When I lose everything but me
This is one of several blog posts I drafted late last year and got distracted from. This isn’t the duckiest or most amusing one to… Read More »When I lose everything but me
This is one of several blog posts I drafted late last year and got distracted from. This isn’t the duckiest or most amusing one to… Read More »When I lose everything but me
After talking with patients, doctors, and loved ones — and, as a trained observer, carefully noticing the changes in posture, expression, and tone as I’ve… Read More »CRPS terminology, under the nervous grin
I’m now attending a weekly meeting of fellow pain patients in the area. It’s very good. A few things came up which I felt confident… Read More »A “bag of tricks” post: Care in Western NE, loads of info sources, and why long car trips hurt so much
To cut a long story short, I wound up with insufficient medication before my next pain doc appointment, and had to cobble together my full… Read More »Dropping the ball… and kicking it along for a bit
Remapping and the primitive brain are key concepts that come up often for people with chronic pain — though we don’t always know it. These underlie some treatment… Read More »Remapping and the primitive brain; toolkit bonuses at end
I used to run between 3 and 12 miles, 3 to 5 times per week. Not so much because I wanted to be One Of… Read More »On the road again
I’m doing a sort of elimination testing to refine what nuts and seeds, under what conditions, cause the troubles I howled about last week. It’s… Read More »Nut milks can be magical
While I was mulling the constancy of nausea and yuckiness, looking for a reason more useful than “it’s winter”, I realized I had relentless cascades… Read More »Aw, nuts!
I’ve been mulling this for years and occasionally blog it on a case-by-case basis: Handling bereavement (with digressions): https://livinganyway.com/wp/2014/03/08/threads-on-the-loom-bereavement-and-crps/ An anxiety toolkit I came up with for myself: https://livinganyway.com/wp/2016/01/27/handling-anxiety-and-its-obnoxious-little-friends/… Read More »On trauma in central nervous system sensitization* & dysautonomia
I switched to a new insurance company that might provide dental care. I haven’t tried them on that yet, but I will. It’s on the… Read More »Documentation: Updating supplement sheet, showing changes