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Looking for experiences for people that have flown with their extra large service dogs. Mine is a 7 y/o golden retriever who is 110 pounds. we have never flown before. Obviously he goes everywhere with me. Haven’t booked any flights yet. The trip is in March. It’s only gonna be a couple days trip but from my research I am very scared to take him on the plane according to his size. But I am also very scared to leave him home because I’ve never been without him and his services for my disabilities. (He is not a guide dog). I know he will be okay without me, because he has my husband but I don’t know if I’ll be okay without him! I think physically I can handle myself for a couple days if I prepare well enough but mentally it’s going to be very very challenging.

Before I begin I HAVE talked to my doctor about this. And therapist. I have developed an ED over the past couple years because I got on a GLP-1. It all started because of a damn GLP-1. I started it, and it made all the food noise go away, great. But it also made me so sick every time I ate anything. Then I developed gastrointestinal issues. I have diarrhea everyday. Then I started skipping meals. Then I ate one meal a day and maybe a snack. Now I eat nothing. I started to like eating nothing. I got so used to eating nothing that eating a small snack gives me so much anxiety. I get by on a coffee. Maybe I’ll have a piece of pineapple because that’s the most I crave. (I’m also autistic, so I have a lot of food aversions, and they got worse after the glp started) i have stopped the glp recently. I am very sick these days. My blood pressure is extremely low. I have orthostatic hypotension which is ruining my life right now. I can’t walk for more than 50 feet without needing to sit and can’t stand more than two minutes. I can’t shower without my shower chair. I am sick every day I’m so miserable. I am not underweight not close to it but according to my blood work I am very malnourished. I have only recently realized this has become a huge problem that I have to get a hold of. I NEED to eat. But I still feel so sick and anxious anytime food comes around or is mentioned. I take a bite and am so nauseous. Again I HAVE talked to my doctor about this and he knows all my medical issues. He says to start eating. But I need advice on how to actually start eating. Please help me if anyone has any suggestions. I am so desperate. I can’t live this ill anymore

Just me? So weird!!! My jaw is so tingly and it’s kinda painful. I hate the feeling. Got my braces a week ago! The teeth pain has gone down by like 90%. Have some mouth sores but nothing too bad. But the jaw thing is driving me crazy

I have recently became new to mobility aids. Shower chair was my first and boy does it help me a TON. Now I have a rollator for around the house doing chores and plan on using it for short outings but haven’t got there yet. Also I ordered a wheelchair off amazon, just a cheap lightweight one for when I need to “walk” long distances. I am terrified to start using these in public. I’m more terrified to start using them in front of my family (NOT my husband, he is very supportive). I’m talking about my mom, step dad, grand parent and siblings. I’m going to bring my rollator this July 4th to the family bbq. They have no idea about it or really even what I’m going through because I have gotten so sick so fast. I haven’t told them how bad it is and how I’m fainting when I’m walking or standing up for too long. ESPECIALLY in this SC heat. I know they are going to be judging me and asking a lot of questions. I’m just not prepared to be judged and embarrassed. I guess I gotta suck it up? I’m autistic too, so I’m not good at social communication and words don’t come out of my mouth as good as I want them too. I don’t explain things well. Especially when put on the spot.

Wondering if anyone here has had a brachioplasty and could give me their experience. I have a tonnnn of loose skin on my arms from losing 100+ pounds, I am 5’1 and female, 30 y/o. it’s the one and only area I am insecure about. I can hide the little extra skin on my belly but my arms are out and about for the world to see and it’s so embarrassing for me. Plus it’s hot as hell in South Carolina and I would love to wear sleeveless and tank and tube tops. I have no fear of surgery, I am mostly wondering about how much it cost you, the recovery time, how your scars are healing/healed, if it turned out like you imagined. All the info you have would be lovely

Wondering if anyone here has had a brachioplasty and could give me their experience. I have a tonnnn of loose skin on my arms and it’s the one and only area I am insecure about. I can hide the little extra skin on my belly but my arms are out and about for the world to see and it’s so embarrassing for me. Plus it’s hot as hell in South Carolina and I would love to wear sleeveless and tank and tube tops. I have no fear of surgery, I am mostly wondering about how much it cost you, the recovery time, how your scars are healing/healed, if it turned out like you imagined. All the info you have would be lovely

It just seems like everywhere I look online people that even lose 50-60 pounds are going down multiple jean sizes and I just now got down from a size 20 at my heaviest to a size 16. And I’m 195. Idk it makes me feel so dysphoric! I do have a kinda odd shaped body, small waist and large hips and thighs. Been that way since puberty. Anyone else feel weird in clothes or sizing?

For starters, I have CPTSD from trauma starting way back in childhood and into my teenage years. I’ve been disabled with a lot of mental disorders since I was 11. I am 30 now, and in the very beginning of February of this year my mother in law was drunk driving and killed herself accidentally in a singular vehicle car accident. She had been sober for years and relapsed almost a year before this incident occurred. So the year has been very stressful for my husband and I. That night I had been woken up at 2am by police banging on my front door and yelling “COUNTY POLICE OPEN UP” and it was absolutely terrifying. For at least the next two months I was hearing that banging and yelling every time I would finally drift off to sleep. Around this time I became very very sick, very very fast. I first noticed that in the shower I would see stars and begin to faint. I would have to sit down and then take a lot of time to recover afterward. It only got worse. I couldn’t shower at all. Now I use a shower chair and that has saved my life and saved my hygiene. Then I noticed I wasn’t able to walk more than 10 minutes at a time without needing to sit down and recover. Now I can’t walk more than five minutes without passing out and now I need a rollator. I used to be hypertensive. Now I am diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension. Blood pressure always very low. If I stand up or sit up too fast I will loose my vision and fall to the floor. I’m always nauseous, have lost a TON of weight, barely can eat, heart rate is super high at rest and the brain fog is worse than it’s ever been. Like I said, all of this happened very soon after my MIL passed away. I became so extremely sick and physically disabled SO fast. My life has completely changed. So is it possible my emotional trauma caused this dysautonomia? This isn’t the worst thing that has ever happened to me, but it certainly left a huge impact on me and my life. It’s kinda like I was dealing with so much trauma before, I didn’t think I could deal with anything else and then it came out of nowhere and maybe my body just couldn’t take it. I’m not sure. Just wondering if anyone has any insight or information/could relate.

Day 3 of vyvanse (and ADHD diagnosis in general) and I haven’t ate anything at all in 3 days. Not a bite. I’m not hungry, nothing sounds appealing, I can’t decide what I want, anything. Other than that I’m feeling good. Anxiety has lessened by a lot, productivity has increased around the house so much! I’m feeling more social and a lot of mental health symptoms I’ve had since I was 11 that I didn’t know were adhd have been lessening. I’m 30 now and have been suffering for a lonnnnng time. But anyway, if you have any eating tips that would be lovely

I’ve tried just about everything for insomnia. Ambien, lunesta, belsomra, doxepin, benzos, seroquel… literally you name I’ve been on it. Well I’m back on mirtazapine for the second time, haven’t taken it in about 10 years so I’m giving it another go and it surprisingly is putting me to sleep pretty quickly but I am waking up SO many times throughout the night. I’m talking 25-30 times. I don’t stay awake but it’s miserable just waking up and being so annoyed that it’s 2am-6am and then having to go back to sleep over and over. Anyone else have this experience with mirtazapine or am I just a freak who with be dealing with insomnia my entire miserable existence

F. 30. I have some medical issues like orthostatic hypotension which causes fainting, low blood pressure. Lyme disease. PCOS. Elongated QT. Chronic stomach issues/gastritis. Also a slew of mental health issues. So I have a scabby really itchy rash that is over a tattoo on my arm that has been there for about a month now that just won’t go away. I try my best not to scratch but sometimes I find myself waking up in the middle of the night just scratching it. It’s super itchy. The texture over the tattoo is very rough almost wrinkly I wanna say and kinda bumpy. It’s hard to say what exactly is going on because I can’t see it because the tattoo is many different dark colors. Is there any suggestions of what I should do to relieve the itching and scabbing? Or should I just bite the bullet and go to the dermatologist? I don’t think it’s a huge deal, that’s why I haven’t seen a derm yet. I don’t wanna waste anyone’s time if it’s something I can take care of on my own. And for background I’ve never really had any skin issues before except for mild acne on my face in my teens and 20s.

Oh my gosh I’m in so much pain on day 3 of braces being put on. I’ve been doing Tylenol as much as I can. Drinking ice cold water. Icing my jaw. I already have mouth sores but right now my teeth are just throbbinggg soooo bad the pressure is insane. I need stronger dr*gs lol 😭 anyone have any other remedies? I feel like ripping my teeth out of my face

Update yall I put Anbesol on my gums and my entire mouth including my teeth are numb and it feels amazing 🥹 10/10 would recommend

Update 2: the numbing lasted 10 minutes and you can only use it 4 times a day 😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑

I feel embarrassed as I just turned 30 this year and look hella young to be using a walker. But dammit, if it’s gonna make my life easier then whatever. I’m tired of skipping out on family events or just going to the mall, taking my dog for a walk, going to the grocery store.. etc. I haven’t been anywhere in a LONG time because I can’t walk for more than a couple minutes without passing out. It’s crazy how fast this illness came on and within months how sick I became. I also feel imposter syndrome like am I sick enough to be using this??? I just got approved for disability so multiple illnesses so.. yes? It’s gonna be weird showing up to my normal appointments (2 different therapists, multiple doctors, ketamine clinic, orthodontists) with a new walker I feel like I’m gonna have to explain when I don’t want too. My pcp knows obviously what I’m going through but I don’t think he knows the extent. Idk why I feel so weird about it.

I’m new to vyvanse and when I take my klonopin I cannot feel the calming affects of it anymore which sucks. It’s like I have to choose between feeling productive and anxious or feeling lazy/stuck/unproductive and calm. This sucks so bad

Day 1 of braces and just looking for any advice and tips to keep myself comfortable. This is actually my third time having them, my first was in the second grade for jaw correcting and the second in the 8th grade. I am 30 now. This time is because I got my wisdom teeth removed a few years ago and as soon as I got them out my teeth moved around like crazy and I have so many gaps and over lays. I don’t remember a lot from the last time besides my wires always poking me and I don’t want that to happen again cause that shit hurts so bad! For background I have jaw pain daily from Lyme disease and also migraines so a lot of pressure in my head and I’m only two hours in and the migraine is coming on hard. If you have any suggestions or secrets that personally made your experience better in any way (brushing, flossing, pain, food, wire problems, etc) I’d love to hear them.

I’m at the point where I’m avoiding the shower so much I am STINKY! every time I get in my vision goes blurry and I have to sit down asap or I will hit my head completely and pass out. So now im rushing to get the basics done, and then it takes me hours to recover after the shower. This is obviously not normal, I used to love taking showers and being able to relax in there. Today I finally said fuck it and ordered a shower chair after dealing with this for the past six months so I hope that gives me some sort of relief. For background my blood pressure is always low and I’ve been diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension. I think my last reading was 90/70. My doctor is kinda puzzled on what to do to bring my pressure back up and fix how shitty I’ve been feeling. I can’t stand up or walk for more than a few minutes at a time. It’s really affecting my daily life. This came out of no where about 6 months back. I hate it so much!!!! I don’t know what to do! Any advice or suggestions that helped you to bring to my doctor would be appreciated!

I took about 5mg of klonopin earlier, felt nothing and then took another 3mg (my tolerance is high) and now I’m full of dread and panic and my body is scratching out of my skin. I’m feel goddamn awful. Please no shaming about the amount I took (I know it’s not normal) ugh wanna roll over and dieeeeee. My heart is beating so fast

Hello all. F. 30. 100 pounds down now currently 190ish. I’m still only on 5mg compounded tirzepatide from a local med spa. I just had labs done last week from my primary doctor and my glucose levels are high and I’ve never had that happen even at my highest weight. To be more detailed about what’s going on, I’m currently struggling with eating anything at all, so my diet is pretty limited. I know I need to be eating more protein but I am autistic as well and have some major food aversions specifically to meat, cheese, and really any dairy. I know I can be doing better. Anyway, I still don’t understand what’s going on with my sugar. I have been feeling physically so awful too. Shaky, feeling like I’m going to pass out. I have some chronic conditions so I just chalked it up to that. Has anyone else had this happen?

Hi all. 30/F. I recently was diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension and was wondering what has worked for you if you have also been diagnosed. My doctor recommended I wear “groin high compression stockings” so I did order some but have yet to wear them as I’m a little intimidated. I also think I need to order a shower chair because I’ve been struggling with standing in the shower for any length of time, I always end up almost passing out so I end up on the floor of the shower sitting down most of the time. And does anyone else deal with super cold hands and feet? I can’t never warm them up. I also have several other chronic illnesses, Lyme disease, MCAS, PCOS, chronic gastritis, elongated qt, and a variety of mental health diagnoses. Is there any specific medication you take? I guess i am just looking for any help or advice at all. Thank you