Current mood:	sore
Entry tags:	invisible illness week, my health

Invisible Illness Week
My friends tell me that it's Invisible Illness Week.
I have benign joint hypermobility syndrome, which means my ligaments are all loose. Since the ligaments are what hold your bones snug against each other, you can see how this could be a problem. My cartilage takes a hell of a beating. I had one moment in the last I-don't-know-how-many-years where nothing hurt. It was amazing. As I sit here right now, my shoulders, neck, knees and jaw (TMG) hurt the most. Other times, it's other joints. But I am always and ever hurting.
I also (probably related) have GERD, which has played havoc with my eating habits most of my life. Nowadays, I have it reasonably under control. I'm also no longer nauseous every day. Just some days.
I have some pretty serious anxiety issues that I manage myself, with a level of success that generally satisfies me. I have some OCD tendencies, but have so far avoided full blown OCD. I hope life never hands me something I can't cope with without losing it.
Oh, and I have pre-ventricular contractions, a heart condition which is the reason I don't consume more than minor amounts of caffeine. It's technically harmless, except for the pretty serious freak-out factor of your heart not working right (hearts go "thump thump" they do NOT go "thump *pause* thumpity thump thump", y'know?). But cutting out the caffeine has done wonders.

I think that's everything...remind me if I've forgotten something. Gotta go do the parenting thing.

Never mind, I checked myself. I forgot the pulsatile tinnitus ("whooshing" instead of "ringing")...it is sad that the thing that I have said multiple times could drive me to wanting to take an icepick to my head could get forgotten because I'm so used to living with it now.

And now I really gotta go.