Seren Sterling
@artistaudh.bsky.social
Moving through mess. Dancing with dysfunction.
AuDHD. TBI. Vestibular migraine. Long covid. Hypermobility. MCAS. Dysautonomia. Endometriosis.
Pole dancer. Knitter.
AuDHD. TBI. Vestibular migraine. Long covid. Hypermobility. MCAS. Dysautonomia. Endometriosis.
Pole dancer. Knitter.
Pinned
This is going to be a long and convoluted thread, but I'm going to try to lay out what I'm pretty sure has happened to my body re the interactions between my endometriosis and covid that has presented as long covid symptoms in case it helps someone else. 1/?
It is so weird to only have one dog. Even after Ali died, I was dog-sitting my mom's dog between then and when I got Ayda. I haven't had only one dog since I got Smeagol 11 years ago.
December 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
It is so weird to only have one dog. Even after Ali died, I was dog-sitting my mom's dog between then and when I got Ayda. I haven't had only one dog since I got Smeagol 11 years ago.
I do not recommend being sad and severely congested at the same time. 0/10.
December 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I do not recommend being sad and severely congested at the same time. 0/10.
As someone with endometriosis that was put into remission with progesterone before COVID fucked it up again, the *very first* thing I was saying before I even had traditional endo symptoms again was that my hormone soup suddenly felt wrong.
But I think everyone has "the hormone soup they're currently running on" and "the hormone soup that would be biologically, emotionally, and genderfeelsy ideal for them" and that it's likely WAY more common than we think for the distance between the two to be large enough to surprise many cis people!
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
As someone with endometriosis that was put into remission with progesterone before COVID fucked it up again, the *very first* thing I was saying before I even had traditional endo symptoms again was that my hormone soup suddenly felt wrong.
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“We have monetized the dysfunction” is such an apt summary of so many things
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“We have monetized the dysfunction” is such an apt summary of so many things
It's probably a good thing my migraines prevent me from working on the computer anymore or I'd be learning Android development just to make myself shitty little apps without AI.
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's probably a good thing my migraines prevent me from working on the computer anymore or I'd be learning Android development just to make myself shitty little apps without AI.
I have spent so much money trying to find hair products in my life, and the first thing that's actually worked is hair oil, and a gel that's free from most of the stuff that's in regular hair products 🫠
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I have spent so much money trying to find hair products in my life, and the first thing that's actually worked is hair oil, and a gel that's free from most of the stuff that's in regular hair products 🫠
It's not even so much that I'm unlucky overall. Like nothing that happens is particularly out of the ordinary for being a human being. I just have really bad luck when it comes to things happening at the absolute worst possible times.
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 AM
It's not even so much that I'm unlucky overall. Like nothing that happens is particularly out of the ordinary for being a human being. I just have really bad luck when it comes to things happening at the absolute worst possible times.
It's really unfair to my brain that literally everything that I had convinced myself I was just being paranoid about happening while my mom is gone happened plus some.
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It's really unfair to my brain that literally everything that I had convinced myself I was just being paranoid about happening while my mom is gone happened plus some.
Definitely getting a cold that my brother left for me 💀
At least I tested negative for covid?
At least I tested negative for covid?
I feel physically terrible and have no idea if I'm getting sick or it's just the physical and emotional toll of this week.
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Definitely getting a cold that my brother left for me 💀
At least I tested negative for covid?
At least I tested negative for covid?
I think my vet's staff has seen me cry more than anyone else in my life 😅 (It's ok, they are all lovely)
December 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I think my vet's staff has seen me cry more than anyone else in my life 😅 (It's ok, they are all lovely)
The challenge of the day was calling the crematorium without crying so hard I was unintelligible.
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The challenge of the day was calling the crematorium without crying so hard I was unintelligible.
Someone stop me from applying to the holiday foster drive. I do want to foster at least for a bit, but I could use a bit of time to get my house back in order and not constantly be cleaning up accidents in the house.
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Someone stop me from applying to the holiday foster drive. I do want to foster at least for a bit, but I could use a bit of time to get my house back in order and not constantly be cleaning up accidents in the house.
Because my mom's dog is staying at the vet until she gets home, I've gone from having 3 dogs in my bed to having 1 dog in my bed, and it's kind of weird.
December 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Because my mom's dog is staying at the vet until she gets home, I've gone from having 3 dogs in my bed to having 1 dog in my bed, and it's kind of weird.
I feel physically terrible and have no idea if I'm getting sick or it's just the physical and emotional toll of this week.
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I feel physically terrible and have no idea if I'm getting sick or it's just the physical and emotional toll of this week.
The vet confirmed my suspicion that Smeagol was having neurological issues. And by the time we got there, he had gone from being the dog that cuddled me for 8 hrs straight last night to not recognizing me, so I made the decision to let him go.
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The vet confirmed my suspicion that Smeagol was having neurological issues. And by the time we got there, he had gone from being the dog that cuddled me for 8 hrs straight last night to not recognizing me, so I made the decision to let him go.
I thought I was catastrophizing before my mom left thinking about all the things that could go wrong, except they have all happened plus bonus things.
December 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I thought I was catastrophizing before my mom left thinking about all the things that could go wrong, except they have all happened plus bonus things.
So it seems my week can get worse again. I think Smeagol is ready to go. His breathing has been odd all night, and he's snuggled up with me like he's saying goodbye.
We have no 24hr vet here, so we are just snuggling for now, but I think tomorrow might be the day to let him go.
We have no 24hr vet here, so we are just snuggling for now, but I think tomorrow might be the day to let him go.
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
So it seems my week can get worse again. I think Smeagol is ready to go. His breathing has been odd all night, and he's snuggled up with me like he's saying goodbye.
We have no 24hr vet here, so we are just snuggling for now, but I think tomorrow might be the day to let him go.
We have no 24hr vet here, so we are just snuggling for now, but I think tomorrow might be the day to let him go.
It is 9pm and Ayda is zooming around the house and throwing toys because I haven't been able to walk her.
December 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
It is 9pm and Ayda is zooming around the house and throwing toys because I haven't been able to walk her.
The fact that I keep having to deal with so much shit with zero support whenever my mom is out of town makes me even more angry that my health forced me to move away from all my friends in Guelph.
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The fact that I keep having to deal with so much shit with zero support whenever my mom is out of town makes me even more angry that my health forced me to move away from all my friends in Guelph.
If my mom's dog needs to see an internal medicine specialist before my mom gets back, the only possible solution I can think of is to drive a 3 year old Houdini dog, a 14 year old in kidney failure, my mom's dog, and my sister with Down Syndrome who just had surgery 12 hrs, and.....
spongebob squarepants is sitting in front of a computer and screaming internally .
Alt: spongebob squarepants is sitting in front of a computer and screaming internally .
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December 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If my mom's dog needs to see an internal medicine specialist before my mom gets back, the only possible solution I can think of is to drive a 3 year old Houdini dog, a 14 year old in kidney failure, my mom's dog, and my sister with Down Syndrome who just had surgery 12 hrs, and.....
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
I'm going to fight 2025 behind a Denny's.
December 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I'm going to fight 2025 behind a Denny's.
Things that sound wild after I say them: "It feels like railroad spikes are being driven through my ovaries, but at least I can manage that without shaking/throwing up/passing out like I do from the deep achy pain "
December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Things that sound wild after I say them: "It feels like railroad spikes are being driven through my ovaries, but at least I can manage that without shaking/throwing up/passing out like I do from the deep achy pain "
Apparently my week can always get worse. I just left my mom's dog at the animal hospital, with an unknown prognosis.
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Apparently my week can always get worse. I just left my mom's dog at the animal hospital, with an unknown prognosis.