been drug tested….I was so knew to Kratom I almost believed what I was reading was insane

08:43

Help on twitter just responding to stuff or?

just responding to stuff, spreading links to the main kratom science repository, kratomanswers.org would be a huge help, see if you can get others to do the same. We're getting flooded on both twitter and reddit but reddit seems to be keeping up, twitter, not so much

Ah okay

I'm akaKendellC on there, and I've been keeping out of the debate as much as possible, but I have shared other advocates posts about this

08:48

I probably sound about two steps away from a full on panic, I'm not, but we could use about a thousand more people, because although others have responded it's not enough. It's not just responding it's the negative articles feed off each other, sighting each other

Hmm not even sure where I would start

09:04

I guess by remembering my log in for twitter

SC00T3RRR

I guess by remembering my log in for twitter

Lmfao

twitter is the worst, though facebook isn't far behind. Reddit is bad but lots of people on that so I'm not too worried about that. Twitter though, not many people responding

I can't wait til the political ads stop for awhile. I kinda miss hearing about gangrene of the taint as a side effect of medicine, or ruptured spleen. I mean seriously I don't care what's wrong with me, I'd bet it's more tolerable than taint rot or a ruptured spleen.

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Same. I’m done with the political propaganda BS. Left or right. The government is only trying to divide us when it comes down to it.

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Dr. Dunkelstein

I can't wait til the political ads stop for awhile. I kinda miss hearing about gangrene of the taint as a side effect of medicine, or ruptured spleen. I mean seriously I don't care what's wrong with me, I'd bet it's more tolerable than taint rot or a ruptured spleen.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

22:48

It's kinda cool to see ads for Enbrel. I'm like: hey I resemble that message

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you'll notice that you never see ads for meds which actually work on most of the people they are prescribed for. You always hear things like, in a clinical study, nearly 7 out of 10 people didn't experience horrible effects, but 2 out of 10 died, so talk to your doctor if you have a higher than usual risk of death or severe stupidity

23:39

warning, do not take with these drugs. Seriously? I might know what a cyp3a4 inhibitor is because I, you know, have a brain, but your average person? I know cyp3a4 inhibitors, my buddy took one and it fucked him up, I wanna try one

Dr. Dunkelstein

I can't wait til the political ads stop for awhile. I kinda miss hearing about gangrene of the taint as a side effect of medicine, or ruptured spleen. I mean seriously I don't care what's wrong with me, I'd bet it's more tolerable than taint rot or a ruptured spleen.

Election season is the worst!

gov elections for tx end next tuesday and I swear the political ads are going to get worse until then. At this point I don't want either to get in because I don't know what either's stance is on kratom and that's all I care about

People are getting more and more ridiculous man, no shit. Lazy mfs who expect shit to be given with little to know effort or work. No sympathy for others. Make it harder for someone else long as you ain't gotta do it right? I am surrounded by idiots.

13:35

suddenly I am very glad I can't read that, don't want to. Surrounded with idiots is about right

Lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Yivb685F8

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Wrathchild America - Surrounded By Idiots (Official Video)(1991)Rem...

20:17

DC area band great line "I go to jail if they find a seed, but meanwhile the mayor walks free" A referrence to Marion Berry

Dr. Dunkelstein

DC area band great line "I go to jail if they find a seed, but meanwhile the mayor walks free" A referrence to Marion Berry

And he got re-elected

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"G-d damn bitch set me up"

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Dr. Dunkelstein

DC area band great line "I go to jail if they find a seed, but meanwhile the mayor walks free" A referrence to Marion Berry

I remember that scandal. Jeez I'm old

I'm quoting it! What's that say about me? (edited)

Dr. Dunkelstein

I'm quoting it! What's that say about me? (edited)

That you know stuff? That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I remember the original news story, and as Ant said they reelected him. I guess folks in DC understand that after a hard week at work they too might go to a hotel with a whore and smoke crack.

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Deleted User

gov elections for tx end next tuesday and I swear the political ads are going to get worse until then. At this point I don't want either to get in because I don't know what either's stance is on kratom and that's all I care about

I care about my social security and Medicare and one party wants to take them away, no matter that social security we pay for when working. This is the most important election of my lifetime and I am old. Yes I am tired of the TV ads, the postcards in my mailbox that are full of lies. If you want to retire with social security benefits you already know who to vote for. Please vote no matter what party you are pulling for. The parties are not the same at all and those paying attention see that. One party supports not allowing voting to be done if their candidate isn't the winner. That would mean the end of our republic democracy so pay attention please. (edited)

Cyndiann

I care about my social security and Medicare and one party wants to take them away, no matter that social security we pay for when working. This is the most important election of my lifetime and I am old. Yes I am tired of the TV ads, the postcards in my mailbox that are full of lies. If you want to retire with social security benefits you already know who to vote for. Please vote no matter what party you are pulling for. The parties are not the same at all and those paying attention see that. One party supports not allowing voting to be done if their candidate isn't the winner. That would mean the end of our republic democracy so pay attention please. (edited)

We live in a representative republic. And there’s not two parties, it’s all one big party and none of us are invited.

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A representative republic is a type of democracy. If you think there are not 2 parties you haven't paid attention. Every time Dems vote on something that helps people Republicans vote against it and if it passes anyway they take credit for it.

12:31

Republicans want to do away with Social Security, Medicare, EBT, Medicaid, all that. They have said so.

12:32

They took away women's rights to their own bodies already. Politicians are not allowing women in crisis to get medical help and women will die because of it.

12:33

Next comes trans and gay rights.

I avoid politics, so now I will avoid this section, I bid everyone ado

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Me too but I do correct misinformation

I would counter you but I love people not squabbles. If you honestly think either side gives a single solitary shit about you or any American you are sorely mistaken. Dems & Repubs are like professional wrestlers. Act like they hate each others guts, so they can take people's money. At the end of the day they vacation and have drinks together.

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If you look at the voting records for both House and Senate you will know that is not true.

12:43

Republicans are getting ready to do away with voting all together

12:43

No more democracy

I'm done have fun

Cyndiann

They took away women's rights to their own bodies already. Politicians are not allowing women in crisis to get medical help and women will die because of it.

Nothing misinformative about it. Both parties have screwed and sucked the life out of this country and have been doing so for many years. They’re all war mongers, all voted to go into Iraq lest just a few congressman with decent morals. They both destroy small and protection mega corporations. They all party with the same people. Epstein had both dems and reps with children. So there ya go

You believe 1 side is out to get you, they both are

Dr. Dunkelstein

You believe 1 side is out to get you, they both are

Bingo

Cyndiann

No more democracy

Do you actually believe with how well armed this nation is something like that would happen ?

It's already happening

12:48

First vote on helping veterans that were exposed to burn pits all supported by Dems, very few R

Repubs poison the environment, and the Earth dies, Dems try to save the environment, and the people starve or freeze to death. There is no winner but them

They shamed the Rs, did a remote and they came around

12:49

Saving the environment doesn't mean people starve or freeze

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really wait

If we don't save the planet we all die, even most the animals that had nothing to do with the pollution

yeah ok

That isn't a choice if we want offspring to have a decent place to live

Cyndiann

That isn't a choice if we want offspring to have a decent place to live

That’s hysterical nonsense. I don’t put a label on myself politically but if I did I’d be a constitutional libertarian. BOTH parties are deplorable and polarize the masses.. Both are guilty of violating their sacred oaths to the constitution. This political shit ain’t gonna fly though I’m all about free speech and dangerous freedom but DO NOT bring toxicity into this server we have about a 50:50 split with beliefs in here do not polarize our members against each other. Non Partisan is what this will continue to be as that’s what I identify as and I don’t want the back and forth. They both wanna ban kratom so this is all I’m gonna say.

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We will not be able to vote in the future if enough Rs win certain races. This is the most important vote of my life.

13:01

I would rather we not have this here. I keep my business neutral for a reason.

Cyndiann

I would rather we not have this here. I keep my business neutral for a reason.

Well you’re obviously not doing that by these previous comments

Cyndiann

We will not be able to vote in the future if enough Rs win certain races. This is the most important vote of my life.

I’m glad all of this is in the rants and raves section. One of the reasons I tune in to this community is because no one talks about this shit. When we fight, the stupid two-party system has already won.

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13:58

I know it’s election season but let’s keep this stuff to a minimum please

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Ant-Reloaded

Well you’re obviously not doing that by these previous comments

And yes, constitutional lib is the right attitude. Don’t fuck with me and I won’t fuck with you

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Politics doesn’t belong in this server if someone wants to talk politics create another server and do so or do it in pm please . This is a hobby for me and my escape from it all. Just like what @EqualRoof said. They’re all in on banning kratom both sides and that’s all we need to worry about. Mind your business inside your house I’ll mind mine, leave me alone and my personal and religious freedom and you do whatever you want that benefits your life liberty and pursuit of happiness without brining it into my yard.

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Amen to that

take care of yourself bc neither side could careless and it's proven dail but I completely agree keep that shit talk out this is a place of peace a beautiful sanctuary

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Steeler45$

Amen to that

take care of yourself bc neither side could careless and it's proven dail but I completely agree keep that shit talk out this is a place of peace a beautiful sanctuary

Absolutely brother !! I appreciate that and you’re 100%

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Ant-Reloaded

Absolutely brother !! I appreciate that and you’re 100%

Hope you are feeling better my friend

Steeler45$

Hope you are feeling better my friend

About 80% thank you. Hope you’re Monday flies !!!

Soooo I’m here to rant about forgetting to my pay my internet bill even though we had the money

15:34

Internet is still down two hours later

15:35

-_- I work from home….literally missing money with every minute that passes (edited)

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I heard water dripping from behind a wall after a shower yesterday. And I don’t rent, I own so…. Yeah. Just trying to make ya feel better.

Update apparently we have an outage in the area yay

EqualRoof

I heard water dripping from behind a wall after a shower yesterday. And I don’t rent, I own so…. Yeah. Just trying to make ya feel better.

Oh crud…..my situation could be worse for sure Ty for the reminder

I may hafta choke slam our 9yr old. The permission slip for UiL mysteriously disappeared aka didn’t make it to the teacher. And he told her he wasn’t doing it this year -_-.

UIL?

it stands for ... unique inteligence league, something like that, basically an advanced competition for all the smart kids to compete in

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I thought it was Uncle in Law

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Ya know what really grinds my gears….people who buy 15 lottery tickets in front of you when all you need is 30 on pump 1 bc ya got cash and a ginger ale

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I cannot wait to polish my taint with Kratom soap. Bwa ha ha

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Dr. Dunkelstein

I cannot wait to polish my taint with Kratom soap. Bwa ha ha

BD

UIL?

Sorry missed these messages! Yea it either stands for what he said or like university interscholastic league? It’s basically a group of kiddos get together and do different things like on group plays chess to compete one will do oral reading one will be shown different art and asked who painted it and the name of it etc. it’s something that will look good when he’s applying for colleges and whatnot…I thought UIL was in every state silly me lol

11:46

Soooo the oven part of our stove hasn’t been working for almost a month we have had to use it on broil….so the guy finally comes out to fix it….everything works great for two days and now nothing on our stove works literally

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Circuit breaker trip?

12:19

Clock on?

I mean not that I can tell

12:22

Older one doesn’t have a clock

Is there one marked oven or range? Turn it off wait a few secs and back on. Im doubtful it's the breaker since you just had service on the oven. But you have to start somewhere

Yes I’ll try that

It's probably a 2 pole 40 or 50 amp breaker

I wish I knew what all that meant lol

Lol

14:09

A breaker thst rakes up 2 spots in the panel and most likely says 40 or 50 on it

14:10

Like this

g0tkiLt?

Like this

Thanks for applying terminology to something I was aware of, but did not know what to call it. 2 pole breaker

It's all good

Good afternoon I'm an appliance technician if you have any questions I may be able to help and yes majority of the time if it's an electric stove and absolutely nothing is working on it then more than likely it's the circuit breaker

Shadows8

Good afternoon I'm an appliance technician if you have any questions I may be able to help and yes majority of the time if it's an electric stove and absolutely nothing is working on it then more than likely it's the circuit breaker

Just weird the oven was serviced yesterday

Storms tend to knock the breakers out and it will cause the stove not to work

Coincidence like this happen more often than you'd think

Yes we get it alot at my job and me being the technician I get the blame all the time for people who have no problem with their stoves but breaker problems

16:18

Or wall outlet not putting out a full 220

Could've lost a leg or it tripped in the on position. Or just be faulty all together. If it lost a leg wouldn't some burners still work? I thought some manufacturers use 110v burners and the oven is 220v (edited)

All electric stoves are 220 but it only takes 110 to run the top burners but the stove will not work unless a full 220 current is running

Yea that's wat im sayin

What's not working on your stove

Hey... u never know if the tech Yesterday even plugged it in.. lol