Life in the Autoimmune Lane » Autoimmune disease

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 [...]

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. [...]

Please Stop The Pain For Chronic/Intractable Pain Sufferers

Michelle — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:56:25 +0000

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! [...]

My Gift

Michelle — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:26:05 +0000

Yesterday was the Bean’s birthday. She woke up early and there was a gift from her momma on the kitchen counter waiting for her. Wow! She said when she saw it. A present!!! I told her, yes, momma left it there for you to see first thing in the morning! Well, she was excited [...]

Counting my blessings

Michelle — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:53:21 +0000

I love this shot. I really kicked up the contrast and colors, but even with no touch up, it is a pretty flower. These past few months for us as a family have been extremely challenging. Lot’s of illness, family issues, money, surgeries, pain, I need to come back to simple to get through [...]

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 [...]

Video killed the radio star… UPDATED-with link

Michelle — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:18:05 +0000

But not the 80′s tv and movie stars. What do George Wendt, Jason Alexander, Tonya Harding, Philip Michael Thomas (Tubbs), Kelly McGillis, Katerina Witt, Roger Moore, Ricki Lake, (I’m not done yet!) Corbin Bernson, Lou Ferrigno, **Dolph Lundgren, Robert Englund (Freddie Kruger-eeeek!), Darryl Hannah and Peter Falk all have in common??? Singing! This rockin video, [...]