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  2. Hurt/Heal 2021 - Ultimate Headliners Edition!

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    24 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

    Despite not playing I thought Taylor would be top 3. She got eliminated very early, too. I think Bowie was fairly obvious. Radiohead were my 3rd guess as they have a huge following on here.

    I would say Radiohead were quite unpopular here compared to the wider music world. They regularly win best album of last 20/30 years/most important artist/album polls in all sorts of publications and lists. Certainly more than R.E.M. (?!)

    For the record, about halfway through I thought it would be

    Bowie

    Radiohead

    Blur - surprised they were dispensed with, without much fight.

    So not too far off.

  5. When will this shit end?

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    20 minutes ago, drunk pumpkin said:

    Improving your life style is an important step. Staying hydrated and avoiding certain soft drinks and certain foods high in oxalate (spinach, rhubarb etc)

    knowing what type of stone you've had is good to know. The most common is calcium but there are others.

    like most things in life its important to be healthy, get a good rate of exercise and avoid things which can make the reoccurrence likely!

    Thanks - I'm not assuming you'd know whether it's likely I'll be able to be rebooked for lithotripsy atm....it'll be on a hospital-by-hospital basis in terms of waiting lists etc. Obviously anything more essential - cancer-screening etc, I'd rather goes ahead of me in the queue.

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    31 minutes ago, drunk pumpkin said:

    thats the field i work in so if you need any information just ask

    Massively appreciated - I assume to avoid getting more, just keep drinking a shitload of water and avoid sodium/anything that causes dehydration?

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    44 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

    i had kidney stones a few years back. Excuse my language, but fuck that shit ever again, it was hideous 😖 

    are they planning the sonic shock thingo on you? i kind of fancied that, and it also terrified me. If i remember, they pop a kind of laser rifle up your urethra and reduce the remaining stone to dust, which you can then wee out. Pretty damn cool, but then things passing up and into you is a bit umm . . . intimidating, for me at least.

    Drink lots and stay hydrated, i hope you never get kidney stones again! 

    I was booked for Lithotripsy, which sounds like a better, less invasive version of what you are referring to. Nothing gets put up anywhere, the stone is targeted using ultrasound tech, and they send shockwaves through you from outside - the leaflet says it feels like being flicked in the back with an elastic band, and is usually "low-to-moderate" pain.

    It's meant to blast the stone into smaller fragments that you then pass naturally. Not mega fun but having passed 5 already, I'm confident I could pop some co-codamol and ride it out. Hopefully.

    Looking to get it rebooked, it got canceled when covid cases flew up around Christmas.

    Yeah - water bottle is practically surgically attached to me now - I got incredibly dehyrated a couple of times last year (have had Gout before also, so clearly have issues with hydration). No fun at all. Forcing me into a more healthy lifestyle so that alone is a good thing.

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    1 minute ago, Quark said:

    Ouch. Very ouch. Good luck.

    Thanks - after a very painful experience last summer it was discovered I had 6 kidney stones.

    I've passed 5 of them - no fun. The one that's left is too big to pass so needs surgery. Everything got cancelled over Christmas - understandably - but hopeful I can get it sorted soon.

  14. What telly progs are you bingeing on?

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    On 4/5/2021 at 10:11 AM, BlueDaze said:

    granted i may be 12-13 years behind the rest of you... but i very much enjoyed watching the first few episodes of Breaking Bad last night...

    I'm jealous of you. I'd give anything to watch Season 4 again without knowing what was coming. Stunning, stunning television. Enjoy it, you may find it a little slow at points but it really pays off.

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    17 minutes ago, RobertProsineckisLighter said:
    • Updates will be made to the NHS COVID-19 app in England to coincide with the universal testing offer

    Just had a look on the app and it’s already been added - “Enter Test Result” tab I’m pretty sure wasn’t there til recently. 

  19. Hurt/Heal 2021 - Ultimate Headliners Edition!

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    3 minutes ago, vintagelaureate said:

    Sadly, it's not an exciting story! It was me with a digital 'Bane' mask on, and then my daughter stuck the glasses and the wig on! I just put a filter on it and it kind of stuck as I have it for everything. 😂

    Thank you for solving the mystery!

    I just had to know. It's been like a magic eye where I've spent ages trying to work out what I'm looking at, ha.

  23. When will this shit end?

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    28 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

    Wouldn't be surprised if they insisted that hugging can only take place outside or some bull like that.

    In general apart from somewhere busy you don't often get within 1 metre of people anyhow do you? If you're any closer than that it tends to be a bit awkward! (I'm thinking of that Matt Hancock first meets a woman video for instance)

     

    That's the problem. He must've really struggled with social distancing given that's how he likes to stand with people he (presumably) doesn't know that well.

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    50 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

     Huggageddon is looming ever closer. 

    Last we heard (via Matt Hancock) this would be 17th May - are we guessing that means....social distancing relaxed for family and friends, but still keep distance in shared public areas?

    Any theories anyone?

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