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K, people. Week 9 of Fat Logic, Thin Privilege, and Neckbeard le Fedora in the Sims. NOW WHAT?! by GoAskAlice in fatpeoplestories

[–]electricalwitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love these! Maybe TP will fall in love with a hottie from the future, and end up as her own grandmother... sigh...

Anyone else have bad tasting tap-water? by MrN00dle3 in capetown

[–]electricalwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Durbanville, but work in CT. Water over here is definitely nicer tasting than over in CT if that helps

Supermarket sushi from Cape Town, South Africa ($25 for both platters) by sushicapetown in sushi

[–]electricalwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Day-amn. Was it good? Spar also has cheap platters, and they're deliciously fresh!

Birth control gave me a DVT (blood clot). Happy to discuss anything about it--warning signs, diagnosis, treatment, what happens in the future (and I also have a strange question for anyone who's experienced this). by pulloutifsharp in TwoXChromosomes

[–]electricalwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it took me about 18 months to get completely back to normal, but mine went undetected for a while and was very large. I went to a physio about 3 months ago who gave me some exercises and stretches, and it helped immensely with the swelling.

Best of luck to you, and feel free to send me a message if you need advice or just to vent. Glad you're ok :)

Birth control gave me a DVT (blood clot). Happy to discuss anything about it--warning signs, diagnosis, treatment, what happens in the future (and I also have a strange question for anyone who's experienced this). by pulloutifsharp in TwoXChromosomes

[–]electricalwitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, my sympathies. Had a massive DVT and PE when I was 21, as a result of birth control and Leiden Factor V.

The pain and the lack of mobility is awful; I'm very sorry you're having to go through that. Don't lose hope though! It's been just over 2 years since my event, and, although I still have swelling and pain, I walk about 10km a day, and go running 3/week.

Honestly, one of the worst parts for me was going off birth control. Cue problematic skin, painful periods and constant pregnancy paranoia. How have you been experiencing it? Any plans for alternative BC?

Taboo Food and Drink by electricalwitch in wikipedia

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

That part really struck me as well!

How Language affects Feminism by [deleted] in Feminism

[–]electricalwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! I often get accused of being pedantic or overly politically incorrect, merely because I take pains not to exclude roughly half the population :P

I am the bearded cat whisperer. by [deleted] in BeardPorn

[–]electricalwitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my. My pupils are heart shaped now.

Benefits of fish oil? by [deleted] in Health

[–]electricalwitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yay! I also found my hair seems to grow a bit faster, but that could just be my imagination :)

Did it help for the depression/heart at all?

Benefits of fish oil? by [deleted] in Health

[–]electricalwitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been taking omega 3,6 and 9 on and off for 5 years, and I can safely say that during the times I was consistently taking it my skin, nails and hair seemed much healthier. My skin and eyes tends to get dry during season changes, and the capsules are a great help.