u/Miro_the_Dragon

CW: Krankenhaus

Wir mussten mir gestern einen Krankenwagen rufen (nicht so positiv) wegen starkem Schwindel / kurz vor Ohnmacht und nicht nur waren die Sanis echt klasse (total lieb und gut drauf, und auf meine Auskunft, dass die beiden Männer, die mit in der Wohnung waren, meine Partner waren, gab's ein ehrliches "Oh wie schön" als Antwort :D), der Arzt in der Notaufnahme war total perplex, als ich auf "Schon OPs im Bauchraum gehabt?" mit "Hysterektomie vor X Jahren" geantwortet hab -- hab dann direkt hinterhergeschoben, dass ich trans bin, und er war vollkommen überrascht und meinte, das hätte er überhaupt nicht gemerkt (und das, obwohl er mich schon abgehört hatte mit Stethoskop unter dem T-Shirt). Und er hat mich danach nicht anders behandelt als vorher.

Also, Jungs, nicht die Hoffnung verlieren, man kann offenbar selbst mit (geschätzter) Körbchengröße B (~Gynäkomastie Stage 4?) ohne Binder und gerade mal 1,57m Körpergröße so gut passen, dass Leute explizit mit der Nase drauf gestoßen werden müssen, weil sie sonst widersprüchliche Infos (Hysto beim Mann XD) nicht einordnen können ^^

So beschissen es mir in dem Moment auch ging, ich war innerlich am Grinsen wie ein Honigkuchenpferd XD

Edit als Ergänzung, weil's mir grad noch einfällt: Die Krankenschwester, die sich ebenfalls um mich gekümmert hat, scheint mich ebenfalls nicht geclockt zu haben, da sie bei meinem Vornamen (ausländischer Herkunft) neugierig nachfragte, ob Familie von da käme, und sehr überrascht war, als ich meinte, nein, den Namen hätte ich mir selber ausgesucht ^^

An dieser Stelle auch einfach mal ein superdickes Lob und Danke an alle, die sich gestern Nacht um mich gekümmert haben, auch wenn sie das wahrscheinlich nie lesen werden, aber ich hab mich wirklich gut aufgehoben und umsorgt gefühlt, trotz offensichtlicher Queerness (schwul, weil mein Ehemann mit ins KH gekommen ist, und nach dem Outing halt auch trans).

My partner and I are planning a vacation in the Netherlands next month. I have adrenal insufficiency and am dependent on taking hydrocrotisone (cortisol) for it every day because my body doesn't create its own anymore. In stressful situations, I need to take extra or risk grave complications up to coma or death. I also have asthma and a lot of allergies (among which, unfortunately, also some allergies to different types of cortisone).

So while we of course hope to spend an uneventful and relaxing vacation together, I need to/want to be prepared for worst case too.

We will be travelling with emergency meds for both my adrenal insufficiency and my asthma, as well as doctor's notes stating that I need to bring those meds and injection stuff with me.

Now if I were to have an emergency, what kind of info would you find useful to treat me swiftly and correctly? Proof of diagnosis? Info sheet on how to dose emergency cortisone for the adrenal insufficiency? Other things?

Currently planning on translating the documentation/doctor's notes that we do bring with us into both English and Dutch (they're originally in German) especially since my partner doesn't speak Dutch (I do, but depending on situation I may be unable to communicate).

(Previous update: https://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearning/comments/1rfwjsc/my_study_feburary_studying_with_adhdprogress_and/ )

I know I've disappeared for a while. Depression has been really bad these past few months, as has my physical health, which also had a big impact on my language learning/use.

First of all, I'm sad to say that my daily habit of reading newspapers and newsletters while waking up has finally broken. The reason? With all the shit going on in the world, plus my depression taking a dip, I just couldn't stand keeping up with the news anymore so I avoided it and instead hyperfocused on gaming (Stardew Valley this time--in Brazilian Portuguese so at least I've been getting plenty of Portuguese immersion).

So what did I do these last three months?

1. Like I said, I played a LOT of Stardew Valley in Brazilian Portuguese. I also watched a show in Brazilian Portuguese, with [CC] subs also in Portuguese, and I think I only had to switch to English to rewatch a scene once, maybe twice. And while my active skills absolutely still lag behind (like, I'm probably able to have A1-ish level interactions by now based on what I've learned so far), I do feel comfortable in the language now for reading and listening. At least for Brazilian Portuguese; haven't yet tested how European Portuguese sounds like to me now that I'm finally familiar with BR-PT but my guess is that it'd still be way harder to understand.
2. I found a mobile game with flashcards as part of its core game mechanics, which my brain decided it really likes, so I've been going through their Japanese and their Brazilian Portuguese flashcards (both individual words as well as complete sentences, verbal conjugation, ...) and have started creating my own flashcards in there too. This game has kind of replaced my newspaper reading while waking up, so while way less helpful for language learning/maintenance than consuming actual native content, at least I've been doing something language-related instead of just browsing mindlessly. Unfortunately, it doesn't really have a solid SRS mechanic so even with playing daily it's easy to forget cards again.
3. I finally started with Finnish, went over the pronunciation guide and exercises of my textbook, went through the first of two texts for unit 1, and plugged all vocab as well as the grammar and some phrases into the app as flashcards to learn, and went through them. I've also read the first two very simple texts in one of my Finnish graded readers for beginners. Nothing much yet, haven't even really looked at the second unit text, but it's a start, and I was surprised that I was already able to understand two very simple graded reader texts with that little preparation. Which means that graded reader is a great supplement even for near-total beginners.
4. I watched the final season of Lidia Poet in Italian, and listened to the two newer Hunger Games books (books 4 and 5) in French while puzzling. Haven't yet decided on my next audiobook. Other than that, I watched/listened to/read very little, actually, because I just couldn't focus on anything like that.
5. I replied to a DM in French I got about some health subject and was surprised how little I had to look up and how my French was just "there" for the reply. I'm still sure I made mistakes and used weird phrasing thanks to language interference, but I did feel quite at ease writing my lengthy reply.
6. I still used German and English daily, and did chat with my Dutch friend every now and then (which includes both dialogue back-and-forth as well as more letter-like longer posts).

What did I notice?

1. My Japanese grammar seems to be pretty solid (of course only those things I've actually learned so far) but a big part of my vocabulary and kanji knowledge is still slipping away really fast whenever I stop using Japanese for a while.

2. I really need to incorporate Swedish back into my daily life because I have the impression that I start struggling a bit more with reading comprehension again, which means my skills are slipping away fast if even my reading comprehension deteriorates after just a couple months.

3. Portuguese seems to have a few very distinct grammar differences from the other Romance languages I know, and while I've noticed them and have started forming a hypothesis for how they are used, I really need to look them up in a good grammar reference to be able to start using them actively.

4. My brain really doesn't like creating flashcards. Like, I know it'd really help, I want to do it, I know it wouldn't even take all that long to make a batch of them, yet my brain wanders after just two or three cards because "booooooring..." *sigh*

5. If that interaction in French is any indicator, my strong Romance languages seem to be more stable in my brain than I thought for active use even though accessing them spontaneously can be hard. But then I studied those for years, both in school and on my own, when I was younger, so they naturally have the strongest foundation besides English.

Plans going forward:

-> go over the newsletters my newspapers offer and change my selection to hopefully find a few without current news that I can read so I can try to pick that habit back up

-> try bribing my brain to create more flashcards so I can use the app with my own cards

-> look up those things I noticed in Portuguese in a decent grammar to form and solidify a rule for them in my brain

-> in general try to find ways again to incorporate more of my languages into my daily life to prevent them slipping away

I know those goals are pretty vague and "small" but with my current health and mental health situation I have to take it one small step at a time right now.

Anyway, I'm cautiously back on Reddit so I'll probably see you around 😄