#( but it's on a 8 month period of new medication etc )

[korinthiakos]

I'm back-- I gotta wait until Sunday now to see if I'm qualified - did anyone miss me? 🥺

[woodlandwizard77]

A Step by Step Guide to Losing Your D**k

I recently wrote a series of messages to my aunt talking about all the steps I need to do to get bottom surgery, a penile inversion vaginoplasty at Mt. Sinai, in the next year or two. Its a long list. And everytime I added something she had a sort of “wow thats rough” reaction, but to me its just the to do list. So I decided to write them all out.

Start transition DONE

Most insurance companies and surgeons require you to have socially transitioned and have done HRT for at least 1 year at the time of operation

For social transition, this was March of 2024

For HRT it will be January of 2025

Get a referral to a surgeon (I am here)

In my case, Mt. Sinai in Manhattan

My Doctor referred me, but Mt. Sinai takes self referrals

Start laser hair removal

Book a consultation (I am here)

Go to laser frequently enough to satisfy surgeon

Convince Mom and Dad to help out DONE

Get 2 letters

Social Worker (1)

PCP's Office

Social Worker (2)

Mt. Sinai

Get a gender affirmation loan through the local credit union

Work two weeks so I can take in pay stubs

Get a letter from anybody (probably my HRT prescriber

Meet with representative and either open a line of credit or take out a loan

Consultation with Mt. Sinai’s team

Wait 3-6 months (I’m here)

Bring letters

My insurance only requires 2, less than Mt. Sinai thinks insurance will need, and Mt. Sinai provides 1 of them. Meaning the other is through IHS Behavioral

Schedule Social Work pre surgical consult appt

Schedule Mental Health and Medical Clearance with Registrar

Go to NYC for 1-2 nights, maybe for each, hopefully just once

Maybe also for Social Work thing

Consult with Surgeon

Wait until I’ve worked about 12 months to get short term disability

Probably summer (ASAP) and when Mom has time off

Do logistics

Book an airbnb, hotel, etc for recovery

Starting a few days after OR date and lasting a little over a month

Within a 90 minute drive of Mt. Sinai

Rural enough that Mom is comfortable to help and can go home if someone else shows up

Probably New Jersey, maybe Hudson Valley

Has at least 1, preferably 2, separate bedrooms

Has 2 beds

Has ADA accessible entry

Has a kitchen

Has a full bath, preferably and a half

Has internet and preferably a TV

Lodging for Mom + Dad/care team while I’m in OR

Probably 5-7 days

Preferably with a 1-2 day buffer period before OR date (included in the 7 day estimate) so I can enjoy the city

Either within a short walk from Mt. Sinai or on the same subway line as Mt. Sinai

RW, 1, or ACE

Someone to help me get from recovery location to Mt. Sinai while not in NYC

Develop and get list of items needed for recovery

Dilator

Pads

Gowns/loose clothing

Comfort food

Coordinate missing 8-9 weeks of work

Take care with who knows what before I leave

Inform HR, department manager, and work friends whats up

Get cleared for surgery and get an OR date

Probably a 6-12 month date from clearance

Get pre clearance testing through PCP or a lab in hometown

Go to NYC for that if need be

Week Before Surgery

No alcohol, no aspirin, NSAIDs, herbal supplements, or fish oil

Consult for other non aspirin blood thinners (which I am not on)

No alcohol for 3 weeks after as well

Tylenol/Acetaminophen is okay

Go downstate

See friends from NYC?

Bring Mom/Dad?

Do something fun in Manhattan

Get a COVID test

Take an anti-bacterial bath

Day before surgery

Breakfast before 9am

Last meal

Drink Golytely bowel solution around noon

Chemically induced diarrhea

Clear fluids only after golytely

(includes coffee, tea, water, broth, some juices)

Nothing goes in the stomach after midnight

Some medication okay with a sip of water

HRT???

Get surgery (a penile inversion vaginoplasty)

1 to 1+½ days

I’ve heard of as long as three

3-5 day hospital stay

Mom and Dad probably stay in Manhattan then

Go to recovery location

Drive with seat reclined

Stay for 4 weeks, pretty much bedridden

Go to follow ups

Dilate

Go home

Continue recovery for another 2-4 weeks at home

Follow up with PCP

Return to life

[allsadnshit]

Those 35mm photos are beautiful! If you don’t mind, and sorry if you’ve answered this before, but would you mind sharing how you and your husband met? You two have a beautiful relationship

oh jeez everyone knows this is my favorite question lol

my husband and I met through being tumblr mutuals when we were probably around 17! we lived in the same state but still 6 hours apart so we never thought of each other as a tangible person to know and meet, it was truly just a silly little internet friendship liking each other's posts and occasionally messaging about little things like books we were reading or music we listened to but never anything lengthy or personal.

that went on for like 7-8 years, sometimes not talking for a long period of time because we really were just internet friends! then when I was 24, before my endometriosis diagnostic surgery, I was at my absolute sickest I'd ever been. pretty much totally house-ridden and also in a really transitional moment because I had just finally had a long term very not fulfilling relationship end + was processing a lot alone quarantined in my house because covid lockdowns just started. I had a conversation with a really close friend where I said I felt like I had always just been dating passively in relation to who was close by and never really on "dream person" levels and she asked who I'd hit up if I could date anyone and Myles was who came to mind to me! So the next time he dm'd me on ig about something silly like complimenting my new shoes I posted I flirted for the first time and he responded enthusiastically and we realized we had always quietly had little crushes on each other!

we talked every day for like a month while I moved to a new short term lease and went through lots of urgent care visits figuring out my next moves medically, and he decided we couldn't wait any longer to meet so he bought a car and drove 5 hours to pittsburgh in the night after work one weekend and we met outside my new apartment that had no furniture yet at 1 am and spent the whole night talking. we knew we were very very in love right away, and even though that first weekend ended with him having to take me to the ER from extreme pain that turned out to be from constipation because of how truly nervous I was LOL he came back a week or two later and stayed full week! at the end of that week we decided he'd move in with me for the rest of my 6 month lease while I got surgery then moved to philly to finish his lease together.

myles and I both hadn't ever really been in a relationship so serious or passionate so it was really really scary at times when we fought or felt like we would mess things up with each other but we both dug really deep to learn how to talk to each other in a way we had never communicated with anyone else and touched some really important parts of ourselves to really get to know one another's fears and desires and eloped a little over a year after meeting!

he's totally changed my understanding how much you can trust, depend on, or love someone. it's opened me up to healing in every other part of my life (going to therapy, having big talks my family, starting new careers, etc) <3

[so-i-did-this-thing]

Trans Floridians: "Informed Consent" guidelines are shaping up to be worse than the Harry Benjamin days

The Florida Board of Medicine is discussing the "informed consent" standards today. These will affect trans people, including adults, who are both starting and continuing care.

In short, the guidelines require a prohibitively expensive and difficult to access number of regular assessments for the life of "treatment". (Which, for most of us on HRT is the rest of our lives.) The guidelines look for any opportunity to deny care, from lack of social support to "co-morbidities" that are likely targeting autism, depression, etc.

The specific requirements for you to receive and continue HRT treatment include the following: 1. Meets the current DSM or ICD criteria for gender dysphoria; 2. Mental health and physical conditions that could negatively impact the outcome of treatment have been assessed, with risks and benefits discussed 3. Gender dysphoria is marked and sustained; 4. Demonstrates capacity to consent for the specific gender dysphoria hormone treatment; 5. Does not suffer from psychiatric comorbidity that interferes with the diagnostic work- up or treatment; 6. Has adequate psychological and social support during treatment; 7. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the risks, benefits, and expected outcomes of HRT as well as the medical and social risks and benefits of sex reassignment surgery; 8. Understands the effect of gender-affirming hormone treatment on reproduction and they have explored reproductive options; 9. Undergoes an evaluation by the prescribing physician at least every 3 months 10. Undergoes a suicide risk assessment by a licensed mental health care professional at least every 3 months; 11. Undergoes laboratory testing, including blood tests, at least every 6 months; 12. Bone (DEXA) scan once a year to allow monitoring of your bone density (bone strength) during treatment, which can be altered by HRT; 13. Annual mental health assessments by a board-certified Florida licensed psychiatrist or psychologist; and 14. Continued counseling with a licensed mental health care professional during the treatment period, with the frequency recommended by the licensed mental health care professional.

Erin covers here:

From Representative Anna V. Eskamani:

Beginning on page 264 of the meeting packet is the draft informed consent forms for tomorrow's meeting. In part it reads -- "Before beginning or continuing HRT, the individual needs to undergo a thorough psychological and social evaluation performed by a Florida licensed board-certified psychiatrist or a Florida licensed psychologist. The psychiatrist or psychologist must submit a letter to the prescribing physician confirming this." https://ww10.doh.state.fl.us/.../06232023_JRL_Publicbook.pdf Licensed mental health counselors and licensed social workers are trained to write evaluation letters. They know most providers have an LCSW or mental health on staff. This is cruel for the sake of bring cruel and designed to make access more difficult.

I experienced the gatekeeping during the Harry Benjamin days, including the mandatory one year "real life test" where you have to live as your gender in all aspects of your life without the benefits of HRT. It was a very stressful and dangerous practice that was designed to crush us.

This is so much worse. Even with my current salary, health benefits, and work from home schedule, I don't see how I could afford the time and money for all the assessments, nevermind how insulting and discriminatory they are.

Trans Floridians should watch this story closely as the Board of Medicine discusses and finalizes these requirements. As of today, these are not final, but in the current state, would mean the end of informed consent in Florida, and all but bans care entirely.

[yourgamemasterthewhiterabbit]

Ig it was closer to 7 years ago? 8 years ago? if I check the actual timeline.

They were like oh shit it looks like you have graves disease really bad we gotta run all these tests, you could die!... For symptoms I had been having on and off since my 20's and telling them about only to be ignored.

Then they were like, no haha it's just the first stages of your immune system tearing your thyroid to shreds and letting it spill all the hormone at once. At this rate there's no need to remove your thyroid because it will die completely within 5 months and fully atrophy.

Are we going to try to stop my immune system from doing that?

No. haha.

What happens when my thyroid dies?

Oh you'll need to be on hormones for life or you'll slowly get so hyperthyroid you can slip into a coma and not wake up. haha, but it's like having and managing diabetes, people live full lives with it.

I'm having severe cardiac symptoms and etc from the obscene thyroid levels, and am unable to sleep for up to 72 hours at a time, can we check back in before 5 months? Maybe do something about the heart symptoms that isn't just knocking me unconscious for 3 days at a time with this blood pressure medication since my blood pressure is still somehow dropping to 60/45 despite the high adrenaline and cortisol and thyroid levels? [my resting heart rate was 120 at the time]

No haha, not necessary, prommy :)

So I took that for the news it was. Within 5 months my continued survival depended on the whims of whether someone would want to give me my meds or not, someone who probably didn't fully understand the severity of the issue, and like many people who rely on insulin, I could be killed by medical neglect at any time. I only had 5 months to live for sure and those 5 months were going to be hell.

I kept having the grave's disease-like symptoms until I figured out on my own to restrict b vitamins and iodine... Off the back of them telling me to slat load for the low blood pressure WITHOUT telling me to avoid iodized salt...

I tried to tell them this had been happening on and off since my early 20's, they told me that "wasn't possible" and "doesn't happen"...

I had one hope and it was that I was right and this had been happening on and off since my 20's and getting better in between.

5 months went by.

Your thyroid is doing fine actually :)

You said it was being torn to shreds. You said I had 5 months.

Yeah but it's fine and your levels are too.

Because I haven't eaten a food with iodine since 5 months ago other then a splash of cream in the morning and have stopped having b vitamins, but my neurologist says I really should be taking extra b vitamins, so just avoiding them in all foods to avoid going hyperthyroid isn't sustainable, so can we maybe entertain removing part of my thyroid so I can have some b vitamins in my diet and don't have to keep myself on the very edge of developing goiter to function?

No. haha. If your immune system keeps attacking your thyroid, it'll just die. You'll notice the symptoms and we'll put you on hormones. If it doesn't keep attacking your thyroid, you'll be fine :)

7+ years and my thyroid just keeps healing itself and taking beatings from my immune system so I have to live on the very edge of having goiter so I don't develop the symptoms of advanced grave's disease at any given time. ... And I had been living that way untreated for gods know how long because the hyperthyroid phases kept getting "diagnosed" as "maybe some kind of mania?" by doctors who don't seem to know what mania even -is- since my teens.

[hint: people who are manic or manic depressive don't generally -stay- manic for 2-6 months at a time without crashing, and aren't as psychologically stable as I was about it all, I was going hyperthyroid periodically and they were brushing it off as a mental health issue, which they also weren't treating because the treatments didn't help... because I wasn't 'manic' I was being flooded with adrenaline, cortisol and unregulated thyroid hormone, and it was getting slightly worse every time]

They have it diagnosed as "hashimotos thyroiditis" because -by mechanism, if not result- that's what it is. I haven't heard of anyone else that doesn't progress to the hypothyroid stage of that and stays stuck in the initial storm of thyroid hormones... But here we are. Hyperthyroid at all times because of *checks notes* aggressively recovering from the hypothyroid disorder, while it's still happening, in perpetuity. [there are two forces inside me]

They effectively gave my 5 months to live independent from care and that was when I was in my mid-late 20's. I am about to be 37.

Every time they catch a level of something actually acting up they go "holy shit more tests that organ seems to be dying!!!" And then when it doesn't and I get better they grasp for an explanation that doesn't -require- they do anything about it, like "you must just have gilbert's, haha" or blaming my personal habits for causing a 'temporary problem'.

I'm like the guy with the liver and the eagle, but the eagle is my immune system and all my tissues take turns.

Did I steal fire from the gods?

The pattern is that my immune system seems to just take turns attacking every system and tissue I have, and in doing so gives each a break long enough to heal in between. But it also means I have this rotating roster of autoimmune symptoms that's ever changing and an ever changing "hey I might qualify as having a kidney disorder this week and I won't know unless I do something to upset it" cycle of trying to figure out what tissue or organ needs my support the most at any given time.

Mostly it means doctors won't believe me, because the symptoms and tests results that were there even two weeks ago are gone now. And when they do believe me, how do you even treat that? Suppress my immune system when doing so will cause 1 of nine specific viruses to re-activate if it's already in my body and near immediately kill me?

I haven't met a doctor willing to acknowledge the genetic lack of proper immune response I have to specific viruses and offer to put me on an anti-viral -like other people with that condition are- at the same time as the immune suppressant. So I won't take the immune suppressant because I don't want to die suddenly and horribly of meningitis or encephalitis the way my mother almost did the moment covid crashed her immune response.

So I just live with it. Legitimately getting very dangerously sick with one autoimmune condition or organ failure problem after another and then bouncing back.

No fucking -clue- what this is doing to the cell lines in my body. Super curious really.

I know the perpetually high bilirubin plays some role in protecting me from aging, tumors and damage because it's an antioxidant. So there's that?

That's kind of why I'm not worried. This has been my reality since my 20s and beyond, and it hasn't killed me yet. Also no doctor has managed to do something useful about it yet other than run tests and give me the results. When they do find something concerning they always end up coming to the conclusion that their best course of action is to do nothing anyway. Especially since the fast metabolism and an additional mutation that makes me process some meds super fast and some super slow makes it kind of challenging to medicate me for anything at all.

[fostercare-expat]

My former husband had another irrational rant from a small thing that he blew up into a big thing. I handled it darn well and everything is fine now. But he takes up a lot of energy these days. After the blow up he then told me that he’s going to he’s ready to send me the divorce papers but he doesn’t want me to tell the girls about the legal stuff. (We separate 8 years ago and live separately and date other people but we never legally divorced because HE felt it was important to stay legally married as a sign of commitment to the family unit. But now he has done a 180 and is in a rush to get divorced because he wants to get remarried.) I pointed out that the girls know we are still legally married and they are going to feel betrayed if he announces he’s marrying his girlfriend and they find out that we got divorced and didn’t tell them. My older daughter is already immensely upset he’s going to move in with his girlfriend. It’s just rubbing salt into the wound to hit her with the legal divorce now, and it’s really firing a machine gun of hurt to announce he’s going to get married to a woman that she’s met a total of 5 times so far, and my younger daughter has met twice. And if he gets married, he’s going to have a wedding (because his girlfriend is traditional and fancy) and then he’s going to force the question of either the girls attend the wedding (but my oldest daughter would likely be super emotional and miserable, and he would need to putting a ton of effort into managing her emotions and it could potentially ruin what should be a happy fun event) or the girls or just older daughter choose not to attend the wedding, and she’s bitter that his wife will be displaying wedding photos in the house that she isn’t in, etc. Either way, it’s a disaster. Why can’t he just tell his girlfriend that she has to wait until they live together for a year or two so everyone is comfortable with each other before they get married? I know she’s from a traditional culture but she is also a 40+ medical doctor, so it’s not like she’s a village girl, she’s modern and financially independent. She’s forcing a situation where my former husband is appearing to have to “choose” between his girlfriend and his kid. I know that’s not actually true, he isn’t choosing between them, but I think a 13 year old daughter doesn’t have that understanding. His attitude is that he is good to his kids (spends time with them, talks with them) and whatever he does in his relationship shouldn’t affect his kids. After all his own Dad had kids with 3 women other than his mom, and now that he’s an adult he understands none of that was meant to hurt him, it was just because his dad fell in love a lot. But as I pointed out to him, it DID hurt him as a kid, and he’s only come to that understanding in his later adult years, so how can he expect differently from our daughter. I’ve given him all the insights and advice. He actually listened fairly non-defensively and I sympathise that he is likely stuck in a very hard spot because I’m guessing his girlfriend is demanding to get married. I know this isn’t coming from him. But if she isn’t willing to slow down a little for the sake of his kids, why does he even want to be in a relationship with that sort of person? They have been dating for a year, and only seriously for 4 months. My theory is that he is feeling so destabilised in other parts of his life that he’s desperately trying to hang on to this relationship, even if it means getting married a third time, which he vehemently swore he would never do, and even if it means damaging (but not destroying) his relationship with his kids. My hope is that they hold off on the official marriage because I’m guessing the relationship is going to self-destruct anyways.

The good news is that I’m confident he will sign a strong prenup, and even if they do get married, there’s nothing stopping them from breaking up and getting a divorce 3 years later. (3 year waiting period from separation to divorce here). Or hopefully I’m wrong and they live happily ever after and we all look back years later on these rough beginnings with a laugh as we enjoy being part of a big extended step-family. It’s not looking likely but I can dream. It might help if he would finally introduce her to me. Crazy he’s planning to marry someone who I’ve never met and I’ve been the absolute biggest figure in his life for the last 20 years as of this October. And she and him live a 15 minutes drive from my house, we aren’t talking an overseas situation!

[oediex]

If anyone is in need of some good news re: abortion

There is currently a discussion within the government of Belgium to extend the possibility of abortion beyond the current 12-week period.

Abortion was legalised in Belgium in 1990. At the time, the then-king of Belgium refused to ratify the law (this is usually just a formality) due to ethical objections. This was resolved by declaring the king "incapable of reigning" for a short time, which allowed the then-federal ministers to ratify the law themselves.

Currently, abortion is possible up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. The person wishing to end their pregnancy will have a consultation with a psychosocial health care professional to discuss it. There is then a 6-day period in which the person has the time to think it all over. You can take more than 6 days as well, but that is the minimum required. After that, you can have your abortion either at an abortion centre, or at a hospital (when there is a danger for the health of the person undergoing the abortion, or when that person wishes to have it done under anaesthesia, or when it's past the 12 weeks). There are currently 7 abortion centres in Flanders (about half of Belgium, approx. 6 million people).

Abortion beyond 12 weeks of pregnancy is legal under certain circumstances, such as when the health of the pregnant person is at risk or when it is known the unborn baby has an incurable illness.

Illegal abortion can lead to a fine or imprisonment for both the doctor and the person undergoing abortion.

Minors can have an abortion without permission from their parents.

The whole procedure is 4 euros if you've got health insurance. Note that every person living in Belgium is required to have health insurance, which is very cheap - about 8-9 euros per month, with tons of benefits. Without health insurance, it's between 100 and 550 euros (depending on where it's done).

The person undergoing abortion can also be seen at an additional appointment afterwards if such need arises. You can always go to an abortion centre afterwards as well, for both physical and mental support. They will also support you in choosing the right contraception afterwards.

That's the current situation. Here's what the discussion is mainly about:

Extending the maximum period to either 14 or 18 weeks. The 14 weeks is what the christian centre party currently part of the coalition is accepting (this changed recently, before they did not want to extend it at all). 18 weeks is what the other coalition parties want and what has been suggested by an expert committee made up of scientists. Most of these experts actually suggest it should be extend to 20 or even 22 weeks, but 18 is what they presented to the government (because of 1 expert).

Other notable suggestions the expert committee has presented (there are a total of 25 points):

More effort with regards to prevention, education, and access to contraception

certain contraception methods, such as coils or implants, to be free for longer (some of them are currently free until 18, some until 25, etc.)

The 6 days to "think it over" between the first discussion and the actual abortion should go

easier access to abortion medication

decriminalise the person undergoing abortion or doing an abortion themselves when it is done illegally

Source (in Dutch)

[literaticat]

How does medical and bereavement leave work for agents without assistants? If they’re out for months or even years, what happens to their clients?

Many agents are not technically "employees" of their companies, they are freelancers paid by via commission on a 1099 rather than regular salary. So, technically, those of us who are paid in this fashion don't get medical leave, bereavement leave, maternity/paternity leave, sick days, PTO or vacations at all. We don't "clock in" or have set hours anyway -- which means that in practice, we COULD work 24/7 if we wanted to -- or we could work not at all if we wanted to.

(Neither option is great, obviously, so most agents split the difference and work a relatively normal-to-long work week most of the time!)

Point being, hours are flexible and our workload is pretty much whatever we need it to be at that time -- so an agent who is also a mom with young kids may choose to take on fewer clients or trim their list, whereas somebody with no kids or whose kids have grown might have extra time for more, etc.

So basically, if an agent KNOWS that they are going to be gone for a few months ahead of time (maternity leave, say, or they are having a planned medical procedure or something like that), they would likely tell their clients ahead of time, get as much done as possible before they left, so most projects are pretty much squared away or at a good pausable moment, and then somebody else at the agency would handle payments that come in and run point for any questions or issues that might come up whilst the primary agent is away.

(Quite frankly, publishing moves so slowly that most of the time, 8 or 12 weeks away would probably not be that noticeable -- once a client's book is under contract, there are often MANY MANY months where an agent would not have to be around at all. And submissions take long enough that honestly, "having to wait" for a month or three would not make a significant difference in the length of time the sale might take. In other words -- whether I submit this book in March or May, it probably won't sell till later in the year anyway, and both ways, it probably wouldn't be coming out for a year and a half/two years (or more!) after that, regardless of when I submitted it -- so if you finish the book while the agent is away, it can probably wait till they get back to be dealt with.)

If it's an acute crisis situation/family emergency/sudden illness where they DON'T know in advance, they would likely just communicate with their clients about what is going on and somebody else at the agency would step in to help as necessary, and they'd check in periodically and get back as soon as they were able.

If it is a long-term thing, they'd probably figure out a way to adjust and work through it, because few agents would be willing to give up their clients if they didn't have to -- but they might just have more limited hours, or something like that.

If they are gravely ill to the point where they CAN'T work through it, and it really might be YEARS... well, they might decide to retire at that point, or at least step back significantly. I have never encountered that situation (knock wood), but I guess what would happen is, they (or if they are unable, the boss) would let the clients know what was happening, and either the clients could be moved to other agents at the agency, or leave and choose a new agent elsewhere.

[newhologram]

In 2022, I had an estimated 129 medical appointments. Many times I had 5 appts a week, 3 in a day even.

Here is some of the necessary care I fought for all year but still can’t access:

❌ Surgery to address upper cervical instability and 2 bulging discs in my neck ❌ Physical therapy to address my thoracic pain (it took 13 months to get an MRI) and being unable to sit up for long, as well as for my right arm nerve abnormality. Every referral for PT was over an hour away. I can't sit up to drive that long anymore. They can send the disabled shuttle to pick me up, but that's actually even longer sitting up so it's not helpful. ❌ IV ketamine to manage my depression, C-PTSD, autoimmune disorders, and chronic pain (ended up going with at-home ketamine thanks to GFM donations, but IV would be better distribution for inflammation/pain) ❌An updated sleep study since it’s been nearly 10 years since my type 2 narcolepsy diagnosis and some of my other symptoms such as frequent painful myoclonus and choking in my sleep are now making it even harder to get consistent shut-eye ❌Disability benefits and Medicare as I’m now officially considered a “complex” case and have been dropped by doctors who didn't feel they could help me ❌Endometriosis excision surgery + getting my blood-filled ovarian cyst (red thing in photo) dealt with. After several months of going to multiple specialists to rule out other things, including cancer (being monitored for lymphoma/leukemia now), I was sent to a gynecological oncologist surgeon who does the complete wrong outdated terrible no good surgery. She wanted to just do a full hysterectomy and ablation of endo lesions. ❌An updated 1 year colonoscopy after my disastrous 2021 ulcerative colitis/endometriosis flare up that landed me in the hospital. My mesorectal lymph nodes are a little enlarged and there’s a mysterious lesion in my colon, which is why they sent me to a cancer doctor for bloodwork and PET scan—but I strongly believe it’s just endometriosis invading my bowels, which is why I need the endo surgery so bad as well. I'm at the point where my colon will completely go on strike and the pain from the constipation is ER-level (especially when my period from hell comes). It's also just dangerous. I've never had this problem so intensely before, so I'm being even more careful with food and supplements. ❌Pelvic floor physical therapy to help with debilitating pelvic pain caused by endometriosis and other things ❌ A pain management doctor who can prescribe me Tramadol, which helps keep me out of the ER every month, and that has minimal side effects. Something I’ve taken safely for 6 years with no complications. Instead, they'll only Rx Suboxone, which makes it hard to function and has side effects that can cause colitis or narcolepsy complications. I have to take 1/8 of a dose and I still pay for it later.

I had so many arguments with doctors to correct them when they brought up the wrong treatment, wrong surgery, etc. Not only did some of them already know it was bullshit, but others wouldn’t even try to have an open enough mind to keep learning past medical school.

This year was a lot of disappointment and frustration. I feel so worn down. This kind of medical trauma erodes hope and optimism. When intuition about our own bodies and the hours we put into research means nothing to medical professionals or insurance, it feels like we're at the end of the road. I wouldn’t wish the necessity for this kind of resilience on anyone. I wouldn’t have been able to withstand this year without the ketamine therapy or support from friends and followers. I cannot express what it means to have that, especially when I'm still pretty isolated day-to-day. To manage things on my own, I paid out of pocket for acupuncture, cryotherapy, red light therapy, ketamine, many new supplements, all kinds of new massage/trigger point/gua sha/acupressure tools. I went hard on a self-care/pain mgmt routine that I’m proud of, but I’m still very much disabled by persistent, impenetrable chronic pain/fatigue. I was thankfully able to get some prescriptions that help with flare ups, such as Xanax and Toradol. This is one of my many blessings in 2022. My fight is far from over but I want to go into 2023 with softness.

No more pushing through 16 appts per month while also forcing myself to constantly record and edit new content. I want to recline my floor chair and rest my back while I focus on editing older stuff. I have no idea how long it will take to get through my backlog of projects but I’m going to be putting certain things on hiatus so I can just take it slow.

If you enjoy any of my content at all, please share it and consider donating. Your support helps me afford my supplements and medication to keep managing my symptoms even when I'm not able to work that much. GoFundMe: Help New get relief from chronic pain & illness Ko-Fi: Make a micro-donation (name in YouTube endscreen!) Patreon: Monthly support and access to Hologram Discord server (name in YouTube endscreen!) Thank you for helping me be strong this year, Holograms. I love you all very much.

[naturallyalisia]

Day.. 8

(I'm just guessing at this point) (and procrastination but will jump into it after this)

Medical gaslighting, discredit, nexplanon and my miscarriage story

so I needed mostly wanted to get this out. I had a visit with my gyno yesterday after shift for pelvic pain I've been experiencing. During my visit I got validation and confirmation of an event I haven't really talked about in depth.

Nexplanon to Pregnancy

So in June I had a miscarriage while on nexplanon. For 3 months since that time I've struggled with doctors not believing me because of how "effective" it's suppose to be at more than 99.9%.

Listening to my doctors I've kept in my nexplanon a little over 3 years because it's supposed to still be effective for up to 5 years. I did a 5 year stretch once without any issues. This was my second round. Depending on your body nexplanon can cause irregular bleeding thats really, really short, sporadic or none at all if youre lucky. For me it started of short and light nearly non-existant than it would come sporadically sometimes lasting over a week. It was a down side I was willing to deal with to avoid forgetting taking a pill and getting pregnant by accident.

Now at a pattern I've noticed is when it's coming close to replace the nexplanon for me my period would start getting back into it's normal cycle. Bleeding is more manageable and starts earlier like it usually does. At this moment, I believe I got pregnant end of may/early june. I either ovulated some point before or a bit after. I never kept track because of how irregular my periods were and with nexplanon being a progestinol (dont hold me on this ) it apparently thins the lining of the uterine wall which can cause bleeding. To add this nexplanon is suppose to make it harder for the sperm to meet the egg based on the mucus being thicker thus making it harder for it to move through.

With all that pregnancy was the last possibility on my mind, plus I wasn't active enough for it to even happen (but hey it only takes one time). A wee bit in early june the first week, I did get my period however, it was much easier this time around and much shorter. I thought the period fairies blessed me with such an easy period. After this things started to get weird for me. Emotionally, I was just feeling off and very sad, emotional, tired alot. I chalked it up to dealing with the outcome of moving towards getting divorced. I figured it was all because of that and the feelings surrounding it. Made sense.

Shortly afterword like a week and change after I noticed some scalp pain, and bald/thinning spots in my crown. I had styled my hair differently and stretched it but the loss of the hair was so profound I made an appointment with a derm immediately. The diagnosis was CCCA a form of scarring alopecia. Which devastated me because I was only 28, I didn't style my hair crazy, I wore it mostly natural. I took my new diagnosis and cried in the bathroom before making my next appointment.

In this moment, I thought I was being punished for wanting a divorce and trying to change things. I couldnt imagine what I could of done for this to happen to me. I called my grandma and cried to her on the phone about it and she told me the same thing happened to her around my age. (which made me cry more) She says it was probably triggered by stress but it mostly started when she was pregnant with my uncle. Her hair started to fall out. (yet at this moment it still thing register with me to take a test)

I bring the news back home and let my partner know whats up and the days go by. I started my meds and the following week closer to end of june my partner and I discussed what they wanted to do for their birthday. Regardless of the status of our relationship we still care about each other and still were keeping to birthdays, holidays etc. I started my period again that week and my partner thought it was weird as I just finished a few weeks ago. As I mentioned having sporadic bleeding wasn't unusual for me on nexplanon so I just thought it was that. Plus I was a bit moody before so once again I made sense of it (nearly chewed my partner's head off about peeling a boiled egg)

This time I was experiencing different cramps for the days leading up to D-Day since the "period" started. At some point some where so bad they woke me up. Still thought nothing about it. These cramps had me crouching, stretching and rocking them out. It wasn't super heavy bleeding so up comes my partner's birthday, pop some pain meds and we made a day of it. It was great.

Came home later that night with a huge craving for a ham and cheese with lettuce tomato, swiss, salt and vinegar (iykyk) on a hero. I remember mentioning it and my partner making a joke on how specific the craving was because it sounded like I was pregnant. Laughing it off like yeah, no.

D-Day : The unusual period

So I wake up with the intention to have brunch outside to continue the festivities but my partner wasn't up for it. I started to make breakfast and was hit with a sharp cramp on my right/center side of pelvis. It happened a few more times. I had to grab to the counter to steady myself. Then cramps started to come in waves, consistent. I moved slow got us the breakfast and tried to search for places to go after since the weather was so great. Then the cramping, started to spread from my pelvis, to my lower back to my legs, I could barely finish eating. I couldnt get comfortable, I shifted here, there but the pain wouldnt let up dull but distracting.

I went to bathroom try and see if it was the period poops but nothing. I repositioned myself and saw some blood when I wiped and assumed I overflowed my menstrual cup. I started to feel a bit better and I take cup out and I'm met with one of the biggest clots I've ever seen come out of me. It was more of a clot than blood in the cup. Because of it's unusual size I took it out to take a photo for my doctor as I was suppose to see them anyway that week. I lay it out and I see a small lump in it.

Upon discovery the first thing that came out my mouth was "wtf is that?" I investigate the lump and see that the lump has an attachment, to a string into the larger clot. I separate it from the string and it looked like it was made of smaller string or veins. I poked it and it was hard, the color changed from trom the blood color to a flesh tone. I'm not sure if it was the shock or if it was because I bled alot or because my body expelled this and it was alot but I started get dizzy. I nearly fainted.

I document the event in video and photos and discarded everything. My partner asked me if I was okay, I told them I saw something really concerning in my clot and I don't know how to feel about it. I left it at that. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around it. Progressively my energy dropped so low I could barely walk. Yet, I still was unsure. With my appointment days away, I tried doing some research on my own.

Eventually, a day after I called my mother talked to her about it, shared the experience and the photos/video and she pointed out what I was most afraid of it being a miscarriage. My grandmother the same. So I dug and dug, every answer pointed towards early miscarriage. The following day I bought a pregnancy test to check and see as a lovely redditor told me pregnancy test can read even after miscarriage if you want to confirm, I cross checked with more research on my own.

I both a 2pk, went home took it and it was positive 2x. The interaction between this time and to the doctors was hard. I didn't know how to feel and the experience was terrible trying to find someone to help me sooner rather than later.

Medical Gaslighting and Discredit

When I finally got to my doctors, I found the gyno wasn't available that day so I had to push for 2 days later to see someone to make sure I was all clear internally. From the start, I was hit with skepticism about what happened. As the doctor wasn't a gyno she couldn't say much on the matter. They took my blood and urine (by that time I fully expected it to negative since the lines on my test were faint) I've already stopped bleeding by this point but am still having cramps and pain.

2 Days later I see the gyno, Im nervous as all hell when I try to explain to her immediately she starts at me. She tells me it's impossible, how it could be if I'm on birth control nexplanon. My HCG levels were 0.06 and that I wasn't pregnant. Despite me telling her about the positive at home. She wanted to draw blood again and I said no, she was obviously very annoyed with me because I said I didn't want to get poked again. The doctor that took my blood earlier was very harsh and I don't want someone who's annoyed with me drawing anything from me.

I get an ultrasound same day, it's clear with the exception of some small ovarian cyst not unusual for me. The sonographer also had a hard time trying to figure out how I could have gotten pregnant. Mind you this is well over 5 days since the miscarriage. I went back to the gyno to get the test gone over and she points out I have cysts. That I need to change my birth control because it failed and how I can change it with them or try a new birth control.

I tried to prob for answers, if it wasn't a miscarriage what was it? It's weird this has never happened to me before. She gets annoyed again as if I wasn't suppose to ask and tells me it was a cyst. I passed a cyst. That didn't sit right with me but I said okay and that I'd let them know if I want to remove my birth control here. When I looked at my chart she listed it as a dermoid cyst. A cyst that doesn't pass and needs surgical removal. I got another opinion and was told that cyst rupture they don't pass in your period.

When I went back to her and expressed what I found out during a pap smear, she was quiet and didn't say anything else in regard to it being a cyst. From that point her tone changed with me. Haven't gone back since.

Today and more understanding..

I've struggled for months wondering, asking, probbing on what happened. I thought I was crazy even though I believed me, my family believed me, friends. It felt like because they didn't discover the pregnancy that it didn't happen. If their test didn't show and confirm it I was wrong, no consideration for what I physically went through.

But my most recent visit, I went in for something else and pregnancy past and present always come up. When I mentioned it to her, she listened, she asked me questions and didn't write me off because I was on nexplanon. I even told her it made it hard to really understand what was going on because of how it was effective was, they didn't believe me yet they wanted me to change the birth control because it failed.

I asked my current gyno about the possibility of it being a cyst instead of a miscarriage/pregnancy. She told me no just as my original 2nd opinion. She calmly explained to me that whether it was you or them that took the test and it was positive, it was a early pregnancy loss. The fact that I took two and they were both positive. She made note on my chart confirming the pregnancy and the loss.

Now that it is confirmed, I feel such a weight off my head. When she said nothing is 100% certain and if mary can get pregnant without having sex, then this isn't impossible. Now I feel better, I feel like I can grieve properly and know that this happened and it wasn't all in my head.

Aside from this, smaller things I've notice that support this, my hair started growing back. I shaved it off to start fresh, but it's growing slowly but surely even in the bald spots. Now if it'll be as thick as before I dunno but next I may have to see if i need a re diagnosis for my alopecia.

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1, 3, 7, 8, 15 for the disability asks please :)

I already answered number 1, so I'm just going to share a screenshot to avoid re-typing it:

3. what, if any, disability aids do you use? (mobility aids, sensory aids, braces, communicative devices, IVs, etc. meds also count here). do you customize them/their containers/outsides?

Hmmmm. I have an ice pack thing that covers my whole head for migraines, I use noise canceling headphones when needed, I have a rescue inhaler, I have a new med my neurologist just prescribed but I keep forgetting to call it in. Melatonin or benadryl for when the insomnia is super bad (should have taken some tonight as it's 1:40 in the morning already). Ibuprofen for pain, though I want to ask my new primary care doctor for something stronger when I meet him next month. And I've thought about getting a wheelchair or one of those walker things you can sit on for when I go out because it's hard to stand for long periods of time, but I don't leave my apartment often enough for it to be worth the cost.

7. what's a struggle you wish more people talked about?

How being disabled often means living in poverty, and for those in the US, also being buried under medical debt.

8. does your disability affect how you experience other parts of your identity? (gender, queerness, culture, even hobbies/life goals you're very passionate about)

It definitely messes with my hobbies. Writing is the main thing I really enjoy doing, but the energy I have to invest in it is limited these days. So it makes it a slower process than I'd like. And I also used to escape into shows/reading a lot, but again, limited energy has made me have to cut back on that.

And I think my disabilities have kind of stolen any life goals I had, not that I had many to start with. I don't really have any life goal other than to survive as long as I reasonably can.

15. what does disability pride mean to you?

For me lately, it means communicating with those in my life about what support I need and what my limitations are, and expressing those things without feeling embarrassed or burdensome.

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Hey pcos, fuck you!!!

Starting this blog (and a tiktok) to document my pcos journey. So here's the beginning, for those who are interested or also struggling:

In eighth grade (2012ish), I woke up for school like normal. Took a shower, did my makeup, etc. After I got up from sitting down, a stabbing pain radiated from my left lower abdomen. I told my mom I feel sick, and laid down. My mom is a nurse, so her immediate thought as I pointed to my right side was that my appendix had ruptured. Every bump we went over in the car had me crying out in pain. She hauled ass to the emergency room.

The doctors also originally thought my appendix had ruptured. Until they did an ultrasound.

I had 3 cysts on one ovary, 4 on the other. One, about 5cm, had ruptured, which is what was causing my pain. It took them 8 hours to figure this out.

At my follow up doctors appointment with my pediatrician, he told my mom I can't possibly have pcos because I don't have hairy nipples. I remember this conversation vividly. This was also the day I got on birth control. Apparently, it could help stop new cysts from forming.

I recieved no education and no diagnosis.

Years later, senior year of high school, debilitating periods were second nature to me. Throwing up, and then passing out on the bathroom floor were regular occurances. That was IF I got my period. Even with the placebo week on birth control, I still had very irregular periods. I just kept being told that it's normal. Switching birth controls. I ended up on depo Provera.

I originally attributed my 80 lb weight gain to the depo. So I switched back to the pill. Lost 0 weight. I eventually found a nurse practitioner who actually listened to me, ran blood work, and diagnosed me with pcos. This doctor has since left my state, so I am once again without anyone who will listen. Searching for a new one as we speak.

I remember being SO angry, because this was something I could've been diagnosed with in 8th grade. The painful periods, the cysts, the weight gain, all might've been able to be prevented if that original doctor knew what he was talking about. I was able to get my medical records about that day. They KNEW. And yet they didn't diagnose me, because my nipples weren't hairy.

Fun fact: you don't need to be showing signs of hirsutism (excessive hair growth) to have pcos. But that doctor didn't care or didn't take the time to research.

So now, I'm 25.

I've been on and off metformin, diagnosed pre-diabetic. I work out, daily, and do not lose weight. 800 calorie diets do not work for me. I've learned that this is very common for those with pcos. I am no longer on birth control. I was able to conceive and have a healthy pregnancy, which resulted in my daughter.

However, I still struggle. The biggest struggle I have is the fatigue, and painful periods. It got worse after having a baby. I was able to go from 250 lbs (post pregnancy) to now about 190ish. I am not certain what the exact number is, because I've given up on the scale (that bitch). I have not lost any weight in the months since then. I think breastfeeding benefited my weight loss more than anything.

The depression and anxiety have also been debilitating. Once again, all things that could've been prevented. I wonder how much different my life could've been if I'd learned about this in 8th grade.

I've also been diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder. Caused by dieting or starving too much. I am currently recovering from that, and am now many months binge free. Did you know that if you have pcos, you're far more likely to have an eating disorder? I had no idea.

Well, tomorrow I'm beginning my PCOS journey. I had a 90 minute appointment with a dietician who specializes in pcos. And I'm going to share all that info with you.

I'm tired of finding website after website, promising free help with pcos but then "Hey, spend $300 if you actually want any info"

I pledge here and now that if this works, if I'm able to reverse my symptoms, I will NEVER sell the information. And shame on those who have.

My end goal here is to help people like me, who have struggled for years with no help.

My tiktok is active, search pcos.uno.reverse. The first video will be posted tomorrow (6/20).

Tomorrow, my life changes for the better. Follow along with me.

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when i was 16 there was a period where i gained weight so slowly and unnoticeably that. well i didn't notice. because all my clothes still fit (or so i thought). and then, over the period of a few months, i just stopped being able to breathe. i was wearing my binder maybe 1-2 days a week for less than 8 hours, so it didn't make any sense. but i'd been binding for 5 years at that point so i assumed it was just a permanent result. i've always had small lungs and being short of breath, lightheaded, even near fainting when binding was normal to me. but it got to the point that i could not breathe AT ALL when i was reclined or lying down. i would lean back and just start gasping. it was awful. i couldn't sleep unless i was sitting up. i couldn't go anywhere because even a few minutes of binding would make me extremely nauseous and deprived of oxygen to the point of, like, my vision getting darker and blurry.

yeah, the problem was just that i needed to size up. it fit fine seemingly (didnt hurt to put on or anything) so it didn't occur to me that was the problem for months. but eventually i did and i could breathe fine after that. anyway don't be like me and postpone getting new binders because of finances/dysphoria/etc, they're medical devices and you need to wear them correctly and safely, so they should be a priority when it comes to spending money. also go to a doctor thats important too

“Is it normal?” The binding edition

Yes:

Getting winded after walking quickly/upstairs with binder on, but able to catch breath

Chafing in the underarm areas

Soreness (during or after) in arms, shoulders, or back

Increased acne on chest or back

Mild anxiety about tightness

Chest sagging

No, take it off and rest, see a doctor if problem gets worse or doesn’t go away after taking the binder off (or after one week):

Nausea during or after binding, including nausea caused by pain

Bruising

Out of breath/can’t catch breath when not wearing binder

Skin rash

Sharp pains in ribs

Not able to cough or sneeze

Numbness in arms

Feeling too tired/sore to do everyday activities

Suddenly having any of the above symptoms even if you’ve been binding for years 

No, see a doctor ASAP, could be a sign of serious injury:

Anything from the above category if you can just tell/feel something is wrong, better safe than sorry

Extreme claustrophobia/panic attacks 

Sharp pain in chest/heart skipping beats or beating very fast

Not able to breathe  

Dizziness

Blueness in lips or fingertips

Change in shape of ribcage

Fainting

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picked up by the jedi when he was a toddler, corvus displayed his extremely high intellect and proficiency for technology at a young age. his species, zatarians, rarely display any sensitivity to the force and as a result, were rarely tested for it. his connection to the force was only discovered just over a year after his birth when one of his parents watched as corvus summoned one of his favorite toys from across the room.

not long afterwards he would arrive at the temple and settle with his creche mates. as a youngling he was prone to mischievous behaviors and his curiosity often got the better of him, leading to creche masters constantly discovering disassembled pieces of tech on the floor. though he displayed a talent for tech, corvus also showed a natural affinity for force healing, to the point that after completing his initiate trials at 8 years old, he was selected to be a padawan to jedi healer, master astra du’valle.

by around the time of the end of the clone wars, he’s 15 years old and has made a name for himself within the republic due to him developing new patents for the medical field. though he is now an apprentice and has seen both victors and losses of war ( including losing a majority of his right arm in the process ), corvus still saw a hope for the future of the republic and the jedi order.

then order 66 happened.

both of them managed to hold off the clone troopers and escape with their lives, seeking refuge within the outer rim. the two of them constantly travelled, rarely staying in one location for long as the two were often a target of the inquisitors. however, their luck ran out roughly a year after order 66 and the master-padawan duo ended up being captured. taken aboard a venator-class star destroyer,, corvus and du’valle would end up being tortured for information as the former jedi master had knowledge of the locations of several surviving jedi.

the two would escape from their cells and within the ensuing chaos, stole back their lightsabers, disable the ship’s power supply and lock down most of the ship in the process. both of them had a chance of getting out were it not for the interference of the inquisitors, not given a choice, corvus was essentially forced to flee on his own while du’valle would take on both inquisitors to give him time to steal a tie-fighter and leave.

that would be the last time corvus saw his mentor, their bond severed shortly thereafter. when he fled in the stolen tie-fighter, corvus was pursued and in the subsequent dog fight against the other tie-fighters, his ship would take damage and end up being destroyed, in which he would be left for dead. it was fortunate that for his species, zatarians are rather durable and can survive for a period of time in the vacuum of space without the need of equipment. corvus managed to last long enough for him to be picked up by a passing ship, occupied by a group known as the ravagers.

to survive, corvus temporarily fell into a coma-like hibernation state and would come to inside the medical bay of the ravager ship roughly a month after his escape. his connection to the force was damaged due to the trauma he endured from the torture by the inquisitors, making it difficult for him to utilize the force for long and intensive periods of time.

corvus decided to stay with the ravagers as a means to repay them for saving him, there he learned how to use a blaster, fight unarmed, how to pick pockets, etc, all the while bonding with the various crew members and treating their injuries. roughly five years after order 66, his body fully healed and his connection with the force still tentative, corvus made the choice to go out on his own, find his own way through an empire-led galaxy, if only to hopefully avenge his late master and make peace with the guilt for leaving her behind.

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