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Hello all, 18F. I have my first platelet donation tomorrow! (Or today, depending on when you see this.) I've only ever donated whole blood before. What did you guys eat or drink before your appointment? I don't want to accidentally eat something that destroys my sample. O+, donating with vitalant since we don't have a Red Cross here.

Thank ya'll!

Hey all! It's me again. I called the plastic surgery center here, and I am on Medicaid. They said they got the referral from OBGYN, but that it was only a PARTIAL referral. And then the lady proceeds to tell me I have to do 6 months of physical therapy since my insurance requires that and nobody had told me that before. So, trying not to cry on the phone, I said thank you and she told me she doesn't think it should be this complicated to get a reduction. So I guess I call my OBGYN back once I move and get that appointment scheduled so I can just knock out 6 months of PT before I turn 19 and my insurance runs out. Pmo. And I'm gonna have to get a job with these things attached to me. 💔🥀

Hello all! I'm 18 and have been on several birth control options for endometriosis symptoms. I was on an estrogen combo pill, estrogen only, and then a progesterone only. Only the estrogen only pill worked really well, but I went in for my migraines with aura to get them checked out and they took me off that pill die to "increased risk of stroke". Safe to say that scared me a little. So I started taking progesterone only (I never take placebos) and it made me break out SO BAD. I've never had super oily skin until I started progesterone pills. So I stopped. Then, I went in and asked what else could be done. OBGYN gave me a Depo-Provera shot and sent me on my way but I think it's doing the sam

Ok so, talked to my pcp and she said she would send in a referral to a plastic surgeon that took my insurance. My file is very well documented that I have been experiencing issues and pain for quite a while (4+ years) and that I have taken preventative measures (PT, wearing expensive bras, weight loss/gain, etc.) And she said I should be expecting a call within 2 weeks, and that if Medicaid covered my last procedure + consultations, they should do the same here. I have been to the plastic surgery place before for a revision on a different part of my body that was causing issues and Medicaid covered both the initial surgery and the revision. Fingers crossed I get a call for a consultation her

Hello everyone! I turned 18 about a week ago, and have been in this community for a while. I've done lots of research but it's looking like I'm going to have to get a medical consultation from a doctor in general hospital stuff, document it as medically necessary, and refer me to a plastic surgeon in order for insurance (Medicaid) to cover my surgery. Cuz idk ab you but I do not have $20k for this shi 😭. For anyone wondering, I am 5'4, 135lbs, and currently a 30H. Have been above a D cup since I was 13, and suffer chronic migraine, back & neck pain, and neuropathy in my hands from this. My parents seem pretty... unsure ab this and the people I'm moving in with really want me to get a job fir

Hey all! 17F here. I have been a DD since I was 14 and have grown significantly since. I am now sitting at a 30I... which is... alot. Considering I am petite otherwise. I have talked to doctors about this but they all say that there is really nothing they are willing to do about it until I am atleast 18 or 19. They didn't even offer PT. I am so sick of this. I cannot afford to be spending $500 on new bras every 5 months. I am also interested in joining the service. I was just wondering if you all would recommend me doing a surgery before I join or during? Any military women especially, or anyone who is intensely physically active.

Hello! 17F here. I feel like I've posted this here before but I can't remember. I have a condition called Hashimotos hypothyroidism and it has been managed with medication for about 4 years. I have been stable for 3. The army said that I could get a waiver, but I really don't know if I want to go army or navy. The last navy recruiter I talked to was very... dismissive. Ghosted me. Google wasn't giving me a clear answer either. So I'm here now to ask questions. What would the possibility of me getting a waiver be? The condition is well managed, but I must take medication for the rest of my life. I still have the gland, it just doesn't produce enough TSH, so I have to take levothyroxine to rep

Hey all! 17F here. Just had a half a can of mountain dew and I went to lay down and go to sleep and all of a sudden... my entire right side including my face just went numb and tingly and has been that way for about 15 minutes at the time of this post. My heart is a thumping away and I get mild chest twinges as I have costochondritis but no known heart issues. I've never had my right side go completely numb after half a can of mountain dew before. I do feel kinda nauseous as well, but that might be because I'm nervous. I can move around, I just feel funny and numb and tingly. It's currently almost midnight and if there is something wrong I'd need to wake my parents up.

Hey! 16F (almost 17) here. I need to rant a little bit and ask for some advice. I'm 5'5 (165cm), 120lbs (50 something kg) and I am relatively small framed so these things look HUGE on me. I've been over a D since Freshman year of high-school, US sizing. Since then, I've shot up 4+ cup sizes. I'm a 30G now and I'm sure I'll continue to grow. I'm so sick of the back pain, the inability to find clothes or bras, the stress, the pain when I run, the stares I get from creepy old guys, the migraines. I was actually just diagnosed with chostochondritis because they literally put that much stress on my ribs and breastbine. Nothing ever fits and I am reminded every single day of my life. Bras are expe

Hey ya'll! 16F here. Not s3xually active at all unless something happened while I was unconscious which is very very slim pickins. I missed like 5 days of my pill (Apri) starting on the 20th of May. I had some breakthrough bleeding that was brown a couple days after missing them but started taking them immediately after I got them refilled. Bleeding stopped the 26th. Recently, however, starting June 8th, I noticed I was very bloated and gassy, having mild cramping and abdominal pain, kinda nauseous. Often my stomach or uterine region will spasm? I've been normally sleeping, discharge is white-ish yellow and creamy like thick mucus. I've been low on appetite since I'm bloated constantly now a

Hi all. 16F here. I currently live in a small modular home with 2 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms and decent room. Consider this factor as I explain. As of 2021, my sister and her husband and 2 kids moved in with us due to personal reasons. They needed some place to go and my parents needed help. My mother was diagnosed with Stage 3 metastatic breast cancer in late 2020 and we thought dad was going to jail. There is also an adopted nephew living with us from my 3rd oldest sister. Over the years, the sister living with us and her husband, have not paid any sort of rent. And it's been getting worse. My parents turn red and have to take breathers when they talk about our current situation. The husband b

Hey ya'll, so I'm 16f, living in America. My low income (about $1,750 a month) family uses FAFSA, TANF, SNAP, Social Security, and Medicare/Medicaid. Am I overreacting by saying I need to gtfo of here as soon as possible? I hate being constantly terrified of getting my rights stripped away from me, being divided from the ENTIRE NATION simply because of some orange mf who thinks he's god and some samsung fridge looking ass smart guy who is almost the next H1tler. If I'm not overreacting, can some advice be given? How do I push through until I can leave?