Posts by melloworca6

I mean, you can seriously wreck your stomach with aspirin. Honestly, if you go overboard with any meds, you're looking at potentially destroying your liver and kidneys too.

So why is she even taking them if she isn't in pain? 😕

Tylenol and Excedrin both fall under the acetaminophen umbrella, whereas Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid. This means you shouldn't be popping Tylenol and Excedrin at the same time—you're basically asking for an accidental overdose.

Here’s the fine print from the Tylenol packaging:

If you accidentally take too much Tylenol, go get medical help immediately, even if you feel perfectly fine right now. Poisoning symptoms can be sneaky and might not show up for a few days.
Taking too much can cause weakness, vomiting, and severe liver damage, especially if you're already dealing with kidney or liver issues.

Edit: Looks like Angela Wright and I ended up saying pretty much the exact same thing. 🙂

It all really depends on which meds were mixed together and what the dosages looked like.

So, are you getting bruises all over your body for no reason at all?

You really ought to quit smoking; consider this your wake-up call. 😉

I haven't a clue; it’s all Latin jargon and I’m definitely not a doctor.

Wait until you actually get those biopsy results back before you start spiraling. There is zero point in stressing out over nothing right now.

By the way, do you smoke?

Who told you to cut it? You literally said yesterday there was no need to see a specialist.

And where are you located? These doctors of yours move at lightning speed. Around here, I’d be waiting at least a few days just to get an appointment.

First off, half of this general advice has absolutely nothing to do with actual medicine.

Telling someone they have some kind of cancerous growth without doing any further analysis is incredibly reckless. Just go see a specialist. Let them run a biopsy on it first, then maybe we can start talking about diagnoses.

So, who did you actually see? Was it just a regular GP at a local clinic or a specialist?

I think you're just messing with us.

Have you actually seen a doctor? You can't just diagnose yourself on the internet. A swollen lymph node doesn't automatically mean you have cancer or something.

Clearly spent a little too much time browsing the web and now you're out here throwing diagnoses around.

I guess I’ve always just abstained the day before. 🙂 Honestly, whenever I have to see any kind of doctor, my nerves are shot and I can't focus on anything—and that goes for the OB-GYN too.

This is why I love this forum—there’s always something new to pick up. 🙂

I’ve had both swabs and Pap smears done, and my OBGYN never once mentioned anything about skipping sex before the appointment. It really should be noted, though, especially if they're swabbing for specific infections.

Have you ever actually checked your thyroid levels?
You could be dealing with some thyroid inflammation, which would explain why those lymph nodes are flaring up.

Look, my advice? Just wait about two weeks, then go get a nasopharyngeal swab or a throat and nose test. Don't bother doing it any sooner than that. Since you've already been on antibiotics, you run the risk of getting a false negative.

Why don't you just go get your nose and throat swabbed, then take some targeted therapy if you actually have a beast of an infection?

And those horse pills are probably weak as hell, handed out by the handful without any real precision. 🙄

wiredlynx33 said:I honestly don't have the energy left to even quote you, jadesailor14... I just want to wish everyone here nothing but health, and especially your father. ☕
Best regards,

Look, if you can get this through your doctor and you're taking it under medical supervision, then go for it. But for heaven's sake, don't just order it online from God knows where. You have no idea what's actually inside those pills.

Ulcerative colitis isn't some minor thing you can just brush off, especially when things take a turn for the worse. I know a girl who passed away from UC when she was only 26. So, don't go messing around by quitting your meds on your own.

jadesailor14 said:You mentioned you spent about 20 hours digging into this!
Twenty hours? Are you kidding me?! Good grief, what is twenty hours even supposed to mean? Honestly, it’s absolutely nothing—just a total zero!
Since you don't have any formal training in this field, you honestly don't even know how to present information properly!
And you can't even get access to those most important threads!

You bet I do!
It’s always so much easier to talk about what we'd do if things were different! I honestly find that opening up about those "what if" scenarios makes everything feel a bit more manageable. What's on your mind?

I know exactly what my dad had to deal with during those thirty years. It was quite a journey!
I know firsthand just how brutal this disease can be. It really drives home why regular checkups and having a specialist constantly monitoring everything is so incredibly vital. In the end, I even mentioned that my father was honored by many of my friends working at the hospital to lead his service.
That’s pretty grim and heavy, honestly... maybe it's just me, but I can't deny it's the truth!
I know Medrol like the back of my hand from my own experience, so I don't even need to look it up!

I was just saying, use your head!
Please, don't go taking medications based on random advice you find from anonymous people online! I learned this the hard way once when I tried a "miracle cure" I read about on a forum, and let me tell you, it was a total disaster for my stomach. It's always much safer to stick with what your actual doctor recommends.
It's definitely worth asking around! I know plenty of people right here in the States who have tried LDN. Surely there are doctors out there—maybe even some just a town over—who are already helping patients manage it.
Please don't go rogue with your treatment! You really have to be careful because things can go sideways in an instant, and if they do, you'll need someone to step in and bail you out. If the people around you aren't fully in the loop regarding your self-managed care, they won't know how to help when things get messy.
I've heard that LDN might be able to help me out too! I'm not exactly running marathons right now, if you know what I mean—believe me, I'm dealing with quite a few uncomfortable issues lately.

I’m always down to try out any new therapy, no matter how crazy it sounds! I mean, Scott Allen10 knows what I'm talking about. 😬 But... only under medical supervision!
The right way to handle this is by informing the proper authorities and actually standing up for your right to treatment, rather than just blindly buying whatever random stuff you find online.

I'm with you on this.

I would never dream of ordering something online to swallow. It's not because I'm worried about getting flagged by Customs; it's because you never truly know what's actually inside that pill. No one can guarantee that what's listed on the label is actually what's in the tablet.

I really wish what's being discussed here was the truth, because then I wouldn't have to spend my whole life swallowing corticosteroids, antimalarials, and stuff like that. But I'd only ever dare to take this if it were done under the direct supervision and approval of my immunologist.

Nathan Howard75 said:It’s honestly pretty fascinating to me, watching some people go on these endless tangents about how Coca-Cola isn't "healthy." As if their personal opinion somehow changes the reality of the situation...🤣
I mean, you’re the ones living in your own skin, so you’re the real experts on what Coca-Cola actually does to your body...

And look, if someone wants to chug one every single day, that’s their business. I don't care.

I’ll have one every once in a while, and I don't think I'm going to drop dead if I have a glass of Cola once a month, but I have zero intention of drinking it more often than that.

Cola works for your stomach just like any other carbonated drink.
There’s nothing magical or medicinal about it; it’s just the CO2 doing the heavy lifting by helping you burp out that trapped air, which is what actually settles the nausea and stomach aches.