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I’m Sure I have Sclreoderma

Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at 2:06 am

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No doctor has diagnosed it yet but I know I have it. I just fond this website: http://www.lef.org/protocols/immune_connective_joint/scleroderma_01.htm This is me. I’ll likely write more about it soon. Jessie is sick of me being sick. I’m feeling pretty much alone right now. I felt the same way when lupus was diagnosed. Oh well, I’m really…

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Last Week July 03 2010

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at 8:13 pm

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This week in the Philippines has been frustrating with too many black outs and health issues. Loosing most of my vision in one eye was alarming!

Too Much Rest?

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 12:55 am

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I noticed something about myself a year or two ago. If I hole up in my house, as I’m inclined to do, I get a little down. I wouldn’t say depressed but close to it. Maybe depressed.

Since coming back from Bangkok, I’ve been a bit sick and tired. I hate that I can’t do much of anything without having what I think is the lupus fatigue set in. I also had some chest congestion though. Some of the blood pressure meds I take contribute to that. No doubt these cigars are not helping. I enjoy them so much though. Jessie is fussing at me for smoking them too much. I’ll probably end up quiting them but I’ll have to decide that on my on. They can’t be good for my enlarged heart.

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Sleep, Sleep and More Sleep

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

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Mr. Sandman, LEAVE ME ALONE

From time to time, I go through these periods where I just cannot stay awake. The last week or so has been like that. Yesterday I got up around 7 or 8am. Later I went back to sleep and slept until around 5:30PM. I really don’t like this pattern when it hits. Right now I’m very sleepy as I type this.Cant Stay Awake.

I have been resisting it on many of the days. Drinking coffee to stay awake. Sometimes that didn’t work either. I always blamed it on lupus but the doctor said people don’t usually go to sleep with lupus. I asked some of my lupus friends and they said yes, it happens to them. One called it a coma sleep. I prefer to call it the zombie sleep.

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Diabetes, Exercise and Exotic Pets

Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

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Diabetes

I had another low blood sugar yesterday. Not a bad one. I felt shaky and check and was down to 79 which officially is not low but I was having some symptoms. Mostly shaky and irritable, felt like I need a Xanax but decided it was probably blood sugar. I was right, so I had some milk and two pieces of candy before I felt normal again. My legs were weak though so I didn’t go on my walk.

Weather & Exercise

I was getting ready to go for a walk when it hit. I planned to go up until the point I felt weak in my legs and decided I shouldn’t go. I’ve not gone as much in the last week as i should. I plan on going today but it is getting cloudy. If it actually rains, that would be helpful. It has been extremely hot in the last couple of weeks. Around 33 for highs at 60% or higher humidity! Its only 91 degrees which would be a cool day in July in Memphis but the humidity would be around 20% or less when its that hot. Not here, it gets even hotter just before a rainy day. Then it usually gets cooler after that. This time of the year, the cooler period doesn’t last long, usually not even an entire day.

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