Amanda C

So i have been having numerous digestive problems for over a year now and i finally have an appointment with a specialist this month. I currently am lactose intolerant and the pills no longer work. I also have GERD and im on PPI's. The doctors are currently also looking into me having either crohns or ibs because of all my symptoms and because my mother has crohns. i keep a food diary and i have a really hard time digesting pretty much any vegetables and i get terrible abdominal pains and the food comes out just as it went in only chewed up some. Or i get bad acid reflux. i can pretty much only eat these vegetables of which i have tried: baby corn, beets, mushrooms, green beans, asparagus, cucumbers WITHOUT the skin, celery but only cut up small in soup and snow peas. I am unsure about squashes. i cannot eat olives, pickles, brocoli, cauliflower, onions, cabbage, lettuce, spinach or any leafy green, cant eat carrots, tomatoes, no garlic, or peppers or any acidic or spicy vegetables because of my gerd, no corn besides what i had mentioned. no creamed vegetable because my lactose intolerance and no potato skins. i pretty much cant eat any salads and i have a lot of the same problems with fruits so i really don't know what to do.

Me and my boyfriend are not officially engaged yet but he has bought the ring and we talked about everything he just hasnt officially proposed yet. it;s all a matter of when and where he would like to pop the question. Anyways, we have already decided on a guest list and what type of engagement party we would like to have and the list comes to 40 with me and my boyfriend included. we would like a simple lunch party with a little lunch buffet and maybe some wine. the only problem is we can't decide on the location because we live with my parents in a 6 and 1/2 apartment. however the building has a small cafeteria that tenants can use for parties or events i'm just worried that something like that would be to informal or not large enough. i was thinking perhaps we can host the food/lunch in the cafeteria then hold games, chats, and other things in the apartment. do you think this would be sufficient space for something like this? keep in mind we are trying to keep the budget to as minimum as possible because it is me and my boyfriend who are paying for everything to do with the wedding including this. Also we only plan on getting married in about 3 years to ensure we have the finances. we cant have a picnic because it is to cold

yesterday i had my wisdom tooth top right out and he just used local anasthesia (froze me). For pain meds i have been using 4 extra strength tylenol every four hours. now i have nausea and chills my stools green and foul smelling. IVe vomited 5 times at once. What could be causing this. P.s i just got back from a vacation sunday where i got over 60 black fly and mosquito bites and sunday my lymph nodes were swollen and really painful can those bug bites be causing it or is it the tylenol, any ideas? I also feel dizzy

Had my top wisdom right wisdom tooth taken out today and my appointment was at 1 he was done at about 1:15 and he just froze the area. im wondering how long after can i eat something soft like sorbet because i really want some :P

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The sky was taken over by a blanket of darkness and the light breeze struck cold against the faces of those who, out of no shear free will wandered the avenues during such late hours. The freshness of the air compensated for the nights out of the norm temperatures. For the third time this week, he watched her with eyes of fire. The wind left tears trailing down his large but charming face, and the cold stung at his cheeks, reminding him of the frigid winter mornings he spent wandering the streets alone as a child.

As he gazed at her with fervor, he kept his distance. He knew he had to remain unseen for if she'd seen him for even a moment, she would flee in fear, maybe never to be seen again

She reminded him of the mother he had once both loved and hated tremendously. Like a living embodiment of Aphrodite the goddess of beauty; her long, dark hair swayed in the wind as her deep aqua eyes sparkled like the lights along the city skyline. Despite her allure, she brought back feelings of fear and anger that he had been repressing for many years now.

At his age the years were indeed many. At least he felt as much. He was twice her elder; still, to him she was everything he ever wanted. He had followed her for weeks and was entranced by her. He remembered feeling like this once before, a long while back. Perhaps so far back in time that this extravagant creature he now examined from across the street had not yet been conceived.-

hi i was just trying to figure out why my question was deleted. It was entitled "beginning of story opinion (small part)" then in the additional details box was the first part of my story. so what rule was violated?

well i am struggling with deciding between continuing my psychological crime novel in past or present tense. I only realized that i had started it in present tense after a few chapters, however i am also aware of the fact that readers find it bothersome and difficult to read a novel in present tense. This is why it concerns me and therefor, i am willing to do some editing and change it to past tense.

For further information, my character experiences a'lot of flashbacks in this story, and it also bounces back and fourth from a few main characters perspectives. What are your opinions on the matter? Here is the beginning of my novel in present tense, then past. Which one is more effective in your opinion?

- Present

The sky is taken over by a blanket of darkness and the light breeze strikes arctic cold against the faces of those who, out of no shear-free-will walk the avenues during these late hours. The fresh crispness of the air compensates for the nights out-of-the-norm temperatures. It is unmistakably beautiful as the stars light up the night sky, the way lights on a Christmas tree might light up a dimmed living room on the eve of Christ. Moon beams reflect off the trees as they dance in the wind leaving an eerie shadow upon the surrounding residences. He watches her with eyes of fire as the wind leaves tears trailing down his rather large but charming face, and the cold stings at his cheeks, reminding him of the frigid winter mornings he spent wandering the streets alone as a child.

As he gazes upon her with fervor, he keeps his distance. He knows he has to remain unseen fore if she sees him for even a moment, she may flee in fear, never to be seen again.

-Past

The sky was taken over by a blanket of darkness and the light breeze struck artic cold against the faces of those who, out of no shear-free-will walked the avenues during such late hours. The fresh crispness of the air compensated for the nights out-of-the-norm temperatures. It was unmistakably beautiful as the stars lit up the night sky, the way lights on a Christmas tree might light up a dimmed living room on the eve of Christ. Moon beams reflected off the trees as they danced in the wind leaving an eerie shadow upon the surrounding residences. He watched her with eyes of fire as the wind left tears trailing down his rather large but charming face, and the cold stung at his cheeks, reminding him of the frigid winter mornings he spent wandering the streets alone as a child.

As he gazed upon her with fervor, he kept his distance. He knew he had to remain unseen fore if she'd seen him for even a moment, she would flee in fear, maybe never to be seen again

Usually my cycles 30.5 days on average and longest 37 shortest 24. my periods 5-6 days long and was normal this month. I usually get sore breasts1 week before my period but this month it started on february 19th or cd 12 and has been Very sore since then. I usually have a luteal phase of 11.4 days but have had 6 and 14 days. I thought maybe that it was ovulation but it didnt really synch up with my usual ovulation and i had more ovulation symptoms later on in the month on the 26th. The only other symptom i had of ovulation on the 19th was two spots of bright red blood when wiping after urination. ( its NOT an infection) but it was only once so perhaps may have cut myself without knowing it? . So i am now on cd 25 and STILL have very sore breasts. Just wondering what this might be.

Thanks

Just incase it matters, im 21 years old and finish college in may. i am sexually active witb my boyfriend of 5 and a half years and i am not on birthcontrol for multiple reasons.

So i basically have this one spot on my right wrist that is very painful just from touching it. Its at the top of my wrist on the outside about the size of a nickle. Its been bugging me for a while at first it was just painful if i hit it very lightly like if i got into a pool and water hit it but now it shoots pain just when i touch it. Its like a burning pain and its tender but there are no noticable bumps or redness on the area. It doesnt hurt when i move my wrist only if i put the slightest presure on the specific spot. Just wondering what it might be. Any ideas? Its been bothering me for about 2 years but as i said its progressivly gotten worse.

So basically im on cd 38, between 5 and 8 days late depending if you look at my average cycle length of 30 days or my longest cycle length of 33 days( that happened 2 out of 11 cycles. My lutuel phase on average is 11 days the shortest 6 days (onee time) and longest 14 days ( 1 time). I chart my bbt but because of a fever and i had 2 drops 6 days apart im unsure exactly the day i ovulated either 16 days ago or 21 days ago. As for symptoms ive had sore boobs for about 5 days today and 2 other days this week ive felt a bit nauseas today being most noticable. Definitley have alot of cm and urinating alot( noticed a whole role was gone in a couple hours and i was the only one home). The only other thing i noticed is very loud and gurgling intestines and stomach. On top of it these symptoms are all fairly knew with the oldest sympom being cramps starting about 11 days ago and being on and off. The first time i noticed cramps was actually about a day after the second drop when i had a fever for 4 days. Besides these little things ive had no other symptoms.

Im not stressed at all im actually the most relaxed ive been in a long time as im on vacation from college at the monent and im done in 4 months, although i have been sick as i said before and im almost completely recovered now.

So what i would like to know is if i should test yet or not because i dont want to concern my boyfriend unless i actually have to and im at his house so im sure he is bound to see it and ask. I also have a pap test tommorow and im unsure if i should reschedule or not.

So basically its day 36 of my cycle and i still havent gotten my period. On average my cycle is 29- 30 days but the shortest ive ever had was 22 and longest was 33 and that was only one time. I thought i ovulated on the 18th or cycle day 17 because my bbt dropped below the cover line at 35.9 then went back up and i also had fertile cm and my cervical positon was soft open and high. Then 6 days later on cd 23 it went down again to 36. Then it jumped to 36.2 then all the way up to 37.8 and 38c i had a fever for 4 days as i was sick and im still recovering. My temp then went back down to 36.4 and was jumping between 36.4 and 36.7 ever since today its at 36.7.

So as for my luteal phase, the shortest ive had seems to be only 6 days ( that was only once) the longest was 14 days while my average luteal phase is 11 days. Todays cd 36 of my cycle and still no af. Im reluctant to take a test out of fear of disappointment and the only symptoms that i had at all was cramping for only a little while one day when i had my fever and sore breasts for about 5 days. Besides that ive only had alot of cm for the last 2 days and yesterday i felt nauseaus. Besides thoughs few little things there has been no symptoms. Idk what to think? Any suggestions

Oh and ya ive been sexually active pretty much ever second day this month. Sometimes we use condoms but a few times we havent incase you would like to know.

when i was sick and menstrating about a week ago i felt i had a fever for two days. on the third day i felt warm still just slightly less then the last two days so i found a thermometer and i checked my body temperature and it was 36.2, this was at 8 30 pm. so i thought to myself how can i feel warm and only have a temperature of 36.2? so i thought to myself how im ALWAYS freezing, especially my toes and how when i am i hot i sweat very little so i feel sick and thought this does not feel normal so i started checking my basal body temperature about three days ago s soon as i wake every morning and so far my highest temperature while not sick was today at 35.7 and lowest was 35.5 over a period of four days( and the highest at all was 36.2when i was sick). i also been checking heart rate and mine seems normal with average around 60-77 bpm ( i am not an athlete at all) . So considering the fact i have alot of other symptoms( ex irritable brain fog CONSTANT fatique, always hungry, brain fog, eczema, hair thinning and hair loss, eyebrows thinning on the outside corners, heavy menstral flow, insomnia, depression for two years (not so much now however) i have digestive issue (lactose intolerance, frequent (pretty much everyday ) soft stools, abdominal pain and acid reflux.) also i don't quite know why but my gums seem quite pale lately (even white in places) i am also always stressed out (NOT about health usually). ive been afraid to go to the doctors because i am afraid they may think im crazy or lying because of all my symptoms and i was just wondering if this is normal basal body temperature and if not is this a sign i should check my thyriod.

oh incase it matters im female, 20 years old no family history of thyroid disease however a long family history of diabetes and my mom has crohns disease.

when i was sick and menstrating about a week ago i felt i had a fever for two days. on the third day i felt warm still just slightly less then the last two days so i found a thermometer and i checked my body temperature and it was 36.2, this was at 8 30 pm. so i thought to myself how can i feel warm and only have a temperature of 36.2? so i thought to myself how im ALWAYS freezing, especially my toes and how when i am i hot i sweat very little so i feel sick and thought this does not feel normal so i started checking my basal body temperature about three days ago s soon as i wake every morning and so far my highest temperature while not sick was today at 35.7 and lowest was 35.5 over a period of four days( and the highest at all was 36.6 when i was sick). i also been checking heart rate and mine seems normal with average around 60-77 bpm ( i am not an athlete at all) . So considering the fact i have alot of other symptoms( ex irritable brain fog CONSTANT fatique, always hungry, brain fog, eczema, hair thinning and hair loss, eyebrows thinning on the outside corners, heavy menstral flow, insomnia, depression for two years (not so much now however) i have digestive issue (lactose intolerance, frequent (pretty much everyday ) soft stools, abdominal pain and acid reflux.) also i don't quite know why but my gums seem quite pale lately (even white in places) i am also always stressed out (NOT about health usually). ive been afraid to go to the doctors because i am afraid they may think im crazy or lying because of all my symptoms and i was just wondering if this is normal basal body temperature and if not is this a sign i should check my thyriod.

oh incase it matters im female, 20 years old no family history of thyroid disease however a long family history of diabetes and my mom has crohns disease.

i need to find a poem by either A.J.M. Smith, A. M. Klein, Leonard Cohen, Earle Birney or Margaret Atwood that talks about canada or quebec and it cannot be the lonely land, the rocking chair, i accuse us or Montreal 1964 thanks.

What do you think of the intro to my fantasy story :)

All was calm at 232 Sunnybrook Way. The moon peaked behind a cloud that sat stag in the sky. Moon light gleamed through the window mixing into the surrounding candlelight providing as the only source of illumination. The small girl lie in her Oakwood, canopy bed wide-eyed and filled with wonder as her papa read from the large green book. The cover of the book, much like its contents was inexplicably magnificent. Nearly a hundred and thirty years old, the book sat as if a hand had never lain upon it. It was forest green and rather large with a beige picture of a man holding a torch, as two children followed behind him gazing back at something mysteriously. Just above the picture was the title etched across the cover in a shade of gold written in storybook font. At the bottom of the cover just below the picture lay what appear to be wings or feathers. All this was contained within a gold border and just beyond that at each outer corner of the book was what looked to be some kind of peacock, Chinese fan design. The spine was as intriguing as the rest of the book with more gold writing engulfed in a tapestry of green. Another caption had been drawn on the spine depicting two travelers standing in front of an opening. Much like the first, one traveler bore a torch in his hand standing proud in resemblance to the statue of liberty. Under that sat a diamond design drawn in black. The title was written across the top and beneath that, the name Jules Verne.

Her papa read from the book with such emotion that brought the words to life and pulled the listener into its pages, disconnecting anyone who dared to listen from reality itself. He spoke of dinosaurs, wanderers and an underground ocean. A wondrous world of which few have ever traveled. Each word leapt off the page at young Clarabelle and left her mind open to all sorts of marvellous visions. Finally, Clarabelle lay still with dreams of secret worlds and unknown places circulating through her unconscious mind as her father disappeared into the depths of the night.

So ive sprained both my ankles multiple times befor. Ive even bruised the bone bad the first time i sprained my ankle and im used to it by now i know you have to elevate it and put ice, put a wrap for compression and all that but yesterday i was playing around with my boyfriend and i knocked into a mop bucket and my ankle bent in. It hurt this time more than ive ever twisted it and i started sweating and tears started coming out of my eyes from the pain and im a type of person who can take alot of pain without so much as flinching so i immediatley put ice on it after and after a while i could some what walk on my toes of the injured foot aslong as i didnt put much pressure on it for more than a second per step and i wrapped it. It was difficult sleeping and i kept waking up but anyways i woke up this morning and started checking my ankle and i noticed that both sides of my ankle hurts. The outside more so but the inside was painful too so ive been trying to move it and i could slightly roate it but i cant put it flat down and i cant move it outwards. Its also harder today to walk on it even on my toes i move like one or two steps on my toes but then i either have to support myself using the walls or anything beside me or i have to hop and now im noticing my other leg and ankle are starting to hurt from constaintly putting all my weight on one leg. Im not fat either. i mean im not skinny or anything but im not fat. Should i get an exray or should i just continue iceing it and wrapping it and soaking it in hotwater because i would like to avoid it if i could because they always tell me to do all that stuff anyways and i always end up having to go through the painful x rays where they twist and turn your injured ankle in ways not even a normal ankle is supose to turn..... so your advice is apreciated should i get it x rayed? And also, is it possible to sprain both sides of your ankle at once?

So for months now ive been getting this. It starts off with just a bit of mucus then as the mucus starts to build up the coughing starts and then my voice becomes raspy. When i get this it stays for about a month then it goes away for like 2 weeks then comes back again... its really very annoying at times i sometimes get phlegm stuck in my airways at the begining when it comes making it hard to breath beacause so much phlegm gets into my airways. I first got this a while back, maybe a year and a half ago or a bit more and it just keeps coming back and i would like to know what might cause this. Im 20. I dont smoke and never even tried a cigarette or anything else, i rarely drink alchohol and as far as i know i have no allergies except lactose intolerance.i do get acid reflux quite often ( usually a couple times a week depending on my diet). I am also around people who smoke but do my best to leave the room and get away from the smoke when they are doing so because i hate it. Im not going to say im healthy otherwise because im not really. For ex im ALWAYS tired no matter the amount i sleep i get and i have trouble sleeping and im usually very irratible and have stomach issues alot. Im also usually very stressed ( not about health just about things in my life) id rather not go into a whole life story in such a short box so ill just stop there so if you have any questions otherwise bring them up here and ill be happy to answer them provided they are related to the post. Thanks

so i tend to get a dry nose on and off but every summer it's horrible! my nose is so dry and it's chapped. It hasn't been bleeding but like i said it's chapped so ya. I also can not sit in the back seat of a car if the person has the window open because it drys out my nose and mouth and it tends the be the same for putting a fan near my face so i make sure my face is away from the fan. The odd thing is that its hot here but it's not dry, in fact it's the opposite it's quite humid and as far as of now i have never had any allergy except to milk. i do however tend to get eczema. I have tried petroleum jelly (Vaseline) but im told that it is bad to use it frequently as it can get into your lungs and cause pneumonia. Does anyone have any idea what can be causing this and how i go about it. Thanks,