Author: emotionalsupportsisters
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Grief
I wrote this in the middle of the night almost 2 months ago at one of the lowest points in my journey. I had multiple diagnosis via blood work and imaging, but had yet to talk to the Dr and come up with a game plan for treatment. I am in a much better place…
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Life Changes
As a child, teenager, and young adult I was driven, confident (maybe over confident), energized, and enthusiastic. As an example, in high school I went on a field trip to the state capitol with my then U.S Government teacher. He is now a representative. While we were there he introduced me to everyone and told…
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The Money Game
With the majority of my diagnoses, there isn’t a clear-cut treatment. For today’s post I’m going to stick to talking about fibromyalgia because, for me, it is the hardest to treat. When I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia the only treatment that was covered by my insurance was an old antidepressant that had been shown to…
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Chronic Fatigue Rollercoaster
Chronic fatigue is a lifelong rollercoaster ride. It has ups, downs, twists, turns, and sometimes a sudden stop. Yesterday felt like the brakes were thrown on suddenly at the end of a steep downhill plunge. After years of trial and error, I have a pretty good system that keeps me functioning. I take several herbs…
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Hypermobility and Pregnancy
The last time I posted I started talking about hypermobility. I’m going to dive a little deeper into the effects of hypermobility and various aspects of my life in the next few posts I, Missy, write. I have talked a little bit about injuries due to hypermobility, but pregnancy is really where hypermobility started to…
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Why so bendy?
In my younger years I had quite a few body contortionist tricks. My favorite one was doing a backbend and then walking my hands through my legs and having my body follow until I was laying on my stomach. I can’t do that one anymore, but I can still pop my shoulder out of place…
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