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Lou Laurinen

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  • Test results are: extremely low blood sugar, severe anemia, low thyroid function (already being treated for those) and too much estrogen.
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    If you can eat it have steamed broccoli every day with your evening meal and see if this helps.
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    Sorry pain is CRAP go to the ER again dont suffer get help from those who will gladly help
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    Sending hugs. No wonder you felt bad. I hope they find a way of dealing effectively with the blood sugar regulation as well as the iron. Vitamin C at the same time as when you're having red meat aids absorption of iron. Likewise when you're having inorganic iron sources from plants, but the haeme iron is definitely quicker for restoring your own haemoglobin etc.
    Sometimes I feel like having friends is too scary and unpredictable and I should just keep isolating and pushing everyone away :(
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    I'm looking forward to talking to you again when you're feeling better and up to it! :)
    Homulilly
    Homulilly
    @Gerontius Sounds like social anxiety happening. I was like that too, and then practiced the mindset of “they’ll probably not care” and “not the end of the world even if I overshared.” That helped calm me down.
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    Social anxiety is one of those things that many people put up blocking their own success. I see it in autistics & neurotypicals alike--
    Have seen people have anxiety attacks strong enough that we called in an ambulance.
    I had a blood test done today and I almost fainted :( And the lady at the desk was rude to me about my service dog.
    W
    Wolfnox
    And said dog ignored it. Focusing instead on loving mother figure.
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    Complain about the!employee its discrimination
    I almost just passed out in the shower :( Now I feel like I'm going to throw up. Going to get more blood tests done tomorrow. :(
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    Try to perceive while you were like that did you feel like running or hiding before it? or want to fight? ,how are you after your period? are you feverish? as you could have a very new pelvic infection! Drink pure orange not concentrated you need potassium and blood sugar not! an orange drink with cane sugar dont feed the infection
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thank you everyone! It’s not Covid. This is an ongoing thing. Going to do some tests in a few hours :)
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    Dog V4 offers a hug and a piece of his very destroyed new toy.
    I didn’t go to my friend’s birthday party. I feel bad but there were too many strangers invited, and apparently everyone’s drunk. No thanks!
    I have a sneaky competitor who is trying to destroy my business. Ugh!!!
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    Is this that teenage kid?
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    No, an adult woman. She’s been sneaking around asking people what my rates are and what my qualifications are, and trying to tell people I’m running a business that isn’t approved because I don’t work for a company.
    Worst. Cramps. EVER. My cycles are really irregular too so I never know what I’m going to get. Like Russian roulette, but with more blood.
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    Rubber hot water bottle fill from the kettle or wheat or lavender bag heat in the microwave or heat patches possibly at the one dollar store :)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    That sounds nice :)
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    Recommend for a laugh watching men using a period cramp simulator, i have a tens machine and its nothing like as bad as period cramp but funny to watch married men experience weak childbirth pain
    I'm not in a good mood tonight, which is rare. I'm just tired of people hurting me. This is a good way to make me bitter and want to isolate
    I have been eating a bit less and being very active, but still not losing any weight. My stomach is still huge. Why are my legs skinnier tho
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    @Atrapa Almas, it's lovely to see males promoting F&V eating! :) In Australia there was traditionally a "real men don't eat rabbit food" mindset - very Anglo. Of course Italian-Australian men laughed at this, rightly so!
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    Luca, you are also you-shaped! :)

    Look at all the things you can do outdoors with your dogs too. A body is a fine thing really!
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    Polycystic ovaries will give you a swollen abdomen ,youve got to eat more iron rich foods leafy greens spinach when your abdomen isnt swollen,have white bread until you stop bleeding you dont need to be digesting fibre while youre swollen:)
    Pro dog training tip: Dogs love being talked to in a silly baby voice. I thought this was silly until I tried it myself :)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I used to have my doubts about "purely positive" dog training too, but it has saved my fearful/aggressive/reactive rescue dog's life!!!
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    I recommend watching the bionic vet (YouTube) to see that speaking in a excitable voice isn't always good ,confidence yes but very calm like an alpha wolf ,silly baby voice is like a very young puppy asking for food or an epsilon wolf (peace maker who might be controlled!!!by the alpha dog)
    Darkkin
    Darkkin
    Rue just looks at me like I'm stupid when I try it with him. He likes conversation. Zwi adores it though.
    I'm supposed to go to a nightclub with my friend for his birthday on Friday. But he invited some people I don't know. Now I don't want to go
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Yes, I meant being forced to interact with them. Lol. I don't mind being around people I don't know because I can ignore them. The nightclubs here are about the same but I love loud music actually! And I love dancing. I go to clubs by myself a lot, or at least I did before Covid.
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    LOL

    There you go, different horses for different courses! :)

    I'm trying to work out methods for not being approached by people you don't know. Lots of garlic? But that would perhaps also repel the people you do!
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    And maybe you can teach me to dance! ;)

    I'm OK at a bit of Scottish Highland because it's simple and I went to a group for a while, but all that other stuff...
    I am just so upset and angry about the state the world is in and I want to scream.
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    I was thinking the two of you might like some music jokes. ...they are very mean music jokes! We once laughed for about two hours reading these!

    https://osbornmusic.com/jokes.html
    oregano
    oregano
    Look up the origins of some of Metallica's lyrics from their golden age. Most of it was written by James Hetfield (lead singer), and some of it is therapy for tough times he went through.
    oregano
    oregano
    For example, The God That Failed refers to the fact that his mom, a devout Christian Scientist, rejected all medical help when she got cancer, and died horribly. (Christian Science believes in the rejection of medicine in favor of prayer.) The song is him raging at God for not answering her prayers.
    Hex had the best birthday ever! And she even got some surprise gifts from Kodi’s service dog trainer, and my neighbors! And lots of toys!
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thank you so much everyone for your sweet birthday wishes! I could not ask for a better support system than the one I have on here <3
    I saw a really creepy shadow in my room and it moved away when I looked at it. I hope it was an optical illusion.
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    If you don't like spiders don't watch live versions of this song, because they have big spiderweb backdrops for it with spiders in them, and the singer makes his fingers walk up and down the microphone like a spider while he's singing about it and does lots of miming. ;)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    EW!!! Lol
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    It's very funny though. I love the song for its almost oriental guitar intro melody, for its theatrical nature, and also for how they ham the whole thing up live! :)
    Drunk lady came up to me and my dogs got assertive. An example of why I would never recommend some of these breeds to inexperienced owners.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    They will not defend physically unless there is legitimate danger. But Dogo Argentinos, specifically, are absolutely NOT for the first-time dog owner. Pointers have a territorial and protective streak too if they feel like their people are being threatened. My Podengo is also tenacious and fearless. My Newfoundland would let a burglar in tho. Lol
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    You have a Newfoundland too. Oh boy. Your bed isn't big enough. Lol
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    There are pics of all of mine on here lol. I sleep up against the window. They have full control of the rest of the bed!!
    I gave my dogs baths today. And I just picked up birthday stuff for Hex. Tomorrow is her birthday! She’ll be one year old already!!!
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    This is a huge milestone since, if you’ve been following her story since I joined here, she had a debilitating medical condition and I didn’t think she would make it past six months. She has grown out of the condition and is able to do anything a normal dog can do.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I got her lots of stuffed animals, including a GIANT unicorn and several other unicorns, axolotls, and a Mahi fish (my favorite Hawaiian fish, Enzo has a Mahi collar.) I got her a birthday cake plush and a giant birthday dog treat.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    So glad she is fine. I know she caused mom to stress something awful. Being animal parents is a tough job.
    I’m trying to respond to private messages. I hope no one feels like I don’t want to talk to them :( I haven’t been doing too well.
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    Dear Luca, you are going to have to employ a secretary to help you with your many correspondence commitments! ;) Hope you have a great day. Feel better soon.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    @Callistemon LOL!
    I hope you’re having a great day too! It is about 2am here and I’m going to try to sleep. That might be asking too much of myself lol
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    No joke, but cuddling up to a body pillow or large fluffy teddy bear can help with sleep if you are a side sleeper. It's a bit like giving a puppy a hot-water bottle with a fluffy cover to sleep with when you first bring them home.
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