#blood pressure levels

[omensofatimelord]

The thing about testosterone being a controlled substance means that acess to it for hrt is restricted. While it makes access a significant issue for many people and an easy and effective way to prevent trans men and mascs from transitioning (as we've seen terfs campaign for and succeed at doing in Britain) it also means that is very easy for health care professionals to be able to take it away from trans men/mascs arbitrarily. This is most aborant in cases where trans men/mascs are forced to detransition to gain access to abortions after being raped. However, the first sign of an issues tangentially related to hormones a gp, without any training in trans people or hormones, can and will stop a person's testosterone. Apart from how stressful it is to know that for the rest of your life you'll be dependent on the goodwill of a random person, this has measurable negative consequences for a trans person subjected too it.

Going off t fucking sucks at the best of time, but being forced off t will most likely result in depression and worsening mental health for a trans man/masc, who are already one of the most likely groups to attempt suicide. It can also put a trans person at risk if they suddenly start being visibly trans again, especially if they're closeted in, say, a work place environment. Trans people, including trans men, are already one of the most targeted groups of harassment and violence and sexual assalt and forcibly reducing or stopping t can out people and risk their safety. And a gp won't see this or care about this, or attempt to treat a trans man/masc first or ask for their opinion or situation.

Ultimately, testosterone is seen as entirely optional and so the first resort when something goes wrong it to take it away, when it should be considered the last resort, and is considered the last resort for cis men. And as long as testosterone continues to be a controlled substance it will remain like this.

(edit for clarification: I am a kiwi, this post was intended as a general critique of accessing t through health care systems - based in my lived experience in NZ and what ive heard from international trans ppl; including but not limited to the USA)

#Transandrophobia #This rant brought to you by my gp threatening my health and safety by stopping t for a couple conditions that would be treated if I were ci #Excess hemoglobin is documented but not well understood in trans men but there are option available that aren't no t #And high blood pressure runs in the family but no one's making my dad take t suppressants even though no medication is particularly effecti #If she asked me I would rather have gout and t than neither #But I don't get an option #And if I shout to loudly I'm scared they'll not let me ever take it again #She won't even put me back on the weekly injections I'm supposed to be on now that the shortage is over #Despite the fact she's worried my t levels are too high after the injection #(Which given they're normal after a week and how much I dislike the roller coster effect should be the first thing) #But if I start on the limited options and how t is seen as so optional shortages don't matter and different options don't matter

[uncanny-tranny]

Passing as a trans man is a nuanced and complex topic, but one thing I have been noticing as somebody who is a cis-passing (white) trans man is the way I'm treated when there is conflict.

I've noticed that in conflict, people are almost meek around me, willing for me to try working with them up until a woman is involved. When a woman (or, really, anybody who the other party assumes is one) is part of the conflict, they direct all their anger and rage to them. It's fucking insane the way a woman is treated when there is conflict, even if it isn't her fucking fault. These people are fundamental cowards for seeing my manhood as the only reason they can't be openly hostile to me, but it reveals a lot about how a misogynist thinks on an almost primal level.

I'm watching the women and people around me I care about being torn apart by people, and that's unacceptable. I can't sit around to watch it, and I don't want to do that. I need other people to perhaps read this and remember to not stand by if there is something that you can tangibly do to help, even if it's to lend a listening ear or let the person vent.

#feminism #misogyny #misogyny tw #before writing this i was worried about my blood pressure because i'm fucking angry #i hate the way cowards will look at me and see a man and be scared of me until they see a woman they feel strong enough to abuse #and i have faced my own experiences with misogyny and abuse now that i have transitioned and am recognized as male... #...like i had NEVER been catcalled until i medically transitioned. and now that i'm much more male i have been catcalled MULTIPLE times... #...which is why this topic is nuanced and complex and i hate this idea that we can bulldoze it down flat to 'make it make sense' #i want to always believe in people but i'm not a fool. i am not willing to stand around and just pretend like this shit doesn't happen #i WATCH this shit happen. i WITNESS it and HEAR it and i try to find some way to help the woman and/or person in question #and i know there's this aspect of white privilege in this where my white manhood is seen as a lesser threat #i can absolutely imaging a Black or otherwise MoC trans person not being given this level of grace from the get-go #i'm angry right now and i hope that my words are making sense. i want to address as much as possible but i'm sure you understand

[teatitty]

Chilchuck aged about another 50 years just now

#dungeon meshi #his stress levels are through the roof someone check his blood pressure

[respectthepetty]

Having read bits of your post on To Be Continued, I'm curious about your thoughts on To Be Continued and The Promise even though I am not watching the former and dropped the latter.

Where would you say they rank on The Alan Scale?

I don't know what's happening to me, y'all because first I didn't want Yuan to be too petty in Unknown, and now . . .

I ain't that mad at To Be Continued

Therefore, it's not on the Alan scale (yet! We still have one more episode so shit could change) because the show is kinda basic, but not in a bad way. It's checking off the BL boxes, but, oddly enough, it called out itself in this past episode for doing that.

It's not City of Stars level of awareness, but both leads acknowledged the reason they separated for ten years was pointless. They both apologized for the hurt they caused, then they chilled on the couch and cracked jokes. It was rushed as many of us assumed it would be, but it happened.

In the beginning, I did not like Achi. I thought he was disrespectful to Ji and pushy. Then by episode three, I was completely on Achi's side while being livid at Ji for being distant.

But I've never been upset at Gumbie. He is perfect. He is everything. He is love personified. He resides in my heart. Forever.

Then, once both men stated that they should have actually talked to each other after they had sex as teenagers, I just wasn't as pissed at either of them as I had been for the six previous episodes.

I'm still upset. Let me not gloss over that because I had to deal with hating them for various reasons most of the series, but just like Sun for 7 Days Before Valentine, I see the growth. They aren't the same raggedy bitches that walked into the series.

Unlike this motherfucker.

Phu was exactly who he was at the beginning of The Promise. Not one thing changed about him. He would still run away from the problems HE CAUSED instead of answering for any of the bullshit he pulled.

Nan had already forgiven Phu before Phu even came back into his life. Hell, Nan had forgiven Phu AS PHU WAS WALKING AWAY! Yet we still had to witness Phu be the victim.

There is only one show for me that has really gotten the "I left him because I love him" right and that's our Lord and Savior known as Our Dating Sim.

And it's because none of these other shows know how to balance the reason for leaving with the anger of being left. THAT'S IMPORTANT!

The Promise didn't allow Nan to be angry AND for Phu to acknowledge his part in that anger. Phu just kept crying. How can a relationship happen when Nan could never trust that Phu wouldn't run away again since Phu never saw what he did as wrong?

To Be Continued at least acknowledged that both the reason for Achi leaving and Ji being upset were insignificant. It's not great, but it's the basic amount needed to start fresh because it makes things equal. No one is left standing on high ground thinking his actions were right and the other guy's were wrong.

So, yeah, basic. Bare minimum. But it checked the boxes.

And it also had Poppy's fine ass, so . . .

I ain't that mad at it.

#meditation level breathing through episodes #but my blood pressure is solid #to be continued #to be continued the series #I ain't that mad at it #YET #But we still have one episode

[eskiworks]

We had a good 6 days where my husband's ankle was improving little by little. But apparently getting in and out of the shower by himself was way too much, and now he is an excruciating pain again.... I fucking hate this. I just want my husband to be okay.

#fuuuuuuuck #we are waiting for his blood pressure to be at a manageable level so that he can have surgery to see what is wrong with the stupid ankle

[millerflintstone]

Gigabyte needs to buy a lottery ticket.

To date (as of 2022),  49 cases of feline PHA (Primary Hyperaldosteronism) have been reported, and it may be the most common adrenocortical disorder in this species.

I don't know if she's #50. Her vet said that there have only been 4 diagnosed in the past 6 years, but I'm guessing she meant in general. I initially thought she meant just GA.

#gigabyte #feline primary hyperaldosteronism #she has a tumor on one (or both?) of her adrenal glands that is causing too much of the hormone aldosterone #it regulates blood pressure and potassium #her level is 788 and high normal is 261 #i forget what the unit is that's used to measure but yeah it's high #my precious angel has a rare disease in terms of diagnosis #they suspect it's higher but not everyone catches it #does this mean someone from the UGA vet school will be contacting me at random

[wakandamama]

Flamin' Hot Cheetos have done more harm to the health of the Black Community than Crack in the 80s.

#and i fucking stand on that #black culture #black community #Black food culture #yall mad im right #matter of fact #check yall blood pressure and cholesterol levels rn rn

[squeakadeeks]

can i offer you a singular lagombi gauntlet in this trying time

#this costume is making my blood pressure rise to unsafe levels #its not really the costumes fault per se its just that everything that could go wrong has gone wrong on this project and its been a grind #just a bitter slog and tbh i have no idea whats going to be on the other side #and work has been crazy so i can only work on it in little chunks so its just managing one problem after another slowly and bitterly #also my apartment looks like several furries got raptured in their fursuits and dissolved into a carpet of polyester fiber

[ronniesssss]

bitch yo time up ! ⏰🐍

#this was soo fun but i also forget the tortures of painting and struggling to get resemblance #but i had fun and thats what matters 😌😌😌 (<- her blood pressure has not yet leveled after the Struggle that was painting this) #art #illustration #megan thee stallion #BOA

[the-hilda-librarians-wife]

I headcanon Kaisa as being just slightly hypotensive. I’m thinking normal blood pressure around 11/7. Most importantly, I headcanon that occasionally it may drop and she knows, but doesn’t do anything about it.

So sometimes she’ll be in the library, and will be on her feet for too long, or maybe it’ll be too hot and she hasn’t let go of her cape, or maybe she even has been so caught up in her job that she hasn’t eaten or drink water in three hours. And she’ll begin sweating, and ignore it. Then she’ll feel lightheaded, and think it’s fine. And then her eyesight will get hazy, and she’ll think ‘nah, I can take it’. Then her hearing will sizzle and her mind will spin and she’ll still do nothing. And if someone’s nearby they’ll begin noticing she’s pale and unresponsive, and that’s because she’s trying to not fall down and wondering why she’s seeing dark spots. But mostly, that probably happens when she’s alone, so when she refuses to sit down and drink water/eat/lie down, she’ll just faint for a bit (on the hardwood floor. Ouch.) and get back within a couple of seconds (and just go about her day like nothing happened)

Anyway the place I’m trying to get to is: imagine Kaisa is hanging out with the Hilda gang for some reason, and at some point they notice the blood draining from her face and her eyes going unfocused and then she just drops unconscious on the floor with no prior warning. Imagine the chaos. Imagine Hilda about to slap her and being held back by David while Frida tries to remember the cpr training they had in the Sparrow Scouts. Imagine Kaisa waking back up suddenly and scaring the living shit out of them

Kaisa already has such undead vampire vibes, I just think that’d be hilarious 😭😭

#damn that’s how I know the academia is getting to me. I’m headcanoning BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS #(btw I feel like I need to mention: having a lowered baseline blood pressure is GOOD. it’s PROTECTIVE. it HELPS. #walk around with a satchel of salt and you’ll be fine) #this post was brought to you by: me almost doing the same thing yesterday during my semiology practice lol #I walked away when I felt weak #went to get some water. came back to the patient’s history taking bc I felt fine #and then I felt worse! and I figured it’d be pretty weird to drop on the foot in front of the patient #poor dude was just there for his hemodialysis he was already being nice to the bunch of students #he did Not Need to see the chaos that one of them fainting right then and there would wreck #thank God some of the older students saw me trying to breathe deep on the chairs outside the dialysis room #they came to take my pressure and give me water and salt. angels <3 #that’s the good thing about studying in a hospital. if I feel bad I’m already there lmao #anyway. I’m right about Kaisa. #kaisa hilda #the hilda librarian

[marsinout]

Lance: Shit, I'm in P20. Fernando, above P15: Let's close the gap, shall we? Lawrence: Oh no no no no. Lance: Sure. *Fernando in below P15* Lawrence: OH NO NONONONONO

#formula 1 #f1 #they DID close the gap #and raised lawrence's blood pressure to a extreme level #lawrence stroll #lance stroll #fernando alonso #alonstroll #f1 incorrect quotes #incorrect f1 quotes #incorrect quotes #incorrect f1 #incorrect formula 1 #f1 memes #us gp 2023 #austin gp 2023

[sprout-senior]

having pots is so funny bc i will put a full teaspoon and a half of salt on One(1) egg and not think it’s over salted

#pots #chronic illness #disability #disabled #for those who don’t know salt helps with electrolytes and regulating blood pressure #ppl with pots have naturally low blood pressure which is a Problem #therefore consuming more sodium will get our blood pressure closer to the healthy level #aka do not consume this much salt if you don’t have a condition that requires it #that’s how you get a heart attack

[circuscl0wn]

Everything about this screams “I’m not one of ya lil friends” which every Black mom has said😭😭

#lowkey raised my blood pressure #I saw both sides in that fight #it spoke to me on so many damn levels #I’m excited for tmrw n Thursday #moonlight chicken #limingheart #uncle jim #jimwen #li Ming #earth pirapat #fourth nattawat

[eyes-above--the-waves]

I dunno about all of you, but after these Playoffs, I don’t ever want to watch a period of overtime hockey ever again in my entire life. 

#winning and/or losing is stressful enough in regulation and we had HOW MANY OT'S?!?!? #DOES THIS TEAM NOT CARE ABOUT MY BLOOD PRESSURE? MY STRESS LEVEL?? MY OVERALL WELLBEING??? #anyway it's over now so i can relax for the summer #toronto maple leafs #leafs lb

[elliebeanwilliams]

game!joel is so wild in Boston with Tess and ellie like he’s in Protector Mode he’s taking direction from Tess and then clearing a path immediately like when they dive under the metal door and he’s just been GRABBED and there is a SEVERED ARM ON HIS ANKLE and the infected are throwing themselves against it he’s got both of his arms out on either side of him to keep Tess and Ellie back as if he’s gonna be able to shield them should the door break like. this man is crazy

#things I fixate on when replaying: Joel’s actions #and the way he reassures Ellie in the state house #constantly without hesitation #playing on this difficulty level makes me feel closer to him bc I too am panicking constantly and have high blood pressure #the last of us #tlou #joel miller #I will alwyas be thinking about that post that was like game Joel runs on anger and rage but hbo joel runs on fear #it’s so true I mean this man in the game has a few moments of sheer terror in the first arc #when the fedra patrol shows up for one and I think the other when Tess tells him she’ll sacrifice herself #fuck! #ellie and joel #tess servopoulos #the last of us part one #the last of us hbo #ellie williams

[tj-crochets]

I’ll share pictures tomorrow, but I’m done with the cat I was making! Now what should I make? (I still don’t have polls lol) - Winter Soldier Bear (for one of my auction winners) - a bug of some kind - pride bee (partially for an auction winner, partially as an example for the fundraiser raffle I’m doing right now)  - a small monster, chicken, or bunny (I want a replacement plushie to keep in my purse so I can give it to strangers) - another cat - that kitten pattern I talked about making - something else?

#the person behind the yarn #what to make next #turns out moving (lifting a lot of heavy boxes and carrying them up and down stairs) #at the same time my workload at work suddenly doubled #means it counts as the 'in times of stress you might need to increase your dosage of fludrocortisone' #(at least for me. I am not a medical professional do not take this as advice) #now that I've figured that out my blood pressure is consistently functional again! #but I haven't crafted much in the last week #because I did not feel well and because I registered my highest ever heartrate this last weekend #(170s! I mean I was carrying a shelf so like it wasn't as bad as it could be but still! Never had a heart rate that high before) #but now that I am mostly back to my normal level of function I really want to make something #well. I really want to make a gnorbu plushie (from neopets) but my yarn is already packed :(