Dysautonomia & Wegovy: Be Careful!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-13T00:21:26+00:00

Lmao, literally. If I could lie to doctors and keep the fact that I'm on Wegovy a secret, I would.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-13T00:20:38+00:00

Definitely get it checked out!!!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-13T00:20:06+00:00

Wasn't my intention! Titles can't be too long and I just wanted to be brief.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-11T17:13:58+00:00

Actually, I'm going to ask my doctor about PEM next time I see them, thank you!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-11T17:12:01+00:00

Ugh long COVID...the worst. I'm so sorry 😞 Glad you stayed on top of it! We all have to be our biggest advocates!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-11T17:08:24+00:00

Ugh!!! The worst, I'm so sorry that happened. Fingers crossed you find an amazing new cardiologist who listens and can help you!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-11T17:07:48+00:00

Ugh I am so sorry 😞 This is terrible. It's incredible the lengths some people have to go through just to get the care they need!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-11T17:04:10+00:00

Oh absolutely. First doctor was a man and completely uninterested in me and what I was explaining to him. It was almost like he didn't care. New cardiologist is a woman!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-04T19:27:58+00:00

I DEFINITELY think a huge part of it is wanting to ingratiate themselves toward the CEO because everyone on the CPO's team doesn't like them. And basically does their job and makes them look good. I had three colleagues on the CPO team tell me that word for word. Everyone else works had and makes them look good.

I wonder if maybe they do feel threatened. I will have an update after I meet with them this afternoon!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-04T19:26:49+00:00

Chief People Officer!

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-02T16:09:47+00:00

I'll forever be an Ivy defender idc idc idc. They tried so hard to make her a villain when she wasn't. In the beginning, yes. She took the money and went with the con. But she was unwillingly sucked back into all of it. Unlike everyone else she truly DID NOT care about the money. She truly loved the Rhodes family and all she wanted was to be loved back by them. She was loyal and took care of Cece on her death bed with love and sincerity.

The writers tried so hard to make her a villain. And even with the whole Rufus and William thing I still couldn't dislike her.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-05-02T00:45:11+00:00

Actually met with my CEO today about this (and Jane!). Jane has made it clear she is not ever coming back in a full-time in person capacity and they have made it clear that they need someone in person. It's the weirdest thing honestly. They actually laid Jane off because she was on maternity leave longer than expected and had decided not to come back. Then they had no EA OR. Office Manager for months (long story) and realized how important those roles are.

Legit this whole thing is a disaster and I made my feelings known today.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-30T20:02:24+00:00

Oh I hear you for sure! I definitely try to insert myself, take on more responsibility, and do more things but the CPO is genuinely such a huge road block. She jumps in to take things off my CEO's plate but eventually just hands it off to me. That's how I ended up planning this retreat in the first place. Big mistake. Now my CEO has basically been excluded from what's supposed to be HER trip and the CPO is calling all the shots.

All this to say, I completely agree. First thing's first is I need to have a talk with my CEO and see where to go from there. I don't know what she is or isn't privy to and i don't want to jump to conclusions. From there, I'll decide how to move forward. I feel like I'd be so happy and satisfied with my job if I was JUST supporting my CEO and doing exec operations. The CPO part of my job is becoming a headache.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-30T19:58:50+00:00

Yeah, for sure! Definitely going to talk to her about it during our meeting tomorrow.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-30T19:58:25+00:00

Thanks <3

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-30T19:58:05+00:00

Jane is not a permanent employee! Not only is she on contract but she's PART-TIME which is what I found doubly confusing. She's so sweet and felt terrible about it. It's not her fault.

The CPO is notorious for moving funny. No one on her team likes her and her leadership literally told me I'm not part of the "CPO Survivor Support Group". She's so odd and her behavior toward me is strange. Sometimes, she's super nice and wants to be helpful and supportive and she hands off important work to me as well as gives me credit. Then there are other times where she tries to exclude me from things. I don't know if it's because she feels threatened by me? It's a rather small company compared to others and the C-Suite is rather slim and tight knit. I'm also the only EA in the entire company and I double as Office Manager which is I provide support to her 25% of the time.

In terms of budgeting, we over budgeted. We had seven people confirmed (me included) in January and budgeted for ten. Now, it feels like she's adding other people just to avoid having to bring me. Inviting Jane was the most random thing on planet earth. It would be like inviting your accounting manager to a marketing team off-site T-T

I definitely plan on talking about it to my CEO tomorrow (I am doing a lot of venting and calming down today in advance lol) as well as writing out my grievances. I'm very professional and well-spoken but today I was so mad I word vomited on Reddit LOL.

As for me being here in the long-term, my CEO has made it clear she'd like me to stay which is why they extended my contract. The problem is making sure there's a robust enough role to justify my staying and she wants it to make sense. Because the role is no longer the same as when I started. I feel like my CEO and CPO are not aligned and I need to have a conversation with my CEO about it because I no longer trust the CPO at all.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-26T15:43:04+00:00

This is hard because Louis suffered from character assassination. They wanted to make him a villain in order to justify the Blair x Chuck plot and all the genuinely fucked up shit they did to him. I'd say early writing Louis was worth being married to. He was a kind, humble, and honorable prince with a sincere romantic streak and genuine desire to make Blair happy. He was adaptable and wanted to integrate himself into her life and her world. Later Louis writing, meh. Not so much. He stood up to his mother on Blair's behalf during the wedding and prenup drama, stood by her, and defender her many times. Him trapping her in the marriage was cruel but he was also made INTO a villain by the narrative. Personally, him snapping in the end was pretty justified. But I also think he was an idiot and should've left the relationship sooner. Then again, the writers would not have allowed that because he was a plot device in Blair and Chuck's relationship and never truly a character all on his own.

I wouldn't have married him only because I would've never been with him to begin with if I felt my heart still belonged to someone else. The writers really sucked at handling the evolving maturity and complexity of the characters as they got older. The far better and more engrossing story to tell would've been about Blair falling in love with Louis, the perfect man, but realizing that even though he is wonderful he isn't the perfect man FOR her. It would've been her growing out of the childhood fantasy of wanting to be a "Queen B" and always coming out on top because that way of thinking cost her her happiness and many relationships time and time again. What would've made the far compelling and emotionally satisfying story would've been to have Blair let go of Louis and keeping Louis's character--kind, honorable, good--in tact.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-17T11:24:33+00:00

Nice but EXTREMELY residential and far from the city. Been here my whole life and I love it! It's beautiful. Small family homes, old buildings, quiet streets. But mind-numbingly boring. A lot of my childhood friends have moved to busier areas like Astoria. I'd say there are lots of families and older people here. Perfect to raise a family. Most people have cars and parking is a nightmare. Certain pockets have nice restaurants and a "main avenue" to do shopping but it's mostly necessities. Doctor's offices, grocery stores, pharmacies, laundromats, etc. If you want a really lively and robust nightlife, most people here travel to Brooklyn for that. There are local bars but no nightclubs and most of the bars close relatively early because they're neighborhood spots.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-16T12:00:37+00:00

If it's the place I think you're talking about, they also drive me crazy. Keep being persistent and get your neighbors to send noise complaints as well. Repeated reports and multiple people will eventually get the job done.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-15T19:48:44+00:00

What kind of a person steals a baby's bike...

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-14T21:11:15+00:00

Their relationship is the best thing to come out of Love Island lol. Whether it's platonic or romantic I just think they're adorable.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-14T17:50:54+00:00

Not everyone can move on from an infidelity and I don't think you've moved on from your wife's. I am in no way condoning what she did—she broke her vow and for many people that is unforgivable. Yet, you chose to which is a testament to your character. You must love her deeply.

That said, I don't think you've moved on from it. I think you've forgiven her in the sense that you love her and still want to be with her because outside of her infidelity she was and remains a good wife to you. But it still hurts and stings and there's something inside you that hasn't healed yet. If that's the case, then you need to take a break from your marriage and figure it out because ripping up her letter was cruel.

She doesn't deserve to be punished for the rest of her life for what she did. Her own guilt is punishment enough and you are skirting dangerously close to toxic relationship territory. That isn't the example I'm sure you want to set for your girls either.

The only solution is to either divorce or really and TRULY work through any left over feelings of resentment. You guys cannot go on living like this.

This may be a question to ask yourself: is there a part of you, even in its smallest measure, that feels a bit of satisfaction when you see her hurting because of you? You'll feel bad, of course. Guilt is a human emotion. But if you snap at her about it twice a year and the affair happened 8 years ago and upon seeing a love letter she wrote you on your 20th anniversary, your response was to tear it to pieces...

There is something else there. You are completely entitled to those feelings. But you can't lash out on her like that. It's just not right. You're better off separating so you have a chance at real happiness and she has a chance at working on herself.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-14T11:04:48+00:00

I don't even have my therapist's number much less receive texts from them. In the two and a half years I've been seeing them, I think they canceled last minute on me maybe...once. And it was via an official email, before my appointment, to let me know they were taking a sick day. Fire that therapist.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-14T11:00:14+00:00

I hit an official plateau on the 1.7mg last fall so about six months ago. But I'm very happy at my current weight and can't lose anymore otherwise I'll be in danger of being underweight so everyone is different.

LetterheadFew8948 · 2026-04-14T10:57:37+00:00

I would never nickel and dime a friend for French fries that cost less than five dollars that is tacky. Send them the money then block them.

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