We care! Supporting Simmers going through hard times.

Thankyou @luthienrising @Kaike78 and @SelenaGrey for your caring support and encouragement to the people here who have posted on the thread.

"take0nme;12981184" wrote:
@selenagrey

This makes me so sad, you're among my favorite people here and I hate to know of you being ill, so I hope whatever it is the Doc has a good plan for you.

As for me,

I was in my first car wreck the other day and luckily I am here, my birthday is on Saturday and I almost didn't make it. I ended up in the ER last night with a possible fracture to my wrist (couldn't see in xray because of placement of pain and the fact that it could be hidden under a bunch of other bones according to the doc) I'm sore all over but again, just thankful it wasn't worse and that I'm here with you all and my family today.

Thank you for this thread <3

I am so sorry to hear that you were in a car accident! It is not good and it would have shaken you up, and made your body feel quite sore. I hope that your pain eases and becomes less sore.
I hope that your driving road trip this weekend goes well. I will be thinking of you as you are driving. I hope that you have a very special birthday weekend with your friend!

I went to the urgent care center (sort of like a cross between a dr. and an ER but much less expensive than the ER) and they are running some tests, blood work, urology, the works. However this may be coming back on me and my dietary habits. The numbness may be the onset of a caffeine allergy, which is not good as I have caffeine addiction (I won't share how many sodas I have a day, it's WAY too many.) but also this may...and I stress only may, be the onset of diabetes. Will know more in a few days. Also the tired. blacking out, is basically my body being completely dehydrated because I don't drink anything but sodas.

These are things I can change but it may not completely change the damage already done, if it is diabetes. But I have to work to be better about drinking sodas, or none at all. Really difficult but compared to some of the things in this thread very small potatoes. I can do it.

I'll keep you all updated on the official results though.

Reading this thread tells me that I should really be more grateful about my life and stop whining all the time.

"jcp011c2;12981340" wrote:
I went to the urgent care center (sort of like a cross between a dr. and an ER but much less expensive than the ER) and they are running some tests, blood work, urology, the works. However this may be coming back on me and my dietary habits. The numbness may be the onset of a caffeine allergy, which is not good as I have caffeine addiction (I won't share how many sodas I have a day, it's WAY too many.) but also this may...and I stress only may, be the onset of diabetes. Will know more in a few days. Also the tired. blacking out, is basically my body being completely dehydrated because I don't drink anything but sodas.

These are things I can change but it may not completely change the damage already done, if it is diabetes. But I have to work to be better about drinking sodas, or none at all. Really difficult but compared to some of the things in this thread very small potatoes. I can do it.

I'll keep you all updated on the official results though.

Well, glad you went to the Dr. Hopefully everything will come back fine!
I have Diabetes too. Usually the signs are being thirsty all the time, urinating a lot, and eye problems. But I am sure there are more things that relate to Diabetes too.
Keep us posted and prayers sent out your way for some good news!

"jcp011c2;12981340" wrote:
I went to the urgent care center (sort of like a cross between a dr. and an ER but much less expensive than the ER) and they are running some tests, blood work, urology, the works. However this may be coming back on me and my dietary habits. The numbness may be the onset of a caffeine allergy, which is not good as I have caffeine addiction (I won't share how many sodas I have a day, it's WAY too many.) but also this may...and I stress only may, be the onset of diabetes. Will know more in a few days. Also the tired. blacking out, is basically my body being completely dehydrated because I don't drink anything but sodas.

These are things I can change but it may not completely change the damage already done, if it is diabetes. But I have to work to be better about drinking sodas, or none at all. Really difficult but compared to some of the things in this thread very small potatoes. I can do it.

I'll keep you all updated on the official results though.

As sucky as that is, I am happy they don't think it's anything more serious! I have been hospitalized for dehydration and I actually thought about bringing that up. What got me to the ER was passing out. Since then I've had to be very careful about drinking enough and they have me drinking a small bottle (12 oz maybe?) of sports drink a day for the electrolytes. I hope it's not diabetes and all you need is to re-hydrate!

"charlotteprice;12981462" wrote:

"jcp011c2;12981340" wrote:
I went to the urgent care center (sort of like a cross between a dr. and an ER but much less expensive than the ER) and they are running some tests, blood work, urology, the works. However this may be coming back on me and my dietary habits. The numbness may be the onset of a caffeine allergy, which is not good as I have caffeine addiction (I won't share how many sodas I have a day, it's WAY too many.) but also this may...and I stress only may, be the onset of diabetes. Will know more in a few days. Also the tired. blacking out, is basically my body being completely dehydrated because I don't drink anything but sodas.

These are things I can change but it may not completely change the damage already done, if it is diabetes. But I have to work to be better about drinking sodas, or none at all. Really difficult but compared to some of the things in this thread very small potatoes. I can do it.

I'll keep you all updated on the official results though.

Well, glad you went to the Dr. Hopefully everything will come back fine!
I have Diabetes too. Usually the signs are being thirsty all the time, urinating a lot, and eye problems. But I am sure there are more things that relate to Diabetes too.
Keep us posted and prayers sent out your way for some good news!

I have diabetes three. (Type 1)

Just an FYI for people - there are two types of diabetes. Type 1 - can't produce insulin anymore, we need to stab ourselves as often as we eat.

There are theories but no official diagnosis of causes, it's not because of overeating or anything related to that (I'm ~110lbs). Drives me nuts when I tell people and someone says "but you're not fat?" or "did you used to be fat?".

The other is Type 2, where you body just can't provide quite enough insulin. This can (keyword - can - not always) be caused through diet or stress on the body (like preganancy) or even age and often can be managed by just reducing carbohydrate/sugar intake and in some cases insulin.

jcp- I am concerned, sodas do hydrate you, but because they're filled with sugar - if your body is not producing enough insulin to make use of the glucose - your body is forced to release that glucose in your urine which will leave you dehydrated (I get this every time I stuff up my insulin/glucose balance and it's a real pain in the ass).

Unfortunately with those symptoms I'd say one form of diabetes is quite a likely candidate. But I do sincerely hope it's something easier, or at worst Type 2 because that's easier to manage. I've been living with Type 1 for 22 years, with no complications, it's more of an annoyance these days :) so if it is the diagnosis, don't stress too much, I'm sure you'll do just fine.

"jcp011c2;12981340" wrote:
I went to the urgent care center (sort of like a cross between a dr. and an ER but much less expensive than the ER) and they are running some tests, blood work, urology, the works. However this may be coming back on me and my dietary habits. The numbness may be the onset of a caffeine allergy, which is not good as I have caffeine addiction (I won't share how many sodas I have a day, it's WAY too many.) but also this may...and I stress only may, be the onset of diabetes. Will know more in a few days. Also the tired. blacking out, is basically my body being completely dehydrated because I don't drink anything but sodas.

These are things I can change but it may not completely change the damage already done, if it is diabetes. But I have to work to be better about drinking sodas, or none at all. Really difficult but compared to some of the things in this thread very small potatoes. I can do it.

I'll keep you all updated on the official results though.

I am glad that you went to the care centre and that the doctor is doing tests. Please let us know what the results are. I'll continue to be thinking of you.

"rosemow;12981269" wrote:

"take0nme;12981184" wrote:
@selenagrey

This makes me so sad, you're among my favorite people here and I hate to know of you being ill, so I hope whatever it is the Doc has a good plan for you.

As for me,

I was in my first car wreck the other day and luckily I am here, my birthday is on Saturday and I almost didn't make it. I ended up in the ER last night with a possible fracture to my wrist (couldn't see in xray because of placement of pain and the fact that it could be hidden under a bunch of other bones according to the doc) I'm sore all over but again, just thankful it wasn't worse and that I'm here with you all and my family today.

Thank you for this thread <3

I am so sorry to hear that you were in a car accident! It is not good and it would have shaken you up, and made your body feel quite sore. I hope that your pain eases and becomes less sore.
I hope that your driving road trip this weekend goes well. I will be thinking of you as you are driving. I hope that you have a very special birthday weekend with your friend!

Thank you :) I'm going to do my best to put it behind me and have fun.

I hope everyone is having a good day today. Just gonna share this video of a ferret wearing a glo-stick to cheer people up
http://youtu.be/FkHbC1RSjv8

*I have no clue how to post the actual video, so here's the link