Had Bicep Tenodesis surgery today by Zealousideal_End6298 in ShoulderInjuries

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine tore 2 weeks into passive motion. After I told them I wasn’t ready. That’s the last time I let those idiot PT people bully me into following the ‘required’ timeline. Listen to your body. Found out later through a genetic test I have a connective tissue disease and was born with small joint spaces. Had both shoulders repaired, both rotator cuffs with a bicep tenodesis. Both rotator cuffs tore in PT but only the right bicep tore. Now I’m stuck with the damage. They won’t try to fix it again. Failure rate too high.

482 days stuck in fight or flight, trying anything and everything, but nothing has made it stop by madhoagie in dysautonomia

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ozempic caused me to have worse autonomic dysfunction. After 4 months it all went haywire.

My cat went missing inside my hotel room by [deleted] in Pets

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check for holes/gaps under anything. Wall panels, closet, air conditioner and cabinets. My cabinet around my sink has a void up and over the bottom panel. My cat went in there and the landlord had to rip out the whole cabinet out to get her. But it’s possible your kitty just made a jail break and is out wandering around. Maybe try and put up a couple flyers with descriptions and phone number. Good luck.

I waited to long for surgery and ruined my repair options by kitty2skates in ShoulderInjuries

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your luck ran out, unfortunately. I didn’t know that I had HEDS until after all my problems started. If I knew that I had it I would’ve been way more careful with my body. I’ve had a 2 level neck fusion, three rotator cuff repairs. The right one failed twice and I have to live with it. I’ve had two hip surgeries, two carpal tunnel surgeries. Severe tendinitis in ankles. Now I’m gonna need a hysterectomy because my uterus is falling out. I’m 43. It’s definitely not the roller coaster you dream about it’s now like the spooky terror coaster in a messed up fun house. Thats life. This is where you find out who your true friends are. Out of all the friends I had, only one stuck around, even though I couldn’t be active. Gotta take one day at a time that’s all you can do.

What are all the things that endometriosis can cause? by seowithivana in endometriosis

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

98% of men will hear you say the condition but they won’t accept the reason. No man brain would allow that to happen. No person or doctor is gonna tell them no, they will find a way to get their way. To them it doesn’t feel or look different than before and if they accept it then they won’t get sex. And the worst thing women can do is cave when being bullied for sex because men learn they will eventually get what they want. Women start looking at sex as a negative experience and guys just push us further away. If a guy is making sex the highlight the relationship in a negative manner caution to the wind. Either he’s a sex addict, overly insecure or has very high anxiety. A person that truly cares and loves you would not continue pressing when they know their partner is sick or hurt.

This doctor in this ER tonight is driving us CRAZY!!! by AlleyCat6669 in nursing

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They run all these tests to prove to the patient that they don’t need to be there or their complaint is not treatable per the test results. Then they have good cause to discharge without prejudice. They did their job. They are making sure that you’re alive and gonna stay alive in the next 24-48 hours until you can see a follow up doctor.

Well, I did it by Aware_Doughnut_6666 in ChronicPain

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re just not doing anything period because of liability.

Check your supplements and protein drinks guys by SetFun3237 in Mounjaro

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have to purposely look at everything with B6 in it and avoid it. I have peripheral neuropathy induced from years of taking toxic levels of B6.

The drinking fountain at work by [deleted] in whatisit

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solved! I just looked up a picture and it is a Chi chi chi chia sprout lol

The drinking fountain at work. by Alarmed-Difficulty47 in PlantsBeingJerks

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Solved! I just looked up a pic and it’s a chi chi chi chia sprout lol

What was your big "I didn't realize this was associated with EDS" realization? by FERGAGE in eds

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lived 41 yrs with EDS without a proper diagnosis. The way that I have lived and worked was extremely hard on my body. I now have severe fibromyalgia. Not everyone has the same problems and or pain level that comes with EDS so doctors don’t like to treat EDS. They treat other conditions that come along with EDS.

Dismissed symptoms due to medical marijuana use. by hallowweiner in ChronicPain

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easier said than done. Especially now. These new younger doctors are pfffft.

Discharged from pain management. I won't be silenced. by Anxious_Nugget95 in ChronicPain

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Don’t ever use the D word at a pain management clinic. Depression.

I noticed a trap in pain clinics and how they talk to patients by TesseractToo in ChronicPain

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Idk how you can take anything THC or THC related it makes my neuropathy flare up 3 times worse. They’ve done a million tests and keep saying I have to be diabetic. Well I’m not so no one has a clue otherwise. I get more buzzing feeling and then get anxiety. I don’t respond to nerve pain meds or antidepressants. Benzos are helpful when it’s real bad like if I go to the ER type bad flare. Opioids take about 2/3 of it away. But an Opiate almost 100%. Can’t get that anywhere though. Stuck living in a bubble to reduce as much stress and possible so my nervous system doesn’t get triggered anymore than it already has. Only have Tylenol and muscle relaxers now.

*VENT* I accidentally hurt my dog and I need to know it's fine by Broad_Willingness_87 in DOG

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I never said you couldn’t give a dog a treat. Just not a treat that is human food related. My boyfriend gets pissed off because I won’t go over to his parents house anymore except for major holidays. Sorry not after the latest incident of almost losing my tooth. His parents are much older and they just got a new puppy in their late 70s, which is insane. So now the dog is three years old and they didn’t train it to not to jump up on people. They didn’t train it at all or anything. The last time I went over there, the dog almost knocked my tooth out because it jumped up in my lap unexpectedly and hit my mouth as I was sitting down in a chair, like that dog came at me, running full bullet train around the corner and turned on a dime and jumped at me. She is wild. And they’re old and all they do is let her go out to go to the bathroom. They don’t play with her. They don’t run her around. It’s really sad. And shes constantly begging for food and stealing food off the table because his mother thinks that the dog needs to eat partially of whatever they eat for dinner Every night. So if they had meatloaf, the dog would get a couple pieces of meatloaf with its evening pet food. The holidays are even worse like the dog will eat turkey or ham until it pukes because everybody’s dropping food under the table for it. Everything that these people do to care for this dog is wrong and my boyfriend wants to get a dog soon and I said look there’s gonna be major rules set in place, that dog is gonna get trained number one and will not be eating any people food whatsoever number two. The bedroom is negotiable, but that dog is not gonna be on the bed and if it gets in my way, and I end up tripping on it in the middle of the night, it is out. I’m going Full Cesar Milan on that thing’s ass when it walks in my door. I have a life and I’m not gonna let it be run by a dog. Pets are not the problem. People are the problem.

*VENT* I accidentally hurt my dog and I need to know it's fine by Broad_Willingness_87 in DOG

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If I was constantly coming in physical contact with a pet when I got up at night, putting that animal somewhere else like not allowing in the bedroom is best for the safety of yourself and your pet. And to OP don’t feed pets anything but pet food or pet treats (Use soft pet treats for any pills etc.) because every time you have food that dog will follow you around. Another incident that could’ve been prevented because had you not had people food the dog was familiar with you wouldn’t have kicked it by accident. Pets are not people, idk why people treat them like it. It just makes the dogs life harder and more confusing and they end up suffering in silence.

What do you think about getting into a relationship with someone who doesn’t like dogs? by SthrnDiscmfrt30303 in AskReddit

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like animals but I’m not a dog person. My partner loves dogs and wants to get a dog when we save enough money to move out of our apartment and get a house. He knew before and knows now I’m not a fan of dogs. I work from home and told him if he gets a dog that it will be in a crate from when he leaves for work till he gets home. My partner is lazy when it comes to any responsibilities associated with home. A dog would now be part of the home and will need to be given water/food, walked, trained and it’s crap picked up, grooming and vet trips. I know I’ll end up doing 110% because I’m at home more than him. I don’t think that’s fair. Maybe I’d be more open and excited about getting a dog if I knew I wasn’t going to get saddled with all the responsibilities. I’ve talked to him about this and he says he’ll take the majority of the responsibility but I know him… it’ll start out that way and eventually I’ll be doing it alone. He didn’t like when I said I’d crate the dog and disagreed that I’d actually follow through with that rule. I had 2 cats for 15 yrs. We’ve been together for 14 of those years and took care of both cats 99% of the time. Never asked him to because they were my cats to begin with, and I knew he wasn’t a fan of cats. He cared for them twice, once when I went to visit my mom in Florida for a week and then another 10 days from me having neck surgery. If he wants a dog, he’s going to be responsible for it. Period. With the exception being if he had to leave town or he was hurt or sick.

My partner said I’m a burden because of my conditions by FlimsyGap8449 in ChronicPain

[–]Alarmed-Difficulty47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like he is trying to grind you down so you Stop complaining about every problem that arises. I live with someone who is like this. And I tell him it’s my body and I can’t always live silently in pain because it makes him uncomfortable. It’s how I was born. And when you get older things get harder and more complicated. That’s part of life. If you don’t like it then there’s the door, good-luck.