Update - health

[lexin]

I'm not too bad.

I've been diagnosed with a new illness, it's called "chronic paroxysmal hemicrania" and they treat it by injecting something into the back of my head.

I ended up this afternoon dealing with a friend calling me from Malta and trying to explain how I can lose a lot of weight. He's one of those thin people who think losing weight is easy. It was really hard work dealing with him.

Comments

[stranger]

"Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania" appears to be medical speak for "yes, you have nasty headaches on one side of your head." Minimal googling suggests it can be prevented by a particular painkiller, so I hope the treatment works for you! Good luck! (Imagine Eroica materializing, stealing your headache, and handing you a rose.) Bodies are hard, but they're all we've got.

Also, you are allowed to ignore unhelpful advice, especially about your weight.

[lexin]

Thank you!

[catalenamara]

And, from what I've read, it's easier for men to lose weight.

[lexin]

I didn't know that. I can easily believe it.

[catalenamara]

Here's an article I found. It says in the short term men lose weight more quickly than women and there's a lot of reasons why. It says in the long term, things even out.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/do-men-lose-weight-faster-than-women

[watervole]

Having looked that up, it sounds horribly painful.

Other people's medical conditions are always so easy to diagnose and treat...

If it was easy, you'd be as slim as I am.

[lexin]

It really is very unpleasant. On a pain scale of 0-10, it can go up to a 9 in seconds and stay there for hours.

[watervole]

&$%~@ (Ancient Gaulish swear word)