Ok, so... sometimes I wake up to a nosebleed in the middle of the night or sometime in the morning. (My morning can be early day for my timezone or 8 to 12 hours after I fell asleep -- or both! For once.)
Today's fun was: both nostrils, a blood clot (sized the area of my middle finger nail or slightly more), and I am STILL spitting blood hours later.
The spit ups are the area of my pinkie finger nail. I spit them up every 5 or 10 minutes.
I'm pretty sure this was a posterior nose bleed, judging from where the itchy congestion feeling is, since the nose part stopped. (Posterior means toward back; anterior means towards nose.) It feels like it's way at the back of my throat, maybe near my uvula.
Period soon, so maybe I should take some iron pills. At least the Kyleena IUS coil (omfg?!) reduces heavy period flow a bit. Mirena IUS coil can stop periods, 'Amenorrhea', due to more progestogen in it. I love that, but I didn't realise a lower dose one was available, so the mood alterations should be better this time, too.
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So much vital health policy reporting going on @STAT right now.
Which chronic health priorities are most important for the #MAHA Commission, set to make its report and plan by the end of the summer?
In the "choose-your-own-adventure" below, explore several different paths, including kids' health, cutting costs, and the leading killers of Americans.
#health #healthcare #medicine #chronichealth #publichealth #rfk #healthpolicy
... ok so these fuckers really ARE trying to kill us.
relevant af https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ROtVQt98s
I'm so close to the fucking edge this year.
I got a 1 kg bag of tapioca pearls for boba tea to make cheaper at home so I can still have a treat. Saw the price tag and was like "hmmm. *Do* I want / deserve an easy sweet treat I can add nutrient powder to as needed and sip for hydration?"
I got it in the end, but everyone deserves nice things. Yes, even the people you hate. Even the asshole down the street. Maybe if they got nice things and felt nicer, they might be kinder to people around them, idfk.
#UK #UKpol #pol #politics #UK_politics #UKpolitics #DWP #PIP #UC #UniversalCredit #disability #disabled #DisabledSocial #disabilities #MassDisablingEvent #LongCovid #MECFS #LearningDifficulty #LearningDisability #SpLDiff #SpecificLearningDifficulty #money #cash #currency #policy #PolicyAnalysis #spending #budget #economy #equality #inequality #benefits #BenefitsCuts #BenefitsClaimants #illness #ChronicHealth #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness
oooooh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrJ1p2074Rg
Hormones are chemical messengers that your cells release to send and receive signals between other cells in your body.
Ghrelin, for example, signals when your body wants you to eat, so it makes you feel 'hungry'. (Subject experts: pls add corrections, ty.)
You may know the hormones called progesterone, testosterone, or estrogen.
Everyone produces these hormones in different amounts, regardless of assigned birth sex, HRT (which cis, trans, AND nonbinary people can use), or felt personal gender.
(IDK best phrasing for respectful, precise clarity with near-zero risk of misinterpretation. Open to suggestion.)
Wait, wait. Menstrual ASTHMA?? Ok, maybe I need to pay more attention.
The MAHA Commission has met for the first time.
The meeting, held in Washington on Tuesday afternoon, was not made public or announced before it occurred.
Reminder: #RFK has promised "radical transparency." That apparently does not apply to the #MAHA Commission's actions.
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We need NHS Complex Care Centres.
Funny how I got 'addicted' before ever taking gabapentin?
It's almost like... not being in pain is a desirable outcome!
We all deserve Bed and Bread.
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