I got Happy
I’m part of a writing group every week. I love my writing group. We meet at my kitchen table, read a poem aloud, then write about whatever comes for 30 minutes, then share. Today, a story about my health came …
Category: Meds
Medical Quota?
Do you think it’s possible for a person to hit a sort of medical bad luck quota? So far this year, I’ve sprained an ankle–with a torn ligament, had a questionable mole removed, and racked up a fair share of …
Tagged with: bad luck, being healthy, mole removal, negative mindsets, pre-deductible expenses, quota, ra, sprained ankle
Medical Balancing Act
Always a frustrating situation. The meds I’m on compromise my immune system. So if I happen to get sick, it sticks with me longer than it would for others. If I get See if this does not rub off some …
Food and Inflammation
Around this time last year, I took a juice cleanse at my yoga studio. At the beginning of the class, they said take what you like and leave the rest — talking about food related things seems to polarize people …
Gratitude Day 5: Nondiscrimination Law
I have health insurance and I’m grateful for that. Right now, I’m grateful that health insurance providers, among others, cannot discriminate based on genetics. What the LA Times called the “most sweeping federal anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years,” went …
I don’t want to take my meds
There I said it. I don’t want to take them. Not because of any side effects or anything like that. But just because I don’t want to. Every time I look down at my handful of pills (at night I …
Tagged with: Meds
Acceptance and Healing
So you have this disease. That sucks. You’re going to have it forever?! That really sucks. Now what do you do? Do you spend a bunch of time feeling sorry for yourself? Probably. I didn’t realize this at the time, …
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Swell…
It’s getting cold too quickly. Weather.com tells me that there’s a chance of snow this weekend. Aside from the annoyance that we longer have seasons (it’s October, where the heck is fall?), a long period of cold is really bad …
Pills and Needles: A History
Since I was diagnosed with RA, I’ve tried all sorts of drugs and remedies. At the time of my diagnosis, the rheumatologist I was seeing recommended putting me on a very high dosage of steroids and a drug that I …