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Holiday Celebrations
This is not the entry I wanted to write; this is the entry that is ready to leap out of my head. I thought maybe my holiday malaise had to do with my health; I’ve been feeling particularly crappy as...
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Fighting the Avatar
When I think of the word “avatar”, I think of an image someone uses to represent them on the Internet. An icon, a picture, something that becomes the thing I think of when I think of that person. Now a...
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Kick Me In the Crotch
This is one of those updates I really don’t want to write. It’s purely a medical update, and it’s important for people who know me to know about. I thought really hard about just emailing a handful of...
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You won’t like me when I’m angry.
Being sick makes me angry. I think it’s the emotion I feel the most often in direct relation to my illness. I get depressed, frustrated, upset, but most often, angry. Really, boneshakingly angry. I get...
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Third Verse, Same As the First!
Although the title up there is jaunty-sounding, the news is not. Please remember that I am a human being, who has been trying to do an awful lot of things the last few weeks, not the least of which has...
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Even the Predictable Isn’t.
This will be short, as I can still feel the effects of the Versed, Fentanyl, and Morphene in my system. Today I went to JH to get the new drain put in via Interventional Radiology. I’ve had it done...
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Don’t Panic
The theme of this hospital stay seems to be “Don’t Panic”, like the large friendly words they put on the cover of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Except in my case, I keep being told not to panic...
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This is a Sacred Space
I’ve been doing this balancing act for a few days now. I don’t feel comfortable sharing all the details of my medical situation on the Internet any more, not even here. That feeling defeats the purpose...
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Square Pegs
This is going to be difficult to write. I almost never use trigger headings (warning people about potential upsetting topics), but this post deserves one: Trigger Warning: discussion of sexual assault,...
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A Pain Contract Has Two Sides: A Letter to My Primary Care Physician
Dear (My Primary Care Physician):I don’t know if you are aware of the struggles I had this week with your office, so I will give you a short summary before I make my point.My Oxycontin script ran out...
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