Life in the Autoimmune Lane » Autoimmunity

the angry patient

Michelle — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:59:34 +0000

I’m frustrated and pissed. This post has no happy ending. With that said-

I’m completely off all pain meds. Not just narcotic but all. I am still on the fence as to whether it was a ‘good idea’ to go off of narcotic pain meds. I don’t have that sick poison feeling anymore but [...]

Day 5

Michelle — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:40:06 +0000

It’s been five days since i’ve been off all of my pain meds and man oh man I am so regretting that. And then I’m not. I did it. It took a couple of months but I am pain med free and maybe, just maybe I will get the correct meds and the correct [...]

withdrawal- it’s what’s for dinner

Michelle — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:49:24 +0000

And breakfast and lunch. My hands are shaking so badly right now it’s near impossible to type. sigh. I am still undecided if going off my pain meds was a good idea or not. It’s really hard to think clearly when you are in withdrawal. And the same goes for pain. When you [...]

I asked and He answered

Michelle — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:10:27 +0000

Hey all. It’s been a little while…I’ve been conducting an experiment that sounds ridiculous, and now I’m starting to think it is. My PC told me a while back when I wanted to go up on my pain meds that he thought that I would be in the same pain without them as I am with [...]

The Story of AARDA

Michelle — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:49:25 +0000

AMERICAN AUTOIMMUNE RELATED DISEASE ASSOCIATION

A nightmare come true-speechless

Michelle — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:24:21 +0000

I’m sick. I know this much. My headache is finally gone, it feels gone. Is it gone? I keep rolling over, trying to go back to sleep. He’s shaking me. Do you know who I am???? Over and over again. I just pull away. All I want to do is sleep while I can. [...]

I’m still standin. (yeah yeah yeah)

Michelle — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:03:00 +0000

Another month has gone by and lately I’ve been hyper-aware of how fast it’s flying. Markers are infusions and doctors visits. Everything in between has been an effort to make it through another day. It’s no way to live. My depression is a strong opponent. Each win for the other side sees me [...]

Dark Day

Michelle — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:54:19 +0000

I woke up this morning just feeling the depression before I even had my eyes open all the way. I’ve been battling it for weeks now, but today is/was different. I felt like I’d already lost the battle and I hadn’t even gotten out of bed. I know this is a chemical thing, and [...]

Mish-Mash Friday with a little bit a dis and a little bit a dat

Michelle — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:30:32 +0000

I get the weirdest spam on this blog. There’s tons that are just gobbledy-gook like a cat ran down the keyboard and here in there in the mix are some smut words. Other times there is a paragraph of nonsense. Makes me laugh as I go through them. Here’s one

I’ve been searching for [...]

Where Did the Summer Go?

Michelle — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:01:36 +0000

I have been pretty quiet I know, it’s been a weird and kinda crazy summer. I finally got my diagnosis (dermatomyositis), got my first treatment; landed in the ER a couple of days later with WORST SIDE EFFECT EVER, then went on to have a series of strange days.

I woke up in the [...]