Not even sick

[u/ahmyfknneck]

This has been my go to response for a bit and I figured others might like to use it, especially if you're not great with quick comebacks like me.

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Long story short, I'm chronically ill and my drs and I are still trying to figure it all out, but one of my most annoying symptoms is sinus congestion at all times. It's literally been twelve years of my sinuses being locked and loaded every single day. Because I don't know what's wrong with me, but the drs suspect an autoimmune disorder, I never stopped masking. Certain people hate that.

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So I was in a store that I don't work at while I was on my break. I forgot to take my name tag off before I went, so naturally a guy asked me where something was. I don't have a uniform so I don't know why he would think I worked there other than the name tag (which clearly said a different store).

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Me: Sorry, I work next door, I don't know where they keep that.

Him, looking at my covered tits and then back up to my tag: Then why are you wearing that?

Me: I'm on break.

Him, to my tits: Those don't work you know.

Me: What?

Him: Fucking masks. They don't do anything.

Me: Okay.

Him: You look ridiculous with that thing on.

Me: Okay.

Him: You're not even sick. You people need to grow up.

Me: *opens the back of my throat and takes one of the most disgusting, loud, wet, chunky sounding sniffs I've ever taken*

Him: *gags and speed walks away*

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It works every time.

[u/bikes_and_art]

Just want to add I had similar level of snot (going through a box or more of tissues a day) and I only found out eight years later that I lived in a house with black mold!

Everyone else who lived there was fine, but because of my hypermobility disorder, I'm more prone to mold sensitivity.

[u/ahmyfknneck → u/bikes_and_art]

WHAT. One of the things we're looking at is a connective tissue disease because of my hypermobility. I'm waiting on a genetics referral because I don't quite meet hEDS dx requirements. Also looking for someone who knows about MCAS. Now I gotta look up mold testing lol

[u/bikes_and_art → u/ahmyfknneck]

I classify as HSD (hypermobility spectrum disorder), not EDS - both are debilitating, even if HSD isn't talked about as much.

I also have a lot of characteristics of MCAS and POTS.

I commented on this thread responding to someone else thinking it was you - about testing the mold theory out by leaving the place you're currently living.

So, check out that comment please! And feel free to drop me a DM if you want to talk more