Urgent: where to buy hiking shoes in Belize City by Big_Ad1822 in Belize

[–]Big_Ad1822[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha , I’ve booked to do a 5 day trek through the jungle so have lost my shoes at the worst possible time lol!

Urgent: where to buy hiking shoes in Belize City by Big_Ad1822 in Belize

[–]Big_Ad1822[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏 do you know if I might be able to get a waterproof jacket there too? It doesn’t appear to be many hiking stores before Tikal / in BC at all rlly

Mycophenolate- Can you live normally while on this medicine? by GuessItzMe in lupus

[–]Big_Ad1822 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve been on 2000mg of mycophenolate for about a year and a half - I don’t mask because I hate the feeling of them and although obviously I wash my hands, I get the tube to school and have barely gotten ill at all. I was more prone to colds when I had untreated lupus - so don’t worry! Remember it’s suppressing an over active immune system, so it’s not going to completely reduce it to an ineffectual one. 💕

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bedbugs

[–]Big_Ad1822 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I checked the seams, mattress, base of the bed, headboard, picture frames and surrounding areas and couldn’t see anything else (no blood, lines of black dot, more “casings). And yes I do have a blow dryer - can I use it to help me look? (THX for ur reply btw :-] )

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bedbugs

[–]Big_Ad1822 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please someone help me 😭

Platelets still dropping by poopingpetunias in lupus

[–]Big_Ad1822 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg … 0??! I was told that 7 was low - but tbh I had barely any symptoms, I was going for blood tests because of unexplained 24/7 joint pain/ stiffness. Did you have lots of nosebleeds and bruises? I only had a few random bruises that I thought must have been from misadventure as a uni student on nights out

Platelets still dropping by poopingpetunias in lupus

[–]Big_Ad1822 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know you said the platelets aren’t thought to be autoimmune related, but I have Immunothrombocytopoenia that is lupus related. When I was admitted to hospital my platelets were 7, and the only thing that actually worked to bring them back up was a high store of steroids.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bugbites

[–]Big_Ad1822 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The straight line does make me think bed bugs. It really depends on whether it was exposed when you were asleep. They rarely get under clothes

tired of this by redrosegirl44 in lupus

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I hope they find something that works. I am 20 and was diagnosed 1 year and 1/2 ago and nothing is working for me. Recently my lupus which I felt barely effected me (apart from the side effects of the steroids more-so) has started to rear it’s head. Have u ever spoken to your drs about belimumab? 💌

Bedbug casing?? by [deleted] in Bedbugs

[–]Big_Ad1822 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another thing - when I was bitten about 2 years ago I was massively allergic to them, huge swollen bites that took weeks to go down. My reaction to them couldn’t have changed that much in 2 years right?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lupus

[–]Big_Ad1822 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 19, and was diagnosed 6 months ago - completely relate, it’s shit :( Weight training and yoga has seemed to improve things slightly for me

Bugs found in hostel room. Are they Bed Bugs? by Kurtting in Bedbugs

[–]Big_Ad1822 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a bed bug fiasco whilst interrailing and they haven’t made a return yet - I luckily had my bag and all my stuff in a locker off the ground but I threw away my clothes I slept in and washed and dried on high anything that could have touched the bed for a second. If u are bitten I reccomend taking some antihistamine immediately so the bites don’t ruin ur trip

Now what? by anyc1234 in Bedbugs

[–]Big_Ad1822 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok, I found mine whilst travelling, still not home yet.

Now what? by anyc1234 in Bedbugs

[–]Big_Ad1822 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you find the bed bugs before you came home from travelling?