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[iita]

Will have to go and purchase one of those "oops, the condom broke, I need to be sure I don't get pregnant" type of pills from a pharmacy. Fuck that, I hate buying stuff from there anyway and this is just embarrassing.
Somehow I just keep laughing about the situation so it's not THAT bad. This happens to everyone, right?

[conker]

had that situation. but here you have to go to the hospital for it

[Black Cat]

iita, on 07 January 2011 - 08:34 AM, said:

Will have to go and purchase one of those "oops, the condom broke, I need to be sure I don't get pregnant" type of pills from a pharmacy. Fuck that, I hate buying stuff from there anyway and this is just embarrassing.
Somehow I just keep laughing about the situation so it's not THAT bad. This happens to everyone, right?

Yeah, it does. It will mess up your usual cycle a little and the side effects, if you have any, can be compared to the ones, women have anyway during their period. It's annoying, but you should be fine.  

conker, on 07 January 2011 - 08:39 AM, said:

had that situation. but here you have to go to the hospital for it

A doctor can prescribe them, it doesn't necessarily have to be in a hospital. They should be available in pharmacies without a prescription, though, especially because you need to take them as soon as possible.

[Twilight]

I hate getting bloodwork drawn. Ugh.

[Raphaela]

I feel so angry right now and I don't even know why.
Would be good if I could go to a bar and fight someone. Seriously, I'm not a violent person but fuck, I need this right now.
I will end up hurting myself, fuck.
I was reading some tweets from my ex and he tweeted 'I miss you every day'. At first I followed the logic that you can't miss a person you never had any sort of relationship with, but then I read the others and realized they weren't for me.
I feel like walking to his house and punch him until he's unconscious. Then I'd hit him some more.
>.<

[Floyd]

I SHOULD BE IN WASHINGTON DC RIGHT NOW AT THE CONCERT WITH MATT AND ALEX AND EVERYONE ELSE. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I AM FUCKING MAD RAAAAAAAAAARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARRA
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[Jaade!]

Gluten allergy.

Gluten-free diet.

Feel like life has just ended.

With this on top of everything fucking else i just wanna cry. fgs. Family are well pissed off/stressed out about it too, as if it's my own fault.. thanks guys, thanks.

Literally have no idea what i'm gonna eat or how i'm gonna afford to eat, maan.

EDIT: Actually after finding such delights as gluten-free caramel shortcakes at my local supermarket life no longer seems unbearable :'). Still peed off about it though. Also my GP's are incompetent. That is all.

[Punk Rock Geek]

Jaade!, on 10 January 2011 - 06:44 AM, said:

Gluten allergy.

Gluten-free diet.

Feel like life has just ended.

With this on top of everything fucking else i just wanna cry. fgs. Family are well pissed off/stressed out about it too, as if it's my own fault.. thanks guys, thanks.

Literally have no idea what i'm gonna eat or how i'm gonna afford to eat, maan.

EDIT: Actually after finding such delights as gluten-free caramel shortcakes at my local supermarket life no longer seems unbearable :'). Still peed off about it though. Also my GP's are incompetent. That is all.

I actually didn't know people could develop allergies this late.  How did you find out?

[Jaade!]

Punk Rock Geek, on 10 January 2011 - 12:28 PM, said:

I actually didn't know people could develop allergies this late.  How did you find out?

Neither did I! Did a bit of research though and apparently it turns up in people of every age :/. It's not clear whether it's something that's there from birth and is just 'silent' or whether it all of a sudden happens though..

I've had a really bad extremely painful and itchy skin rash for about a month now, my original doc just thought it was a viral thing, and told me to come back if it didn't go away. I saw someone else today who recognised it as some form of dermatitis associated with gluten intolerance, he did some 'skin-test' type thing, and then looked back at my previous record.. I've been ill for about a year and a half with all sorts of problems associated with eating/the stomach/weight loss etc.. turns out they're all symptoms of gluten intolerance, and will all just worsen if I don't act now..
I'm being checked for coeliac disease aswell because I have nearly every symptom of that too! Good times.


Calmed down a lot though, haha, I was freaking out about it this morning :').

Also. I just found out if I did have actual coeliacs instead of just intolerance, the NHS prescribe you certain essential gluten-free foods for free. Scooooore, they're SO expensive :/.

This was a long post.

[Dopamino]

Jaade!, on 10 January 2011 - 02:12 PM, said:

Also. I just found out if I did have actual coeliacs instead of just intolerance, the NHS prescribe you certain essential gluten-free foods for free. Scooooore, they're SO expensive :/.

Feckin commies.

[SertraOD]

Gluten free is not too expensive, but you might have to learn to like new foods and make your own bread. I can't eat dairy, red meat, poultry, eggs, processed sugar, most gluten (I can tolerate ezekiel bread--but that's sprouted and more easily digestible than normal gluten).

Eat rice based dishes. My diet is inherently more expensive but yours won't be unless you indulge too much. I have to order super cheap superfood powders and shit to make my diet affordable. Luckily Texans are unhealthy and the vegan/healthy food is almost always on sale.

[Jaade!]

SertraOD, on 10 January 2011 - 04:52 PM, said:

Gluten free is not too expensive, but you might have to learn to like new foods and make your own bread. I can't eat dairy, red meat, poultry, eggs, processed sugar, most gluten (I can tolerate ezekiel bread--but that's sprouted and more easily digestible than normal gluten).

Eat rice based dishes. My diet is inherently more expensive but yours won't be unless you indulge too much. I have to order super cheap superfood powders and shit to make my diet affordable. Luckily Texans are unhealthy and the vegan/healthy food is almost always on sale.

I'm just going off what it was like briefly shopping for things for me today, obviously fruit and veg aren't going to be an issue and I eat quite a bit of that.. I also eat a fair share of rice so again that's ok.. the gluten-free bread and things like that are expensive here compared to normal bread, things like gluten-free pasta, cereals, soup etc. are things I've looked at mostly today and are all unfortunately going to end up being a bit pricey for me. Obviously stuff like biscuits/general crap aren't anything i'm really concerned about (though they're the cheaper ones annoyingly).

I tend to cook/bake my own things more & more recently so that's something I'm definitely going to be doing, especially to replace some of the things I love. Although the gluten-free ingredient prices aren't too great either!

A major issue for me is just getting my diet exactly right, I can't slip up anywhere because I'm ill enough because of that as it is y'know :/, so I think it'll just take a bit of extra planning, and if I need to spend extra money then so be it.

The person who served me at the checkout actually gave me some websites where you can buy gluten-free stuff in bulk to lessen the cost a bit though, so that'll help.. just seems daunting at the minute! I know it'll be fine when I get used to it & the extra money etc., but I didn't wake up this morning anticipating having to change all of this haha.

[tiredoflies]

Naw

[Dopamino]

So are you gonna tell us or what?

[diana911forpeace]

SertraOD, on 10 January 2011 - 04:52 PM, said:

Luckily Texans are unhealthy and the vegan/healthy food is almost always on sale.

not in my area, sadly. i'm not vegan anymore until i get a job again. my parents have stopped buying even fruits and vegetables. :/

Dopamino, on 10 January 2011 - 07:53 PM, said:

So are you gonna tell us or what?

this

[Floyd]

Holy shit! I just remembered I had math homework due today at 4PM on the internet so I had to turn it in even if I wasn't at school. FUCK.

[Skaz]

Started doing observations for my dissertation experiment on crows today, only problem is that there were literally no crows. Plus I bought a week pass for the bus to get there for 20 quid, which I now don't need.

[Jaade!]

Hospital today was a nightmare. Being tested for tons of things, but in reality they have no idea, and some of the things they're testing me for are much worse than I imagined. I'm still holding out hope for it all being something stupidly simple that has been missed over and over. Maybe I'm gonna get lucky. And I guess I should be happy that I'm being tested for things after being left in the balance so many times.

I need to face up to the fact that the situation I'm in is more serious than I like to think or have really realised, need to realise the affect it's having on all areas of my life. Also need to realise my health is more important than anything, when you're in £20,000+ of debt due to, and have wasted so much time in education for, a degree for the rest of your life - I find this is quite hard.

Have to face up to the possibility that this is getting to be too much and is impacting on my degree. I've spent a week trying to start an essay and don't even have one word, I can't think, I can't concentrate, and I certainly won't be sleeping anytime soon.
I have to realise that there's a real chance I'm gonna do badly, or fail, and that extensions or deferring a year may be something I have to do. Also need to get off my arse and have another serious talk with all of my tutors, the senior staff, and possibly the counselling service - these are things I like to put off as much as possible.

Don't want to face up to all of these things. Just want to get back into bed and forget about everything.

I hope I will stop being such a depressive wotsit soon.

This has been a pointless rant to get off my chest what I can't really speak to the usual people about.  I think seeing it in print will help me realise things.. /rantover.

On a less serious note, need a camera down my throat and I'm a massive wuss. I'm sure the whole experience is going to be hilarious.. :')

[Skaz]

I know it's easier said than done but try not to worry too much about what it might be til you know for certain. Like you say, at least they are testing you for things. Hopefully they will be able to figure it out this time. As for your college work; this is the sort of things extensions are for. I know it isn't ideal but your tutors should be sympathetic (dunno if other universities are quite as lenient as mine though).

[Jaade!]

Skaz, on 12 January 2011 - 04:39 PM, said:

I know it's easier said than done but try not to worry too much about what it might be til you know for certain. Like you say, at least they are testing you for things. Hopefully they will be able to figure it out this time. As for your college work; this is the sort of things extensions are for. I know it isn't ideal but your tutors should be sympathetic (dunno if other universities are quite as lenient as mine though).

Yeah, to be fair some of the stuff I'm being tested for wouldn't be all that bad, not stuff I want but definitely not the end of the world either haha. The worst part is not knowing, and a specialist finally being honest with me and admitting it might be a lot more complicated than I've been told, and that I might find the next few months hard with no answers. Though I guess the honesty for once is actually a good thing, hahaha.

& Yea, tbh I think my Uni will be great about it, hopefully.. it's a shame because last time I spoke to them I told them I thought it was actually getting somewhere and it wouldn't be long before I was on my way to being fine again, but never mind. Would not believe the amount I've spent on bloody GP letters for them though :').

Final exams aren't till May. and they're the biggest issue so.. by May I might have some progress anyway. hmm.

Bad time to be a finalist. :').