Don’t try this at home
A sure sign that The Sickness is returning, as if the shooting pains and stiffness in my joints weren’t enough: Two people in the space of 30 minutes today raved about how much weight I had recently lost.
Yeah, loss of appetite and fatigue will do that. It’s the diet craze destined to sweep America.
The pain isn’t too bad yet. Imagine some sadist jabbing your joints with needles, especially your knuckles and toes. My left hand, which was one of the most-affected set of joints last time around, feels like someone’s just given it a bonecrusher handshake and ground all the bones of my hand together more or less constantly. And my left kneecap feels like some wag is trying to slip a disc up underneath my kneecap, prying my knee apart.
The good news, though, is that November and December are traditionally the slowest part of the year in the newspaper biz, so if I end up on my back again like I was this spring, it won’t greatly interfere with my work.
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I’ve lost about 20 pounds and everyone keeps telling me how good I look. It’s hard to convince people that you’re sick when you look svelte and slightly feverish. Hang in there!
Comment by kungfukitten — October 25, 2005 @ 22:46
chronic conditions always suck. I hope you find a way to fight it–or at least to keep it from hurting you.
Comment by f. chong rutherford — October 26, 2005 @ 11:45
oh what…and you think you have something over Paris Hilton who has to actually vomit to keep her weight off? Now THAT is suffering!
Comment by Kris — November 2, 2005 @ 12:03
Certainly I have better breath.
Comment by Beau — November 2, 2005 @ 17:27