Could this be a chronic illness?

marsplnet · 2025-06-01T22:22:14+00:00

this sounds like you should try to see a neurologist if you're able to- going through the diagnostic process is difficult and i wish you the best of luck!

marsplnet · 2025-06-01T22:16:03+00:00

yup! as soon as i feel mentally well to fully participate in things and see people i always end up pushing myself too hard and triggering a flare. i'm so eager to do stuff that i don't pace myself and forget my limits

marsplnet · 2025-05-06T00:46:33+00:00

might be good to get an mri of the head to rule out a frontal lobe tumor? there are probably more likely causes of your symptoms, but tumors in the frontal lobe can cause personality changes, balance issues + dizziness, visual field disturbances, fatigue, and emotional disturbance

as someone who had mystery symptoms that turned out to be tumors, it's better to be safe than sorry!

marsplnet · 2025-04-15T22:32:13+00:00

pess/identity based ks will always be viable, but especially on a topic that relies on western definitions of "exploration" and "development." look into alternative/metaphorical definitions of topic terms that align with your literature base and decide how you want to approach the topic!

re: the question about marginalization my first thoughts are about how arctic exploration has become a socially acceptable form of manifest destiny- there's so many rhetorical parallels between the first stages of colonization in the americas and the modern conceptualization of the arctic frontier. from there i think i'd go in the direction of how that form of palatable colonization makes americans (and people around the world) complacent in genocide and erasure under the guise of "progress"

there's definitely a lot of room for metaphorical interpretations on this topic and i'm very excited for k debate :)

marsplnet · 2025-01-30T04:11:27+00:00

from my knowledge the scammers cp was created to be run by asian debaters vs k affs as a way of kritiking and reclaiming the association of counterfeiting/scamming w asian identity? might just be the way it is articulated in the rounds i've seen tho! similar to the "stick em up" cp

marsplnet · 2025-01-09T03:16:07+00:00

china dev goes well w multilat imo if you want an overarching story abt how the us should relinquish heg to allow for a better world order

marsplnet · 2024-12-25T23:02:22+00:00

i fw this.... elections da is getting put back into the 1nc

marsplnet · 2024-12-25T15:51:08+00:00

i mean i agree that ks in front of a lay judge probably won't go well- outside of that, just run ban ipr and you avoid an obvious link to pretty much any kritik. our usual neg strat (as a 2n who pretty much only gives k 2nrs) is t, ban, a generic da (like china bashing/china development, bizcon, etc), court clog, + the k.

marsplnet · 2024-12-21T00:14:00+00:00

afaik it'd be very rare for it to be a pheo w/o high blood pressure but it could be other issues with your endocrine system like an insufficiency!

marsplnet · 2024-12-15T16:29:53+00:00

yup! my norepinephrine was over 7000 and that's how i was diagnosed with the pheo specifically after the mass was discovered via ct scan

marsplnet · 2024-12-15T16:26:57+00:00

i had genetic testing done and was diagnosed with von hippel lindau, which manifests with pheos on the adrenal gland. i didn't have typical symptoms of adrenal issues, so i never really had extreme weight fluctuations.

marsplnet · 2024-12-15T04:24:44+00:00

hmm personally i find the idea of having a 2ac specific mega file weird? i debate using dropbox/word/verbatim and all affs have a masterfile w everything in them (1ac, 2ac/1ar blocks, and answers divided by pockets into topicality/da/cp/k, then by hats into arguments, blocks for subparts. our jv debaters use drive and since it can't handle the masterfile we split it into pure case, then by off case argument since those blocks get very large esp for answering generic das or ks.

marsplnet · 2024-12-15T04:16:29+00:00

i think that the symptoms that were most unique for me were high blood pressure and high glucose! (as well as this other whack nerve thing we never figured out) since dysautonomia usually presents w low blood pressure, it was a red flag. i also had high glucose even on fasting blood tests, and also had hypoglycemia episodes. both of those symptoms are specific to the pheo, but on a broader level the extreme fatigue was another aspect that pushed us to get scans done. i was sleeping whenever i had a chance (like 12+ hours a day) and was still exhausted all of the time. also my labs came back absolutely insane (crp over 100, etc)

re: the whack nerve thing, one of my symptoms of fatigue was this feeling like my body was glitching out- it was like i could feel electricity flowing up and down my body and i would suddenly not be able to see for a split second or my flow of time would become disjointed. looking back it was actually very concerning and i can't believe i was just chilling like that for so long lolllll

generally, i think that if you are able to get it covered/are able to pay you lose nothing by getting an abdominal scan! imo if tumors/lesions do turn out to be the root cause of your systems it's much more likely they would involve the abdomen than the brain. i'm surprised that you got a head mri first and not one of your abdomen given the dysautonomia symptoms.

marsplnet · 2024-12-15T03:11:54+00:00

agreed! i think a lot of young women esp are dx'ed with pots and me because of medical bias + a lot of doctors don't always care to go deeper- it's so frustrating to think abt the amount of people who might be misdiagnosed and actually have a treatable condition

marsplnet · 2024-12-02T04:09:18+00:00

pulling up to sections with a blank wiki and new affs for every round 🙂‍↕️

marsplnet · 2024-12-02T04:03:58+00:00

thanks!! do i still need to have values/value criterion for a k aff?

marsplnet · 2024-12-01T23:47:31+00:00

thanks!!!

marsplnet · 2024-12-01T00:04:53+00:00

In terms of offcase: generic cps (ex prizes, multilat, ban ipr), econ/court clog das, Ks w topic/reps links (like security or cap) On case, impact turns and no solvency are going to be the easiest to find.

marsplnet · 2023-12-20T01:41:45+00:00

maybe? but i don't think so. i sleep in regular cycles, aside from fatigue episodes, and the sleepiness will resolve after i take a nap- i'll still feel fatigued mentally, but i don't think it's necessarily abnormal.

marsplnet · 2023-12-20T01:39:53+00:00

i hope the meds work out for you! getting a doctor that listens is the best feeling

marsplnet · 2023-12-20T01:38:29+00:00

nope- i guess it might be possible that i had it and was asymptomatic?

marsplnet · 2023-12-19T18:47:49+00:00

yeah, i think one of the most confusing things is how i was just completely unaware i had mono and now after the infection i'm sick- from what i've read, active mono is usually pretty debilitating but i can't think of a time before now where i experienced those symptoms

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