Emotions in Motion Besides the chronic pain, the spastic muscles, and the uncertainty of what’s going to happen next, I’d have to say for me the worst side effect would have to be the emotions. I was raised in a family where my father (or at least the person who provided the sperm, because he… Continue reading Emotions in motion
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Comfortably Numb
Comfortably Numb I’m sitting here today behind the keyboard in a very comfortable state of numbness. It is a good thing too. I have had a busy week at work, trying to catch up from taking off Wednesdays, so I could use a day like this. It is really nice to feel this way. All… Continue reading Comfortably Numb
The Case of the the Dropsies
The Case of the Dropsies Ugh, it seems that everything I touch today gets dropped. Well, almost everything. I have dropped a candle (unlit) onto the glass top stove, good thing nothing broke. I dropped a bottle of olive oil onto the floor and smashed the metal lid, but the glass bottle didn’t break. I… Continue reading The Case of the the Dropsies
Cymbalta Drug Interactions
Cymbalta Drug Interactions Abciximab: (Moderate) Platelet aggregation may be impaired by serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) like duloxetine due to platelet serotonin depletion, possibly increasing the risk of a bleeding complication in patients receiving abciximab. Monitor the patient closely for signs and symptoms of bleeding. Acebutolol: (Moderate) Orthostatic hypotension and syncope have been reported during… Continue reading Cymbalta Drug Interactions
Part Time
Part Time I have returned to work semi-full-time. I’m currently taking Wednesdays off as recovery days, I’m so exhausted when I get home for the night and if I work my normal schedule, I can’t function on Friday. Got to love Cymbalta.
Sometimes I Just Doubt Myself
Sometimes I Just Doubt Myself I know what you are thinking, we all doubt ourselves at some point. As humans, we doubt our abilities and we often doubt that we are loved and or wanted in life. But that is not what I’m talking about, I’m talking about doubting myself that there is something actually… Continue reading Sometimes I Just Doubt Myself
Yellow Footprints
Yellow Footprints *** I forgot to make this post live, so it is actually backdated, I should have posted it on the 2nd and I noticed on the 10th that I didn’t make it live **** In the United States Marine Corps (USMC), there is a practice, almost a tradition that when you arrive at… Continue reading Yellow Footprints
March Is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month
March Is Autoimmune Disease When an intruder invades your body like a cold virus or bacteria on a thorn that pricks your skin—your immune system protects you. It tries to identify, kill and eliminate the invaders that might hurt you. But sometimes problems with your immune system cause it to mistake your body’s own healthy… Continue reading March Is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month
March Is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, Launched in 2003, National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month is observed in March of each year, a nationwide effort by the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and affiliated groups to raise the public’s awareness of multiple sclerosis. The vital goals of this campaign are… Continue reading March Is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
Feeling ….
Feeling …. Still not feeling myself, I feel so fatigued, so blah, my hands, arms, elbows, feet, and knees are so sore, and my lower back, my shoulders, and neck are sore as well. I want to feel like me again, please!!!
