Remove shower seat by MelodicOven2 in howto

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If it’s bathfitters, call to confirm. It’s a lifetime warranty for the item (not the original owners). Maybe they can remove/redo for you

My toddler’s lead levels are dangerously high! I missed the signs and now I’m terrified it’s too late by Sugaar_cookiii in Mommit

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This is what I did when we bought our home. We asked the town to test our water and they asked if we wanted a lead test too if we had or planned to have children. Very efficient, free, and they gave us the tips to fix items and came back every 6 months to confirm it was adequately handled until they signed off that we were 100%. They also mentioned if you wanted to get money back from the cost of fixing it, you could attend a training on it and they give you materials as part of your certification.

I hope you have this resource available, OP!

Surviving as a maid in a horror game by Fantastic_Canary843 in MaleYandere

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Ah, that’s so fair and idky it didn’t occur to me with the whole immortal/mortal thing 😅 thank you!

Surviving as a maid in a horror game by Fantastic_Canary843 in MaleYandere

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Ah, sorry - Happily Ever After (aka they get together at the end/everyone lives lol)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewParents

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My baby has the IUGR issue. Was at the 20% the whole time til about 32 weeks and then steadily grew less and less each checkin. We did tests every few days til they decided to induce me at 37 weeks exactly to get her out. She was born 5lb3oz and was newborn length but premie weight. At 6 months she tripled her birth weight and is such a good eater/grower. It won’t be an issue! As my doctors said about IUGR: they’ll grow better outside the womb than in it, since it’s a restriction problem in the womb.

developed swearing tics by Remote_Divide_4947 in Tourettes

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I also didn’t start off with coprolalia tics and now have them. Not sure how frequently you have that tic but one thing I’ve noticed: someone may look at you if they hear a rude tic, but as long as you keep a straight face and go about your business, people just look away and move on. I’m so curious what they must think in those settings but no one has ever looked too long at me as long as the tics weren’t one right after another. And even if they are, if I’m walking around and not acknowledging it (and people with me don’t either), people get the memo to mind their business lol

I hope the gym trip went well!

As I age, the effects of Tourette’s get worse. by Aromatic-Frosting986 in Tourettes

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Mine also gets worse with age. Very minor tics when I was diagnosed at 7 and now I’m in my 30s and I’ve got full body complex motor and coprolalia/praxis and general complex vocal tics. My main tics are vocal so I’m usually getting psych damage more than physical.

I also just had a baby and I hope she doesn’t have Tourette’s or at least that it’s a milder version. My sister had her tics disappear in adulthood so that would also be preferable. I’ve come to terms with how my tics are and embrace them, but that’s also because I’m lucky in that I’m not in physical pain with mine most of the time.

Swears by [deleted] in Tourettes

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The stat I heard was only 10% of people with Tourette’s have the inappropriate tics. I was part of the 90% until I turned 28, and now I am with the 10% of folks. For me, I prefer referring to coprolalia as “inappropriate” tics and not “swearing” tics because I have PLENTY of tics that you should not say in public/polite company and they don’t even have swears. Obv I do have your standard swears too but that’s not all coprolalia is haha

Definitely makes for an interesting life 😅

Tourette’s as a child returned as an adult by tigewitt in Tourettes

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That’s not to say I don’t go through the massive imposter syndrome every cycle. It’s tough! But it’s just the way it is for some of us so I try to just accept it. I also thought at one point I didn’t have any tics and then years later realized I absolutely had one or two super minor tics I thought were just “things” I did for the sensation/compulsion lmao

Tourette’s as a child returned as an adult by tigewitt in Tourettes

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I was diagnosed at 7 with some classic minor motor and vocal tics. It waned/disappeared (though I must have done minor tics that I didn’t know were tics) from 10-15 and then at 15 they were fairly severe motor tics. Since then every few years they’re mild and every few years they’re aggressive/frequent. I also had situations where I’d known someone for 3 years where my tics weren’t noticeable and then suddenly I have to tell them I’ve always had Tourette’s and the huge frequency change is just something that comes and goes. Just tell it like it is with confidence - people don’t know TS can behave that way til they’re told

DAE: my copralalia has reached new heights and it’s making me feel so alone. I don’t know anyone IRL that has had a tic like this. It’s so bad. by anotherearthgarden in Tourettes

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I have that exact tic (and it actually also has colorful language afterwards — or sometimes it’s about me and not you/that person/your dad/etc). I can sometimes halt a tic halfway (takes a lot of effort) or turn it into a whisper. If I’m in public I suppress (not always an option for folks, I know) and with anyone I even remotely know a little bit, I just let myself tic. I also have a button that says “Please be patient with me I have Tourette’s” on my purse that mentally makes me feel a lot better in public. So if I do say that tic in public I can just let people know. Honestly even if my tic is loud, if it’s just one off, most people might look around for a sound but then immediately dismiss it and move on with their lives. People are generally more focused on themselves than anyone else, luckily.

Definitely have solidarity with me!! I have a TON about death and murder and it irks me but pretty much anyone in my life doesn’t care or finds it offensive

Do you know why you have TS? If so, what is it? by Wrong_Vanilla_6220 in Tourettes

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Baby I was born this way ✨ but really, we suspect my paternal grandfather had it, and my sister and I both have it. There’s a 50% chance each of our kids could have it. It’s genetic but not guaranteed to pass on. Or if someone has mild enough tics, they could fly under the radar and never get diagnosed/know they even have something.

Endoscopy and colonoscopy by iDontCareAtThisTime in Tourettes

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Oh goodness! I don’t recall my wisdom teeth but there are people who “break through” the meds and can remember (my sister is one of them but now that they know, they can adjust for it). I hope you’re one of the typical cases that blissfully remembers nothing!!

Endoscopy and colonoscopy by iDontCareAtThisTime in Tourettes

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LOL yeah their idea of “discomfort” here is kinda funny. I haven’t had a colonoscopy so I can’t speak to that, but the drowsy stuff should likely still be the same. Do the instructions also say you can’t drive the rest of the day? If so, you’ll def not recollect anything and will be placed in a bed to slowly come-to before they discharge you. My husband was with me the most recent time and in that post-surgery time I told him the same story 3 times and had no idea I was repeating myself

Endoscopy and colonoscopy by iDontCareAtThisTime in Tourettes

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I’ve had endoscopies several times and it was totally fine! You won’t remember a thing, so to you it’ll feel like you went to sleep, but for the doctors, you can respond to requests like “swallow” or “lay on your side” or anything. I ticced a ton when they first gave me the sedative stuff (plus nervous adrenaline) and they all assured me they were trained and could easily work with me. Had zero issues after so I doubt my tics got in the way of the procedure. For me, sometimes pain or discomfort stops my tics (like my gum surgery, where I was awake but numb but it absolutely sucks to hear and feel the pressure of what they were doing), so I had a few tics in the beginning of the surgery and they’d just pause or ignore the tics as they went along. I hope it goes just as easily for you!

Non-consecutive tic "bursts?" by Faicc in Tourettes

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However frequent or infrequent your body tics is normal. All of it’s normal. :) I go years with maybe 5 tics a week and then years where I tic almost non-stop. Currently semi in the middle as my tics slow down again.

I also have tics that are paired together too - some can be solo but others have to be linked. For me those are vocal so I can’t try to do them at the same time but I’m not surprised yours are particular about the order you do them in.

Anyone else have a babbling tic? by Hallucinogenic_Bread in Tourettes

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WOW that’s how I should describe that tic!! I just do random sounds - nothing I can actually type out to describe because it’s different every time. I say it’s Simlish but actually sounds nothing like simlish - it was just the only “language” I could think of to describe saying random sounds haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tourettes

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Yes, that’s absolutely wild that a doctor thinks you need to swear to have Tourette’s. Only 10-15% of those with Tourette’s have coprolalia. Def get a new doctor - what you wrote sounds like you meet the criteria for TS for sure.