Community Munchausen's by Internet (Malingerers, Munchies, Spoonies, etc) - Feigning Illnesses for Attention

[Zemblan Physics]

That's a very long time to live with metastasized cancer. Not saying it can't happen, it absolutely does, just... 2 cancers? One being the liver? That's very odd.

I just assumed rectal cancer with liver metastases & miscommunication with doctors. But it might as well be stage 4 Munchausen.

 

[anliteralidiot]

That's a very long time to live with metastasized cancer. Not saying it can't happen, it absolutely does, just... 2 cancers? One being the liver? That's very odd.

Well, if it's colorectal that spread to the liver... It's not unheard of.
It's how popular videogame reviewer TotalBiscuit died, and he lasted for three years.
I've known someone who had it for four before passing.

 

[Flaming_Barghast]

Well, if it's colorectal that spread to the liver... It's not unheard of.
It's how popular videogame reviewer TotalBiscuit died, and he lasted for three years.
I've known someone who had it for four before passing.

That makes a lot more sense, just wonder why it says they had both? Since it insinuates having 2 distinct ones.

 

[anliteralidiot]

That makes a lot more sense, just wonder why it says they had both? Since it insinuates having 2 distinct ones.

If I remember right, I think it technically also becomes liver cancer, but it might just now be a whole glob of colorectal cancer bullshit. It sucks to watch.

@Zemblan Physics the comment you saw reads like it's real. Maybe miscommunicated, but that's too close to real.

 

[Flourishing Pinecone ❧]

Certainly not at all unheard of for someone to have two types of cancer, some people are incredibly unlucky. But I would assume they meant rectal cancer that spread to their liver, which fits with them saying it's stage 4 (metastatic disease distant from the original cancer).

 

[Zemblan Physics]

Merry Christmas, everyone (except the haters & the losers, obviously)!

Isn’t it fun when they say the quiet part
out loud?



This is Emma, btw:



Love the outfit!

 

[Thomas Eugene Paris]

What in the fuck is "hyperPOTS"?

Jesus, these people are unbearable.

 

[LonesomeDud]

POTS just isn't a big deal. Why are we munching over it? Just drink water, eat more salt, slow positional changes.

 

[Flaming_Barghast]

What in the fuck is "hyperPOTS"?

Jesus, these people are unbearable.

Decided to look it up for you, means having POTS with anxiety pretty much. You just have regular POTS with high stress hormone but low blood pressure.

 

[gampboonerisms]

Has this chick been talked about? Zara Beth

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLvAmmzhy_4kl2oMje9Rk5w

I did a general search, but didn't find anything. I don't know I believe in her stories. The thing that tipped me over was "an ambulatory wheelchair user". She has tourette tics in class but also has seizures and faints in class. At first glance, she seems like a munchie to me.

 

[Griffpants]

I'm very inclined to agree with you given that her Insta is full of stuff like this:

 

[Flaming_Barghast]

Has this chick been talked about? Zara Beth

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLvAmmzhy_4kl2oMje9Rk5w

I did a general search, but didn't find anything. I don't know I believe in her stories. The thing that tipped me over was "an ambulatory wheelchair user". She has tourette tics in class but also has seizures and faints in class. At first glance, she seems like a munchie to me.

These people frustrate me so much since there ARE people who can walk but still need a wheelchair (can be from pain, low stamina for whatever reason, or injury that you can walk, but it's difficult)
I've known actual ambulatory people that did need them, and the dirty looks they got from people if they ever had to stand up for something was rediculous.
I get why, typically it's expected you shouldn't be able to walk or have a very obviously broken bone or something, it's still frustrating to see though. And these fuckheads just make them look even worse.
Although they never said they were ambulatory, just that they sometimes needed it if they were out too long.

 

[Thomas Eugene Paris]

Has this chick been talked about? Zara Beth

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLvAmmzhy_4kl2oMje9Rk5w

I did a general search, but didn't find anything. I don't know I believe in her stories. The thing that tipped me over was "an ambulatory wheelchair user". She has tourette tics in class but also has seizures and faints in class. At first glance, she seems like a munchie to me.

I think I agree with you, although it's a circumstantial case.

 

[Catmannjew]

The noise I made when she tried to talk about epilepsy or threw in seizures as a reason to be an ambulatory wheelchair user.

You can tell she is never in the chair due to her poor pushing technique, her nearly hitting a group of people, and outright saying it is a great accessory to customize.

 

[Less Nasty Old Person]

POTS just isn't a big deal. Why are we munching over it? Just drink water, eat more salt, slow positional changes.

Exactly. Compression socks and beta blockers are, well, simple and near miraculous. The meds also produce a feeling of well being. Not a high as such, more an "I feel great." Beta blockers have some interesting off-label uses for things like fear of public speaking.

Apparently POTS is extremely rare in the elderly. Take that, munchies.

 

[glioblastoma multiforme]

Beta blockers have some interesting off-label uses for things like fear of public speaking.

I didn't know that, that's super cool.

Its very annoying that they cant be used by asthmatics, I have literally begged at times.

Isn’t it fun when they say the quiet part
out loud?

I'm sure when she gets Alzheimers due to long term benzo use she'll be super chuffed she didn't just work on her anxiety, for which there are many highly effective and easy to learn techniques to combat.

I find it so weird that doctors even give any treatments for POTS beyond recommendations for sodium and water, everyone gets up too quickly sometimes and feels a bit dizzy. The NHS advice says beta blockers and SSRIs might be prescribed, but mostly gives advice about movements to do when you get symptoms, and very obvious lifestyle suggestions. Don't these cardiologists have patients with more pressing matters to treat?

 

[Flourishing Pinecone ❧]

Its very annoying that they cant be used by asthmatics, I have literally begged at times.

You can use them in asthmatics, you just have to use ß1 selective rather than ones that have mixed ß1 + 2 (yes I know that's a German double S and not a beta symbol I can't be bothered looking it up and copy pasting).

It's just that propranolol is the most commonly used one and it's not selective.

The reason propranolol is used off label for anxiety and whatnot is that it's dampening down your sympathetic ("fight or flight") response, a bit like how prazosin (an alpha-1 blocker) is used for PTSD related nightmares.

 

[Thomas Eugene Paris]

You can use them in asthmatics, you just have to use ß1 selective rather than ones that have mixed ß1 + 2 (yes I know that's a German double S and not a beta symbol I can't be bothered looking it up and copy pasting).

It's just that propranolol is the most commonly used one and it's not selective.

The reason propranolol is used off label for anxiety and whatnot is that it's dampening down your sympathetic ("fight or flight") response, a bit like how prazosin (an alpha-1 blocker) is used for PTSD related nightmares.

In the United States, anyway, the guidelines for using beta blockers in asthmatic patients are still unclear, and some physicians are willing to prescribe them while others are not.

The risk of bronchospasm is increased in patients whose asthma is severe or poorly controlled, and as you mention, there are more cardioselective beta blockers that are probably safer, but the consensus in the United States is that beta blockers for asthmatic patients should still be approached on a case by case basis. It's definitely something to be aware of if you have asthma and are prescribed beta blocker; in my experience the Epic EMR software does not warn a practitioner about preexisting asthma in a patient for whom they are trying to prescribe a beta blocker.

I had a cat take long-term prazosin and it seemed to make him feel weird. I didn't know until later about the off-label use for PTSD. It did not seem to alter his fight or flight response, if the experience of pilling him several times per day was any indication. RIP buddy, you were a trooper.

 

[Flourishing Pinecone ❧]

The risk of bronchospasm is increased in patients whose asthma is severe or poorly controlled,

I was actually going to mention that, it's still a bit of a risk with people with bad asthma but it seems that for COPD it's relatively safe.
It's certainly not going to be your go-to for someone with asthma, but like you said you need to pick the right patient.

I had a cat take long-term prazosin

My cat was on a short course for a urinary blockage, but the Vet didn't have any in stock so I had to take my prescription next door to the (human) Pharmacy, and the Pharmacist jokingly asked if my cat was having nightmares.

 

[Mourning_Cloak]

DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY

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