chronic illness sucks.

[crankylex]

Chronic illness sucks.

Lately, chronic illness sucks even more, because I have another one.

The many medical professionals in my life are not certain what, precisely, it is, which seems to be the story of my life.

Current thinking pegs it as post viral fatigue syndrome, possibly fibromyalgia.

I'm even more exhausted than usual, I'm in pain, and my thinking is fuzzy.  :-(  I could deal with all of it, except the fuzzy brain.  I need my brain, it's about the only thing I have left that actually works.

After a few weeks of working part time, I gave in and went out on temporary disability.   Working even a couple of hours a day is tiring.

Hell, washing my hair is tiring.

/whining

Comments

[ragingpixie.livejournal.com]

Oh, muffin. *sigh* Clearly you need to move here so I can help take care of you. You know, by giving you cheese and wine.

Brought Nevada in yesterday. Possibly lymphoma.

Life.

[crankylex.livejournal.com]

Piglet developed rapid liver failure about three weeks ago.

After a week of her grunting constantly in pain, despite the injections of stuff I was giving around the clock, I couldn't TAKE IT ANYMORE and I brought her in.

Now I have her ashes back in a tiny little tin. I now have five of those tins on my dresser. :-(

One of the great sadnesses of my life is that I live so far away from you.

[helikedmyshoes.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Get some rest. I hope they figure out what it is soon.

[crankylex.livejournal.com]

Thanks, honey. How's the new apartment?

[helikedmyshoes.livejournal.com]

It's big! And getting less scary. I'm getting a kitty soon so that should help too. I can be a big girl about things. *gulp*

*hugs*

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Hey, you.

(((hugs)))

I'm married to a guy who's on permanent disability now, but it took him a long few stubborn years to get here. Take care of yourself. You deserve it.

[crankylex.livejournal.com]

I'm grateful that my pain isn't anywhere near Maze's pain. :-(

It's funny; I've now slept so much that now I don't immediately pass out when I stop moving. Which, I suppose, is the point of this endeavor.

*loves*

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

*loves*

RIght back at you.

[spikesleman.livejournal.com]

((hugs))

Suffering from the attention of Medical Professionals myself, I have great empathy for you.

Also with the fibro. Exhaustion, pain, fuzzy-mindedness all sound like fibro. Fibro sucks major turnips. It's been the monkey on my back since 1991.

((hugs))

[crankylex.livejournal.com]

Y'know, I've always felt your pain.

However, right at this moment, I wish I wasn't feeling it quite so much. :-|

[theantijoss.livejournal.com]

Sister, I hear you, and I'm in the same sinking boat. *non-physical hugs*

[crankylex.livejournal.com]

You have UC, right? I went through a scare a couple months ago where my IBS got dramatically worse and they thought that it might be UC.

I feel for you, girl.

[theantijoss.livejournal.com]

Yupper, UC. Although my GI teeter totters between that and a Chron's diagnosis because of the amount of my intestines involved.

Because I'm sure you needed to know that. *G*

Thanks for the sympathy. I'm glad your IBS didn't get "upgraded" -- not that IBS is ANY more fun at all!

The gut, it do suck. *sigh*

[tangofic.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Sweetie, I'm so sorry that you're sick. It sounds really debilitating. Please let me know if there's anything I can do for you!

[crankylex.livejournal.com]

It's funny, one of the hallmarks of this disease is that one day is nothing like the next. I can feel pretty much fine one day, and then the next day, I'm laid out like I went 100 rounds with a prizefighter.

There's no cure, they can only treat the symptoms.

However, moral support is always welcomed. :-)