u/ObviousAardvark990

21f here, have developed an almost crippling fear of death following a bad accident in 2022 that could be a easily killed me. I have health anxiety as well, and it seems to be some sort of OCD, where I have to impulsively check all of my symptoms and Google them and then it's just an overwhelming cycle cause Google will always give the worst case scenario 😭
...anyways, has anything helped anyone else in situations like this? I've tried hydroxyzine for my anxiety but it didn't do anything at all, he did make me a bit tired but only the first few times of taking it - then it wore off.

Thank you for any helpful or reassuring words!

The more I look into my injury (damaged s2 nerve) the more I begin to lose hope of ever functioning normally again. Between the bladder and bowel dysfunction and the complete loss of feeling in my genitals, I don't really know how I'm ever going to feel like myself again. For more reasons than that but that's an issue for me as well.

And Google isn't helpful thanks to the AI summary, it changes every time I try to look up treatments to help with both of these issues. Has anyone ever successfully had some sort of treatment to regain sensation in these areas?

Thank you for reading, I hope that in my case these issues can be resolved

21f - Long story short I broke (fractured?) my L5 and L6 in 2022 and had to get hardware installed, holding my spine and pelvis together. In a recent X ray, it was revealed that some of the hardware had completely broken off, and I now am going to a consultation in June to see about getting it removed.

My biggest concern of all is how risky this will be? I was told that all of the necessary parts were fused back together, but I'm still sceptical and worried over all.

Additionally, I lost most feeling in my groin/genital area and from what I've looked up online, there is procedures and therapy to get sensation back in those places?

Overall, I'm trying to see if anyone else has had experiences with hardware removal and getting feelings back. Thank you!

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I have recurrent UTIs thanks to a spinal cord injury that gave me a flaccid bladder, and I now have to intermittently catheterize myself. Now I see my urologist again soon and at my first appointment he mentioned something about an ileal conduit - if this ends up happening, what can I expect from recovery and then the procedure itself?

I apologize if this isn't the correct sub, if it is please just point me in the right direction, thank you

Hi, first time poster here. 21f and have been struggling for the longest time with some symptoms and would like some input on if it could be b12 deficiency.

The first, most prominent one that I have and have struggled with for a long time is cognitive impairment. Memory issues, brain fog, derealization/depersonalization and trouble finding the words for things.

Those are the main symptoms that I have besides feeling really tired and weak overall lately. Thank you for any advice or input !!

I dunno if this has been said here before but if you're actively trying to have children, knowing the current state of the world, that's just selfish. Cheap housing is impossible to find, groceries are ridiculously expensive, clean water being used up by ai, wars?? I don't know why anyone in their right mind would want to bring another life into the world when the world *feels like* it's collapsing as we know it.

Also adding onto that, having children when you have a genetic mental or physical illness is selfish as well...ask me how I know lol.

I've posted here a couple times about various different things, but this specific drug (Invega sustenna) is so fascinating in a terrible way.

I was court ordered to take it every month and took it for about a year and a half? The funny this is I don't even have a psychotic disorder, I've been misdiagnosed time and time again. In that time, I went from around 160 pounds to nearly 300. Still struggling with weight loss but I am down a good amount - and then I have sleep apnea and sciatic pain. (Come to figure out that the psychiatry industry wants to make you fat and unhappy so that other parts of big pharma can capitalize off of your illness.)

Now, nearly 2 years later after stopping the invega (cold turkey, didn't have a choice in the matter after being discharged from the psych unit) I still struggle heavily with lingering side effects. Crippling anhedonia, brain fog and depersonalization/derealization. I'm not too sure if the DPDR could be caused by the invega though.

I feel like my entire life is over. Im only 21 and can't experience joy or pleasure in anything like I used to. I can't focus on anything and texting people back feels like a chore.

What I'm asking is, is there any hope for me to recover? Im sadly aware of the extremely long half life of this medication but I feel like since it's been almost 2 years it would have cleared out of my system by now. So if you have any recommendations on what can help, please let me know. I've started eating an anti inflammatory diet to see if that helps at all.

Thank you for reading, and if you are struggling as well, please know that you are not alone <3

Hi y'all, 21f 5'4 240lbs, asking a general question/advice

Trying to start working on weight loss for a multitude of reasons ranging from curing my sleep apnea and feeling better about myself overall. Today, I ate a good amount of food (I think)

For breakfast I had a mandarin orange, mixed unsalted nuts and blueberries. For lunch I sauteed shrimp and had a spinach type salad on the side with a cut up gala apple. For dinner I made homemade chicken fried rice with a salad again.

But the issue that im currently having is dizziness/fatigue spells? This is only my 2nd day of this diet (anti inflammatory) - is there any vitamins that Im missing out on that would make me feel like this? I suspect that it's low sodium so I cheated on my diet just a bit to eat a Reese's bar. Thank you for any advice or tips!

Could this be the start of improvement? For reference I was taking the invega sustenna injection for nearly two years and was taken off cold turkey and I now suffer from derealization/depersonalization and anhedonia.

The anhedonia was really bad for the longest time, where I would miss appointments or stay inside because getting up just took too much effort, same with daily household things. Now while I still suffer from the anhedonia, I find that if I try to, its a lot easier to socialize (especially if Im high lol weed has helped a bit).

I still struggle with enjoying my art and music like I used to, but I've found that cooking a good healthy homemade meal helps me feel good as well.

Improvement?

For reference I was taking the invega sustenna injection for nearly two years and was taken off cold turkey and I now suffer from derealization/depersonalization and anhedonia.

The anhedonia was really bad for the longest time, where I would miss appointments or stay inside because getting up just took too much effort, same with daily household things. Now while I still suffer from the anhedonia, I find that if I try to, its a lot easier to socialize (especially if Im high lol weed has helped a bit).

I still struggle with enjoying my art and music like I used to, but I've found that cooking a good healthy homemade meal helps me feel good as well.

Improvement?

I started metformin a couple days ago to help with weight loss but now I have a UTI that needs attention. I have my antibiotics but reading stuff online worries me because of the interactions between the two. My last dose of the metformin was yesterday and was only my second dose. I know this is a question for my doctor but I don't see them again for another 3 days. Any ideas? Thank you