#MCAS

BREAKING: @MASchoolsK12 will postpone a special January administration of the MCAS exam for 11th graders who couldn't take the test — a graduation requirement — last spring.DESE cites "scheduling and
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This is an excellent article on the role of histamine in exercise. Worth reading for anyone with an interest in #MECFS or #MCAS. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5161583/ .@itsanginLA, a #longCOVID patient, shared the
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It's been 13 months since my craniocervical fusion surgery and 7 months since my tethered cord surgery. My diagnoses were craniocervical instability, tethered cord, ME/CFS, MCAS, POTS, and mold illness
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I am deeply allergic to cooking smells and onion and garlic due to #MCAS. To accommodate me, my family set up a full second kitchen (with a stove, toaster, instant
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[Dietary restrictions]My body: hey so our joints are wonky and we have very little energy so please don't overdo it or you'll suffer, k?Me: ...ok so frozen meals are easyMy
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Has anyone else found cannabis to be helpful for their #MCAS? I’ve been in a horrible flare today triggered by trying to clean a really dusty area of our apartment.
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The Big #MCAS Thread. Ancient MCAS overview thread, what it is and what it does and what it looks like.Note that this focuses mainly on *reactive* MCAS. Sometimes MCAS symptoms
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Hey so PSA, if you keep getting UTI symptoms even though you're chugging cranberry juiceYou might want to double check if your Dr has run urine cultures (not just the
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[Dietary intolerance]hey so just wanted to say, if people keep telling you that your symptoms sound like allergies but you can't find any kind of consistent pattern as to what
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Oh hey, apparently today is Mastocytosis & Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day, which I was uhh...not aware of til just now.So I guess I’m going to thread a bit about
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Long haul COVIDIs most likely aMast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)(I think .....) Myocarditis of MCAShttps://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circulationaha.107.741595 https://www.cell.com/trends/immunology/fulltext/S1471-4906(20)30130
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Teacher thoughts, as we approach the end of our quarter:1. In SOME cases, my formative assessments have a faster turn around time than ever before b/c they're electronic. I'm not
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Day 8 #AccessibleAdvent - I'd like stark recognition that white collar dress clothes are ableist, sexist, classist, etc etc. They are so limiting and stigmatizing. I always feel compelled to
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Long thread: I'm not here to comment on the politics of reopening in my town. @NoreenMalone depicts it here-with a bit of snark and extra drama, but pretty accurately. 1/https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/12/school-reopening-teachers
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Just an update on my ongoing #LongCovid journey for those following along and looking for help/seeking answers. I got Covid at the end of March, couldn’t get tested here in
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One of the biggest challenges #mecfs has faced is that there isn't a tidy story to organize one's thoughts around. "Fatigue" has been offered up as the story, but it's
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