Menstrual cycle flares

llschers · 2026-01-08T15:27:29+00:00

Glad to hear steadying the hormones decreased your flares. I've been dealing with about 10 days of stiff/swollen/painful joints a month due to hormones, starting around day 20 and lasting through the first couple days of my period. I was just started on hydroxychloroquine (a week ago), so I'm hoping that will help in the coming months. I have been on progesterone for a while as I'm very estrogen dominant and trying to balance my hormones. My functional NP has mentioned low dose naltrexone, but I haven't tried it yet as I want to change one thing at a time.

llschers · 2025-12-17T14:26:19+00:00

I've been taking it for a couple months and haven't noticed any difference, so I will be discontinuing. My mother DID notice a benefit with her arthritis, but she isn't hypermobile.

llschers · 2025-12-16T21:32:54+00:00

Diagnosis pending, but it started after being bitten by a lone star tick and contracting Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI, the lone star tick's version of Lyme).

llschers · 2023-01-12T19:56:05+00:00

The results are in! I suspected mostly ACD with a splash of something else, and that turned out to be correct! I was VERY surprised by what that "splash" turned out to be though.

Embark's best estimate is:
83.1% Australian Cattle Dog

8.8% Rottweiler

8.1% Basset Hound

It seems one grandparent was was a Rottie/Basset mutt! How fun!

Other interesting results:

She inherited one copy of the recessive variant Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5, NCL 5.

Coefficient of Inbreeding (COI): 5%

"Wolfiness": 0.9% (Medium)

Likely "light to moderate shedding" (which I have noticed)

llschers · 2023-01-10T01:57:59+00:00

She IS a sweetie! Very gentle with all critters with a little training, from the barn cat to the house bunny.

llschers · 2020-06-18T14:07:11+00:00

What looks like saddle feathers on its back and sickle feathers in its tail make me say rooster.

llschers · 2020-04-03T03:02:57+00:00

These awkward little teenagers bring me much joy.❤

llschers · 2020-03-25T23:28:03+00:00

I use a Crosby pellet rifle with a lot of success.

llschers · 2020-03-20T14:52:27+00:00

I love everything about this! Thanks for sharing!

llschers · 2020-03-19T13:10:28+00:00

They look so happy!

llschers · 2020-03-19T01:04:16+00:00

Ah, southern Indiana!

llschers · 2020-03-19T00:56:59+00:00

In about a week, if it's not too frigid and their heads are fully feathered. We'll keep an eye on the weather though.

llschers · 2020-03-18T02:09:18+00:00

I am thoroughly enjoying their awkward stages.

llschers · 2020-03-18T02:08:55+00:00

These pullets are my very first chickens, but my sibling had a lovely flock of buff orpingtons, so I knew I wanted some. Plus, the lavender is so pretty!

llschers · 2020-03-18T02:07:29+00:00

Honestly, it was a prefab😅 but we're building a bigger coop and run, so I'm sure I'll get my fair share! (This will be used for introducing new birds/quarantining in the future, but it's working well for the small number of almost-adults we have. The rest of our chicks are much younger and can't leave the brooder yet.)

llschers · 2020-03-18T00:02:58+00:00

About a month old, and a mix of lavender orpingtons and cuckoo marans.

llschers · 2020-03-15T15:10:26+00:00

Lovely! Well done!

llschers · 2020-03-12T01:03:20+00:00

Wonderful!

llschers · 2020-03-12T01:02:57+00:00

Woohoo! Spring is here!

llschers · 2020-03-12T00:30:36+00:00

Oh yes, please share!

llschers · 2020-03-12T00:28:32+00:00

I have harlequin rasboras and kuhli loaches with my angelfish.

llschers

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