A trip to the doctor today bearing some bad news had me thinking about all that's wrong with me, feeling like a broken toy or something. But I know I'm not the only one in the world with health problems so I thought it would be cool to maybe share your health problems and what you do to help prevent them or maybe make them better. This is a total shot in the dark but It would give members a better understanding of each other and that we're all human.
I personally have a problem with kidney stones. I pass easily at least one stone a month, and it's been like that ever since the summer between fifth and 6th grade. They told me it was unheard of to have them at that age and they still tell me it's not very common at my age. This problem has caused irreparable damage to my urinary system as well as reproductive system. I may not be able to have children because of problems developed from this condition. But that's where I draw the line. It gets far more explicit and in depth but that's the jist of it.
I drink absolutely no carbonated beverages (coke, sprite, etc). I drink mostly just water but if I drink anything else it's juice.
I'm supposed to abstain from eating any excessive amount of salt and sugar but that's the hard part.
I don't drink much milk, I can't take vitamins unless they're water soluble, and if I work out I have to drink ungodly amounts of water. I drink so much water that I prefer drinking room temperature water vs refrigerated because I can drink it faster. Lol
I also have diminished hearing in my right ear. I had tubes in my ears since I was a small child and eventually my right eardrum collapsed and I was deaf in that ear for a while around middle school an I had a tempoplasty(sp?) operation where they took skin from behind my ear and made me a man made ear drum. It works but it's not as functional as my normal ear. When I'm in the car listening to music I have the right window rolled up and the left one down so the sound bounces off the right window and its louder in my right ear. Headphones suck.
I have to wear ear plugs when I shower because water goes through skin (man made ear drum) and will cause an infection if built up.
I used to skateboard as a kid from
8 years old to 16. I had somewhat fragile bones from the lack of calcium in my diet because calcium was believed to be the root cause of my kidney stones at the time. And I've broken 28 bones in my lifetime. All my fingers, all my toes, both arms at the elbows, and wrists. And both my ankles. Couple ribs but I don't count those as broken bones. I'm gonna hurt when I grow old. Badly.
Anyways that's my medical history in a nutshell. I don't want to pressure anyone into posting anything they aren't comfortable sharing but sometimes it just feels nice to share.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I personally have a problem with kidney stones. I pass easily at least one stone a month, and it's been like that ever since the summer between fifth and 6th grade. They told me it was unheard of to have them at that age and they still tell me it's not very common at my age. This problem has caused irreparable damage to my urinary system as well as reproductive system. I may not be able to have children because of problems developed from this condition. But that's where I draw the line. It gets far more explicit and in depth but that's the jist of it.
I drink absolutely no carbonated beverages (coke, sprite, etc). I drink mostly just water but if I drink anything else it's juice.
I'm supposed to abstain from eating any excessive amount of salt and sugar but that's the hard part.
I don't drink much milk, I can't take vitamins unless they're water soluble, and if I work out I have to drink ungodly amounts of water. I drink so much water that I prefer drinking room temperature water vs refrigerated because I can drink it faster. Lol
I also have diminished hearing in my right ear. I had tubes in my ears since I was a small child and eventually my right eardrum collapsed and I was deaf in that ear for a while around middle school an I had a tempoplasty(sp?) operation where they took skin from behind my ear and made me a man made ear drum. It works but it's not as functional as my normal ear. When I'm in the car listening to music I have the right window rolled up and the left one down so the sound bounces off the right window and its louder in my right ear. Headphones suck.
I have to wear ear plugs when I shower because water goes through skin (man made ear drum) and will cause an infection if built up.
I used to skateboard as a kid from
8 years old to 16. I had somewhat fragile bones from the lack of calcium in my diet because calcium was believed to be the root cause of my kidney stones at the time. And I've broken 28 bones in my lifetime. All my fingers, all my toes, both arms at the elbows, and wrists. And both my ankles. Couple ribs but I don't count those as broken bones. I'm gonna hurt when I grow old. Badly.
Anyways that's my medical history in a nutshell. I don't want to pressure anyone into posting anything they aren't comfortable sharing but sometimes it just feels nice to share.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
, I have a good memory.... just not for math! I have hearing loss in my right ear * what?*. and the list goes on!.... also my family has a history of heart attacks, cancer, and drinking..... So far im beating the odds