As you watch those national weather forecasts have you noticed the scorching heat wave blazing through the Midwest? Well, it’s been intolerable this week. Even people without heat intolerance are finding themselves affected by the increased heat index and humidity. But, for us heat intolerance folk, we are practically chained to places with air conditioning. And even [...]
Archive for June, 2009
22 Jun
Getting fit with the Wii Fit
I let my husband buy a Wii for Father’s Day. He’s been wanting one for what seems like forever, and I finally let him work it into the budget. He sat down and found the money, and on Saturday we took at trip to Toy’s-R-Us and bought the Wii. I figured if I couldn’t get [...]
18 Jun
New Endocrinologist & Central Diabetes Insipidus
I had my appointment the other day with the new Endocrinologist. I was tense, I must admit, about starting over with a new one even though I didn’t have a choice in the matter seeing as the old one flew the coop. But she was highly intelligent when it came to her field, not like my [...]
16 Jun
@cafepress makes me happy
I was elated this evening when I booted up TweetDeck to see a reply and DM from @Cafepress:
Are they kidding me?? Is this someones idea of a sick practical joke??? Wow, was I surprised. I don’t win things, people, especially Flip HD’s!!! I’m such a geek – this Flip HD is going to come in [...]
12 Jun
Put ice on it?
If you follow me on Twitter you would already know I’m in Endo Land today. Riding high on the Endo Expressway with no apparent exit, yet desperately needing one. This has been going on all week, just at an understated level of pain; at a level I can tolerate. No meds, not even a heating [...]
8 Jun
Miserable
I was stricken with a migraine on my way to work and I am now dealing with the s/e’s of my abortive medication. I feel doped up and slowed down.
That familiar ache in my pelvis has plagued me since this morning, when coincidentially two bouts of diarrhea also visited me. I’m not sure if the two [...]
5 Jun
Neurology Appointment Today
I see my Neuroligist today about the results from my recent EMG/Nerve Conduction Study. What fun. Not looking forward to hearing how worse my hands have gotten in the past 3 years. He will be happy to see that I’m wearing both braces. Don’t have much choice now as they ache too badly if I [...]
1 Jun
We are not seekers
Dear Doctors, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and other Medical Personnel:
We are not seekers… or druggies… or addicts – we are in pain.
You cannot hear us because your ears are deaf to our cries; your eyes blinded to our tear-stained faces. Your hands feel our cyst-filled ovaries, yet they glide so smoothly over the knots of turmoil that [...]
