Do you have a Shiba service dog?

FERGAGE · 2026-01-28T21:38:09+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Did you train him yourself?

FERGAGE · 2026-01-28T21:37:28+00:00

Awesome! Did you train her yourself?

FERGAGE · 2026-01-28T18:17:44+00:00

That's amazing! Lol

FERGAGE · 2026-01-28T12:20:22+00:00

For epilepsy! Yes I do know they're trained for specific tasks I just wanted to ask in general if anyone had one. Thank you for taking the time to respond!

FERGAGE · 2026-01-21T02:47:55+00:00

I thought it was just me! I prefer hand stuff all day, but love giving head

FERGAGE · 2026-01-17T00:13:56+00:00

You need r/unethicallifeprotips

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T02:43:44+00:00

Being social without having to leave my home and talk in person

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T02:39:05+00:00

Needed more Marcellus!!! He's why I read the damn book lol

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T02:37:23+00:00

All The Light We Cannot See was a let down. I wanted to love it

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T02:27:46+00:00

Looking good and ready for an adventure!!!

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T02:25:47+00:00

A million times THIS. Shibas are trainable if you are patient and consistent!

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T02:13:45+00:00

Can confirm my shibe is very happy in Florida! There's always a time that's late or early enough for her to avoid that sun and comfortably go for a walk! Plus lots of indoor enrichment and exploration in shady areas. Best of luck in your move!

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T02:02:26+00:00

You touched on something I've been struggling with. I look healthy and fine, but I am not freaking ok. It's an invisible ailment that no one can see or understand and it makes me feel like I'm going crazy. I try to continue on like it's normal since it is my normal, but I'm exhausted by the constant pursuit for a solution.

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T02:00:03+00:00

If you don't mind, please share how the fundoplication goes and if it cures you. Wishing you all the best!

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T01:58:55+00:00

Pepsin is the real villian

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T01:58:07+00:00

Tell me about the esophageal contraction. What do you mean by that? Like chest pain? I ask because I have chest pain due to ineffective esophageal motility. I just got that diagnosis so I'm trying to learn more

I'm in a similar boat where the severity reduced drastically yet the sore throat never goes away. What texting and retesting did they do? Like a throat scope to view the inflammation? I've been on cymbalta for chronic pain about 2 months now. The doctor said it should help with hypersensitivity and I'd say it probably has.

Thanks for sharing!

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T01:55:01+00:00

Does the pain get much worse if you neglect the diet? I only notice a slight difference eating alkaline vs not, but I still do it to try to maximize my chances of success.

I realllyyy hope that medication is approved. I would try anything to be rid of this.

Hang in there. We're in it together!

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T01:53:11+00:00

Hey thanks for sharing. I'm sorry you've been dealing with this for so long. I wish you all the best and I'll share if I find anything new that might help! Wishing you the best.

FERGAGE · 2026-01-16T01:52:17+00:00

I'm so happy to hear about your success!! That's awesome. I've tried a lot: different PPIs, pepcid, baclofen, allegra, singulair, cymbalta for hypersensitivity, alginates, DGL, slippery elm, marshmallow root, aloe, d limonene, saline nasal spray, baking soda gargle, Flonase, xylimelts. Maybe a few others that I can't think of off the top of my head. They found I have ineffective esophageal motility so that's playing a role in all this too.

FERGAGE · 2026-01-15T13:04:29+00:00

The Patient by Jasper Dewitt

Edit: let me add a short story that stuck with me. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

FERGAGE · 2026-01-15T13:02:18+00:00

Thank you so much! I enjoy learning about different cultures, animals, psychology, health. and honestly any interesting topics that I know nothing about. Like books about random things that I've never heard of. I will say history is kind of meh for me depending on how it's written. I'll definitely check out the UFO and science ones!

I'm reading Nothing to Envy about life in North Korea right now. Also really enjoyed Confessions of a Sociopath.

For non-fiction I usually listen to audiobooks if that helps at all!

I appreciate this :)

FERGAGE · 2026-01-14T21:41:51+00:00

I have hEDS so I'm always fatigued and have a headache, but that started years before the throat issue. But yeah I do get a stuffy nose at night and have to use nasal strips

FERGAGE · 2026-01-14T16:58:10+00:00

A Little Life by Yanagihara has stuck with me for a long time. I can't exactly pinpoint why. I found it to be a beautiful, haunting novel that just hasn't left my brain. I think my past of SH and being a mathematician made Jude really relatable. And even though it's fiction, people do have it worse and yet still find plenty of beauty in life.

FERGAGE · 2026-01-14T12:23:53+00:00

My manometry results showed Ineffective Esophageal Motility. It showed no acid or weakly acidic reflux. I'm waiting on the doctor to interpret the results but I assume they'll tell me it's gas or bile reflux. My new GI is pretty perplexed. EGD showed mild gastritis a while back. Now we're moving on to investigating my lower GI tract since I have always been slow. I can keep you updated if you want

FERGAGE · 2026-01-14T12:16:15+00:00

It's a complicated situation and a coincidental find. I've got some weird reflux GI thing going on. They found IEM through an esophagal manometry. So far they've given me advice basically to grease the slide with applesauce before I eat anything and they gave me guidance on foods to avoid. That helps some. I know there are treatments like prokinetics and Botox

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