Apr 02, 2024 18:32
I have stupid arthritis. My knees, which have bothered me for years, started causing more problems in the past few months so I finally went to the doctor. The arthritis diagnosis isn't a surprise, but it does make the fact that I am OLD really hit home. Even though I look and feel old, I still clung to this false belief that I somehow wasn't. Can't lie to myself anymore. I am basically dead.
As if that wasn't enough, I'm also growing more and more intolerant of various foods. Everything either bloats me, gives me the farts, or the straight up shits. Heavy/rich foods will send me into a coma.
I made a poor choice at a brunch last Saturday, ordering quiche with ham and cheddar. I had to go home and take a nap - slept most of the weekend. I still feel sluggish and wrong. I rarely have an appetite anymore. Still fat!
If there was any way, any way at all..to go back and be in my 20s again, I would do it. Drink the blood of virgins? Eat living kittens? Appear naked on TV? I would do these things. Would not bat an eye.