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I’m trying so hard to find good vanilla lotions, perfumes, and all that! anytime i’ve tried something social media raves about, i genuinely can’t stand the vanilla smell. i’m gonna list out what i’ve tried and what did or didn’t work! thanks girlies.

EOS vanilla lotion- smells like straight yogurt to me and on me, i hate it. i don’t like most of the eos lotions tbh, and the body mists only smell like alcohol.

SDJ- same as EOS, im not into the caramel smell and their body mists are just too alcohol-y😔

i LOVE the billie eilish perfume, its just so expensive. are their lotions similar to it?!

just got a new dove deodorant, it’s the “sparkling vanilla” and im in love with it lol. it’s the first deodorant i’ve night that doesn’t have that classic deodorant smell yk??

im looking to keep it budget friendly so if yall have any fav lotions, body mists, and perfume reccs i need them all! i do love the warmer vanilla, and like cupcake type smells. i tried the Kali marshmallow perfume too and it was perfect.

Hi all! I have 2 cutie pies that are 1 y/o and 5 months old. I’m having a really hard time with my anxiety and keeping the apartment clean. before it was no problem cleaning, but with our new kitties i REALLY want to make sure i’m not using any cleansers and detergents that will irritate them. we’ve got a good litter and litter wipes already!

i’m looking for: kitty safe laundry detergents, floor cleaners, bathroom cleaners, and counters!!

also our 5 month orange baby LOVES to make biscuits and suck on all of our blankets lol, so i really want safe detergent ideas for him. our blankets smell like kitty breath after awhile😭 thank you!!

Hii everyone i’m 21 and just looking for friends to snap, talk about life and things, video games, books, art, any of it really!! i love nature, watching anime or youtube, playing stardew valley, and arts and crafts occasionally!

i’ve recently found out i have a chronic illness that have made it impossible for me to leave the house and make friends, i just don’t have the energy anymore. so i’d love to talk to new people, or just snap pics back and forth:) dms are open or comment! snap is how i communicate with almost everyone 😜

edit: im 21 but 22 in a month lol! friends can be any age as long as its over 18🙃

i have mild gastroparesis AND an angry gallbladder that i’m finding a surgeon for. does anyone have diet plans/meal ideas that give them energy?:( i feel so restricted because if i COULD eat something thats fine for my gastroparesis, it pisses off my GB and vice versa. i feel exhausted all the time and i just miss eating normally.

currently living off of baked lays, saltines, gf waffles, chicken bouillon broth, max protein ensures (yum), and low fat greek yogurt. beans on a good day! sadly i cant eat white rice anymore :(

21f currently in the ER for the 7th time this year over my GB. i’ve been having mini attacks this past month and now just stuck with right back/shoulder pain, and my GB feels so heavy and horrible. i know im not a “big emergency” but i can’t even sip broth anymore without being in pain.

so those of you who went into the ER and weren’t an “emergency case” or didn’t need emergency surgery, did they admit you? did you get outpatient surgery with the hospital? i’m in the US and just trying to figure out what to do. my primary will not give me a referral to a GI or a surgeon so im switching primaries but that’ll take another month or so.

i live in california, united states. my (21f) GB has just gotten worse and is taking over my whole life. i’ve lost too much weight and i’m always scared to eat, im in another flare where even basic soup broths make it hurt. those with state assistance in the US, did you have to see your primary first and then see a surgeon? can i just call a surgeons office?!? i want my gb out asap at this point :(

I have the worst health anxiety so anytime i see a post of someone saying “get it out asap” or something about pancreatitis…i freak out and panic. i’m currently on new insurance and waiting to get into a primary office and start the process for surgery. i’m just SO scared. i have sludge and polyps (6mm) and was in the hospital a couple times at the beginning of the year. now i know the pain, know what to do at home when it starts, but thankfully only had 1 attack last november.

i’m just scared of how long this will take. how long did you wait before surgery? i’m so scared i’ll be back in the ER and die or something 🥲.

I’m 21f and had my first gallbladder attack back in Nov. 2025. that was my first and last attack (for now fingers crossed) however i’ve experienced mild pain/discomfort every day since. my right side is always inflamed now, if i run my fingers right along side my ribcage its so bumpy and tender. if i have something too fatty i start to experience slight sharp pains along my right side and near my belly button.

im on a strict diet as i also have gastroparesis, and im just SO OVER IT. i was in and out of the hospital every month from february-may and finally doing okay i guess. the GI at the hospital suggested surgery, however found i had ulcers night before scheduled surgery and put it on hold. ugh. i was so close to having my gallbladder out then. i’m currently waiting to see a new primary and hoping to get a quick referral, but how do i get them to listen to me? every doctor i’ve spoken to so far makes the argument that i’m “too young” and it’s unnecessary because my HIDA scan came back at 68%. however im so over the random bile BM’s (i have suspected gilbert’s disease) and ultrasounds have shown i have MULTIPLE 6mm polyps, small gallstones, and sludge. so why won’t they take it out?? looking for advice.

my family thinks i can go on a cleansing diet to heal my gallbladder…but i doubt that’ll help. i can’t even eat veggies and fruits anymore 😔 but im scared of getting surgery and it’ll be the wrong choice. help!

Hi all! Looking for some help here, I need a tooth extraction + implant and got a referral for ABC dental. Theres 0 reviews on it pretty much so coming to Reddit? Has anyone gotten a tooth extraction here? How is it?

I’m skeptical because any referral I get through MediCal to the valley, most of the places are 1 stars with 100+ reviews. I don’t want a botched job as this is a complicated extraction. Thank you!

I’m just so lost, and so sad. I’m struggling back and forth between my gallbladder polyps and my gastroparesis. On top of a family member thinking I may have Gilbert’s disease. I live in California, US, and am on MediCal. Trying to find a primary, a specialist, or a dentist that takes me seriously is nearly impossible. Everyone chalks me up to an anxiety case because my polyps are 6mm (not growing) so they don’t think surgery is necessary. All they say is they see “multiple “ on a scan and sludge but that’s ALL I get. I don’t even know how many?! My right side of my stomach has been swollen for months. I can’t eat without slight pain on a good day. No one takes my pain seriously. The last 2 months my gallbladder has been *okay* I guess, and it’s mainly been my gastroparesis. Now, today, out of the fucking blue my gallbladder spasmed after eating (probably something I shouldn’t have been eating, spicy chips:( )and now it has that classic dull ache/slight burning pain under my ribs:( and tmi but there’s bile in my BM again. I was finally having normal BM this last month after months of not. I’m 21 and trying to navigate health insurance, my hospital bill debt, an infected tooth that I can’t afford to fix, I just can’t take it. My father (abusive and narcissist) took me off life&health insurance when I was freshly 18. I wish I had people who CARED. I have family members I speak to that are VERY well off in life, but I can’t get myself to ask them for financial help, or to help me find a specialist and covering surgery. They all have their own kids and I just can’t imagine asking them. I’m alone in this and I feel like I’ll never get better. I can’t take it anymore and feel like life isn’t worth living anymore.

Edit: during one of my many hospital stays at the beginning of the year I got a HIDA scan done, I believe it was at 68% so I was told there’s nothing wrong with my gallbladder and was refused surgery. Despite being symptomatic with multiple polyps and sludge:(

Ever since the pain came on in February I feel like my ocd has gotten horrible. I’m so scared all the time, to the point where I won’t eat ANYTHING. But then my weight drops and I panic about feeding tubes, surgeries, never getting better. I don’t even KNOW what caused this and my brain can’t take it. I lost 45lbs when I had my first flare up and still haven’t recovered. I managed to lose 5 more lbs. now I’m compensating by overeating to the point I’m bloated and in pain- but still can’t put on any weight:( I’m just scared. This is dumb. Is anyone in this boat?:(
I’m not going much into the ocd thoughts because the more I type about it the worse it gets. But most of the time, even when I’ve been fine, I suddenly think I’m dying and need to be in the hospital. I hate it.