Chronic Illness Challenge: Day 11
Day 11: Why do you think you have this illness? Bad luck? A higher power? Other than the fact that I somehow inherited bad genes, if I lean in any direction, it’s the higher power direction. Can I get a witness?
#iblogbecause
Why do I do this? I’m not a professional writer. I’m not even really an amateur writer. I haven’t taken an English class since high school (although that’s because I tested out of all three required college classes by scoring a 5 on the AP English Literature exam, so I’m not exactly a hack…) I’m…
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Patient Advocacy in Healthcare
When I was growing up, we always did what the doctor said. We had no reason to even consider needing to advocate for ourselves. Why? Because he was the doctor, and the doctor always knows best. But what if they don’t?
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Bittersweet
Today, August 8th, is a bittersweet day. Today is the day I was supposed to be returning to work from leave after my surgery in Atlanta. I was supposed to work night shift this week. I would have been ready. At least I can console myself with that much. If that were my only…
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#1daywithoutpain
This is something that’s going around among the chronic pain community. What would you do with one day without pain? Assuming I can also on this day throw my celiac disease in the trash, I would first eat a Bruegger’s plain bagel with cream cheese. This used to be a staple in my diet,…
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Chronic Illness 30 Day Challenge: Day 8
Day 8: Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time? In 5 years, it will be 2021. I will be 35 years old. (ACK!)
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Nocturnal Musings #5: A New Diagnosis?
I’m not sure this technically counts as nocturnal, since the sun technically woke up 25 minutes ago, but I’ve been awake since 6 am since I went to bed at 9:30 pm last night. So I’ll count it anyway. Yesterday I received my operative report from the CEC in the mail. I always like…
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Just Endo
It makes me so sad to see my endo sisters struggling. Suffering. In pain. Whether it be on other blogs, Facebook, or Twitter. I see it day in and day out. One recovering from surgery at about the same pace I am, but is now dealing emotionally as well as physically with the loss…
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Chronic Illness 30 Day Challenge: Day 6
Day 6: If you could have told yourself something when you first remember these symptoms arising, what would you have said? Uh…hmm, that’s weird? Oh crap, I’m going to die? Something’s wrong here? This is an odd question. I keep re-reading the question trying to decipher it.
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Stuck
I’m so dizzy this morning. I can barely sit up. It doesn’t help that we had a bag of pool shock explode while my husband was carrying it up the basement stairs, so now the whole house reeks of pool chemicals and it’s making me feel sick. I lit a bunch of candles to…
