Saturday, September 10, 2016
Color Blind Test - Can You Actually See All The Colors?
I only missed 1 - see how well you can do! Sometimes I can barely see at all - so, I am very surprised!
Monday, January 7, 2013
My Accident
Hello - I 've been away for a while with nothing much to report until Saturday.I was in a car accident - I thought I broke my ribs. I was almost at work - maybe 2 blocks away - on a one way street with 4 lanes. There was an elderly man on my right. Suddenly he was trying to go directly in front of me but he hit me and ran me right off the road. I remember hearing glass breaking and flying everywhere. And I could hear myself saying, "No no no. Noooo." He finally pulled off of e and parked his car by a building just several feet up the road. He shoved me up onto the sidewalk and I was not going to move an inch until I was told.
Thankfully, there was an ambulance almost right behind me and they saw the whole thing. Although they were off duty and could not take me as a client - they did call another ambulance. Good thing, too, because when I tried to move around I could feel a sharp pain just at the bottom of my rib cage - I had my seat belt on and the force may have crack my ribs. The pain was slowly getting worse and I realized my rear view mirror was cracked. I checked my face and could see a large knot on my forehead. I still don't remember hitting my head - it just happened so fast - and it was my ribs that had me worried.
The other thing was - this happened a block and a half from my work and I was thinking about walking to work but my ribs needed looked at. I knew there isn't a thing you can do for broken ribs except maybe wrap them - but I wanted to know the extent of the injury.
At the hospital, I didn't have any broken ribs, just bruised. (Sure felt like they were broken. Oh well.) And they were much more worried about my head. Once I was home I could see why. It looked terrible. The knot had turned into a monster egg. And to top it off - the accident kicked off a vicious bout of symptoms of my fibromyalgia. It gave me trouble for weeks. Damn accident.
That was December 3rd, 2012.
Thankfully, there was an ambulance almost right behind me and they saw the whole thing. Although they were off duty and could not take me as a client - they did call another ambulance. Good thing, too, because when I tried to move around I could feel a sharp pain just at the bottom of my rib cage - I had my seat belt on and the force may have crack my ribs. The pain was slowly getting worse and I realized my rear view mirror was cracked. I checked my face and could see a large knot on my forehead. I still don't remember hitting my head - it just happened so fast - and it was my ribs that had me worried.
The other thing was - this happened a block and a half from my work and I was thinking about walking to work but my ribs needed looked at. I knew there isn't a thing you can do for broken ribs except maybe wrap them - but I wanted to know the extent of the injury.
At the hospital, I didn't have any broken ribs, just bruised. (Sure felt like they were broken. Oh well.) And they were much more worried about my head. Once I was home I could see why. It looked terrible. The knot had turned into a monster egg. And to top it off - the accident kicked off a vicious bout of symptoms of my fibromyalgia. It gave me trouble for weeks. Damn accident.
That was December 3rd, 2012.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
A Bit About Me
I have Fibromyalgia. I've had it quite a long time. In fact, I know I had it before anyone knew what it was. I also have rheumatoid arthritis. Oh, and of course, osteo-arthritis.
Yep.
There are days I hate the thought of getting dressed and going to work. Right now I work as an internet tech and agent. It can be a real challenge dealing with some people when you just don't feel good. But it isn't their fault.
I do not follow a doctor's care right now. Simply, I cannot afford it. For a while there I began taking opiates and they do help - but I do not have a doctor. I have thought about pain management and I believe that would be good for me. But I need to see a doctor for a while to be referred. Hmmm.
I have to do something.
As I said, I do work. Full time. Thank the gods it isn't a factory. I did factory work for years. Finally found a job at an answering service and after that I went into trouble shooting the internet.
I'm sorry. I feel a little disconnected today. I do have a lot on my mind. I set this blog up but had not posted anything and I really wanted to at least get it started. I will be back to write more and will probably (I hope) be in a different mood. One thing about the fibromyalgia is that it is ever changing. Thanks so much for now.
Yep.
There are days I hate the thought of getting dressed and going to work. Right now I work as an internet tech and agent. It can be a real challenge dealing with some people when you just don't feel good. But it isn't their fault.
I do not follow a doctor's care right now. Simply, I cannot afford it. For a while there I began taking opiates and they do help - but I do not have a doctor. I have thought about pain management and I believe that would be good for me. But I need to see a doctor for a while to be referred. Hmmm.
I have to do something.
As I said, I do work. Full time. Thank the gods it isn't a factory. I did factory work for years. Finally found a job at an answering service and after that I went into trouble shooting the internet.
I'm sorry. I feel a little disconnected today. I do have a lot on my mind. I set this blog up but had not posted anything and I really wanted to at least get it started. I will be back to write more and will probably (I hope) be in a different mood. One thing about the fibromyalgia is that it is ever changing. Thanks so much for now.
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