How Will I Live With A Fused Wrist?
My hand surgeon appointment was shocking! I never thought I would hear the news she gave me. When I saw a hand surgeon 1 1/2 years ago, he said that he usually takes out three bones and that leaves the patient with a lot of mobility. Having Avascular Necrosis in my wrists has made me […]
Navigating Desperation and Determination: Finding Strength in Illness
Having multiple chronic illnesses has taken me on a very tough journey. Every life has difficulties and pain, but when someone lives with illness and pain that occurs everyday, desperation can be an often-experienced emotion. Understanding Desperation Having feelings of desperation, unfortunately, can weigh me down. These feelings appear when I’m in the most pain. […]
Am I Always Feeling Down?
When Charlie Kirk was assassinated I felt angry and sad. Now, I just feel down. This has turned into a bit of a flare and feelings of sadness. It’s the kind of sadness that says, I don’t want to do anything. The flare I’m having has a lot of symptoms that I am used to […]
What To Do When You Can’t Take Acetamino-phen or Ibuprofin
Ways to Stop Pain 1. Medications 2. Physical Therapy 3. Alternative Therapies 4. Lifestyle Changes 5. Mind-Body Techniques 6. Heat and Cold Therapy 7. Supportive Devices 8. Professional Help 9. Staying Informed I’ve given my experiences with each of these topics. I know that each of us with chronic pain will have a different story. […]
Effective Strategies to Lesson Joint Pain During Cooler Weather
Updated: Oct 12 As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, many of us anticipate the beauty of fall and the coziness of winter. However, for those of us dealing with joint pain, cooler weather can bring on a flare or other challenges. I know from my own experience how much the weather can affect […]
Understanding the Impact of Stress Layers on Chronic Illness Management
I have wanted to post this past week, but was too overwhelmed. One of my adult children is having family problems, and hubby and I have been focused on helping. It doesn’t matter how old our children get, we both rush to help when they need us. When people I love are hurting and I […]
Chronic Christmas Panic
Lisa Ehrman It’s time for Christmas-is-almost-here-Panic! Every year I look through my lists of people and gifts, hoping I’ve done everything. Even when I was healthy, there would be something that I had missed. That meant running around buying what I could at the last minute. When I was younger and healthy, I took Christmas […]
Subjective Medical Test Results
Today has been stressful and a little weird. When you deal with doctors there is so much subjectivity. It can make a person crazy and make me hesitant to even pretend to understand any medical stuff. My understanding of tests must be way off. The results of my two tests were finally collected by the […]
More Test Results and Questions
Lisa Ehrman My two calcium tests are now finished. The test schedules were drawn out, because the hospital lost my first samples. I finally finished them on Monday. These tests were to complete the testing to see if I have a problem with my Parathyroid. An earlier test showed high PTH, so that was a […]
Warm Memories With Pain
Our Christmas was filled with so many warm memories! Driving six days to spend four days with my family has been very hard. But, the memories of the four days are joyful, no matter the increase in pain. We have two more days of driving before we arrive at home. The only way I could […]