Chronic illness, chronic pain, and mental health problems have been part of me now for the past six years, going on seven. I’ve received multiple diagnoses, and I’m not finished yet.
My New Struggles With Occipital and Trigeminal Neuralgia: Blogmas Guest Post
Over several months I had an MRI, CT, two occiptal nerve blocks, and physical therapy on my neck. It was discovered that I had a buldging disc and arthritis in my neck. One is fixable and one is not. After going over all my symptoms they diagnosed me also with occipital and trigeminal neuralgia.
“I’m Fine”: Blogmas Guest Post
Thought-out my life I have hidden my leg and made excuses, avoided questions, events and clothing etc in an exhausting attempt to portray that “I’m fine”.
The Five Steps To Staying Happy With Chronic Pain: Blogmas Guest Post
As hard as this is, I have learned to turn this big old bummer into always finding the rainbow. This is my How-To-Guide of Living with Chronic Pain and Staying Happy in 5 Simple Steps, by Happy Traci!
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Relationships: Blogmas Guest Post
When I turned thirty-years-old in February, I didn’t think I would be moving back home with my parents and youngest sister. I didn’t think I was going to lose my boyfriend, dog, home, job, and my ability to drive… all in one year that hasn’t even ended yet. Keep reading, I promise, it does get better.
Neuralgia and Codeine
It's the side effects of this medication that are helping me!
The ‘Life’ Hangover: How A Night Out Triggers My Chronic Pain
I could party all weekend and think nothing of it. I could live on a couple of hours sleep a night. My only concerns were drinking a little too much and making myself a little bit sick! Now I'm faced with a long list of hazards that I'd never needed to consider before..
