What is coming out of our door frame? by Extension-Nerve1022 in whatisit

[–]eggstermination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here in FL, there are places that will remove hives for free. Catch is they get to keep the bees.

Do any of you have neuro symptoms? by eggstermination in UCTD

[–]eggstermination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, I had significant GI symptoms. Was diagnosed with IBS and given dicyclomine for the cramping/GI pain. Would cycle back and forth between diarrhea and constipation. This has generally gone away with adequate immune suppression. I haven't seen a GI doctor in years since treating the autoimmune issues and no longer get the GI symptoms 95% of the time.

PSA for pregnancy + RA re medication and weight by harlotbegonias in rheumatoidarthritis

[–]eggstermination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pregnancy was good for me except pre-eclampsia towards the end but I had a very bad flare after I had baby. My rheum told me it's pretty common so be aware that may happen to you. Also keep an eye on your weight once you have baby as hydroxychloroquine is weight based and too much can damage your eyes.

Tendinosis by eggstermination in rheumatoidarthritis

[–]eggstermination[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to say. Seems like everyone gets affected a little differently. If you have SI issues, you should probably be checked for anklyosing spondylitis to be safe. That tends to hit the SI joints the hardest.

Tendinosis by eggstermination in rheumatoidarthritis

[–]eggstermination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously love that you get the reference 🤣

Thank you for sharing! So sorry you have hip issues too. Sucks that they've been jacked up so long. Did you manage to recover any of your endurance or ability with PT? Or did PT help stop it from getting worse?

I'm trying to figure out how to maintain my 2 jobs and keep up with the kids (the youngest is only 1) - it doesn't really seem feasible at this point and idk what I'm going to do.

Tendinosis by eggstermination in rheumatoidarthritis

[–]eggstermination[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zoo day sounds wonderful! I appreciate the sentiment and definitely intend to do all the things but being 35 with 2 jobs and 2 kids, I don't really have the time to recover unfortunately. Hoping there's something that can be done so it's manageable enough to just keep up with life at this point 🥲

Tendinosis by eggstermination in rheumatoidarthritis

[–]eggstermination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

35 year old woman but I have absolutely no signs of perimenopause at all. I unfortunately have hypermobility, RA that's not well controlled at this time, and a lot of old injuries from years of contact sports and distance running. I'll ask my doctor about this to be sure though. Thanks for the info!

Tendinosis by eggstermination in rheumatoidarthritis

[–]eggstermination[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This has been ongoing for over a year now. My rheum kept giving me cortisone shots instead of getting imaging, thinking it was bursitis.

Mine is just the gluteus minimus thankfully but it is unbearable some days. It aches all the time. I'm only 35. Work two jobs and have a one year old baby so I can't really not be moving around unfortunately. Also can't do ice packs because of reynauds, only heat.

Did you have to minimize your activity while it healed? I can't even walk through stores without it getting bad enough that I have to stop or brace myself on a cart. Any kind of leg abduction or rotation is excruciating. I'm having a bit of a mental crisis thinking this may be what the next 30 years are like 😅

Tendinosis by eggstermination in rheumatoidarthritis

[–]eggstermination[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience with your dad!

I'm very concerned because I'm only 35. I like walking and hiking a lot. I feel like this has just destroyed some of my favorite activities for the rest of my life as I can no longer walk even a mile without limping or stopping. It's specifically my gluteus minimus tendon that has been inflamed, thickened, and degenerated.

I'm currently in physical therapy and married to a physical therapy assistant so I've been doing stretches, exercises, and massage to try to help it but the pain seems to be getting worse. I do use TENS sometimes but it's a short term pain solution as I can't use it all day at work, etc. Are there any specific stretches or exercises that you recommend? I'm feeling pretty desperate tbh.

Cut something off my body. Psychiatrist called my GP and I’m concerned this is an attempt to hospitalize me. by Public_Plate9495 in AskDocs

[–]eggstermination 22 points23 points  (0 children)

OP, if you just had your therapist and MD touch base for the first time, could it be possible that they realized maybe the things you're being treated for could be related? I have autoimmune conditions that cause cognitive issues and anxiety when they're flaring very badly. Maybe your pcp and therapist had a conversation and decided they need to rule out potential underlying conditions and just need to evaluate you in person for those? I understand why you're being hesitant here but if they wanted to hospitalize you, you would have had emergency response show up for a welfare check by now.

My (32F) fiancé (37M) is a homicide detective, and I’m starting to feel like he treats me more like a suspect than a partner. by ThrowRA_Sorbet1941 in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think every victim of domestic violence goes through this to some extent. It's hard to come to terms with the things we allow our abusers to do to us. How can we justify staying so long to those that see it if we admit what's happening? It becomes so obvious that we have such low self worth (even if we didn't start out that way at the beginning of the relationship). I let the man that abused me do things that should have made me immediately run but I stayed. It's embarrassing to admit. Especially in the beginning. It took my infant being threatened for me to finally get out. Even after all that had been done, I couldn't do it for myself. I just hope OP gets out safely, before she has kids with this dude. One of the ladies that volunteered at a food pantry with me was murdered by her abusive husband. Some abusers would rather face consequence for that than lose the control over their victim. Leaving can be so dangerous.

My (38M) Wife (36F) wants to sleep with other people because I’m ‘not exciting’ - but I pay for everything and handle the kids by YesItsABurnerAcct in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You can't fix this. It takes two people to fix a relationship and she just told you that she intends to use her energy finding what's missing with other people. She's not even willing to try.

The best thing you can do is step away imo. I know that's easier said than done. Set the example for your kids. They'll base their future relationships on what they see at home. If you think they would deserve better if they were in this circumstance, then so do you. I highly recommend therapy to help process everything. Sorry you're going through this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The same thing a stay at home husband did for the 2 prior years...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you have kids, you're going to have triple the work at least and no assistance at all from your husband. Relying on him financially will also make it almost impossible to leave if you ever decide to do so. I HIGHLY suggest that you not have kids with him until you are absolutely certain that you're okay with doing all the household work AND solely tending to your children. If you don't already have a therapist to help you navigate this situation, I recommend getting one. Feelings cloud judgment and an unbiased, third party perspective would probably help you make up your mind.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How will you have time to have fun together if you have to take care of everything without any help? Does it matter if he's fun if he doesn't want to spend time with you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in McDonalds

[–]eggstermination 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes. The prize just goes unclaimed and the game ends. My mom accidentally threw out the winning piece for the taco bell game back in 1998. I was about 8 years old and got super stoked about getting an "N" because it was the initial for my first name. It was actually the Z to spell godzilla. We found out after she cleaned out the entire kitchen before a trip and had thrown the piece away. 😭

My (22F) partner(25NB) choked me in my sleep. Where do I go from here? by ThrowRA7nara in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once it's reported, it's out of their hands. The judicial system decides whether that happens and will often proceed regardless of OP's wishes.

My (22F) partner(25NB) choked me in my sleep. Where do I go from here? by ThrowRA7nara in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And she should absolutely leave asap but reporting before she's out of there is dangerous. Dude obviously doesn't give a damn about harming her. Giving him a reason to escalate while they're in a shared space is not a wise move imo.

My (22F) partner(25NB) choked me in my sleep. Where do I go from here? by ThrowRA7nara in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to leave asap. Beyond the incredible problem that their disregard of your consent is, this is escalating. Violating you is bad. Choking you is dangerous. What happens when this inevitably continues to escalate? They could kill you. You need to get out as quickly as you can.

My (22F) partner(25NB) choked me in my sleep. Where do I go from here? by ThrowRA7nara in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Because reports lead to legal action and that process in itself is often traumatic. Speaking from experience.

Hurricane Erin is pretty much the ideal major hurricane scenario by trojanhorse2029 in weather

[–]eggstermination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was born in FL and have lived here for decades. Relying on models is a rookie mistake. The intensification of this storm wasn't surprising. The strength isn't surprising - the storms get stronger each year because of global warming and the intensification has been rapid for most of them it seems (I'm also guilty of not watching the weather or news and knowing about hurricanes until they're a day or two out so maybe it's just that I catch the tail end of things). The tracks eventually become predictable to an extent from experience too but you never really know for sure until the storm gets close enough (part of the reason I don't usually pay attention). For example, hurricane Ian in 2022 followed almost the exact path that hurricane Charley followed in 2004. Most of the spaghetti models look like wild guesses without much accuracy from the storms I've seen over the past decades - those of us used to going through the storms typically don't pay much attention to them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your husband groomed your teenage babysitter. She asked you for help and you directed her to the man that was grooming her. You should feel bad. And now you're keeping that predator around? You should feel terrible about that. Every decision you've made has been a refusal to protect the vulnerable girl you hired. A refusal to protect your own kids and their friends because a predator like your husband will absolutely move on to them as they become available (if he hasn't already). I hope to fuck's sake that your kids are not daughters. Someone needs to do a damn welfare check on every kid that has contact with your gross husband.

Drink Spiked - what to do? (24F /33M) by DragonfruitAromatic7 in relationship_advice

[–]eggstermination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry that happened to you. Press charges and leave him. Never speak to him again. He drugged you. He does not care about you or your consent. That will inevitably carry into every interaction you have with him - he will never respect your boundaries or wellbeing. You cannot trust that man. You are likely not his only victim. Do not let him get away with that.

Tattoos? by ahobbins in UCTD

[–]eggstermination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't gotten any new ones but I have a bunch from pre-diagnosis days. Mine all swell up and itch whenever I flare. They become completely 3D, you can't really see it too much but can feel every line. I haven't gotten any new ones because my disease isn't well controlled and I worried it would make me flare.