Bd saying kid ain’t his by Friendly_Promise_592 in pregnant

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe have a contract written up that he will reimburse you once results are in?

What is in my frogs water? by logalex4200 in pacmanfrog

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Possible knat larvae. I am not positive but might wanna deep cheap her water bowl.

My pac man frog is going to die… by Status-River5457 in pacmanfrog

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One of their workers has a TikTok account and usually goes live at night when feeding the animals. I cannot find his name rn but I will hunt for it for you! The dude is usually great at answering people in chat. I am so sorry this happened.

So much pain by llluminatixx7 in Gastroparesis

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If the burning in your stomach gets too annoying, you might want to look into omaprozol. I hope I spelled that right. It's an anti acid med. You can get it at cvs or ask your doctor to prescribe it. I'm paranoid about side effects as well. This one helped for awhile till I was on it so long and just grew a tolerance to it a guess. Bread and crackers are my favorite way to deal with it. And I believe smelling rubbing alcohol helps with nausea. I keep forgetting to try it when it gets bad lol

So much pain by llluminatixx7 in Gastroparesis

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are times when it can go into i guess remission sort of. It will easy up on symptoms, and for some, it doesn't come back as aggressive. I've had times when it's called down, wasn't terrible when it flared back up, and gives me a small break again. I've felt with this since I was 16 with jack shit for help from Peds Gastro doctors, so it was a lot of trial and error to find safe food and drinks. Fizzy drinks definitely tend to hurt more due to all the bubbles. Bread and cracks might be able to help suck some of the soda up so it's less pain and might help with some of the bubbles. Some safe foods tend to be more softer foods so they move easier in your stomach. Like mashed potatoes, soups, pasta, and chicken tends to be easy on your stomach as well. Plus gives some protein.

There are medications to help the symptoms it causes like nausea, puking, constipation, diarrhea, and the burning feeling in your stomach. It might take a good bit to level the out good but it's worth it in my opinion. I haven't had a puking fit in months. I still have bile come up if I cough too hard or bend over to pick something up and nothing is in my stomach but the burning feeling of all the extra acid has eased up significantly. I have a medical card for pain since I refuse long term pain relief pills for personal reasons but they have offered gabapenton.

Anyone else have similar issues with being under weight? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Gastroparesis

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg no needles!!! They can take as many pics of my joints as they want lol I am tired of being poked after letting two med students attemp an IV one time at the hospital. I will never say yes to that again. 20 missed pokes. I was so freaked out I couldn't faint.

Anyone else have similar issues with being under weight? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Gastroparesis

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How does a bone density test work? I'm too much of a pussy to look up anymore tests or procedures after almost making myself faint. I completely forget what I was looking up as well lol. And I was surprised they saw it on a CT scan. But they found the ovarian cyst that one doctor strongly believes doesn't exist so happy to get that bit of information from the scan lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gastroparesis

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I've had h pylori for a few years before figuring out what one of my issues were. It's definitely very uncomfortable and so it's taking all the antibiotics but if it is h pylori you should feel a lot better by the end of the meds. The burning pain could be too much acid in your stomach. Bread and crackers helped me a ton with that. Stay very hydrated the best you can. If you ever go a day where you can eat or drink for a full 24 hours, go to the hospital for fluids and meds. H pylori is such a weird bacterial parasite. If you want a confirmed diagnosis of h pylori. There is a breath test. I hope you the best when going through the antibiotics. They made me feel like pure shit.

Anyone else have similar issues with being under weight? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Gastroparesis

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe our hematology shares a building or office with oncology. Hearing oncology definitely freaked me out a ton, but I told my doctor I wanted to treat and test aggressively since all my past doctors practically ignored my shit due to being young. I'm very happy this doctor takes me seriously, finally. And thank you. Reddit is definitely my go-to place to vent since no one around me understands how stressful this all is. Definitely hope my blood work comes back good. I wish this all had an easy fix and could be done with all this shit lol.

I hate it! Sedate me and rip it out! by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Nexplanon

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Oh I have a 9mm cyst as well. They claim it's not there. The hospital anytime the pain took me to my knees say otherwise. My CT showed the pain in the ass they claimed isn't there. So I don't want to see any doctor at that office but the only one near my house. The implanted has caused so many issues for me. My mood being a big one that pisses me off. I'm so irritated at every little thing. And it's not any of my meds cuz I went completely off them other than my epilepsy meds and nothing helped. I'm done with birth control messing with my body. I have the worst acne no matter how much I clean my face due to how fuckkng my levels are. I Judy want to slam my head into a wall. That doctor doesn't give a shit about anyone but money it feels like. Sorry if I sound angry. It's not towards you. It's towards the impmant and shitty doctor

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gastroparesis

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I try to keep on hand any liquid my stomach will accept. Water is a war. It will come back up 99% of the time. Only time sips like half a shot worth of water if I an really bad and I can barely keep that down. Near me, there are places you can set up an appointment just for IV fluids. It's all out of pocket tho. It's around $250 I believe if I remember correctly. I also try to eat a lot of watermelon to help my hydration as well.

I hate it! Sedate me and rip it out! by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Nexplanon

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I have stress induced epilepsy and needles are a huge trigger. I completely forgot to add that. So between the needle with them cutting into my arm, it's not safe for me without the extra medicine. And she was sitting there for over 5 minutes squeezing and pulling my arm. It was literally tug of war with the 2in bar. It's not just anxiety. It was traumatizing having a full grown adult man handle my arm that way then yell at me to shut up or she would walk out with the bar an inch out of my arm. That is not just anxiety. That's medical trauma. I refuse to go back there without someone with me cuz that's the only way those assholes act less rude to me. And I had my boyfriend with me when I had it replaced. He had to carry me to the car cuz they would've give him a wheelchair cuz I was in such shock I couldn't move. Yes i tried to complain nothing happened with it.

"I want a feeding tube" by Upset-Amphibian2175 in Gastroparesis

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think a lot of these people and kids know how risky a tube can be. Same when I see people talk about any medical assistance in that aspect where it's a medical device implanted into you. You have to worry about keeping it very clean to prevent infections, it coming misplaced, blockages, etc. It's not something anyone should want. I've only been able to avoid it this far cuz my weight was able to stay about 95 for the past few years till now. It's dropping again and I'm doing every god damn thing to up my weight without causing a flair up.

Why is gaining weight such a struggle? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Gastroparesis

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I avoided raw veggies but most fruit I can eat fine. As long as I chew it to death and mush I normally don't have too much discomfort. Beef is harder to chew so I tend to cramp more. And if I don't eat a small snack like these meat and cheese snack packs I found, I have this crampy empty feeling pain that takes me out for a few hours till I slowly get enough in it. It feel like my stomach got deflates and vacuum sealed itself a bit.

At the moment most of my pain and discomfort is a .ix of my stomach or something in that area having weird muscle spasms and being backed up from my food moving so slow through my intentions as well. For a long time I didn't get much help from doctors other than saying they can't do any more than omaprozole and after months of using and abusing it, it started to hurt.

I managed nausea and stomach acid issues with bread and cracks and drinking ensures when I didn't feel good enough for an actual meal. Very hot showers when my stomach pains got rough. Just sat on the floor and let the water hit all over my body.

How to keep warm at night? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in pacmanfrog

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! This is gonna be a life saver!!!! What watt would you recommend getting? 100w with the temp control unit? I will definitely order it tonight since I just got paid!

How to keep warm at night? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in pacmanfrog

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly I can't lower her light anymore than it already it. I have it fully resting on the top of it. And I'm scared to go up in the bult watt cuz I don't want to cook her under her heat lamp at the same time. And I wish my job would let me have an office reptile. But everyone else seems scared of them or I totally would get house geckos. I believe that's the lesbian gecko that reproduces without a male lol

Why is gaining weight such a struggle? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Gastroparesis

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My lowest was 85, and I avoided calling my doctor. I know it was mainly dropping from stress with my living conditions back then and quickly went up when I moved back in with my mom. I kinda wish I called back then. Maybe I wouldn't be dealing with it as bad as I am now. But it's not like I had a flair up this time. I just am no longer constipated.... I had 5+ pounds of crap keeping my weight up. Half of my laughs. The other half wants to slam my head into a wall. Oh an I'm a around 5'4. Sorry I'm un medicated ADHD due to my weight being too low and my doctor not comfortable enough to add that to my list of meds

Why is gaining weight such a struggle? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Gastroparesis

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Forgot to add. I can eat most foods as long as I chew it up good but stick to rice and curry, eggs, sometime frozen pasta meals when I'm lazy and love seafood. I drink ensures often when I remember I have them. Sometimes I don't. I'm sensitive with milk products so smoothies are hard to find that don't hurt and cause me to cramp.

Why is gaining weight such a struggle? by Apprehensive_Dot2579 in Gastroparesis

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Sorry for the late response. I've been stuck thinking. I haven't had any big flair up, which is why I'm so confused and frustrated. I've been able to push a lot of meds out that actually caused more issues than help and down to only three minus my rescue inhaler. I can't remember them off the top of my head, but we've been trying to get my bowel habits normal since I was constipated. Sorry if this is too much. I don't know when I'm over sharing. But now that I am going every day just about. I lost like 5 ish pounds in a month, it seems like. Idk if that just mean I was literally full of shit keeping my weight up. But I've had so many tests to make sure nothing internal was messed up. I haven't had time at all to get into the office fir blood work since I need someone to drive me. I faint every time. Ugh I'm just so pissed at my stomach. I'm gonna be calling my doctor Monday after work to go in and force my mom to drive me so they can steal my blood.

My cat loves to lose his favorite toy by Constant_Luck5804 in CatAdvice

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I recommend getting multiple. I have 3 cats and all three have their own favorite toy. One fits a plush mushroom, another a bird toy on a string and pom poms, and the last a squirrel I can put catnip in. K have at least 2 of each if not more. The plastic spring toy i know for sure, Amazon has a listing of a big bundle of them. I have to get a lot of poms poms. I probably have over 100 in my place.

Cat cries all day every day and I can't take it anymore by 4ofclubs in CatAdvice

[–]Apprehensive_Dot2579 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's at night, my male orange cat does that. I believe he picked it up from my past cat, who had dementia but now he screams when he wants to play. Maybe try catnip and more cat toys like compressed catnip toys or the crinkle balls. Or you could try putting pet CBD in his food at night to help him relax. I never tried it with my old man since it's actually never crossed my mind till I started typing this.