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With a medical system (a great medical system with flaws) starts to feel the crunch of financial issues along with increased wait times, ev…
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Welcome to Weird Health Wednesday! Today's topic of weird health is concerning the issue of Pancreatitis - with no pain. As I have me…
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Good food is a relative term. Good food has a different definition for everyone. Of course, food like deep fried anything or soda pops can…
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The medication Methotrexate often causes easy bruising. Basically, I turn into a peach. I always get these nasty bruises from absolutely …
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6Well - even though there is still a lot of snow on the ground - I can feeeeeeel Spring weather coming. Of course, a big weather change u…
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On a similar topic to what I wrote late last night about the fighting and arguments within the chronic illness community, I want to share a…
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It seems, fairly often, that there is this divide among chronic illness patients. I know that I have written lots about some of these very…
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With this upcoming cortisone injection, I keep thinking that my right SI joint is the one that is in the roughest shape. It's not! My L…
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Body shaming. We have seen it, we have heard it, we have done it. I think an individual body-shames his/herself every single day at some …
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This is what we call a "Vicious Cycle", and it is one that I am currently caught in. Motivation -> Pushing Too Hard -> Cra…
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Well, my intestines continue to be angry. They even retaliate from me trying to get them to digest RICE! The other night, knowing how my …
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I find that often when people see someone lying in a hospital bed, confined to a wheelchair, or have difficulties moving or speaking, that …
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I had very strange dreams last night. Crazy dreams. One was kinda good, one was weird and bad but not anywhere near night terror kind of ba…
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There are certain parts of life where I can be very vain. On one hand, I do not care about my scars on my stomach. I was lucky and had inc…
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I was having a lengthy discussion with someone today about the entire topic of chronic illness. This is an umbrella term for thousands of …
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Today is treatment day. Slowly and separately, I did both my Berinert and Methotrexate injections. I find that when I get all of my suppli…
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Do you ever have one of those nights where you experience a familiar nightmare? I just woke up from one. Not only have I had this nightma…
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I wrote earlier about my appetite being strange, especially yesterday, and mentioned feeling unwell today. Today feels strange. I had a de…
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Last week was a roller-coaster health wise overall. My appetite is unpredictable, my sleeping issues have been all over the place, and I h…
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You know, today has been a pretty good day. This week has been a little difficult.. I'm not feeling horrendous, but my sleep has been …
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So yesterday I had planned to eat bland food that is easy to digest, and even thought about ONLY having Boost the entire day. By the aftern…
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It is important to remember that every single pathway has a place to rest. Every single journey includes rest stops. Sometimes you have to …
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I grew up knowing and believing that challenging oneself is the best way to promote growth. Challenge the physical, mental, and emotional b…
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