Further Delays
Hey folks,
I have a script finished and recorded.
I also have the audio and all the slides from the talk I gave last week.
What I also have is sciatica and cannot currently sit upright. In fact, I can't deviate much from this position:
I think if I stay like this for the rest of my life I should be ok.
You can imagine, this makes it hard to use a computer for any length of time.
It seems like I start every year with a bunch of weird ailments. First my body screws me and then I screw it back: last year I followed a weird bug that gave me intense fatigue and scary-high blood pressure with taking antibiotics on an empty stomach and having to eat nothing but white rice and toast for a couple weeks. This year I followed a weird bug that ruined my GI tract for a week with a long drive that apparently slipped a disc, hence sciatica.
All of these are things that pass on their own, and I've got a referral for a physical therapist to help me with the back and leg pain. But I don't yet know how long I'll be out of commission!
I would complain about the joys of aging, but my dad was quick to remind me I'm only 37.
LET THE RECORD SHOW IT'S HIS SHITTY GENES THAT CAUSED THIS.
Comments (12)
Hey, get well soon
I get all my worst body problems from my dad and anytime I have an issue I have to actively resist not sending him a photo of me glaring.
I'm 35 and I'm just waiting (full of dread) for shit to escalate from occasional muscle stiffness and joint pops/crackles to 'the real shit'... O_o To say nothing of the fact that all my bad posture and gaming will lead to me just being a single fused arthritic bone when I'm older. X_X
Take care ❤️
Take all the time you need. We'll still be here. I know I sound like a broken record/skipping cd/vine video (circle which lines up with your generation, folks) but it's not worth busting yourself for us. We know you're human.
I’m 28, and my mom has already just started condemning any part of my person that hurts and recommends some weird remedy that seems wholly unrelated. “My knee hurts and I don’t know why.” “Ugh, that sucks. It’s probably just shitty now. Nothing wrong with it, you’ve just got shitty knees from here on out. Take a decongestant and run some mentholatum on it, see if that does anything.”
I bought into that old age thing for too long. I kept denying my pain and disability because I was too afraid of what people would say. I'm very glad that I started to use a cane last year. I turned 50 in November and felt like I wasted so much time I could have been doing anything else except worry about what other people thought about my pain or other stuff! Also good on you to also remind your dad that he's still your dad and should be interested in how much pain you're in. Also I have been noticing all last year the people treat you so much better when you're using a cane.
THIS! I got a cane last year and I'm 35. I have spent years downplaying or not talking about the pain I live with AND when I do talk about it, I get told "I'm too young" to be in so much pain. It took me years to get to where I am now, where I can name my disability and advocate for my access needs around it. Truly, gotta challenge the ableist concept of what disability looks like or who it affects and at what age and how.
As someone who's had 2 surgeries for exactly that shit let me say: I know how you feel. It is no fun. Oh, and I turned 31 last week. I've had my share of age jokes.
Hope you feel better! Being in pain sucks!!
Oh man. That fucking sucks :/ As someone who's had their fair share of pain-ridden illness episodes, including dozens of colics, ripped intestines and a 4-month period of chronic pain, I just wanna make sure to remind you that pain is not something that's supposed to be endured; if you're still in pain, you should take more pain meds until you're not (unless you're maxed out on all of them, of course). Pain is bad for the body and the brain and can have long-term crippling effects on both - of course, sometimes you don't have any choice, but we often think that we shouldn't go "too far" and are quick to just accept even intense pain just because it's regular, but we definitely shouldn't and doctors who suggest otherwise or don't believe us how in pain we are are the actual problem. 💕 Needless to say, take all your damn time and space and go with the pace you can. Your body has priority!
oh, I am ENTIRELY maxed out. unfortunately I can't take muscle relaxants because they have negative interactions with my antidepressants, but I am taking the max dose of ibuprofin every 4 hours.