Tag Archives: autoimmune disease

There are no holes in my eyes, but I might have Sjögren’s

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

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 →

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I don’t have the right

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

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 →

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Letting go

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

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 →

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Pain, rain, go away, come again another day

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

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 →

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Random rambling, and a book review!

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

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 →

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‘Cause you’ll always be my disease

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

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 →

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Remission

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

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 →

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The biopsy results

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

Negative. Normal. Nothing to find. I thought I didn’t care, but when it came down to it, I was nervous. I started hoping that they wouldn’t find anything, and that they would find something. But no, nothing. Ever since I … Continue reading →

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Cancer is a motherfucker, and so is chronic pain

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

There’s a lot floating around in my head, so I’m gonna split the long post I wrote earlier today into several shorter ones. That way, I can schedule them ahead of time and take a little break from blogging for … Continue reading →

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A Plan B

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

After the shock of “Everything is normal,” passed, I brushed off the depression and started thinking. I grabbed a folder, threw the pictures of my intestines and all of the remaining paperwork from the procedure into it, and labeled it … Continue reading →

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