Pain Awareness Month The month of September has been declared Pain Awareness Month. Pain Awareness Month is a time when various organizations work to raise public awareness of issues in the area of pain and pain management. Links:https://www.theacpa.org/pain-awareness/september-is-pain-awareness-month/
Category: Medical
I feel Like a Drug Addict
I feel Like a Drug Addict The way the current process is set up, I often feel like I’m a drug addict, or I’m doing something illegal when I have to take a narcotic prescription medication. My doctor can only write the prescription for a certain amount each month and with no refills, though she… Continue reading I feel Like a Drug Addict
Fibromyalgia Isn’t Just For Women
Fibromyalgia Isn’t Just For Women Often, when you hear that someone has Fibromyalgia, you instantly think of a female. Fibromyalgia affects more than 4 million Americans age 18 and older. Depending on the source, anywhere between 60-90% of those with Fibro are female, but men can and do get it. Men who have Fibro are… Continue reading Fibromyalgia Isn’t Just For Women
What Is Costochondritis?
What Is Costochondritis? ***DISCLAIMER*** I’m not a doctor or in the medical field, I have been diagnosed with Costochondritis at the ER and my Rheumatologist confirmed that diagnosis. I also have several Rheumatologic conditions (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and Sjögren’s syndrome) Costochondritis (kos-toe-kon-DRY-tis) is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone… Continue reading What Is Costochondritis?
Pain
Pain Yesterday while working at the farm, I was lucky enough to be on the receiving end of a conversation about how poorly men handle pain and that men could never deal with childbirth. I’m so freaking sick and tired of this narrative. For some reason, people fail to understand that everyone is different and… Continue reading Pain
Costochondritis Rib Pain
Costochondritis Rib Pain If it’s not one pain it’s another. I know it is almost cliché, but it works for this post. I have always had a fairly high threshold for pain, in fact, I have been able to ignore a ton of pain in my life. Usually, I can ignore it and just push… Continue reading Costochondritis Rib Pain
Costochondritis – A Year and a Half Later
Costochondritis – A Year and a Half Later I was first diagnosed with Costochondritis in the ER around Thanksgiving 2022. At the time, the pain was intense and I was at the ER not for the pain itself, but for what we thought the pain was being caused by. I had been having the pain… Continue reading Costochondritis – A Year and a Half Later
My Daily Medication Intake
My Daily Medication Intake To combat the pain and issues from my Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Costochondritis, and Sjögren’s syndrome, I take the following medications daily. Gabapentin – this really helps with general joint pain, the best way I can describe this is that your hands and feet (mostly) are getting squeezed in a vise. Gabapentin… Continue reading My Daily Medication Intake
PTSD Awareness Day 2023
National PTSD Awareness Day National PTSD Awareness Day in the USA 2020. National PTSD Awareness Day is celebrated annually on June 27. It aims to raise awareness of posttraumatic stress disorder, a mental health problem that may develop after a person has been exposed to one or more traumatic events. Links:https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp
Fun Flare-Up
Fun Flare-Up I have been having back-to-back flare-ups for about a month now. I managed to go nearly a full week without one, and my cat told me that I was having a flare-up starting. I don’t think I have mentioned it on the blog, but she will come up to me and lightly bite… Continue reading Fun Flare-Up
