abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 09/07/2026That’s so tough, I’m right there with you! Tysm for sharing. I hope your med restrictive tests have calmed down a bit. (swear it’s always the GI ones with such wild guidelines… had a bunch of nuclear med tests last year) Appreciate the kind words a lot 🫂💜 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 08/07/2026truly hope i can get thru it or like what else do you do, ya know?? 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 02/07/2026tv turning on by itself with way higher volume than usual while im in the other room what the hell… 000
Reposted by absBrian Tallerico @briantallerico.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Loved the chance to dig into why this show is still so important for @avclub.com 2226
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 26/06/2026lov to spend my day off feeling nothing but pre-syncope. will i ever get to do the things i need to do 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 17/06/2026is there anything more to do OTC for skin flushing / vasodilation than h1 & h2 blockers this is evillll. already on montelukast & quercetin too. the thought of yet another specialist for pursuing ketotifen or cromolyn is too much rn 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 12/06/2026mannn pour one out for the spicewood springs heb - permanently closing in july. as my sis lovingly refers to it as “sleepy b” bc it’s way chiller than most. reminds me of the leisurely, not frantic walks thru the far west one as a kid 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 12/06/2026today’s was from swallowing water don’t ever get kyphosis my god 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 12/06/2026horror movie about how every day is a new neck tweak call that the re-tweakening 100
Reposted by absjosh terry @joshterry.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Here it is: No Expectations' midyear list. I wrote about 40 of my favorite albums of 2026 so far. www.noexpectations.fyi/p/the-40-bes...noexpectations.fyiThe 40 Best Albums of 2026 So Far...According to some guy in Chicago. Plus, 40 more recommended LPs, including every new full-length I wrote about in No Expectations this year. 25416
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 05/06/2026thanks! it could’ve been a lot worse so just holding onto that rn 010
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 05/06/2026watch me induce a rash with the PEM that's already starting to hit. that's how u kno it's real (bad) 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 05/06/2026continually rules so hard thehecksdotcom.bandcamp.com/album/my-starthehecksdotcom.bandcamp.comMy Star, by The Hecks10 track album 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 04/06/2026dog and i getting sprayed by skunk at 11pm bc i couldn’t get her inside in time no thank you!!!! kismet she’s getting groomed tmrw tho… good vibes appreciated we get this smell out of her and the house 120
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 01/06/2026they used to happen once in a blue moon but now becoming more frequent and im like ok sayonara to my optic nerve i guess 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 28/05/2026my brother in christ it took me WAY too long to make a bean salad im not even hungry anymore and im in so much pain (took meds and compression socks before starting) lmfaoo. little reminders like this like oh this why i moved back in w my parents. i need to dig my veggie chopper out of storage jfc 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 22/05/2026matthew rhys kate o’flynn my mvps. keeps getting better n better 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 22/05/2026first listen but enjoying so farrr bigsupermarket.bandcamp.com/album/1800bigsupermarket.bandcamp.com1800, by Big Supermarket14 track album 021
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 20/05/2026and each specialty involves others bc i am a singular human body 010
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 20/05/2026and referrals expire after a year along with insurance plans. im tired 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 20/05/2026have 5+ referrals out to specialists like wtf am i supposed to tackle first when each specialty takes at least a year with little answers. there is little to no guidance and i am stuuuck 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 20/05/2026luv dari bay daribay.bandcamp.com/track/chevydaribay.bandcamp.comChevy, by Dari Bayfrom the album Surprise Wish 010
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 20/05/2026luv loud australian rock music aliennosejob.bandcamp.com/track/live-l...aliennosejob.bandcamp.comLive Like the Crowd, by Alien Nosejobfrom the album How a Mosquito Operates 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 18/05/2026omg insomnia out the ass too. thankfully testing neg on combo rapids so far but what the hell. PEM / PENE is my enemy 010
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 18/05/2026think i worsened my baseline last weekend all from playing outside w my niece on sunday. low grade fevers / worsened temp regulation, larger than baseline pupils, crushing fatigue, increased brain fog, dizziness & wheeziness etc fffuuu 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 17/05/2026why did it take me so long to buy compression gloves omg. hand / skin flushing has been my worst symptom the last few years. small bonus is it helps stabilize my hypermobile hands a bit too 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 17/05/2026becoming increasingly photophobic but need lots of light for my v low vision likeee make it make sense 010
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 13/05/2026answers are so rare to come by when those in power don’t wish to seek them out! been operating the last few years under the assumption i have at least been mild (up until 2024ish) after learning about PEM / PENE. everything about my existence clicked into place in my brain. 🫂🫂🫂 010
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 12/05/2026had a surprise FT from my niece today and she’s the only thing keeping me alive rn fr not kidding 000
Reposted by abschuck @whatexactlyisup.bsky.social · 07/05/2026maybe it’s just my algorithm bc i’m at the intersection of mental and public health, but if your reaction to hantavirus is about the trauma of 2020, i did do a year long project in 2021 with essays, journal prompts, and playlists to encourage healing from that trauma www.whatexactlyisupchuck.comwhatexactlyisupchuck.comwhat's upchuck 152
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 08/05/2026seems like a bare minimum thing doctors should do right? it’s unfortunately not all that common this day in age ! i can never leave austin man just for my care team alone lol 010
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 08/05/2026shocked my derm was like hey we ruled out common things but i think what’s happening is tied to a specific aspect of your rare genetic syndrome let’s try to find someone at UT to help since it’s specialized and im like my man i thought you were gonna tell me to use minoxidil and send me on my way 😭 110
Reposted by absCate @midcatecrisis.bsky.social · 06/05/2026When people with ME are posting less and you’re not sure if they took a baseline hit and can’t or got a baseline improvement and are spending time and energy doing other things. If anyone here is posting less because they can’t, sending you gentle virtual hugs. 🫂 0144
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 06/05/2026have this & the album banging around my head allll day. music to fire synapses to lipcritic.bandcamp.com/track/yard-s...lipcritic.bandcamp.comYard Sale (230 Take), by Lip Criticfrom the album Theft World 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 06/05/2026mhm angelodeaugustine.bandcamp.com/track/pictur...angelodeaugustine.bandcamp.comPictures On My Wall, by Angelo De Augustinefrom the album Angel In Plainclothes 110
Reposted by abspublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 30/04/2026an attempted coup via the courts on the day the VRA is killed. time for bed 1254
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 29/04/2026spissyband.bandcamp.com/track/cruisi...spissyband.bandcamp.comCruising Paradise, by Spissyfrom the album Easy Mirror 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 29/04/2026it's hot outside barrie.bandcamp.com/track/geologybarrie.bandcamp.comGeology, by Barriefrom the album Happy To Be Here 110
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 25/04/2026first i thought to get off completely but i was put on it for the indicated purpose (nerve pain) and it does help that but does not touch musculoskeletal pain and isn’t a catch all pain med. i was on meloxicam ~decade til gaba bc of sciatica in HIGH SCHOOL. gr8 drug. shocked i never got an ulcer 000
abs @acsol2.bsky.social · 25/04/2026added in: robaxin (good alternative to flexeril so far - anticholinergics rock but are touuugh), jelliebend/abdominal compression, compression gloves, more frequent zyrtec no one asked but it was helpful to read from others that it CAN be rough to get off of & to go as slow as possible! 🫶 100