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  • A relative has gained extreme weight and doctors can not find out why. Need help...

    11/16/2023 6:38:04 PM PST · by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin · 118 replies
    Relative having major health problem | 16 November 2023 | Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
    Freepers, need your help. Does anyone on here have a family member or friend who has gained massive weight and excessive overeating is NOT causing it. I have great 2nd cousin-in-law who is approaching 500lbs, has always been a bit heavy, but not THAT heavy. Recently had massive water retention and went from 275-300 lbs to 500lbs, resulting in an ER trip. He and the wife have been to around 20 doctors in the metroplex (Dallas-Fort Worth) who have run a myriad of tests, found that his heart is fine, his cholesterol and blood pressure are normal, no diabetes and...
  • (Vanity)Some people just need to shut the hell up(Vanity) AKA Please flame me, I'm bored. (Vanity)

    12/19/2004 7:37:45 PM PST · by birbear · 171 replies · 2,320+ views
    Dec. 19, 2004 | BirBear
    Okay, so I'm doing my nightly FReeper thing, reading new posts, visiting the threads that I've been pinged to, etc..etc. Nothing new, I've been doing this for several years now, pretty much on a daily basis. I don't start too many threads (because frankly, nobody really wants or needs my 2 cents). But tonight I've had it. I can't bite my tongue any more. I've got to vent. Why are there A LOT of Freepers who insist on commenting on topics that they have no idea what the hell they're talking about? I just got done reading the thread about...