u/Dorian-greys-picture

Hi all
I’m here on behalf of my partner with ME/CFS and long COVID and am wondering how useful the armband has been and if there are any alternatives that are either better, more affordable or will ship to Australia.

She struggles to know how she’s feeling and how much energy she’s using at times due to her autism so I feel like this technology could be really helpful in theory. The reviews look mostly good but I feel that reddit is generally a much less biased site to source reviews from and most responses will be from real people.

I’ve seen it recommended by a few people online but wasn’t sure if there were brand deals at play.

Thanks in advance for any answers to this :)

My partner doesn’t expect me to mask and when she does get sick it doesn’t seem to affect her much or cause PEM. She just gets a bit snuffily but no more fatigued or me/cfs symptoms than usual. I still think as a rule it’s better to be safe than sorry, especially for others who may be immunocompromised in our community.

I live in a rural community where no one masks. So it doesn’t occur to me to do it very often. I was masking when I attended university and I mask when I go on aeroplanes or to the airport, or in very crowded areas. For someone living in a small town where you’re not in much contact with others, how often is masking necessary? I don’t take public transport or work in an office, for example. The most I’d regularly do is go to a cafe and sit outside, or go to a doctors appointment. (I’m the primary, full time caregiver to my partner so I don’t work or study currently. I am also energy limited by chronic illness like endometriosis, HSD, ASD and schizophrenia, so I’m disabled too, just to a much lesser extent than my partner, but enough that it prevents me from working a regular job or studying at this point in time).

Hi all I’m 3 years on T and I’ve noticed my hair is thinning a bit on top. It’s not noticeable to others because I used to have very thick hair. If I take finesteride I’ve heard it can stop the thinning. Can it also reverse damage that’s already been done?

Anyone on DHT blockers, what effects did you notice? I’m happy with my current level of body hair and my beard is almost full now so I’m thinking it’s a good time to start.

My hair is really important to my identity (I have always had thick, curly red hair that for most of my life has been down to my waist) and I am trying to grow it out again now that I pass. I’m really hopeful that finesteride can reverse some of the thinning. Is this possible at all? Has anyone experienced this?

I’m really hopeful that the terrible fatigue I’ve had for years will hopefully resolve now after I’ve had my surgery. For those of you who had bad fatigue that resolved after surgery, how long did it take for the fatigue to lift? And how much of an improvement did you experience?

I’m currently six weeks post op and so far I do feel as if I’ve been less fatigued to some degree. I’ve also noticed that I’m considerably less irritable, likely due to reduced low grade chronic pain. My IBS has cleared up almost entirely (endo was found on the pouch of Douglas right near my bowel which likely contributed).