Strange ailments - what are yours?
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Well, the past three years, I've developed sinus infections around the same time of year (sometime in September... which kinda sucks since my birthday is in September). Not that big a deal, but is very annoying. I also can crack my ankles continuously. It doesn't get any louder or quiter as I do it so I am not sure what to make of it. I get a headaches throughout the day, only on occasions are they particularly bad. Lastly, my appetite is rather odd. I can feel hungry and not be able to eat much, then when I am not that hungry I could eat on without end. Perhaps it is because I don't really have an eating schedule, I just eat my meals when I feel like it with snacks in between.
So overall, nothing too unordinary, at least, I don't think it is.
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Oh! I also get a random, sharp pain in my chest, usually around my heart. It goes away after about five seconds while I just rub the area and take in a few deep breaths. The pain seems to intensify if I just ignore it, but I usually don't let it be.This has been rather recent, as I believe it started around 8 months ago. From what I noticed so far, it usually occurs when I am hungry. It doesn't happen enough for me to be completely sure about that, but I think thats the only cause.
So overall, nothing too unordinary, at least, I don't think it is.
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Oh! I also get a random, sharp pain in my chest, usually around my heart. It goes away after about five seconds while I just rub the area and take in a few deep breaths. The pain seems to intensify if I just ignore it, but I usually don't let it be.This has been rather recent, as I believe it started around 8 months ago. From what I noticed so far, it usually occurs when I am hungry. It doesn't happen enough for me to be completely sure about that, but I think thats the only cause.
The only thing I suffer from is really bad hayfever. One year I couldn't go anywhere near a window or door without having a sneeze fit and my eyes watering like I was crying. I've ever sort of tablet and spray there is and nothing works so I have to get a shot for it now. Apart from that though I just get these dizzy spells every 6 months or so where I lose my vision and get extreamily light headed for a few minutes, no big deal just a bit annoying.
Transposition of the great arteries but that was when I was a baby.
Now its a heart murmur,bi cuspid valve,& sometimes heart palpitations
also I have almost no sense of smell
Now its a heart murmur,bi cuspid valve,& sometimes heart palpitations
also I have almost no sense of smell
Unfortunately, I suffer from lycanthropy. It is a rare ailment affecting very little of th population and does not receive much support because of this.
Do you mean the psychological condition of clinical lycanthropy or are you just being clever?Joseph Harrison said:
I had pretty bad OCD when I was a kid. Counting my steps, organizing my fruit-loops, avoiding stepping on cracks. That sort of thing. And I would get insanely pissed off whenever I failed one of these menial tasks.
Also, whenever I think about small hand movements while doing them (i.e. tying a knot, threading, writing) I get a very irritating sensation in my hands, like someone is tickling them from the inside. Doesn't occur if I don't think about it though, like when I'm typing for instance.
Also, whenever I think about small hand movements while doing them (i.e. tying a knot, threading, writing) I get a very irritating sensation in my hands, like someone is tickling them from the inside. Doesn't occur if I don't think about it though, like when I'm typing for instance.
pretty much my entire circulatory system has gone to hell. Low blood pressure (actually its still in the "ok" zone, so not much of a problem) and i have frequent heart palpitations. plus when i was baby/toddler I had an innocent heart murmur. Nothing major, so i guess I should have said "my circulatory system has gone to purgatory"
For the last 2 years, I've had pain in my right arm and hand. All tests are clean, and there's no other evidence that could give any clues. I'm tempted to say it's lupus, because it never is. Except that one time it was.
Also, tonsilloliths [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillolith], which are just dandy...
Also, tonsilloliths [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillolith], which are just dandy...
When I was four I had what could best be described as an infected sac of pus in my neck below the ear. The doctors were naturally wary of cutting open a little boy's neck so they had go in through the mouth to drain the pus and remove infected tissue. The combination of original sickness of surgery made me pale and lethargic for about two weeks. Most of this was relayed by my parents; the only thing I really remember was being pulled through the hospital in a red wagon with an IV drip.
Also, I had jaundice when I was born and I now suffer from the occasional migraine.
Also, I had jaundice when I was born and I now suffer from the occasional migraine.
I don't know the name of it but when both my eyes are open, signals from the left override the signals from the right causing me to temporarily lose vision in that eye. I guess it helps with the crosseyed thing but seemed kind of weird to me. That and for some reason whenever I get cold, my skin itches like crazy for an hour or two.
HMS (Hyper Mobility Syndrome) in my joints, I can bend my thumb backwards without touching it with the other hand and do other creepy stuff with my fingers too. (pic isnt me but that's what I can do)
Also, and inverted breastbone so my chest caves inwards. If I took a punch hard enough in the chest it could easily hit my heart and kill me.
Also, and inverted breastbone so my chest caves inwards. If I took a punch hard enough in the chest it could easily hit my heart and kill me.
I have a severe form of Amblyopia in my left eye. While commonly called lazy eye, its actually the result of the brain not receiving proper stimulation from the optic nerve. Some form of it is uncommon, but not what I would call rare though 1-5% of the population having it according to Wikipedia. Although I'm told my form fairly severe with my left eye completely unable to focus on images even when I close my right. If my right is open I don't receive any visual input at all.
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Well let's see... Ok, I get dizzy at random times for just a few seconds I may be just there and suddenly get really dizzy to the point that I almost fall to the ground because I lost balance normally say "wow wow WOW" while it happens, also I lose my vision temporarily for a few seconds also at random, I'm just wherever and then suddenly my vision goes completely blurry and I can't see a thing, though it comes back after blinking a few times.
Well I'm also incapable of drinking (I think it might be psychologic block), what I mean is that every time I attempt to drink alcoholic beverages as soon as it enters my mouth I throw up, not because it tastes bad but more like my body rejects it, quite odd.
I also am able to get the effects of being drunk by listening to depressive music, I just act like a regular drunk when I listen to depressing music.
I also suffer from a case of being completely unable to focus on a road, I am always inspecting the surroundings of a road and even looking at the sky but I can never just look at a road, which basically makes me incapable of driving due to never paying attention to the road.
Also astounding levels of clumsiness, I mean I trip every 5 steps over my own feet and am always getting hurt due to my clumsiness.
And lastly I am allergic to the city of Ensenada B.C. México, why? I don't know but I only seem to get it when I'm there, at first I thought it was the beach but I've lived in many coastal cities and towns (some even nearby Ensenada) and I never seem to get it, so I'm allergic to that city.
Well I'm also incapable of drinking (I think it might be psychologic block), what I mean is that every time I attempt to drink alcoholic beverages as soon as it enters my mouth I throw up, not because it tastes bad but more like my body rejects it, quite odd.
I also am able to get the effects of being drunk by listening to depressive music, I just act like a regular drunk when I listen to depressing music.
I also suffer from a case of being completely unable to focus on a road, I am always inspecting the surroundings of a road and even looking at the sky but I can never just look at a road, which basically makes me incapable of driving due to never paying attention to the road.
Also astounding levels of clumsiness, I mean I trip every 5 steps over my own feet and am always getting hurt due to my clumsiness.
And lastly I am allergic to the city of Ensenada B.C. México, why? I don't know but I only seem to get it when I'm there, at first I thought it was the beach but I've lived in many coastal cities and towns (some even nearby Ensenada) and I never seem to get it, so I'm allergic to that city.
isn't that just a hitchhiker thumb. The rest of the joints part idk but a thumb bending back that far is quite common(Like my entire family and some of my friends thumbs bend back that far).idarkphoenixi said:
