#rcpd

[ellzwellz]

from my twitter

[lazylittledragon]

I feel your pain (or the opposite I guess). The flap of my esophagus is too relaxed, which is a whole health problem of it’s own, and it makes me sound like a frog. Wanna split the difference? XD

with our powers combined we can create one functioning esophagus

[rq-poob09]

So somewhat serious post so i will be dropping the quirk of my typing.

One of my headmates has organized MUPDs (Medically Unrecognized Personality Disorders) into different clusters and has coined some clusters! but he doesn't wanna make an account for this so he will have me coin them here and now!

to expand on cluster D, self sabotage would include self destructive behaviors caused by lack of indulgence in the PD and it's "fix" for identity while cluster E is moreso about the lack of identity rather than the self sabotage but it can be present and usually is present to a certain degree.

[grrrenadine]

Claire and the Raccoon City Police Department statue.

[acquired-stardust]

Resident Evil 2 Remake PC 2019

[stillfuckingtired]

I talked to my GP about some symptoms I’ve never bothered bringing up before (not high enough on the symptom/condition priority list, medical burnout, etc.) I even told them exactly what I thought it was, in a direct manner, and it was pretty well received. Which is a huge win! Go me! Being brave and stuff.

But now I’ve been referred to a specialist. And I’m looking down the barrel of what it actually entails to look into this for real—making the appointment, paying for a specialist, seeing a new doctor, going through the intake and giving my medical history, explaining my other conditions, explaining the symptoms I’m seeing them about specifically, explaining how I heard of this thing I think I have and why I think I have it, risking judgement and dismissal, getting multiple tests done to rule out other things, risking hearing the same old “everything looks normal” (followed by dismissal), doing the mental workout the whole time of trying to figure out how to get this new person in a position of power and authority to listen to me/believe me/not dismiss me, and, IF things go well, undergo a procedure I’ve never had done before that sounds a little unsettling.

And I’m just…so tired. I’m not in medical burnout right now; it’s been months since my last health-push go-around with my doctors. I’ve built back up, and it’s about time to go again. So I can do it. It’s just…I know I’m going to be so drained. Just like the other times. It’s going to be uncomfortable, and hard. And I can do it. I just gotta, like, psych myself up for it a little.

[danbeifong]

I am completely hooked on this chapter! This was so warm and tender at the same time. I am completely blown away.

https://www.wattpad.com/1517956741-new-recruit-linbeifong-x-femalereader-chapter-18

[sammaggs]

This might be a weird question, but what was that throat thing you had surgery for if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve never been able to burp and I’ve always wondered why

Genuinely so thrilled to answer this question because this is so recently discovered but SO many people suffer from it!

It’s called R-CPD or “Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction” and it basically means your throat is so uptight it can’t relax enough to let it do what it’s supposed to.

In 2019, Dr. Bastian at Chicago’s Voice Institute discovered a cure: Inject a boatload of Botox into your throat muscle. Now it CAN’T be uptight. Fixed! (This has to be done in surgery because they have to move your whole voice box out of the way to do the injections internally.)

There are now doctors all over the world who offer this cure—I had mine done in June at Keck in LA and it was absolutely life-changing.

The r/noburp (lol) subreddit has populated a world map with a list of doctors who now offer the treatment, as well as a Wiki with lots of Q&As.

This sounds so silly but it’s genuinely difficult to convey how debilitating this gets as you get older and it gets worse. I had to spend most of my days lying down, I could never eat or drink in public, I would always have to limit my amount of time speaking or being out of the house because otherwise you’re in pain or discomfort constantly. Fixing this has been the best thing I’ve ever done medically!!

Good luck friend, message me if you have any other Qs!