Pretty much as soon as that last pesky stitch came out, I finally felt better. Better than I had in a year. The low iron and the tonsillitis (and tonsillectomy) were nearly back to back, leaving me vaguely sick but outwardly functional for most of a year. It’s only since “coming out of it” that […]
Health
I Am Angry
I am tired and cranky. I have had a few people be incredibly entitled to me in recent months and I’m only just realizing that I am angry about it. I am angry at them. I am hurt by them. I am hurt by their lack of understanding that their entitlement really hurt me. […]
Health, Hospitals and Insurance
I have a weird feeling right now. I think things are over. I have no outstanding needs to see a doctor. That is a pretty unfamiliar place to be in for me right now. Health, Hospitals and Insurance Health For three weeks, I had been at my GP weekly to get them […]
Is Small Talk All About Being Busy?
One of the things I’ve noticed while being sick most of this year is how little people are interested in me. And yes, that sounds like a strange and self absorbed thing to say. But it’s more about how small talk seems to focus itself. Is Small Talk All About Being Busy? […]
Tips for Adult Tonsillectomy Recovery
Firstly, let me start with #NotADoctor. This is based on my personal experience. Please make sure you follow the clinical guidelines set by your doctor above all else. You can read about my surgery day itself here. (A quick look around the internet will tell you the advice varies a lot, which is why […]
My Tonsillectomy
As you may know, on Saturday I was booked in to have my tonsils removed. Which was my first surgery! I left work at midday on Friday as I wanted the time to (try to) relax, and do a few last minute errands. I wasn’t the most relaxed but I wasn’t too bad. Friday […]
The Stock Shop
I used to post my grocery shopping on here pretty often. It all started with my very tight budget post when I was working part time and struggling financially. Then I did it regularly, sometimes along with photos of the meals I had made. But I stopped, partially out of laziness and partially because what […]
Pain Education
Firstly, can we please discuss that “pain education” sounds like a threat from some two-bit thug in a bad movie? And yet, it’s actually printed on my very official (well, I guess, printed, anyway) hospital paperwork. Can I claim I’m educated in pain already and don’t want a lesson? Pain Education In semi-seriousness, I’m […]
Dear Doctor Fat
Dear Doctor Fat, I had been to see you, or your clinic, before. That time, possibly years ago now, I’d had a massive headache that no amount of over the counter drugs helped. Whoever I saw at your clinic told me it was just stress, and that my blood pressure was high and I […]
5 Weeks Of Tonsillitis Has Killed My Soul
Well, the headline kind of says it all, really. I’ve had tonsillitis on and off since March 15th. That batch came on overnight and severely. Two weeks of strong antibiotics later and I was “better”. Only I wasn’t really. It felt like I had a sinus infection … or something. I just didn’t feel […]