What's your condition? (Friendly discussion)

My name is Liz. I have a rare genetic defect known as Coxa Magna Syndrome in my elbows. They used to hyperextend when I was young, but then my elbows shattered for no apparent reason and I had emergency surgeries that completely changed their makeup. I have Osteochondritis Dissecans which is a rare genetic bone disease in which blood supply was cut off from the ends of my bones thus killing off my cartilage and causing my bones to continuously grind down like a mortar and pestle; the coca magna making part of my elbow joint round and the other square. Because of this, I gained osteoarthritis and cubital Tunnel syndrome. I can't feel my hands due to muscle wasting, despite having had cubital Tunnel surgery. my arms constantly click and get stuck. My surgeries have been because of my elbows being filled with bone chips and irritating my ulnar nerves. I have had 9 failed surgeries and now doctors have given u . I basically live in braces and take muscle relaxers when my arms get stuck. I also have a tilted patella and a permanently sublexing left knee which not only hurts, but throws my whole body out of whack and makes it hard to walk. I had a knee surgery to pop my knee back into place and to fix an ACL tear (which led to an abnormal growth and caused 2 ACLs to exist) and clean up my joint, but my knee is permanently damaged and therefore constantly pops out of place, which makes my hip and leg hurt/go numb. I also discovered I had a similar deformity in my shoulder that has led to rotator cuff injuries. I suffer from chronic pain, migraines caused by a broken nose that ruined my sense of smell, vertigo, and fibromyalgia. I live in braces, sometimes use a cane, and had to get an office job just to keep functioning. I basically had doctors tell me I'm SOL and on my own now.

Hi everyone! I've been dealing with a chronic tendon condition in my dominant wrist for a little over two years now. My doctors are still not quite sure what it is yet, but it causes sudden onset of pain with no known cause, and as a result, the circumference of my dominant wrist is now noticeably smaller than my other wrist. In addition to this, I also have type III hereditary angioedema which causes recurrent swelling in my eyelids relating to hormone imbalance.

I have ADHD, A "nonspecific sensory disorder," separation anxiety, and social anxiety, but all of that can be umbrella-d under the looming shadow of Asperger's Syndrome, (or Autism Spectrum Disorder level 1). I was diagnosed with Autism very recently (under a month ago) and on the one hand, I want to tell people so they can understand if I don't pick up on social cues, but I also don't want to tell people because they'll just think of me as a "special needs kid" who can't control her emotions and is incredibly unintelligent. Has anyone here had a similar experience..?

I have been diagnosed since jr highschool, ADHD, depression ( major depressive disorder), and bi polar. Had most under contril for most of the time. But after have birth, all went down the hill. Ok well, I sis not mean to change subject. Alnthe beat everyone.

I'm autistic. I have a high IQ but suck at social relationships, etc.

Epilepsy...I was diagnosed with a brain infection when I was 14 and went through literal hell. I got through it with many physical and emotional scars. I was good for a few years and then something happened my senior year of high school. I started have weird spells where I lost balance and I could barely move. I didn't think much of it but sophomore year of college I almost and my parents noticed. I got checked and turned out I had epilepsy and all of those little episodes were mini seizures. Freaked my out but they were never a huge problem for me so when they started me on medication I didn't take it seriously and skipped days of doses. I ended up stayed up for three days straight and barely eating because of school finals. When I was done with my project i went home to shower and nap before my presentation. Once I got into the restroom to shower I looked in the mirror and when I looked away my eyes locked on my arm. I couldn't move. Next thing I knew I was standing in front of these mirror with a bruised jaw and a purple bruised tongue. Come to find out that was a grand mal seizur. Epilepsy went on to be something I never took seriously until last summer. I was sitting with my family about to play a game and next thing I know, my face stretches and every muscle in my body started contracting and next thing i knew I was on a stretcher being taken to the hospital. I lost my license and scared my family. Since then I have been taking it very seriously.

I have Aspergers syndrome. It makes life quite hard and makes sensory meltdowns quite common

Hi,

i have Tourette's, OCD, anxiety, depression, possibly adhd, ibs, TMJ and likely a few other chronic issues but they're currently being diagnosed/figured out! If you'd like to talk about anything to do with these things, I'm a great person to talk to because I've been there and I'm very comfortable with the conversation!

I have a few, most stem from a genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. EDS is, like I said, a genetic disorder. It effects just about everything, mostly my joints and digestive system though. It affects the connective tissue in your body, makes it too stretchy. So on an average day I dislocate both of my hips, ankles, knees, fingers/toes, shoulders, ribs slip around. It can be pretty painful, but its a part of me.

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