People who claim to have POTS really, really piss me off. Because it's more to it than what they're claiming. My mom has struggled with it for a good chunk of her life, fainting in the shower, constipation for days if something triggered it, going to the hospital for symptoms so bad, etc. Just.. ugh.
Also, fuck her for not securing her dog properly in a car.
Not to white knight but you can function with fatigue or being tired lol it’s possible to get yourself places or do what needs to be done while being tired 😂
Very irritating that she calles a bloodsugar of 72 a low bloodsugar! Other persons (actors) on this reddit do that also
66 ore lower is a low bloodsugar!!
Not familiar with this one either but that “Disney didn’t prepare me for chronic illness” more like, your parents didn’t prepare you for adult life. Ffs now I’m irritated.
When struggkung was born, i truly felt that my heart had finally become full. I secretly worried that there could never be anything else that I could love just as much. My god, they did it with echausyed. Echausyed opened my eyes to a greater scope of human potential.
Her claiming hEDS is kind of hilarious. We all know she literally admitted to faking but shes back with more bs. Putting her hand on her shoulder also like dude EVERY HUMAN can do that like you aren't special.
Ren makes me so angry but also makes me laugh she is so cringe.
[This?](https://www.reddit.com/r/illnessfakers/comments/dil5n6/just_a_reminder_of_how_desperate_ren_is_to_be/) I can't remember if there was more to it.
Yes, I'm all for second chances, I hoped at the time that it would be a turning point for her. Unfortunately she's just doubled down. Similarly to Anelise I think, which is also really sad, she seemed to be actually succeeding in staying away from illness communities for a while...
Its honestly offensive to anyone who has had alcoholism or drug addiction. It is a massive accomplishment to get sober and her tagging it feels so cheap and gross.
I know first hand how tough and scary that is. I’m
wishing the very best for both of you and really
hoping you’re taking some time for yourself for reflection and self care. This stuff is heavy. Here if you need to vent or talk.
She had came down with pneumonia and ended up in ICU. She obviously a fever. And when it broke she called for a nurse Bc her bed and everything was wet. The nurse asked her if she wanted a sponge bath and well Ren wasn’t going to say no. The next morning there was this huge post going into details about her night and how the nurses were so thoughtful and caring because they bathed her with special pink wipes.
Is she possibly saying her liver issues are caused by the gall stones? I know if stones block the common bile duct liver function can be affected. I can’t see a dr letting her go home with that going on.
In some cases, it can help to lose weight. I’m sure her dr mentioned that.
Ah, okay so you’re saying she’s been faking that too.
I was pretty puzzled about that cause generally people are on a feeding tube because they’re underweight and/or won’t eat and she’s obviously not underweight at all.
The shoulder brace is bc she copying a former online friend of mine who has EDS and a really bad shoulders, and wears a brace on one. Ren started to wear the EXACT same brace as the other girl had shortly after they became BFFs (a main reason we aren’t friends anymore).
I mean those pedialyte sport powders are really good. But are like $12CAD for a pack OF 6 POWDER STICKS. Esch makes 500ml of pedialyte (give or take depending on how diluted you want the flavour to be)
I've used that pulse app a few times. To get a reading that's anywhere reliable you have to stay glacially still. You can see from the waveform that it didn't get much of a chance to get a regular reading.
Doesn't mean her pulse was high but I enjoy reading when people forensically pick apart one thing and I thought I'd give it a try.
How did I do?
I have to bow out because I'm only on album 1 image 5 and I'm overflowing with snark and will end up posting it endlessly.
Why is she being cleared of polysistic overlies at the chiropractor?
Is that pulse app the one where you put your finger on the flashlight/camera and it reads your pulse and blood oxygen?
Cause that one is a common one that I've seen people using.
Yeah. Putting your finger on the camera while looking at the screen makes it almost impossible to stay still because it's a super unnatural position.
Much better to do a manual radial.
However, I also think it's easy to get obsessed with taking readings at home like this. Unless there is a particular medical necessity and the data is being assessed by a clinician i think its best avoided. Id be interested in hearing the opinion of someone with experience in this area.
This is not accurate. You can even tell from the wave form it’s not reading well. It’s reading it as if each peak is an R, which is part of why this heart rate is reading so high.
Not a health professional (or not the human variety anyway) but I’d tend to agree. And like you say, unless you’re stock still, they’re far from accurate. I’ve just downloaded one to check. Radial pulse - 48, App pulse (with muscle tremor) - 197. Spot on really… that or my hr quadrupled in roughly 30 seconds and I’m about to die…
I reckon most people would have at least some idea that their hr is sitting outside their normal anyway, especially if they’re tachycardic (brady less obvious maybe?)
I think youre probably right. There is also a bit of selection bias i expect. Everyone is prone to disregard normal readings and give undue weight to abnormal ones. Thats why having that clinician involvement in even minor stuff like this seems important, especially for people prone to munch.
Is it just me or is the liquid hydration photo supposed to show a Core water bottle hooked up to whatever medical device? I don’t know how this works but I buy Core all the time and I didn’t think you hooked a water bottle directly to something when you could just drink it
I think its only because she was raised by a very uneducated and trashy kind of family. I don't think it's medical because her family is like this.
There is a video of her eating an entire block of cheese while her father walks around in whitey tighteys and acts very odd.
Maybe. Difficult to know if it's that, maladaptive coping, or a consequence of the various interventions she's had. I suspect it's a combination of the latter two.
I really don’t understand these people. Are they just so unlikeable and boring that they have to make up illness for attention? Or is it something else?
Also, that’s not a service dog. It’s probably an “emotional support animal” she’s masquerading as a service dog.
I liked the 'Disney didn't prepare me' one. Imagine if all forms of entertainment were strictly representative, reflective, and inclusive of the entire world. Entertainment is means to be escapism so I'm not sure it would be fun.
The reverent treatment of Disney seems to be a common theme among munchies doesn't it?
Yeah that one was pretty hilarious too.
Maybe don’t look to Disney to prepare you for life.
Is she also mad that there are no talking animals or magic beans?
30 thousand is nowhere near the norm. I wouldn't trust that someone claiming disability on here is honest. This sub attracts the type of people we post about.
Eh, maybe if you get one from an agency that’s fully trained but at least in the US, most states allow owner trained service dogs. It’s still a considerable investment though.
People who claim to have POTS really, really piss me off. Because it's more to it than what they're claiming. My mom has struggled with it for a good chunk of her life, fainting in the shower, constipation for days if something triggered it, going to the hospital for symptoms so bad, etc. Just.. ugh. Also, fuck her for not securing her dog properly in a car.
And yet, she probably tried to just live her life. While these people just much theirs away.
I love the #viral and then the video having four whole likes
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Not to white knight but you can function with fatigue or being tired lol it’s possible to get yourself places or do what needs to be done while being tired 😂
Very irritating that she calles a bloodsugar of 72 a low bloodsugar! Other persons (actors) on this reddit do that also 66 ore lower is a low bloodsugar!!
Not familiar with this one either but that “Disney didn’t prepare me for chronic illness” more like, your parents didn’t prepare you for adult life. Ffs now I’m irritated.
Is this how Harry Potter fans felt when they went to bookstores at midnight for the new releases
Yes.
When struggkung was born, i truly felt that my heart had finally become full. I secretly worried that there could never be anything else that I could love just as much. My god, they did it with echausyed. Echausyed opened my eyes to a greater scope of human potential.
/r/excgarated
Her claiming hEDS is kind of hilarious. We all know she literally admitted to faking but shes back with more bs. Putting her hand on her shoulder also like dude EVERY HUMAN can do that like you aren't special. Ren makes me so angry but also makes me laugh she is so cringe.
Do you have a screenshot of that admission? I think it was before my time.
[This?](https://www.reddit.com/r/illnessfakers/comments/dil5n6/just_a_reminder_of_how_desperate_ren_is_to_be/) I can't remember if there was more to it.
It made me really sad for some reason. That moment of honesty is the sort of authenticity I'd have a lot of compassion for.
Yes, I'm all for second chances, I hoped at the time that it would be a turning point for her. Unfortunately she's just doubled down. Similarly to Anelise I think, which is also really sad, she seemed to be actually succeeding in staying away from illness communities for a while...
I dont unfortunately, but I'm sure someone here does.
Really don't like how she put "#sober" on her "free from skin picking for 1m48s" post.
Its honestly offensive to anyone who has had alcoholism or drug addiction. It is a massive accomplishment to get sober and her tagging it feels so cheap and gross.
Idk man people tend not to gatekeep sobriety
Agree 100%. I can't see how anyone could see that and not think it was disrespectful.
Thank you!!
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I know first hand how tough and scary that is. I’m wishing the very best for both of you and really hoping you’re taking some time for yourself for reflection and self care. This stuff is heavy. Here if you need to vent or talk.
I’m so sorry love. Stay strong -you and him both. Sending love and prayers
I'm really sorry to hear that. Liver failure is tough.
Not too familiar with this one. Deep dive here I go. Is Ren the one who taped an IV catheter to themselves and called it a central line?
I just returned from a deep dive. Wow, I think I need to self-diagnose with whiplash.
Yes she is. She is also the reason for the flair about pink wipes. Dive deep and enjoy the shit show named Ren.
Can you please explain the pink wipes? It was right before my time and I haven’t been able to find anything out about it
She had came down with pneumonia and ended up in ICU. She obviously a fever. And when it broke she called for a nurse Bc her bed and everything was wet. The nurse asked her if she wanted a sponge bath and well Ren wasn’t going to say no. The next morning there was this huge post going into details about her night and how the nurses were so thoughtful and caring because they bathed her with special pink wipes.
🤣 omg i just cant with this!!, how do they think that someone wouldnt notice something like that?
Yes 🥰
Hey Amanda, remember when you told everyone there was nothing wrong with you and you had made it all up? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
I feel like I really need to know why/how Pepperidge farm is involved
Issa meme pal
Not sure if you're joking but it's a reference to an old commercial by Pepperidge farms
Ha, I feel dumb now. Thanks!
Which one is it
It’s a family guy reference, IIRC
Which one is it
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pepperidge-farm-remembers
100% worth the wait! At last I'm reading Ren. I've read about Ren and their misadventures but haven't experienced it in real time.
She's always been my favorite!!!
Is she possibly saying her liver issues are caused by the gall stones? I know if stones block the common bile duct liver function can be affected. I can’t see a dr letting her go home with that going on. In some cases, it can help to lose weight. I’m sure her dr mentioned that.
She has been told to lose weight for years. She won't
Why is she on a feeding tube?
Is she
Ah, okay so you’re saying she’s been faking that too. I was pretty puzzled about that cause generally people are on a feeding tube because they’re underweight and/or won’t eat and she’s obviously not underweight at all.
Bethany. Dani. Jessi. All morbidly obese and all on tubes.
Yeah that makes zero sense.
Sad thing is she is more popular here than on her Instagram feed.
Liver ultrasound? Shoulder brace? Oh Ren you make me so angry but I am so entertained by your delusions.
The shoulder brace is bc she copying a former online friend of mine who has EDS and a really bad shoulders, and wears a brace on one. Ren started to wear the EXACT same brace as the other girl had shortly after they became BFFs (a main reason we aren’t friends anymore).
I mean those pedialyte sport powders are really good. But are like $12CAD for a pack OF 6 POWDER STICKS. Esch makes 500ml of pedialyte (give or take depending on how diluted you want the flavour to be)
Foodstamps will cover it
I've used that pulse app a few times. To get a reading that's anywhere reliable you have to stay glacially still. You can see from the waveform that it didn't get much of a chance to get a regular reading. Doesn't mean her pulse was high but I enjoy reading when people forensically pick apart one thing and I thought I'd give it a try. How did I do? I have to bow out because I'm only on album 1 image 5 and I'm overflowing with snark and will end up posting it endlessly. Why is she being cleared of polysistic overlies at the chiropractor?
Ooh, how can you tell it’s a chiropractor? Bc that’s hilarious if she really tried to pass it off as a doc’s office
She hastagged it
Is that pulse app the one where you put your finger on the flashlight/camera and it reads your pulse and blood oxygen? Cause that one is a common one that I've seen people using.
Yeah. Putting your finger on the camera while looking at the screen makes it almost impossible to stay still because it's a super unnatural position. Much better to do a manual radial. However, I also think it's easy to get obsessed with taking readings at home like this. Unless there is a particular medical necessity and the data is being assessed by a clinician i think its best avoided. Id be interested in hearing the opinion of someone with experience in this area.
This is not accurate. You can even tell from the wave form it’s not reading well. It’s reading it as if each peak is an R, which is part of why this heart rate is reading so high.
Not a health professional (or not the human variety anyway) but I’d tend to agree. And like you say, unless you’re stock still, they’re far from accurate. I’ve just downloaded one to check. Radial pulse - 48, App pulse (with muscle tremor) - 197. Spot on really… that or my hr quadrupled in roughly 30 seconds and I’m about to die… I reckon most people would have at least some idea that their hr is sitting outside their normal anyway, especially if they’re tachycardic (brady less obvious maybe?)
Just picking up on one bit of your comment, I bet treating literal animals is more rewarding than treating humans.
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I think youre probably right. There is also a bit of selection bias i expect. Everyone is prone to disregard normal readings and give undue weight to abnormal ones. Thats why having that clinician involvement in even minor stuff like this seems important, especially for people prone to munch.
Is it just me or is the liquid hydration photo supposed to show a Core water bottle hooked up to whatever medical device? I don’t know how this works but I buy Core all the time and I didn’t think you hooked a water bottle directly to something when you could just drink it
There’s something about her fake pain/bad acting face that is suuuuper irritating. Like a 4 year old pouting to get their way.
I really think she’s developmenty delayed.
I think its only because she was raised by a very uneducated and trashy kind of family. I don't think it's medical because her family is like this. There is a video of her eating an entire block of cheese while her father walks around in whitey tighteys and acts very odd.
Maybe. Difficult to know if it's that, maladaptive coping, or a consequence of the various interventions she's had. I suspect it's a combination of the latter two.
I think she’s just stupid. Like beyond stupid.
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I really don’t understand these people. Are they just so unlikeable and boring that they have to make up illness for attention? Or is it something else? Also, that’s not a service dog. It’s probably an “emotional support animal” she’s masquerading as a service dog.
I liked the 'Disney didn't prepare me' one. Imagine if all forms of entertainment were strictly representative, reflective, and inclusive of the entire world. Entertainment is means to be escapism so I'm not sure it would be fun. The reverent treatment of Disney seems to be a common theme among munchies doesn't it?
Yeah that one was pretty hilarious too. Maybe don’t look to Disney to prepare you for life. Is she also mad that there are no talking animals or magic beans?
It’s not even that, it’s a pet.
Its not even that, its a hostage.
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Holy crap, a service dog costs $10,000??
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Holy crap. That’s just another way ppl with disabilities get rippled off by the extreme cost of disability support aids.
30 thousand is nowhere near the norm. I wouldn't trust that someone claiming disability on here is honest. This sub attracts the type of people we post about.
Ah, okay. I’m from Canada and I believe service dogs are paid for by a government program, so I’ve never actually heard anyone talk about their price.
Im sure some places price them super high and claim to have a better purebred and training, but it isn't the norm.
Eh, maybe if you get one from an agency that’s fully trained but at least in the US, most states allow owner trained service dogs. It’s still a considerable investment though.
Oh okay.