Wallie's World aka my AMA

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Today is my AMA. I don't really have a set topic. My interests and areas of expertise are kind of random.

If you would like to know about Medic.aid, Narcolepsy, Couponing, or my awesome cat Apricot, then i'm your gal.

Also later today I'm going to the gynecologist. So if you have some random questions I might be able to sneak them into my exam time.

[kaliRN]

Interestingly (or not) enough this question has been asked around me a ton lately. So now it's to YOU!

What would your superhero name be and what would your super power be?

[chad5285]

Would you rather have fingers continuously covered in Cheeto dust or breath that always smelled like onions? No gloves or gum allowed.

[mrsjene]

Which of these do you use to cook your pizza rolls: microwave, toaster, or oven?

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Feb 22, 2016 8:43:42 GMT -5 kaliRN said:

Interestingly (or not) enough this question has been asked around me a ton lately. So now it's to YOU!

What would your superhero name be and what would your super power be?

Way to give a tough question right off the bat.

I don't know. The Recognizer? I always remember names and faces. It can be a little awkward sometimes when people don't remember me.

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Feb 22, 2016 8:51:05 GMT -5 chad5285 said:

Would you rather have fingers continuously covered in Cheeto dust or breath that always smelled like onions? No gloves or gum allowed.

Onions hurt my stomach something fierce, so the obvious answer is Cheetos.

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Feb 22, 2016 8:51:12 GMT -5 @pineappleoranges said:

Why are you so awesome?

Because I yam what I yam.

[peaseblossom55]

What is your favorite dessert?

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Feb 22, 2016 8:52:12 GMT -5 mrsjene said:

Which of these do you use to cook your pizza rolls: microwave, toaster, or oven?

Microwave only because i'm impatient.

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Feb 22, 2016 8:55:17 GMT -5 peaseblossom55 said:

What is your favorite dessert?

Vanilla/Chocolate Dixie Cups. I never get to have them anymore, though.

[peaseblossom55]

Feb 22, 2016 8:55:44 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Feb 22, 2016 8:52:12 GMT -5 mrsjene said:

Which of these do you use to cook your pizza rolls: microwave, toaster, or oven?

Microwave only because i'm impatient.

The oven is really the only way though.... ;-)

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Feb 22, 2016 9:05:17 GMT -5 peaseblossom55 said:

Feb 22, 2016 8:55:44 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Microwave only because i'm impatient.

The oven is really the only way though.... ;-)

FFMC: I can't remember the last time I had a pizza roll.

[mustloveerica]

What is Apricots favorite hobby?

[chad5285]

If you had to watch one TV show for the rest of your life what would it be?

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Feb 22, 2016 9:24:24 GMT -5 mustloveerica said:

What is Apricots favorite hobby?

Watching us cook dinner. She will sit on the bar stool while we cook.

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Feb 22, 2016 9:26:15 GMT -5 chad5285 said:

If you had to watch one TV show for the rest of your life what would it be?

Bob's Burgers.

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Feb 22, 2016 9:28:05 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Feb 22, 2016 9:26:15 GMT -5 chad5285 said:

If you had to watch one TV show for the rest of your life what would it be?

Bob's Burgers.

Favorite episode?
Mine is Art Crawl because Gayle is hilarious

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****PDQ***
This Apricot's current perch while we are staying with my MIL.

**poof**

ETA: She only looks evil.

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Feb 22, 2016 9:45:31 GMT -5 chad5285 said:

Feb 22, 2016 9:28:05 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Bob's Burgers.

Favorite episode?
Mine is Art Crawl because Gayle is hilarious

Oh god, so many to choose from.

I think it has to be "Topsy". Electric Love is the best song ever.

[chad5285]

Robot Cat

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Feb 22, 2016 10:01:30 GMT -5 chad5285 said:

Robot Cat

This is my personal favorite. I looked over and she was just staring at me.

[chad5285]

I assumed she would be orange.

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Feb 22, 2016 10:14:32 GMT -5 chad5285 said:

I assumed she would be orange.

She has orange/peachy undertones.

She is actually named after a beer. My husband wanted to name her Fou' Foune which is a type of Cantillon (beer is his life). I wasn't a fan, and upon further research into the English translation I discovered it meant VULVA.

MH was horrified to say the least, and we decided to go with Apricot instead.

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Feb 22, 2016 10:22:12 GMT -5 @samrs22 said:

What would you do if you won the power ball?

Pay off all our debt, my family's debt, and my husband would open his own brewery.

[lilsneezy]

Can you explain what it's like to have narcolepsy? I'm assuming it's not how they portrayed it in Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo. Is it something you're born with or can you develop it over time?

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Feb 22, 2016 11:08:56 GMT -5 lilsneezy said:

Can you explain what it's like to have narcolepsy? I'm assuming it's not how they portrayed it in Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo. Is it something you're born with or can you develop it over time?

I don't have cataplexy (sudden loss of motor function), which is what is often depicted in an exaggerated fashion in movie.

For me it's an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion and need to sleep. Unfortunately, even though I feel like I need to sleep all the time I can't actually stay asleep.

My brain doesn't do sleep cycles right. It only takes me 5 minutes to hit REM sleep; whereas, a typical person won't hit that sleep stage for atleast 90 minutes.

ETA:
There are some people with a genetic disposition, some people develop it after a head injury, my doctors think mine might be related to having mono when I was kid. They don't know for sure with me.
They really don't have an answer for most people.

[lgraceh]

Feb 22, 2016 11:19:13 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Feb 22, 2016 11:08:56 GMT -5 lilsneezy said:

Can you explain what it's like to have narcolepsy? I'm assuming it's not how they portrayed it in Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo. Is it something you're born with or can you develop it over time?

I don't have cataplexy (sudden loss of motor function), which is what is often depicted in an exaggerated fashion in movie.

For me it's an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion and need to sleep. Unfortunately, even though I feel like I need to sleep all the time I can't actually stay asleep.

My brain doesn't do sleep cycles right. It only takes me 5 minutes to hit REM sleep; whereas, a typical person won't hit that sleep stage for atleast 90 minutes.

Are you able to take any medication to help? How old were you when diagnosed? Was it a difficult process?

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Feb 22, 2016 11:23:34 GMT -5 lgraceh said:

Feb 22, 2016 11:19:13 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

I don't have cataplexy (sudden loss of motor function), which is what is often depicted in an exaggerated fashion in movie.

For me it's an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion and need to sleep. Unfortunately, even though I feel like I need to sleep all the time I can't actually stay asleep.

My brain doesn't do sleep cycles right. It only takes me 5 minutes to hit REM sleep; whereas, a typical person won't hit that sleep stage for atleast 90 minutes.

Are you able to take any medication to help? How old were you when diagnosed? Was it a difficult process?

I take two medications. Nuvigil and Ambien. One to keep me awake and one to keep me asleep. I am cleared by a neurologist to drive and have never had any issues.
I was around 24/25 when I was diagnosed. So 8/9 years, I guess.
I had a relatively difficult process, but that is normal for a narcolepsy diagnosis. My symptoms were pretty mild (I just thought I was partying too much) until I was put on a mood stablizer. It turns out anti-seizural meds and narcolepsy don't mix. I started sleeping 13/14 hours a day, falling asleep at bars, work, during sex.
I had two sleep studies, the first place was so focused on ruling out sleep apnea that they missed it. The sleep place found that I hit REM sleep in under 5 minutes even during a 15 minute daytime nap.
That was the crucial criteria for my diagnosis that had been missing until that point.

I initially took 30 mg of Adderall, but after the diagnosis was confirmed they switched me to the narcolepsy medication.

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Feb 22, 2016 11:24:58 GMT -5 @wickedcandy said:

is it weird being on the same site as your sister, knowing you see each others posts ? What if you want to complain about her ?

I invited her on. I don't have much to complain about with her. She is one of my best friends. Our relationship is a little different than most because she is 6 years older and helped raise me and our brothers after our mom died.

[bex15]

What's the best deal you've gotten by couponing?