@lovebugtx@ThePOTSPostman I qualified for In Home Support Services, but on the days I actually need help, I can't communicate with the caregiver or be up and dressed to let her in the building. (Management won't give a reasonable accommodation of a key for her.)
@ThePOTSPostman It’s like trying to walk through waist deep mud just to form a sentence and get it out. It’s forgetting how to spell words I know. It’s like your brain freezes and you can’t get it to move forward. It’s a fuck ton more than just not having had your coffee ☕️ yet in the morning
I wish people understood brain fog is more than just feeling a little groggy.
How would you explain your brain fog to others to get them to understand how hard it is to deal with?
How did people look at child me, who devoured two novels a day by age eight, read all of the time instead of socialising, and talked non-stop about books, and think ‘she’s neurotypical’? Oh yeah, because my special interest was books and not something stereotypically autistic.
In 2022 SJPD cop McNamara shot K’Aun Green, & exchanged racist, vile, threats to his cop buddy saying he "hates Black people." He resigned & the City thinks that's the end. But his past needs accountability(how many ppl are in jail b/c of him?) & he can't be a cop somewhere else.
@theDRAMAgoat1@anxiouscatmom That's horrible. If the problem was from the speculum (not the swab), pelvic floor physical therapy can prevent pain from trying to insert a speculum when the pelvic floor muscles are basically closed.
@anxiouscatmom My first pap was so traumatizing I haven't gone back since... I completely blocked it out. It was traumatic. I told the Dr to stop and she said "I'm almost done" and kept going.
Just got a call for my IUD replacement appointment.
Me: Is it possible to arrange some kind of pain control? It was really bad last time?
Lady on the phone: We just tell people to take whatever they take when they have period cramps 🥰🥰🥰
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@anxiouscatmom@hazycomrade@AudreyB59540 I tried depo and it put me in a severe depression. Like the worst PMS every day for months until it wore off. Progesterone and I just don't get along.
I can't stop crying. Housemates just told me they're having a party next weekend & there will be TEN people staying over. Not just for one night, staying for multiple nights. What can I do😔😷
@PPPStand@jubunnies@_PH___PH_ Do you live where you could go camping and that would be cheaper than AirBNB? Though I know not everyone has gear like I do. I could stay at a State campground for $25/night, breathe clean air, and watch the stars at night.
@jubunnies@_PH___PH_ Stay with other friends and family for the duration. Think of it as a holiday. Or a rediscovery. Have fun. Longer term - look for a new share house.
pay 100$s for an Airbnb?? One night I can do, but spending 500£ to stay away from my own home...it's not right. I can't stop crying. I want to be safe. It's my HOME. It should be safe.
@skymelilemyks@annatiscia What harm can a HEPA filter do? I've had one for allergies for decades. Is she upset that she wouldn't have to breathe as many dustmites, pollen grains, skin cells, as without an air filter?
@annatiscia my mom infected me with a respiratory virus while my brother was hospitalized and when I called her and asked for the symptom progression so I could monitor myself and keep my immunocompromised partner-at-the-time safe she told me I was blaming her and being selfish lmao. so felt
Can’t stand in the shower, cant exercise, can’t work, can’t exert yourself even minimally without suffering with a flu like illness for days afterwards. Well this is what covid is doing to previously young, healthy people. Covid doesn’t only affect the elderly & vulnerable.
Imagine being healthy your whole life, then one day you can’t stand without your heart being over 120, can’t eat the foods you used to love, can’t get a refreshing sleep, wake up with a hangover every morning minus the booze the night before, have a 24/7 concussion,
@NateB_Panic This is the system people want us to work within. If the system is ok with you being unalived for their gain, you can't fix it from within.
@JimGleeson@NateB_Panic@mojorabbit Lots of immunocompromised people NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE so that seems pretty credible to me. Also, the virus can be tracked by genetic analysis.
@NateB_Panic@mojorabbit Not only that, but are we sure the man caught Covid at work. Was it determined that he only went to work and home? Did his wife never leave the house?
A California man caught covid at work. He infected his wife who ended up in ICU. So he sued his bosses. The largest lobbying group in the US got involved. The court ruled against the man because a victory would mean “dire financial consequences for employers.” Is it clear yet?🧵