In my previous post I mentioned my suspicions that I might have Fibromyalgia and I was going to discuss them with my doctor this week....

I'm always glad when Friday comes around, but I'm especially happy about this particular Friday because it's officially the finale of my...

If you think that sounds like I've got it arseways, then you would be wrong. It makes perfect sense. Let me explain. My body requires a...

One of the things I constantly seem to be at war with is - well - myself. I often struggle with getting a balance right and wobble...

So, what is Phase 2? Nothing so dramatic as S.H.I.E.L.D using the Tesseract to make weapons. This week was my second week of my phased...

I completed my first week back at work on a phased return. It was nerve-wracking and I had the Sunday night doomies for the first time in...

I hope everyone has been coping as well as they possibly can in the heat. For the most part, I coped pretty well. I am so grateful to...

I hope everyone is coping as well as they can in this heat, particularly my perimenopausal/menopausal sisters. Speaking for myself, my...

I don't know how long I have been dealing with the symptoms of my conditions. I remembered recently that I had been to the doctors a lot...

When I'm dealing with a particularly brutal flare-up, like now, it's difficult to maintain mental resilience which I talked about a...

So, we've talked a bit about my conditions and their symptoms, but I wanted to do a separate post to talk about my mental health, the...

It's not just the physical side of things that impacts on the life of someone with chronic conditions. Often, our self-confidence/esteem...

As a rule, I don't have a problem sleeping. In the before times I could get to sleep within minutes. Sleep was my friend. Then...

Oh, this one is SUPER fun. Your TMI warning is now. In short, I have painful flaps. My vulva is ultra, aggressively sensitive. The Karen...

Perimenopause is your lady parts limbering up for the main event, menopause. I'm not sure how long I've been in training now but as part...

As I mentioned in my introductory post, I decided to refer to my PVCS as Henning because I thought the play on Wehn/vein funny. Hey,...

You know the Red Wedding episode of Game of Thrones? My innards are the Starks, the Lannisters are the knives. Thinking back, I was...

"Okay Louise, so what exactly are your chronic conditions?" Well, fictional person I'm so glad you asked! I will explain each condition...

Too squicky?! A little intro about me... My name is Louise. Back in 2016 when the UK was tying itself up in knots over Brexit, my lady...