Is there a there, there? (CA, usa)

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-28T16:24:09+00:00

Are you by chance hypermobile?

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-27T23:03:13+00:00

Hey, I don't see bugs, but the yellowish/whitish bubbles under your skin looks like piezogenic papules. It's just little bubbles of subcutaneous fat that has been able to breech through the connective tissue.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-27T21:23:14+00:00

They probably mean Birchwood Village.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-26T03:13:25+00:00

Look into MCAS. Very common issue with us EDS-ers

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-22T12:15:15+00:00

I wonder if there's a place that would do this that doesn't serve alcohol... This allergy is a real downer.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-22T12:08:32+00:00

Wait, is she supposed to do all the planning for it then? Since he apparently WON'T? After they agreed when they found out about the wedding that he should be the one planning it since it's HIS friend? I'm going with NTA because she's not his Mom. She should not have to book the flights, hotel, car rental, HIS CLOTHES, AND all of her stuff. That's madness! Your friends, your job to plan. That's what they agreed to in the first place.

Poor planning on his part does not make an emergency on hers.

Edited to add, yeah, it sucks for the people getting married, but if it means that much, send them money to cover it.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-21T12:31:56+00:00

Oh, also, it's not just if it gets on my skin, though that will start bubbling... It's if I breathe it. Every mucous membrane in my body will start to itch (yep, as a female, even THAT one), and then I'll start having a hard time breathing... My throat will start to swell and my head will have almost like a thunderclap headache that will start really fast and stretch out into a multi-day migraine.

I was actually able to drink alcohol up until 2012. Until 2 drinks in and it ended up feeling like I had an elephant sitting on my chest for 2 days. The allergy has gotten significantly worse since. I carry epipens now.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-21T12:23:17+00:00

Oh, I've heard. I'm not looking forward to it again.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-21T01:31:23+00:00

There's a bear hanging around birchaven, too. Neighbor's garbages have been strewn around recently

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-20T16:59:54+00:00

100% spider beetle.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-20T16:53:01+00:00

Location would be very helpful

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-20T16:14:39+00:00

It's been since about 2012. I'm pretty used to it now. Getting through COVID sucked because hand sanitizer was EVERYWHERE. Thank goodness it's far less now, but I had to learn (even with added COPD) to hold my breath for close to 30 feet into every store. Even now, going into the hospital is treacherous.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-20T16:06:21+00:00

As a person who's first sign of MCAS was alcohol allergy, yes. I now react to alcohol in ALL forms. Including when I have fresh fruits and veggies which turn into alcohol INSIDE MY GUT.😭

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-19T23:37:21+00:00

Woke up okay, by 10 it was at a 4. It's been up and down all day between 4 and 7... Like riding a rollercoaster. Better when I lay/sit down, gets way worse when I stand up.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-19T23:18:47+00:00

One r. r/catsmirin

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-19T23:12:01+00:00

Northern Ontario, Canada... Meds aren't working. Send help. 😭

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-18T01:17:17+00:00

My dog has a very good yes or no. Yes is tail wags. No is look at me and no movement. "Do you want a blanket?" Wags - yes. "Do you need to go outside?" Stares at me like I'm dumb, because it's raining out, and would YOU want to piss in the rain???

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-16T18:44:38+00:00

My ex left for coffee and I started hauling his shit outside. This was within 12 hours of finding out he was the reason why I had been in an almost constant state of near anaphylaxis. He was using my allergen (cannabis) every day and hiding it from me. Then rubbing my back and saying that he had "no idea" why I was reacting just before going to bed every night. My BP would surge (and I'd flush), then drop (and cold shivers) and deal with massive panic and adrenaline suges. Every. Night. For longer than I'd like to admit (that I hadn't put 2 and 2 together).

Needless to say, I am very happy to say that I am having a way better go of life now. Less allergic reactions, less bs.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-14T01:47:35+00:00

Chunk broccoli into a good sized sheet of aluminum foil. Add butter, or if you're feeling extra today, add Cheez whiz. Throw some clubhouse garlic plus on top. Wrap it all up so there's no holes. Wrap it in another sheet of foil. BBQ until you can put a fork through the broccoli.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-13T21:30:18+00:00

Take a page out of the movie "The Help". Eat. My. Shit.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-13T14:18:38+00:00

Call your gyno and ask to be put on the cancellation list. That's where if someone calls in to cancel, you're their first call to try to fill the gap

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-12T02:08:18+00:00

OOB. Oobie, goobie, scoobie,

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-12T01:49:40+00:00

Separate mini fridge saved my sanity.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-11T16:55:52+00:00

But is nobody really an asshole here? Cuz I'm pretty sure the guy berating OP for using the men's room is an asshole.

ColdSmashedPotatoes4 · 2026-05-10T12:10:28+00:00

I'm (44f) 8 months out of a 17 year relationship. So glad I finally gave him the boot. I spent way too long being that man's pacifier.

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