It’s 3 am here. I was glad to see ur blog. Can’t sleep cause I have doctor appt tomorrow to see when I get my thyroid out. 40% chance of cancer. Pray for me!!!!!!!

I remember getting my engagement ring cut off. It wasn't the most expensive, but it wasn't cheap either. This was years ago not with my current husband. Accidentally put it on the wrong finger after putting lotion on. I wasn't used to putting things on that finger. So I guess I was just putting it on any old finger LOL. I didn't have nobody to cut off me and my finger was doing about the same thing as is what you were saying about yours. So I ended up in the ER.. which was so embarrassing! The doctor they're cut it off. But I end up taking the ring back and getting it back together by a jeweler. Always glad to see you post a video! Your optimism about everything helps me stay positive with all my health, ailments, and others things going on in my life! 😘

I love how you're making my Christmas last longer xxxxxxxx

I really thought the video said “i had to cut off my finger” 😅 glad i was wrong

Hope you're doing okay, I hope your dog is okay, I have a feeling that's part of the equation here, but in any case keep your spirit up and stay strong as you already are, and may God be with you'

I have a Smartdrive! Before I got it, I was absolutely terrified of it. But when I tried it out, I was blown away! I can't imagine my life without my Smartdrive now. In the beginning I put the maximum speed low and the acceleration low as well, so you don't go too quick when you're starting out. After I got used to it I put the maximum speed higher but the acceleration low. Because, at least for me, it was kind of hard to adjust the speed to my liking when I started too fast. And keep in mind that you don't try to make small turns because it is hard on your hands and joint because you have to grip the push-rims too tight. And I always where wheelchair gloves, because you have more grip and you don't have the friction with your skin, but that depends on the person. I hope this helps a bit and if you want to know more you can message me!

When my sister was little she put a ring on our pet snake. It got stuck and my mom, who is afraid of snakes, had to snip the ring off. She was screaming the whole time. I can't imagine what the poor snake thought was going on lol.

Good choice of hoover. I suffer with back problems and chronic pain and the cordless Dyson is so light it means I can still manage to do the hoovering

If I spent $400 on something (especially something like a vacuum) I’d be be too scared to ever touch it 😂

Yay! Nice to see a vlog from you. Had a tube change this morning and watching your vlog to decompress and chill. All went well, but hospitals stress me out.

Girl!! You are killing me with Vlogmas 🤣🤣 I just ❤ You!😚

I hope you are fine Amy, keep being strong and laughing out load! :D

I just wanted to say, I’m so so so thankful for you and your channel. It’s helped me get more knowledge into these kinds of illnesses. My 12yr old nephew was just diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and I had way more knowledge about medical stuff than I ever thought I would thanks to you. THANK YOU 🙏🏻 much love from Oklahoma USA.

I've missed seeing your videos all the time. You are such an inspiration to me as I have so much about EDS. It's 3:10 am here in Florida in the USA. Hope you start feeling better soon.❤️🦋

I have a smart-drive and mostly I love it, I can go further and stay out longer with it, and it’s made a big difference to how much my shoulders dislocate. You can set the speed and acceleration lower to start with until you get used to it. Also the amount of force needed to tap, so you don’t set off by accident! Instead of trying to grip the wheel to steer, I push downwards with the heel of my hand (nearest my wrist) on to my push rim, so it doesn’t pull on my finger joints (my OT said not to wear my finger splints when using it because of the chance of de-gloving). When you do a tight corner be prepared for it to speed up, important in shops and busy places! If you go up a slope that’s too steep it will just stop, and it’s not supposed to let you roll backwards... but you do anyway. If you hit something with your front wheels, like an uneven flagstone, and come to a dead stop, the unit can push you upwards and flip upside down, so you need to get out of your chair and take it off and re-set the bracket on your axel (because it pulls it downwards too far), annoying and it always happens when you don’t have time to mess with it (or the floor is wet...). It’s great that you can use it in the rain, but if you go through a puddle it can flick water upwards on the back and under your chair! When it’s cold the batteries drain really fast, like in 15 minutes (probably not as much of an issue in AUS, but if you go to somewhere cold, good to know). But... My smart-drive stopped working when it was only a couple of months old and took over six months (ten I think) to be repaired and returned to me. The batteries (it takes two) only have a two year life expectancy and cost £1100 (UK) to be replaced. The unit itself has a five year life expectancy (it took me five years to save up for it!). Once you get used to it you won’t want to go out without it!

Look forward to seeing how smart drive works.

OG WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE POOH JAMMIES?! 😯🤩

Can’t wait for your Vlogmas this year!!

Dyson will not disappoint. You will be very happy worth every penny

Omg I'm glad you got it off without going to the hospital! I'm on oxygen and have 2 herniated discs on my left side and the pain goes down my left hip. So what did I do at 7:30 this morning? I fell out of bed that's what. On to my right side onto my hip mostly. So now my right hip hurts and I feel like I look like an old lady walking! I hope I didn't do anything serious! Love you so much and it's actually really nice having your vlogmas to watch when everyone else's is done because I love vlogmas so much and hate when it ends!!

Hey love your videos your such an inspiration to loads of people keep fighting and staying strong

It's about 3 am where I am rn and I cant sleep because of my pain and seeing this notification cheered me up you inspire me and have helped me through me myself trying to get a diagnosis sadly they are still blaming my anxiety and depression but you inspire me to keep fighting so thank you for being you 😁

Hi! I love your videos! ♡

So happy to see a new video 😍😍😍

It’s 3:36am here and I can’t sleep and went through all my videos I was happy to see a new video

So happy to see a video from you hope you are well and safe. Glad to see your face.

The not getting the ring off was a this only happens to me type moment. I have a lot of those. 😆

Hi Amy I’m so glad you’re feeling better. We love you here in the states & I wish you lots of fun this Christmas Holiday Season. Love from Seattle ❤️

Where did you get that calendar with the little characters? I want one

Awe... Hi guys! You all are so sweet. I haven't had to use a mechanical chair yet. However, my family and I have joked around about, putting a lawn mower motor on it, and racing around. LMAO! We're kinda serious about it though. I'm sorry, you haven't felt well luv. Lots of luv your way, and best of wishes for your well being. Also... I'm SO SO HAPPY for y'all on your beautiful home! You both deserve it so much! I think it would be amazing to hang out with you guys! I'm sure you hear that a lot so, I don't mean to sound Corny. Lol! You have been such a great inspiration to me. I have struggled for all of my life with health problems. As do my 2 sisters. However, you, and many, have been through SO SO much more, that I feel selfish, and inconsiderate for complaining/saying anything. I'm SO excited to see who's next on the calendar! I am looking forward to Dumbledore, showing up as you are! Lol! I have insomnia as well, and my pain keeps me up all night. Therefore, if you ever want to talk, I'd luv to chat with you. Really, the only time I can sleep is durring the day. It sucks! Also, the more stress I'm under, the less I can eat, and sleep. I've tried to help my son, who is 21, several times but, he is an addict, and achoholic. He break's my heart because, he treats me SO SO poorly. Anyways.... That's enough of that. Lol Please don't hesitate to reach out to me. Bless you, and your family.

Vlogmas day 15 on the 20th of Jan is the biggest mood when you have EDS + POTS. This makes me feel better about my own life with chronic illness.

Always happy to see you. 😁

I love your pajamas!!

Hey @Amy ! Was wondering if you had any advice, I just got diagnosed with Gastroparesis and am getting put in TPN along with my tube feeding???

I have the freestyle libre too and I always find that it's giving wacky readings. Still do the finger stab. Love the ability to scan as many times a day as I want but now I'm thinking that of the readings are off..is there any point in dropping $100+ on 2 (I have insurance that covers a big chunk) or just go back to stabbing my fingers...

Sooo jealous of your Smart Drive! They're incredibly expensive in the States.

Cotton from a sewing kit wrapped around your finger with the end pushed under your ring then grab the end you put under your ring and start unwrapping

Hey Ams, where did you get your gold medic allert bracelett from? Or is it Bronze? I cant find anything except silver anywhere. I cant even find gold plated. :-(

Yeah Ron!! I had a feeling.

Dysons are the bomb!

Ya'know it might help if you flush your ARP cache on your laptop to help your internet connection, That's what I have to do when my internet acts up, so if you're tech savvy just find the Terminal Prompt command app on your laptop and open it and type the following to clear your cache -> sudo arp -a -d

5:05 lol

Hello Amy! I hope you are having a great day!

Amy you are a star ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oh return it! I had dyson and after a 1,5 year battery died. They gave us replacements because was under guarantee but then again 1 later same happened. This time the guarantee is gone. New battery cos £70 but my model was already discontinued so even if we wanted we couldn’t buy it. This is good for a quick vacuuming not for the house cleaning unfortunately

So cute how you call all vacuum cleaners " Hoovers", which is a brand name. So you called it a " Dyson Hoover " 😆

Amy and Tom have the best New Year ever sorry to hear about your ring at least you’re okay 💋💋💋

I was diagnosed with genetic blood factor HLA B27 at age 17. But never properly diagnosed with subsequent arthritis till years later. When I was 17 I woke up on horse show day with semi puffy hands. We tried everything to get my ring off that a.m. to no luck. By the time I to the competition my finger was turning purple. My friends dad paniced and cut it right away. I was ok, but it was my good luck ring hahahaha. So my brain was a little shook hahaha. I am so glad that you are ok.

Hope you're well. There's been no posts at all on any media.

Congrats on getting Ron. Sorry about your ring. My dad had to cut my class ring off because it actually cut into my finger and so could not be taken off. I did end up getting it fixed.

So happy we are still doing vlogmas!!! I love Christmas and so it makes me feel festive still lol!

I have that same dyson lol, the cutters are called diagonal cutters.

I had this happen with one of my rings lately! My finger swelled in the night randomly and the ring on that finger started to cut off my circulation. I had tried everything to get it off. Ice, soap, lotion, creams. My dad had to snip it off too. It was a $80 ring and because the metal is so soft, trying to fix it will only cause it to break.

Love your pijamas

tom must make bank

I want to say something I admire you very much, you are very strong and I will try to be like you in my illness, you are a real example,,,,,,, I love you very much 😘

yay i'm never first...hi amy

I have gotten rings stuck on my fingers before. This may sound weird but next time run your finger under cold water or put on ice on the finger. The ice or coldness from the water makes your finger shrink back to a normal size.

TU eres una guerrera💯

love you amy 😍😘👍

Hope all is ok with you Amy.

I thought that was your engagement ring lol

I've always thought that wedding band is irreplaceable neither to be remowed at all. I was surprised as my father used wire cutters to remove his ring he'd used for over 40 years. He has Diabetes and couldn't remove ring from finger due to swelling of skin during decades

Hey Amy xx I love this Video I’m watching this in children’s a and e they have no idea what’s wrong with me and I can’t carry on like this

If u wanted to u can take your ring to a jewelry store and usual they can resize it for u much love from North Carolina

Hi Amy! I love your channels. I do not have any of the same illnesses that you do, but I am chronically Ill facing another surgery soon. I just wanted to say how much I love your channels...making illness normal. I have a “Tom” of my own...my hubs takes such good care of me when i cannot get out of bed...I love it:). I do have a question though! Where do you get your face masks for when you do your TPN or clean? All of the ones I have found around here are garbage....I have been looking into better ones but so far I have had no luck! Any information you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Amy! Xoxo A fellow Spoonie

Where you? Hope you're doing ok!

so sorry bout your ring. But happy your finger ok. Two yrs ago, I had same thing and had to get 2 of my nice rings cut off. HEY HAVE YOU EVER TRIED PROACTIVE SKIN CARE? Maybe they would send you free cleanser, toner and cream if you do a review of the products.

When are you coming back ? Missing seeing you xx

I’m so worried about you xx

🌲🎅🎍

This is Larry from Iowa thank you for getting ahold of me wonder how you been doing Larry from Iowa

Cutting it off was definitely the right decision even if it was sad to destroy that ring. My partners grandpa didn't want to destroy his wedding ring after his wife had died, lost his whole finger and almost his life to that. I've seen a picture of the finger, he had left it on for weeks and I'm not sure how he could do that because it looked extremely angry and painful. Glad your finger is ok.

How is this day 15 of vlogmas? Christmas a month ago

Tool is a wire cutter.

Sorry I haven't been watching your videos. Hopefully those terrible forest fires are far away from you. You don't need breathing problems on top of everything else.

Does she reply? Xo

Do you find burenorohine pain patches works well I am on it but not finding the pain relife

Hi

Did I miss something lol why is she still doing vlogmas when January is almost over lmao

Could you do soft spoken ASMR please.

You may think I’m crazy, but when I was in Hospital, I fell. I got up to go to the bathroom, they found me on the floor; don’t know how long I was there. It was the middle of the night. The next thing I remember was my sisters were trying to get my rings off my left hand; my whole left side of my body had swollen, I had knocked my port loose and caused a blood clot; they tried everything and were getting ready to cut off until a nurse said to try Windex walla off it came .... next time try Windex worked!

can you make a video about your smart drive, how you got it, how it was funded (or if you bought it yourself) etc. being assessed for a wheelchair v. soon and a smart drive is ideally what i want, just not sure how difficult it will be to get in AUS as they seem non existant here for some reason...

Don't have a smart drive. But yeah when I can order my rigid chair and ditch the folding chair I bought with my own money I'm going to get the tiny bracket for the smart drive on it, but not get the smart drive. So that if/when I need the smart drive I don't need a new chair for it. So will let you know. Hopefully by May I'll have the rigid chair.

Have you ever tried this trick? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLdie7Ji0dXNlXU.html

I nearly needed that. Fell on my cat and he understandably lost his shit and was biting and scratching trying to get me off him. We were both terrified. I was on antibiotics but forgot to take me ring off. I managed it by soaking hand in ice cold water and applying grease but it hurt like hell getting it ofg

I feel like this is just the feel sorry for me channel.

W h a t t ?????????

You seem to be making a living out of this. By the way there's a 100 pc cure for all your autonomic ills if you'd bother to do some research. no more tubes which would be a bit of a game changer for you.