reports of my physical and mental breakdown have been greatly underexaggerated

[amand_r]

I don't think it's news to anyone that I'm an up and down person. I have mood swings, and until recently I have always gone with the flow. Back in February the anger end of those issues started to hinder relationships, so I tried to locate causes and tracking on a calendar, and lo and behold they were cyclical, like another cycle I have, go fig

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[51stcenturyfox]

I <3 U.

My ankles intermittently swell up (bizarrely, It's ACTUALLY to do with the way I sit, weird) and I went to the doctor and he's all, LET'S DO AN ULTRASOUND SO YOU DON'T HAVE A CLOT WHICH CAN CAUSE A MAJOR STROKE.

WTF, yo. So that's not it. They should fix it because it's a surprise and once in a while I can't wear a skirt because of WEIRD ANKLE. Fuck, what?

So now, fuck you, WEBMD. You freak me out.

[amand_r]

omg seriously. Every once in a while my upper lip rapidly swells as if I have been stung, unevenly. Sometimes right, sometimes left, once in the middle. So far it's happened three times in about 6 months. I was not stung. It happened at 3 different times of day, in three different places. Once after I ate a piece of cheesecake, once after I had some Arby's fries, and once WHEN I HAD NOT YET EATEN ANYTHING.

WHAT IS THIS?

[huesiemama]

MSG allergy? It's a migraine trigger for me, but maybe?

Do you use lip balm?

MY LIP BALM STORY, HAVE YOU HEARD IT?
Long story short, years of using Burt's Bees. Suddenly I have Angelina Jolie and Lisa Rinna's lips. For days. And then it looks like I had sunburned lips. Turns out I cannot use lip balm with lanolin in it.

[cruentum]

...boob scabs.

Better than dick scabs.

Just saying.

[amand_r]

1. I THOUGHT OF THAT.
2. I THOUGHT OF WHAT YOU WOULD SAY ABOUT THAT STORY.
3. THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I THOUGHT.
4. YOU ARE PREDICTIBLE.

[cruentum]

Aw damn. AND HERE I THOUGHT I WAS BEING WITTY AND ORIGINAL!

Ice 'em. Hah.

[amand_r]

CAGES.

COCK FIGHTING.

[bk7brokemybrain]

Many of the symptoms you mention can be addressed by Eastern medicine. That lump in the throat is called Plum Pit Throat and is related to an excess of emotional energy. Overbreathing, yawning, swollen upper lip, tongue changes (there is a whole chapter studying the tongue, lol), so many odd things that are dismissed by Western medicine are recognized by Eastern. I'd highly recommend finding a real acupuncturist, acupressure practitioner, or Amma therapist to treat you. It's all about Qi, energy - physical, mental, emotional and even spiritual energies are addressed. Notice that 3/4 of the treatment sphere is intangible in Eastern meds

[amand_r]

Well, none of those were dismissed by the doctor. They're all recorded symptoms of GAD, which is why I'm treating with an SSRI and therapy. But yeah, I like accupressure.

[kel_reiley]

re: burn scars on boobs - when my mom was a teenager she was baking something (don't know what) and she was wearing the long chain necklace
well, she'd leaned over the stove or the open oven or something, and then leaned back and the chain slipped down into her shirt and BURNT TO HER SKIN and got stuck
moral of the story: don't wear jewelry when cooking!

also, i am glad you're feeling a bit better (aren't you?) b/c you kind of amaze me sometimes with all the things that you do :)

[amand_r]

I DON'T DO ANYTHING. IT'S ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS.

Seriously, I don't work. What else would I be doing?

[kel_reiley]

SMOKE and mirrors?

...i could see you with a magic act

but, we need to go to cedar point soon :)

[amand_r]

Yeeeeeeeah. Hrm. I'll have to see what I can do. :(

[rednwhiterose]

For what it's worth...YOU ARE AWESOME AND FULL OF WIN!!!

[amand_r]

WELL THANK YOU.

I LIKE YOUR ICON.

[rednwhiterose]

Thanks..I wish I could take credit for it, sadly I'm not that clever.