Ella B. (we/she/her)

@a2gemma.bsky.social

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My body hurts and I’m mad at the government. #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

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kasey @SMASEY So if the pharmacist says "anything else today?" apparently "I don't know, you got anything good back there?" is not the right answer
luminouspica So to me, there are spoons (general energy cost) and carnival tickets (specific energy cost). Spoons can be used pretty much anywhere. Carnival tickets are only good for the carnival, and it's only in town for a limited amount of time. So like, if I get "kitchen cleaning" carnival tickets, I can't use that to clean my bedroom, that's not where the carnival is. lingonberry24 ® phrase added to permanent vocabulary
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Drawing of a female stick figure wearing a blue shirt. The text says, I AM MORE THAN A CHRONIC CONDITION I AM ALSO REALLY WEIRD. @twisteddoodles
existennialmemes 'S O Feb 1, 2025 ... Bears get to hibernate. Butterflies get a chrysalis. What do I get? Joint pain and fascism. I would like to file a Formal Complaint.
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Adriel Rose @adriel_rose I think MyChart should have a section where the patient gets to put notes in about every appointment they have with a provider too.
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You think that you have tried everything to get your doctor to pay attention to your medical issues, but have you ever tried wrapping your medical records in a piece of cheese?
A beige rectangular card with blue text is centered on a background of a serene beach scene with soft waves and a pastel sky. The card reads: “CHRONIC ILLNESS CONFESSIONS I’M AFRAID TO ADMIT I’M DISABLED BECAUSE I STILL WANT TO BELIEVE I CAN GET BETTER. –ANONYMOUS”
dk @portdrift.bsky.social asking the pharmacy if they have a secret menu
body-of-ouches Source: body-of-ouches on Tubmir Don't get me wrong, I love KT tape, but it's basically going "Oh no, I dislocated my arm! Fuck it I'll just duct tape it back together"
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A rd headed woman is seated in a wheelchair. She is wearing a black dress with black & white striped tights. She’s totally hot.
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Chart titled “Waiting Mode Gap” shows ADHD brain stuck in paralysis from 10 AM until a 3 PM meeting, then urgency spikes sharply. Logical expectation is steady work.
Litter-Robot (by Whisker) is now FSA/HSA eligible for certain models (like LR5, LR5 Pro, EVO) if you get a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) for conditions like back pain, pregnancy, allergies, or limited mobility, allowing you to use pre-tax funds for automatic cat care, which significantly reduces bending and exposure to dust/waste. Whisker partners with Sika Health, a service that helps process these LMNs at no extra cost to make it seamless.
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margo, undiagnosed @sic bitch patient: hello, i am in a lot of pain all the time. doctor: hmm. are you just saying that to get attention? patient: yes. medical attention
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вий Chronic Illness Humor CUP @chronicillness.bsky.social The Purge but instead of killing people for 24 hours we get to talk to doctors the way they talk to us MyBodylsTryingToKillMe.com
Could you imagine if MyChart did an end-of-year wrapped list like: -cried 65 times in appointments -picked up 11 new diagnoses -confused doctor 123 times -made 345 jokes about her illness -caused 3 doctors to quit -refused to try yoga 15 times MyBodylsTryingToKillMe.com
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cuntess-carmilla Follow This deserves its own post: The normal level of daily pain for an able- bodied person is ZERO, without needing to take pain medication, not even off-the- counter meds. Not a little, definitely not enough to be "distracting but tolerable" with or without Tylenol. ZERO. (I'm shocked too every time I remember that the norm is to live pain free unless something happened to you, I know.) If your baseline of unmedicated daily pain is above zero, you're dealing with chronic pain and you need to come to terms with that reality. cuntess-carmilla Follow Babes, chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts over 3 months. That's it. Including pain that goes away but then inevitably returns. It doesn't have to be 100% persistent. Stop scrutinizing and minimizing your own pain so much. It's not gonna help you OR the "actually" disabled/ill people you seem to think you'll offend by acknowledging your own suffering.
IT'S OKAY TO CUT OFF TOXIC FAMILY FOR YOUR QUIN WELL BEING
existennialmemes = Feb 18, 2024 Me: Hey, can we get some stuff done today? My Body: Can't. We need that energy for Pain. Me: Ok, but what if, Instead, we did Tasks? My Body: Let's compromise and do More Pain. Me: That is not a — My Body: More Pain it is! Good talk.
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"I can't treat you, or give you any pain medication because that's not my field. But, I'm going to refer you to five other Doctors Who won't help you either"
THE REALITY OF CHRONIC ILLNESS IS NOT KNOWING IF I WILL WAKE UP IN DEBILITATING PAIN OR IF I WILL BE FUNCTIONAL THAT DAY. EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE eitsachronicthing-
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tavalen Follow disability advocacy went wrong when it became about inspiration porn and "differently abled" and savants. its incredible that that guy with no legs did a triathlon but your sister with no legs will not and she doesnt need prosthetics or five hour training days to deserve respect and compassion and accommodations. its incredible that that autistic guy can look at a city from a helicopter for an hour and then draw the entire detailed skyline from memory when he lands but your autistic friend cannot and they dont need to have a special Autism Power to deserve respect and compassion and accommodations. activism framed around "we are just as CAPABLE" means that when people genuinely are less capable they are left behind. activism framed around "we are just as WORTHY" is fundamental to radical compassion.
Carlsberg. @Carlynotcarley Follow This is going to be a controversial one but I want to start a discussion about just how many chronically ill and disabled people are refused pain relief on the grounds of 'addiction. I've had receptionist say to me "oh you're just a drug addict". 15:25 • 15 Oct 25 • 6,996 Views
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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social Follow There are gonna be disabled folks who can't contribute anything to The Cause. They have no money, no energy, no physical ability, no time. They will need to receive and will never be able to give back. You gotta save them, too. Especially them. Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social • 1d Please don't leave disabled people behind in your revolution. Please do not see us as sacrifices for the greater good, or dead weight. Please see our lives as worth saving, too.
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Just a girl with... @agirlopinions Follow I'll admit. I had no idea what happened to disabled people. I assumed they get proper care when they can't work. That's what we do in societies. We support those who can't themselves. then I needed a wheelchair. I was incapable of walking safely anymore and insurance laughed. 2:49 • 08 Oct 25 • 1,300 Views
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Watercolor-style illustration of large poppy flowers on a light purple background. Overlaid white text reads: 'They should gamify your medical records so every time you get a new and exciting symptom, you unlock an achievement in MyChart.'
A tweet from the user "Chlöe, without the umlaut" (@ItsChloeNow) reads: "If cis people don’t want us using the Latin prefix 'cis' (meaning 'same side of'), we could always use the Greek synonym 'homo' instead. Trans people would be 'heterogender,' and cis people would be 'homogender'. Problem solved!" The tweet was posted at 5:33 PM on July 17, 2023, and has 466,000 views.
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