Bean’s journal 🐯

[Yimpa]

A great ELI5 from Claude about how Dupixent works to heal the skin of people living with eczema:
 

Quote

Imagine your skin is like a broken brick wall, and your immune system is like a group of construction workers. In people with eczema, these “construction workers” (immune cells) are actually making things worse - they’re sending those messenger birds (IL-4 and IL-13) that cause inflammation, itching, and damage instead of fixing the wall.

When Dupixent blocks these messenger birds:

    1.    The construction workers stop getting the wrong messages to cause inflammation

    2.    Your skin can finally start its natural healing process without interference

    3.    The itching reduces, so you’re less likely to scratch and create new wounds

    4.    Your skin barrier (the “brick wall”) can repair itself properly

It seems like magic because once you remove the signals that were causing the problem, your body’s natural healing abilities can finally work properly. It’s like finally telling those confused construction workers to stop throwing bricks, so the actual repair team can get to work!

This is also why many people report their skin healing within weeks of starting Dupixent - they’re not just getting symptomatic relief [prescription ointments applied to skin], their skin is actually getting a chance to repair itself without constant immune system interference.

 

[Yimpa]

I decided to walk around naked. I’ve always been self-conscious about my body.

But today, I expose my True Self to the Universe.

hallelujah!

[Beans]

4 minutes ago, Yimpa said:

I decided to walk around naked. I’ve always been self-conscious about my body.

But today, I expose my True Self to the Universe.

hallelujah!

0:05

[Beans]

2 minutes ago, Beans said:

0:03

 

[Yimpa]

Here is a great conversation about another debilitating condition I deal with, OCD:

Fun fact: Howie Mandel, who is known as the host of Deal or No Deal, also has OCD.

Say no intrusive thoughts! 

[Yimpa]

Dealing with eczema is BS.

This, on the other hand, is a Beautiful Story

 

[Yimpa]

Just ran over a skunk while existing the highway and now my car smells like shit. This is the first time I ran over an animal while driving.

RIP, you piece of shit.

[Yimpa]

Me: “I have no remorse for his death. He should have read the road signs.”

Beans: “But he can’t read!”

Me: “So what? I have a reading disability!”

[Beans]

On 10/28/2024 at 3:06 PM, Yimpa said:

Here is a great conversation about another debilitating condition I deal with, OCD:

Fun fact: Howie Mandel, who is known as the host of Deal or No Deal, also has OCD.

Say no intrusive thoughts! 

Me & our homies hate OCD 

 it’s also important to identify your partner and OCD as two separate beings/behaviors, because OCD is not the person/personality. 
 
I’ve learned so much in such little time. 

[Beans]

15 hours ago, Yimpa said:

Dealing with eczema is BS.

This, on the other hand, is a Beautiful Story

 

Very beautiful story

joy is very excited about their medication, and have been showing me/reading about all sorts of interactions about the medication. I couldn’t help but feel a bit overwhelmed by the video because how often we’ve spoken about it or watched it.  Joy “pretend you care about me”  silly goose I do care, it’s just 95% of what you’ve spoken about and I’m ready myself to inject you lmao 

[Beans]

7 hours ago, Yimpa said:

Me: “I have no remorse for his death. He should have read the road signs.”

Beans: “But he can’t read!”

Me: “So what? I have a reading disability!”

I saw him walking 

I have a bad habit of screaming when I see an animal be injured. So I forced myself to shhh

very sensitive to pain. Doesn’t matter if it’s pain of an animal, or human, spirit, etc. 

I had to cover my eyes before we hit him 

I was sadden especially to know he’s most likely dead. I hope his suffering wasn’t too bad. 
he was a brave skunk may his skunk soul rest in peace

[Yimpa]

Today, I officially start Dupixent. My mother and Beans will be coming with me to the dermatologist’s office to support me. My healthcare team will be teaching me how to use the self-injection pen. They will also be monitoring the progress of my face, which has been dealing with a possible bacterial infection. 

All-in-all, we are on the right path to success. Itching is expected to be noticeably reduced after ~2-4 weeks, and the full effects after 16 weeks (significant clearing of skin).

This is not a quick-fix solution. It’ll take time to heal, but the real work is finally beginning. No more surface-level solutions. We want systemic solutions. 
 

Kamala Kamala Kamalaaaaaaaaaa

[Yimpa]

Kamala: Sanskrit word meaning lotus. It is used as a feminine given name in Indian culture, predominantly by Hindu families, as it is one of the names of the goddess Lakshmi, who appears from the centre of a lotus. 

 

[Beans]

1 minute ago, Yimpa said:

Kamala: Sanskrit word meaning lotus. It is used as a feminine given name in Indian culture, predominantly by Hindu families, as it is one of the names of the goddess Lakshmi, who appears from the centre of a lotus. 

 

🪷 

[Yimpa]

The way to kickass and not let OCD control you is to, literally, do the wrong thing.

[Yimpa]

I just opened up a fortune cookie, and lo and behold there was NO fortune in there.

My mom just said, “YOU ARE the fortune!”

[Yimpa]

Welp, I didn’t expect the Dupixent to have psychedelic properties, but here we are

[Yimpa]

I’m at Target right now and a little kid keeps yelling “BULLSHIT. BULLSHIT. BULLSHIT!”

Story of my life 

[Beans]

No one 

joy: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-xsUctOOZF/?igsh=djZsZTdnZjR3anQ=

[Beans]

2 hours ago, Yimpa said:

I just opened up a fortune cookie, and lo and behold there was NO fortune in there.

My mom just said, “YOU ARE the fortune!”

I couldn’t help but laugh when I first realize that nothing was there 

bc wtf :,) 

gg joy