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moonarchia

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Erronius said:
It's complicated, LOL

I guess I'm 'naturally' a side sleeper, but I have really bad reflux, so over the years I started sleeping on my right side. This seemed to be more comfortable, for no other reason than the stomach acid wasn't as bad sleeping on my right side, versus my left. I'm guessing it has something to do with how well my stomach 'retains' stomach acid, depending on the side I sleep on? That's probably a question for Dr. @Izo

But sleeping on my right side isn't a 100% fix. I will still get reflux in my sleep when sleeping on my right side. Even better is building up a huge pile of pillows and trying to sleep on an incline, flat on my back. And this is probably the best way for me to do it. But what ends up happening is that once I fall asleep on my back, inclined on pillows, is that I will flop over to my right-side again, except now there's a giant pile of pillows under my head, and my neck ends up at a 45 degree angle, or worse, to the point that my left ear touches my left shoulder. Somehow this doesn't bother me while sleeping, but after I wake up I will have a horrible pain from my right trapezoid, up the back of my neck, and sometimes the pain will continue on up and over the right side of my skull, almost to my right temple.

Shit fucking sucks, man
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I have ankylosing spondilitis, so I had pain issues that were getting progressively worse sleeping on my sides. I ended up getting an adjustable bed. You will need the same if you want to sleep on your back long term. You need to have your legs elevated to prevent yourself from rolling onto your side eventually.


 
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Haus

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moonarchia said:
I have ankylosing spondilitis, so I had pain issues that were getting progressively worse sleeping on my sides. I ended up getting an adjustable bed. You will need the same if you want to sleep on your back long term. You need to have your legs elevated to prevent yourself from rolling onto your side eventually.


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This may very well be the next step for my wife and I. We're looking at building a new house out of town next year. At which point we will probably furnish it from scratch and an king sized adjustable dual side bed is on the agenda. The only condition I've EVER been able to sleep on my back in has been in a comfy recliner, so this tracks to using an adjustable bed.
 
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moonarchia

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Haus said:
This may very well be the next step for my wife and I. We're looking at building a new house out of town next year. At which point we will probably furnish it from scratch and an king sized adjustable dual side bed is on the agenda. The only condition I've EVER been able to sleep on my back in has been in a comfy recliner, so this tracks to using an adjustable bed.
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Yeah, I slept in my recliner for a year or two before I decided to buy the bed.
 
Haus

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moonarchia said:
Yeah, I slept in my recliner for a year or two before I decided to buy the bed.
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My wife has occasional lower back and hip issues due to a surgery she had. When that flares up she often ends up sleeping in a giant memory foam "lovesac" we have because it curls around her in the same way.
 
Lanx

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Purple pillows are cheaper now from Amazon than directly black friday, I got two harmony to try out
 
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TheNozz

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We have a slow shower drain at home and have tried everything, so we’re going with this concentrated lye formula as the last resort:
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Do I follow the exact directions, two cups, or can I dump the whole thing down the drain?

This is the last thing we’re trying before we call a plumber
 
Fogel

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TheNozz said:
We have a slow shower drain at home and have tried everything, so we’re going with this concentrated lye formula as the last resort:
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Do I follow the exact directions, two cups, or can I dump the whole thing down the drain?

This is the last thing we’re trying before we call a plumber
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Heat up some water and pour the water in along with that, since you'll be adding water just go ahead and dump the whole thing in, can't hurt.
 
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Lanx

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TheNozz said:
We have a slow shower drain at home and have tried everything, so we’re going with this concentrated lye formula as the last resort:
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Do I follow the exact directions, two cups, or can I dump the whole thing down the drain?

This is the last thing we’re trying before we call a plumber
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if it's your first time, wear gloves, the sensation if you get a bit on you is like oily tingling, so just wear gloves and don't look directly in the drain when you pour in case it spits up

i just put on a kettle of boiling water and pour until it stops sounding like demons
 
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Daidraco

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TheNozz said:
We have a slow shower drain at home and have tried everything, so we’re going with this concentrated lye formula as the last resort:
View attachment 562226
Do I follow the exact directions, two cups, or can I dump the whole thing down the drain?

This is the last thing we’re trying before we call a plumber
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Waste of fucking time, usually.

Just get this fucking thing and you'll be good for life:

Aint no wet wipe, makeup pad, tampon, ball of fucking hair going to stop that SOB.
 
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Daidraco

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Lanx said:
it's a shower drain so it's probably a clump of hair, lye eats hair
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That shits not cheap, though. If its happening now, itll happen again. Might as well get a permanent solution and stop wasting money. C'mon Lanx Lanx .
 
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TheNozz

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Lanx said:
if it's your first time, wear gloves, the sensation if you get a bit on you is like oily tingling, so just wear gloves and don't look directly in the drain when you pour in case it spits up

i just put on a kettle of boiling water and pour until it stops sounding like demons
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Yeah I was way ahead of you on the safety goggles and long rubber gloves bit
 
Kajiimagi

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Captain Suave said:
It could be like my shower where the previous owner re-grouted before sale and poured the extra mix down the drain!
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how in the fuck is rustle not a reaction in this forum?! White Vinegar bro that shit can break down grout. Old trick from when the block layers clogged up our electrical conduits.
 
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Haus

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TheNozz said:
We have a slow shower drain at home and have tried everything, so we’re going with this concentrated lye formula as the last resort:
View attachment 562226
Do I follow the exact directions, two cups, or can I dump the whole thing down the drain?

This is the last thing we’re trying before we call a plumber
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This is the exact stuff we use at Chez Haus and I have always been happy with it. When a drain in either of our bathrooms starts slow draining (for instance in my shower, I'll take a shower and when done there will be like an inch of water which slowly drains out) I will take a shower to seed it with good hot water, pour half of one of those jugs down the drain. Then shut the shower and let it sit overnight. Next morning I will pour a pitcher of very hot water down it, then run the shower on full hot for a few minutes. Has never failed us yet.
 
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BrutulTM

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You will eventually ruin your pipes with that shit, not to mention putting it into the sewer system. Use the snake. Just don't be like my Mom and pour the acid down the drain first and then call me over to snake it after that failed without telling me so when I pull the snake out of the drain it's covered in acid and peels the skin off my hands.
 
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Daidraco

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BrutulTM said:
You will eventually ruin your pipes with that shit, not to mention putting it into the sewer system. Use the snake. Just don't be like my Mom and pour the acid down the drain first and then call me over to snake it after that failed without telling me so when I pull the snake out of the drain it's covered in acid and peels the skin off my hands.
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No, no. It was answered earlier in a not so clear manner. It wasnt about the money. It was about the ease and convenience of pouring something down the drain and forgetting about it. Just a different mentality about this shit altogether.
 
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