u/Seizuredead

Before I dive into what I can recall- I am not by any means saying that it is GATE- it could’ve been something else that i’m simply unaware of… sooo- let me know!

I was in elementary school in the late 2010’s. Not the 80’s or 90’s where most people recall GATE, but I did very similar things.
I was pulled out of class with maybe 4 other kids, 5 in total. We would go to this separate room which had lots of books, ipads, and I think I recall hearing tests? But I’m not too positive on that.

On the ipads, which I think were only used on special occasions, there would be educational games we would play, or we would watch educational PBS kids shows… now I haven’t seen anyone else mention anything about this so it genuinely may have been a class for kids who are behind on reading and spelling.

But here’s what’s odd for me.

I am perfectly fine in reading and spelling- if anything I actually accelerate in english.

As for now, this is all I remember. Feel free to ask me any questions you have- i’m totally interested in this subreddit.

EDIT: Thinking about it now, i’m confused. My mom was told it was a special reading class- but I really didn’t struggle with reading itself, I just would add works that weren’t there in the text; random filler words. But I don’t necessarily get why I was there for years on end because once I hit 5th grade I was a higher reading level than my classmates. Not to mention they never brought up me possibly having dyslexia as a child, if that possibly was a concern— why the hell didn’t they tell my parents, and why did I stay in that class for years?

UPDATE: She’s doing perfectly fine now!! She ate slowly and kept it down. The side pain in her stomach has subsided and isn’t unbearable anymore. She took two Gas-X pills and that seemed to do the trick with getting rid of the pain. Thank you to everyone who commented, and if the pain comes back just as bad, we will still go to urgent care, or the ER.
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my mother got a gastric bypass years ago and hasn’t had any issues with throwing up, using the restroom or anything in months, maybe a year now.

all the sudden today she ate ONE chicken sandwich and she has been throwing up, using the restroom, crying in pain for hours. shes took medicine to stop the pain and nothing is helping.

as her child, i’m freaking out. she’s had things like this happen at the beginning of her surgery but not years in!!!??

what the fuck could this be? what should i do?

You can call me out on anything in this post!! Please give me your opinions and advice on what to do!
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I’m 17 and have had a heavy irregular period; bleeding excessively, and getting my period quicker than I should’ve. This led me to get on birth control around the age of 13-14.

As on birth control, I was on it for years before having a random weight gain that I can’t seem to get rid of. This, to me at least, doesn’t make sense since weight gain would come pretty early on when taking the medication. Later with the medication, my periods have been lighter and still irregular due to the birth control.

Looking up some symptoms from others, here’s what I can say i’ve experienced.

—i’ve had more bladder problems?, lower pain even when my bladder is empty.

—I’ve always struggled with sleep, sleeping too much, sleeping too little, or sleeping just right- I always get tired and end up napping.

—I’m always quite puffy, and have struggled with horrible acne at a young age, which was another reason I was put on birth control… I even have prescription lotions to put on my face to prevent acne, but it still always finds its way back.

—As for hair loss, i’ve seen it- but I have a lot of hair so I feel as if the amount i’m losing is appropriate to how much hair I have. I lose the most in showers, or when brushing my hair.

What’s difficult about this for me, is some of these signs show in ADHD, which I was recently diagnosed with. I started on Adderall, my appetite has been less but i’m seeing no decrease in weight. My appetite has always fluctuated with me eating too little, or too much. I have even tried portioning and this didn’t change my weight at all.

I want to know what is going on with my body, and if this is normal. It doesn’t feel too normal. If you have any questions about what i’ve stated, I will gladly answer them to get pointed in the right direction of what to do with my doctors! Thank you!!