Enough to send my travel insurance through the roof. Diabetes Type 2 is just the beginning, but there are enough meds in my cupboard to mean the pharmacy uses a fork lift to get to the counter. (Thank God for the NHS)
There may a little exaggeration in this response...but not much. I am not dragged down by all this, fortunately, and my mental health seems to be ok,
Arthritis in my lower back, hips and knees. Tendonitis that never gets better in both wrists. The left wrist is the worst, and chronic gastroenteritis with three ulcers that flare up horribly if I am not VERY careful.
I can't consume any of the standard treatments for arthritis, because that causes the ulcers to flare up.
@JustNik I don't have hypothyroidism, but I've dealt with depression and anxiety all my life, from the time I was a little kid. I'm on medication for both. But, like you, I don't always take the medications. (Well, I do the Wellbutrin. I need to stay on schedule with that one. But not the benzos or the pregabalin, which can help with anxiety.)
My brain is obviously self-destructive. It neglects to perform its duty to tell me “breathe, breathe” when I’m asleep. But that’s not all. “Brain seizures” occur without medication, which means the captain of my boat just leaves the helm and may return in seconds, but sometimes it’s an hour or more. I don’t faint or fall, but there’s a VACANCY sign flashing across my forehead.
my list, neuropathy, dystonia, chronic kidney disease, very bad back, CLL which is leukemia, need 2 shoulder replacemets, copd, plus a few more, oh well, still drink, lol
Prolly. Been thru some shit in my life, did some highly self abusive things to my body. Went crazy...twice Wanted to die ....way too many times. Been in lots of pain in lots of ways.
But....i refuse to accept that this is my lot in life.
I google. I google like crazy. I research everything.
I believe we are our own best doctor.
So now its just an immune disorder im dealing with.
