Crystal Prism

@They call me Loyalty: Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. If you have a family history, you should go to your PCP (main doctor) and get a referral to cardiology (heart doctors). They can help you figure yourself out. Your children (if you have any) will need this as well.

@Props ValRoa: They're not quite sure. They are certain that the pulmonary hypertension caused the HFpEF, but they don't know what caused the pulmonary hypertension. They suspect sleep apnoea. I'll be getting a sleep study done in March.

@Props ValRoa: Thank you so much. Sadly, this condition will be with me until I die. Chronic conditions suck. But thank you so much for your encouragement and support!

So, my answers are a little complicated. I had an embolic stroke in 2020 due to Covid, and thus a lot of my preferences changed, along with a number of other things: I struggle to maintain my focus while reading physical books while . I began to prefer physical media to digital in almost every single way, when I used to be the opposite. Due to these factors, I now: Prefer books digitally via Audible (Kindle only as a last resort, due to focusing issues) Prefer film physically via Blu-Ray (DVD if Blu-Ray is unavailable. I do use video streaming services, which is uncharacteristic for me. If something is unavailable physically, on a streaming service, or in an uncompressed format, well...I don't think I can say, but the method is the highest digital quality available.) Prefer games physically via their respective platforms (digital only when physical is unavailable) Prefer music physically via CD (CD-quality or higher is required for digital if CD is not available, so I use sites like Qobuz, Bandcamp, and OTOTOY. I only use iTunes as a last resort, as their lossy codec is the best out there) If you couldn't tell, I'm a quality buff, and want the highest quality for everything that is possible. Thus, I never stream music; I don't use Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music at all. I do use video streaming services, which may seem uncharacteristic. However, I find the quality on those tends to be amazing, even if it is compressed (I don't know if it is or not). I still prefer CD and Blu-Ray for as much as possible, though. However, we're not done. When it comes to film and music, I rip everything into my desktop computer uncompressed. For Blu-Rays and DVDs, I use MakeMKV, which creates an uncompressed MKV file out of the disc. For CDs, I use CloneCD to make a disc image, and iTunes to rip to WAV and ALAC. Thus, despite preferring physical for everything but books, I like to watch and listen to music and film digitally still, thus the ripping tools. Obviously, with books, I'm stuck with Audible's quality, which isn't great, but it works. For games, I think the bullet listing for it explained well enough on its own. That's it.

@Princess Silky: Thank you so much! I am doing my absolute best to trudge through life as best I can, and I am very good at following rules, so I think I'll be fine. You are an absolute sweetheart! Thank you so much for your vote of confidence.

Hi, all. So, on January 9, 2023, I was diagnosed with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Pulmonary Hypertension. I am 37 years old, so I am uncharacteristically young for this. However, I have a brilliant nurse practitioner, who prescribed me furosemide and Entresto, and gave me a diet to follow: 2000 mg of sodium a day max, and 2750 ml of fluid a day max. I'm told that if I take my meds and follow the rules, I could live for years and years due to being so young. So, in other words, similar to a Type 2 Diabetic, only with sodium instead of sugar. Does anybody else here struggle with Heart Failure of any sort?

@Props ValRoa: Thanks. I hope I do, too.

My name and species are in my profile. Crystal Prism, Unicorn. Would it be okay to move this to Discord, please?

I've been shown this thread by @Princess Silky. I don't have an OC of any sort, just a name and a species. I know only one artist aside from Princess Silky, and I don't think he does ponies. I have no references, as my character was created last night. I would much prefer to discuss this matter in a client like Discord, which I plan on doing with Princess Silky whenever she gets back online. There's my post...I hope I didn't screw it up too badly. I'm a writer, not an artist...

The MultiQuote system is broken, so at this point, I'll do it all manually: @Pastel Heart: I'll do my best! @Izzy Moonbow.: Thank you. I hope so, too. @Brony Number 42: I wouldn't say I'm back... Not yet, anyway. Thanks just the same. @Verdant Shy: Thanks for the welcome! (\ I do request, however, that you do not call me "dude" in the future, please. Thank you in advance. @Sir Hugsalot: Hi! Thank you so much for letting me know I can speak with you if I need a friend. I will keep that in mind. @Splashee: Thanks. And done. @StarlightNyars: Thank you. I hope my experience echoes yours. Thank you, all!

You are as much of a sweetheart here as you are in Discord. Thanks for helping me get set up here. I will certainly take my time. *huggies back tight*

Hello, Everypony: My name is Crystal Prism. I'm a unicorn. I'm an Ex-Brony who was chased out of the fandom. I'm in a relationship with Pastel Heart, who told me about this community. Pastel Heart hooked me up with Princess Silky, and she sent me here. I'm looking for a safe place to try and re-enter the fandom. I'm beyond nervous, but I'm going to do my best! I'm going to see how this introduction thread goes, and maybe share more information from there. It's a pleasure to meet all of you! よろしくお願いします。