name the symptoms you have been having

Kidney pain.

"Lousiness"? I hope you don't mean it literally.

Mine prevents me eating large/hard things.

- wrist making clicking noises
- tiredness

- black hair

aw, pigeon.

the feeling that i'm ill
extreme fatigue
the pussiest of temperatures (99.5F)

I have a sore throat too, really bad.

btw - I am not over 60 as this list makes it appear

1. NAUSEA

pregnants again?

haha AGAIN

no, but i am worried cause i've been taking care of my sick BF all day, and he's been puking and crap. i thought he was just catching something i had earlier with different symptoms (a couple days ago i had sore throat, bad fever, runny nose, etc) but now i feel like this. i dont wanna puke!!!!

1. trustworthiness
2. loyalty
3. helpfulness
4. friendliness
5. courtesy
6. kindness
7. obedience
8. cheerfulness
9. thriftiness
10. bravery
11. cleanliness
12. reverence
13. camping gear

1. anxiety
2. nausea
3. interrupted sleep
4. acute paranoia
5. faintness of breath
6. dizziness
7. sweaty palms

f'real? I feel sorry for you, man.

loud barking cough, followed by bubbling sounds/feeling in my chest and throat

with the exception of interrupted sleep i think everything i listed is considered a harmful side effect of marijuana smoke.

we should worry about unregistered. he seems to be turning into a puppy carrying camping gear.

lol camping gear

1. the middle finger on my right hand is swollen

or swOle

a puppy carrying camping gear

this is the most perfect definition of a Boy Scout ever written.

it was "bravery" that made me think u were a puppy

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/7991/btbp.jpg

sw0le middle finger could be (guessing) an infection of sorts, unless you suffered some kind of trauma (hammer hit?) that I don't know about.

not swOle anymore. i wonder what happened.

you stopped giving people the bird

probably leeched of foul humors in the nite

symptoms:

01 hungry
02 hungry
03 hungry
04 ?????

1. waking up early, even on weekends

i always feel so virtuous when i wake up earlier than i absolutely have to

so maybe its a symptom of u living a virtuous lyfe

can role w/ this theory maybe.
it is just so unlike me!

just learned that that is a symptom of a rare prion disease, tza, i'm so sorry :(

what a disaster for my circadian rhythms!

no hangovers after drinking a lot the night before

weird i have the symptom of waking up unusually late all the time lately :/

maybe we switched!

i really think i must have some horrible disease that the lack of hangovers are a symptom of - please tell me what malady this is

tuberculosis

alcoholism??

xp - damn i'm gonna turn into a potato, and it's not like all i drink is vodka ...

alcholica

another symptom i have been having is craving pizza :(

shit yeah. I have to go to work today, and i'm actually vaguely looking forward to it because there's a good pizza place across the street.

greasy lips
belly full of cheeseburger
buffalo wing sauce in cuticles

current symptom is jealousy

sarahel that malady of no hangovers is called being 18

i'm almost 35.

almost double 18!!!!!!

maybe it's the fact i drink girly cocktails with a lot of fruit juice, i dunno

no see that ought to make it worse, iirc

i only get hangovers when i'm doing shots of whiskey/bourbon, but not that bad

u should go to the hospital, imo

sarahel maybe you are sensible & eat before drinking and hydrate while drinking alcohol?

i only very very rarely get hangovers tbh.

i always hang over. i wish gbx would advise me on this but i've tried everything

sarahel maybe you are sensible & eat before drinking and hydrate while drinking alcohol?

something like that

I am rarely hungover anymore

one of the best things about growing up is learning how to avoid a hangover and still get hammered.

i am not grown up yet then. even if i don't get that drunk i get hangover!!

- vomiting

went to doctor & my gag reflex was being triggered by mucus build up in my sinuses

have nose spray

:-( sounds awful

greasiness
jaw pain
giddiness

dry mouth
loss of appetite

- very dry elbows

• onion eyes

awake until all hours

low white blood cell count
chapped lips

dreams
giddiness
enormous appetitites
obsessed with vaginas

dirty ears
nervousness

too numerous to mention atm

bleak outs.

thirty foot wide mobile cone of silence

bleakouts!!!!!

they're like... freakouts.

you mean like sudden fits of depression and hopelessness?

yes.

duh.

rage too.

yeah i get those too :-(

take a "rage dump" iirc

woke up at 3am and had a violent coughing fit for 45 minutes : /

smelly feet

Random fingers experiencing severe pain, two or three times a day.

seriously get that shit checked out asap, not a joke

Word? Why?

I was kinda figuring that I was just adapting to this new keyboard or something.

could be an awful awful thing

jesus all of you hie thee to the medico

severe pain: NOT GOOD
45min coughing fits: NOT GOOD
"bleakouts": NOT GOOD

there is someone somewhere whose job is to address yr concerns---go to them!

they are too expensive to go to

also v. inconvenient, hard to get appt.

coughing fit was kinda scary tho

lots of ppl don't have healthcare, news flash

swollen feet
pizza craving

am i preg?

impregnated by the pizza delivery guy

i wish; then i would have eaten some pizza at least

impregnated w/ pizza

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/20943.jpg

i guess my feet got swollen because of the heat but i don't know why that happens to me. now they are skinny again. i also ate pizza. i am experiencing no symptoms at this time.

nausea
trouble sleeping
drinking too much

drinking waaaay too much
not getting enough sleep
muscle in my left arm aches like i lifted 800 pounds repeatedly

oh also there is something wrong with my left foot!

oh no!

>:O

carpal tunnel symptoms have subsided, yay!

pollen is making my sinuses feel like they are full of wet cement, however

soreness in right bicep
chronic cough

^^^ these are my current symptoms, exactly

also:

trouble sleeping
drinking too much

so what do we have in common that is causing this combo of symptoms???

-computer use
-being a student

-life

-appreciation of joy division

ambivalence toward french fries

"wacky" hat

-split lip (when this happened i dunno but it's made smiling rather painful the last few days.. all the chapstick in the world not helping!!!)
-left foot still hurts & even a ten minute walk becomes fairly painful (wtf?)
-feeling like nothing is worth doing
-snot snot snot snot snot

-appreciation of joy division

is this something we have in common or a "symptom"

the other morning i woke up and noticed my left eye hurt every time i blinked. took a closer look in the mirror (with right eye) and found my left eyelid was swollen and red, with a little red dot in the middle. self-diagnosis: got straight up bit in the eye by a spider X_O

swelling is down now so the chances of my eye suddenly bustin forth with a writhing swarm of spiderbabies seems slim

both crut!!!

ij, that happened to one of my brothers once!! He fell asleep on the sofa near a new Christmas tree that had just been brought in from outside and common wisdom is that the heat of indoors hatched the eggs and some babies bit him(?). He was in the hosp for several weeks while doctors tried to figure out what "infection" he had -- they almost took out his eye on the rationale that the infection might spread to the other one!! Thank all that's holy my dad refused to consent.

- painful tightness in both sides of my jaw, often moving up into my head. also clicks.

- squawking noise involuntarily emitted from my throat. random timing. often in stressful situations. kind of sounds like a parrot burping.

how do you know you are not a parrot?

x-post - jaw thing sounds like TMJ

I have been grinding the hell out of my teeth. :-( I bought a mouth guard today but don't I'll be able to keep it in through the night.

TMJ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_disorder

Symptoms associated with TMJ disorders may be:
Biting or chewing difficulty or discomfort
Clicking, popping, or grating sound when opening or closing the mouth
Dull, aching pain in the face
Earache
Headache
Jaw pain or tenderness of the jaw
Reduced ability to open or close the mouth

iltmj

i also have it tbh

-split lip (when this happened i dunno but it's made smiling rather painful the last few days.. all the chapstick in the world not helping!!!)

keep yourself hydrated son

split lips are the worst

I have a grumbly belly

i have a rotten attitude.

ME TOO!!!!

(attitude & belly tbh)

TMJ has been a PITA since a childhood accident IMHO...

took a closer look in the mirror (with right eye)

<3

when I yawn I have trouble closing my mouth again without popping my jaw back into place. sometimes I'm afraid I'll be unable to close my mouth and I'll have to walk around wiht my mouth open forever.

^this

I used to get that trouble, and also my jaw would get stuck closed and I'd have to punch myself in the jaw to unlock it. Now it's not so bad, although it does go "pop" while eating food that requires a lot of chewing. I've never had it checked out by a doctor, buy it might be worth doing, particularly if you grind your teeth in your sleep (I used to - was a hyper stressed and angry teenager).

man you all are MESSED. UP.

Hey, it's because of people like us that you'll have a job!

sharp stomach pain, not relieved by toilet breaks.

sore toes

I have a grumbly belly

my nose has a very sore spot at the top of it next to my eye. this is likely caused by getting a pint glass to the face when a dance move turned for the worse

a very strong but dull burning pain in my calf muscle, like right next to the bone when i roll over while i sleep. bad enough to wake me up. i got an extremely bad bruise on my calf like 3 weeks ago skiing.

there should be a dance move called "turn for the worse"

lol

where you just kinda spin recklessly with your arms all the way out and knock shit

kind of like my move the "buki pin", if u remember this (heather) from childhood

'The dancing that summer was of the feet-standing-still-variety, with the arms thrashing about wildly, and you had to watch out you didn't accidentally smash someone in the balls.'

thinking it would look kinda like 2:04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeEzb-0vf7A

there should be a dance move called "turn for the worse"

Fashion!
Turn to the left...
Fashion!
Turn for the worse...
oooooooooo Fashion!

i do remember the buki pin, emily. lol @ that.

haha i struggled w/ how 2 spell it

ears spontaneously bleeding for a minute or so at a time + 168/113 blood pressure + 52 bpm heart rate. my body is trying to murder me iirc.

uh, sunny?

still alive

i'm concerned

like actually

i saw my OB today where I found out the latter two symptoms. he wanted to give me meds which i refused and then told me to keep on checking my bp. me: 'so what will the numbers be when its time to panic about this" him: "uh these are the numbers". lolz .

yeah. well. what can you do?

oh sunny we love you take the meds

a very strong but dull burning pain in my calf muscle, like right next to the bone when i roll over while i sleep. bad enough to wake me up. i got an extremely bad bruise on my calf like 3 weeks ago skiing.

― fat mantis (Hunt3r), Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:08 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark

i would get this checked out in case of a blood clot, someone i know hurt his leg recently and it still didn't feel right a couple of weeks later and it turned out he's got 19 blood clots in his leg, so it's a new worry of mine.

did he suggest a diagnosis?

xp to sunny

me: 'so what will the numbers be when its time to panic about this" him: "uh these are the numbers". lolz .

ob and estela otm

168 is, uh, v v high

estela thanks, i actually have been contemplating doing this, but here's why i havent (aside from not wanting to go on blood thinners):

in 2001 i had basically identical symptoms in my upper leg following a really severe blow to my thigh muscle. went to the doc after a couple of weeks, he shrugged and ordered an mri. i went to do mri, but tech told me the instrux were for an mri of my knee, so i cancelled it, since that wouldn't even image the area i was experiencing the pain in. w/in a couple of days i did a hard cyclocross race. when i woke up the next morning i had a huge visible bruise just above the outside of my knee and everything felt normal again. yknow, my doc did not seem to really believe my story. so here i am.

Sunny, you better not have posted for 9 hours because you were AT THE HOSPITAL.

amazingly in the past 9 hours i have come down with shingles. i gather i have some rotten times ahead. luckily i was suspicious and went straight to the doctor and got medicine, apparently the quicker you take it the better.

not to make light of your predicament estela but now I realize that shingles is what that one dude at the gym must have had. god I'm bringing a bleached towel the next time I go!

shingles isn't contagious, i don't think?!

also: my sympathy is with you, estela - both my little sis and my mum got in within a few months of each and it was pretty painful for both of them. but apparently catching it quickly is def the way to lessen its impact.

Aww E, I hope you recover quickly!
Laurel, I'm all alive and at stupid work as usual. I didn't fess up to the doc about the ear thing. Last time I complained about something they took my ability to create life away and, as you guys well know, that's really the only thing I like to do. It was like my superpower. So I learned my lesson - my lips are zipped. Actually before I complained about the other thing I had always had very low blood pressure. I think they broke me in more ways than one.

sunny, you have stage 2 hypertension (there is no stage 3), and you are bleeding spontaneously from the ears, and you're not mentioning the latter to your physician because...? genuinely curious over here

uh i think i said above

thought you were joking, tbh?

Nope all true. The past 6 months have been v. bad - 3 surgeries (2 major,1 exploratory) 4 months of constant excruciating abdominal pain that 60-80mg of oxycodone a day could only take the sharpest edge off. In my oxyc- pain combo delirium I agreed to something I never ever would have considered otherwise and now I am in sparodic pain and narcoticfree and mentally/emotionally more angry than I've been since...well maybe ever. Anyways, I plan to check my bp on the weekend. I'm still willing to bet this is some left field anomaly and everything will be back to normal when I check next but we'll see.

goddang. i really, really hope things turn around for you quick.

Oh, sunny, man...that's some dark & crazy shit. ANyway, I hope your current ear thing is a fluke, too.

Okay so I stopped taking adderal last Thursday and figured by now my bp would be back to normal but I checked it today and it's 176/117. WTF??

please go to the doctor, sunny, i don't want you to have a stroke. i'm not being dramatic, my uncle died at 27 from being blase about this.

srsly sunny, it sounds like some bad shit went down between you and the medical community but those symptoms are super alarming + nothing to treat lightly

lol i got interviewed today by some girl doing a school project on allergies (?) (she was in college)

my therapist called like 30 seconds aftyer i made that post and said to check again and call in the morning. i guess im going to be on some lameass medication for the rest of my life THANKS AMERICA

:(

but <3 u and want you to stay alive <3 <3 <3

yeah that would be cool <3

thirded<3

uterus cramps
slight headache
slight boobache
distracted
listless
feelings of emo-ness
want chocolate and cheese

Diagnosis: Too much time on ILX

you're probably right. I have to slug the person who told me about this place.

not really

no, really, they deserve it

2nd Opinion: Not enough time on ILX...

pregs dude

totally thought telephone thing was a dude until just now

either preg or pms - early preg symtoms so similar to premenstrual ones

opposite of pregs, I just wanted to complain.

so ive been off adderall for a week, started taking blood pressure meds saturday, took my bp today and it was 167/109. i mean WTF?? then i went to see my therapist who i never really talk tom about anything except what drugs i can get and i flipped out on this tirade about how angry i am about the past 6 months and how when i see a guy checking me out i want to jump out of my car and beat him to death with a baseball bat and he said 'uhhh, kate, anger has been linked to high blood pressure'. me: 'oh. right.'

and then you beat him to death with a baseball bat

hes more a football guy

so much harder to beat people to death with a football

Tell me about it

she drop kicks it through their head

Yeah <3

• anger
• sinus troubles
• various sea monsters taking up residence in my nasal mucous membranes
• my lip has been cracked for like ever

snifflin' & sneezin'
tossin' & turnin'

tender wrist tendon which has no obvious cause, wondering if I'm getting carpal tunnel syndrome

omg dyao, it's the end of the semester! this happens to me every year, esp. in the spring because it's 2 semesters worth of writing on papers. HURTS, but has subsided over the years, dunno why.

• cowlick
• no socks on
• feel like I have to pee

aw. those are so easy to fix -
go wash your hair, put on socks and pee so you can be good as new

pee on your hair and dry it off with socks

i have some serious cowlick problems right now, i am mad at my haircutter

I don't know how this gets the socks on your feet though. That is still a medical mystery.

xpost

aw. those are so easy to fix -
go wash your hair, put on socks and pee so you can be good as new

not a bad plan, Nijoli, but y'see, then my symptoms would be...

• flat, soulless hair
• too many socks on
• empty bladder

lolol, crüt!

• intense anger
• sadness
• concern
• headache
• desire to fuck shit up

You need to go dancing.

so true.

:D

agreed!

*I* need to go dancing, so I know the signs.

intense anger
sadness
concern
headache
desire to fuck shit up

You need to go dancing, or slap a sassy bitch.

the rick james school of medicine

yeah. that is what I hear.

i would like to amend my list to read:
intense anger
intense concern
intense headache
fucking shit up

lol LL I think you may be right :\ looking forward to a nice long summer of wrist non-usage

TZA: TIME FOR PINEAPPLE LUMPS

oh noes they are in my desk drawer at work!

my wrist hurts too but its from the way i put on my bra

* my sister said i smelled like chow mein and later like chili

international flava

so tired! i don't know why. i was going to go out tonight but i'm completely exhausted, for no reason really.

* i no longer smell like chow mein (i hope)
* bruising easy
* underarm is itchy
* can't quit coughing

smellin' good lately, nij

thanks, roxy.

if we could get unregistered's cowlick fixed, this thread would really be worth somethin'

intense anger transitioning into overwhelming rage

:[

FYI strong suspicion renal artery was cut accidently during the last surgery causing scar tissue which thickens the artery wall and restricts blood supply to that kidney. Body responds by increasing blood pressure up the yingyang. Once again, THANKS AMERICAN MEDICAL COMMUNITY.

Btw ILX legal people - is this sueable???

this is america!

sunny that is awful :(

but harbl is right, this is America. the question is if it meets the four pronged standard for malpractice: duty, breach, cause, damage. and ~that~ probably depends on what the content of your consent forms were (like maybe they freighted in the possibility of vascular injury, which actually seems likely)

either way: consult counsel, not the Internet and see if you can have someone investigate yr possible renal stenosis. on the upside, I just learned today that renal stenoses involving scar tissue are repaired with pretty nice success rates. downside: more surgery :(

look at this little torts student!
yeah you gotta talk to a real irl lawyer though, and even if your consent forms say you waived something it could be a thing you could get around. if you end up paying more money because of this it might be worth it.

• tired fridays

look at this little torts student!
yeah you gotta talk to a real irl lawyer though, and even if your consent forms say you waived something it could be a thing you could get around. if you end up paying more money because of this it might be worth it.

we had a lecture on med mal and it was like my favorite lecture of the year!

• insanely sore feet
• wisdom tooth maybe coming in (no pain, but it's way up high and i'm getting a little nervous)

intense anger transitioning into overwhelming rage

― tehresa, Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:08 AM (5 days ago) Bookmark Suggest

zen it out imo

pink eye

• inside corner of left eye has a pain like something tiny is stuck in it
• arms and legs itch when i'm going to sleep
• a wrinkle

too much heroin

that wasnt a symptom btw lolz

*calls child services*

hahaha

id hope if i was doing heroin my BP would be mad low????

:-/

did they ever check out the renal stenosis?

not yet. the new meds are making no diff but a couple of weeks ago i stopped meds altogether and dropped down to stage 1 (for the most part - stage 2 appears every now and then). I got this bitchin new doc who is a chick (never ever had a woman doc before). She gave me a new diff kind of medication (not a beta-blocker) but again they arent doing anything. She has ordered all my med records from the surgery, my OB/GYN and my therapist. Shes studying this shit. This is the first US doctor I feel like actually wants to solve the prob. Her initial diagnosis - The history of super low blood pressure for me as well as everyone on my maternal and paternal side and the time line of the jump make renal stenosis number one suspect. I see her again Wednesday. Im pretty sure shes going to order a renal angiography.
Weird fact: Back in the 80s she interned with my OB/GYN who did the surgery that could have caused this. She sure as hell wasn't making any excuses for him though.
Not so weird fact: I hate being an unhealthy person. It sucks ass. Holy shit I do not want to fuck up my kidneys. no no no.

I don't want your kidneys fucked up either! I'm really glad you found a good doc btw---hopefully shell get to the bottom of it. RS seems pretty likely imo

craving for orange soda
puffy eyes
staying up too late
waking up too early

BUT MY ALLERGIES FINALLY GOT BETTER

groin strain. I think i did it manoeuvring myself into the backseat of a car (fuck sake why do they still make cars with only 2 doors?).

Hah! I had to climb into the backseat of a Jeep yesterday. Fun times, with a boost from behind.

bulging biceps

Jerseyshoreitis

i'm sorry your jersey shore is inflamed

one of my life dreams is to watch tv with sunny.

- tinnitus, partial deafness
- semi-ongoing pain in my right side prob where liver is
- this prob from dranking way too much
- always exhausted
- frequently terribly depressed
- psoriasis in my ears, on my scalp, driving me insane
- suspcious looking moles/flaking spots on my body I shd prob get seen to
- too many diff things to go to doc about all at once so have not bothered at all :/

Confusion at Trayce's screen name.

Hahah it was something Abb said in another thread. It makes sense in context!

Well, sort of.

it makes me lol

It makes me lol when I'm writing something emo or serious with this username! Way to undermine my own posts haha :D

- tinnitus, partial deafness

Got this going on today. It's from taking too many aspirin. Apparently that's not a myth.

I dont take asprin, so thats not it for me. I've narrowed it down to either smoking, or TMJ issues (or possibly a combo of those + loud gigs).

Ive always *had* tinnitus, but it leapt in the last 12 months and my hearing became suddenly very poor after a head cold some time back (and never recovered).

i have a dandruff in my right ear, it won't go away. maybe not dandruff though because it's not really itchy just dry and flaky.

"a dandruff" instead of just dandruff is cracking me up

Just the one flake!

Harbl: thats kind of what I have. Its psoriasis, it itches like mad, and these scaly flakes will sometimes come out. Its not blocking up my ears... at least, I dont think it is! I should get it checked out.

is there a site for psoriasis?

Tons of them, I imagine! Its a bloody frustrating thing and I'm just glad mine is hidden on my scalp and isnt all over my face or something.

:) it was a rubbish dadjoke trayce.

but yeah skin complaints suck- had really bad eczema as a young kid that would break out everywhere up until my teens. i wasn't allowed ice cream floats because our local quack reckoned they brought on attacks. travesty of justice that rankles still.

Oh lol sorry haha.

OH WAIT NOW I GET IT.

Oh god.

i dunno if it's psoriasis though, again no itching and i don't think it's red though i haven't asked anyone to look. it just goes through a 3-day cycle of flaky-->normal. i put white vinegar on it and that cleared it up for a few days but it came back.

ok i only just now got that dumb joke. my skin is really dry lately and my scalp itches. i drink more than enough water and eat vegetables so i dunno what's wrong

oops. posted this on the wrong thread.

roxy has suggested to me that i might have craddle cap

― Kelsey Glamour (Nijoli), Tuesday, June 8, 2010 3:58 PM

cradle cap is seriously the first thing I thought of. Solution ive heard parents using: wash hair (scalp) in olive oil a couple of times a week.

Overview

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common, inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky, white to yellowish scales to form on oily areas such as the scalp or inside the ear. It can occur with or without reddened skin.

Cradle cap is the term used when seborrheic dermatitis affects the scalp of infants.
Symptoms

Seborrheic dermatitis can occur on many different body areas. Typically it forms where the skin is oily or greasy. Commonly affected areas include the scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, creases of the nose, lips, behind the ears, in the external ear, and along skin folds on the middle of the body.

Seborrheic dermatitis in infants, also called cradle cap, is a harmless, temporary condition. It appears as thick, crusty, yellow or brown scales over the child's scalp. Similar scales may also be found on the eyelids, ear, around the nose, and in the groin. Cradle cap may be seen in newborns and small children up to age 3 .

Cradle cap is not contagious, nor is it caused by poor hygiene. It is not an allergy, and it is not dangerous. Cradle cap may or may not itch. If it itches, excessive scratching of the area may cause additional inflammation, and breaks in skin may cause mild infections or bleeding.

In general, symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis include:

* Skin lesions
* Plaques over large area
* Greasy, oily areas of skin
* Skin scales -- white and flaking, or yellowish, oily, and adherent -- "dandruff"
* Itching -- may become more itchy if infected
* Mild redness
* Hair loss

Treatment

You can treat flaking and dryness with over-the-counter dandruff or medicated shampoos. Shampoo the hair vigorously and frequently (preferably daily). Loosen scales with the fingers, scrub for at least 5 minutes, and rinse thoroughly. Active ingredients in these shampoos include salicylic acid, coal tar, zinc, resorcin, ketoconazole, or selenium.

Shampoos or lotions containing selenium, ketoconazole, or corticosteroids may be prescribed for severe cases. To apply shampoos, part the hair into small sections, apply to a small area at a time, and massage into the skin. If on face or chest, apply medicated lotion twice per day.

Seborrheic dermatitis may improve in the summer, especially after outdoor activities.

For infants with cradle cap:
# Massage your baby's scalp gently with your fingers or a soft brush to loosen the scales and improve scalp circulation.
# Give your child daily, gentle shampoos with a mild soap while scales are present. After scales have disappeared, you may reduce shampoos to twice weekly.
# Be sure to rinse off all soap.
# Brush your child's hair with a clean, soft brush after each shampoo and several times during the day.
# If scales do not easily loosen and wash off, apply some mineral oil to the baby's scalp and wrap warm, wet cloths around his head for up to an hour before shampooing. Then, shampoo as directed above. Remember that your baby loses a lot of heat through his scalp. If you use warm, wet cloths with the mineral oil, check frequently to be sure that the cloths have not become cold. Cold, wet cloths could drastically reduce your baby's temperature.
# If the scales continue to be a problem or concern, or if you child seems uncomfortable or scratches his scalp, contact your physician. He may prescribe a cream or lotion to apply to your baby's scalp several times a day.
Causes

Seborrheic dermatitis is thought to be due to a combination of an over production of skin oil and irritation from a yeast called malessizia.

Seborrheic dermatitis appears to run in families. Stress, fatigue, weather extremes, oily skin, infrequent shampoos or skin cleaning, use of lotions that contain alcohol, skin disorders (such as acne), or obesity may increase the risk.

Neurologic conditions, including Parkinson's disease, head injury, and stroke may be associated with seborrheic dermatitis. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has also been linked to increased cases of seborrheic dermatitis.
Tests & diagnosis

The diagnosis is based on the appearance and location of the skin lesions.
Prognosis

Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic (life-long) condition that can be controlled with treatment. It often has extended inactive periods followed by flare-ups.
Prevention

The severity of seborrheic dermatitis can be lessened by controlling the risk factors and by paying careful attention to skin care.
Complications

* Psychological distress, low self esteem, embarrassment
* Secondary bacterial or fungal infections

When to contact a doctor

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if seborrheic dermatitis symptoms do not respond to self-care or over-the-counter treatments.

Also call if patches of seborrheic dermatitis drain fluid or pus, form crusts, or become very red or painful.

^ would like having this just to say "I have cradle cap"

"what's yer problem?"
"cradle cap."

I keep reading that in my head as cadle crap.

yeah i was thinking craddle crap

...or you could try switching to a non-SLS shampoo like Jaq is always championing. I'm going to do that shortly, I'm tired of having an itchy head.

i always use non-sls and my scalp is constantly itchy, maybe i have cradle cap too. it is probably caused by my obesity.

Mine is probably caused by eating cheese. Also not helping my obesity.

i don't know what's really causing it. i should try to take probiotics maybe.

i've heard somewhere that lavender oil is good for a dry scalp too.

oh, i don't really have an itchy head. emily was just being hilarious.

i think she was implying that i was a stupid baby.

haha no, you complained your head hurt

oh yeah. i had wacked it on the low ceiling and gave myself cradle cap.

obv

right knee hurts and takes a bit to straighten when I stand up from a sitting or bending position. I have to hop around until it's all stretched out.

gooey eye

grogginess
sharp twinges of panic when the phone rings
anxiety over potential lack of running water

craving chocolate
writing bad poetry
blah

head & chest cold
drinking too much coffee
spending too much money on food/beer/records

- sunburn
- some sort of sand rash i have never had in my life that will hopefully go away soon
- extreme exhaustion
- my eyes hurt like they are badly bruised when i press on them
- bruised upper arms (from surfing)

- insanely bad chest and back pain that no-one seems to be able to diagnose
- earache
- stupid fucking panickiness for zero reason

- my eyes hurt like they are badly bruised when i press on them

this is from the sun!!

Inability to stop posting links
low boredom tolerance
crazy leg
the list goes on...
need an enema maybe.

nose and throat closed, left eye throbbing

vague feeling of sadness

- restless

- nausea from reading 3n3makit.com

-lice

- just discovered a splinter in my cuticle

(roxy - are there tweezers at our house?)

fatigue
weight gain

We're just suggesting "pregnant" for everything at this point, right?

pregnant or herpes - it's always one of the two

- overwhelming desire to wear housedresses
- sweaty

My diagnosis: It's summer.

splinter in my cuticle

Misread that as 'sphincter'.

'sphincter in my cubicle', even...

heather, i dont own tweezers, but there is a splinter remover in my hiking supplies first aid kit fyi and ffr

oh. i got that splinter out.

now i think i have one that i can't see deep inside the bendy area of my ring finger from that surf board accident last week. my finger is not healing and it is VERY sensitive at the joint like something is IN there....

- crawling, twitching sensation under my lower left eyelid. it's been a couple of days. maybe i have eye worms

-coughing
-sometimes phlegm comes up
-my breath feels hot and sort of has a sick-breath taste
-i can't get no sleep

upper respitory infection stevie.

when i stick my finger in my left ear i get a clicking noise and it's half really entertaining and half worrying

okay, more like 70:30 on the entertaining side

all of u hie thee to the doctor

-scraped knee
-bruised arms
-missing id
-ugh

name the symptoms you have been having

serious pain behind my right eye - fuck!

• chest pain
• weight loss
• fits of euphoria

r u in luv, l-u-v?

omg thats it

aw, best wishes g

my left eye has been twitching since halloween!!

I had some eye-twitch earlier this week for a few days. So annoying.

ive had bouts of crazy eye-twitching

its usually caffeine/stress/lack-of-sleep related

That's eyelid myokymia

totally lack of sleep and dehyd in my case, i think

Good grief, I checked all the boxes.

i got my finger caught in a rope that was attached to a dog going a million miles an hour. there is a bruise on the underside of the last joint (top joint?) and it's bumpy on the top side, and it's reasonably swollen. it's super sensitive and i can't really bend it bc it's super stiff and painful. this is just a tough-it-out situation, right? i need to use both hands for my job, and they take kind of a bashing day to day, so i'm kind of nervous how much pain this is gonna cause me.

Go see a doctor, you need X-rays. Might be an extensor tendon avulsion and/or fracture of the distal phalanx:

http://www.fpnotebook.com/ortho/Hand/ExtnsrTndnInjryAtThDpJnt.htm

if it's a lot better today, is probably ok? i can move it pretty fine, very little remaining stiffness, although the bruising worsened yesterday and it's still quite sensitive (caught it a door this morning, that fucking hurt). it's also less lumpy-looking.

get an x-ray

Ok I wasn't going to bc I dread Dr visits, and my finger feels way better, but it's a weird colour and I figure 2 doctors saying the same thing might just be on to something.

wrist pain
knee pain
ankle pain
fatigue

i guess i'm old?

- uncanny fanny

ken you should get checked for auto-immune disorders!!!

Ate a bagel last week and within 3-4 hours I had a headache, felt tired and unable to focus mentally, like when I'm coming down with a flu, went home and went to bed and woke up sweaty, feverish. I'm used to bloating and stomach pain if I over-do wheat but I'm not used to that massive...auto-immune response? Running a temp like 16 hours later seems extreme. Ugh.

I should get insurance eventually.

I keep meaning to do some kind of trial exclusion/auto-immune diet but when it comes down to it I'm just not sure if I can change my lifestyle that much for 30 days or more :\

(symptoms: weird skin problems, mainly, but also tired and hard to focus, being fat, and having digestive issues I don't think the internet needs to know about)

Any recommendations for good approaches?

I'm just not sure if I can change my lifestyle that much for 30 days or more :\

Tbh there's no way around it--if you get a positive result for any of your dietary testing, you're going to be changing your lifestyle for more than 30 days!! Also ime my reactions to the offending food items are getting worse, ie the damage to the stomach lining (if I understand that correctly) is cumulative, so while I can get away with a few pita chips or a croissant here or there, I have to make those rarities and can't let sandwiches, for inst, creep into my regular diet.

do the reactions get worse because you avoid it on the reg?

No exactly the opposite, I think? They get worse when I have too much wheat in a row, whereas if I've stayed off it for a while, I can cheat here and there. (I hate using the word "cheat" there but wth I can't be bothered to make up new nomenclature right now.)

The damage I did to my ankles 10-15 years ago during a bout of hypomania-induced compulsive running is acting up, so I'm in a bit of pain right now.

it turns out i might have a small fracture, so good thing i listened to ilx's two doctors and got it checked out.

yikes! hopefully small enough that they can get it fixed up quickly.

my stomach feels regretful and my ankle feels conflicted

bilateral joint pain in hips
" in ankles
" in shoulders
tingling scalp
sensitivity to sun
fatigue

Achey breaky heart and violent diarrhea

i have a really large bruise type of thing on my lower inner thigh - it's about 5 x 3", but doesn't hurt and it looks deep, it's not near the top of the skin like a normal bruise. i had this once before, about 10 years ago but it was on my outer thigh. back then, the dr just checked my platelets i think, and everything was normal so that was that.

chilly butt

cold knees

trembling hands
neck pain
bitchy opinions about pre-1935 movies known only to specialists