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- To the gym! I'll blog about today's doctor visit later - promise. #autoimmunedisease 3 hours ago
- First doctor's appointment in months. I am the worst chronic pain patient ever, hahaha. 4 hours ago
- And, as soon as I picked up my phone, they both got up and left; they probably think I'm her sister's friend! Hahaha. #workingoutofoffice 5 hours ago
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Category Archives: I am Diseased
There are no holes in my eyes, but I might have Sjögren’s
Five hours ago, I left my aunt’s and headed to Walmart for my eye exam. My first, mind you, in three years. I went only because I was pretty sure my prescription had drastically changed, and figured I might as … Continue reading
Posted in I am Diseased, In My World
Tagged autoimmune disease, bifocals, chronic pain, eye doctor, eye exam, glasses, mike, PA-C, pam, sandy, sjogren's syndome
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I don’t have the right
When you think of chronic illness and of being ill in general — or at least when I think of it — you imagine being sick to your stomach, bedridden, and unable to function normally. That’s why my autoimmune disease … Continue reading
An update on Popi, me, and a thank you to all of you
First, I want to say that, although I’m not replying directly to comments, emails, tweets, etc right now, I am reading them all and I do appreciate every one of them. You guys have been amazing through this, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Depression Sucks, I am Diseased, In My World
Tagged aunt wendy, biz noni, cancer sucks, chronic pain, dad, depression, family, lauren, lego harry potter: years 1-4, mom, nintendo ds, noni, popi, the c word, uncle lonny, vinny
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Letting go
I met a woman yesterday who’s pretty much in the same boat as me. Her name was Sherry, and she’s Mike’s aunt Gayle’s neighbor. (Sidenote: I think it’s kickass that his mom, Tracy, has so many siblings. There’s Louie, Gary, … Continue reading
Posted in I am Diseased
Tagged autoimmune disease, chronic pain, family, fun stuff, memorial day, mike, picnic, summer
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Seven things I learned this week
This week kind of sucked hard, but I actually learned a lot. I tend to bottle up things that I’m anxious, depressed, or upset about, until something small and seemingly insignificant happens and I have a major breakdown over it. … Continue reading
Posted in Depression Sucks, I am Diseased, In My World
Tagged anxiety, breakdown, depression, growing, internet, life, mike, popi, sandy, starbucks, the c word
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Clearly I am crazy
I cannot even tell you how it felt to be me yesterday. I haven’t felt that anxious and out of control since one of the last times I went to see a new doctor. (I can get so anxious that … Continue reading
Posted in Depression Sucks, I am Diseased, In My World, Rantastic
Tagged anxiety, aunt rikki, web design, work
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Pain, rain, go away, come again another day
I’m really sore from softball yesterday. How is this possible when I’ve been playing for a couple of months now and have never been sore? The only difference between yesterday’s scrimmage and the games on Thursdays past is that we … Continue reading
Posted in Collective Musings, I am Diseased, In My World
Tagged autoimmune disease, camp, chronic pain, david, dream journal, fatigue, lauren, manhunt, memories, mindy, nate, noni, phil, popi, sarah, seroquel, softball, uncle lonny, work
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Random rambling, and a book review!
UPDATE 05/12/2010: I don’t know why everyone thinks I’m mad or ranting or venting in this post! It was just a bunch of random things I was thinking about. You know how sometimes, you just need to ramble and let … Continue reading
‘Cause you’ll always be my disease
Remember how I said all of my symptoms had all but disappeared? The pattern is starting again. It’s the same pattern that’s been repeating the last few months. I don’t get a lot of pain with it, but I get … Continue reading
Posted in I am Diseased
Tagged autoimmune disease, bills, chronic pain, colonoscopy, dr. zlotoff, flareup, gastroenterologist, PA-C, pam
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Remission
Again, my symptoms have all but disappeared. A couple of weeks ago, my knees were very achy. Running (and sometimes walking) was about as fun as stabbing yourself in the eye. It was almost as if my body knew I … Continue reading