Tori’s Writing Hole

For the last two days I’ve had an extreme flare up of my EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome), fibromyalgia, polycystic ovary syndrome and what ever other diagnosis they can throw at me… well, I just hurt. And it sucks. Sometimes I wonder how others who live with chronic pain do it. I feel guilty about not taking care of my daughter well enough (I can’t take her out to classes, playgroups, all that because I hurt), I feel guilty about not being able to be consistent about writing or have a “real” job… heck, I feel like crap about everything.

Hopefully, having this trusty blog o’ therapy will make me feel better, I just don’t know. I do know, however, that something has to change. I’m currently looking into the possibility that I have food allergies and that they’re causing my fatigue and pain. So this week, I’m eliminating dairy to see if it makes a difference. It’s been only a day and already I miss my milk products. Especially cheese. If it is a food allergy, though, even a dramatic one like dairy, wheat or eggs - I’ll be happy to stop eating them in order to feel better. I’m also going to the dr next week to *hopefully* get blood tests to check for food allergies. This is just a guess, however - who knows if food allergies are really the source of my problems.

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