May 2013
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Last cat lady post for a while...
I know I’m being boring rambling about the cat so will pull it back lol. But for now… Kitty sat on my lap! I could cry. She climbed my chest to lovingly head butt my face. So much progress in such a short amount of time. I don’t have to spoon feed her to get her to eat now, she’s hopping out of the carrier when I come into the kitchen and now she trusts me enough to sit on...
WatchForgive the baby talk! This is me and the new kitty exploring the kitchen. I’ve taken the video to show my family she is progressing and is much happier. No one really believes she only comes out of her carrier for me, so I wanted to get evidence of it lol. But I’m the one who feeds her and visits her several times a day so its hardly surprising she’s started to bond with me more...
to random people who act like my illness greatly...
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Cat Stuff!
Ok in spite of my last post of hurt feelings and frustration, I just had the most beautiful moment with the new cat (thinking of naming her Clementine after the little girl from the walking dead game).
I said before she was bullied by two other cats in the last home and she’s skinny as anything. Hadn’t eaten for two days, then this morning I fed her a whole pouch of food by hand in...
Alone
I have been left entirely alone thanks to a lack of communication between family members. Basically my dad has gone to France, my mum and brother have both independently planned trips to Cardiff and my boyfriend has gone to Northampton.
It has been terrifying because if I become worse in the night there will be no one there. No one to assist me or hear me crying for help.
Its things like...
IBS Problems: myfuckingstomach: I have a pretty... →
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I have a pretty severe form of IBS-D & i dont know anyone personally who is previously gone through it or is currently dealing with ibs. So any support is hugely appreciated.
I am curious to know how many people on tumblr are dealing with ibs specifically ibs-d?
I have…
I have IBS-d too… I get such painful intestinal cramps they make...
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Depressing
Feeling really down at the moment. Not much else to say I guess. Not winning tonight. Not crying, just not feeling anything at all.
The rest is me being miserable so click if you want to be bored, don’t click if you don’t wanna know.
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Sometimes when I feel like this I turn to Tumblr because the people on here are the only ones who really understand me. With illness and...
when a doctor treats you like a person right from...
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I sent my G.I specialist a gushing thank you card for being so wonderful to me. He wrote a detailed, 2 page letter to my work telling them to stop harassing me and treating me like my illness was not a real issue. They used to demand I call them every 30 minutes (even if i was being ill) with an update on the status of my bowels (as if its that easy) and expected me to...
Patients at Teaneck hospital turn to parasite eggs... →
Fascinating stuff. Hope it works!
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Equality
So tired today. Its a genuine fatigue. I was up at 4am because of weird dreams about Game of Thrones and didnt get back to sleep till nearly 7am. Strange dreams then woke me again and just thinking and being online has made me feel like I need another sleep.
Its probably illness combined with the overwhelming amount of negativity my posts about equal rights are met with. Its frustrating because...
Grumpy Gamer If I Made Another Monkey Island... →
Ron Gilbert never fails to make me weep when he talks about Monkey Island and potential sequels. I just want him to take all my monies and buy his IP back from Disney!
Excuse me while I stifle sobs in the corner.
When I tell a new friend that I have a chronic...
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I have the power…
On a more positive note than the health stuff, I decided to start Mozilla’s Webmaking 101 course and see how I take to coding. Part of the challenge is to document the works in blog form, and so I created a new tumblr especially for that. If any of you are interested feel free to follow it!
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Not feeling well today :(
It’s very stuffy in my bathroom which doesn’t help, and not keeping anything in leaves me feeling empty and nauseous. Stomach is so sore and I’m sat debating whether or not eating something will make it worse.
Also my left side is really tender still. To be honest it is always tender really, just to varying degrees. Starting to wonder why the...
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So my nan called today because she saw my magazine article. She had some thoughts on my health (as she often does) because she has GERD and IBS too. She told me that when she was first diagnosed with IBS back in the 60’s that they told her the best way to cure it would be to have another baby. Because babies make everything better. Babies!
While she didn’t state outright that me and...
April 2013
24 posts
My 'please don't tell me how healthy I look...
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Everyone keeps commenting on how much better I seem but I certainly haven’t felt it these past few days. The pain is horrible and I keep having periods where I’m exhausted and immobile.
My brothers were asking if maybe exercising is helping me. I said that probably the improving weather is helping me to feel less depressed but otherwise no, exercise is not curing me. I do what I...
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When I was starting to feel better, but then...
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The extent of my energy when I'm sick
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Typically after a few good days I’m back feeling awful. The distension in my stomach has made me look pregnant the past few days. I’m skinny all over with this massive bump of a stomach that protrudes like I’m about 4 months pregnant.
I’m not blocked, but my guts feel sore and tight. Eating makes me feel bad so I’m resting. Might be dehydrated. My head hurts like...
When people think exercising will cure me
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The delivery company have decided with no real warning that my fruit trees will arrive today. No one will be here to help me until 1 so basically I can’t shower or eat till the trees or my friend arrives. Wonderful.
Bad afternoon/evening. My stomach has been bloating and freaking out the past few days and won’t settle. I can’t get comfortable so I’m just hunched in a ball watching netflix. Praying I will somehow make it though.
Used all my spoons for the day doing gardening. My shoulders got burned yesterday in the minimal sun because I am white as a ghost and my ancestors clearly intended me to remain on an island where the sun cannot reach. If this was Westeros I would clearly be from Winterfell. Or maybe beyond the wall… I’m not really hardy enough to be a wildling though.
Anyway my garden is coming...
I have a cold.
It’s like being chronically sick is my full time job but getting regular people sick on top of it is like they cut my breaks and are now forcing me to work unpaid overtime.
Screw you, germs!
This would be me with night nurse if I had any to hand.
My magazine article is out today! But I can’t go to the shops to pick one up lol. Will have to wait till mum gets home to see how glam and fab my life looks in print.
Woke up, took my omeprazole tablet, stomach starts cramping and now I’m stuck in the bathroom. Thanks intestines! Sorry for the two sips of flat sprite!
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Which is it?
God gave you this illness as a test or God doesnt create suffering the world does? God isn’t healing you because he has a purpose for your life or God’s healing is for everyone? Satan is causing your illness because he is attacking you. But I thought that once I gave my life to Christ that the devil couldn’t touch me because I was protected by the blood of the lamb. Which is it?
Get your ducks...
Had a very nice day yesterday as I felt relatively well. I went for a short walk, planted some lettuce, put on a load of washing, made food and played video games and watched a couple of movies. We also had some fish and chips from the nice place around the corner. If I ask they make me a special cod battered in bit of rice flour.
It was nice to spend some quality time with the bf because there...
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Went for a walk today with my mum. We visited my grandad at the cemetery. It was nice to see his grave again, but it was only very brief due to my chest pains flaring up.
I don’t understand why my GERD gets so much worse when I leave my house. I don’t know if its the car, the extra movement or what, but my chest gets so painful and I end up getting a hit of acid in my throat. I do...
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IM CURED!
# APRIL FOOLS!
March 2013
16 posts
The Glam Life!
Just had a call back from the magazine writing my story, to read back what they have written and ensure I’m happy with what is going to print. I had to put my phone mic on mute because I couldn’t hold in the laughter!
The opening line is “It’s not fun, it’s not glam, and people probably think I’m nuts, but I camp out in my bathroom for days at a time!”
I...
