kadi
08-21-2004, 05:39 PM
A year ago...
...I was doubled over crying, peeing every 15 minutes, & trying to sleep a few minutes at a time sitting up on the bathroom floor.
...I couldn't wear pants, only loose shift dresses.
...I was in the ER at 1:00am because my doctors were telling me to drink cranberry juice & take 6 Advil a day & I didn't know any better.
...I was at my sickest, still undiagnosed, losing a pound a day, unable to sleep, eat, drive, work & getting the runaround from a bunch of apathetic doctors.
This week I...
...went to an all-week training for my continuing education requirement, didn't miss a day & had energy to run errands afterwards!
...wore pants every day to the trainings.
...brought my own lunch to the training & my colleagues either didn't notice/ignored it OR wished they had my lunch instead of what was provided. (heehee)
...had a great time at a party last night with former colleagues I hadn't seen since before IC. They were supportive when they saw I wasn't eating the party food & I explained why & that only took up a few minutes . Mostly we laughed & told stories til midnight...
...have meds & a diet that allowed me to sleep in until 10:30 this morning to make up for being out so late last night!!
..am super grateful that this week before school starts is NOTHING like last year's!!!!!!!!!
Today, I had my first ever completely 100% pain free day since I got sick! (I've had hours without pain, but never a full day before.)
I am so grateful for these boards & all of you because I wouldn't have had this kind of week without all the love, support & information I've received here!
...I was doubled over crying, peeing every 15 minutes, & trying to sleep a few minutes at a time sitting up on the bathroom floor.
...I couldn't wear pants, only loose shift dresses.
...I was in the ER at 1:00am because my doctors were telling me to drink cranberry juice & take 6 Advil a day & I didn't know any better.
...I was at my sickest, still undiagnosed, losing a pound a day, unable to sleep, eat, drive, work & getting the runaround from a bunch of apathetic doctors.
This week I...
...went to an all-week training for my continuing education requirement, didn't miss a day & had energy to run errands afterwards!
...wore pants every day to the trainings.
...brought my own lunch to the training & my colleagues either didn't notice/ignored it OR wished they had my lunch instead of what was provided. (heehee)
...had a great time at a party last night with former colleagues I hadn't seen since before IC. They were supportive when they saw I wasn't eating the party food & I explained why & that only took up a few minutes . Mostly we laughed & told stories til midnight...
...have meds & a diet that allowed me to sleep in until 10:30 this morning to make up for being out so late last night!!
..am super grateful that this week before school starts is NOTHING like last year's!!!!!!!!!
Today, I had my first ever completely 100% pain free day since I got sick! (I've had hours without pain, but never a full day before.)
I am so grateful for these boards & all of you because I wouldn't have had this kind of week without all the love, support & information I've received here!