Taken from JRE #2038 w/Trae the Truth:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7H0fhjEd7ImnED3Iab4RI8?si=a2826b77223049b9

The Joe Rogan Experience I admire people like you.

No alcohol, no weed, no nothing, just discipline.

It just, it builds us to be a little stronger, you know, Because man, I done been through so much shit in life and watched a lot of people go through stuff, stuff that may take their life because it may be real crucial.

But when you get to getting to the point of where I am, you deal with everything, hit it up.

It ain't like it's a breeze or a cakewalk every time, but for the most part, we be like, man, it'll be, I deal with it.

Well, I guess also if you get used to just dealing with shit then you get strong at dealing with shit.

Whereas if you're just drowning it out all the time, then that becomes a habit.

But it's so crazy, it's a, it became even a bigger habit for me, right?

I don't know how long ago it was when I got shot, but when I got shot, they ended up, the actually crazy thing is they never, they didn't do surgery or anything, right?

It was so many people outside the hospital that they were like, man, we need to get him out of here because they never seen nothing like that.

So they don't know if the people outside Was against me or was for me.

So Long story short, Left got home Cleaned around it just got the bleed and the stop but Days later.

I think I took the medicine probably for the first 5, 6 days and then once I decided that I could make it through half a day without it, I'm just like man, fuck it, I'm just, it can't get no worse than this, you know what I'm saying?

So dealing with that, that's just, it developed a habit of anything I do.

I don't know if you ever seen on YouTube, I took the bullet out myself.

I got shot directly in my back and on It shattered my shoulder blade and spent to my Shoulder, so it's set there for like 4 or 5 years and it's so crazy right when you hear people tell you the story

So it was pushing out how long after you got shot?

Yeah about 5, could have been like 5 years.

So the bullet was still, it was a working its way out of your skin for 5 years.

Yeah, but it healed like it was supposed to, man.

The fact that I'm not doing surgery on me when I got shot and it healed, that was a cakewalk at that point.

1, I don't know if for them not have, I guess for how many people was there so fast and then them not being able to go in and know if it's somewhere that was damaging or however you wanna put the words.

But that shit, they were like, man, we gotta get him up out of here.

But the only bad thing is, cause they didn't move it and it was there, it got tangled up in a lot of my nerves and muscle.

So, like if you ever pay attention to me, like I can't lift my arm directly straight up or do a lot of different things because it was sitting in there for so many years.

That's gotta piss you off because they could have just pulled that out, right?

Yeah, definitely because it was so close to the edge.

Because from The time I got shot to the time it came out, you could always feel it.

That's the thing about doctors, like you get a really good doctor, or you can get a doctor that's like, no, fucking leave it in there.

And it's crazy, right, man, because I help a lot of kids in life and you watch some of these doctors they take a personal liking and loving to these kids and you know just trying to figure out ways to help them or even some of the elders and then you got some people like shit it ain't gonna work they ain't gonna make it you know I'm saying that that's the fucked-up part about it

Yeah, I think some people get real calloused unfortunately I see a lot of people die and then they lose their feeling for it and other people never do that's the the best thing about great doctors is you just really appreciate them.

If someone really cares, you really appreciate them.

That extra, let's try it 1 more time, sometimes can change everything, as opposed to there's nothing else we can do.

Yeah, especially when someone's got a bullet in their shoulder.

Like how far below the surface was it like when you first went in?

Oh, no, so when I first went in, it was literally, it was just bulging.

Yeah, so if you do this, you could always feel it.

So when you look at the video that was on YouTube, by that point, it broke the skin on its own.

Because you know, you'll hear stories like bullets gone, they'll push their way out, or you'll hear the stories during rain or cold weather that'll make


Speaker 0: The Joe Rogan Experience I admire people like you. No alcohol, no weed, no nothing, just discipline. I admire that.

Speaker 1: It just, it builds us to be a little stronger, you know, Because man, I done been through so much shit in life and watched a lot of people go through stuff, stuff that may take their life because it may be real crucial. But when you get to getting to the point of where I am, you deal with everything, hit it up. It's like, it ain't really much. It ain't like it's a breeze or a cakewalk every time, but for the most part, we be like, man, it'll be, I deal with it. And you know, that's what keep me going.

Speaker 0: Well, I guess also if you get used to just dealing with shit then you get strong at dealing with shit. Whereas if you're just drowning it out all the time, then that becomes a habit.

Speaker 1: But it's so crazy, it's a, it became even a bigger habit for me, right? I don't know how long ago it was when I got shot, but when I got shot, they ended up, the actually crazy thing is they never, they didn't do surgery or anything, right? I got shot. It was so many people outside the hospital that they were like, man, we need to get him out of here because they never seen nothing like that. So they don't know if the people outside Was against me or was for me.

They just never seen it. So Long story short, Left got home Cleaned around it just got the bleed and the stop but Days later. They tried to prescribe me medicine. I think I took the medicine probably for the first 5, 6 days and then once I decided that I could make it through half a day without it, I'm just like man, fuck it, I'm just, it can't get no worse than this, you know what I'm saying? It only get better.

So dealing with that, that's just, it developed a habit of anything I do. I just go at it about that way. I don't know if you ever seen on YouTube, I took the bullet out myself.

Speaker 0: Jesus.

Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, but it's just.

Speaker 0: Where'd you get shot?

Speaker 1: I got shot directly in my back and on It shattered my shoulder blade and spent to my Shoulder, so it's set there for like 4 or 5 years and it's so crazy right when you hear people tell you the story

Speaker 0: It is

Speaker 1: yeah So that's me taking it out.

Speaker 0: So it was pushing out how long after you got shot?

Speaker 1: Yeah about 5, could have been like 5 years.

Speaker 0: 5 years. So the bullet was still, it was a working its way out of your skin for 5 years. Wow. Dude that's crazy.

Speaker 1: And went on and continued my day.

Speaker 0: Did you get it stitched up at least?

Speaker 1: No. Really? Yeah, but it healed like it was supposed to, man. The fact that I'm not doing surgery on me when I got shot and it healed, that was a cakewalk at that point.

Speaker 0: Why didn't they want to do surgery?

Speaker 1: 1, I don't know if for them not have, I guess for how many people was there so fast and then them not being able to go in and know if it's somewhere that was damaging or however you wanna put the words. But that shit, they were like, man, we gotta get him up out of here. And that was just the reality of it. But the only bad thing is, cause they didn't move it and it was there, it got tangled up in a lot of my nerves and muscle. So, like if you ever pay attention to me, like I can't lift my arm directly straight up or do a lot of different things because it was sitting in there for so many years.

Speaker 0: That's gotta piss you off because they could have just pulled that out, right?

Speaker 1: Could they have? Yeah, definitely because it was so close to the edge. Because from The time I got shot to the time it came out, you could always feel it. So it was that close.

Speaker 0: That's the thing about doctors, like you get a really good doctor, or you can get a doctor that's like, no, fucking leave it in there.

Speaker 1: And it's crazy, right, man, because I help a lot of kids in life and you watch some of these doctors they take a personal liking and loving to these kids and you know just trying to figure out ways to help them or even some of the elders and then you got some people like shit it ain't gonna work they ain't gonna make it you know I'm saying that that's the fucked-up part about it

Speaker 0: Yeah, I think some people get real calloused unfortunately I see a lot of people die and then they lose their feeling for it and other people never do that's the the best thing about great doctors is you just really appreciate them. If someone really cares, you really appreciate them.

Speaker 1: That extra, let's try it 1 more time, sometimes can change everything, as opposed to there's nothing else we can do.

Speaker 0: Yeah, especially when someone's got a bullet in their shoulder. Just get it out of there, man. Especially when it's right there. Like how far below the surface was it like when you first went in?

Speaker 1: Oh, no, so when I first went in, it was literally, it was just bulging. So it was like at the skin? Yeah, so if you do this, you could always feel it. So when you look at the video that was on YouTube, by that point, it broke the skin on its own. Because you know, you'll hear stories like bullets gone, they'll push their way out, or you'll hear the stories during rain or cold weather that'll make

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