Life in the Autoimmune Lane http://arimayasheart.com move over! I wanna change lanes.... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:52:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ode to my father This is a story about my dad.  He has Alzheimer’s.  But he is much more than that.

When I was little my parents got divorced and I lived with my mother and my brother lived with my dad mostly.  I always idolized my dad.  Probably because I didn’t live with him, but he could [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/10/07/ode-to-my-father/ going backwards in time I was going to write a post and as i was going through my

blog I came across this one from 2 years ago and it is

exactly what i was going to say.  I feel like I’m on a treadmill

that’s going backwards.

It’s safe [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/08/22/going-backwards-in-time/ the angry patient 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 [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/08/17/the-angry-patient/ Day 5 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 [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/07/26/day-5/ withdrawal- it’s what’s for dinner

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 [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/07/25/withdrawal-its-whats-for-dinner/ I asked and He answered 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 [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/06/30/i-asked-and-he-answered/ Random thoughts

It’s late and I have to get up so early tomorrow for a meeting with the Bean’s teachers and the school district.  Her specialized pre-school is separate from the school even though physically it is located in the school. So-Bean had to be tested all over again to see if she qualifies for [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/06/08/random-thoughts/ The Story of AARDA AMERICAN AUTOIMMUNE RELATED DISEASE ASSOCIATION

]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/04/21/the-story-of-aarda/ A nightmare come true-speechless 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. [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/04/13/a-nightmare-come-true-speechless/ Please Stop The Pain For Chronic/Intractable Pain Sufferers I know, I’ve been invisible for quite a while now.. Still battling depression, it’s an ongoing thing. I need to get back ‘out there’ and posting is one of the things I need to do to feel good. I have a list of people I need to call/write/hug, and a house to clean, ha! [...]]]> http://arimayasheart.com/2011/03/23/please-stop-the-pain-for-chronicintractable-pain-sufferers/