Posts by Casey Palmer5

darkbison81, here’s a little curse for you: I hope you end up being the first author in both Nature and Science! Is that nasty enough? 😁

Well, darkbison81 makes a good point—once a blood clot breaks loose and heads toward your lungs, heart, or brain, everything just goes south fast... I mean, it’s not a guaranteed disaster for everyone, but you definitely don't want to be writing this stuff down...

The odds are slim, sure, but they definitely creep up if you're a heavy smoker. If I were in your shoes, I'd try to cut the cigarettes down to an absolute minimum or just give them up entirely.
I'd also suggest getting your blood clotting levels checked every now and then.

Maybe consider taking a low-dose 81mg aspirin occasionally? But honestly, you should definitely sit down with your doctor to talk through your specific situation.

And why is mixing exercise with smoking such a bad idea? Is it because of too many free radicals or something?...

I haven't touched birth control in at least five years. I only used it back when staying pregnant was just too risky. Honestly, they never really agreed with me—I just wasn't a fan of the whole artificial hormone thing. These days, I just stick to latex 😁

Jesus, I am actually turning green from this....

Getting blood drawn is hands down the worst thing ever, let alone a procedure like this....

Come on, guys, it doesn't really matter who's at fault here, so let's not start bickering, okay?

Let's get back to the actual question: how do you all deal with dysmenorrhea, and what actually works for you? Personally, I just curl up in bed and stay totally motionless. If I even can, that is. I try to avoid meds if possible because they just end up making me nauseous...

Lucky you. I know someone who actually enjoys getting blood drawn—she isn't afraid of anything at all...

Then again, there are all kinds of people out there.

Anyway, we've completely veered off on a tangent here...

Look, let's be real—trauma is trauma...

If there’s any progress to report, it’s just that I’ve gotten so used to hospitals by now that walking through those doors doesn't even give me the cold sweats anymore.😁

I don't even pass out from checking my blood pressure anymore, especially when I'm doing it myself 😁 )
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At this point, I’m basically a textbook case. What am I even supposed to do about it? 😢

Kenneth Hernandez67 said:Scared of a checkup????

Is your OB-GYN actually going to stare at you through a magnifying glass or something????

Oh, please....😉

Do you want a good laugh? Honestly, I’m terrified of pretty much everyone working in a white coat in the healthcare system, unless they’re my own colleagues.

And an OB-GYN visit? That’s a whole different level of torture...

Honestly, if I were in your shoes, I’d definitely make an appointment with a doctor—even if it isn't your usual one, just someone you can trust.

I don't really know much about medical stuff, so please don't take this as expert advice. I'm just speaking from a layman's perspective here.

I actually need to see my OB-GYN too, but I am struggling so hard to actually go. That anxiety is no joke...

dustycanyon6 said:Vitamin C is incredibly cheap—and honestly, I think that’s exactly the point. By keeping the truth about how useful it can be in cancer treatment under wraps, big pharma companies are able to keep pulling in those massive profits...

That’s just not true. If you head over to PubMed and search for keywords like "ascorbic acid + cancer" or something similar, you'll find a massive pile of research abstracts discussing how vitamin C impacts cancer. There is actually a ton of published research out there highlighting the benefits of vitamin C... If people could truly cure themselves using nothing but vitamin C, they would be doing exactly that, regardless of the entire pharmaceutical industry and all their attempts to "cover up" how useful vitamin C really is...

dustycanyon6 said:Take a look at this... Hey... That's a great read...

Honestly, this site isn't any more scientific than those random wellness blogs or Dr. Google searches. Anyone can spin up a webpage and write whatever nonsense they feel like... I remember this email going around a while back about some doctor working at a major pharmaceutical firm—like Pfizer or something—who was writing to a friend about how aluminum in deodorant causes breast cancer. It turned out that this "famous" doctor didn't even exist, let alone work for that company... just one big hoax...

dustycanyon6 said:Next time you find yourself wandering through the aisles of a pharmacy, just take a second to look around... everything is such a blur of bright, colorful boxes for every little thing imaginable. Honestly, it feels like walking into a giant candy shop...

I don't know if you'll believe me or not, but I honestly try to stay away from pharmacies and avoid taking medication as much as I possibly can...

dustycanyon6 said:I think I might have jumped the gun a bit with my last point—or maybe just my conclusion. We all know (or at least think we do, right?) that it isn't actually fat that makes us gain weight... provided you aren't just overdoing it on the fats themselves. It's really those carbohydrates that get us into trouble...
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Weight gain really just comes down to eating more calories than you burn, whether those extra calories are coming from carbs or fats. And honestly, fats aren't nearly as innocent as people make them out to be... as far as I know, it’s not carbs that build up on your artery walls, but actually excess fat...

dustycanyon6 said:The Atkins diet really hit the mark because of how effectively it cuts carbs out of your diet...

The Atkins diet is an incredible way to absolutely wreck your own kidneys. Wasn't it Dr. Atkins himself who struggled with heart issues...?

dustycanyon6 said:I mean, honestly—it feels like everything nowadays is just driven by pure sentimentality. People are so naive or just plain uninformed, swallowing whatever nonsense they see in commercials. And then you've got outlets like The New York Post or The Washington Post, or even those "home doctor" shows, just feeding them more misinformation... it really makes you wonder how anyone stays grounded in reality...

Exactly, plus there's all that random stuff people read online...

dustycanyon6 said:Milk isn't actually as healthy as everyone makes it out to be. The kind you grab at the grocery store is pasteurized and "processed," which strips out a lot of the good stuff and makes it harder to digest. I mean, look at all those breakfast cereals—they're great for energy, full of vitamins, totally "healthy," right?

I see your point there, and honestly, I agree. I don't drink milk and I stay away from grain-based livestock feed, including cereal, because both just gross me out. Okay, maybe a splash of milk in my coffee, but that’s about it.
Digestibility is really about a lack of lactase, not about pasteurization or sterilization. Some people just don't produce enough of it, so they have a hard time processing dairy.

dustycanyon6 said:I don't know if I could ever go completely grain-free, though, because then you start wondering what you'll even eat! But yeah, avoiding sugar is definitely doable.

You know, looking back, I barely touch grains these days. Not a single gram today.

I won't give up sugar entirely, though—you've gotta have something to enjoy! Besides, I haven't really noticed it doing me any harm...

dustycanyon6 said:Lots of vitamin C (it's water-soluble, so you can't really overdose; it's even shown to help fight cancer if you take 10 grams intravenously), other vitamins, garlic (which is great for detoxing toxins)... Also, we should probably stay away from carbs and starch since the human body isn't great at digesting them.

You can't really overdose on vitamin C, sure, but taking massive amounts over a long period has been linked to kidney stones. And if it were actually that effective at treating cancer, wouldn't doctors be using it for that? (Unless you think there's some massive conspiracy involving Big Pharma pushing expensive chemotherapy instead...?)

As for that idea that we can't digest carbohydrates properly (and yeah, starch counts as a carb)—that is just total nonsense.

I honestly thought this whole aluminum thing was just another internet scam, but then I did a little digging on PubMed and found out that aluminum really can be neurotoxic. Honestly, I stopped using aluminum-based deodorants a while ago—not just because of this, but for plenty of other reasons too...

Don't get me wrong, it’s not like you’ll just catch MS or Alzheimer's from a tiny bit of aluminum in your food or deodorant; it's just one small piece of a much bigger puzzle. Another huge factor is actually the quality of the soil where you live and how many metals are present in it. I dug that up on PubMed as well...

Here’s a quick summary, but feel free to look into the rest yourselves:

Suay Llopis l, Ballester Diez F.

EVES, Unidad de Epidemiology and Statistics, C/Juan de Garay 21 46017 Valencia.

Review Has been made of The epidemiological Studies published evaluating The rola of aluminum as a risk Factor for developing Alzheimer's Disease. search for published Studies was conducted in The PubMed database by combining the terms " Aluminum and "Alzheimer's disease". Most of the studies looked at exposure through drinking water. Thes Studies suggest that a relationship exists between aluminum and Alzheimer's disease, with relative risks hovering around 2 for groups exposed to aluminum concentrations in drinking water higher than 0.1 mg/l. Other ways people might be exposed—like through food, meds, or work environments—haven't really been studied much yet. These studies have some methodological flaws and the results aren't totally consistent, so we can't say for sure right now if there's a direct link between aluminum exposure and the cause of Alzheimer's disease. Still, The toxic Effect of aluminum on human health cannot be ruled out either, so it's probably best to keep an eye on aluminum exposure and try to limit it whenever possible.

Publication Types:
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PMID: 12602134 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

All I'm hearing are these supposed "experts" claiming they know everything there is to know about skin. If they actually understood infectious diseases and sterilization protocols as well as they claim, I wouldn't be this skeptical...

You should really run this by a dermatologist. Maybe check out WebMD or Mayo Clinic if you aren't in the mood to see a specialist in person.

You can talk about whatever you want, as long as you aren't hurting anyone and it stays within the realm of health topics.

Just be ready for just about any kind of reaction your post might trigger... people can get pretty intense. Some of the comments might even sting a little.

Alright, so now you've got two solid recommendations for the Pulmonary Clinic in Chicago. What are you waiting for? 🙂

I wouldn't say Yoga does any harm; if anything, it helps because it incorporates breathing exercises that are actually super important when you're dealing with Asthma.

I think the specialists over at the Pulmonary Clinic, located right in the Chicago Community Health Center building, are pretty solid. You should definitely reach out to an experienced Pulmonologist. Personally, I’ve had a great experience with Dr. Alma Rozman—she’s a lovely woman and specializes quite a bit in allergies and asthma. She practices there. I actually just took an exam with her today...🙂

I am so incredibly sorry. I can only imagine the level of pain you're having to deal with right now...

I am so incredibly sorry you're going through this. Have you given any thought to getting an artificial disc instead?

Or maybe even flying over to the States to have the procedure done here? We have some absolutely world-class specialists who focus specifically on the spine, and I'm sure it would end up being much more affordable, too...

I pulled this snippet from my neurology textbook (K. Poeck, Neurology). For anything else, you might want to dig around online or just wait for someone who actually deals with this disease to chime in.

It’s an autosomal dominant disorder, affecting men and women equally, with a prevalence of about 5 to 10 people per 100,000. If a parent carries the gene, there’s roughly a 50% chance their children will develop the condition.

Symptoms usually start showing up between the ages of 35 and 50. It often kicks off with psychological shifts—things like irritability, loss of impulse control (especially regarding sexual behavior), tendencies toward aggression, or wandering. As the disease progresses, dementia sets in.

Then you see severe motor issues and facial grimacing. Speech can become slurred or hard to understand because the facial muscles and tongue are in constant motion. Eating becomes difficult because of the lack of coordination in those muscles. People also lose manual dexterity and experience involuntary limb movements that get worse while walking.

The progression is steady but comes in jumps, and there’s no such thing as remission. On average, the disease lasts about 12 to 15 years, though many pass away sooner. It's rare for anyone to live past 60. Death usually results from rigidity and the total inability to move joints.

On a CT scan, you might see atrophy of the caudate nucleus and widening of the sulci between brain hemispheres, which are signs of brain atrophy.

There is currently no cure that targets the underlying cause. You can manage the psychological symptoms with neuroleptics, but only temporarily. Hyperkinesia can be calmed using Tiapridex 2 (Tiapridex 2-3 x 200 mg), and butyrophenones like Haldol can be effective too.

Because of how highly penetrant the genetic component is and the generally poor prognosis, individuals with Huntington chorea should really consider not having children...

For differential diagnosis, doctors need to rule out symptomatic chorea, chorea during pregnancy, cerebral neurosyphilis, atherosclerosis, and hepatolenticular degeneration to distinguish them from Huntington chorea.

All in all—it's pretty grim. I am so incredibly sorry if you have to deal with a disease like this in your inner circle...😢

Could you tell me a bit more about how Zyrtec works?