Today, I found out I have to have an operation. This will be the third in 3 years, all for completely unrelated reasons. I'm only 26 and apparently my body is already falling apart at the seams. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, on top of learning that I have three discs pressing on my spinal column and a labral tear, I also found out my left testicle dropped, but not my right one. I'm nearly 40 and I need to see a urologist over this. After the surgeries to fix my spine and hip. FML
Today, I found out I need surgery for a hernia that blew up after working out. I’ve been working out constantly to keep my mind off of my ex, who was the right person at the wrong time, and now I can’t even do that. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with a severe bladder infection that has left me in excruciating pain. A month ago, I had an ovarian cyst rupture. A few weeks before that, I badly sprained my elbow. Before that, I had the flu. I think my body is mutinying one organ system at a time. FML
Today, I passed a kidney stone. This is the third one in two years. I'm only 23. FML
Today, and over the past three months, I and four of my immediate family have been in hospital. Debilitating foot infection. Brain tumor. Urinary tract infection. Stroke. I just found out a few minutes ago my aunt just went in. I'm starting to think I'm going to be losing relatives any second. FML
Today, I found out that I have testicular cancer for the second time in two years, and they may end up removing my last testicle. Knowing full well I was also born with an extra rib, the doctor at the consultation joked, "Hey, you'll be three quarters of the way to being a woman." FML
Today, I finally sorted out my health insurance and went to the doctor. After seeing my X-rays and confirming I still had scoliosis, he also confirmed arthritis in both hips, 2 exploded discs and that I have "the back of a 50 year-old." I'm 24. FML
Today, after months of being told I have pneumonia by different doctors, I decided to go to another hospital with better staff. There I learned that I will actually need to have open heart surgery to replace two valves in my heart. FML
Today, after three years of being in physical pain, which affects my health and daily life, I was told it's an undiagnosable condition that I'll have to deal with for a long time, as there are no answers and no fixable solution. FML
Today, I went to the doctor thinking I had breast cancer. Turns out, I have a third boob. FML
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acmariner99 25
I can relate... bad back, bad veins, and more. I’m not even 30. Still, we find a way to deal.
LostInTheZone11 29
25 total here. My body looks like it got mauled by a propeller.
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acmariner99 25
I can relate... bad back, bad veins, and more. I’m not even 30. Still, we find a way to deal.
zhawk316 5
Your body may be telling you to change something.
blightsight 10
Sounds like my 2011 car. Everything seems to be breaking down.
real life problems 26
Is it a bmw?
Meghan Powers 2
I can relate I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. They seemed totally unconnected but they are. It sucks. But do the best you can. And stay on it. Log everything from GI issues, allergies, headaches, and muscular skeletal issues. They very well be a piece of the puzzle. I didn’t get diagnosed for 29 years and I was born with it.
Eivana 37
I live with someone who has Ehlers Danlos. It's like it effects every single part of her body. I hope you don't feel too much pain and it all gets managed.
sparx1_1 12
By the time I was 26 I'd had over a dozen various procedures and surgeries. All for different completely unrelated issues. Your body isn't falling apart - we just live in a world where physical issues can be resolved easily with simple surgeries. Better than living with unnecessary pain.
real life problems 26
You can be like the million dollar man.. except maybe for 40 dollars.
tipsyone 22
Know the feeling! I had to take 12 shots a week as a kid! Yes you read it correctly TWELVE! I was operated three times by the age of 13
Emma Marshall 19
Do you eat well or exercise?
Glowworm56 27
I guess Dr. Frankenstein did a really bad job when he created you.
LostInTheZone11 29
25 total here. My body looks like it got mauled by a propeller.