Happy 100th Post to me!!!
Should I eat some cake maybe? Some chocolate chips perhaps? I'm thinking we may have a giant stash of chocolate candy from Christmas. ****Mind is saying Yes...body is saying "that bodyattack class tonight will not be wasted."****
Hmmmm...maybe later when i've lost more of my regard for things like bodyattack classes.
And now on a personal note. If you are feeling priveleged, you should. I can be very open with some things, but with matters of personal health, my mouth just shuts for some unknown reason. And by unknown reason, I actually mean that I know the reason and that is...I hate being judged. And it happens too often. But I've decided to open up just in case someone else is experiencing some of the same things I've experienced in the past 5 years. And actually, I won't be getting nearly as personal as I could for the sake of myself and all my readers (ALL as in the ones I pay to read my blog. Love you guys...check is in the mail)
Have you ever uttered these words?
"This is not normal"
"You are a walking health condition"
"What the heck is wrong with me?"
"Seriously?" With a confused look on the face.
"It's like a mystery. We need more clues."
Just wondering. SO many things in the last 5 years have CHANGED from good to bad to "what the...am I dying?" as far as my health is concerned. I've been juggled from doctor to doctor to doctor just to have them look at me like I'm a crazy woman. I could read their thought bubbles...they probably said things like, "ok...your ____(insert anything here...it's all applicable) has changed...right...use _____(insert solution here...none of it worked)." and "Did I mention you might be making this up?" and "let's talk about hypochondria..."
So you can imagine my delight that I feel my emotional roller coaster slowing. My sister made me make an appointment with an allergist. (I mean it, she made me and I am forever grateful). I am not allergic to anything, but this guy is seriously so smart. Honors from top schools and awards and yada yada yada. HE LISTENED TO EVERY SYMPTOM and didn't discount me. I could've cried from joy. And lo and behold he found something. Not saying its the end of my problems, but I think he's onto something at least.
So have you ever heard of....mixed connective tissue disease? Yeah me neither. Here's the website if you are interested. Click Here. I'm not going to mention the other diseases I have, but this one could actually be causing a big part of my dicomfort. Probably not all.
Maybe I'll feel better. Maybe I won't, but having answers, even small ones, makes the biggest difference in the world of chronic pain. If you have it, you know what I mean.
Prayers get answered. Maybe not so quickly, but they do.
And now...something guaranteed to make you laugh. A telling picture drawn by our very own Maci.
I'll translate. On the left is Maci saying "it's disgusting." In the middle is me, holding my nose. On the right is Jared saying, "it's wonderful". And the little bubbles, well I'll leave some for the imagination. I told you this post was personal. (:
Now let's have some cake.
