Hurray, I have proper internet at home again and I can access LJ!

So on Sunday morning, I discovered that I had this odd sort of sore lump in my abdomen, between my rib cage and my belly button. Naturally, I panicked. I didn't have enough time to go to the hospital that day to get it checked out, so I went yesterday.

Both Scott and la_tessa had ( Read more... )

Today Tessa, my student, my student's mother and I were standing outside one of the three Jilin University Hospitals, discussing random medical things. (My student and her parents have been beyond kind to me; I owe them so much.) We were standing in a cluster, with Tessa being the one deepest in our cluster. Suddenly, a young woman came up, ( Read more... )

So I went to the hospital again. My hives weren't as bad as they were the day before, but they were coming back after the medicine wore off. Needless to say, I cancelled classes today and slept until 11:00 am ( Read more... )

It is getting worse. My whole face just swelled up, and that is not to get into my current state of Elephant Man-like marks all over. My body is just one big hive. I think we can term this "severe" now ( Read more... )

When I first came to China, I was struck by how big I was compared to all of the other girls here. In America I was a size 4-6, about a S to M, and by American standards, pretty thin. In China I was an XL and I didn't fit into any of the pants here.

( struggling with my body image )

You all won't believe this, but I have a cold! I'm not joking! It's my own fault though, because I took Class 4 outside on what I thought was a nice afternoon. Well, it had been for Class 3, but by the time we went out it was extremely windy and rather chilly. We were only out for an hour, and I didn't even feel cold because I was warm inside ( Read more... )

Forget diets, try being ill! Cheaper than smoking or being a heroin addict, and much faster than crazy diets. Get the flu, get a bout of food poisoning, and soon you too will look a skinny hipless Chinese girl. When I think about it, the last two months have been a bit dangerous. Usually I eat like anyone's business, but with bouts of fasting ( Read more... )

How completely and utterly frightening is this article? Must not contract Type II diabetes! Must exercise more! Must stop eating fries! Must stop stuffing face ( Read more... )