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Sudden onset, stomach distress, and inability to eat.
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Oh my gosh, I’ve been thinking about my mom all day and missing her (she passed in 2011) and now you just reminded me of her. She’d called me and complain about a hangnail for 45 minutes and then when she was diagnosed with colon cancer, she told me that she had been having stomach pain for five years and never told anyone! I couldn’t believe it. Perhaps we’re related. 😁 You sound like you might be British or Australian and my grandfather‘s parents on my maternal side were British. I’m in the US and I feel like I need to apologize for that. I’m not responsible! There are some of us here who are intelligent and not arrogant, believe it or not.
Again, I’m so impressed by your strength, and so sorry that you have to go through all that you’re dealing with. It makes my problems seem puny in comparison. I guess we all have our crosses to bear in different ways, but I can’t imagine being in that much pain every day.
I hope there are some things that you can enjoy and I’m sure you’re an inspiration to those who know you by virtue of the fact that you haven’t given up. Life is difficult enough when you’re healthy!
Onward and upward! Or, perhaps it’s downward - some days I’m not sure. Take care of yourself!
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Hi,
I moved from Detroit to NZ many years ago. I'm of Scottish decent which likely explains the stoic attitude. I appear to have taken it to the extreme! My mothers side of the family tree have all been the same, yet my fathers side have all been wimps, as my brother was. Thank the Lord for those genes, 2 out of 5 in the family recieved them and put them to good effect. It is interesting that 2 of the 5 succomed to MS, 1 has Hasimotos, I've got Autonomia and my little sister doesn't want to find out what problems she might have, in some respects I can blame her, ignorance can be bliss.
I don't see the need to apologise over one mans power fettish.
I remember my Grandfather crashed is bicycle and ended up in A&E banged up, everyone fussing over this 70 year old while all he could talk about was his bike, was it ok and had someone collected it for him.
Deflecting pain by causing pain you can control satisfies the need for the moment. I know I can take opioid based painkillers, but I'm keeping them for the day I cannot sustain the pain. I'm usually up at 6 am and feeling my age and everything else with it, 70 ish, but 1 hours later I think I'm 35 again ready and willing to thrash this body to let it know I'm in control, not the Autonomia. Then by mid afternoon I have lost the fight and Autonomia has won, time to relax a little and recover before another burst of action until retiring after mid night for a few hours of restless sleep.
Despite what I deal with I''m ever mindful there are others worse off than me. I'm one of the lucky ones able to suck it up and cope, for the moment.
Cheers