Posts by wearymaker52

ironseal13 said:So, can I just start taking iron on my own? Like, just walk into a CVS and grab some without a prescription?

You can. Some supplements have it. But don't do it.
I was just sharing what worked for ME.
They say you shouldn't just take vitamins or anything else on your own initiative. You really need to talk to a doctor first.
For example, a coworker of mine took B vitamins for a long time and it caused issues in her system.
Why?
Because her body didn't actually need B... maybe it needed C, or A, or something else entirely.

Just see a doctor. Get some blood work done. They'll know what's going on and give you the right advice. Please don't just decide this yourself...

One more thing. This is something I highly recommend to everyone for mood and energy levels:
Squeeze out a little orange juice, stir in two or three spoonfuls of honey—ideally local honey—and drink it every day.
That's it. Ever since I started doing this about three or four months ago, I can't live without it. It feels so good... and it tastes great too...

Look...

Unless there's something more serious going on—like thyroid issues, ovaries, or whatever else people are dealing with lately—it might just be an iron deficiency.

I was the exact same way. Getting out of bed felt like climbing Everest.
I went to see my doctor and found out my iron levels were bottomed out. I started taking supplements and eating more iron-rich foods, and honestly, that fatigue just slowly started fading away.

That's what happened with me.

I can tell you this for a fact, based on my own experience.
I was in a coma, but only for a few days. I didn't lose my memory entirely, but I felt foggy for a long time after...
My memories are there, but the actual day of the accident is just gone. Like it never happened. Even now, five years later...

Then there was someone else who was in a coma for 45 days. When she woke up, and even looking back five years later, she isn't the same person she was before the accident.
So much stuff was wiped from her head. She’s a completely different person now.

But that’s just one case. I know a girl who went through something just as massive and still managed to finish her degree at state university.

So, your friend will definitely be okay. It’s just going to take a lot of work, a lot of faith, and a lot of time.
Good luck.

Larry Wells2 said:So, I'm writing this because I'm planning on trying drugs for the first time. I'm 17 and a junior in high school. Just a heads-up: don't bother trying to talk me out of it, because I'm going to do this regardless of whatever stupid comments you leave. I guess I've just reached a point where I feel like I've done everything else and I want to try something new. To be clear, I haven't even touched weed yet. I have zero interest in smoking that. But all my friends are into speed now, and now this other friend is pushing us to try cocaine. Money isn't the issue. I'm just stuck on what to actually go with, so I wanted to hear about your experiences. What's the best way to get a real high without being a total zombie for 24 hours? I'm thinking about doing something Saturday night so that by maybe 2 or 3 in the morning on Sunday, I'm somewhat functional, though I still want the experience to actually hit.

Come on, it's not that big of a deal.
You try it and either it's okay—if the stuff is good—or you feel nothing at all.
It depends on everything... mood, the crowd, etc.
It's not going to be some massive life-changing event...

Well, unless you do LSD, but nobody in the world would recommend that to you.

Honestly, none of this is really anything special...

Hannah Fox3 said:I got it three days ago and since then I've had this horrible pain on my lower left side... feels like an ovary, I don't know, it just hurts so much. Even when I breathe in, it's constant. It isn't really cramps, just a steady pain.
What could it be?

Look... whatever it is, nobody here can actually help you, even if someone on this forum happens to be a doctor.
You need to get to a gynecologist ASAP.
It could be anything: PMS, an ovarian infection, or maybe just random pain with no reason at all—I've dealt with something similar myself—but you have to see a doctor.

Hey, great job starting this thread!

My dad had colon surgery about 2.5 years ago... they had to remove his entire colon.
Everything seems fine now, he eats like there's no tomorrow🙂 which is good, obviously, but you know what really eats at me?
I can't stop wondering... how much longer? What if he suddenly takes a turn for the worse? What if he just collapses or passes away in a month or two.
I don't even understand myself, but after everything he went through—the radiation, chemo, losing hair, the weight loss, the mental toll—I'm just terrified that things might take a turn for the worse again.
He’s doing well right now, actually great, but that fear...

Does anyone here know someone who dealt with colon cancer where the whole thing had to be removed?

thanx