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    Stressed and worried over symptoms

    Hello All, Over the past month I have had some crazy stuff happen to me that really has me stressed out and terrified. Let me start by saying that I have always been an anxious, worrying person but it hasn’t really had any impact on my physical health (at least until this last month). I am just...
  2. Gmr8691

    Some very annoying symptoms.

    Earlier this year i ended up in the hospital with rhabdomyolisis brought on by a very underactive thyroid. Well ever since then i have felt like crap. Tinnitus, fatigue, unbalanced feeling and some other issues. Some days worse than others. This jas been going on since june 2018. On christmas...
  3. KarenNWendyn

    Doctor - patient jokes

    Patient: Doctor, what should I do if my temperature goes up a point or more? Doctor: Sell! Patient: Doctor, you've gotta help me. I eat apples, apples later come out into the toilet. I eat bananas, bananas come out. Doctor: That's easy. Eat shit. Patient: Doctor, Doctor, I broke my arm in...
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    Still concerned, but should I be?

    33 year old male. Obese. Office job. I have always had some health anxiety, let's start there. My main anxiety throughout my adult life has been colon cancer, which comes from my symptoms of IBS and GERD. Back in April I had a gastro event, and it ramped up my anxiety. Afterwards I started...
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    The Lonely Burden of Not Dumping In.

    Hello Everyone: This is how I basically handle most crisis in my life: How not to say the wrong thing - latimes The gist is, draw a small circle and write the person at the center of the current crisis in the center ring, then draw another ring and write the names of the people most affected...
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    proverbs

    -The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more* than the fool when he speaks. ******** Yiddish Proverb -A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right. ******** Yiddish Proverb -One old friend is better than two* new ones.* ******* Yiddish Proverb -One of life's...
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    Rebuilding

    This will probably be my last post on the forum. At the time of Eileen's funeral I weighed 122 lbs, I am now at 134 lbs. I'm not sure if it is just my nature or my strong belief in God, but even before the funeral, I felt that God did not want me to waste the rest of my life in grief. I made...
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    Drugs and PT for PBP?

    I was diagnosed with PBP a year ago this week. I frequently check in and read most of the posts for the day. It just dawned on my husband and I that none of the four neurologists I have seen have mentioned physical therapy or drugs that might delay the progression of this beast. Until about...
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    Does this sound like bulbar onset?

    Earlier this week whilst driving my car I started whistling along to a song and not much sound was coming out, this is strange because i normally have a very strong whistle. I got worried and panicked a bit. Fast forward to this morning, I tried to get my dogs attention and went to make that...
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    Scared about ALS

    Thank you in advance for your help. I am a 56 year old woman. I have been terrified of ALS for several months and am looking for some information regarding how this disease would affect feet. I am getting a lot of pain in my arches, especially if I attempt to jog. My feet and/or toes will...
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