Kelp, they/he, queer transmasc butch lesbian. Artistic & autistic. Emotionally invested in fictional universes and nonfictional wildlife. 🪐 important info in pinned post! 🪐
Hello! you can call me Kelp or Moss. I’m an adult (mid 20s), they/he pronouns.
About me:
- Hobby artist and fandom enthusiast
- Autistic with a side of ADHD
- Physically disabled, mobility aid user and at-home service dog handler. My health is not great but fuck it we ball.
- Queer in general, transmasc butch-as-my-gender lesbian (and polyam) specifically
You can also find me at...
@skyclan-stan - warrior cats sideblog
@flannelfishguy - fishkeeping sideblog
@kelpforestgallery - art/aesthetic
Here is my list of tags! I tend to only tag things if I want to find them again easily.
Brief disclaimers:
- I’m bad at tagging posts, sorry
- i block frequently and for "petty" reasons
Hobbies, fandoms, etc. are under the cut since there’s a lot!
Hobbies and interests:
- My lifelong special interest: animals/zoology/nature in general! I have a special love for birds of prey (vultures my beloved) and any local/native wildlife! I’m a frequent user of iNaturalist and the Merlin app, and I’ve recently discovered that I love lichen. Please tell me about your niche wildlife opinions!
- Fishkeeping! I have quite a few tanks and I'm starting up my fish room! My favorites are my corys and neocaridina shrimp.
- Cozy gaming (games listed under fandom interests)
- Traditional art! I mostly draw with alcohol markers or just pencil and ink, and sometimes also do other crafts. I'm trying to start oil painting again too, and I get into fiber arts during colder weather.
Fandom interests:
- Star Trek, mainly Deep Space Nine and Next Generation
- Warrior Cats (technically also a special interest)
- Other less relevant fandom interests: Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, Hermitcraft, whatever I end up reblogging tbh.
If you've read this far, here are some other sideblogs of mine:
@tidalhearted - therian/alterhumanity
@wildbramblepath - paganism
@fishquilt-mp4 - gaming, specifically Animal Crossing and Sims 4
I don't want to link to my system/trauma vent blog directly (mutuals and other systems can ask me for it though!), but the icon is light purple, if you see it and are wondering if that's me or not lmao.
header by sampaguita quilts / icon by warriorsproject (can't find link)
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some kids came on the train and saw someone they knew hopping on yhe train at the next station. one of them goes "yo is that gay sam??" and im like ughhh. okay is that what we're doing. and then sam comes over and theyre like GAY SAM WHATS UPP and gay sam is like NOT MUCH IM GOODDD IM FRIED RIGHT NOWW and they were like classic sam. so. thats on me for assuming honestly
My woke take, as someone who has worked in both a public library and a school library, is that we desperately need both more books that are at a higher reading level but a less mature subject matter, and more books that are at a lower reading level but a more mature subject matter, because 8 year olds who are advanced readers are still 8 year olds and don't want to read about graphic violence and torture, and teens and adults who have learning difficulties or who are just later readers for whatever reason are still teens and adults and don't want to read about Billy the Bunny going to school or whatever the hell.
Shoutout to people in the notes also mentioning people learning the language, I should've mentioned that really, given that I've been stuck reading German picture books myself while learning German.
This post is going to be information and some personal experience from me on gi motility disorders but specifically hypomotility for gastroparesis and digestive tract paralysis awareness month
Motility and hypomotility overall
Motility is the movement of food through the digestive tract which comes from a combination of nerves and muscles working together. Hypomotility means that it is moving slower and the muscle contractions that help the process have slowed or stopped. Motility disorder is an umbrella term for any disorder effecting motility
Esophageal dysmotility
There are multiple esophageal motility disorders they cause issues getting food from the mouth to stomach. A couple that can slow motility are achalasia and ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) . There’s various causes of esophageal motility disorders some being; neurological disorders, primary esophageal motility disorders, tumors, autoimmune diseases, and more. Symptoms include dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), odynophagia (pain while swallowing), feeling as if something is in the throat, acid reflux, and more. Treatment depends on what you have, for achalasia theres multiple procedures and for IEM theres dietary modifications and medication to control acid reflux. Feeding tubes are used in severe esophageal dysmotilty cases
I have ineffective esophageal motility with 70% of my swallows being fails most likely due to a neurological disorder (known to be neurological but not known what exactly it is yet). I deal with dysphagia and odynophagia, swallowing is almost always painful and hard. I have bad acid reflux and a near constant feeling of something in my throat. Often times i feel whatever i swallowed slowly falling down. I have an gj tube which has been helpful but was not placed for that, i am also on medicine for gerd and am going to see a dietitian
Stomach hypo motility (gastroparesis)
Gastroparesis is a disorder where food is not moved through the stomach correctly and slowly it causes symptoms like nausea and vomiting, stomach pain, loss of appetite, feeling full after a few bites and more. There’s also multiple causes for gastroparesis but diabetes is a common one, it can be idiopathic or caused by other things like neurological disorders. Treatment includes things like medication, dietary changes, procedures like the g-poem, enteral or parenteral nutrition and hydration
I have gastroparesis probably due to the same cause of my esophageal dysmotility. I deal with a lot of nausea and stomach pain and was throwing up every day for over a year. I couldn’t get enough nutrition or hydration and after failing medicine, diet, and 2 procures i now have an gj tube and am receiving iv fluids through peripheral ivs at an infusion center but am going to get a central line and start them at home but still do take medicine for it. I had frequent er trips due to complications of gastroparesis.
Small intestine hypomotility
It is harder to find things on small intestine hypomotility but it is a slow moving small intestine with symptoms overlapping with gastroparesis and colon dysmotility like nausea, bloating, pain, and more. It also can be caused by things like neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases, surgeries, and viruses. Small intestine hypomotility can sometimes cause small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It was hard to find information on treatment but there is medicine and dietary changes and parenteral nutrition and hydration can be used.
I have small intestine dysmotility, again probably due to the neurological disorder, and it is definitely adding to my symptoms that experience with other motility disorders. I deal with a lot of bloating, nausea and intestinal cramps. I am on medicine for mine, do diet changes with what i do eat and my gj tube does help since its at a slower rate, my iv fluids also help since they bypass the digestive system but still hydrate me.
Colon hypomotility
Hypomotility of the colon (colonic inertia or slow transit constipation) causes a lot of issues with bowel movements like constipation and hard stools, it can also cause abdominal pain like cramps, nausea and vomiting, bloating, and more. Causes also consist of surgeries, neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases, ect. It can be treated with medicine and diet changes but also surgeries like a colectomy with or without an ostomy.
I have colonic dysmotilty as well from the same cause of my other dysmotility. I deal with a lot of issues from this including cramps that can stop me in my tracks and bloating. I use medicine and diet changes
Gallbladder dysmolity
Biliary dyskinesia is a disorder where the gallbladder does not empty correctly and moves bile out slowly, it is not always something patients with global dysmotilty have. It can lead to complications like gallstones and inflammation. The cause isn’t fully understood but some neurological disorders can cause it. Biliary dyskinesia causes symptoms like right upper quadrant pain that is intense but comes and goes and nausea and vomiting. It is usually treated by removing the gallbladder
I had biliary dyskinesia likely from ,you guessed it, the neurological disorder. I would have severe pain from it and it had lead to gallstones which lead inflammation in my gallbladder. Mine was taken out.
Global dysmotility
Global dysmotility is when it effects the whole GI tract. It is complex and leaves me needing surgeries like gallbladder removal, tube feeds, iv fluids, specific diet, multiple medicines and more.
Sources and more information
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Dysmotility is another term for a GI motility disorder — a problem with the muscle contractions in your GI tract. They may be too strong or
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Do yall think it would be possible for someone to be a genetic counselor in an intersex affirming way? I feel like it would inherently pathologize intersex variations. But I ALSO think it would be really important to have a medical professional who can explain what genetic changes you have, and what you might expect to see happen in your body as a result, without pushing the intersexist narrative that you need to fix it or pick a side or whatever. Like if you have a form of CAH that involves salt wasting, that medical issue needs treatment. But the intersex traits do not, and it’s up to you what you want to happen with your body. Idk.
(For context I am intersex and have an unrelated (afaik) genetic disorder, and planning to become a genetic counselor.)
imagine randomly stumbling across Palouse Falls State Park in the middle of bugfuck nowhere single-lane highway and fields in every direction. it could happen to you. it happened to me.
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Being a young adult is so strange. You enter a coffee shop. The 20 year old girl waiting behind you cried all night because she just came to a new city for university and she feels so alone. That 27 year old guy over there works a job he is overqualified for, he lives with his parents and wants to move out but doesn't know what to do about it. That one 24 year old dude already has a car, a house, and a job waiting for him once he graduates thanks to his dad's connections. The 26 year old barista couldn't complete his higher education because he has to work and take care of his family. The 28 year old girl sitting next to you has no friends to go out with so she is texting her mother. That couple (both 25 years old) are married and the girl is pregnant. The 29 year old writing something on her laptop has realized that she chose the wrong major so she is trying to start all over. We are not alone in this, but we are actually so alone. Do you feel me
Holds you by the shoulders. You are not jealous of disabled people with higher support needs. You are jealous of disabled people with better families and higher class status. Do noooot conflate the two.
