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Hi, my name is JuniperGal. I'm here because I need help. Mentally Physically Spiritually. Been in pain since I was 12. I've been through 22 surgeries, body casting at age 2 for 2 1/2 years the first time. 2nd time age 24 for a year & again at 26 for a year. Then metal brace for a year. First operation was a triple osteotomy of left pelvic area. After a year they realized it was nonunion. Revision of osteotomy. Then 9 dislocations of a hip and 2 of the shoulder. Years of chronic systemic metal ion poisoning. Then came the spine- Compression fracture of vertibre by just putting jeans on. Fell and broke my right shoulder. Fell again, 4 more vertibre compression fractures. Then a failed spinal fusion. Haven't walked since. At age 24 the pain Dr at Rush diagnosed me with Reflex Sympathetic Distrophy of left leg (now called complex regional pain syndrome). My most recent ER visit for falling flat on my back & hitting my head pretty hard. Was a joke. I also lost ability to move left foot (foot drop). They said my muscles were weak and I wasn't an emergency. My constant migraine was just a headache. No x-rays, CT scan, MRI, nothing I was told to call someone to drive me home. Second and third ER visit (my PCP told me to keep going back) accused of being in opioid withdrawal, searching for pain meds. My doctor said to try going to a different hospital ER. 8 hours later, dismissed as usual. FINAL visit; a doc recognized that I had a massive concussion and admitted me for more testing! A couple days later the doctor came in kinda laughing states "Well you're right, there's something wrong and boy your husband is going to be pissed.) " You had a stroke. Would I mind being discharged to a rehab facility. They also said I had sepsis, a hole in my heart, pneumonia, that the constant migraine, and hallucinations should get better soon. At discharge the lovely nurse decides I don't really need to go to rehab. What an idiot. So that brings us to the present 4 months of laying in bed (can't have any pressure on my pelvis)loss of all muscle 💪. Some tendons & ligaments have turned to bone like material.
Stay tuned in for Part 2. *. Fighting for my meds!
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Hi, my name is Patrice621. I'm here because , I have child trauma with result with no confidence, low self-esteem ,no big decisions making ,im a follower and a pleaser. I'm 56 now ,and I'm over it. I've been seing a psychologist, which hepl me to understand where my trauma come from and why I'm like this.
Hi, my name is CompassionatePhoenix. I'm here because I am looking for others who can relate to what I am experiencing. I am a late diagnosed woman with AuDHD and I struggle immensely with C-PTSD. It has been a long and painful journey over the last two decades of trying to better understand myself. I have been in and out of therapy for years and my diagnosis has changed over that time. Originaly I was diagnosed with GAD and MDD in my early 20’s. Later, after I served in the Army I was also diagnosed with PTSD but after my own extensive research I came to understand what I actually have is C-PTSD. My ADHD diagnosis came around the age of 37 but only after my son was diagnosed. I was officially diagnosed with Autism level 1 last year at the age of 41. I am high masking with a CAT-Q score of 150 and that is why I was overlooked for so long. Since finding that last puzzle piece of ASD I have been struggling with unmasking and isolating. My walls have gone way up and I am incredibly lonely and feel like nearly everyone in my life just chronically misunderstands me. I am married, and he is a wonderful partner who has been incredibly supportive but I crave a connection to people who truly get it and I’m afraid that I lean to hard on my spouse. I need to find my community and make some friends because currently I do not have any. That is why I am here.
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Hi, my name is Hellokita427.