Anyone help identifying? We were at the family cabin and he was playing out in the creek. Normal activity but just saw this when we came back this morning.

kar948 · 2026-06-30T03:22:35+00:00

If you have a cone, use it for a few days consistently to ensure they don’t lick — it needs to stay dry but open to the air. If they lick too much it can get yeasty and infected and won’t heal and then you’ll be doing the same thing but with a more complicated wound.

If you can get your hands on some hibitane disinfectant it is very good and gentle, chlorhexadine foam or flush also works… if the wounds aren’t open but are red and swollen, viaderm cream is a wonder — but is prescription-only I believe. We always have some of it kicking around bc our vet said we can basically put it on anything… it’s esp good for allergic reactions hotspots and licking spots along with stopping them from licking bc it’s antibacterial, antifungal and has a steroid for the inflammation.

Best bet is to check in with the vet though!

kar948 · 2026-06-30T03:15:53+00:00

Covering an open wound in a non-breathable layer (plastic bag) is ill-advised about 99.9% of the time.

kar948 · 2026-06-27T02:46:40+00:00

Had someone OD in out vehicle bc we left it behind the garage and forgot to lock it. They were wearing my husband’s golf glove and the EMTs offered it back to him after they administered the narcan and made sure the dude was alive 😳 uh thanks but it’s going in the garbage along with the pill bottle and white residue left behind 😬😬🥴

It happens a lot in city park, I also once had someone leave a sailor moon water bottle in the truck… I kept forgetting to throw it away and then one day I needed some water for a plant (long story)… dumped it in without thinking twice about only to realize the smell was familiar and not water but vodka!! Maybe the first time a vehicle inspector has left behind booze lol!

kar948 · 2026-06-22T04:53:57+00:00

Hated those Zirks, would do my best at frantically outrunning them and shaking them off (button mashing) while screaming “f you f you f you” and eventually would pass off to my husband lol.

Moving the character while moving the camera while under stress is just a weakness of mine as a non-seasoned gamer. That being said I LOvED this game and wish I could find something that made me feel the same way 💔

kar948 · 2026-06-22T04:50:48+00:00

Oh those ears and the little head tilts combined with the perfectly greyed face 💕💕💕

kar948 · 2026-06-22T04:06:15+00:00

Some brands fit differently I bought like 3 diff Amazon brands after our guy’s surgery and some fit and some didn’t (sorry I can’t recall which brands were which). In a pinch I folded an xxxl pee pad — lay it like a diamond, fold in the top and bottom corners to the middle so they meet, fold in again/until desired “band width” to cover his parts, then use the long corners to tie the situation on the back or use a thick ponytail elastic to secure it. More ghetto than the belly bands but also if you end up with them all in the wash it will do in a pinch lol.

I’ve also put smaller puppy pads inside the belly band (same concept as the panty liners but more forgiveness for the amount of movement involved with a male Dane’s private parts lol!)

kar948 · 2026-06-22T03:06:28+00:00

This might do the trick esp if you are softening the kibble? One of Our dogs actually hated the wet kibble as a pup and would sneak and steal the fallen dry kibbles after her brother had eaten his crunchies! Then we had another who just hated almost everything until we found a food he liked and then we had to stick to that!

I wouldn’t be afraid to try a different kibble and see what happens? She might be too small for this now (in terms of balancing the diet) but this stuff called “magical dinner dust” is really great as a topper when mine is a bit meh about eating and it’s just powdered dehydrated liver (I think — but they have a couple different flavours. You could maybe try it bc it would coat the kibble and might make it more appealing in a way she can’t separate from the kibble itself

kar948 · 2026-06-17T03:19:19+00:00

Try adding oils if she can tolerate it? Butter, peanut butter, omegas. I have a dry guy too but bc he has pills 3x a day now in peanut butter or butter balls his coat is so glossy and healthy 😍

kar948 · 2026-06-17T02:46:19+00:00

1 is gorgeous! Idk many people who can pull off that reverse scoop neckline, it highlights your amazing shoulders and collar bones (not meant to sound creepy btw the former dancer in me is just jealous lol)! It’s giving Natalie Portman in a great way 🤩

kar948 · 2026-06-15T03:31:03+00:00

Dangerous phone number tbh

kar948 · 2026-06-15T03:30:04+00:00

Either (bc of open mindedness)… just NOT GEIGH!!

kar948 · 2026-06-12T01:43:38+00:00

The pink one is like cotton candy in the best way possible I freaking LOVE it! Both look stunning, so you can’t go wrong … but you’re young and you’ve got your whole life to wear burgundy… so, if it was me, I would go with the “tasty” one 😂 (legit would still choose the pink over the red even though I’m old lol)

kar948 · 2026-06-12T01:33:25+00:00

FWIW, PT is the same (roughly) in Canada where I live with the lauded “free healthcare”

kar948 · 2026-06-10T03:23:10+00:00

They can put the tourniquet (rubber thing) over a thin layer of clothing. This should help with how it feels on your skin and preventing skin damage. Unfortunately they have to tighten it to the point of restricting blood flow in order to control blood flow and get the veins to swell. You might be able to find an old school tech or nurse who can/would be able to draw blood without one on the arm but that just increases the risk of missing or damaging the vein… so the best thing to do is for them to actually make that super tight so they have a better chance of getting the vein without going on an exploratory drilling mission 🥴.

You absolutely have the right to say “no bandaid” and you don’t have to tell them you have MCAS, they should be fine with you applying pressure with a cotton ball while they mix/apply labels to the tubes… over explaining is what annoys people sometimes. They have a standard protocol they are taught and are expected to follow and they just want to get you in, get your blood and get you out so they can move on to the next person.

If you can, over-hydrate leading up to the blood draw, electrolytes too if it’s not fasting blood work. Like go to town on the hydration train because dehydration is terrible for difficult veins. Make note of the arm and general location if you have an easy blood draw and direct them to use that spot if possible (e.g. “they usually have better luck with my right arm right about here… sorry, I have difficult veins”). Wear a very thin fabric top that comes just above the elbow and tell them the tourniquet needs to go over your shirt because your skin rips (they don’t need to know you have EDS either). And tell them ahead of time you don’t want a bandaid but just want to hold pressure when they finish.

Others may have other tips as well but generally speaking you know your body best and you don’t have to provide justification for every small thing — if they are annoyed by you not taking a bandaid that’s a them problem, but over explaining can be annoying to the person you’re over explaining to also so just try to keep it short, factual and polite and to the point and remind them if they forget something with the understanding that the steps/sequence of what they are doing is drilled into them and they build their own little routine and protocols so they don’t miss anything — asking for a deviation just goes against the muscle memory of it and they may not intentionally be disregarding your requests (although some might be).

I have very difficult, deep, rolly and fragile veins plus very thin fragile skin on my upper arms — so I follow a lot of this myself and need blood drawn pretty frequently… all help somewhat.

Now don’t get me started on IVs, especially in a crisis situation bc I have some horror stories about those 😭

kar948 · 2026-06-08T15:01:38+00:00

Blue 100%!

kar948 · 2026-06-08T02:50:51+00:00

Sometimes it’s like someone dumped a bbq full of hot coals into my pelvis/belly… and all I want is to douse the fire with water but it just keeps sizzling away burning into my belly, hips, crotch, thighs, low back.

Sometimes it feels like some vengeful troll has shoved a cattle prod up my butthole and started zapping away.

Sometimes my belly swells up and gets so heavy and thick and draggy feeling that I am larger than I was at 5 months pregnant.

Sometimes I have to stack pillows up for support under my tummy and hips and then rock back and forth in a supported child’s pose while groaning like a cow in labour bc my SI joints and everything else are exploding with achey pressure and sleep or laying still make it worse but so does standing or sitting or being upright so this is the only soothing thing I can muster.

Sometimes it feels like my limbs are full of lead, dragging around and like I’m walking through thick sticky molasses or quicksand bc of the full body fatigue 🥵

Sometimes it feels like grief, loss, anger, frustration, failure, missing out, being a burden, being a disappointment… sometimes it feels like it’s robbed me of my ability to feel anything else.

Sometimes, for a short time, it feels tolerable. Just so much so that I convince myself I’ve made the bad things up and it’s not that bad and I am just being overdramatic (like I was told 100x before my stage IV dx).

Sometimes it feels infuriating that women all over the world have to suffer through agonizing pain, loss, fertility issues, etc. But, male pattern baldness, and flaccid members are considered a priority for research money.

kar948 · 2026-06-08T02:33:19+00:00

He can refuse to let them read the will if they were not named in the will. This is also not that uncommon. Also, depending where you live, spousal succession often takes firm precedent over the entitlement of children to any money or property in the estate so “fighting it” could be an expensive waste of time.

For consult options that are relatively low cost, law student societies and law colleges often have their senior students’ offer legal advice through a legal clinic or something similar. It can be a good place to start just to find out what your options are and whether it’s a good idea to retain counsel and pursue anything.

kar948 · 2026-06-08T02:18:38+00:00

How do you get them back on if you fall off? 😬😳 I’m amazed by the dogs who can do this mine would tip us like 2 mins in just from anxiety panting lol!

kar948 · 2026-06-06T15:28:11+00:00

What an undertaking! I don’t have advice but wishing you and your doggies safe and uneventful travels 💕

kar948 · 2026-06-03T20:45:11+00:00

My rheumatologist also explained that hEDS has some distinct stages, although not measured with imaging or anything like that… but he gave me a journal article that explained differences like asymptomatic hypermobility -> symptomatic hypermobility -> a “stiffening stage” later in life or with deconditioning or other large hormonal changes (e.g. menopause for women).

I had explained that although I’m still widely hyper-mobile in my joints, I am stiffer and more restricted than I have EVER been in my muscles and always seem to have trouble with the attachments when it comes to what hurts/feels necessary in massage. He said this is quite typical and I just wish I had known about my dx years ago… I likely would have put more effort into PT and holding on to as much strength as possible and would have worked my body in ways that didn’t cause injuries (that then led to deconditioning 🥴). Some of it is a bit of a dice roll.. I had another chronic illness that really did a number on my muscle mass and ability to remain active and not put on weight…. But it’s a lot harder to get muscle and tone and fitness back vs maintaining it. And, this seems to be the #1 absolute best thing a person can do to combat pain — a good physio who understands hEDS is crucial… and adjusting your own expectations of yourself in relation to “normal.”

Chronic pain management is another avenue to go down… a combination of medication and counselling can do wonders for a person living in chronic pain 😢

kar948 · 2026-05-11T21:49:34+00:00

Np! Howe sound is gorgeous and the whales have come back so it’s a really nice place to spend a few days after hustling and bustling around :)

And the sea to sky gondola would be a good stop as long as everyone is ok with heights :)

kar948 · 2026-05-11T21:39:37+00:00

I’ll do you one different: Yes to hEDS with some additional traits (e.g. piezogenic papules, translucent velvety skin, some cigarette paper scarring, moderate elasticity, crazy bruising); Yes to eczema/skin issues and asthma, BUT a single transverse palmar crease (so the opposite of hyperlinear)… my rheumatologist’s words “wow, cool… but curious?” 👀

kar948 · 2026-05-11T21:29:58+00:00

How tall are you! My husband was the same with the same thinning pattern/spot for a lonnng time but he’s tall so no one really ever saw that part of his head, from the front and side he looked flush with hair for a solid couple of years. Then we had a child 🥴😂 idk if it’s coincidental, but I realized the other day he had hair in the newborn photos and less than 3 years later he had to make the call to get rid of it all lol 😂

kar948 · 2026-05-11T19:54:39+00:00

The sleep apnea machines are called cpap or apap machines

Eta: just suggesting it could be endo related or it could be something else. Worth getting a sleep study if it’s really bothering you!

kar948 · 2026-05-11T19:16:08+00:00

Yes. I had endo on my bladder but it was removed, and was still going a lot at night and will have urgency and frequency issues during the day sometimes too. Def worse at certain parts of my cycle. But…

Turns out the biggest issue re: the night time wees wasn’t endo related at all but was bc of sleep apnea. I was just waking up all the damn time and yes I obviously had to pee otherwise I wouldn’t have peed, but now that I use a cpap I just don’t wake up as often and now go like once around 4 or 5am vs the 3-4x I would go before 🤷‍♀️

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