I sit, staring across the desk at my doctor. We’ve already finished discussing all my other concerns for the day and I can’t delay any longer. I take a deep breath. “I’ve been talking to my physio about using elbow crutches…” I start nervously. “I’ve been using a cane on and off for some time…
10 Non-Pharmaceutical Things That Have Helped Me With Chronic Pain
Content warning: description of medical symptoms One of the hardest things about being in chronic pain is the sheer amount of time we are expected to spend waiting around without adequate relief. We wait for a doctor’s appointment, to get a referral, to wait for a specialist appointment, to wait for test results, to wait…
Misconceptions About Cortisol That Keep Me up at Night
Content warning: potentially distressing descriptions of medical procedures and symptoms, medical negligence. You may or may not have already read that I used to suffer from a condition called "Hypoadrenalism," an illness which prevents your adrenal glands from properly producing the hormone cortisol. This can have many different causes which we will discuss in greater…