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Setting my priorities
As some of you know, I suffer from a chronic pain disorder called fibromyalgia.

Over the past few days, I've been wrestling through a particularly bad flare-up. I am limping severely, my hands keep going numb, and my back is causing me enormous amounts of pain that no safe dosage of codeine is helping alleviate.

I think it's been aggravated by stress from work and modding, as well as worry about my father's impending surgery (he's got a hernia, which would normally be a relatively simple surgery but compounded with all his other health problems, even minor surgeries are risky). Add to that horrible fluctuations in barometric pressure and temperature, and a fairly unpleasant bout of PMS, and you've got one unhappy Moony.

I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow, maybe she'll have something that will help me cope, or can refer me to someone who can give me suggestions on how to deal with this.

For the next few days though, I'm going to try to take it easy and may not be online too much. Try not to send me massive batches of sigs and s**t to do, you know who you are. evil


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  • User Comments: [17]
    Do not die!

    I wish I could bust out some crazy House-style medical genius-foolery, but I can't, so I'll stick with saying good luck in regards to all stress, malevolent weather phenomena, and doctor visits. heart

    comment fubenkunai · Community Member · Mon Apr 03, 2006 @ 08:09pm
    I'd rather not have some mysterious form of spinal cancer or having been accidentally ingesting some crazy toxin over the last six months, thankyouverymuch

    heart House, but it's a tad predictable sometimes ;P

    comment Moonblossom · Community Member · Mon Apr 03, 2006 @ 08:28pm
    *Hugs* Take care of you. I'll see you when I regain web access and you're feeling better. I'll miss you. crying

    comment Anathema Device · Community Member · Mon Apr 03, 2006 @ 08:39pm
    *hugs*

    I miss you, I hope I'll see you soon!

    comment Moonblossom · Community Member · Mon Apr 03, 2006 @ 08:41pm
    Oh, for sure it's predictable sometimes. But if I have to be expecting something from a TV show, then it might as well be anthrax or acute naphthalene toxicity. xd

    comment fubenkunai · Community Member · Mon Apr 03, 2006 @ 11:45pm
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    Get well soon. I know someone with that and he goes through alot. I myself have Psoraisis and it burns like a b***h X_X but s**t happens. All we can do is deal with it and learn to cope.


    "Seduce my mind and you can have my body. Find my soul and I'm yours forever."
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    comment Lady_Threnody · Community Member · Tue Apr 04, 2006 @ 12:02am
    Take your time and get well.. Lord knows Gaia is minute compared to your health and the health of your father.

    Get well soon 3nodding heart

    comment Eva Dramatica · Community Member · Tue Apr 04, 2006 @ 12:39am
    OH I GUESS SO :(((((

    comment Kathleen Starr · Community Member · Tue Apr 04, 2006 @ 07:07am
    Fibromyalgia, really, really sucks, I have a little buddy who has that, his name is Carter, he's only six and he wakes up crying at night from back pain. My little cousin (who btw adores you) has a little buddy, named Will, his dad is always getting stomach surgery, and believe it or not, his dad just had a hernia, see, Will's younger brother, Sam. has some sort of mental and phys. disability, he will never walk or talk, he has a trike that makes it so he can make noise, he is also fed through a tube going to his stomach, he's getting older, and pretty soon, he's going to have to be put in a hospital, his dad, was working with Sam alone, trying to give him his meds and feed him, his dad moved wrong and fast and ended up getting a hernia. His dad had is in his 50's so they (the doctors) didn't expect him to do very well, and recover very well after the surgery, but 3 days after the surgery he was fine and able to walk, don't worry about your father, he'll be OK.

    comment Only ugly people lie · Community Member · Thu Apr 06, 2006 @ 04:56am
    I know that you'll get better Moony. If you ever want to talk about anything at all that concerns you in any way either PM me post a coment on my pro telling me to PM you, e-mail me, or IM me.

    comment [Afflicted_Sanguinarian] · Community Member · Thu Apr 06, 2006 @ 06:52am
    Thanks for all the supportive comments, everyone. I took a few days off work and got some hardcore muscle relaxants, so things are getting better.

    I do find it a little odd that the cousin of someone I asked to stop contacting me is now randomly reading my journal though...

    comment Moonblossom · Community Member · Thu Apr 06, 2006 @ 01:38pm
    I know I'm a few days late on this one, but I hope you're feeling better Moony.
    My father actually went through a hernia operation a few years ago...I remember how scary that was and he's in pretty good health, so I can only begin to feel for you there. I hope everything goes well with that.

    *throws hugs your way*

    comment Nuime · Community Member · Fri Apr 07, 2006 @ 07:28am
    *hugs Moony*

    Best of luck for both you and your father. I know alot of others have offered too, but if you need any help or support at all, I'm more than willing to do what I can.

    (and that is a very lovely tattoo) heart

    comment Snaptastic · Community Member · Sat Apr 08, 2006 @ 02:59am
    Get well. Take all the time you need to heal.

    comment Heddy-oji · Community Member · Sat Apr 08, 2006 @ 06:25am
    heart .

    comment Breyer · Community Member · Mon Apr 10, 2006 @ 08:06pm
    Moony-hun. Long time no talk.
    If you need someone to help you ease off work on the shopfront, I can help you out. I'm relatively free and get bored easy. I could do some work for you. I don't need payment for it. smile

    I hope the condition eases up soon.

    comment Ophiuchus · Community Member · Tue Apr 11, 2006 @ 06:51pm
    I'm sorry to hear that!!
    I hope it all goes well with your father and you can somehow subside that awful PMS!!
    I really hope you feel better soon and if there is anything I can do to help in ANY way... you just let teh muffin know!!
    <3

    comment ButtMuffin · Community Member · Thu May 18, 2006 @ 08:37pm
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