TechnicolorRex

@TechnicolorRex@beehaw.org
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Joined 1 years ago

Getting an MRI to see if my prolactinoma has shrunk.

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Ya ha ha

100%.

It's kind of like designing Lego but with weldments, extruded aluminum, cylinders, servos, and any other number of components.

I'm a Mechanical Engineer who designs automation equipment. Basically lots of 3-6 axis robots, multi-axis gantries, various conveyance mechanisms, and other specialized automation equipment integration. Its fun because it is a job all about things moving from point A to point B.

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Aww thanks! Back is already feeling better, though still sore.

Aww thanks! Back is already feeling better, though still sore.

Eh, MRI's aren't bad. Just lay in a tube for 45 minutes while giant magnets whir around and take images of the brain / body.

The prolactinoma is benign, but screws with hormones a lot. Prolactin being the inverse of dopamine and testosterone explains a lot about the last several years, so glad to be getting back to normal. Thankfully, the excess prolactin has never caused me to lactate either, which is a common symptom of high prolactin.

Thankfully got to spice up the weekend with a guys' night, so that was fun.

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