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I omitted this bit... After the initial surgery and subsequent complications, my mom whom I was her primary long term caregiver passed. After 12 years on caregiving duty, she didn't die on my watch. I was hoping to make the funeral at least. The day before I was due to be released, one of my surgical drains turned cloudy with a bit of food residue present. My heart dropped. I knew what it meant. I was headed back for emergency surgery to get an ostomy which may or may not end up reversible. I'll admit the diverting loop ileostomy news was rough to hear. I knew the stakes though. My digestive system was leaking bacteria into my abdomen and if not fixed, it will kill me. I'd miss my mom's funeral, but that's the breaks. She's dead, I'm still alive. I did the heavy lifting when it counted the most. Just gotta pick up the pieces and get on with it. Long story short, always seek out the best specialist if time permits.

I'm not you're buddy, guy! I'm not you're guy, buddy!

So fishing for feedback... Anyone find the content/discussion helpful? I can write up another thread on the abdominal wall reconstruction/advanced hernia repair that's hopefully the last part of this journey.

So related to my diverticulitis thread... I had blood in semen after one procedure. It helped to know that coloration mattered. The color was a reddish brown (old blood) When I contacted the doc about it afterwards, he said as long as it cleared up there was nothing to be concerned about. The procedure used a balloon expansion to stretch out a surgical reconnection site of my colon, which healed too narrow for stool to be expected to pass through it. The procedure likely bruised my prostate and hence the blood. Worst ass play ever!

Oof. I don't miss reviewing/viewing my insides and the pathology with the docs. Forgot how comfortable I was with it at one time. I adjusted to the ostomy life for 6 months while things healed up. Even traveled internationally with it. Amazing how you can adjust to new realities. The sex life definitely dried up though because that was one area I wasn't ready to have conversations about.

I felt I only held off the inevitable surgery. I still had flare-ups, and during those flare-ups, I'd go back to safe foods and gut rest. It seemed to work for me to keep me out of the hospital most of the time. Essentially, I wasn't going to poke the bear when he was already angry. Either way, the point is hopefully moot for me for several more decades maybe rest of my life. The 1st part of the journey was lapro partial colonectomy, then open surgery for a diverting loop ileostomy, a balloon expansion for a constriction at the reconnection site(worst butt play ever), followed by the ostomy takedown. 2nd part of the journey has been incisional hernia repair, redo of the hernia repair thanks to infection from Toradol bleeding, and now waiting for another hernia repair. Oy... 6 surgeries and still don't have a GD 6 pack out of the deal. 0 stars.

Yeah, I should have been more clear. Plenty of advice (which may or may not be accurate). I've gotten tired of trying to correct folks with their advice based on the data. What is clear? When you're feeling crummy, it's definitely time to stick with foods you know don't cause you issues. I managed to put off the surgery for several years by managing it with diet. Finally called it after the last hospitalization in 2017.

Also should be noted Pub wasn't running any dancers on Presidents Day weekend, and Oz almost always looked closed during the days. They are operating with reduced hours for sure.

Thanks, I want to be clear that once you are talking surgery if you have the chance do your homework and seek out a specialist. 90% no issues. I just fell into the 10% complication rate that kicked off another surgery then a reversal surgery. Those 3 surgeries and a little weight set me up for incisional hernias and their repairs. Definitely consider it major surgery and find a specialist in it.

Nothing truly private, but you can find a back corner and dancer on the lap for what I could see. So nothing like truly private booth or anything apologies for not being precise.

The surgical complications came from a rare but severe drug side effect. It's a commonly used stepdown non-Opoid painkiller and it's rare to the point that most surgeons miss it being the root cause of surgical recovery complications. The drug Toradol in me caused the surgical connections not to heal and caused additional leaks. First with the plumbing, then in subsequent surgeries with bleeding. It took a surgical team that had the confidence in their work to know something changed after they did their work to find it. Last hernia surgery, we avoided the drug and no complications occurred. Works great for most people, but I guess I'm the special snowflake that causes clotting issues.

Adding Risk Factors - Age (usually strikes after 50), being overweight, western processed food diet/sometimes heard it's more prone to Northern European decent (could be diet), I had it at in my 30s. It's considered rare to strike that age. One of the veteran night nurses, who was one of my cheerleaders/protectors, pointed out that usually she would see it strike guys in their 30s/40s with high stress jobs/family life. I dunno if the data supports that. Stress is usually one of the harder data points to collect. I'm inclined to believe her though. 1) Nurses spend more time with patients than doctors and tend to get to know them better 2) "I have old man problems in my life, only makes sense I get old man diseases" - I told that to a doc - he wasn't amused.

Stopped into the Corner Pocket on my last trip to NOLA on President's Day Weekend. Thursday night - admittedly - I was DRUNK, but hey it's New Orleans, and they expect that sort of thing. The bar had a few customers considering it was after Midnight on a Thursday night, I was pleasantly surprised. From what I recall, there were the usual local dancers & prolly one out of towner dancer with variety of body styles from twink, semi-trade, etc. As other noted, don't expect to going there for the Twunk's or Muscles normally seen at Oz or Bourbon Pub. Saturday night - it was a good sized crowd, good mix of dancers. A few remembered me and my buddy from our drunken appearance on Thursday night closing the place down. Same as before something for every body there as long as you're not looking for gym rat. This time I noticed the bartenders were also amusing as hell. I love a good strip club bartender with the right mix of sass/raunch. Value wise - I didn't partake in any private dances. Stayed at the bar, and acouple dancers came around after they left the stage. I enjoyed myself and I'd go back as always. Sadly, I can't report what Mardi Gras weekend down there is like. I'd hope they'd have some out of town talent come in and supplement their existing staff.

Figured I'd share my medical story - about 10 years ago I had my first case of diverticulitis. Fever, chills, abdominal pain that went away the less I ate. It landed me in the hospital for monitoring since if left untreated, you could go septic quickly. What's diverticulitis? Basically, pockets form within the folds of your colon. Food debris can get stuck in there, and cause inflammation and pain. Enough inflammation and lack of movement - it will cause a tiny hole to form from the bacteria laden inside of your colon into your abdominal cavity. That causes a small infection to form hence the fever/chills. Once the small hole forms, it's considered "complicated" How do they diagnose it? Symptoms, previous history, CT Scan with contrast (oral and often IV). In a normal CT scan, the oral contrast should only light up your GI tract. If the CT scan shows the oral contrast outside of the plumbing, you have a leak and you just won yourself a in-patient admission. How do they treat it in the hospital? Gut-rest. They put you on an IV for fluids and antibiotics. No food or drink for several days. They will slowly reintroduce you to liquids, soft foods, and finally close to regular foods. Once you're tooting, it will eventually lead to pooping. Once you're doing that normally without a fever or pain, you're on your way to low-fiber diet and plenty of advice on what NOT to ever eat again. Seeds, popcorn, strawberries, or anything that has little hard to digest things. Also, a whole lot of conflicting information. How do they fix it? For uncomplicated diverticulitis, you just have some pain but you never end up with a leaky colon. They just have you watch your diet to avoid things that causes flare ups. If you have a flare-up, go gut-rest at home. You will feel miserable so its not hard to avoid food. For complicated diverticulitis cases, you will end up speaking at some point with a surgeon eventually to consider removing the problematic section of piping. I held off on this for about 6 years and 2 hospitalizations before I went that route. I did NOT do enough homework, and opted for a local community hospital and a general surgeon. This was my mistake. I ended up being part of the 5% of complication rate for this surgeon. I can cover the complications in subsequent posts. It kicked off a cascade of surgeries. 😕 Benefit - I haven't had a recurrent case of diverticulitis since the problematic section was removed. Everything is back to normal plumbing wise in less than a year. I'm almost back to normal health wise from the complications. Caution - Don't think just because it's lapro and the community hospital recommends the general surgeon that's the recommended course. THIS IS MAJOR SURGERY. Treat it as such and seek a 2nd opinion preferably at a larger big city hospital with a specialist GI surgeon. If your insurance will cover it, you're better off going to the specialist. Even if it ends up routine with no issues. Exception - If you're really blown a hole open - you may not have a choice on going to surgery or not. If you're leaking into your abdominal cavity from your colon AND you're not responding to the antibotics, they're going to recommend a surgical intervention. In that case, roll the dice with your local hospital, you're probably feeling like crap and will go with the flow just to make the pain go away.

I recently renewed mine. Only took a few weeks. It's not apples to apples though. As I started to reply, I remembered I renewed GOES under Nexus. So I renewed Nexus (Canadian Fast Pass for US Citizens) and that gets me backdoor access to Global Entry and TSA Precheck. I filled out the online form, paid the fee, and in 2 to 3 weeks, I got confirmed and the card came in the mail about 3 weeks to a month after the process started. I did NOT need to meet with a CBP officer. I did do some significant international travel in the previous period. Europe abunch of times, a tour of AsiaPac, acouple Canada crossings, and some Latam trips too. So I dunno if the frequent international traveled played into my favor for not needing another interview. I first got Nexus in the early 2010s, out of Chicago for US CBP, Canada interview was out of Detroit. This was my 2nd renewal I think.

Yes, yes it is. I couldn't resist a little merriment. I wouldn't have too many requests that would be considered unusual, normally.

Any on the private side? I go back and forth with premium member just for the semi private pics and videos. It's abit like lite version of OnlyFans.

That's one of the things I don't understand about name changers... if you have good reviews why change? https://rentmen.eu/JasonEvans/reviews/

I should be more specific/tolerant. A little off with good vibes is a better way to put it. Neurodiversity and all.

Well.... We both get naked. Except we're wearing sailor hats. We get into a jacuzzi filled with pepto bismol, I clip their toenails, and then they shave my buttocks... I always wondered how much that would cost. 🤣

Slightly off-topic, I use aebn.net for streaming services. They're a clearinghouse for a lot of the studios including the subscription sites. You pay for a bank(spank bank) of minutes, and go hunting for whatever suits your mood. They have search features for just about anything you want to slice/dice about. Studio, stars, locations, acts, etc. Likewise and back on topic, you can pay with gift cards directly on their site. Why do I pay for it? Consistent Quality, Ease to search, and no concerns about stumbling upon malware loaded.

Just got back from New Orleans last weekend. Mardi Gras is this Tuesday so prices are about to go low again. I stayed at the JW for about $400/night including taxes on a weekend Thurs-Tues. It's the high end Marriott closest to the quarter so there's cheaper options. But yes, hotel prices are abit crazy anywhere the weather is nicer. I have a post about Key West this spring.

Eh, a single name change is more of a yellow flag for me. Constant name changing is an issue. As for age shaving, let's not get too carried away here. All being said, he was on my list of options down the road. The pics are intriguing, but 600+/hr is only porn star / if I win the lotto territory.

Anyone else get some slightly crazy vibes from the video? Or maybe he's just international? Or internationally crazy?

Looks familiar I think he also went under the name Jason Evans on RM, acct was frozen tho