How do you sit through an airplane flight without excruciating pain?

Brkdncr@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 103 points –

After a 5 hour flight every joint in my body hurts. Most people dont seem to have this issue. What’s wrong with me?

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Your urine should be a light yellow color. (Note: recent food/beverage consumption can temporarily alter the color.)

When you use the bathroom generate spittle in your mouth. Lean over the sink or toilet and let it slid out of your mouth. It should do so smoothly and with little to no residue left hanging.

If both of the above aren’t true then you’re dehydrated! Aim for drinking half your body weight in ounces in fluids a day. 150 lbs. = 9 cups (8 oz.) per day.

Do that and if you find that you still can’t sit through dinner without pain please do see your PCP.

So ... Do PCP before a flight? I've never done any illegal drugs, maybe that's why my joints always hurt.

I think he means Personal Chair Person, y'know, to get sitting recommendations

OP what the fuck is a PCP?

Primary Care Physician

A fucking doctor then? Some folk watch waaaaaay too much TV

I think it's American for GP but I might be wrong

Not something ive ever heard an American say.

GP, physician, doctor. Never "PCP".

I'm an American and work in healthcare. "PCP" is a common way to abbreviate "primary care physician". Generally, it is not said out loud that way, but it is often abbreviated in forms and documentation.

And yes, I giggle when I see it because I'm immature!

PCP is an incredibly common term in the US.

Maybe it's regional or something.

I've at least seen/read phrases "Primary Care" and "Primary Care Physician", but I've never once heard of anyone using the acronym "PCP" for it. Not until this ccomment thread.

Asked a couple other people just now, they'd never heard it used either.

A dentist is a doctor but they aren't going to be too helpful lmao

Any adult American with health insurance should know what a PCP means in this context. This is not obscure or weird verbiage lol.

A masseuse is a personal care provider, and probably useful in this situation.

It's a fucking stupid and unnecessary initialism, let's be honest

Primary Care Physician (or Provider) is, indeed, what I think the original comment intended; however, no matter how many times I've been to the ER (or A&E if you're from a more civilized country), that's not how my brain initially interprets it.