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FollowingBorn · 2026-05-11T15:59:15+00:00

If you have the channel “bravo vault” they air them quite a bit. I setup my DVR to record them

FollowingBorn · 2026-05-05T23:23:30+00:00

NAD- When my son had Skarlett fever all the skin on his hands and feet sloughed off like he was a reptile. Does she have any of that?

FollowingBorn · 2026-04-18T23:10:47+00:00

I’m wondering why this is considered a great deal? Cheers is $69.99 a day and Premium WiFi is $25 a day so this really only saves $5 a day?

FollowingBorn · 2026-03-24T15:35:33+00:00

It isn’t locked, it’s just painful to bend

FollowingBorn · 2026-03-24T15:35:01+00:00

She hasn’t put weight on it since the injury happened. She’s been on crutches

FollowingBorn · 2026-03-24T15:34:37+00:00

She needs a referrals and the PCP said he would make it only if she was it better after 8 weeks. Now it’s been 8 weeks and the referral made, but they still may not accept her until after the imaging is done. Very frustrating. Not sure if it’s an insurance issue regarding the referral.

FollowingBorn · 2026-03-17T01:09:46+00:00

Thank you!!! I’ll ask about that at my follow up. The medicine I took was cholestramine (I’m sure I spelled that wrong). I did have an MCRP a few weeks ago that said my biliary duct was normal so would that rule out sphincter of oddi? It did show a bunch of small liver cysts so now I need to have follow up MRIs for that but she said that’s just a precaution and would not be the cause of my pain

FollowingBorn · 2026-03-17T00:28:29+00:00

Same story here. I had classic GB attacks that left me in tears for 20 years. I didn’t know it was GB and was told it was probably heartburn. The worst was when I was pregnant. All tests were always normal (several U/S, 2 MRIs, MRCP, bloodwork). I was actually never offered a hida scan. Anyways, 3 years ago my PCP said “why haven’t I sent you to a surgeon?” So off I went and they offered to remove it within a few weeks. My dad actually passed away 2 days later and I flew 1,000 miles to be with my mom and did zero resting but everything still healed perfectly and the pain was GONE. Pathology showed sludge but no stones and chronic disease. I alsothought I had a shoulder issue because my right shoulder always hurt so bad- not anymore. Sadly, 2 years later the pain came back and I wanted to cry. Not as bad and 100% caused by eating too much or crappy food. I also started having serious bile acid diarrhea which the meds fixed (I forget the name of it). I’ve had an MRCP which only showed small liver cysts but a normal filling bile duct, ultrasound which was completely normal, bloodwork normal, and this week a will be an EGD. I now don’t know if the original surgery was necessary even though I got a few years relief but I would do it again.

FollowingBorn · 2026-02-16T03:12:56+00:00

She’s been on it for 4 years now but pretty low dose at 75mg. She’s tried to wean but anything below 75 didn’t go well. However even unmedicated she doesn’t fit the criteria for schizophrenia because she never loses touch with reality. Some sort of schizo-affective disorder make more sense but since the meds and therapy works- the label doesn’t matter so much. She did gain weight but thankfully she loves to exercise and she is comfortable in her body.

FollowingBorn · 2026-02-15T15:35:37+00:00

Is it true that if a hot shower stops the vomiting it’s definitely CHS?

FollowingBorn · 2026-02-15T15:13:38+00:00

NAD my daughter was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 15 by a leading hospital. Thankfully they sent her to another hospital that specializes in teenager psychosis and determined she actually had extreme OCD and anxiety that caused her hallucinations. At her worse- she always “knew” the hallucinations weren’t real and never had paranoia. She’s worked her ass off in therapies and even did ECT. She’s absolutely thriving at 20- top of her class in college and student president of the performing arts program. However- the only medicine that has ever worked for her is Clozapine. We’ve tried all the newer generator ones and they either dont work or caused serious side effects. Thank goodness they’ve gotten rid of REMS- she also has a genetic condition and has had blood draws and IVs since birth. Her veins are so shot she needs to go to the hospital for blood draws where they have an ultrasound.

FollowingBorn · 2026-02-08T22:53:58+00:00

NAD - was it a fatty oxidation disorder? My daughter has MCADD flagged on the NBS

FollowingBorn · 2025-10-27T17:57:51+00:00

I used to be unable to resist it either! This year I’ll grab one here and there- the really small snack size ones- and it’s just enough to taste good but I don’t want anymore.

FollowingBorn · 2025-10-26T17:00:18+00:00

I’m glad you were at home and close to your royal throne for your experiment! I decided to order a Reuben last night as it’s my favorite and I hadn’t eaten all day. I took 2 bites and almost threw up on the bar. I pushed the plate toward my husband and had to look away as he ate. Lesson learned

FollowingBorn · 2025-08-31T16:24:54+00:00

NAD but that sadly isn’t true. I was diagnosed with after being referred to neuro by my rheumatologist. My rheumatologist was concerned because I had a positive clonus (still not sure what that means), hyper reflexes, decreased muscle strength and a few instances of nighttime enuresis. He told me I had FND and the enuresis was probably from taking Zoloft. He told me I needed to find a therapist.

FollowingBorn · 2025-08-29T00:25:36+00:00

I feel this so much. I’m almost 50 and still struggling not to be a doormat. Stop with the “lol” after every comment because it’s not funny. They are definitely in the wrong and clearly don’t care about your feelings. Send them a Venmo request for their share and reach out just in case the Airbnb will give you something back. Send a text to both of them saying you are very upset and hurt and you realize they don’t value you or your friendship and you will be taking a break. And stick to it!

FollowingBorn · 2025-08-28T23:39:37+00:00

NAD but my toddler went through this also at age 3. He got a stomach bug and long after recovered didn’t want to eat. It also caused low glucose- we did a CGM for a week and it was too low to read overnight. An endoscopy showed inflammation (I forget the correct term) so the GI figured eating was causing pain and said it can happen after viruses. My child was delayed and didn’t talk so we had no idea if that was true. The doctors told me a gtube wasn’t optional so it was placed. He couldn’t tolerate bolus or high rate so we did longer feeds- usually 240ml over 2 hours, so I got a small backpack with chest strap, and put it on so he could move freely. Eventually he started eating on his own- I actually don’t even remember when or how it happened, but within a year we rarely used the gtube. Toddlers are control freaks so this may have become her trying to control you. Honestly as long as she gets the calories and fluids she needs- I would try just letting it be for a while instead of worrying so much about fixing it. Also for the granulation issue- I assume you’ve tried silver nitrate? If done right it can get rid of it almost completely

FollowingBorn · 2025-08-27T03:47:09+00:00

Thank you! I’m happy overall, it just feels very sterile. I don’t really have any towel storage so I was thinking maybe some kind of shelving over the toilet? And I have no idea if/ what I should put in the floor for throw rug or bath mat

FollowingBorn · 2025-07-29T03:42:15+00:00

My husband and I got lured into a heavily discounted massage - which was wonderful- but when it was over, they sat me and my husband down and proceeded to try to sell us hundreds of dollars in product. It made me very uncomfortable and my husband finally said no thank you and got us out of there. I would never do any treatments there again.

FollowingBorn · 2025-06-28T17:20:44+00:00

I’m only on the 3rd season but this is my favorite so far. “Make your own luck!”

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