#hyper mobility

[eatinghammers]

Severitus number at least 7

Severitus where Harry has hsd (hyper mobility spectrum disorder) and he doesn't know. Like, his knees are hurting, he's randomly falling and manually taking every step. His elbows hurt, his shoulders on fire, he can't sleep. His back cracks constantly, everything hurts, and it feels like he constantly has to hold his body together. Well, one day it starts affecting his hands/wrist and he drops his wand or something. Snape makes a snide comment and Harry somewhat explains. "Professor, I'm sorry, but it feels like my knuckles are on fire and they're really hard to control today," or something like that, and Severus is just like 'uhhhh, tf? That's not normal.' He tells him to stay after class or wtv.

Add ons to the trope:

Madame promfrey doesn't really believe it's that bad, says he needs more sleep, etc. Severus yelling at her to get him some actual diagnostics, telling her that this isn't normal and that he needs help.

Harry is sobbing because it hurts so bad and nothing he does helps. Everything is on fire and it's so painful, no one can touch him without it hurting. Severus just nods and talks to him maybe combing a hand through his hair, trying to help him stretch his muscles, giving him potions to relax his muscles. Maybe, if there's a calming down point in the flareup, he holds him while he sobs about how much everything hurts. No venom, no comments, just support and listening.

Severus is the one to do research because we all know he secretly cares. He learns that the pain comes from the muscles tightening around the bones, learns how to help, learns how to get him to stretch his legs, shoulders, etc. He's the one who has to tell Madame Pomfrey to give him a muscle relaxer. He's the one to stand up for him whenever he's in trouble for it.

Ron and Hermione may not like Snape, but whenever he's having a bad night. Maybe he can't move, maybe his sobbing, doesn't matter, they go to Snape to help Harry, and he does it without complaining. He just silently nods and follows them.

Harry is unable to do housework for the Dursleys because it hurts too much, and Severus gets a letter about it from Harry. He talks about how unfair the punishments are— fucking casually mentions abuse because like, he canonically does it, lol— and Severus scolds them.

Harry shows Severus all the 'cool tricks' he can do with his body like rolling his eyes back to be white, dislocating bones, stretchy skin, etc, and Severus being horrified.

Severus knowing EXACTLY what causes a flare up. He knows quidditch hurts, but he won't tell Harry to quit because it's the one time he feels like a normal person. He knows that DADA hurts sometimes. He knows that duels hurt like nothing else, and he never judges. He never tells him he shouldn't do it because that's cruel, Harry just wants to feel normal for a moment. Severus holding him and supporting him through the flareup.

Severus absolutely babying him during flare-ups, although he'd deny it if anyone asked or if Harry told anyone. Like, he's cooking soup, helping him brush his hair, helping him get up, write, etc. Like, he's just completely there.

Severus never stops Harry whenever he talks about the pain, no matter how many times he's heard it, no matter how many times Harry tells him his knees hurt, no matter how many times he says he feels like he's going to puke because of the pain. He just nods and listens.

[genderqueerdykes]

Hi I saw that you have hEDs, my mom think I may have it and I meet most of the criteria but I don’t have pain. So I think I might just be hyper-mobile.

hyper mobility is a spectrum, some people don't get a lot of pain. for some people it takes a while for that pain to develop, but i hope you avoid it altogether. a lot of my pain comes from injuries and my fibromyalgia. if you are hyper mobile it might still be a good idea to seek a specialist to make sure your connective tissues remain healthy. it's still worth seeing a doctor for. best of luck to you, feel free to reach out at any point

[sweet-and-petite]

I stg I love the rain but it makes my joint pain like 100x worse. I’m actually about to cry… Any recommendations? Ive taken medication and that seems to have done little to nothing unfortunately.

[scoutsart]

Hey all, i hope you had good holidays and a new year! I wanted to give you all an update. Back in september, i started experience some weird arm pain that gradually worsened each month. It became so painful, I had to suddenly quit my job and leave LA and go back home. Due to my hypermobility, the ulnar nerves in my elbows are loose and moving around too much, thus i was diagnosed with cubital tunnel syndrome in both arms. I’ll admit, it has been very tough for me for as someone who was very capable and physically active to suddenly have to be extremely careful of every thing i do. However, i’m extremely blessed to have such a great family, boyfriend, and friends looking out for me. I’ll be needing surgery on each arm separately, where they’ll bury the nerve under some muscle to stabilize it. Fun! Luckily i can still draw, albeit very carefully and slowly. I will keep you all posted and hope I come out on the other side of this stronger and better than before and get my life back on track. Thanks for reading and wish me luck!

[mushroomwillow]

Still needs some adjustments but I made a thing for my thumb. Made of galvanized steel wire, theoretically less likely to rust/tarnish but we’ll see.

[alexei-home-fromthewar-at-last]

Have I ever told you how much my joints SUCK?

[rimonoroni2]

the years-long process of ruling out everything else it could be + the new diagnosis of clinically significant hypermobility is making that CFS diagnosis look even more likely……

i mean i’ve known it was likely for a while, cause i live with someone who has a diagnosis of CFS and our symptoms are incredibly similar, but CFS is one of those “last resort” diagnoses that only really comes after ruling out everything else, so i’ve been trying to be careful not to call it.

but hypermobility and CFS are often comorbid, no more fitting diagnoses have come up over the last like five years of doctors and specialists, so it looks like we’re gettin closer to the inevitable.

[mentallyderangedrats]

Sometimes I wonder if my pain is bad enough for a cane tbh

[jaxyscreams]

I HAVE ANSWERS FROM PHYSICAL THERAPIST

I HAVE HIP DYSPLASIA

I HAVE AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS AND NO MORE GUESS WORK

MY HIPS TURN 90 DEGREES

THE NORMAL AMOUNT IS 45!!

THIS SHOULDVE BEEN NOTICED WHEN I WAS 3!!!!!

[nosferaboo]

UPDATE:

Hello everyone, when I open this GoFundMe, I had every intention of using all the donations to go towards top surgery, however I wasn’t expecting to need two separate surgeries this year before my top surgery next year in March. I will let you know without the funds I have saved from here so far I would not be able to make any of this happen. I just didn’t feel honest calling at a top surgery fund when now it’s been going to cover other medical expenses, not just top surgery. Top surgery is still happening, but I have to take everything a step at a time. September 18th, I will be getting a parotid tumor removed and my port placed. I will be off of work for two weeks while I heal. Next after that I have a meeting with my top surgeon to map my port placement and get the green light from my primary provider.

Then I should be good to go the rest of the year until my top surgery in March (Knock on wood) as long as everything goes fine.

I get infusions weekly, I also see different specialists on the regular. Add in my normal doctor visits and any emergency room visits that end up coming my way and it’s just a lot. I’m not able to do as much dog walking as I used to so this fund has really been a savior for me. I just want to keep you all up-to-date and be very transparent about everything that’s going on. Thank you for any and all help. It takes a lot of burden off my husband and makes me feel less panicked and guilty about health stuff. I’m hanging in there. I’m going to continue to keep pushing through everything that comes my way.

https://gofund.me/46f07abb

[the-spooky-arts]

Does anyone have any advice about going to the doctor for a potential disability? I’ve been having chronic pain (probably from my hyper mobility) for about 8-9 months now and am going to try to go to the doctor for it but am worried about what to say. I’m mainly going because it’s only getting worse and it’s affecting my ability to walk or stand for long periods and I can barely run and do any physical activity without being in intense pain.

[hazey-magnolia]

Had appointment with doctor yesterday trying to get a diagnosis for my chronic pain. She made me move my limbs around in funky ways to test for hypermobility and now they hurt really bad :( we did confirm i’m hypermobile but I wish it didn’t end up with such a high pain day today.

[frankiensteinsmonster]

Dramatic werewolf transformation where I turn from a cane user to a rollator user (the cane transforms too)

[zoeyserpentluck]

You know that funny phase big dog breed puppies go through where their legs are too big for their body so they are very awkward? That is what I feel like all the time and why I sit or lay in weird positions and it’s all due to hyper mobility

[cobaltsoulsearcher]

Getting crutches on Monday!!

Been messing up my hips more and honestly at this point I don’t care if I don’t “need” them or they make me look weak or my pain isn’t bad enough, it takes up so much of my brain space and planning I’d genuinely rather be “faking” and use them than morally pure and not.

Anyways, so excited!!!