Anyone out there with any medical problems?

[Erena]

Are you currently using any topical steroids? This might seem really weird, but I'm currently going through something called topical steroid withdrawal and it's been living hell for me. I don't really want to go too much into it on here, but If you happen to be using them, I highly suggest you read into it.

[purrlpankras]

Nope never herd of em. I only use cream stuff for my skin.

[Erena]

Ok that's great, just wanted to let you know about it and if a doctor prescribes them to you, please read into it first. I made a mistake on relying on them for my eczema and it just ended up doing much more harm than good. Right now I'm going through this whole withdrawal because my skin is "addicted" to these steroid creams.

By the way, I usually make my own moistrizers with things like coconut oil, shea butter, and essential oils. I like them much better than store bought creams.

[purrlpankras]

Ohhh my doctor gave me a itch relief cream and said how much I can put it on in a day.
but eh I'm in England, it might be different in different countries?

[scottwuming]

Hospital is my second home.
I've been sickly since I was born. I had convulsions and nearly died a couple of times. In my childhood, I met an accident to which they discovered I have tuberculosis. Elementary was full of headaches. Literally. Highschool, I got plagued by digestion problems which carried on until college. An unusual infection nearly blew off my insides. Ear problems manifested and it was later discovered that my ear canal was more crooked than normal. Spine problem followed. Recently this year, a lump on my back grew and it required a surgeon to take it out. Just when I thought my ordeal is finally over, my right foot swelled. I had to stay on bed with my foot raised for days. Now, thankfully, I'm well.

[EiraQueenofSnow]

@MechanicalPenguin I started working out a bit and it seems to be helping a little so that's nice
Umm I'm going to be put on methotraxate, I was considering a self injection but I have serious trouble with needles and no one who is willing to learn how to for me >////< but it's just a trial period right now so yeah. Gah thanks for the warning I'll be sure to be careful.

@jayorten Ouch heartburn. oh man my sister has astigmatism as well and my dad has keratoconus I mean I don't but I do know that eye problems are sucky and sometimes the special prescription lenses help like nothing.

@atlas Oh man that sounds scary I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad your heart didn't burst

@scottwuming Wow that's a long list of things, so your tb was cured right? because that's once scary illness, actually all of that sounds scary, I'm glad to hear that you are well now because that's a lot to live through you deserve some nice rest.

[Peej]

I'm deaf.
Well, 86% deaf.
As a result, I shy away from people and general chit-chat. It's not something I'd wish on my worse enemy and it's made my life quite unpleasant at times.
So, I sit at my drawing table and leave it all behind.
Unless, of course, I'm making a slyly concealed observational dig/gag about how us deaf people can be treated.

[shel]

I have fibromyalgia.
I have had chronic pain since about 8 years old. I traveled to plenty of doctors. I was informed that I may have rheumatoid arthritis. By the time I was 12 I was diagnosed with fibro. I am soon to be 24 now, I can totally get you @EiraQueenofSnow.
I struggle a lot when it comes to sitting and drawing for hours. I have a hard time keeping focus, chronic fatigue, and mood swings. yay.
I tend to take a lot of breaks through out the day to stretch my legs. I try to do yoga daily and eat a low carb diet. I have learned that when ever I eat carbs, the fibromyalgia flares up.
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[workerey]

@jayorten

Experiencing digestive problems is normal to every person who eat too much. But when symptoms get worst then I will say we should have to take herbal supplements to solve digestion problems. The herbal supplements I always take when I got this symptoms is the one came from Mimonis Digestic. It does very well for digestive problems.

[Luie]

lel
I have a vitamin D deficiency because my bones r too stupid to absorb the goods
I have juvi rheumatoid arthritis in my everywhere
Psoriasis that has slowly spread from the top of my scalp to my inner earses
and costochondritis
I've dislocated my shoulder twice from picking up bags
My bones are prone to mysterious pain, especially my forearms and shins, which doctors can't figure out.
Today me and my mom shared winter joint pain stories and we're almost 30 years apart
It snowed yesterday and I may have to consider lifealert
Look at me, I'm falling apart :V
Look at you guys, you guys are falling part V:

[Dranif]

Well, I have Aspergers aka upper level Autism.
Doesn't actually affect my drawing skills, but it can make me seriously depressed and get panic attacks, sometimes that being the cause of why I don't update as often as I should.
Fortunately, my best friend who also has Aspergers has been helping me cope with it as much as she can.

My mom's family has had a history of suffering the same problem @winglesscomic has, so I'm a bit worried I might eventually have that too.

[Stellamari]

Same here with the eczema problem. It isn't that bad as long as I remember to moisturize and put some steroid cream on the severe ones.

[realSean_Murphy]

Well, I have Crohn's disease. Literally last Sunday I shitted blood and passed out next to the toilet, my sister found me a moment later than my parents took me to the hospital and had a Colonscopy. (This is also why I haven't been on Tapastic for the past week.)
Edit: I'v had Crohn's Disease for a few years now, I wasn't just diagnosed.

[mattcleaver]

So from what I gather, yeah you're not alone there with these issues!

Asthma for me!

Also femoral acetabular impingement in my hips but that means I can sit and draw more so yay! (that's what probably caused the problem in the first place but eh...)

[Kura]

A very long list debilitating medical problems caused by auto immune disorders (Lupus and Sjogren's Syndrome)

[DarkestPaladin]

I work mostly on the computer - 99% of my work is digital - and I have chronic migraines!
temporary blindness sorta puts a damper on my progress when I have to stop working and
take a break for about two days to recover..hehe.
I wear glasses, try to keep the screen dim and have a light on somewhere near me to take
the stress off my eyes. It helps, but it's not a cure hah.

[ucee43bbb999847b]

I used to have some obesity problems. It was not so bad but it didn't let me to live a normal life. Even right now, after all these years I spent on overcoming these disease, I still have to use some pills (xenical, for instance http://www.rx-discountcoupons.com/coupons/xenical-coupon-code-10-off/) to feel myself in a good mood and to be in a good shape.

[demthorshie]

Oh hey, the medical problems thread...

I have quite a few maladies plaguing my daily life actually. I have Fibromayalgia which causes me to have unexplained and painful muscle spasms and phantom pains. I also have another fun little thing called Interstitial Cystitis, which is a painful bladder condition, I control the symptoms through diet alone (no citrus fruits, very little alcohol and caffeine, no smoking). I'm also allergic to a number of foods including cocoa and most artificial sweeteners, that means chocolate is completely out of the question for me :s.

On the up side, I've been able to treat all of my ailments through a clean, mostly fruit and vegetable based diet alone, and it seems to be working out pretty well for me at this time. ^^

[Aspie_Gamer]

Well I'm an aspie and I was born with short gut syndrome. (meaning I had to have some of my small intestine taken out for it didn't develop properly due to me being born a few weeks early. Later on I had to have more of it taken out when I was about 5-6 years old due to a staph infection that had developed in the same location)

[fighterxaos]

Ah, OP you have arthritis too? I feel ya, me too and I'm only 26 myself. I also suffer from hypertension, it runs in the family but my doctor is confident losing enough weight should get that in check but for now I have to take hypertension medicine like every other male in my family.