Heh, so I was very intrigued to see this article on women's bodily functions linked at ontd_feminism today. It seems ironic to put this discussion under a cut, given that the whole point is "we should be able to talk about this," but I'll spare you.

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As I mentioned, my parents were here this weekend. My mother, of course, brought with her cheeseburgers, broccoli salad, and corn on the cob, which is pretty much a trifecta if she were trying to kill me. :-P If she'd included bran flakes and strawberries, she'd have had Crohn's bingo. On the plus side, I'm almost at eight weeks without my symptoms ( Read more... )

I am absolutely exhausted today, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense, since I had one of those weekends where I sit around like a useless lump and feel sorry for myself (this tends to happen when I'm sick). Granted, I didn't sleep much last night, but it makes the weekend feel like a total waste when all I wanted to do was catch up on sleep, ( Read more... )

One of my classes this summer is on health care policy, and I hope it answers this question: "Why are insurance companies so dumb?"

( Cut for whiny personal post )

And by "that," I mean the crappiest year ever. Goodbye, 2009. I will not miss you.

So, uh, happy belated holiday-of-your-choosing to everyone. Also, belated thank you to louise39 for the Christmas card and seductivembrace for the virtual presents. I seem to have completely missed the holiday season here on LJ. I ended up taking an unscheduled hiatus ( Read more... )

So, I was chugging along at a good clip there, posting everyday for almost a week... and then went two whole weeks without posting anything. Whoops ( Read more... )

It's Crohn's disease.

(Imagine me singing to the tune of "Bye Bye Birdie")

I went to the doctor again today, and I suppose it's another good news/bad news situation. The good news is that my test results came back, and the C. diff bacteria, my erstwhile companion, is finally out of my system. Which I had kind of guessed, since I did feel better once I'd finished round ( Read more... )

I'd just like to take this opportunity, on our two-month anniversary, to recognize the bacteria living in my intestines ( Read more... )