I had my appointment with the physical therapist about my arthritis/knee pain today, and came home feeling very discouraged and overwhelmed. Apparently, the things I've been doing that have been hurting my knees are actively grinding down the cartilege, making the problem worse. This includes things like walking up stairs, which I do (according to ( Read more... )

I've been resting and resting, coughing and coughing, but things may finally be improving!

1. April 7 (seven weeks ago): The cough became violent & my chest often felt tight, like my lungs couldn't inflate enough & I couldn't get enough air. (Apparently, this is what docs call "shortness of breath.")
2. April 14 (six weeks ago): GP diagnosed bronchitis.
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For the past couple weeks, I've been working with my therapist to try to understand and identify my anxiety more effectively, since it tends to just bowl me over with no warning. So my homework this week was to try to think and pay attention and catalog what I feel when I'm anxious, and how it differs from how I feel when I'm not anxious ( Read more... )