via Daily Prompt: Overwhelming It doesn’t take a psychiatrist to figure out that right now my life is exceptionally overwhelming. I thought I’d gone through a lot last year, which I did. Unfortunately, it appears, at least so far, that 2017 is turning out to be a real stinker as well. And we’re only…
via Daily Prompt: Resist Unlike most people who will write about politics for today’s prompt, I hate politics, so I will avoid talking about it on my blog. No, instead, I’m going to write about something I bring up occasionally and is so important for those who are chronically ill: patient advocacy. Much of my…
Sometimes the only way to get the best care is to take things into your own hands. I’ve done it before, and now I’ve had to do it again. But I’m glad I did. Dr. J had told me to call his office about a week after my testing that occurred on January 11th…
This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! What is the most incredible natural venue that you’ve ever seen in person? The Grand Canyon. I traveled there with family in 2013. We hiked…
What’s it like to have dysautonomia? Let me take you through a day in my compression socks so you have some idea of what I fight through on a daily basis. Imagine it’s a new day. You wake up and get out of bed. You do your business and then brush your teeth (with…
There are a lot of things I hate about having dysautonomia. The dizziness, the lightheadedness, the tachycardia, the salt, the fluids, the compression socks (even though mine are cute), the occasional need for a wheelchair in public that makes people think I’m a crazy faker because sometimes I can walk and sometimes I can’t…
I’m going to try something a little different here. Last year was a rough year for me due to medical problems I had. I poured out my heart and soul into my personal journals, which were my lifeline keeping me somewhat grounded. To give you an idea of what it was really like to go…
Finally, a post that’s not about dry medical procedures and appointments! I’m not expecting this post to be much of anything, though. I just need an outlet to get my thoughts together. Since my appointment with Dr. J the first week of January, I’ve made the specified modifications he asked me to do to…
Today I had what is hopefully the last of my testing to determine which form of dysautonomia I have and what caused it. Combined with my testing from the other day, I’m hoping the diagnosis and cause should be fairly evident by the time all is said and done. I could hardly sleep last…
Indeed, I am currently radioactive. Here’s proof: This would have been hilarious had I had my jury duty at the federal courthouse this January instead of last January. Really, officer, I can explain… So the obvious question is, why am I radioactive? Well, as stated in the pictures above, I had medical testing done…
