u/BanditoRem

yesterday while playing basketball i made a sudden movement and felt my knee pop. it didnt actually hurt when it happened, it felt like a quick sudden movement, not like something tore. i can still walk and move around fine, just pain when going on stairs or putting my weight fully on that leg

i can't fully extend or bend my knee right now, and certain movements cause pain. because there was no sharp pain at the time, no swelling and brusing. im wondering if this is just a muscle strain that'll resolve with rest vs. something that needs a doctor's visit sooner rather than later.

has anyone had a similar experience (pop, no immediate pain, but limited range of motion after)? how did you figure out whether to rest it or get it checked out?

hi all, looking for input/experiences from anyone who's used Solensia, especially for Scottish Folds.

background on my friend's cat:

Scottish Fold, has the breed's known genetic joint disease (osteochondrodysplasia)

timeline of symptoms:

started vomiting, initially thought it was the dry food

vet gave an injection (unspecified), vomiting continued

switched to chicken only, vomiting stopped

around the same time, stopped being able to poop at all

started showing a strange gait, almost like she couldn't stand properly on her back legs

tried laxatives (oral), no effect even after repeated doses

vet then tried an enema, still no bowel movement, which seemed odd since an enema should work involuntarily

referred to another vet, who suspected the constipation might actually be due to hip/pelvic pain making it hard for her to bear down

tried glycerin suppositories, this finally worked

current theory from the vets: the constipation isn't GI/colon related at all, it's mechanical, caused by joint/hip pain from her OA making her avoid the squatting position needed to defecate. that's why oral laxatives did nothing (she didn't need help softening stool, she needed help physically pushing)

Now they want to start Solensia (monthly anti-NGF injection for feline OA pain) to address the underlying joint pain, with the idea that if pain is reduced she'll be able to posture normally again.

questions:

-anyone with a Scottish Fold on Solensia, did it help with mobility/posturing issues like this?

-how long before you saw improvement?

-any side effects to watch for early on?

-did constipation-from-pain resolve once the OA pain was managed?

any shared experience would help a lot before starting this. thanks!

my oldest brother today told me

"عمره حدا حكالك إنه بتشيلي هم الواحد بس تكوني حواليه"

and for context, i was showing him my eye bags, i was complaining how my eyes are looking bad
he interrupted me and said that

i feel physically weak right now. my heart hurts, my body feels heavy, like something is constantly pressing down on me. i can't even cry anymore, so i figured i'd just write instead, maybe it would help me a bit.

i don't really know where to start. i feel lost and i can't think of anything in my life. i hate not knowing what's next, or what i should focus on, everything just feels distorted.

i haven't been able to find a job for a while now, and i don't think i realized how much it would affect me. it's not even about the money anymore. it's what it's slowly making me believe about myself.

i've started feeling genuinely stupid. not in the "i'm having a bad day" kind of way, i mean stupid as a person. like everyone else somehow knows how to function, how to move forward with life, and i'm still standing in the same place wondering what i'm missing.

and once that thought gets into my head, it doesn't stay limited to my career. it seeps into every part of my life.

i've started believing that i don't really deserve to be loved. not because i think i'm a bad person, but because i keep asking myself what i actually bring into someone else's life. i can't provide financially right now and mentally, i've been struggling for so long that i don't even know if i could be the emotional support someone deserves.

and when i look at myself through that lens, i feel like i have nothing to offer

i don't feel useful

i don't feel dependable

i just feel... there

like i'm standing beside people's lives instead of actually being part of them

the thing is, i want to be loved. i want someone to choose me because they genuinely enjoy having me around. i want to feel like i belong somewhere instead of constantly wondering whether i'm just tolerated. i yearn for that feeling more than i know how to explain

and underneath all of this is one fear that keeps getting louder

that i'll spend my life alone.

not because no one exists for me... but because i'll always convince myself that someone else deserves better than what i have to offer

i don't really talk about these things because every time i open up, i immediately feel guilty. like i've handed someone a weight they never asked to carry.

so instead, i keep it to myself

i smile

i reply to messages

i go through my day

and underneath all of it, this feeling never really leaves

i don't know if writing this changes anything, nor asking for reassurance because it all feels like toxic positivity and it won't change anything

i just needed these thoughts to exist somewhere other than inside my own head. this week has been really hard, and i just needed someone to talk to or atleast vent. i just wish something could spark some joy in me. i want to keep going, i really do

but nothing makes me want to, i have goals to achieve yet with every day that passes, they feel farther and farther out of reach

is it really worth trying? what if i end up the same even after getting everything that i think would spark a joy in me? like getting a job, getting married, having friends

qhat if i were to still feel this bad even with all those things in my life?

i wish things could get easier for me. i feel so beaten down and defeated

i saw posts that i should add .jpg extension but its not working

im on pc

i have always wanted to try it, and i finally bought one

what should i make first, give me recipes.and ugh, i want it to look like the pics that i keep seeing on Pinterest and tiktok

also, is it supposed to be chewy?