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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
I'm off to the opticians later and was thinking about when I went a few years back. Got talking to the optician and she mentioned that I had two lazy eyes. She said it was fine as they cancelled each other out so didn't need anything doing to them.
Now I've been wearing glasses since I was 4 and to be told aged 30 that I had lazy eyes was quite a shock. Fairly amusing too, plus it explained why I've always gone cross eyed so easily.
So what have you discovered about yourself later in life that surprised you? |
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"I'm off to the opticians later and was thinking about when I went a few years back. Got talking to the optician and she mentioned that I had two lazy eyes. She said it was fine as they cancelled each other out so didn't need anything doing to them.
Now I've been wearing glasses since I was 4 and to be told aged 30 that I had lazy eyes was quite a shock. Fairly amusing too, plus it explained why I've always gone cross eyed so easily.
So what have you discovered about yourself later in life that surprised you? "
I found that endearring!!
I don't know yknow, I'm going to think now and let you know |
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I’ve always had a speech impediment but it was only when I got married to a chap with lots of ‘L’s’ in his surname…
I realised that I couldn’t actually say words or names or sentences with repeated L’s like ‘regularly’. I kept my surname. |
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That the hearing issues I thought I had aren't actually to do with my ears they are down to a trait of autism, meaning multiple sounds overload the brain so it stops processing them. |
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"I'm off to the opticians later and was thinking about when I went a few years back. Got talking to the optician and she mentioned that I had two lazy eyes. She said it was fine as they cancelled each other out so didn't need anything doing to them.
Now I've been wearing glasses since I was 4 and to be told aged 30 that I had lazy eyes was quite a shock. Fairly amusing too, plus it explained why I've always gone cross eyed so easily.
So what have you discovered about yourself later in life that surprised you? "
Did they say what caused it?
I had an sterilisation procedure and during the initial ultrasound scan my consultant asked how my pregnancies were? I said fine with not too many complications
He went on to say that I was lucky to have two healthy babies and give birth normally. I asked what he meant and he said "you know you have a bi cornuate uterus ?" Um no, I didn't  I was 44 years old when I discovered that.
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"Did they say what caused it?
I had an sterilisation procedure and during the initial ultrasound scan my consultant asked how my pregnancies were? I said fine with not too many complications
He went on to say that I was lucky to have two healthy babies and give birth normally. I asked what he meant and he said "you know you have a bi cornuate uterus ?" Um no, I didn't I was 44 years old when I discovered that.
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I’ve never even heard of that! |
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I was 31 when my dentist told me I still have a baby tooth.
I had a baby tooth removed at 16 because it had no root and was only held in place by the teeth either side of it. One of which is the surviving baby tooth but that dentist didn't mention the other one. |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
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"I'm off to the opticians later and was thinking about when I went a few years back. Got talking to the optician and she mentioned that I had two lazy eyes. She said it was fine as they cancelled each other out so didn't need anything doing to them.
Now I've been wearing glasses since I was 4 and to be told aged 30 that I had lazy eyes was quite a shock. Fairly amusing too, plus it explained why I've always gone cross eyed so easily.
So what have you discovered about yourself later in life that surprised you?
Did they say what caused it?
I had an sterilisation procedure and during the initial ultrasound scan my consultant asked how my pregnancies were? I said fine with not too many complications
He went on to say that I was lucky to have two healthy babies and give birth normally. I asked what he meant and he said "you know you have a bi cornuate uterus ?" Um no, I didn't I was 44 years old when I discovered that.
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As far as I know it just means I have weak eye muscles. People who have just one get to wear an eye patch to build up the weak eye so it doesn't look in a different direction. I guess I got comparatively lucky that I got two. I'm guessing I was born with it.
I'd never heard of that uterus issue before either. You'd think they would have mentioned it while you were pregnant as something to keep an eye on  |
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"Did they say what caused it?
I had an sterilisation procedure and during the initial ultrasound scan my consultant asked how my pregnancies were? I said fine with not too many complications
He went on to say that I was lucky to have two healthy babies and give birth normally. I asked what he meant and he said "you know you have a bi cornuate uterus ?" Um no, I didn't I was 44 years old when I discovered that.
I’ve never even heard of that! "
It means my uterus is heart shaped  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm off to the opticians later and was thinking about when I went a few years back. Got talking to the optician and she mentioned that I had two lazy eyes. She said it was fine as they cancelled each other out so didn't need anything doing to them.
Now I've been wearing glasses since I was 4 and to be told aged 30 that I had lazy eyes was quite a shock. Fairly amusing too, plus it explained why I've always gone cross eyed so easily.
So what have you discovered about yourself later in life that surprised you?
Did they say what caused it?
I had an sterilisation procedure and during the initial ultrasound scan my consultant asked how my pregnancies were? I said fine with not too many complications
He went on to say that I was lucky to have two healthy babies and give birth normally. I asked what he meant and he said "you know you have a bi cornuate uterus ?" Um no, I didn't I was 44 years old when I discovered that.
As far as I know it just means I have weak eye muscles. People who have just one get to wear an eye patch to build up the weak eye so it doesn't look in a different direction. I guess I got comparatively lucky that I got two. I'm guessing I was born with it.
I'd never heard of that uterus issue before either. You'd think they would have mentioned it while you were pregnant as something to keep an eye on "
I asked this and it can be hard to detect so far into pregnancy. |
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"That the hearing issues I thought I had aren't actually to do with my ears they are down to a trait of autism, meaning multiple sounds overload the brain so it stops processing them."
I did not know that, and that's very interesting to know. |
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Earlier this year I was at the dentist for a check up, had an x-ray that showed one of my molars had ridiculously underdeveloped roots that made the dentist think it might be a baby tooth.
I don't know how many xrays I've had on that section of teeth (a lot), but no dentist has ever shown me that or told me about it. |
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"Earlier this year I was at the dentist for a check up, had an x-ray that showed one of my molars had ridiculously underdeveloped roots that made the dentist think it might be a baby tooth.
I don't know how many xrays I've had on that section of teeth (a lot), but no dentist has ever shown me that or told me about it."
Yay another baby tooth person  |
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I realised, in my mid forties, that I was autistic. It was quite a “lightbulb” moment, and explained a lot about me and why I struggle with some things people find easy, and excel at other stuff most people can’t do.
"That the hearing issues I thought I had aren't actually to do with my ears they are down to a trait of autism, meaning multiple sounds overload the brain so it stops processing them."
^^^ That’s misophonia. It’s very common in autistics. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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That the genetic condition I have is type 1 Syndactyly. Basically I have webbed toes. I never knew the correct medical term until a couple of years ago.
It’s from my dad, but I’m the only one of his children with it. The skin between my second and third toe is fused together up to half way up, the bones are not. My oldest daughter has it up to a quarter of the way up, my youngest doesn’t have it at all. My oldest is severely autistic, and a friend tried to say her having webbed toes are an indication of it, so I must be too, but that isn’t true. It doesn’t indicate autism.
I am a bit self conscious about it, and sadly meant I couldn’t do the toe ring phase, lol.
Also, despite jokes being made that i must be a great swimmer, like a duck, I am actually a weak swimmer, lol x
Viv xx
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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago
Shrewsbury |
"Did they say what caused it?
I had an sterilisation procedure and during the initial ultrasound scan my consultant asked how my pregnancies were? I said fine with not too many complications
He went on to say that I was lucky to have two healthy babies and give birth normally. I asked what he meant and he said "you know you have a bi cornuate uterus ?" Um no, I didn't I was 44 years old when I discovered that.
I’ve never even heard of that!
It means my uterus is heart shaped "
That's really rare |
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When I found out l'd have to start wearing glasses the optician asked how old l was when I told him he said" its always the eyes that go 1st" l told him he was wrong in my case as due to mumps my hearing in my right ear went I was 4 years old |
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"I'm hypermobile.
After a back injury and having MRI. Had really bad growing pains as a child and really bendy. Didn't know it was a thing until I was in my 30s"
I am a couple of points off of being classed as hypermobile as a kid I used to be able to lock my feet together behind my head, I only found this out after seeing a specialist for back and knee pain who noticed I have horizontal stretch marks at the base of back and asked if I was able to bend forward and place the palms 9f my hands on the floor without bending my knees which I can and apparently shouldn't be able to |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Did they say what caused it?
I had an sterilisation procedure and during the initial ultrasound scan my consultant asked how my pregnancies were? I said fine with not too many complications
He went on to say that I was lucky to have two healthy babies and give birth normally. I asked what he meant and he said "you know you have a bi cornuate uterus ?" Um no, I didn't I was 44 years old when I discovered that.
I’ve never even heard of that!
It means my uterus is heart shaped
That's really rare "
So I was told by my consultant |
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