I’m taking my health a lot more seriously now, and haven been able to lose 10kg since may.
Me and my wife finally got an apartment after being homeless couch surfers for 6 months
I was on Lemmy and saw a post where a user named TooManyPancakes (which is a lie!) asked everyone for some uplifting news to brighten their day.
It was a wonderful exchange! This caring person, with the poorly chosen user name, took time out of their day to reply to as many comments as they could, with uplifting affirmations of their own.
Completely made my day to see someone ask for help and then return it in kind, many times over. ❤️❤️❤️
I got hired!
Granted, my bike was stolen pretty much immediately, but still! I’m exited to potentially not be broke anymore, once that first paycheck comes in.
My partner and I replaced the broken kitchen faucet all by ourselves, which might sound lame, but neither of us is a plumber, and it’s glorious to have running water in the kitchen again.
Found a woman that is exactly as weird and different as I am, which I thought was impossible, I was already fine with staying romantically alone my whole life :)
I crushed it in a job interview
My life happened to end but I came back.
Additionally, since I’m from Europe I am not bankrupt due to that.
My sickness is finally clearing up after weeks!
I had ear surgery yesterday that will hopefully help with my hearing loss and sinus drainage. I’ve been waiting for almost two years for this hoping that my country would start to cover the procedure but finally said fuck it, it’s worth it for my quality of life. Feeling like I have a head cold today, but without the sick feeling. So far I think I can hear better already but not sure if it’s just wishful thinking lol. I’m cautiously optimistic!
This is a great thread, definitely cheered me and a lot of other people up. Thanks!
My doc wants to give me draining tubes because I keep ketting liquid behind my ear drums, is that what you got? I kinda ran off because they won’t put me under / give me some xanax or anything. Scary.
I got a tube in my right ear (as it’s the worst) and bilateral eustachian tube dilation in both. With the dilation basically they insert a balloon through my sinuses into my eustachian tubes and inflate it to expand them, hopefully permanently! I was knocked out for it as they had to go through my sinuses but when I’ve gotten tubes in the past they haven’t as they go through the front side of your ear. Don’t be too worried about getting tubes in your ears, I’ve had it done a bunch of times and it’s not that difficult. I didn’t feel any pain just some pressure. Try talking to your doc again about your apprehension, maybe they will reconsider something to calm you. Good luck with it, it can make a world of difference sometimes!
I hope they will find a solution for me since everything’s so blocked I keep having these dizzy / nauseous attacks. This helped me make an appointment for next month at the specialist office. Scared to death though, but I really want this to be over with :(
Oh no, that’s the worst feeling. I truly get it though, the inner ear is so important to our basic functioning and when it’s not working right there’s no way to have a regular life. Even basic things like walking are a struggle.
I’m glad I could help you make that next step! I understand how it can be incredibly frightening. I’m lucky (maybe?) that I had my first sets of tubes when I was very very young so it’s something I’ve experienced already and was normalized. If you want to talk about it or have a pep talk before your appt shoot me a message! And they definitely should be able to do something for your anxiety about it, that’s just good patient care. But we’re not always so lucky to have understanding doctors.
Truly! I have daily nerve pain but it’s nothing compared to those attacks.
You are truly an amazing person! I might follow you up on that, although I think my first appointment will just be assessing what’s the problem since it’s only ten minutes. Woohoo, medical care. I’ll make sure to tell them I’ve been struggling for ten years but didn’t feel taken seriously about my symptoms and anxiety so hopefully they’ll help me out. Although I don’t think so since acetaminophen and ibuprofen has become a meme in this country with doctors prescribing nothing else, lol.
Thank you, truly!
My BF and I are getting married soon! :D
I’m super excited. We live across borders, so I will finally be able to live with him. So much more time for fun stuff like camping and climbing, and even just normal stuff like reading or cooking together.
Congratulations!
Thank you!
After 7 years of trying, I’m finally going back to university this year to get the degree i always wanted :D
Congrats! Nice going!
Thank you _
You’re welcome!
My post-surgery biopsy says no cancer, we removed the sad stuff just in time.
That is good news, indeed! May it always be so.
I finally unlocked the confidence to be the version of me that I want to be. Got the haircut I’ve always wanted, have it dyed the colour I want, I’m getting a new piercing soon, and I’m planning out the tattoo I’m going to get once I have some spare money. It’s been a journey to get here, but I’m so fucking happy with who I am and I no longer feel the need to apologize for being comfortable as my self.
I just grilled a nice steak.
I can’t afford them too often so when I do it’s a great day.
Ohh man i reward myself with a weekly steak it usually ends up being like almost a quarter of my weekly food budget fuck a good steak is a godsend.
