Christi

I'm just here to laugh a little. she/her

[♰ 𝙽𝚊𝚎𝚝𝚘 @fw_naetoblaq]

“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I asked my autistic friend whose pattern recognition gives her borderline prophetic accuracy even though no one ever listens to her because she’s awkward and has bad timing and says the wrong thing and has no control over her body or volume or brain or

[Christi @ChristiCon]

@alisha_hg Though I’d used other apps before, I married my one and only hinge date.

[Christi @ChristiCon]

@emilykmay 14 year age gap between my two kids. I’m exhausted but so worth it.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

a man with 'quiet' anger has a loud silence. how when he walks into the house, every bit of laughter and happiness just goes quiet, how the kids get up as soon as possible to get away from him. how his wife just goes "hmmm, yeah, ur right" over and over when he talks just to appease him.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Overcommunication works because your manager’s biggest fear is being surprised by your failure in front of their boss.

Every “just keeping you posted” message does the same thing: it transfers risk. When you update your manager, you’re giving them time to course-correct, pre-spin the narrative, or escalate before it becomes a crisis they own.

The people who get managed out are almost always the ones whose managers had to explain problems they didn’t see coming. That’s what triggers the “I don’t trust this person” instinct. Surprise, not incompetence.

And here’s what most people miss about overcommunication: it also shapes how your manager talks about you in rooms you’re not in. If they always have fresh context on your work, you show up in talent reviews, resourcing conversations, promo discussions. If they don’t, you’re just a name on a spreadsheet.

The real hack is making your manager feel like they’ll never be caught off guard because of you. That feeling compounds into trust, which compounds into opportunity.

[Echo 🔆 @TheEcho13]

A friend of mine asked her electrician husband to fix an outlet in their house for five months until she got sick of it and hired his biggest competitor to come over and fix it while he was home, sitting on the couch. He was furious, but he fixes everything real quick now.

[Libriscent @libriscent]

Every time you replace “I’m overwhelmed” with “I need to decide what matters most and go slow,” your brain stops firing alarm signals and starts organizing information again.

[Christi @ChristiCon]

@made_in_cosmos Told my husband when he packs the dishes in, I have to re/hand wash 1-2 again. “That’s not too bad!” 👎🏻

[Christi @ChristiCon]

@FeIixBaIl @dronevibess Maybe for YOU

[Echo 🔆 @TheEcho13]

A lot of men mistake simple adulthood for criticism. She’s not asking for perfection, she’s asking you to do what functioning adults do without a fight.

Putting laundry in the hamper isn’t a character assassination. Communicating isn’t a personal attack. Showing up for your kids isn’t an award-winning performance. If doing the basics feels like nagging, the problem isn’t her tone. It’s your resistance to responsibility.

[World Health Network @TheWHN]

COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.

Read the full article: https://t.co/deuQWUp4nC

#COVID #LongCOVID #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #SARSCOV2

[John Asghar MD @JahangirAsgha10]

Definitely check this website out.

I pay cash for my labs and standard labs are incredibly cheap when you pay directly.

A CBC with differential is twelve dollars and sixty cents.

It is a multiple of that through government-issued plans or private insurance.

Honestly, the system works most efficiently when the patient controls the resources.

Great find at @realdocspeaks.

[Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 @catladyactivist]

Are people aware, on even a small level, how many things are triggered by Epstein-Barr Virus?

Lupus, T1DM, Sjogren's, MS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hashimoto's, Grave's, celiac, and more.

This concept isn't new.

And SARS-2 has a broader impact with more potent immune activation.

[Zagreus | Severe Long Covid & ME/CFS @zagreusrevival]

Anktiva clearing one of many Long COVID symptoms in just 2 days 👀

[Christi @ChristiCon]

@Shahzil @WellBeforeHQ Would love this for my toddler

[Neurologist Mom @NeurologistMom]

Most of us have already felt that Long COVID has different types that need clear definitions. It is great to see studies like this. They identified 16 symptom clusters. My daughter does not fit into only one cluster. Which cluster do you think you fit into?

CLUSTER-1
•shortness of breath
•breathing faster than normal
•loss of smell
•exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol
•fatigue or tiredness
•chest pain or discomfort

CLUSTER-2
•muscle pain or cramps
•joint pain or swelling
•general/muscle weakness
•fatigue or tiredness
•dizziness or lightheadedness
•difficulty sleeping (too much, too little, early awakening)

CLUSTER-3
•muscle pain or cramps
•urinary incontinence or difficulty urinating
•joint pain or swelling
•tingling, numbness, burning, stabbing, or “pins and needles”
•general/muscle weakness
•difficulty sleeping (too much, too little, early awakening)

CLUSTER-4
•disorientation; getting lost; going to wrong places
•memory problems or forgetfulness
•mood swings, irritability, depression
•confusion; difficulty thinking
•problems seeing (double or blurry vision)
•indigestion or esophageal/acid reflux

CLUSTER-5
•skin lesions (rash or lumpy lesions)
•tingling and numbness in the mouth and/or face
•swelling
•sexual dysfunction or loss of libido
•urinary incontinence or difficulty urinating
•indigestion or esophageal/acid reflux

CLUSTER-6
•unexplained menstrual irregularity
•abdominal pain
•swelling
•diarrhea
•loss of hair
•bloating

CLUSTER-7
•sore throat
•fainting or blackouts
•cough
•muscle pain or cramps
•difficulty swallowing
•chest pain or discomfort

CLUSTER-8
•sexual dysfunction or loss of libido
•mood swings, irritability, depression
•disorientation; getting lost; going to wrong places
•memory problems or forgetfulness
•shortness of breath
•difficulty sleeping (too much, too little, early awakening)

CLUSTER-9
•difficulty swallowing
•fainting or blackouts
•sore throat
•loss of taste
•difficulty hearing

CLUSTER-10
•skin lesions (rash or lumpy lesions)
•tingling and numbness in the mouth and/or face
•urinary incontinence or difficulty urinating
•swelling
•sexual dysfunction or loss of libido
•indigestion or esophageal/acid reflux

CLUSTER-11
•fainting or blackouts
•loss of taste
•swelling
•sore throat
•sexual dysfunction or loss of libido
•chest pain or discomfort

CLUSTER-12
•tingling and numbness in the mouth and/or face
•urinary incontinence or difficulty urinating
•skin lesions (rash or lumpy lesions)
•abdominal pain
•breathing faster than normal
•swelling

CLUSTER-13
•swelling
•joint pain or swelling
•general/muscle weakness
•mood swings, irritability, depression
•abdominal pain
•abnormal changes in body temperature

CLUSTER-14
•unexplained menstrual irregularity
•joint pain or swelling
•tingling and numbness in the mouth/face
•problems seeing (double or blurry vision)
•muscle pain or cramps
•fever or chills

CLUSTER-15
•exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol
•memory problems or forgetfulness
•headache
•fatigue or tiredness
•difficulty concentrating or reading
•difficulty hearing

CLUSTER-16
•vomiting
•fever or chills
•loss of smell
•breathing faster than normal
•difficulty hearing
•nausea

[Julie Bush @julie_bush]

Dr. Michael is another great practitioner to see for long covid. he is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Accupuncture and he has developed his own line of TCM products that are based on targeting the privileged immune sites where viral reservoirs are hiding

[Christi @ChristiCon]

@IAmLisaSalinas @owenbroadcast Head size growing at an inconsistent rate can be a sign to look into certain medical conditions

[Mindy Kitei: journalist @CFSCentral]

Julie Bush is being treated with Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong's therapeutic for long Covid, Anktiva. She's reporting her experiences on X.

The subcutaneous injection works by getting the body's natural killer (NK) cells and killer T cells to go after viral reservoirs of Covid, which have been found in the guts of living patients, years after infection. Two injections several days apart are being used in the drug trial.

The evidence is *compelling* that long Covid is a chronic infection.

It's hoped that once inoculated, patients with long Covid will recover, and the now educated NK cells and T cells will prevent future Covid infections.

Evidence is also *compelling* that ME is a chronic infection. If scientists at the NIH and CDC had take ME seriously during the outbreaks in the U.S. in the 1980s, we'd know the causative agent and could treat it and perhaps prevent it.

[ArianeK 💜 #Care4Complex (she/her) @arianek]

They published this on my birthday- the thing I have been predicting and railing about for years! 🥹😂

"IVIG therapy shows promise in calming inflammation and easing post-COVID symptoms."

I saw this coming about 5 years ago (2 years into my own IVIG infusions for severe, progressive, decades long post viral autoimmune disease). It is THE reason I have relentlessly advocated against the pseudoscience BS going on in post viral disease care in Canada, especially BC.

"Brain retraining" may save money in the short run but it is never going to treat these diseases, and good luck getting IVIG until we have real modern, science based care here (current ETA: never).

#Care4ComplexCanada #Care4ComplexBC
#LongCovid #IVIG @kasza_leslie @drpaulwinston @dockevinmcleod @markroseman @DrFiliatrault @Protect_BC

https://t.co/v6QEYac5A3