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A New Mantra: Eggs and Bacon

Well, I just recently experienced my first injection of Botox for migraines.  I have had Botox injected only one other time before (in some…

Sacrifice (Part 2): Medications

This is part 2 of a multiple-part series addressing some misconceptions about people who are chronically ill or who have specific disabilit…

Dressing Up for a Procedure

Today I had another Cortisone injection into my SI Joint. I wore a dress to this procedure. Nothing fancy, of course, just a basic t-shir…

After the Cortisone Injections

Well, as I am lying here 5 hours after my appointment, I definitely remember why I rebooked it. Although the appointment itself was still …

Preoccupying My Mind

The last couple of days I have been doing my very best to be preoccupied. I have an appointment tomorrow. To some people, getting a coupl…

Long Recuperation

Big events take long recuperation times. Mistakes take even longer. These days I am starting to feel more like myself since the wedding w…

What is Easier?

I had an interesting conversation today. One of the themes of the conversation was the 'ease' of taking certain medications. So w…

Bravery in Chronic Illness

There is all this talk about acceptance and how many different ways it can be viewed in the realm of chronic illness. For illnesses that h…

Eating Oops

So, I feel slightly better today (yay!) After speaking with radiology, as well as my GI specialist, it was decided that going off of antib…

Resources

With a medical system (a great medical system with flaws) starts to feel the crunch of financial issues along with increased wait times, ev…

"You Are Sick Because...."

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…

Vanity - Spider Angiomas and Sweat Glands

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…

Needles Needles Needles

This week is a big needle week. Yesterday I managed to get two sets of Standing-Order bloodwork done. This is to monitor my liver and othe…

Recuperation Days

Sometimes recuperation days mean lying in bed for hours, falling in and out of sleep all day, going back and forth from the bed to the wash…

Nerves

Tonight will by my 6th injection of Cosentyx - a biologic to help reduce some symptoms from my Ankylosing Spondylitis. I am more nervous f…

The Problem With "When I Feel Better"

Alright everyone - let's face it - we have ALL said something along these lines: "I can't do that right now. But when I feel …

Balancing the Optimism

I think one of the most important things about being someone who is ill is finding a certain balance - especially in order to bring awarene…