To start off, I’m writing this while high as a kite if that tells you how things are going. I have an unfortunate sensitivity to the female hormone. It causes my body to go nuts and create non cancerous tumors like a tumor factory. It also probably has a genetic element since my aunt on…

I’ve recently come down with what is probably the flu and come to a strange realization. Life feels simpler when sick. I do not mean to say it is comfortable or pleasant. Illness is always the opposite of pleasant no matter what level it affects. The world simply shrinks down on itself. When sick, a…

I have recently discovered that no matter what you try to do, there are some people who you can never please. Disabled people that need physical care often end up with multiple caregivers at once. Especially those that need a significant amount of help. Relying on one caregiver for too long can burn them out…

It all started with a blood test. I got a routine full blood panel done because of past issues. Everything looked fine except one result: my d dimer came back elevated at 0.7. Those that have had similar results would probably know how bad that is. It’s an indication of a high probability of blood…

My current dealings with grief have reinforced the idea that emotions have a much bigger connection to the body than is easily visible. Grief has brought on a shortness of breath, full body aches, headaches, digestive issues, nausea, and chest pain. The headaches might be expected for sadness but the rest of the symptoms are…

Around 10:00 am this morning I finally got birth control to make my hormone cycle a little bit less miserable. I was recommend several options two weeks ago by a gynecologist. Everything from pill to implant was available to help. I chose to go for an arm implant because it requires the least amount of…

Caregivers of disabled people need help. That is a fact. Parents of disabled people or older relatives in a caregiver position need it especially. Someone to give them a breather and reduce the amount of tension in the daily life. The help becomes even doubly necessary if the caregiver doesn’t have a reliable partner to…

I learned about Evrysdi after an invitation to an information webinar hosted by the company. It was an oral medication taken daily. I was relieved. That seemed so much more doable compared to the spinal injections. Moreover, listed side effects were very limited (at the time at least). The only real bad issue that seemed…

A blood clot stuck in a vein or DVT is not a common worry for a younger healthy person. Usually it’s associated with trauma, poor health, long haul trucking, or the elderly. Several of these things have one thing in common: being sedentary. When a person considers that as a risk factor, the fact that…

Not to read for men sensitive about women’s issues. Pre menstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD, was not an issue I knew much about until I was told I had it by a psychiatrist. I’ve always had a really bad menstrual cycle but they suddenly started getting a lot worse and not in a way you’d…