I've started writing this blog for myself as I have been collecting chronic conditions since I was very young and thought I better blog about them to help keep them straight. The good news is your chronic condition is most likely non-fatal and won't kill you right away at least. The bad news is these conditions are not mutually exclusive of each other. Multiple chronic conditions have a negative multiplicative effect on the mind and body. They act synergistically as a team and can be quite deadly.
I saw a bumper sticker the other day that read, "I am Not a pre-exiting Condition" I have thought a lot about that bumpersticker. I know it's political, but for me has become a talisman. I have many pre existing conditions, but they do not define me.
Short list of what I got:
Concussive brain trauma and PTSD
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Asthma
Allergies
ADHD
Dyslexia
Chronic pain
Asthma
Allergies
ADHD
Dyslexia
Chronic pain
Carpal Tunnel
Hypogonaddism
Hypothyroidism (no thyroid actually Graves’ disease)
Hypogonaddism
Hypothyroidism (no thyroid actually Graves’ disease)
Metabolic Syndrome
Hyper triglyceride imia
Pre-diabetes
Addiction
Depression
Addiction
Depression
Anxiety
Insomnia
Ringing in my ears (couldn’t spell condition well enough for spell check to help)
Deafness
Loss of smell
Anger and rage issues - no figure?
Anger and rage issues - no figure?
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