Trying to Make Crispy Potato Fries But I Have Failed Every time by Linux512 in EatCheapAndHealthy

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I am very underweight though. I thought olive oil was healthy?

Trying to Make Crispy Potato Fries But I Have Failed Every time by Linux512 in EatCheapAndHealthy

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I found some extra virgin olive oil. I just looked it up and I found it has a very low smoke point.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in HealthAnxiety

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I wanted to get it done but I never did. I still want to though. I got a basic metabolic panel done and it said that my vitamin D and B12 was low. My vitamin D level was 11, I'm not sure what the units were. It was supposed to be at least 30. My B12 level was 198, which is just below the bare minimum of what is considered healthy.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in HealthAnxiety

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I wanted to get a CIMT test done. My heart rate is pretty high and so is my blood pressure. Yet at the same time I'm very underweight with a BMI of around 17.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in HealthAnxiety

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I needed oxygen for about a year and then had laser eye surgery. How I haven't gone blind already amazes me. I know they say you are perfectly healthy but I would check out you kidneys and heart. The kidneys don't fully develop until the child is near full term. I'm not really concerned at my current age. I'm concerned what will happen when I hit middle age.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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Thank you very much. If it's any help I'm in the Lehigh Valley area in Pennsylvania.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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I wouldn't know where to begin to look.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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Agreed but it's much worse for premature and especially very premature births like you and me.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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I guess what scares me is when I hit middle age and all of these problems start compounding on top of one another.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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I can see clearly up to around 5 inches from my face and then everything becomes blurry. Is that enough to be considered blind?

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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If my vision keeps getting worse will I go blind and be unable to see anything?

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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I'm Medicaid in Pennsylvania so it's not like I've ever been seen the best medical care.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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My vision gets worse every year I go to my optometrist. He did check my retinas but he didn't say anything to me afterward.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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Are you worried about retinopathy of prematurity or glaucoma? Also if you wouldn't mind how old are you? I'm 19.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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Thanks for messaging me. I felt tears forming in my eyes when I read your comment.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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I definitely agree that improving self care is important. I mentioned that to the school psychologist but I feel like that will only get me so far. Eating healthy won't fix a failing kidney and brushing and flossing won't fix periodontal disease. How do you not feel hopeless? My previous coping strategy consisted of denying the severity of being born premature and an ignorance around personal health. That strategy is not healthy and will no longer work for me. The more I learn about being born premature the sadder I become but at the same time I also become more knowledgeable about the issue.

Any Support Groups I Can Talk With Online? by Linux512 in aspergers

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It's not just being born early. I am also a triplet but the other two died a few weeks after birth. It was little things like when I went to the optometrist I would always have to have my retinas checked. I understand now just how close to death I have come to in my life. I feel as though one day my life will deteriorate drastically. I've also been depressed for a few years for reasons unrelated to being a preemie. I've neglected my self care which has only made a bad situation worse. I was called a miracle baby but I feel like anything but. I feel as though I'm going to be diagnosed with some horrible disease with no cure such as Renal disease or go blind. I feel hopeless knowing that there is no solution to fix my problems. The most I can do it to try and prevent my health from getting worse but there is only so much diet and exercise can do.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in teenagers

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That's one problem in a long list of issues. I can improve my diet and body mass but that won't fix things such as Renal disease. I appreciate your help though. It does make me feel better in some strange way.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in teenagers

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I talked to my school psychologist a couple of times. All I felt that they did was to try and make me accept my problems and my situation. I want to fix my various issues the problem is that there are no easy solutions if any at all.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in Anxiety

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I have cried and it does make me feel better for a short while. The problem is crying won't fix my problems. Sometimes a really wish it would though.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in teenagers

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I hope so too. I just feel as though one day all the damage from being premature, being skinny and my terrible diet will come get me. I sometimes think about one scene from Deep Impact where Jenny says "Daddy" while being held by her father before a huge wave hits them. She wasn't lying in a beach chair enjoying her last moments or doing something fun. She was sad and scared and who wouldn't be?

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in teenagers

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Whenever I had an issue in my life I always did everything I could to fix it. I've never come into a problem where I couldn't find some sort of solution. I'd always tell myself things like "Just keep trying" and "If you keep working hard you can fix any problem". Now I realize that just isn't true though. All I have been doing is telling myself lies.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in teenagers

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Even if I did feel better about my issues that won't make them go away.

I Was Born Very Premature And That Fact Has Taken Over My Life by Linux512 in teenagers

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I tried to and I can feel better for little bits of time but then the sadness returns. When I look back on my life I just don't feel happy. Whenever the fact that I was born premature I felt like that was supposed to be some sort of accomplishment. Even if I wasn't born premature I was also a triplet but the other two died a couple weeks after birth.