How does a person who doesn’t move when they work (writing on a computer) get a work-related injury? Hello carpal tunnel syndrome. My ring finger has been hurting badly for over a year and I assumed it was fibromyalgia or arthritis that was the culprit. So did my doctor when I saw him. About 6Continue reading “Another pain joins the party”
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Psych meds and a garden update
No news on the pain front. Everything still hurts, but what I’m doing (drugs, meditation, weed, and rest) is keeping it enough in control for me to function. Some days are good, some are bad, and changing the weather offers some experiences. I think I’ve spoken on this blog before about my depression and anxiety.Continue reading “Psych meds and a garden update”
My drugs have drugs
One of my drugs went bad. It was a new drug that worked great for a couple of weeks and then turned on me and had me seeing things and hearing voices. Those are not side effects I can live with. I am so tired of all this. I am on maybe 15 drugs forContinue reading “My drugs have drugs”
I went for a walk
I’m over visiting my friends (the family we co-bubble with) and they were going out for a walk. On my bad days, I would never consider such a thing. But, today I was feeling good. Around the corner from their house, the city is constructing a new roundabout. We walked there to scavenge anything thatContinue reading “I went for a walk”
Waiting out the winter
My joints tell me it is still winter. So does last week’s major snow. Luckily, I don’t have the Seasonal Affective Disorder that some of my friends have – I hold them in the light. I hold myself in the promise of the light and wait for my croci to appear, followed by the daffodils.Continue reading “Waiting out the winter”
Movement
The light is starting to return. The seed catalogs are flowing in at a rate of several per day. The very first signs of winter ending are starting to happen. This winter has been a tough one for pain. My doctor took me off gabapentin because it was having terrible side effects and put meContinue reading “Movement”
Buy me a melon
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johannahaas Quick post here. I’ve just signed up for http://www.buymeacoffee.com. If you are reading these posts and want to encourage me – you can buy me a melon. (I changed it because I really want some melon in winter.) You can also click like or follow me. I’d put it on as a widget, butContinue reading “Buy me a melon”
The Seeds Were Planted Early On
By guest blogger Carrie Ann Golden You can find her blog at A Writer and Her Adolescent Muse My writing journey began at the age of eleven when a friend challenged a group of us as to who could write the scariest story. The year was 1982 and I was living in a small hamletContinue reading “The Seeds Were Planted Early On”
Hot Honey Recipe for Pain
Cayenne peppers and other hot peppers are marvellous medicine for pain, both taken internally and used externally. Cayenne is in many of the heating patches and creams you can buy at the store. You can eat the hot peppers straight and hot sauce if you have the taste and stomach for it. On the otherContinue reading “Hot Honey Recipe for Pain”
My cane and visibility
A couple of years ago my arthritis advanced to the point where I need to use a cane for a while. (I’m not using it now thanks to physical therapy). At first, I was a little upset. But then I realized that walking slowly with a cane is better than just walking slowly. I wasContinue reading “My cane and visibility”
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