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Super interesting moment tonight. We were watching Family Feud and this question came up: "How many days would you say you spend sick…
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My radio-frequency ablation is finished for another year!! My recovery this year has been much better than the last two years. AND they on…
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I always find it fascinating how my subconscious interprets physical pains. Whenever I go through a flare-up or a painful procedure, you c…
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I am not minding the milder springtime weather at the moment. I like the rain in general - I like the smell of rain and the growth it brin…
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Last year I started an annual fundraising campaign to help bring awareness to arthritic illnesses like Ankylosing Spondylitis. We had a bun…
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I am an ambulatory wheelchair user. This means that I can only walk short distances, my body tires easily and can give out, and I often ne…
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Concerts are often a little intimidating for me since my mobility began to diminish. At first with stairs being so difficult, then using my…
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I think everyone has their own unique 'tell' or set of 'tells' that signify when that person is really struggling. Maybe y…
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This is Part 4 of the Gallbladder Saga This part starts on the Friday. The day after the Hyda scan and eating delicious popsicles until mi…
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Pain is a part of life. Pain is knowledge. Pain informs us when we are doing something wrong, when we are ill, when something inside our bo…
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It's not always the big symptoms or diagnoses that really grind someone down. Sometimes it's all those little extra complications …
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Migraines are one of the worst and most all-encompassing episodes I have ever dealt with. If you catch them early enough, you can avoid the…
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I have always found it astonishing how pain can distract your mind from everything else around you. It is difficult to follow an entire con…
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When you are dealing with a lot of inflammation and disease, when you are on many medications, alcohol is not always the best idea. I used…
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Sometimes I find myself in the middle of such a normal day - like two people with normal and common concerns rather than unfair medical one…
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Migraines are one of those symptoms where if you do not know whether or not you have had one, then you have not had one. You know if you …
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Due to nausea, energy, and pain, showers have become a very rare occurrence. I am able to shower these days, but only about once a couple o…
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Living with never-ending illness is all about balance. I talk quite a bit about balance in many previous posts, but today is about finding…
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Having difficulty with mobility is not exactly a positive thing. With deteriorating back and hips, mobility can take a big hit. I first be…
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