What genetic flaw is causing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in me?
Read MoreWhat genetic flaw is causing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in me?
Read MoreWhat genetic flaw is causing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in me?
Read MoreWhat genetic flaw is causing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in me?
Read MoreOù est mon défaut génétique?
Read MoreI had one opiate exposure when I was six months off my long-term opiate use, to which I had not consented.
Read MoreBefore anything else, if you are taking pain medicine, you must consider: how is your pain? How will you treat it? You cannot know how much pain you are in until you are off drugs. Bit of a problem.
Read MoreI had no idea how bad this chapter of my life would be, the getting off of the pain medicine part and recovering from that. If I had known, could I have gotten through it? I’m not sure.
Read MoreMeet all the opiates and opoids I had left in my cupboard once I was off. How did I end up with such a stockpile? I’m not sure.
Read MoreThis was the day, maybe the exact moment even, when the last of my last tiny opiate dose metabolized out.
Read MoreThe withdrawal got so bad, I wanted to check into rehab. Maybe Passages in Malibu?
Read MoreI remember my first trip to the Hard Drug Pharmacy, and my last, and all the ones in between. I hated being there.
Read MoreThe Power Plate brought me to Jerry Sher, my favorite physical therapist ever.
Read MoreI had a problem. I needed to be a more effective patient in physical therapy.
Read MoreI have a disease. It’s called Ehlers-Detective Syndrome.
Read MoreDo not slump. It hurts.
Read MoreBones, collagen and joints need impact.
At home, I do jumping jacks, ballet leaps, run in place, occasionally do a few burpees and sometimes run around the neighborhood for a bit.
Read MoreI'm a geek by marriage. I'm Gumby by birth.
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