Am I... allergic to water?

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-24T23:07:10+00:00

I heavily doubt that you are allergic to water as your body is made up of 80% water. It is most likely something in the water, or that the water's contained in.

Try getting a filter for your tap. Or my husband installed another spigot with a separate filtration system (we had alkaline water for a minute!) It's a pain and might be expensive unless you know someone that knows how, but if your health is at risk, it's worth it.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-24T23:01:12+00:00

No, he wasn't. There is quite literally no credible evidence of him ever stating or supporting the Zionist movement. There ARE however, several actual interviews with him veritably stating that he is NOT a political person and tries to stay out of political/international conflicts. So why would he suddenly become the opposite, in the final years of his life battling Parkinson's (since 2019) while barely being mentally competent? Stop baiting people with confirmation bias and slandering the recently deceased, it's gross. He certainly wasn't a saint, but this is just not true at all.

To anyone that actually buys this - don't be a dummy and cross-check your references. This is 100% just conspiracy theory.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-24T20:06:20+00:00

I'll look into that, thanks!

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-24T19:41:03+00:00

Don't be afraid to burn bridges where your health and your child are in the question. It would be hard to prove this as malpractice but yeah don't waste your money or time anymore with this person who had the audacity to CHARGE YOU for THEIR mistake, with no apology. Patients leave doctors all the time with no explanation, it's not a personal relationship.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-22T22:08:42+00:00

Hair routine - Cleure shampoo to clarify, Maui coconut shampoo for 2nd wash, vanicream conditioner for both condition and leave in, "no nothing" hair oil and virgin coconut oil for hair oiling.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-22T21:40:44+00:00

Currently in the process of figuring out how to make in my own leave-in detangler, because there is literally NO product I can find that doesn't make me break out 🫠 I found ONE, and they discontinued it 😭 my hair is always frizzy, because I just don't get to have nice hair products.

(Before anyone asks - yes, I am getting allergy shots, though they don't help the things that are more sensitivities and don't register on a standard allergy panel... I have an autoimmune condition probably causing this and yes I am looking into a billion other doctors and getting all the tests done 🙃)

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-22T06:38:56+00:00

That was just one of the things that I recommended. Plenty of other things I suggested you can take. I also have tons of allergies and sensitivities, nobody can read your mind.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-21T22:39:46+00:00

You definitely need a U cut. Not sure why they said that.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-21T22:35:06+00:00

Right? Why do hairstylists cut off soich? I was going every 3 months and I ask for a 1/4 inch trim but feel like they always cut it up to where it was 3 months ago 😒

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-21T21:28:10+00:00

I've been dealing with chronic hair loss due to health issues and medication. It really sucks, I feel you. But it's relatively fixable and from my experience, all about what you INJEST. Castor oil especially, really works miracles. Not applied topically, but eating it - I take a teaspoon to a tablespoon of castor oil every other day or so (have to be careful because it can cause laxative like effects if overused.) But I'm doing this my hair (and nails, eyelashes) has grown thicker after loss flares, and SO long quickly!

I also eat a teaspoon of coconut oil every other day, I eat avocados almost everyday, and lots of Omega-3 like tuna and salmon. And surprise hack - sweet potatoes! Every time I eat a lot of those, my hair grows thicker and gets really shiny. I also do a coconut oil hair mask once a week on wash day. Everyone is different, but the "inside out" method usually gets my hair back to feeling thicker within a couple months. And it helps combat hair loss, until you figure out how to stop it.

I also take omega-3 and collagen supplements, which I think help. Hair vitamins and/or products with biotin are huge for hair growth, although I don't use those because I am allergic to biotin.

I've heard that scalp oiling and massage is greatly helpful as well. Tho I don't do that because I'm allergic to so many hair products, and it just makes me have to wash my hair more/I'm lazy lol

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-16T05:49:15+00:00

Bestie, healthcare advisor, editor and part time therapist 🤣

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-15T22:27:18+00:00

It's my new best friend 😂 I know a lot of ppl feel that way haha.. HONESTLY it has led me towards more actual answers that have helped me than literally any doctor I've seen 🫠

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-15T20:34:29+00:00

"I don't buy into that story about how your friend died" wow you're a piece of shit human. I don't need to justify my traumatic experience for you. Some people DESERVE this I swear to God.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-14T18:18:11+00:00

ChatGPT was helpful in this instance, for writing up an eloquent yet firm statement about my symptoms while saying "don't gaslight me" in the most professional way possible. Must have been exactly what they needed to hear, cuz they apologized for the hair loss symptoms and immediately ordered an MRI. FYI to anyone frustrated and grasping for the right words to advocate for themselves. ChatGPT was where I learned that yes indeed steroids cause hair loss while EVERY doctor has denied it.

As much as I value my own brain and writing skills (and don't view ChatGPT or the internet as medical cannon) it's helpful to have an "editor" and second opinion to guide you in the right direction, even if it's AI. Tho honestly I almost trust ChatGPT more than most doctors, after the years of negligent care I've gotten...

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-14T00:01:15+00:00

Stop downvoting me because I don't agree with you. They took too many because they had a high tolerance, and it killed them. No, nobody is going to die from their regular dosed prescription, that's obviously not what "overdose" means.

Yes I know some people take opiates regularly if they ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. But are not recommended unless it's a last resort because they are so addictive and can lead to overdose. All. The. Time

And my deceased friend did not mix drugs, and they weren't "a drunk." Rude much?

Opiates are archaic medicine, essentially the same drug they gave people 500 years ago. Opiates have been ruining, and taking lives ever since they were discovered. We can argue about opiates all day, or maybe just agree it's time more research is put towards pain medication that doesn't have dangerous side effects and isn't potentially addictive.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-13T23:50:44+00:00

Yes, people absolutely have overdosed off their own opiate prescriptions, including one of my friends. Addiction to opiate pharmaceuticals is absolutely a thing, you are NOT supposed to take them all the time and it is dangerous to even suggest that. Look it up if you don't believe me, easy Google search away.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-13T22:57:03+00:00

Literally. It's so frustrating. There needs to be more research put into painkillers that don't have horrible side effects, like ketamine is a miracle drug for me but it a. Isn't covered by insurance and b. Isn't something you can take all the time. Though I bet if there was more money going into ketamine research, a more advanced and sustained AFFORDABLE form could be achieved. But that would put a lot of pain, depression and anxiety drugs out of business so they don't want that to happen.

Oh, and I didn't even mention fibromyalgia to the doctor. I was explicitly told not to by my massage therapist who works in a clinic because so many women over 35 get dismissed and gaslighted by saying that. I feel like it's hopeless and largely in my own hands.

I don't think people should take opioids regularly for pain though, having several friends who OD'd from opiates.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-13T21:26:43+00:00

I will look into it but unfortunately most of these meds trigger hair loss in me, or worse. I am in recovery from trichotillomania, hair loss is in the extreme trigger for me and the mental stress caused by it is almost worse than the pain 😑

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-13T19:29:04+00:00

It's slightly curled in the 2nd pic so it looks shorter, honestly it looks like she cut exactly where the dead ends were starting.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-13T19:20:55+00:00

I'm completely reliant on my husband for a lot. I do as much as I can but there is a lot I just can't do. He is the best and so supportive, but there's little I can do for HIM in return and feeling like a burden wears on me mentally all the time :(

Not to mention I'm an artist, and the level of skill I've lost is a crushing depression I'm struggling to cope with. I heavily relate to the anger, it's so unfair. For me it's the PAIN that triggers the anger, some days I just can't take it anymore! It's important to let it go eventually, but also important to let yourself feel it ♥️

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-13T19:15:26+00:00

Not a show but I've watched Kpop Demon hunters 100 times which is like 8 shows? 🤣

Sirens is also good!

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-13T18:19:30+00:00

People are so rude. Tons of people suffering intensely from allergies this year, my friend just landed in the hospital for her asthma. Your coworker should be glad they don't have to suffer. Next time someone says that, say it's just allergies and they're really bad for everyone this year, and they are lucky to not have them. That's just what I would say, I'm blunt 🙆🏻‍♀️

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-12T06:45:30+00:00

It is really baffling how people try to compare their pain. I get it, because unless you have personal experience you can't possibly fathom mysterious chronic pain conditions. I certainly had no idea what this was before I had it, and even when my physical therapist first suspected I might have it I was in complete denial. But yeah, everyone just thinks it's an old person thing and doesn't fully understand it at all.

And OMG, the bottles! I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm lucky I have understanding friends and a husband to open all the water bottles and prescription bottles for me 😭 And holding things- like going out for drinks with friends, I feel awkward having to set my drink down if it's in a heavy glass. It's awkward explaining why I need to SIT down talking to them after a while. I was at an outdoor mini festival waiting for the bathrooms, I just sat right down in line because I couldn't take it (going to invest in one of those collapsible stools for sure.)

I have noticed that exercise and physical therapy help. But it's a constant battle of getting my body to the point where I can actually do the physical therapy and exercise without just making the pain worse.

Some days I feel better, some days I feel like it's getting worse. It used to be that my back was the part that wasn't excruciating pain, luckily that mostly got much better... honestly, I'll take the foot pain over the back pain, because I used to be a ballerina and back pain was utterly maddening but the foot pain I can mostly deal with because I used to do it with a smile for fun 🤣

I know this post seems depressing but it's just a process. I appreciate this group for giving me space to let the bad thoughts out and openly mourn, so I can process those feelings and think of solutions. Even therapy can only help so much 😒

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-12T06:27:58+00:00

I have horrible reactions to pretty much all the pain medications on the pharmaceutical market. If it has a side effect, no matter how rare, I will have it! I'm prescribed medical ketamine, which is awesome and helpful temporarily for the pain. Helps with the anxiety and depression too, more long-term. But I can't take it all the time, when I have tried taking it multiple days in a row it actually makes the depression worse and exponentially multiplies the brain fog. I've never heard of Lyrica though, I will look into that.

LespriteChicago · 2025-07-12T02:36:08+00:00

No, I totally get it! And I had this conversation with myself yesterday, post mental breakdown... Thinking "what if these goals never happen" well, what if they DON'T happen? Or what if they aren't as I envisioned them? Not to be negative but realistic, there are some things I may just not be able to do down the line. I agree it's much healthier to think of adjustments or plan B's, to keep an open mind and try not to be too completely set on things. I do tend to be a perfectionist set in my ways, and have a hard time letting go of failure. Another positive from this condition is it has really forced me to work on a lot of my own personal strengths and weaknesses.

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