amaranthe
07-18-2008, 05:45 AM
I know that everyone here has some kind of health problems, whether IC, or potentially IC, or they wouldnt be here, and many ICers have many other health problems on top of the IC. But, in spite of everything bad that ICers have going on, I DID notice one thing as I was browsing the site today and looking at all the pictures....ICers sure are beautiful! Seriously, ladies, have you noticed there isnt a dog in the bunch! :D Nope, not a single one!
I know everyone HATES hearing "but you dont LOOK sick!", (myself included), when we feel so bad, because it seems like it just another form of invalidation. But, when you consider evverything most of us have been thru, we OUGHT to look pretty rough by now, so maybe people are just suprised that our bodies have been thru so much but are still holding up on the outside! Lord knows we have earned the right to be showing some miles on our bodies by now! But, I just thought it was remarkable that in spite of everything, how great everyone looks here ANYWAY! But, then again, I remember a med I used to take that turned my pee blue, that had when it combined with other things turned into Formaldahyde in my bladder! Yep, I was walking around with emabalming fluid in me! LOL!
Seriously though, I think it is b/c we dont get much sun, (since most of us on here feel too bad to do much outside). Also, we all drink tons of water, and most ppl dont do that! And then, b/c of the IC Diet, we all have to eat pretty healthy. Not to mention that we all have to see Drs pretty reg, so labs are taken pretty routinely for other stuff, so if we are low on a vitamin, we have a decent shot of catching that too, (well, at least better than a healthy person would!) :)
So, even though IC sucks, take a look around you sometime at the pics on here, (particularly the older ones....the ones where we know how old they are b/c of the b-day in the profile, yet they dont look anywhere NEAR their age! And take some comfort in knowing that even though you FEEL bad, you all still look beautiful! Like I said, it is especially inspiring to me to see the faces of the Senior ICers, and see that they've "still got it". It gives me hope that if I ever "get it" that maybe I wont lose it either! :)
I know everyone HATES hearing "but you dont LOOK sick!", (myself included), when we feel so bad, because it seems like it just another form of invalidation. But, when you consider evverything most of us have been thru, we OUGHT to look pretty rough by now, so maybe people are just suprised that our bodies have been thru so much but are still holding up on the outside! Lord knows we have earned the right to be showing some miles on our bodies by now! But, I just thought it was remarkable that in spite of everything, how great everyone looks here ANYWAY! But, then again, I remember a med I used to take that turned my pee blue, that had when it combined with other things turned into Formaldahyde in my bladder! Yep, I was walking around with emabalming fluid in me! LOL!
Seriously though, I think it is b/c we dont get much sun, (since most of us on here feel too bad to do much outside). Also, we all drink tons of water, and most ppl dont do that! And then, b/c of the IC Diet, we all have to eat pretty healthy. Not to mention that we all have to see Drs pretty reg, so labs are taken pretty routinely for other stuff, so if we are low on a vitamin, we have a decent shot of catching that too, (well, at least better than a healthy person would!) :)
So, even though IC sucks, take a look around you sometime at the pics on here, (particularly the older ones....the ones where we know how old they are b/c of the b-day in the profile, yet they dont look anywhere NEAR their age! And take some comfort in knowing that even though you FEEL bad, you all still look beautiful! Like I said, it is especially inspiring to me to see the faces of the Senior ICers, and see that they've "still got it". It gives me hope that if I ever "get it" that maybe I wont lose it either! :)