Topic: Health Problems

Does anyone have any health problems, like diabetes, heart disease, or brain problems? Anything major or even minor things like broken bones can be discussed here. I happen to have a heart problem.

Interesting topic, I happen to be hypoglycemic, have RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) and really bad circulation in both hands and feet, although none of those compare to heart problems.

I have an allergy to all fake sugars, such as aspartame, nutrasweet, splenda, etc. Those three are the worst. Aspartame is the absolute worst, it's an instant "omg I'm sick, I can't get up, and I'm going to throw up" headache. The other two aren't so bad, just a mild nausea and headache.

And I have a possibility of having inherited a hereditary colon cancer.

Also had a neck injury a month ago that still aches sometimes.

Oh, oh, and a box cutter scar on my knee that sometimes aches right before a major weather change.

Well as some of you know I had dislocated my finger.  And just today I took the splint off to give it a breather and I smash it on the bell of my trumpet.  Stupid me.  So it hurts now.

But other than that and a cold I have I'm not to bad.

Miba, how did you get a box cutter scar?  I accidentally cut myself in that flap of skin in between the thumb and index and that is talking forever to heal.

Any of you that know of my rabbit knows that I always have cuts and scratches, but other than that, I'm pretty healthy.

i thought you had alice cooper-itis a rare mental disorder :P

aside from a bruised ego after playing online games, im all good.
i hope those of you w/ afflictions feel better soon.

I thought you were exaggerating a little there, but then I looked down, and guess who I saw on my shirt.

I guess I have a couple short-term things; a kanker sore and asore arms and shoulders.

I've got a kanker sore right now on my gums that is killing me. I hate those things...

I had a injury in the same location, have the scar to prove that one.. three stiches.. I was flushing a toilet at work...:P I also have a scar around 2 inches long on my right palm.. 7 stiches... open can lid.

I'm the unhealthest healthy 24 year old. I'm hypoglycemic, have chronic headaches and migranes, and degenerative cartalage in both my knees, worse in my right knee. On top of that or maybe the cause of those other problems I have fibromyalgia. Its basically a chronic syndrom characterized by different things, different for each person, "soft- tissue" pain the most common. I also have an acute allergy to rabbits. I love them, have one, but can't really touch or spend time in an enclosed space with them.

The only thing serious thing I can think of is that I'm alergic to an antibiotic called... augmenten I think. It causes severe swelling in all my joints, to where I couldnt walk/move to save my life. I also get a fever and a headache.

I have a bad liver but thats from vodka and orange juice and green chautresue shots. Sides that, all's good in my woods! Oh, and a bit of extra weight in the gut region but thats more from good Japanese food and beer then any real health related problems!

i have a heart problem also its called mitral valve prolapse and i have a sort of injury where when i get stressed, run to fast/hard, get angry/sad i have chest pains.

Forgot to mention, I'm allergic to the whole cillin family i.e. penicillin, amoxicillin.  Also, I have a sleep disorder called sleep apnea, although that's getting better.  Have flat feet too, which leads to ankle problems, so I have to wear special insoles in my shoes.

My heart problem is mild aortic regurgitation, and a bicommisural aortic valve. That means that my aorta is too big for me, and it leaks. The leaking isn't bad, but the worst thing is that because of my aorta's size, if I get hit very hard in the chest in the right place, it could tear, thus causing me to bleed to death in less then 5 minutes.

Oh, and I might have inherited a very deadly genetic heart disease called Brugada. My mom has it, and she had to get a Pacemaker/Defibrillator implanted in her chest.

I was kneeling and had a case of Go-Gurts between my knees that I was opening. The box cutter slid off the edge as I was cutting and momentum carried my hand to my knee. It bled a LOT. In fact I was on my way up to the bathrooms to wash up and bandage it, dripping blood and limping and some stupid customer stopped me to ask a question. It probably needed stitches, but I didn't go. It ached for quite a while, off and on. Then it finally stopped freaking out at me so often. Then it didn't hurt for almost a year then it suddenly started aching right before we suddenly dropped from 30 degrees down to -20.

Nope. Just allergyies like hayfever. Sometimes my heart hurts when i eat though............ :(     :(

Sorry to hear that Milba I can sympathize. Knee pain is not fun.

sorry, Miba. I can imagine how painful that is. :(

I got a blood disorder called TTP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombotic_thrombocytopenic_purpura) Horrible thing really. I almost died because of it. I also had mystery bloody fluid around my heart (I think it was caused from the TTP, but no one's sure)  and get pains in my chest and shoulders every so often.

Other that that, I'm allergic to one of my cats. Just one, which is weird (I think it has to do with the fact that she sheds alot, while the others don't shed as much.)

oh let me think. i have asthma (had since i was 4), and through that i am allergic to amoxicillin and dust, and if i pet a cat, i need to wash my hands before touching my face, cuz my eyes will get bloodshot red and i will wheeze up a storm.

I mean no disrespect, but keep it real. Everyone just cannot have those super-rare allergies etc.
People often lie about their health making it sound sooo much worse than it really is

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Well I often lie about mine saying its better than it really is :P

I dont. :P

I really don't have any health problems that I know of. I was getting nosebleeds frequently in the summer/fall, but we got a humidifier and I don't have that problem anymore. So I'm really lucky I guess.

i don't lie. i flat-out tell you so you know ahead.

And I never said that.
It is good to speak straight and true.

I wasn't lying. The knee isn't a big deal, it rarely bothers me. And I really do have those allergies. If I exagerate on anything it's because I just don't have a lot of problems.

Hey please, my comment was just an usual note, not pointed at anyone!

I'm lactose intolerant

My two big complaints are gastro-reflux disease and bipolar disorder II. Both have kept my life interesting for years.

used to have asthma; dust, cat, pollen and who knows what other allergies; joint aches, migraines, bad knees, shoulder, and elbow (various stupid stunts as a kid); I have a history of seizures as a kid, including a couple of blackouts; and all kinds of crazy stuff...im a real mess...lol

Oh I know. I was just saying cause I felt a bit guilty.

Used to, as in don't really anymore? Perhaps you out grew it? That was one theory my old peditrican had. If so then thats good you don't have it anymore.

I used to have sore knees after basketball but as you said, it was just bones growing faster than tendons causing pain.  So he said I'd grow out of it and I did.

I actually had an orthopedist say that about my knees when I was like 13/14, after I reached my current 5'4" status. ( That my knees were growing pains). Yeah that explains why the got worse over time. Listen to your body always. I found somebody that didn't dismiss me just because I wasn't 50.