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Sudden onset, stomach distress, and inability to eat.
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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
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Hello again. I just wanted to tell you that you said something that struck me as very profound. “Deflecting pain by causing pain you can control satisfies the need for the moment.” In your case, you’re doing it on purpose, but in my case, I think I do it subconsciously. I’m finally beginning to realize that I sometimes suffer from illnesses, which, when challenged or no longer serve a purpose, disappear! That’s one of the reasons I don’t like to involve the medical field – they don’t understand things like that. Well, neither do I really. Anyway, without going into detail, I just wanted to tell you that that is a profound statement that can be used in many ways.
So you moved from Detroit to New Zealand! That’s quite an interesting move. I’ve never been to Detroit, but then I’ve never been to New Zealand either. If I had to choose between the two, I suppose I would choose New Zealand. From what I’ve seen in movies and on tv, it looks beautiful. I was watching a show about penguins tonight and I’m pretty sure they showed the coast of New Zealand. It reminded me a bit of home (Oregon). I love the waves crashing onto the rocks. So much more fun than just a flat, sandy beach, in my opinion.
It sounds like your family members have certainly had a lot of challenges. And I have heard that Scottish people are very strong and stoic. I have always wanted to go to Scotland. Maybe someday… But not with this stomach unless it decides to get on board with the program.
I salute you again for your positive attitude and your strength. I get quite discouraged when I can’t eat because I have no energy and I hate that. And pain hurts! You can quote me on that. 😊
Take care of yourself and thank for sharing. I wish I could wave a magic wand and make our problems go away. At least the digestive ones! I can handle the rest. Just barely, ha. 💕