Category Archives: health

I am getting an MRI of my spine in the morning. It’s hard to know how to feel, it’s been a hard year for me, physically. I hope they find something treatable. Real hope for a day without pain is … Continue reading →

Today is Day 9… am on the road to recovery, but still laying low. I have been posting previews on my photo blog, trying to put the energy I have into processing since I can do that from bed.

One of the hardest things for me about living with fibromyalgia is that the symptoms are more or less invisible to anyone but me, and hard for me to describe briefly or coherently. Maybe that I hurt everywhere, everyday. I … Continue reading →

People frequently and genuinely ask me how I am doing, health-wise. I don’t really know what to say. I’m not feeling as well as I was last month. That’s disappointing. It’s frustrating to feel badly and more frustrating to feel … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is my long awaited appointment with the rheumatologist. I’m not sure how to feel. Chronic pain and constant fatigue has done a number on me this fall, on our whole family. I can’t remember what it’s like to wake … Continue reading →

I went to the allergist Wednesday, and he read my profile, talked to me for awhile and did a physical exam of allergy prone areas. He then told me I had no indicators of allergies, and he would do two … Continue reading →

I’ve gotten some calls and emails asking what’s up, so I wanted to make sure I was clear. I have been feeling badly for many months, and each week it gets worse. It started out as difficulty sleeping, exhaustion and … Continue reading →

This post is for those who like medical details, feel free to skip this if you aren’t curious about that stuff. I had appendicitis. Now I don’t.