Tag: abdominal pain
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Danger, Will Robinson
When you are chronically ill, hope is a dangerous thing. At first you do. You hope. You hope fiercely. It’s what gets you through so many doctor appointments and awkward procedures and pain-filled days. Hope is what gets you through. But eventually, that hope fades. After going to get the ninth second opinion, your hope…
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Doctor, Doctor
Turns out I do not, in fact, have a bad case of loving you. I have a bad case of nobody knows what the fuck is up with my body. On the bright side, there is in fact medical terminology for what’s up with my body: Isolated, Idiopathic Colonic Ischemia. Basically the blood stops flowing…
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Running Out of Gas
I am so tired. I am exhausted and frustrated and I just woke up. I have spent the last week dealing with a mystery illness that causes extreme abdominal pain, dizziness and forced bodily functions that nobody wants to have to deal with. Ever. I have seen three doctors this week, been to the ER,…
Previously Unexplored 