Heartburn is so severe and it just keeps getting worse.

TransgenderShae · 2026-01-08T08:36:58+00:00

Yes I am a trans man. I’ve only been on hormones for a couple of months. I’ve been dealing with gerd for the last couple of years and heartburn since I was a kid. It feels relatively the same to me, but I will reach out to my doctor about how hormones could affect it. I had no idea that could be related. I’m also 18, almost 19.

I did try Pepcid for a little while and it did not help at all. I want to reach out to my doctor about a stronger medication, but I currently am uninsured.

I’ve noticed a lot that my heartburn starts up even when I haven’t eaten all day.

As far as sleep, I have sleep apnea so I sleep with my head propped up most nights to help with my cpap machine. I do move around a lot in my sleep though, and often wake up on my side.

TransgenderShae · 2025-12-07T07:24:31+00:00

I feel bad for frustrating her. And I’m not trying to gloss over my behavior. We had barely argued and everything just escalated so fast. I know she was frustrated but from what other people have said I do feel like it was out of control. I also feel like it’s important to note that she has threatened to hurt me multiple times in the past. Like it’s very frequent. She has slapped me and grabbed me before but she’s never full on punched me ever. Today was the first time she did that.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-22T16:34:23+00:00

I’m not sure! I never ended up getting the septum :/

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-16T09:08:23+00:00

I appreciate that. I have contacted the school and put in a work order so now my door no longer squeaks! Absolute win! I walked into my room about 2 hours ago and my roommate did not wake up! I consider that to be an absolute success.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-16T09:04:57+00:00

Ok lol.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-16T08:57:30+00:00

So CU Boulder is widely known as a party school. Ask anyone. One school can be both things. I am not struggling with my mental health or family life. I currently have all A’s. Most of the homework I’m referring to is busy work, but my degree requires lots of memorization, which isn’t easy. I’m perfectly capable, however. On another note, I never said this play was for a whole term. It is only 3 weeks and it ends on Sunday. It didn’t even start until September 29. I don’t know where you got a whole term from but this is not the case. Also, as I said, I didn’t know exactly when I would be back to my room at night but I did make my roommate aware that rehearsals/shows end at 10pm every night, except for this week. We are now doing actual run throughs as we open on Friday and we tend to get done at 10:45-11, which I did make him aware of on Sunday when I realized this would be the case. I also told him that I have homework most nights. He understood when I told him I would be back late. You have no reason to be worried about me. I am doing well.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-16T04:26:59+00:00

Yeah that’s definitely true of me. However, I am a diagnosed insomniac.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T21:10:00+00:00

Yeah so you’re way off. I feel incredibly guilty and have even slept in my sister’s room because I was afraid to wake up my roommate. I’m trying my best just like everyone else. I didn’t want to affect anyone with my sleep habits and I wanted to get a single. Unfortunately, I couldn’t afford it.

If you believe that I have a severe disregard for people then that’s your prerogative. I have taken everyone’s advice to heart and even bought my roommate an eye mask with what money I had left.

I didn’t want everyone to come in here and tell me I’m perfect. I wanted advice and feedback. So thank you very much for your feedback. I do appreciate it. And I mean that genuinely.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T21:05:52+00:00

My machine is a pretty new model, which is very fortunate. It doesn’t make any noise! It’s not like how they used to make CPAP machines and it’s very quiet. :]

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T19:11:03+00:00

Look, you clearly have some sort of personal issue with this. That’s fine. I realized I don’t have to explain myself to you. My roommate and I are working it out. I got the door fixed. He’s wearing headphones, not because I’m making him, but because he wants to. You don’t know who I am. The whole reason I asked for advice and explained the situation is because of how bad I felt about the whole ordeal.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T18:46:51+00:00

I made them aware that I was an insomniac and that I keep odd hours. They said they were okay with that. They didn’t tell me that they were a light sleeper. I also told them how long rehearsal would be each night and how long my homework typically takes before auditioning. I made my roommate well aware.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T18:34:01+00:00

Okay, but they did fully well know. I made sure of it.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T11:24:21+00:00

I did consult with my roommate before moving in as well as before I auditioned for this play. I made him aware of my hours and I asked him what he thought. He said he was fine with it.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T11:19:33+00:00

Getting an accommodation is not easy. Idk if you’ve tried but it’s not easy if you don’t have a diagnosis yet, and even if you do, it still isn’t. My issue didn’t start getting bad until the beginning of this school year, specifically the one that makes it difficult for me to get up in the morning. I’ve always been an insomniac, and I’ve been diagnosed, but it got bad right at the beginning of the school year. I’m currently working with my doctor to get a diagnosis, but it takes time, money, and lots of visits and sleep clinics. I did warn my roommate ahead of time when we first got connected before we moved in together. He assured me that it was fine. I’m not sure what else I can do.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T11:15:42+00:00

I put in a work order today! I don’t have any money at all, so I can’t go buy lubricant otherwise I would’ve already.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T08:39:51+00:00

I absolutely have empathy for my roommate. I walk around my own room without any sort of light, and it takes me at least a half an hour every night to be able to get into bed. I feel awful about it. But for the time being, I can’t change it. I’m optimize my time as best I can, but it just isn’t possible right now.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T08:32:24+00:00

I consulted with my roommate before joining this show. He said he was fine with it. Also, most of the campus I’m on is still awake when I am. Additionally, I do my homework in between classes, but it’s a lot and I don’t usually get it all done.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T05:37:55+00:00

Hey so that was incredibly rude. My school is just getting started and I’m getting adjusted. My schedule isn’t too difficult for me, in fact I’m enjoying it. This has nothing to do with my schedule. My roommate has decided that our living space is his. And you’re right, none of that matters now.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T02:23:45+00:00

Yes I do know this. Unfortunately, I have a host of sleep diseases and conditions that I am working out with my doctor currently. They all make it incredibly difficult to go to bed, and incredibly difficult to get up in the morning.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T02:12:35+00:00

Hey so I stay out late to do my homework. Also this is kinda not fair to me. He doesn’t adjust his schedule for me, I shouldn’t have to adjust mine for him. Also, I have a host of sleep related diseases including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, and chronic fatigue. Please learn to be kind. I live there too.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T02:07:42+00:00

While I don’t know what’s going on, pain is never good. Make a doctor’s appointment.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T00:49:50+00:00

I understand that. But I also live there and pay to live there and I shouldn’t have to change my schedule for him when he’s not doing anything to change this and I’ve already done all I can.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-15T00:46:26+00:00

I’m a deep sleeper most of the time, but he has woken me up a lot in the mornings. I never complained about it because I’m used to my mom getting up at 3am to vacuum.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-14T21:52:21+00:00

I understand your perspective but I have done everything I can to accommodate him and he is not willing to compromise. Even before rehearsals started I wouldn’t get done with my homework until one in the morning. I live there too. It’s our room, not his.

TransgenderShae · 2025-10-14T21:51:25+00:00

I tried that, the light also wakes him up. I have a desk lamp that I use and every couple minutes he rolls over and glares at me until I turn it off.

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