I'm a complicated mess already but my health issues, mainly my auto-immune arthritis, make it worse. Reading, my pets, my boyfriend, and exercising keeps me happy though.
The above things also constitute as my hobbies... I know, I have no life.

I'm currently on a feminine, lady-like, vintage, classy kick. Be forewarned.

Gluten Free since April 2012.

PS: I have a dedicated fitblr, message me for the link :)

3rd October 2012

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Ever since I was a child, I had always dreamed that something would happen that would change my life forever. I should have specified that being chronically ill was NOT what I had in mind…

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26th September 2012

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What a great morning!! I went and saw my rheumatologist today and, between the combination of medication and the gluten free diet, I’m doing well enough that I don’t have to see him again until March of next year! And I didn’t have to have any blood work or labs done today!! So excited! :)

Tagged: RARheumatoid ArthritisrheumatologistASankylosing spondylitisappointmentblood worklabspositivehappyprogresshealthyremission

13th September 2012

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Enbrel Thursdays… #enbrel #shot #ra #rheumatoidarthritis #pain #bandaid #injectorpen (Taken with Instagram)

Enbrel Thursdays… #enbrel #shot #ra #rheumatoidarthritis #pain #bandaid #injectorpen (Taken with Instagram)

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31st August 2012

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It pays to have nurses for friends

abbyrusnica:

Enbrel in the stomach hurts WAY less than in my thigh but I was too scared to try it this past year until Syd convinced me it’d be better :x

For the first four weeks that I injected enbrel, I injected into my thigh. And got reeeeaaaaally bad reactions. I almost never even bruise now that I inject into my stomach, let alone get reactions. And I agree, it doesn’t hurt as bad!

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29th August 2012

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29th August 2012

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So very tired. I definitely didn’t sleep well at all last night and all I want to do is go back to sleep but, alas, I’m stuck at the dentist. I’ve been here for an hour already and I’ll be here for at least another hour more. We’re supposed to find out today if those injections straight into the jaw joints helped at all. Fingers crossed that they did because I don’t want to even think about what the next step will have to be if we can’t get my jaw to stabilize…

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21st August 2012

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chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat.Text reads: “TOP: Tell mom you got a pill organizer BOTTOM: ‘But those are for senior citizens’”]
Can’t open pill bottles in the morning, bro.

I can open the bottles but damn, do you know how long it would take me to go through and open all nine bottles? That’s a lot of wasted time when I can simply go through and set myself up for the upcoming week. Added benefit is that it lets me see what I’m running low on at least a week in advance.

chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat.Text reads: “TOP: Tell mom you got a pill organizer BOTTOM: ‘But those are for senior citizens’”]

Can’t open pill bottles in the morning, bro.

I can open the bottles but damn, do you know how long it would take me to go through and open all nine bottles? That’s a lot of wasted time when I can simply go through and set myself up for the upcoming week. Added benefit is that it lets me see what I’m running low on at least a week in advance.

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19th August 2012

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Oh chronic illness cat, you know me so well :/

Oh chronic illness cat, you know me so well :/

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9th July 2012

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I love how a person can look fine on the outside, great even, but be so broken on the inside. I’m sick of being broken but I don’t know how to fix it. And for once, I’m not talking about my RA. Just everything else…

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29th May 2012

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chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat.Text reads: “wake up with absolutely no pain for once. “oh my god I died and went to heaven””]

And then cry the next day when the pain comes back :/

chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat.Text reads: “wake up with absolutely no pain for once. “oh my god I died and went to heaven””]

And then cry the next day when the pain comes back :/

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