Hil, what's EDS?
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. The cause of my shoulder and knee problems and mitral valve prolapse. [link]
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Hil R. - Jan 26, 2007 1:03:04 pm PST #2964 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Lee - Jan 26, 2007 1:13:10 pm PST #2965 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
So I have a hair appointment tomorrow, and have decisions to make.
Question a) Keep the hair long, or chop it all off?
Question b) keep it dark brown with some red, or go back to red/auburn?
§ ita § - Jan 26, 2007 1:16:09 pm PST #2966 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I could self-diagnose myself into that hypermobility category, but unless it comes with a cure for the bruising and joint aching, I'm not going to. I've made peace with the scars, and I love the preternaturally soft skin anyway.
Is the stretching in the first picture here abnormal?
Hil R. - Jan 26, 2007 1:16:49 pm PST #2967 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
See, this is the problem with the internet. I can find a whole bunch of pictures of what the "atypical EDS" scars look like [link] , but I can't find any pictures of "typical" scars for comparison.
(I have no idea why I'm suddenly investigating this. I think it's just that I've been getting a lot of cuts lately, and I'm trying to figure out why.)
Hil R. - Jan 26, 2007 1:21:08 pm PST #2968 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Is the stretching in the first picture here abnormal?
I think so. (At least, when I was first diagnosed, and was going through the "Doesn't everybody's skin do that?" with a bunch of my classmates, most other peoples didn't stretch that far.)
unless it comes with a cure for the bruising and joint aching, I'm not going to
Basically, all they've got for treatment is pain meds, plus physical therapy to strengthen the muscles around the loose joints. Also, I got a very firm "Avoid contact sports and gymnastics" warning, which I largely ignored.
DavidS - Jan 26, 2007 1:21:29 pm PST #2969 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and have decisions to make.
Do I get a vote?
Pix - Jan 26, 2007 1:22:56 pm PST #2970 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Who was it that said, "Why are you so stupid, stupid day?" I remember that post within the last two weeks, and it's really resonating with me right now. And making me smile, which is nice.
Lee - Jan 26, 2007 1:23:02 pm PST #2971 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
hmm. (that was to Hec).
Kristin, I think it was Nora
Hil R. - Jan 26, 2007 1:27:02 pm PST #2972 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Lee, I vote keep it long, and go to red/auburn.
§ ita § - Jan 26, 2007 1:46:38 pm PST #2973 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I got a very firm "Avoid contact sports and gymnastics" warning, which I largely ignored.
Ha!
I'm already up on pain meds and muscle strengthening (though I wonder if kettlebell's fixed my shoulders--I used to be really weak at the edges of my range of motion). So no biggie if I am EDS or not.