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Leslie




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kick fibromyalgia's ass!
take that fibromyalgia! 18 months ago

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a little over a week ago. So now I’m going to do all the research I can, do everything my super awesome doctor tells me to, and reclaim my life!

Yeah, I’m sad that this is what is wrong with me but I’m happy that I finally know what is wrong with me and I can do something about it—not cure it, but have it be manageable!

Jan 10, 2008, 12:34AM PST | 0 comments


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plus and minus 18 months ago

I’ve been sick for a very long time. I kept thinking it was one thing or the other but it never was and I just became more and more frustrated and beating myself up over it more and more.

And now I know what’s wrong with me, which is the plus. It’s nice to know what the heck is going on. The minus is, well, what is wrong with me. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

There are various symptoms and signs of fibromyalgia which I won’t bore you with. But basically the ones that are effecting me the most are overwhelming fatigue, tenderness to touch, muscle pain, depression (though that’s already being taken care of with medication) and problems sleeping. The fatigue is probably the most frustrating aspect of it because it’s so difficult to accomplish anything which tends to weigh heavily on your mind (which of course makes it even more difficult!).

So, I’m taking it a day at a time and I have to remind myself every day to stop being so critical of myself and to stop feeling guilty when I’m not able to do something and to stop apologizing all of the time! That’s one habit I really need to break—apologizing. I’m constantly feeling guilty for not being able to do things and apologzing. I feel like I’m letting down my roommate in a big way by not being able to do simple things like washing the dishes. I feel like my roommate is going to stop being sympathetic soon and start resenting me for being a burden. Ack!

Jan 09, 2008, 11:56PM PST | 3 cheers | 0 comments


launch novok.org
behind the scenes 18 months ago

Slowly but surely, it’s being prepared behind the scenes. I’m madly writing reviews and collecting more books to review.

Dec 15, 2007, 05:47PM PST | 0 comments


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own a flower shop exercise 10 minutes a day jsherry wants to watch all of Spike Lee's films move to California learn to cook indian food go on a road trip with no destination learn how to solve cryptic crosswords Sing Complete the monopoly board pub crawl dance clean my apartment Winged wants to Take one picture a day as a way to document my life learn photography learn Brazilian (Portuguese) BE MY AUTHENTIC SELF get back together with an ex and do things right be more organized read the top 50 censored books start playing violin again make my own xanga layout get a haircut Be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune ~ John Lee ~ wants to become a storyteller be successful get my motorcycle license...and a motorcycle make a difference move out of florida get my driver's license
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