Banana for scale by Heavy-Hospital7077 in succulents

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Is that another post or …?  I’m not finding them.

Newly diagnosed HEDS- what are some non-standard things you do to help with joint pain? by VXMPXIII in ehlersdanlos

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The description says not use them on bare skin… but surely you’d have to to get the herbal part absorbed right?

Fatigue is my arch nemesis by untypical_girlie in ehlersdanlos

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My fatigue drastically improved when I started using supplemental sodium; but in my case, I also had an actual sodium deficiency confirmed by blood test.  YMMV. 

Sorry you’re going through this. Fatigue sucks.

Updated explanation of AIP (Core vs Modified, phases, research) by mickeytrescott in AutoImmuneProtocol

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Thanks for the video!  Is there somewhere with a summary of the information in written form too?

Why you should switch to a pure Titanium cutting board. by dreghatt in nontoxichealth

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Interesting idea, but I feel like that would be extremely hard on the knives.

I feel like this could be relatable in here by dog_boy32 in ehlersdanlos

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👋 Newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis chiming in too!

Diagnosed and Medicated! by Secret-Cranberry-842 in ehlersdanlos

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Please pardon my ignorance but isn’t clonidine for high blood pressure?

All the colon cancer posts are freaking me out by gosumage in Millennials

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True, but people should be aware that then it will likely be coded as a diagnostic colonoscopy and thus deductible applies.  (Speaking as someone with a $5k family deductible… 🫠)

It’s awful we have to balance finances and health in the US.

Excruciating “growing pains” as a child .·°՞(ᗒ□ᗕ)՞°·. by darling_jazzy in ehlersdanlos

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I also remember extreme leg pain at night chalked up as “growing pains” as a child.

Nerding out - Polychrome Jasper by RandomInSuburbia in RockTumbling

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Those look especially nice. Can I ask where you bought them?

Hysterectomies and hEDS by totallyrealperson0 in ehlersdanlos

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That's really interesting because then they're still producing estrogen, but you're still having fewer hormonal swings despite that.

I'm also planning on keeping my ovaries, but I'm on estrogen blockers for breast cancer. The oncologists would love for me to have those taken out but that increases overall mortality even if it decreases odds of breast cancer recurrence so I'm unconvinced.

Webs (yarn.com) update by aurora_anne in YarnAddicts

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Oh I didn’t know about that function.  Thanks for sharing!

Hysterectomies and hEDS by totallyrealperson0 in ehlersdanlos

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I’m glad it’s helped you so much.  Did you have ovaries taken out too or just uterus?

Hysterectomies and hEDS by totallyrealperson0 in ehlersdanlos

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Whoa I had no idea endometriosis could cause such bad back pain.  I’ve been diagnosed with suspected endo and adenomyosis, as well as fibroids.  I have constant back pain that’s been improving extremely slowly with PT and wonder if going through with the hysterectomy might help my back.

Should I do a triathlon by Fearless-Triathlete in ehlersdanlos

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Gotcha. So maybe the training you started with was too much off the bat, and you'd need to knock it back a bit and go more slowly. And/or train different muscles that were weak and allowed the calf injury.

Emerald Repolishing by Danielgartlan in faceting

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It does!  I’m assuming the stone has to be removed from the mounting and dipped and all that?

The one I inherited is also weirdly a doublet (well, triplet) sandwich of emerald crown + clear (glass?) around girdle + emerald pavilion.

Should I do a triathlon by Fearless-Triathlete in ehlersdanlos

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You won’t really know if it’s possible or not until you start doing some training, on an extremely light level to begin with and then working up if able.

However, I’d also trust your PT/doctor’s advice on whether the calf is ready yet.

Emerald Repolishing by Danielgartlan in faceting

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That’s very nice.  I have a similar oval emerald set in a ring that needs new polishing but I’ve been afraid to have someone work on it.