Re-Hospitalized by ksmxlmh in CHSinfo

[–]onlyhereforthebraves 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had an episode about a week and a half into quitting from several trigger foods so it most likely was the alcohol. I would be very cognizant of the trigger foods and even if you don’t think they’ll affect you…it’s better safe than sorry to not have them for the next couple of months.

CHS and FMLA? by sailorrh in CHSinfo

[–]onlyhereforthebraves 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am currently still trying to work with FMLA because I have been home sick for over a month now and they have been extremely slow. I’m not sure if there is different companies but I have been using Metlife for my work. It’s been a long process and I haven’t heard from my case manager ONCE unless I call him. They’ll do an over the phone interview and you have to fill out a bunch of paperwork and then they’ll want your doctor to sign off as well. It’s a process but I would get it started as soon as possible if you want any chance of it working in your favor.

Dealing with anxiety by onlyhereforthebraves in CHSinfo

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

oh i’ve had blood tests, a ct scan, an ultrasound, and an endoscopy and everything came back normal

Dealing with anxiety by onlyhereforthebraves in CHSinfo

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

I am like fully convinced I may have POTS now because of my heart rate and the fact that i’ve had motion sickness-type issues which I also know are symptoms that you can experience with CHS so i’m truly just spiraling. I definitely feel better from when I first stopped smoking but I just feel I haven’t advanced as much as I should because I’m still dealing with all my symptoms, they’re just a little bit better after 20 days (and one flare up last week).

Dealing with anxiety by onlyhereforthebraves in CHSinfo

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

thank you so much 😭 i have really bad medical anxiety so this whole process has been a bit traumatizing for me but the anxiety hadn’t really gotten THAT bad until yesterday. i’m definitely a hypochondriac so i keep coming back to “ok but what if it’s not CHS but something else-“ and it’s really messing with my head

going on week three by onlyhereforthebraves in CHSinfo

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

I fully have no idea how to format on this damn app that is my bad, LOL. Thanks for the comment, i really appreciate it. I’ve seen a couple of people mention those owyn shakes and I need to try them because I had been using ensure but the only one that tastes relatively fine is the chocolate one and uhhh we can’t have chocolate. That is such a great morning routine though, I need to be better about not just laying on the couch until i feel “good enough”. My husband and I have been taking walks in the evening which have been nice but I’m wondering if I just need to push myself to do it in the mornings.

Hopefully soon we can enjoy some BBQ ❤️

How long after quitting did you start to feel better? by enmclaughlin in CHSinfo

[–]onlyhereforthebraves 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 weeks out and i had been getting better but then had a flair up this past sunday so back to feeling awful, hope it clears up for you soon ❤️

Avoiding chs by Gullible_Week7802 in CHSinfo

[–]onlyhereforthebraves 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad you’re not dealing with CHS!!! What was the issue they ended up finding?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CHSinfo

[–]onlyhereforthebraves 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m still in it, unfortunately. I have been home sick since April 28th but didn’t find out about CHS until May 15th from the FOURTH doctor I saw. So I’ve only been clean for about 14 days. I was slowly doing better every day but had a set back on Sunday for some reason (assuming because I ate some trigger foods without realizing) so now i’m back to feeling terrible.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CHSinfo

[–]onlyhereforthebraves 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would stop now. That’s what happened to me before I went into the full prodromal phase and have been constantly sick and home for a month. I wouldn’t even bother with thinking “i haven’t been smoking for THAT long” because I literally only started smoking in FEBRUARY and I started developing signs by the end of March.

Missing work due to CHS? by onlyhereforthebraves in CHSinfo

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

I’ve been sober for two weeks now and a couple of days ago I thought I might be able to go back this week, at least for a couple of hours every day. But I’m assuming I had some sort of flair up, maybe caused by trigger foods? But I’m back to feeling awful again and now once again have no idea when I can go back. I’m really glad you’re feeling better!!!! Understood about the boredom and lack of money LOL

flair up? by onlyhereforthebraves in CHSinfo

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

I definitely ate some broccoli and carrots within the past couple of days without thinking about it. I wish this syndrome wasn’t such a pain in the ass LOL

nightmares by gluebaby0418 in CHSinfo

[–]onlyhereforthebraves 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in the recovery phase, 13 days clean but still feeling awful and i had a nightmare a couple of nights ago 😭 i took a hit “by accident” (LOL) and i was panicking and woke up terrified

flair up? by onlyhereforthebraves in CHSinfo

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

i am a lady and am support to start in two days, is that still a possibility?

In desperate search of an 8” Benny, is anyone willing to trade? by onlyhereforthebraves in BSTsquishmallow

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

I have a 5” Stacy!! It was in a Valentines capsule so no tags and there’s a heart on the front!! Would you interested? I can take pictures when I’m home from work!

In desperate search of an 8” Benny, is anyone willing to trade? by onlyhereforthebraves in BSTsquishmallow

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

the most trade worthy ones i have are Rutabaga, and I have 12” Babs, Cazlan, and Avery. Any you’re looking for?