I’m a long time lurker. I haven’t been diagnosed with endo but am 99% sure I have it and it’s been getting worse for years (severe pain when going to the bathroom, sex, etc) also am bed bound when on my period. I visiting a doc to start the process next week since I can’t live like this anymore and I’m worried all the pain meds I’m taking are damaging my liver long term
I was wondering do most people only need one Laparoscopy in their life or does endo usually come back and most need another one later?
Also do doctors make you take birth control or other meds also? I have elevated testosterone and wondering if it could be linked to endo

Hi everyone,
Curious what are everyone’s non-fodmap trigger foods during elimination or even after?
I’m in elimination week 1 and noticing issues with peanut and sunflower butters, brown rice-based rice cakes, and lactose free milk/dairy (fairlife milk, fage lactose free Greek yogurt, cabbot sharp cheddar). All these are low fodmap.
When I eat these, I’ve noticed a low grade kinda pains/soreness left side of stomach right left of my belly button. I suspect these low/no fodmap foods are otherwise challenging to digest and the damage in my guts has just made them intolerable for me right now.
My diet is now consisting of whey isolate, meats (beef, chicken, salmon), eggs, white rice, russet and red potatoes, olive oil, avocado oil, broccoli, salt, pepper, black coffee, green tea, and dietary supplements (beef liver capsules, vit D, creatine monohydrate). These foods I tolerate well.
What non-fodmaps cause issues for you?

Hey so I am in Canada and I recently connected with some people who practice Ayurvedic medicine who recommended I try it. So I did a consult and it was interesting I guess but also I did not understand a lot and some of the food recommendations bothered me. Like no peanuts and no red meat. I only eat meat from local organic farms, and I have found eating red meat has improved my energy levels a lot. I exercise a lot and I genuinely need the protein and iron. I was told to eat legumes a lot instead but I find my body just does not like them and I have a really hard time digesting them sometimes, and lower carb diets work a lot better for me, legumes have a lot of carbs.
I started to feel unsure when I was told they wanted to book me in for another session soon, the first was not cheap and I was told just one would be necessary. I started to get worried this was about money and I looked up some stuff online about Ayurveda and found a lot of people share that it has been damaging people’s health and the herbs they recommend can cause liver problems and can contain heavy metals. They prescribed me herbs but now I am worried about taking them. I thought Ayurveda would be more like naturopathy (which has genuinely helped me but has scientific backing) or like other traditional healing methods which can help a lot. But it seems maybe this is not the case?
Thank you for any input!

I wanted to take a moment to share some important information about Dianabol (Methandrostenolone), a popular anabolic steroid known for its muscle-building properties. While many people turn to Dianabol for quick gains, it's crucial to be aware of its potential side effects. Here’s a rundown of what you might experience if you decide to use this steroid:

1. Liver Toxicity

Dianabol is hepatotoxic, meaning it can cause significant liver damage. Prolonged use or high doses can lead to serious liver conditions such as jaundice or even liver cancer. Regular liver function tests are a must if you're using this steroid.

2. Cardiovascular Issues

• High Blood Pressure: Dianabol can cause a significant increase in blood pressure, leading to cardiovascular strain.
• Cholesterol Imbalance: It can negatively affect cholesterol levels by increasing LDL (bad cholesterol) and decreasing HDL (good cholesterol), raising the risk of heart disease.

3. Estrogenic Side Effects

Dianabol is known to aromatize, which means it converts to estrogen in the body. This can lead to several estrogen-related side effects:

• Gynecomastia: Development of breast tissue in men.
• Water Retention: This can cause bloating and mask muscle definition, as well as contribute to high blood pressure.

4. Androgenic Side Effects

• Acne and Oily Skin: Increased oil production can lead to severe acne.
• Hair Loss: Those predisposed to male pattern baldness may experience accelerated hair loss.
• Excessive Body Hair: Increased androgen levels can lead to unwanted hair growth.

5. Testosterone Suppression

Dianabol can significantly suppress natural testosterone production, leading to:

• Testicular Atrophy: Shrinking of the testicles due to decreased testosterone production.
• Decreased Libido and Erectile Dysfunction: Reduced natural testosterone can affect sexual health and performance.

6. Psychological Effects

• Mood Swings: Users may experience aggressive behavior, mood swings, and irritability.
• Dependency: Psychological dependence can develop, making it hard to stop using the steroid.

7. Other Potential Side Effects

• Kidney Damage: Prolonged use can strain the kidneys.
• Virility Changes in Women: Women may experience deepening of the voice, menstrual irregularities, and clitoral enlargement.

While Dianabol can offer impressive muscle gains, the potential side effects are serious and can have long-lasting impacts on your health. If you're considering using Dianabol, it's vital to weigh these risks carefully and consult with a healthcare professional. There are also safer, legal alternatives that can help you achieve your fitness goals without jeopardizing your health.

I feel like I should preface this by saying you’re entitled to do what you want with your body. What you do with your body is your decision
With that aside, having energy drinks is completely fine when you’re having them in moderation. Consuming multiple energy drinks a day is not safe on your body. There’s a ridiculously high amount of vitamin B2, B6, B12, etc in just one can of monster. Having multiple a day puts your health at risk. It adds up quickly. It’s very easy to overdose on vitamin B if you’re having multiple energy drinks on a daily basis. Too much vitamin B2 can cause liver damage
Again, what you do with your body is your choice, but I really do hope this post reaches people that want to prioritize their health & safety. Thanks for taking the time to read this

Our dog has a liver problem at walang good vet around here in marikina. She need to get an ultrasound para makita extent ng liver damage. :( so meds given yet kasi need ng further tests. Wala kaming makitang vet na may good review. Help please. 🙏🏻😭

he was almost 14 years old and a big breed. he couldn’t get up anymore because his back legs and hips were weak.
he had been panting for weeks, and most importantly, he couldn’t handle his favorite activity anymore, which was going for walks everyday at 6pm.
the vet did some blood work which came back with the news that his liver had crazy levels of functional and structural damage… on top of his existing issues with his heart, prostate, hypertension… there was not much to do.
we decided that it was better for him and his poor body to rest… broke my heart because he was confused and scared with what was happening… I wish I could make him understand that this was for his own good, we told him but I really hope he felt it in the end.
I feel so guilty wondering was this too soon? it was tough seeing his health decline every day and seeing him struggle with basic things, but to put him down was one of the toughest things I’ve ever experienced and felt like we as a family were betraying him. he’d been such an important part of our lives and we loved him like crazy and he loved us back unconditionally.
I love u so much, F!
tldr; I feel like shit for making this decision. if u have any advice or a similar experience please share it

This is going to be fairly long and probably somewhat depressing post, but I've been wanting to share my story even if it's just with the void.
I remember waking up with some pain in my groin area one morning during my senior year of high school. At the time I didn't think much of it at the time since I'm a tall person and waking up with random pains happens to me frequently. So I walked around with a limp, and the pain persisted. It was like that for a couple of weeks. Eventually my mom and I agreed that I needed to see someone about it. Unfortunately I had fell into the dangerous trap of looking up my symptoms online to try and see what might be wrong with me. I ended up convincing myself that I had a hernia, and when I went to see the doctor on Halloween, I was having difficulty explaining my symptoms to him. My answers to his questions all suggested that something was wrong with my groin muscles, I might've even said the words, "I think it might be a hernia." The doctor was sure that wasn't the problem, but thanks to me downplaying my symptoms, he diagnosed me with a pulled muscle. His advice was to not exercise for a week, even though the pain had lasted for weeks at that point, and the only exercise I did regularly was ride my bike to school (roughly 2 miles round trip). I didn't listen to him, in fact that evening I was running around through my neighborhood on Halloween with my friends. One last hurrah for our senior year. Exactly one week later, my leg gave out on me and I collapsed on the floor walking to my next class. The tumor had grown so big, and I ended up shattering my femur.
I instantly knew my leg was broken, and I was rushed to the hospital. They found the tumor fairly quickly, but were unsure how to proceed. Surgery was a given, as the damage to my leg was massive, but they were also unsure whether or not the tumor was malignant or benign. So I stayed in the hospital for a couple of days living off of painkillers while I waited for the results of the biopsy to come in, and for the surgery to begin. It turned out to be a Ewing's Sarcoma, luckily still localized, even if I didn't feel very lucky at the time. I was sent into surgery immediately where they removed the tumor and gave me a prosthetic femur. The recovery process was really difficult for me. I'll never be able to run or jump anymore (which sucks because I love playing basketball). I walked around with a cane for a while; that was one of the most embarrassing experiences of my life. I still remember all of the weird/sympathetic looks I received. And to this day, I still have difficulty with my mobility, and I walk around with a visible limp. It's difficult to make up excuses for when people ask me why I'm limping, I'll usually just explain that I have a prosthetic femur without mentioning the cancer part, since that kills the vibe.
I started chemo in December of 2019, but the typical treatment regiment was thrown off, thanks to me breaking my leg. Usually the doctors will give around 15 weeks of chemo with heavy and quick dosages, followed by surgery, and then another 15 weeks of chemo. The surgery came first in my case. Chemo was the hardest part of my battle. My dosage was a lot, I had to stay in the hospital overnight so that they could keep me attached to an IV the whole time. It was every other week, and for the etoposide and ifosfamide weeks, it was 5 days at a time. What was difficult though was being away from my friends. I was apart of a very tight knit group of guys. We played DND every Friday after school which I missed greatly in the hospital. My friends were still very supportive, and they tried to include me in any way they possibly could. But I was still really lonely. One of my worst memories was crying on my birthday, because my parents wouldn't let me hang out with my friends for fear of getting sick. I was very suicidal at this point, the chemo made me horribly sick, and I hated staying overnight at the hospital. But then COVID came around in March, and I think that sort of gave me my second wind.
Everything moved online, and I was able to talk with my friends nearly everyday. We played games online together, including DND. I remember one of my friends mentioning to me that at graduation it was going to be so awesome when they called my name, and I would be able walk across the stage in front of everyone, hopefully to a loud applause. It was silly, but that was the light at the end of the tunnel for me. I looked forward to being able to stand in front of my classmates, and sort of say look what I've accomplished. Obviously graduation never happened, but I wasn't too beat up over it, since I finished my treatment in June. I was really looking forward to college, and to meet new people, even if I settled on a school that I wasn't really interested in going to. I didn't want my college decision to be a burden on my parents, especially after all I had put them through. Plus it was a good idea for me to stay local so I could still see my same doctors.
College sucked though. I couldn't make any new friends since everything was virtual, and I hated my online classes. I had an image in my mind of what my life post-cancer would look like, and it was nothing like the reality I was living in. My hair wasn't growing back after the chemo, I was stuck at home with my parents, and college sucked. I didn't care anymore at that point. I didn't try in any of my classes, I remember turning in an assignment in which I had done none of the work, instead I just scribbled all over my paper. I received the lowest grade I had ever earned in my schooling career that quarter. Come December, I hated life. I had built up such grand expectations, and my time during COVID was miserable.
In March of 2021, I relapsed, and the cancer came back. My doctors suspected that it returned because we weren't able to properly treat it the first time. It was still localized, but at this point I was convinced I was going to die. I understood that the tumor coming back was a bad sign, and I was overcome with anxiety. The chemo wasn't as bad this time around, they tried different drugs, none of which required that I stay overnight. I still had to come in 5 days per week on treatment weeks, and was still super sick from the drugs, but at least I didn't have to spend the night. I ended up dropping all of my classes that quarter, and thanks to my mom, I decided to take online GE classes at my local community college over the summer. But I had new problems this time around. Since I was first diagnosed when I was 17, I was being treated by the pediatric oncologists, so I got my chemo dosages in the pediatric clinic. Seeing kids with cancer on a daily basis was difficult. I experienced guilt, shame, and was embarrassed to even think that I had it rough. To this day the survivor's guilt weighs heavily on me. I cried nearly every night during this treatment cycle, whether that was because I was fearful of dying, not being able to live the life I wanted, or having to see kids and parents in such pain.
I finished my treatment for the second time in December of 2021. I felt nothing this time around. I didn't know what I wanted to do, I was lost. I stuck with my classes at community college, but I wasn't making any new friends or doing anything that I really wanted to do. I ended up taking all of my credits, and transferring to a different university. I was optimistic this time around, but still disappointed that I wasn't going to get the real college experience. It was around this time when most of my friends from high school were moving out, getting ready to start their new lives. The school that I transferred to was 20 minutes from my house, going anywhere farther was out of the question at this point, since I figured the cancer was likely going to come back any second now. I commuted for my classes, but had difficulty making any friends. For my first semester at this new school, September 2022, I still walked around with a cane, and my hair hadn't grown back properly. I was embarrassed by the way I looked, and still am to this day. I think about not having hair every single day, and have the same recurring dream once a month in which my hair is starting to grow back properly, only to wake up and feel the top of my head. I hate the way I look, and I hate the fact that I can't walk around in public without a hat.
More scans came and went, and they all turned up negative, even though I had a scare recently in which they found some lesions in my liver and had to perform a biopsy. I've been in remission for about 2 and a half years now, but have been stuck in a rut. I'll chat with my high school friends every once in a while online, but I have no social life outside of that. I spend my Fridays and weekends reading fantasy and comic books, sometimes watching movies. I just feel so lonely. I struggle so much with letting my real personality show and am completely socially inept. It feels like I have barriers in front of me that I can't seem to break down. I've dealt with social anxiety nearly all of my life and I think these problems have only been exasperated from the years of limited social contact. Even at my work, it feels like my coworkers think I'm weird and don't want to interact with me.
Writing this I feel ashamed, because I know it could be so much worse. In another world, I died in the battle with cancer. In another world I had to go through all of that without the support system that I had. I truly believe that I wouldn't have been able to get through all of it without my parents, my friends, all the nurses who treated me, and my talented doctors. Sometimes I think that maybe the cancer and my current situation is deserved, punishment for the things I've done in the past that I'm not proud of. I was so convinced that this most recent liver scare was definitely the cancer coming back to finally finish the job since I'm not worthy of all of the opportunities and privileges I've been given. While I was waiting to get the biopsy done, I challenged myself to be the best person I could possibly be, going out of my way to do random kind things that I wouldn't normally do. Just in case if there is a higher power, maybe it would be more merciful, or if I really was going to die, maybe I could try to put some good into the world before I go. But since it came back negative, I've failed my challenge. I fallen back into the same old habits of indifference.
Thanks for reading all of this, if you've made it this far. I want to end on a positive note, since I am blessed to be in the position that I am today. I've fallen in love with my studies and am excited to pursue grad school once I graduate in a year. I love my job as a tutor for my school's learning resource center, and want to pursue a career teaching. I love my family and the friends that I have. Regardless of how difficult things get in the future, I'm still determined to give it all my best try. It would be selfish of me to not give it everything I can.

I think I’ve pretty much checked out of the relationship with my Q. The most he’s done lately is drink a couple of light beers but I feel like the damage has been done. He asks me if I love him and I say I do, but I’m not sure if I mean it. I barely cuddle with him anymore, I barely spend time with him anymore, and that’s not even my doing half of the time. Our kids will go to my mom’s for the night and I’ll be excited to spend time with him, and then he goes and drinks and knocks out super early because it’s like melatonin to him. I tell him that light beers are not the way to go, that he needs to stop entirely. I don’t buy him anything but his mom does, and believe me, I’ve tried to put my foot down about it. But she thinks I need to cut him some slack because his dad died this past November.
Of course I feel awful that his dad died, he was a wonderful man and I hate that he’s gone. But he’s already been to the ER three times because of the drinking and they told him he has fatty liver disease. I’ve tried telling him that therapy could help but to him it’s just for crazy people. His words. And of course that hurt me because I’m in therapy due to a traumatic childhood.
So yeah, sometimes I wish I could leave. But we just bought a house, and I’m a SAHM. I would lose everything. I probably wouldn’t even get custody of my kids because I would have no way to take care of them. And I guess, deep down, I love him and I want it to work. But I can’t keep doing this. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve reached for something to take the pain away, to never wake up because of the toll it’s taking on me. But I can’t do that to my babies.
He says he loves me and that I’m the only thing that makes him happy. But he doesn’t show it often. He didn’t get me a Mother’s Day present or even just tell me happy Mother’s Day until the day was almost over. He loves the alcohol more than he loves me and our babies and I’ve come to accept that. And the thing that sucks the most is that when we were teenagers he always swore he’d never drink like his parents did, that he’d never been an alcoholic.
And look where we are now.

DUTY
"Ravens are considered as the reincarnation of dead ancestors" I told myself as a Raven landed on my window. I had been living alone living alone with my father and now alone,I do miss him often.
It's been so long since I have had a good lunch,I was sick of the rice Porridge. Thoughts on having a good lunch blooded my mind and I guess my tummy felt the same urge.
I went downstairs and the reports from the mental health hospital lied on the table. The word 'Schizophrenia' caught my eye, I was curious about various mental health issues since my school days and especially the dangerous ones like Schizophrenia. Suddenly images of my father came to my mind, warm one's..."poor man" I thought. I decided to walk to the nearby store as I couldn't find the keys to our car. Met a few of my dad's old friends,they enquired about him and as usual I was silent.
I came back home,there was enough meat in the fridge i took a portion of it and then separated the liver portion from the rest, never really liked its taste. I am not a good cook i have never cooked much before,it was always him... I took out his old Japanese knife,it felt so weightless, this knife was a souvenir from his Japan trip.
The warm.smell of boiling meat gave me a thrill, it's been so long...so long indeed...
I waited patiently for an hour and finally the lunch was ready. I served myself .I took a bite from the smallest piece on the plate. Nothing made me as excited and thrilled as the taste of human flesh. People often call me a psychopath ,i disagree ...and I hate it when people compare me to such filthy creatures. I have never had a troubled childhood,I have never been abused. I just relieve people from their pains,i relieve people from this world of sufferings; and the flesh it's just a souvenir for me, just like that old Japanese knife it's a souvenir i collect once I ventures deep into the human flesh. The flesh is a reward I give myself for my kindness,my selfness,for this noble duty. I feast on it to keep myself healthy for my next venture, I always keep myself healthy to help the next victim of this world. I have never laughed out loud like those pathetic maniacs when I help someone escape the pain....,it does give me a boner though, I can't control it....our flesh is like a disobedient child.
My Father too called me a psychopath when the police took for helping my mother. I loved her so much and that's why I did it!!! No one understood me. I patiently suffered inside a mental asylum for two years and finally last week the doctor signed my 'relief' papers, I laughed thinking how different our methods were. He promised my father that I was alright, I WAS ALRIGHT AND I KNOW THAT BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE!!!.
My father didn't seemed so happy to take me home though. He started crying as soon as we reached home. I couldn't bear seeing him in pain, after a lot of contemplation I went inside the kitchen and brought out that fine knife,yes! I was willing to sacrifice my freedom for my father. Just a swing and his head rolled on the floor like an airless football,it spun and spun and spun....until it finally stopped with his eyes staring at an old damaged clock "the time up" I thought and couldn't help myself from laughing the dry humour.
I finished my lunch and went back to my bedroom,now there were two Ravens. Dad has joined my mother and I heard someone opening the gate...,my sister,my dear lovely sister! When we were kids our parents always asked me to keep her happy and I WILL!!...
Thank you for reading 🙏.
u/plane_assistance_999, your opinion is valuable too cause I aspire to be a writer and filmmaker someday so....

16 years ago I developed ana in the military. I had an abusive husband who would belittle me about my weight and make me take diet pills. That combined with me being borderline on the army weight standard... well it helped poke a bear.
So I started restricting food. I won't go into details, but for 16 years I ate just enough calories to exist day to day, sometimes my ana was super active and I would calorie purge with it. Some times, my other metal disorders would take precedence and I gained massive amounts of weight. To the point I topped out at a large number last year. Well then my eating disorder clicked active again, and I lost a significant amount of lbs. The VA docs saw this as a good thing. I was even in the MOVE (A weight loss program at the time) ALL my doctors saw this as a good thing, but my primary was worried about my labs. They were showing severe liver damage. (I have follow ups pending) Because I was worried about my glucose (I am 40) seeing a Nutritionist was part of my clearance for something. Well seeing the nutritionist might be saving my life. She has me seeing a doc for intakes of eating disorders on wed. I don't know what kind of treatment I'm looking at. I still eat somethings, but I don't eat much. I'm just never hungry. I want to be better, but I don't know how.

What's up guys, its Big_Orchid here on my other reddit account. Here's my whole regimen and some notes to help you all out!
Organic Herbs (Everything taken in the morning and at night)

• Wild whole cloves, not dried
• Green Walnut Hull
• Prickly ash bark
• Slipper elm inner bark
• Greater Burdock Root
• Dandelion Root
• Cat's claw (twice a day)
• Plantain leaf
• Wormwood
• Mary Ruth’s Organic Mushroom Complex
• Olive Leaf Extract
• Colloidal Silver
• Oregano oil (rub 2 drops on your spine also) Since it is very potent, use it for 14 days, then take a break for 14 days to avoid damaging the liver.
• 3% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide (used for cleaning fruits)
• Cilantro (yes it’s a vegetable but it is a natural chlorophyll building plant that pulls metals and toxins out of the body. Can just put some in your teas)

Organic Raw Fruits

• Pears
  
• Red/Purple grapes with seeds are most powerful, seedless or green grapes is acceptable
  
• Mangos
  
• Oranges (no orange juice unless squeezed yourself)
  
• Pineapple
  
• Berries
  
• Watermelon
  
• Raw/Unfiltered/unheated honey
  
• Raw Apple Cider Vinegar (has antifungal properties)
  
• No L-Arginine fruits, only L-Lysine fruits (only recommend the fruits above)
  
• Wash the fruits in a bowl of distilled water and some food-grade hydrogen peroxide
  

IGG Bloodwork

• Should get western blot test if you can
• Below 0.90 is negative
• If you are between a 2.0-10.1 then you need a 10+ week detox
• If you are 10.0+ then you need a 14+ week detox

Notes

• Once you come out negative, you must still stay on the protocol for at LEAST 1 more month to ensure you are healed, then get tested again for reassurance. Stay on the fruits and herbs!
• Use Food Grade hydrogen peroxide and distilled water to wash your fruits
• Herpes is not a virus. It is a parasitic that comes with a viral load. Always keep that in mind.
• Hydrogen water is beneficial, since it oxygenates the body. You can buy a nice one on Amazon for like $80 and you should only put spring water in it.
• Sea moss is actually bad for herpes, it does not help unless its purple sea moss but sea moss overall is not needed
• Greens slow down the herpes healing process, just stick to only l-lysine fruits. Only if the greens are juiced, then they are accepted.
• Hemp seeds and nuts slows down the healing process
• Yahki Awakened has a $400 parasite cleanse bundle with most of the herbs you need. Not sure if it's 2 months worth, but probably only 1 month's worth. Does not say on website
• Stay disciplined. The longer you stay on protocol, the shorter the amount of time it will take to cure yourself. No cheating. No caffeine, sugar, alcohol, processed foods, vegetables, no jacking off, nothing. Stay true to yourself.
• Everyday things are very important also…. For example the clothes you wear should be 100% organic cotton or linen (at least your underwear, socks, and shirts). Your toothpaste should be organic and no fluoride. Your soap/shampoo/lotion should be organic. Your toothbrush should be made out of bamboo. Your toilet paper should be bamboo and BPA free/Bleach free. Your everyday cleaning supplies should be organic oils. Laundry detergent should be organic. Drink out of glass not plastic. You should have a showerhead filter so you’re not showering in warm chemical tap water which your skin absorbs, believe it or not. You see how deep this goes? Everything nowadays is poison and affecting you and you don't even know it….
• If you live somewhere where you can do ozone therapy, by ALL MEANS do it. In general, ozone is introduced to the body either through intravenous infusion, ozone sauna, direct injection into specific body areas or via inhalation. It can also be delivered as a topical cream or gel applied directly to the skin. I think the ozone sauna is the best option.
• Do not drink store-bought fruit juices even if they’re organic. They are pasteurized and all it is is sugar and water now. You must juice the fruits yourself or find something that's “raw cold pressed juice.”
• Stay away from bleach, super super toxic. Just like I said too, make sure all your cleaning products are organic essential oils.
• Stay away from radiation as much as you can. Some examples would include not living near a 5G cell tower, not using your phone that much, putting your phone on airplane mode if it’s in your pocket, not sleeping near wifi routers, turning off your wifi routers during sleep even, don’t use your laptop on your lap, etc.
• Diseases are not real. All it is, is the body naturally healing itself by creating detoxification symptoms.
• Aqua Panna is the best spring water since it's in glass and contains no contaminants compared to other spring water. It is quite expensive though.
• A good organic all natural multi-purpose cleaner you can make yourself would be concentrated lemon juice, concentrated lime juice, 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide, and some spring water. Or you can do spring water, vinegar, and baking soda.
• A good organic natural deodorant would be just limes or lemons. Squeeze them and then rub them underneath your pits.
• Lymph Node massages are very good to clear you out. Could do them once a week, but it’s expensive, so 1-2 times a month is fine. But if you just go outside and jump up and down on a “rebounder” for 10-20 minutes you can get your lymph nodes moving.

Daily Health Routines

• Getting sunlight for at least 1 hour. Sunlight is very important, it is the source of all energy. Tan your whole body too if possible (meaning fully naked)
• Grounding for 1 hour to reduce inflammation (or just get organic cotton grounding bed sheets for $100)
• Utilize deep Breathing exercises to oxygenate the body
• Meditate each day/night for 15-30 minutes to calm the mind and body
• Say to the universe out loud, “I am cured of herpes” Speaking in the present tense is better than saying “I will” or “I can” because you are re-affirming to the universe that it’s already here, not in the future, because only the PRESENT exists. The past and future do not exist.
• If you are a man, semen retention is required. If you HAVE to ejaculate cause you're mentally weak, then do so once a week MAX.
• Sleep is very important. Should not be going to bed super late and getting at least 8-9 hours of good sleep a night. Optimally going to bed around 10pm-11pm and waking up around 7am-8am is optimal.
• Go on walks alone for 20-30 min. Let your thoughts flow. Listen to some synthwave and realize how blessed you are to be alive and breathing and outside.
• If you workout only go 2-3 times a week and do low weight high reps.

I’m 18(f) and I was kicked out by the father of my child last month, I was also kicked out from my dad’s because I was pregnant and I walked 8.8 miles to the fathers home to ask to have a night to stay or something to figure out but they just kicked me to the curb while I’m carrying his child. I barely get a 27yo male to pick me up so I could spend the night at his and figure out what I was gonna do the next day. The next day I called my mom who didn’t pickup and I called homeless assistance. I was lucky enough that my mom called back (I moved from hers to my dads to my boyfriends) and I had a place at hers. My boyfriend knew I was pregnant; he knew I wasn’t on birth control because I have my personal disagreements with plan b and other methods as well as medical ptsd and I don’t want unnecessary procedures. God made me the way I am and I shouldn’t have to take life away temporarily to be a human. I had a rough childhood; my dad used to call me an Ethiopian after I ate and I was underweight most of my life due to involuntary weight loss because of my medical issues. I was diagnosed at a young age with 2 or so forms of arthritis that affect 5 or more of the joints and tends to be lifelong as well as sjogrens syndrome which is lifelong as well and a damaged liver. I never asked for these problems I’m like other women who want kids, a husband and a real life instead of being miserable because my body chose to break down at 6 years old. I was getting there even if I was in pain cause isn’t that what your supposed to do for dreams? I want to be a mother; I just didn’t think I’d be a single mother..the father acted supportive for 2 weeks and I was kicked out by the 5th or 6th week I was pregnant .. I tried to ask him what his involvement was; if we could work this out. I loved this man and he had the heart to abandon me and his child. The father is 23(m) Dominic. I got shamed for asking for help; for money; for anything. I got shamed for being pregnant when it wasn’t just me who took part. I went back and calculated when I conceived and it was when I was 17; I told him to use condoms because I wanted the baby to come when I was 19. I wanted to figure stuff out with him but he couldn’t ever hear me or understand why it was easier to not talk about things that aren’t really problems. Why make a fight of something that’s not that bad? And I was with him for 3 months which was my problem and that wasn’t okay but he lied to his parents about my age which I never wanted to do; he lied to his parents about the baby which I never wanted to do; and tried to ask me if he could take LSD continuously. I’m going completely clean since I found out and I got really upset with him because he takes adderall and the two drugs mixing can have adverse affect; he gets aggressive and he becomes someone else. I shouldn’t have been with him but I’ve been in some situations where I might’ve trauma bonded with him; I was assaulted in his school parking lot by someone I counted as a friend. I went straight to him cause we were dating and I had no clue what to do or what to think I just cried. He promised he’d never hurt me; 2 months later he starts throwing shit at me. Now I’m doing okay; I’m getting food for myself and applying for disability; I wanna go for child support but I don’t think he should be apart of my baby’s life unless it’s supervised visits or a little booklet or maybe supervised holidays. I feel like he’s gonna hurt her mentally or physically and be unable to support her needs. My dad is an alcoholic and he wasn’t there for me; belittled me; spoiled our siblings and me or he’d leave the one he was mad at out but make them watch the positivity he’d give to another child; he screamed at us so bad we cried and hid and almost peed ourselves. My memories of him cut and I have blocked trauma; I worked on myself though because I had too bad of anger issues and I wasn’t resolving conflicts in a healthy manner. It’s better to smile and laugh it off but I used to resort to immediate violence and I’d make the worst possible choice until I could stop and pause and think about what I was about to do. I would ask myself “is this right or wrong?” Because in my heart and morals I knew right from wrong. I don’t ever want to slip into that black and red mist that shrouds my mind. I just want everything to be okay; all I’ve ever wanted was to feel not alone and loved because that leads to happiness and wealth. My baby is my lifeline; she is my every reason for being strong right now. She deserves the world.

Name: Leka "The Earth Shaping Demon" Mudo-Kure
Age: 32
Height: 7 foot
Weight: 525 lbs
Appearance: A big hulking pound of Half Samoan Half Japanese Muscle wearing Shorts made for someone of his size and width with a short beard and Tribal Tattoos over his entire body with Black Scarlia eyes
Personality: He is about pride in his power, his people, and how he uses it making it so that he only uses the Kure Clan Style Moves and Techniques tgat he knows of if the opponent is deemed worthy enough to fight at full power but still has a massive amount of Pride in his own family's power to defeat his opponent.
Backstory: Born from the Love of a Kure Woman and a Mudo Man(Don't ask but yes Removal does occur in the Bedroom) Leka grew up in a very very strong household so he grew up with being trained by his Father and his Mother throughout the day so whenever he grew up he was a powerhouse that couldn't be stopped as he decimated the underground fighting arenas until some people from higher-up places came to offer a deal of millions of dollars to be their fighter at a famous fighting tournament held on an island but he refused the money offer as he agreed to fight for them as long as he fought strong opponents he would fight for them.
Fighting Style: Mudo Family Style/Kure Clan Style/Boxing(Boxer-Puncher)
Special Moves: Wai- The user goes limp to disperse the impact of an opponent's attacks.
Hau- Which consists of bending and diverting the flow of an attack.
Maungamanawa- Shifts the flow of the power of his enemy's blow to reduce the damage and then returns the attack to the opponent by combining Wai and Hau together.
Removal- His Removal rate is 30%.
Buddha's Death(AKA Buddha Killer)- An elbow uppercut to the opponents head.
Death Charge(AKA Depth Charge)- An Armor piercing blow to the liver.
Earth Scrapper- A leg sweep that can throw off an opponent's balance for a follow-up.
Hard Slam- A shoulder tackle.
Universe-Shaking Supreme Fang(AKA Heaven-Shaking Supreme Fang)- A downward elbow strike to the nape of the neck used as a counter to his opponents.
Mountain Destroyer(AKA Mountain Breaker)- A double punch to the head and chest of his opponent.
Spear Thrust(AKA Leg Thrust)- A heel kick to the chest of his opponent.
Feats: He's broken through bank vaults so that those who make the vaults can make them stronger while only using Hard Slam.
He flattened a Bank Truck with Mountain Destroyer that was going Top Speed.
Weaknesses: His movement speed is slower but don't think that means his attacks are as slow.
His size doesn't allow for good maneuvering.
Representing Fujiko Locks & Vaults
Theme Entrance: I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

My bf and I have been together for nearly two years. There were immediate red flags with his drinking but he is the kindest most generous person and is so fun, smart and interesting when he’s not nearly comatose. I’m very torn on what to do. I like to get buzzed up now and then too and have dated heavy drinkers before and never had issues just good times but this is different.
How long do I to try to support him? He has tried being sober recently and did well for about 3 months at the longest. He still smoked weed as soon as he wakes up and throughout the day but the booze is definitely the bigger issue.
By his own admission he has been drinking a 26 of whiskey every night for about 20 years. About 2 months ago he moved for work to another city about 3 hours away and broke his sobriety but said he’s only drinking a couple beers and a mickey a night now. Which is an improvement but I’m still very concerned. The person I love just disappears it’s like he’s on autopilot and we can’t even have a simple conversation or enjoy a meal even after only a couple beers I think because his liver and brain are so damaged from years of abuse.
I ended things for a few months as a result of him getting so drunk and ruining my birthday in 2023. He worked really hard that summer to gain my trust and did not drink around me.
A few other examples of upsetting instances that have really stuck with me are:
When it comes to alcohol he can’t keep a promise. On two separate occasions he said he would not drink at all at an event and then at the last minute decided “nah fuck it I’m gonna have a couple” then when I get upset about not keeping his word he makes me feel bad and says it’s not a big deal. Is that what gaslighting is? Or is that something else?
He becomes childish and emotional. Will hang up on me while we’re on the phone if I say even the slightest thing he doesn’t like.
Has in the past about 9 months ago texted his ex-wife quite flirtatiously multiple times. While drunk. Even though he has told me how abusive she and her daughter were to him. He even admitted to me that a couple of their mutual friends basically parent trapped him in September 2023 while we were exclusive and they invited them both to a party without him knowing but then he stayed and slept over at that friends house that night cause he just got wasted and passed out and says nothing happened. Apparently they had zero sex life.
Regarding the sex that is also very sporadic. It’s like feast or famine. We didn’t have sex of any kind once in the three months we were living together while he was sober.
His sister and I had a very candid conversation about him recently and she and I agree he has some form of depression but he won’t get help. She’s a professional therapist. She adores him but basically told me if he keeps it up to dump his ass.
It’s very sad because I saw glimmers of how great our future together could be while he’s sober for extended periods. Additionally for some perspective on my expectations; I don’t want children and he still mentions that he does sometimes which at 45 and in his life’s situation I think is another level of madness. I also don’t really care if I get married or not. Basically just want my “Porever peepee”(Pinky Patel) and a partner who is consistant in the behaviour.
TLDR; Bf is an alcoholic has history of bad and disrespectful behaviour when it come to booze. Is there any hope of having a healthy relationship with someone who is an alcoholic?

Hi, I 20f have lost 29 pounds (150-121) in the last 6 months ish without trying. I have gone to the doctor countless times without answers. My bilirubin is ~2.3 and my eyes are very jaundiced. I had a CT done on my chest, abdomen, and pelvis and it came back clean. My calprotectin level is 173 which is also elevated. I have 7 palpable lymph nodes on my neck. These appeared within the last month or so and I feel like I find another everytime I touch my neck. They are not tender and are shaped like a kidney bean. 2 of them are also conjoined. I do not have mono. My other symptoms include fatigue, malaise, loss of appetite and I have started having fainting spells. If anyone has any ideas please help! I don’t know what else to do. Note: I don’t drink so there should not be liver damage in that regard.

My husband (61M) has just been diagnosed with cirrhosis and we are seeing a specialist Monday. He's jaundiced and retaining water and seems to bein an advanced stage from what we read. He's been out of work for about two years now.
He hasn't applied for SSDI yet but I am wondering if anyone here has similar circumstances and can give us some guidance. He likely needs a liver transplant but I am not sure he will qualify because a lot of the damage came from alcoholism.
He worked as an engineer for many years but now he can't remember anything and is generally weakened.