Last week, I got an alert that a WordPress update had failed on this blog space. When I went to fix it, I was shocked to see that I hadn’t written anything in almost 3 years. The last life update was when The Mister and I moved 5 years ago, which is poetic since we …
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Category:Health
Goodbye October
October is finally over. It’s been a whirlwind of activity and unexpected challenges, and I’m glad to have it behind us. The move is done except for unpacking boxes, and we’re determined to not let that linger too long. We’re taking our time to carefully choose the furniture and decor items we want in our …
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Bell’s Palsy aka Spoonie Surprise
So… yeah. I woke up yesterday morning with an odd numbness on the right side of my tongue and my right upper lip. But had waaayyy too much to do, being in the middle of packing to move (movers come tomorrow, and we’re way behind on packing) so I went about my errands after thinking …
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All About Migraine
Fair warning: tonight’s blog post is going to be long, mainly because it’s going to be educational. It’s also going to include more than a bit of ranting about what I consider to be improper and completely negligent medical care. Legal disclaimer: the information I share is in no way intended to be used to …
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A not-calm year so far
When I sat down to write my surgiversary update, I realized it had been over six months since my last post. I had planned at the first of the year to start posting updates at least weekly, if not more often. The best laid plans, and all that. Spoonie life makes it hard to juggle …
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Third Year Surgiversary
Three years ago, I was in a hospital room recovering from gastric sleeve surgery. Recovery sucked, but then recovery from any surgery is hardly a walk in the park. The surgery continues to be hands down the best thing I ever did for my health and overall quality of life. Three years out, I have …
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A Day in the Spoonie Life
Let me tell you about my day. To start off, you need to know how horrible yesterday was, and the day before. Sunday, I woke up hurting in almost all of my joints. My back and neck, both hips, right knee, both wrists and many of my finger joints but most of all my thumbs …
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Two Year Surgiversary
Facebook’s On This Day reminded me that today is my 2 year Surgiversary. So much has happened in the last two years. My life hardly resembles that of two years ago, in a good way. Here’s a picture of me also from the general time period before surgery. It isn’t until photos like this show …
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Ch..ch..ch..changes
I have fallen woefully behind in posting updates to this blog. I’m happy to report it’s for the most excellent of reasons. Shortly after I posted last, I was contacted by a recruiter about a job with a large local hospital network. It took a while to get through the rounds of interviews, get and …
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The coffee monkey on my back
I love caffeine. It’s a serious and lasting love I’ve had since I was a teenager. I grew up in a religious denomination that teaches not to defile your temple (body) with drugs like caffeine. It wasn’t a “you’re going to hell” prohibition, but it was certainly discouraged. As a result, I didn’t learn to …
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