Christine

Both brained, artist and business woman and totally out of my mind. Living with psoriatic arthritis, determined to make the best of everything.

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@hankgreen Honestly? Nothing. Other than the support of my husband, I’m the giver who takes care of people. When I was diagnosed with PsRA and last year when I was incredibly sick with Lymes I really only got “thoughts and prayers”. On flare up days, I get eyerolls.

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@JWr1ghtBra1n Thank you sweetheart! ❤️

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@ElianaUku Daughter has Pure-O OCD and meditation makes things worse for her, not better.

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@AshleyGWinter

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@thefatdoctoruk You can always pay him/her/them on the hand and say, “it’s okay honey, admitting you’re not good at something is hard to do.”

Then find another surgeon.

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@RepJimmyGomez Not too much longer and Hodge would been old enough to cast his own vote.

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@Angry_Staffer Even the vote to adjourn is a circus. I have a feeling this is what the next 2 years is going to look like.

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@nathaliejacoby1

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I’m thinking Rock Paper Scissors to decide the next speaker of the House. Best 2 out of 3? #Speakerofthehouse

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As a person who had 3 failed epidurals and the forth MUCH higher up on the spine -I couldn’t feel myself breathe- I agree with this. I have no regrets, but it was also my choice.

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@Angry_Staffer Just how much of a hot mess do you think the house is going to be? Will anything get done?

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@AshleyGWinter I will never forget the night that my daughter cried and I just gave up and cried with her.

It's all good, you'll both get through this.

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@jlsmilges I would sign up and **actually** go to a gym like this.

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@AshleyGWinter Adorable! And good luck keeping those socks on!

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@sarahclazarus Can confirm! I even have a high pain tolerance and it was ... yea. I may have used a few colorful words.

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Woohoo! Got a clean bill of health for my heart and my cardiologist "fired" me!

That said, no regrets on the "going to see the cardiologist" front. Yes, it was a pain in the ass, & tests were not fun –but– better to check and find nothing than to not check and miss something!

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@nathaliejacoby1 Yes.

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So far I'm really liking https://t.co/Zyf5PVX2Zh. I'm @oxymoroness over there too.

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@sofiakal0 @criminalplaza I've had a child (no regrets there), and now I refer to my uterus as "the freeloader."

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@criminalplaza Unsolicited advice on describing pain. Do NOT use the number scale. Instead describe what the pain is preventing you from doing as opposed to a normal day.

And don't let them lecture you about OTC medications. Insist on finding the cause, not masking the symptom.