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u/Enjoy_Life4219

▲ 1 r/DiagnoseMe

Hey all, I was hanging from a zipline that was going into the water, right before letting go, I pulled myself up just a bit and felt my pectoral muscle pull/pop, then felt pain as I fell into the water. Once I got out, if I flex my pecs and look at the left side, there is an indentation right into my armpit. The next day, a bruise formed at the top of my bicep and over the course of then next week, the bruise covered my entire bicep. There was a bit of swelling but not much. The bicep itself did not hurt, but right in my armpit, it feels like there is a muscle going from my pec to my bicep that feels frogged, tight, weak, etc.

I have done this same motion a hundred times, but for some reason (8am, cold, not warmed up, Im old etc) this time it popped.

I went to urgent care when I got back, they did an xray and didnt see anything. by the time I could get an MRI it was a month later, and I honestly cant figure out what it means. The ortho doc appt is months away and I want to know if I can still work out with that arm, or if it is really something bad and I should go to the ER or just press the VA to do something sooner. It doesn't really hurt per say, but I can certain tell if I am trying to push something, I feel it in my pec/bicep and I can still see the indentation in my left pec.

Note: I had a rotator cuff repair on that same shoulder a few years ago, but the shoulder itself feels ok.

Image of the MRI report:

https://ibb.co/Y4R0RFD3

u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 8 days ago
▲ 2 r/VeteransBenefits

Hi all! sorry for the the possibly confusing question, but the VA has gotten crazy slow in my area in the past year or so. Up until then it had been pretty darn great.

Here is my issue, I partially tore my rotator cuff in Feb 2025. By the time I was able to get in to see the ortho specialist it was 4 months later, and it wasn't as painful and I got a cortisone shot in it which made it feel very good. I had another appt set up for 4 months for another shot, but that ortho doc was out on leave and it took another month to get in to see the fill in doc. He gave me another shot - I don't know if it was where he injected or what, but 3 weeks later (early Oct) I was working out and my rotator cuff fully tore. I hear it, and felt it, dropped the weight and my shoulder was toast. I knew what had happened, as I had rotator cuff surgery on my left shoulder a few years before.

It took a month just to see my primary, she sent me for an Xray that day - but I knew that wouldn't show anything. An MRI appt was no where in sight, I had to beg, plead and badger them to finally get community care to refer me to a local MRI facility which I got in late January (3 months after injury). then there was a fiasco where the MRI facility could not transmit the report and images to the VA for some reason, the VA never told me this, I had to go to the VA and the facility to find out what was going on, then pay the facility $5 for a CD with the images and report on it and hand deliver it to the VA - which they promptly lost.

I then went on vacation, and on said vacation, I was going down a zipline into water and when I pulled myself up a bit before letting go of the bar, I felt my pec muscle pop on my left side. I fell in the water, felt the pain, got out and I could see the dent in my pec when I flexed it. I then developed a large bruise covering my left bicep that developed over the next few days.

Once I got back from vacation, I should have gone to a civilian ER, but my local VA just opened an urgent care so I went there. The dr on staff was in a hurry, looked at my arm, did an xray (it wasn't a bone issue) and said its nothing that needs to be addressed immediately and put in for an MRI and sent me on my way. Well that MRI was no where in sight either, so after begging and badgering them for community care again, they sent me to the same MRI facility. The did the MRI on my shoulder (not my pec or bicep) and after haing to go to the facility, pay $5 again and got BOTH MRIs (right shoulder from before and current left shoulder mri) I hand delivered them both. This time they didnt lose them, but the ortho appt was for April! I begged and pleaded for community care but they would not refer me and I had to wait it out until April to see the ortho specialist. This was 6 months after I tore my right rotator cuff and 2 months after my pect/bicep injury.

The ortho dr was also in a hurry, told me my shoulder def needed surgery and it was bad, he told me to baby it or he may not be able to repair it. Then he told me my left shoulder was more of a pect/bicep injury and he couldnt really tell from the MRI since it was on my shoulder, but regardless, since my injury was 8 weeks ago he couldn't do anything about it anyway! (thanks urgent care doc).

Surgery for my right rotator cuff tear was set for June 11, a full 8 months from injury. Who knows if I have damaged it more since my MRI in late January, but it would have been nice if things moved faster, I would be mostly thru recovery by now. However, I want to see if ther eisd a way I can get in to see someone else for my left bicep/pec injury and have the VA cover it - similar to going to the ER and having the VA cover it on the back end. If I have to go thru community care again, it will likely be next year before anything happens and by that time any possible help for my left bicep/pect will be too late.

TL:DR - the VA process took 8 months to get me in for surgery for a right rotator cuff repair, and are dragging their feet for an mis-diagnosed injury to my left bicep/pec injury. I am already 3 months from the time of injury with no outcome in sight. Curious if there is a way I can just go see a civilian ortho doctor and have the VA cover it?

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u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 8 days ago
▲ 5 r/AskAMechanic

My Car pulls to the left, alignment didn't work and left front tire wears very quickly on the inside tread. What could be the real issue?

Hi All! My car (2017 Mini Cooper) pulls to the left, I noticed this when I bought it used last year. I didn't think anything of it, figured it get it aligned at some point. Well the left front tire started wearing really weird and really fast on the inside inch or two, to the point where the tread started separating and coming off of the tire! (see pics).

I had the front 2 tires replaced and took it for an alignment, the mechanic did a 4 wheel alignment but said he adjusted the front left as much as he could but it ran out of adjustment, something might be bent.

The car drove a bit better at first, but a week or so later it feels like it always did. It drives perfectly fine in all other ways but still pulls to the left and it is felt the most when at slow speeds and braking to a stop.

What does this generally mean? I have an appt to take it to the dealer to have a shifter spring replaced (covered under extended warranty) and plan on having them look at the left front suspension to see what the issue could be, but Im starting to worry. Any idea of this sounds like a huge repair bill?

u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 9 days ago
▲ 165 r/MechanicAdvice

Hi All! My car (2017 Mini Cooper) pulls to the left, I noticed this when I bought it used last year. I didn't think anything of it, figured it get it aligned at some point. Well the left front wheel started wearing really weird and really fast on the inside inch or two, to the point where the tread started separating and coming off! (see pics).

I had the front 2 wheels (rubber) replaced and took it for an alignment, the mechanic did a 4 wheel alignment but said he adjusted the front left as much as he could but it ran out of adjustment, something might be bent.

The car drove a bit better at first, but a week or so later it feels like it always did. It drives perfectly fine in all other ways but still pulls to the left and it is felt the most when at slow speeds and braking to a stop.

What does this generally mean? I have an appt to take it to the dealer to have a shifter spring replaced (covered under extended warranty) and plan on having them look at the left front suspension to see what the issue could be, but Im starting to worry. Any idea of this sounds like a huge repair bill?

u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 9 days ago
▲ 0 r/autorepair

Hi All! My car (2017 Mini Cooper) pulls to the left, I noticed this when I bought it used last year. I didn't think anything of it, figured it get it aligned at some point. Well the left front tire started wearing really weird and really fast on the inside inch or two, to the point where the tread started separating and coming off of the tire! (see pics).

I had the front 2 tires replaced and took it for an alignment, the mechanic did a 4 wheel alignment but said he adjusted the front left as much as he could but it ran out of adjustment, something might be bent.

The car drove a bit better at first, but a week or so later it feels like it always did. It drives perfectly fine in all other ways but still pulls to the left and it is felt the most when at slow speeds and braking to a stop.

What does this generally mean? I have an appt to take it to the dealer to have a shifter spring replaced (covered under extended warranty) and plan on having them look at the left front suspension to see what the issue could be, but Im starting to worry. Any idea of this sounds like a huge repair bill?

u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 9 days ago
▲ 503 r/Derailedbydetails+2 crossposts

My Car pulls to the left, alignment didn't work and left front tire wears very quickly on the inside tread. What could be the real issue?

Hi All! My car (2017 Mini Cooper) pulls to the left, I noticed this when I bought it used last year. I didn't think anything of it, figured it get it aligned at some point. Well the left front tire started wearing really weird and really fast on the inside inch or two, to the point where the tread started separating and coming off of the tire! (see pics).

I had the front 2 tires replaced and took it for an alignment, the mechanic did a 4 wheel alignment but said he adjusted the front left as much as he could but it ran out of adjustment, something might be bent.

The car drove a bit better at first, but a week or so later it feels like it always did. It drives perfectly fine in all other ways but still pulls to the left and it is felt the most when at slow speeds and braking to a stop.

What does this generally mean? I have an appt to take it to the dealer to have a shifter spring replaced (covered under extended warranty) and plan on having them look at the left front suspension to see what the issue could be, but Im starting to worry. Any idea of this sounds like a huge repair bill?

u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 4 days ago
▲ 188 r/Cartalk

Hi All! My car (2017 Mini Cooper) pulls to the left, I noticed this when I bought it used last year. I didn't think anything of it, figured it get it aligned at some point. Well the left front tire started wearing really weird and really fast on the inside inch or two, to the point where the tread started separating and coming off of the tire! (see pics).

I had the front 2 tires replaced and took it for an alignment, the mechanic did a 4 wheel alignment but said he adjusted the front left as much as he could but it ran out of adjustment, something might be bent.

The car drove a bit better at first, but a week or so later it feels like it always did. It drives perfectly fine in all other ways but still pulls to the left and it is felt the most when at slow speeds and braking to a stop.

What does this generally mean? I have an appt to take it to the dealer to have a shifter spring replaced (covered under extended warranty) and plan on having them look at the left front suspension to see what the issue could be, but Im starting to worry. Any idea of this sounds like a huge repair bill?

u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 9 days ago
▲ 1 r/HighYieldSavings

Hey all! I know I can simply look up nerd wallet or something but alot of these banks have all sorts of stipulations and hoops to jump thru to get a decent rate, or the bank seems shady, or the interface is clunky, or transactions take a really long time. Can any of you suggest a bank that I can simply deposit $15k into that doesn't require DD, is safe, secure, and has fairly fast transactions (couple of days)?

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u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 9 days ago
▲ 56 r/Ebay

Ok, so hear me out:

Item sold for $499. After tax, buyer pays $551. I create label on ebay, insure it thru ebay, and mail it. I then get $417 payout ($499 - ebay fees and label cost) but buyer doesnt receive it.

After back and forth with USPS, opening a case, missing item search etc, they deem it lost in transit.

After 30 days, ebay refunds the buyer $508 from my bank account. I also get paid the $499 insurance I took out on the package. Contrary to popular belief, eBay's 3rd party insurer paid me the insurance claim, not USPS.

2 weeks later, item arrives in buyers mailbox and ebay pays me back the $508 they took. So after the dust settles, I have the original $417 payout + $499 insurance payout from eBay's 3rd party insurer.

Am I the beneficiary of the USPS sloppy work and I get paid 2x or will the 3rd party insurer come back for their $499? Im also wondering if the buyer had his $ yanked back out of his account.

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u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 13 days ago
▲ 2 r/uberdrivers

I got 2 of them today, I didnt even know I had it enabled. Both were crew members from cruise ships, and both said they prefered paying in cash because they always have cash from tips on the cruise, and they dont always have data to use credit card.

I didnt even notice it was a cash ride, does it say when the offer comes across my phone? Anyway, after I end the ride, it asks me how much the rider paid. This is where it gets infuriating.. It then says if the rider paid 29.95 or other. $29.95 being the amount the rider paid, when my offer was less than $11. Besides that, if I take the $30 from the rider, does that mean uber will take the other $20 from my account? I dont see how uber gets paid when the rider gives me all the cash.

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u/Enjoy_Life4219 — 13 days ago