This gout shit is nothing to fuck around with. I had turkey and gravy yesterday (both high purine foods) and woke up this morning feeling like I broke my fucking arm. OW ( Read more... )

previously, on Green's Personal Life:

our intrepid heroine started taking a new psych med that actually seems to work. depression has (for however long) lifted. med is expensive and likely will be unavailable in approx 5 weeks.

and now we present Green's Personal Life (Monday edition):

thought of the day - apparently being less depressed means I ( Read more... )

ativan + percocet + quiet MRI = sleeping while being imaged

\o/

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vertigo flared up today. this usually only happens if I get really, stupidly upset and cry a lot. but I haven't, so I don't know what's up. gotta spend a lot of time in bed because moving = more vertigo and nausea. but it's even worse for my back. the laying around, I mean. so I don't know ( Read more... )

putting this behind a cut because weight/body/food talk (plus "death/suicide is inevitable" thoughts)

( small goal and baby steps )

I am now the proud owner of a brand new HEATING PAD! (cheaper than the sunbeam site says; I bought it for $29.84 from Walmart ( Read more... )

being sick sucks.

and apparently I'm just going to get worse.

on the up side, I wrote about 350 words last night right before I passed out from exhaustion and Percocet. yay me!

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doctor appt set for august 4th. going to talk to him about the pain increase. not much we can do about it when I can't really afford another MRI or the cost of going back to the orthopedic place, and I definitely can't afford surgery, but at least it'll be on record and possibly help with my disability claim. eventually. maybe.

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It's pretty amazing that somehow after all this time, I've never actually made or used a 'physical health' tag. I have my 'my back hurts' tag, but nothing about any other physical complaints, just my pain. Huh ( Read more... )