Pictures of swollen glands in vagina

Hi. Hoping someone might have a brainwave of what could be going on!! We're at our wits end. 3yo male with chronic & prolonged constipation plus severe skin reaction to mosquitos & recurring cellulitis. Bit more info: we've seen multiple GPs & 2 paediatricians - all interventions mentioned are at their advice. He's grown out of a peanut & egg allergies but is still allergic to oats (doesn't show on the prick test but he gets a rash if he touches it & vomits within minutes if consumed). Was exclusively breastfed (self weaned at 2yo) & had cows milk protein intolerance (caused severe rashes, mucous & blood in the stool, terrible colic & reflux) which he grew out of at 8 months & introduced to solids at 6 months which is when the constipation started. Longest he went without pooing was 3 weeks & we intervened with softeners & followed up with suppositories. Has had an ultrasound & can't find anything except swollen lymph nodes in the abdomen, suspected from a previous virus at the time. Has a very healthy & varied diet, plenty of water, fruits & vegetables & a good appetite. He's very active too. He's now on a protocol of constant daily stool softener, a double dose 1 day & single dose the next, alternating. Started at a double dose daily but have been able to slightly drop it. He still only poos once a week at best & his stomach is often very swollen/bloated, it's usually very soft poo but a huge volume & he finds it quite distressing. Last year he started reacting severely to mosquitos (there's some at his preschool) & comes up in big swollen welts & blisters within minutes of being bitten. We give him a double dose antihistamine & put steroid cream & ice pack on it but these are getting worse & 3 times this year has resulted in cellulitis needing very strong antibiotics. We feel like there could be a link somewhere but keep getting brushed off & told to just keep doing the softener & it'll get better "in a few months" but he's been on it over 2 years & nothing has improved.
I hope all that makes sense! I will put pictures of the recent cellulitis in the comments & happy to clarify any details. Thank you!

Honestly, what do you think, why is he with her? When I think about them, it still messes with my mind because they have a completely different image and vibe, and I don't feel it. His behavior, like that of a sweet, kind, humble actor, doesn't seem to match with how disgustingly he was making out with a karjenner, grabbing her BBL. She looks unattractive and appears swollen, she's a laughingstock, has two kids, and he genuinely like he's in love with her. It seriously looks sometimes like he's some kind of little puppy for her. He skipped his friend's birthday to be with her in Milan, humiliated himself at the concert with her, took her to the Golden Globes where they were also affectionate towards each other, but there were also those pictures from his backyard and a photo from March I think. So it seems like they do spend time together(?). On one hand, it looks like PR, and on the other hand, it looks like they are genuinely both in love. The only thing that seems logical and probable to me is that she is just a temporary fling for him. He had a short something with Eiza Gonzalez before (I don't think they were in a real relationship) and she was also heavily changed by plastic surgeries, so it seems like fakeness and plastic doesn't bother him. But does he take them seriously? Or is he just using them temporarily? It's really disorienting because he seems to be completely different and many things seem contradictory to me.
Sorry for the long text. I wanted to express my thoughts clearly.

After much consideration, and planning, I am going to return to video production. When I began making videos on a weekly or monthly basis, I had plenty of free time due to the big coof. This was me learning things like scheduling, editing, how to make the microphone work, and I learned plenty through trial and error. There is a dramatic difference between my first videos and my recent ones because of this learning experience. But as I learned about how to make videos, I learned that I was wasting my time with them.
A LOT of time.
Whatever you’re thinking is a time waste for a video is not really it, unless you’ve been there and done that. During that time, I ruined my sleep schedule and would even pass up on small money opportunities, all because I thought my Youtube videos would send me into stardom. Plant a seed, watch it grow, that sort of thing. But, looking at my numbers, it was the exact opposite. Each video coming out, utilizing the keywords and subject matter as a reason to click, was essentially a false sense of activity.
Working on other people’s channels created even more false cases of activity, which created a false sense of justifying why I’m putting labor into something.
Like most artists, I was gaslighting myself into thinking that the time spent into a project was going to translate into a future income from something else. We always see these videos where it seems zero effort was put into it and it goes viral, not realizing that years of failing and group efforts were required to reach those results. And even then, a youtube video existing doesn’t cause a person to instantly gain money from that existence. I have a friend who made a viral video and he didn’t get anything from millions of views, because there was nothing to monetize. I have another friend who made a viral video, trying to recreate the magic, and nothing came of it after a year or two of trying.
Not only is it hard to receive results, but the amount of time it takes to attempt is ridiculous. I didn’t time myself, but if I knew how many hours were sunk into each video, I would probably pull out my balls in anger. The process of each video was a mess of:

1. Writing down a script (takes more than an hour to write an hour of script)
2. Recording the audio (takes more than an hour to record an hour)
3. Editing the audio (takes about double the time of whatever its recorded)
4. Making the thumbnail
5. Making the avatar
6. Collecting images
7. Collecting video clips
8. Making images and clips
9. Editing through clips that are too long
10. Adding sound effects
11. Finding and adding music
12. Waiting for it to render (usually this is where I go to do other things)
13. Rendering it AGAIN through handbrake so it’s a smaller file (quicker than waiting for uploading a multi GB file)
14. Uploading it across youtube, bitchute, and rumble

I don’t want to make this sound like I’m complaining, but this is the bare minimum effort that goes into a youtube video, not mentioning the details of how things are edited or the issues with troubleshooting. A lot of what ate up my time was realizing when things aren’t working way too late, such as how GIFs don’t register well and they slow down a larger project. Or better yet, how a large project slows down to a crawl and you have to render multiple segments separately in order to keep things running smoothly. My files, as organized as I tried to keep them, were unorganized as hell because I would set them up during production instead of before production. Then by the end of it, there would be something wrong that I would have to edit, remove, I forgot something, something vanished between saves, or even corrupted files because I moved something and didn’t realize it was part of something else.
Video editing is utter hell in the beginning, but it gets better after you look after your process and actually organize everything well.
I spent a night the other week changing up all of my files. I put them on my desktop, where I can easily access them, and away from my downloads. This is important because your downloads can be bogged down with anything you download, and eventually it becomes a massive mess of pictures, videos, game patches, or whatever else you’re downloading; all getting in the way of your actual project. You want your files to be files within files, and each file is marked clearly for its purpose and its direction. I had a million songs splayed out in different areas and couldn’t remember where they were, of course when I wanted them, all because they would get trapped in piles of other things I downloaded for later.
My file finding time is now only limited by the slowness of my computer acquiring it.
Audio began as a mess of me going through each line to make sure there was no extra noise, and having to fix anything that was too quiet or not full enough. Turns out I was making my audio way too maximized and wasting a lot of time on stuff that people wouldn’t even recognize as an issue. Now my audio mixing is done through OBS, already set up as a particular compression and volume that will stay in the acceptable range, with noise removal already set up.
My audio recording/editing time is closer to how long it takes to speak.
Developing each chapter card, clipping them together, having to find the font, typing everything out. These, along with getting sound effects working, took up too much time. What I did is make a plan to prepare all of these first, before anything else is added to the video, so that I know how many chapters there are. They don’t take that long to render, because of how short they are, and it takes way less time to do that than to shift gears at the end of the production day. Shifting gears every couple of minutes, that was wasting too much time, which is now changed to doing one specific task each session.
My “switching” time is removed, thus saving time.
Music was added in the beginning, as one of the first things. This was wrong to do, because of how many times I would want a clip where the music continues through it, only to realize that this continuation forced me to keep a massive background of editing history, which slows everything down through production. Adding music as the last bit, and after rendering, will save me minutes for every time I boot up the video editor, which saves hours over time when I’m going to have to go back and forth on video editing. My lifestyle only gives me an hour or two at a time to sit in front of the computer, and so editing will require less wait time for the process to warm up.
My rendering time will increase(as I go to do other things), but my waiting time will decrease.
Through my new process, I am also considering a different view of each video type. Recently, I saw a video about how kindle books are categorized between low, mid, and high content; related to how much effort it takes to make each one. My previous attempts were to, essentially, make high effort content as consistently as possible, which was going to be draining when these were events that came and went. Current news like Lindsay Ellis being stupid or DSP looking like a fool on Sidescrollers are incredibly time sensitive, which is why so many people stream these “news reports” instead of making high effort videos about them. And even if it was a long term type of video, we have to question if it REQUIRES that much effort to begin with.
My plans for the future are to measure how long I take with each session, what I get done, track down percentages, and measure what the longest steps are. Figuring out what’s causing a hold-up is the best way to prevent hold-ups, in the same way city builders (should) keep track of what’s causing traffic jams. Too many traffic jams? Get rid of cars or open more lanes. Keeping track of things is going to take minutes to save hours, which is something I should have practiced more on doing through my practicing year.
Videos are done with marketing in mind, because I don’t plan to make money from them. My “branding” is storytelling, art, art-related lolcows, and I guess that pesky culture war. People begged me to go fully political, but I think political is a step below philosophical, which is where I would rather go. I would rather explain the psychology and aesthetics of media, instead of repeating myself as to how offensive or woke something is. Yes, I make fun of Lindsay for being woke, but I explain why she is and where it comes from, which is something more important than some kind of drama farming that grifters do.
I would rather be a source of information than a pointless attack dog for someone above me, which is why I try to separate myself from the people who do such nonsense. I’m not with these movements, I don’t care to promote people I don’t care about, I’m not going to go easy on people just because “we’re on the same side”. Everyone gets made fun of or nobody gets made fun of, and I’m year of monkey, bitch. This monkey wants bananas and youtube is not going to supply any. But it supplies plenty of vines to swing around from, as I Donkey Kong my way from topic to topic.
Like anything else in life, videos need to be worth my time, meaning their expense needs to be dropped dramatically. Hour long, multi-hour long, these were excruciatingly hard to do. The next goal is to make sure everything is kept around 30min long, unless it’s going to be a bi-yearly 1 hour long video that will be the highlight of the year, which is where full book analysis videos come into play. The scripts for everything else will be written down as articles, with the better of the articles being made into low content videos.
Podcast style will be for low effort, being made weekly.
A new style will be for mid effort, which is where 30min of history or explanation is presented with video clips, being made monthly. Video game clips will be placed around here as well, unless they can be made bi-weekly.
And the classic, me in my room with my ASS computer, will be for the high content, for subjects that take far too long to make on a monthly basis.
This planning is still in the works, it’s an effort to create a strategy and a schedule for everything. The goal would be to place an hour a day per video, creating steps for each video, and using each other as progress reports for the bigger ones. It will be like placing smaller squares into bigger squares until the biggest square is complete, allowing me to visually determine my progress across such a subject. This is also a way for me to appear more productive, because content will be constantly coming out on a clear schedule. Only bad side about it is that this means 3 hours of my day are used for videos, and this won’t be possible for every day until content creation is my main job.
Before I can have this be a thing, it will be a slow, preemptive creation process, with smaller projects being made as my “short stories”, to then determine if I’m ready for a bigger “novel” of a project. And that’s how I have to approach video editing: the same way I would with storytelling. No more determining that length means better, or more time means more results. Now I’m going to obey the market, go for what’s expected of me, and react to feedback. If something doesn’t work, or doesn’t make a dent, I try something else.
I think that’s why people get mad at me, when they see that I am trying something else all the time. This is normal, but I’m told that I’m “an interloper” or “will never win” because I willingly give up on things that don’t work. Sorry, losers, but being unorganized and wasting my life is not worth it. I like money, and I like vaginas. If I wanted to be poor and wasting my life, I would have kept slamming my head against a wall and failing like most of what indie does.
And yes, the OPC reviews will be translated into videos, as well as my own short stories. I began as a crackpasta narrator, after all. I was thinking of putting a lot of radio drama production into my narrations, but I would want to keep them low effort until they start attracting all of the attention from their titles. A lot of people try to narrate their stories and they don’t make a spark anywhere with them. But as time goes on, and I get more videos under my belt, I could easily narrate for others, create a network, and get things going. It’s not that hard to get things working once you know what you’re doing.
The main time waste that we all fall for is chaotic activity and the lack of planning.

Age: 36
Gender: Female
Medications: Lexapro and Depo Provera
Non smoker, non drinker, occasional weed use
I had a full medial meniscectomy on my left knee in 2021. Gained some weight and in the process of losing recently, I noticed my left knee seems to be fattier. I thought it was swollen so I saw my orthopedic surgeon a few months ago and he took x rays; nothing out of the ordinary there, just more pronounced arthritis which is to be expected. So then I was referred to an ultrasound tech to see if maybe I had any lipomas/possible lymphoma issues and everything came back clean; even told I had great veins and everything LOL
I’m glad it doesn’t seem to be anything serious but can fat distribution really be that different between my two knees? Or is there something I’m missing?
All the doctors have said they don’t even see the different but it looks very obvious to me. Pictures in comments

Hi, as stated above, I have some physical & mental impairments that affect my every day life, and have caused me to lose multiple jobs. 1st, I was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid & still as an adult which causes abnormal behavior in me, that's my main mental disorder. & my main physical disorder is a severe nasal septal perforation that causes me a lot of problems, severe pain daily, & I was diagnosed with Somatic Symptom Disorder, and labeled Seriously Mentally ill due to the severity of symptoms they cause me. Deviated Septum. Atrophic rhinitis due to a doctor tearing out my inferior turbinates, & Chronic recurring Rhinosinusitus. ,I'm also diagnosed with major depression, severe anxiety, recurring panic attacks, sleep apnea. These things cause me a lot of symptoms that are also noted alongside my diagnosis, which are severe pain/constant headaches, insomnia, sleep deprivation, non-restorative sleep, daytime fatigue, occasional dizziness. What's also noted along with the disorders is that get constant recurring nasal infections due to the septal perforation making me more susceptible to Infectious diseases, and I've been constantly on different medications every few months like antibiotics, antifungals, & antivirals. The infections all confirmed by Otolaryngologists, Infectious Disease Specialists, & Labwork. It has become so unmanageable that no matter what I do, I just end up getting another infection, over & over again because of the septal perforation. My doctor also has noted that I have to rinse 4-5x daily because of blood crust forming & pain & to keep infections low, along with taking multiple medications. This long standing nasal disordeinfections has even caused me pituitary disfunction and I have to do hormone replacement therapy for the rest of my life because of it. My sphenoid sinus was so infected & inflamed & spread to my pituitary gland with inflammation that impacted it. My testosterone levels were under 100, and my pituitary wasn't functioning. My doctor even has wrote all of this on accommodation paperwork for my employers, and has suggested different accommodations. My disorders get so unmanageable, that I haven't even been able to adhere to the accommodations. I've been written up at jobs for yawning while talking with clients, have been written for sounding extremely lethargic, for being late/tardy, missing days. In 2021a doctor tried to do septoplasty to fix deviation, but he ended up burning a hole through my septum. & no lawyer I reach out to cares. They have all refused the case saying it won't pay them enough lol. Since then, I've lost multiple jobs because of it. I've been at work and my nose start uncontrollably bleeding. Even tried office work for a few years & still end up getting in trouble and fired for missing work, or for sounding like shit. My doctor even wrote that I have permanent impairments that are unmanageable and that I require surgery to fix the septal perforation. And that his full belief is that I'm unable to sustain employment due to my septal perforation & other disorders i have, and that if I tried to procure even another job, that no matter how simple and mundane it is, I would most definitely end up losing that job again. And that my septal perforation must be repaired in order to start improving my health to make things manageable. And also wrote that I've seem dozens of specialist doctors who say it's too difficult for them to repair, and that I need to see the doctors at the Mayo Clinic, but the Mayo clinic refuses to see me because they don't take medicaid. And that my Somatic Symptom disorder is a result of my septal perforation that exacerbates my mental disorders. My doc wrote up a descriptive letter of all this and said I need to be on SSDI until I can get this septal perforation repaired, and that until it's repaired, I'm living with a permanent unmanageable impairment. & that employment cant be sustained until uts repaired, and that this has even caused me homelessness. & last year SSA STILL DENIED ME. So I'm trying to figure out how to get these jerks to stop playing games with me, and approve me. Any idea? I rather be able to be self sufficient and keep a job than to need disability income, but it's been hard keeping employment. If I could post a picture on here of my nasal cavity, you could see my septal perforation, & the deteriorating/decaying tissue around it, this shit hurts so bad 😓

Namaste,
I want to extend a heartfelt wish for a fantastic day to all of the wonderful women out there. Thank you for taking the time to read my post, and I hope it brings you comfort and acceptance as you navigate through this lengthy post here in reddit. “For personal reasons, I am unable to host. If you can provide a place for the massage, I’d be happy to come to you.” Testimonial can be provided once we start communication
Yoni massage is a type of massage that is meant to make women feel loved and nurtured, and to give her healing/stored trauma release and sexual pleasure. You are worthy of deep respect and gentle care. celebrating the divine feminine inside you and worship the goddess.
To avoid potential scammers or imposters, I require verification. This will involve you taking pictures of yourself holding a handwritten piece of paper with the words My Username . This is a MUST Before contacting me.
I prioritize safety and privacy when it comes to my massages, so anything you tell me will be kept secure and confidential, I am particularly good at providing comfort and discretion with verbal and written consent.
Navatantra, Neotantra, and Tantric sex all derive from Tantra, a philosophy that combines Eastern esotericism and Sanskrit. These practices aim to promote personal growth through physical, sexual, psychological, and spiritual development.
With countless schools of thought in tantra, I choose to practice the traditional Indian style. This particular practice originates from Sanskrit, a sacred language rooted in ancient Indian culture.
Yoni massage is an ancient practice rooted in Navatantra, focused on awakening the deep sexual energies within a woman's body. It is a profound and transformative therapy that goes beyond physical pleasure to unlock the full potential of one's sexual being
Yoni Massage is a whole-body experience that includes a full-body massage focusing on the buttocks, breasts, hips, and outside/ inside of the vagina. This vaginal stimulation can include the A-Spot, C-Spot, G-Spot, K-Spot, O-Spot, P-Spot, and U-Spot.
Yoni massage is a healing practice focused on your physical and emotional health. Multiple orgasms, squirting, and profound emotional release are common.
Consider this more as an experience or a journey than just a means of achieving physical pleasure. While sexual release may occur, it is not the ultimate goal.
Imagine this as a relaxing spa day just for you. We will begin with a ceremonial Tantric session, followed by a full body massage, and end with a cleansing ritual. You will feel respected and leave feeling content and rejuvenated. This is extremely safe and secure experience and you will be protected and leave my place with big smile in your face.
To begin, I will ask you a series of questions to get to know you and better understand your desires and requirements. Clear communication is crucial for this intimate interaction.
I cannot stress the importance of this enough. Before we start the massage, i want to ensure you are completely relaxed and turned on. Far too many of women have been penetrated before they were ready, creating unwanted tension in the vagina. This makes it crucial to be adequately turned on before beginning yoni massage. This step in itself is very healing and will help you reclaim the power of choice and consent.
Recipients should be comfortable with nudity in a well-lit environment and skin-to-skin contact. This experience is full of sensual touch, erotic and sexy. Reciprocation is not expected, but I am open-minded if there is a mutual desire.
I am 43, Single, 5'11", 185lb, with Brown skin, Brown eyes, Black Hair, and a trimmed beard. I'm vaccinated/boosted and tested, STD Free, and very clean.
When you contact me, please include your age (18+), location, and availability. and tell me bit about you. We can also exchange photos to ensure it will be a good fit. This is a female-oriented massage, so women only please.
I have no intention of changing your current relationship status, whether you are married, engaged, in a committed relationship, or single. If you do not wish to stay in contact or pursue a deeper connection, that is perfectly acceptable here. If you could kindly provide an anonymous testimony after the massage, I would greatly appreciate it.
Rest assured that everything I do is with your consent and full knowledge. I make sure to provide all necessary details so that you are fully informed and aware during the massage process.
Request for consideration: I am eager to further my understanding and experience with Reiki healing. If you or someone you know would like me to administer Reiki, please inform me. we can go over details in private.
Experiencing this sacred sexual practice is as healing as it is pleasurable. I hope I will be able to share it with you!
Thank you very much!

Namaste,
I want to extend a heartfelt wish for a fantastic day to all of the wonderful women out there. Thank you for taking the time to read my post, and I hope it brings you comfort and acceptance as you navigate through this lengthy post here in reddit. “For personal reasons, I am unable to host. If you can provide a place for the massage, I’d be happy to come to you.” Testimonial can be provided once we start communication
Yoni massage is a type of massage that is meant to make women feel loved and nurtured, and to give her healing/stored trauma release and sexual pleasure. You are worthy of deep respect and gentle care. celebrating the divine feminine inside you and worship the goddess.
To avoid potential scammers or imposters, I require verification. This will involve you taking pictures of yourself holding a handwritten piece of paper with the words My Username . This is a MUST Before contacting me.
I prioritize safety and privacy when it comes to my massages, so anything you tell me will be kept secure and confidential, I am particularly good at providing comfort and discretion with verbal and written consent.
Navatantra, Neotantra, and Tantric sex all derive from Tantra, a philosophy that combines Eastern esotericism and Sanskrit. These practices aim to promote personal growth through physical, sexual, psychological, and spiritual development.
With countless schools of thought in tantra, I choose to practice the traditional Indian style. This particular practice originates from Sanskrit, a sacred language rooted in ancient Indian culture.
Yoni massage is an ancient practice rooted in Navatantra, focused on awakening the deep sexual energies within a woman's body. It is a profound and transformative therapy that goes beyond physical pleasure to unlock the full potential of one's sexual being
Yoni Massage is a whole-body experience that includes a full-body massage focusing on the buttocks, breasts, hips, and outside/ inside of the vagina. This vaginal stimulation can include the A-Spot, C-Spot, G-Spot, K-Spot, O-Spot, P-Spot, and U-Spot.
Yoni massage is a healing practice focused on your physical and emotional health. Multiple orgasms, squirting, and profound emotional release are common.
Consider this more as an experience or a journey than just a means of achieving physical pleasure. While sexual release may occur, it is not the ultimate goal.
Imagine this as a relaxing spa day just for you. We will begin with a ceremonial Tantric session, followed by a full body massage, and end with a cleansing ritual. You will feel respected and leave feeling content and rejuvenated. This is extremely safe and secure experience and you will be protected and leave my place with big smile in your face.
To begin, I will ask you a series of questions to get to know you and better understand your desires and requirements. Clear communication is crucial for this intimate interaction.
I cannot stress the importance of this enough. Before we start the massage, i want to ensure you are completely relaxed and turned on. Far too many of women have been penetrated before they were ready, creating unwanted tension in the vagina. This makes it crucial to be adequately turned on before beginning yoni massage. This step in itself is very healing and will help you reclaim the power of choice and consent.
Recipients should be comfortable with nudity in a well-lit environment and skin-to-skin contact. This experience is full of sensual touch, erotic and sexy. Reciprocation is not expected, but I am open-minded if there is a mutual desire.
I am 43, Single, 5'11", 185lb, with Brown skin, Brown eyes, Black Hair, and a trimmed beard. I'm vaccinated/boosted and tested, STD Free, and very clean.
When you contact me, please include your age (18+), location, and availability. and tell me bit about you. We can also exchange photos to ensure it will be a good fit. This is a female-oriented massage, so women only please.
I have no intention of changing your current relationship status, whether you are married, engaged, in a committed relationship, or single. If you do not wish to stay in contact or pursue a deeper connection, that is perfectly acceptable here. If you could kindly provide an anonymous testimony after the massage, I would greatly appreciate it.
Rest assured that everything I do is with your consent and full knowledge. I make sure to provide all necessary details so that you are fully informed and aware during the massage process.
Request for consideration: I am eager to further my understanding and experience with Reiki healing. If you or someone you know would like me to administer Reiki, please inform me. we can go over details in private.
Experiencing this sacred sexual practice is as healing as it is pleasurable. I hope I will be able to share it with you!
Thank you very much!

Do you guys ever feel like your lymph nodes are being attacked? It feels like my muscles, nerves and bones are weakening rapidly. I’m experience neurological and kidney stuff stuff too. I can’t tell where this is coming from. I’m diagnosed sjorgens b. (Never had a lip biopsy), Epstein Barr, Raynauds, mixed connective tissue diease, positive ANA, few bands on a Lyme test, endometriosis, pelvic congestion syndrome, degenerative disc disease, I feel like I’m missing the bigger picture here. Seems like last 6-months though my health has taken a drastic nosedive. I just got a hysterectomy 5 week ago and already have a cyst. My kidney blood work comes back okay but it looks there’s dilation in the veins and blockage in my ureters, I’ve had stones and am peeing blood, lots of flank pain.. my CT scans are saying hydronephrosis. And now it looks like my liver is swollen. My primary care doctor told me I belong in a research facility. Because this isn’t typical for a 31 year old. I’m sure there are others out there like me though. I’m hoping someone can give me some insight. Forever grateful for this group 💕

It feels like my muscles, nerves and bones are weakening rapidly. I’m experience neurological and kidney stuff stuff too. I can’t tell where this is coming from. I’m diagnosed sjorgens b. (Never had a lip biopsy), Epstein Barr, Raynauds, mixed connective tissue diease, positive ANA, few bands on a Lyme test, endometriosis, pelvic congestion syndrome, degenerative disc disease, I feel like I’m missing the bigger picture here. Seems like last 6-months though my health has taken a drastic nosedive. I just got a hysterectomy 5 week ago and already have a cyst. My kidney blood work comes back okay but it looks there’s dilation in the veins and blockage in my ureters, I’ve had stones and am peeing blood, lots of flank pain.. my CT scans are saying hydronephrosis. And now it looks like my liver is swollen. My primary care doctor told me I belong in a research facility. Because this isn’t typical for a 31 year old. I’m sure there are others out there like me though. I’m hoping someone can give me some insight.

My baby is 8 weeks today and exclusively breastfed. I went to bed last night feeling achey in swollen in my throat and glands and sure enough I’m exhausted today and have some kind of virus.
He’s slept almost all day. Still eating but excessively tired. No fever or other symptoms and seems happy when he’s awake except for the random fussing.
As I type this I know I sound paranoid but just want reassurance.

My daughter is 7 yo, she’s 47” tall and weighs around 47 lbs. she has a history of asthma, and seasonal allergies. Currently she’s taking Flovent (2 puffs once daily), Flonase and prn Zyrtec.
A little back story on her. Shes has instances of random bouts of hives (often with no discernible cause.) Her last bout of hives, she had a plain turkey sandwich with just mayo and turkey from a local sandwich shop. 30 mins later, she was complaining of joint and tummy pain. I had her relax on the couch and 30 mins after that when I took her to bed, she had full body hives and a swollen face/mouth. She ended up vomiting once and it was a large amount. It took to doses of Benadryl to calm the hives. She also later reported that during this episode she had chest tightness and a scratchy throat. We were told this was a mild anaphylactic reaction.
Fast forward to present day. Sunday she had scrambled eggs for breakfast and 20 mins later she told me she was itchy and was started to break out in hives. Gave her Benadryl and hives went away and she was fine. The next morning she woke up with another head to toe itchy rash. I got in touch with her allergist and she told me to give her 10mg of Zyrtec morning and night and to update her the following morning. Yesterday she still had the rash and was complaining of joint pain in her knee and ankle. She was sent home from school because she was limping. Her allergist wanted to see her in person. We took her in yesterday and she said the rash definitely looked like hives but she’s perplexed as to what is going on with her. She has no other symptoms (no signs of illness, no fever). Shes thinking serum sickness but she doesn’t totally fit that picture. She told us she wanted to do some research and would get back to us today, but to continue the Zyrtec. My daughter woke up this morning with a worsening rash and was much more itchy today.
We’ve literally changed nothing about her diet or laundry detergent or skin/hair products. Also no new medications. She’s been tested for environmental allergies and was positive for a certain tree and rabbits. Neither of her 2 allergists that she’s seen have felt compelled to food test or any other blood tests. I’d love some other opinions! Here is a photo of her back rash. It’s also located on her face, neck, chest, and some on her legs

Our dog (8Yo Shiba Inu) had some eye irritation last week (Eye swollen, itchy and oozing goop) - Our vet prescribed us Neomycin and Polymyzin B and Dexamethasone eye drops. They absolutely knocked the infection back in a couple days. However the eye was still swollen and itchy, our vet recommended we keep her on the drops another week to make sure everything is cleared up.
My question is - Sometime in the last week we noticed the eye we have been putting drops in was a little bit more dilated the other. We are trying to gauge if this is a symptom we should be concerned about and following up with the vet on - or if we’re just being over anxious and it’s most likely a side effect of the drops.
I don’t have a picture readily available, but I’d relate the size difference as, the seemingly normal eye being the size of a dime and the other being about that of a nickel.
Edit: Also to add, we have not noticed any major changes in her behavior. Coordination, appetite and interaction have all been what we’ve come to expect of her.
Thank you!

I (24 F) and my bf (26M) got a little wine drunk over the weekend and we got intimate. he tried putting his whole hand in me and it was fine (due to the alcohol) but we ended up stopping. well i woke up slightly sore on sunday nothing too bad everything felt fine just genuinely felt like the left side wall/bone of my vagina was bruised. By Monday I felt back to normal still bruised feeling but not as bad. We had sex Monday night nothing rough at all and i woke up yesterday (tuesday) morning and its swollen and hurts to sit. I don’t know if it’s a cyst or not it doesn’t really seem to be one? It’s only the left side. I touched it and felt around last night and then this morning I woke up and it was swollen and irritated worse then before and i think it’s from touching it. do you think it’s a cyst?? or just hurt somehow from him?

I believe I was csa. I have no proof or memories, just millions of signs. I believe it happened as a baby. My mother bashed my head into a wall at around 12, I have no memory of this either but other people told me years later. She also accused me of being a whore when I was extremely young or of wanting my dad. She also was very open sexually. We had a picture of a full spread vagina growing up, I suspect she picked one of hers on purpose. I am 27 and I live with her. She invited her male cousin to sleep over. I have never met him and have no idea who he is. When I confronted my parents about not being comfy with an adult male sleeping here they told me they trusted him. All my life they preached to never trust just in case. Am I over reacting? Is it ok if parents tell older male relatives to sleep over or am I seeing things more or less clearly as an adult? Please any help would be welcome

35F, 5’4, 145lbs no meds, non-smoker
Had an MRI to see if I had urethral diverticulum or skene gland cyst. Only symptom was a painless bulge in vagina. No issues urinating, no incontinence. No pain during sex.
Results of MRI w w/o contrast: INDICATION: o diverticulum;. ICD-code N36.8 other specified disorder of urethra.
There is a 1.6cm cystic lesion along the inferior lateral margin of the urethral meatus, anterior to the vaginal introitus. Additional 0.6cm cystic lesion noted along the right margin of the urethral meatus.
Does this mean it’s not a diverticulum or skene gland cyst? Do I have two cysts?
Is surgery my only option to treat this?

Hi,
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In past few months I found that my left side of my face is more tender and then I palpated a small pea/been sized tube like mass under my Zygomatic bone. I had scheduled dentist appointment for like 2 moths and today he looked at me. I have papilla visible on the left side too and I had left side cavity with left side Gingivitis in upper and lower tooths.
By normal palpation ( relaxed, closed mouth ), it is not noticeable ( maybe a little ) but when I take my index and middle finger and point them straight under Zygomatic bone, and use my nail to move up and down, I feel it and it is like straw that is bigger on the side of parotid and then narrowing and going straight to papilla. It is visible when I open my mouth and strongly flex masseter muscle ( also more easily palatable ).
When I tried to measure it, it is maybe around 1.8cm long ( X ) and 5-6mm wide ( Y ) and maybe 3mm thick ( Z )?
Firstly doctor didn't saw anything but then told me that it looks like my left side is little swollen and it is maybe a stone, that those are common. He also look on it 3 times, 2 in laying position and one in standing position. He palpated it on the skin and also from the inside the mouth. He also looked at my papilla and were performing some salivary flow tests.
His final words were: Stenson duct papilla enlarged suspect from trauma ( bites ) with dilatated duct and small left side swelling. He told me to not worry about and that he will check it in 3 moths during next visit. He just fixed my left side cavity and told me try eat sour sweets to increase salivary production.
I asked if there is need to maybe to go to ultrasound and he told me that it is not needed.
I just want to be sure, should I go and try to find another opinion from other dentist or maybe schedule ENT? He was more focusing on fixing cavity that on my gland. I am scared it can be cancer and let it be there for at least 3 more months will not do any good. Just to mention, when I massage it , I feel flow of saliva and sometimes it is better for few days, also I don't think it is increasing or decreasing in size during past months ( 2-3 ). When I check statistics, where is about 6 : 100 000 chance of cancer and 1:100 000 chance of stone forming.
Thank you!

So I (20f) went to babysit my cousin Lisa (fake name 13f) over the weekend. Around noon my cousin asked me to look at a pimple on her back. Lisa explained that her mother my aunt wanted her to leave it alone, but over the past week it’s became pain to lean against anything.
I agreed and had her sit at the dining table. When I pulled up her shirt I saw a giant hamster sized pimple on her back. It was so swollen and had a white tip meaning it was ready to pop. Now I’ve suffered with bad acne all my life but this was new even to me. I suggested to take a picture and send it to her mother before doing anything. Lisa agreed but still wanted me yo do something about it.
And I agreed that if her mother didn’t text me back in a few hours then I’ll pop it myself.
Well I sent the picture and texted my aunt explaining that I planned on popping it if she didn’t get back to me by 2.
She did not get back to me.
So I grabbed a box of Alcohol wipes, bandages and q-tips along with a blue diabetic needle the small ones to help test your blood sugar. If you know you know. Anyways I explained what I was gonna do before I leaned Lisa against the dining table and cleaned the area. Before taking the needle and punctured the pimple puss immediately started pouring out. I took a q-tip and whipped up some puss smelling it before leaning in and sniffing the pimple it self. Luckily there was no smell.
I continued squeezing the puss out saying there was a lot would be an understatement. Eventually I stopped after a minute because of Lisa’s begging do to the pain. So I stopped and cleaned her back again before touching the pimple feeling something hard still under her skin. I apologize to Lisa before violating pushing down on her back and removing a hard piece of puss. Blood began to drip from the bigger hole so I cleaned it again before putting on a bandage.
Lisa complained about soreness and took an aleve from the bathroom.
Her mother came home three hours later. She immediately went to check on her daughter but when Lisa explained what happened my aunt lost it.
It turned into a huge argument where my aunt accused me of being immature and stupid for preforming a medical procedure with her permission.
I explained to my aunt that I’ve done it before on my self and that it was safe.
She went on to scream that I was supposed to be the adult in this situation. And Lisa had no idea what she was getting into. I just left arguing with my aunt is like fighting a brick wall.
I talked to my mom about it today and she said I should’ve just apologized. All I wanted to do was help Lisa if I ignored her I felt that would translate to me not caring. Now I wanna know if I’m the asshole for helping Lisa?

I apologize for my writing.
I met Jason and his wife Madison about 3 years ago through work. We both work for a local high school - Jason is the principal and I am a faculty member. I've gotten to know Jason and Madison pretty well over the past 3 years. Our little work group got to know their family, their kids, have been to their house for hangouts, celebrate their kids birthday, etc.
Things started off normally with our friendship with the both of them, but then it became more and more evident that the way Madison treats Jason has always been negative. It seemed like him and Madison have never gotten along. Jason once admitted that Madison would write negative things about him in a "burn book" journal she kept. She would edit pictures of them that she posted online by slimming his face or whitening his teeth. She told him that she was "threatened" by the women (both of them married) in the group. Any gifts we bought Jason for the holidays would always end up broken. It felt like Madison was jealous of our friendship with Jason.
Later, we would sometimes see Jason come into work with scratches on his face, and even a black eye once. Jason typically blamed it on his non-existent "clumsiness" or that his dog accidentally injured him while they were playing. We have raised concerns about the way Jason is treated to him and his family members, but it always seemed to just be brushed off or ignored, and that things weren't really ever bad, or "that's marriage".
Thing seemed to be going fine for a while - Jason wouldn't talk about life outside of work, or the negative things Madison had done or said- they seemed happy. Then all of a sudden, it seemed like a switch flipped and Jason kept to himself and sat in his office, he wasn't social anymore. He would come into work on time, and leave promptly when the work day ended, instead of hanging around to chat or go for after-work drinks like he normally would. He started parking his car in the back of the office, so he could avoid conversation when leaving. He wasn't as responsive in our group chats anymore, and deleted social media.
One day last week, Jason arrived at school with a swollen face. Jason had ended up in the ER. and got 7 stitches put into his lip. When we asked what happened, Jason lied to us, saying that it was another accident with his dog. We later found out through Jason's sister that Madison actually threw her phone at his face. At this point, I actually don't even know if that's true, or if it was another lie that Jason was telling everyone to make the situation seem not as bad.
Jason's sister later told us that the argument had apparently started over a purchase that Madison wanted to make, but Jason said no, so Madison threw her phone at him in anger. Jason's sister mentioned a few other things like Jason would not let Madison take him to the ER and that his dad met him there to be with him, and that Madison said she was going to go to “counseling” with their church pastor’s wife to try and resolve her anger. They have tried marriage counseling before but it failed because she was not a willing participant.
Jason is the Principal at our local high school, this is his 2nd year as Principal, 3rd year at the school. The other night, we were sent a screenshot of another high school's Board Meeting minutes, and it confirmed Jason as being the new Math teacher there. Jason had resigned as Principal at our school and downgraded to math teacher. When we sent the screenshot to Jason asking him what was going on, he was upset that we had found out, and that he “doesn’t want to be a boss anymore”. Jason relayed to his sister the apparent real reasoning, being that he believes that leaving our school and our friendship will save his marriage.
What I'm most upset about is that Jason wasn’t even going to tell anyone he was leaving. He was going to cut ties with all of us, and move on. His last day would be next Friday, and we'd never hear from him again. We are all worried for his safety, but he doesn't seem interested in cutting ties with Madison. He truly believes he can save his marriage if he moves on from us. I keep trying to tell myself that I don't care; but I do. He is throwing away his life, his friends, to try and please her. I know that it will not get better. It hurts me that there's nothing I can do to convince him or change his mind, and his situation won't improve.