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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Surgery |
| renaeden |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024, 10:53 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Three eye surgeries when I was a kid and they made my eyes worse. I had my appendix out when I was 22, then had peritoneal infection a week later. When I was 26 I had jaw surgery to correct an overbite. That was successful, I have no complaints. I'm to have another eye surgery in October to straight... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Addicted to |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024, 10:26 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Coke No Sugar. I've stopped drinking it a few times and gotten headaches from the lack of caffeine. At work I drink tropical cordial and at the gym I drink water so it's not all bad I guess. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Parkinson's Disease |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024, 9:55 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 650
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| In 2013 I was in hospital for bipolar depression and they gave me lithium to treat it (had been on other mood stabilisers previously). I got such bad tremors from it that a neurologist was called in to assess my condition. She prescribed benztropine - an anti-parkinsonism medication. At first I suff... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What was your first Special interest? |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2024, 11:41 pm
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Replies: 121
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The Brontosaurus has always been my favourite dinosaur.
My first interest was skeletons when I was 5 years old. My sister made me a cardboard one and I carried it around until it wore out. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get along well with other neurodivergent people? |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2024, 11:19 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I live with another autistic (former husband) and we get along very well. She has really strong interests and sometimes bores me with details, but otherwise, fine. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What ASD traits do you NOT have? |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2024, 11:13 pm
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Replies: 66
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| ^^I like brown noise the most. I can make pretty good small talk. I learned how to do it in the various workplaces I've been in. I can come up with white lies on the spot. I couldn't do this when I was a kid, it too, was learned. Meltdowns are very rare. I can cope with changes easily. Sometimes I'v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What odd sensory issues do you have? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 2:49 am
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Replies: 81
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| If I'm sitting at a table with other people and one of them accidentally touches my foot/feet with theirs, I'm instantly furious. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anniversaries |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 1:42 am
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Replies: 4
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| It's been nearly a year since I last ate McDonald's. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Calling all short people! |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 1:38 am
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Replies: 12
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^^I'm 5'2" also and one reason why I'm glad I'm short is that I'm close to the ground should I fall. A 6' 0" or taller person would more likely hurt themselves if they fall that great distance!  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did your ancestors fight in the wars? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2024, 10:56 pm
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Replies: 41
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My mum's dad fought in WWII. He was a right a***hole who blamed his abusive behaviour on what happened to him in the war but wouldn't actually talk about happened.
My dad was ready to go to Vietnam but in the end he wasn't conscripted. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thunderstorms! |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2024, 9:56 pm
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Replies: 132
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| Thunder and lightning are fine, it's just the wind that bothers me. Two years ago, our entire side fence blew over. The cats then liked to visit next door without having to jump the fence. Luckily we didn't have to pay for a new fence as we rent. I've been scared twice in my life by huge claps of th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: speed of time |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2024, 3:01 am
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Replies: 6
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| I'd only have that many bowel movements if I was having a bad IBS day (which happened yesterday). Does that happen every day for you? I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Hoping your gastroenterologist can help because that must really make your life frustrating. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Do you live alone? Do you want to? |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2024, 10:01 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I look back on that flat with great fondness though, it was the only time in my life I've had everything exactly as I wanted it and complete control over who comes and goes. Bliss! I could have written this myself. I lived by myself in a flat for about two years. The mortgage was very cheap and I s... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Phrases I am tired of hearing |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2024, 9:47 pm
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Replies: 44
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Most of Fnord's examples irk me.
There's also "reach out to". Someone in an email wrote to me, "can you reach out to such-and-such...". In answer I wrote, "I contacted such-and-such...". |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: FOOD TRAUMAS - Something you're put off from eating |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2024, 9:35 pm
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Replies: 24
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| There's a lot I don't like. But a trauma related one is crispy noodles. When I was about 12, my mum bought a bag of them and we shared them while watching tv after dinner. During that night I woke up feeling terrible and I was sick shortly after. But that wasn't the end of it. I was sick about five ... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Random Health |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2024, 2:41 am
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Replies: 203
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babybird wrote: I don't know how ice-cream is so popular in a world where every second person is either lactose intolerant or has IBS I have IBS but I love to eat ice cream and I do regularly in the summer. To compromise (to not upset my belly), I'll have sorbet or icy poles without milk in them. |
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