Chronic Tonic

Chronic Tonic- Prisoner Of Franklin Avenue

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My Dad is pissed off.  About what, you ask.  Well, one never knows what out of any number of things will set him off throughout the day.  But believe me, you do not want to be in his path when it happens.  For instance, last week during a seemingly innocuous discussion of Whopper Wednesday, Dad mentioned that each time we partake in this fast food festivity, it cost him 25 bucks.  Now, I don't why, but for some reason a giggle managed to bubble up and escape from me.  Suddenly, I found myself in the room with Joe Pesci: "What? That's funny to you?"
 

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Chronic Tonic- Not This Week, I've Got A Headache

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Yeah, you read that right. I've been battling this migraine for a week. It seems like it might be dying down, only to come roaring back at me in all it's spiky glory. I've been sleeping crappy, not eating well, I'm nauseous, not really fit company for anybody, and I don't mind telling you, it's beginning to piss me off.

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Chronic Tonic- Riding The Storm Out

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As some of you know, my younger son is on the autism spectrum. One of his big issues is thunderstorms. When he was a toddler, he mostly ignored them, and as he and his brother got older, they would sometimes come sit by me, or come jump in bed with us during a bad storm, but I think most kids do that. Starting last year, Dan started to get really freaked out by storms. He would go into meltdown mode, start worrying a tornado was coming to get him, and there would be hell. I had to figure out a way to get him through the damn things.

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Chronic Tonic: Just Smackin' My Gums...

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Yep, it's me again, with a toothy (or rather lack thereof) update.

So I had my 4 molars that made up my upper right quadrant pulled last Tuesday. It was an exercise in pain and one in which I am still suffering the repercussions.

First, they called these extractions "simple" extractions as opposed to surgical. I'm thinking cool - cheaper and sounds easier. Well, apparently "simple is a bit of a misnomer.

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Chronic Tonic- I'm Running Out Of Compartments

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If I were to be asked to write a paragraph or two about my life, my current situation, I don't know that I could do that. Yes, I could tell you in detail about this or that, but no, I don't ever even think about all of it all at once, let alone lay it all out in black and white:  It's called compartmentalization, and I'm somewhat of a gifted practitioner. I'm aware that this is a defense mechanism, and if taken to extremes, people can become detached to their own emotions, trust me.  That's not my deal.

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Chronic Tonic- Green Pool Blues

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Every Summer here at chez triv we put up a cheap above ground pool for me and my boys. The first year we did it, it was only 30 inches high and 12 foot in diameter. I would sit down and be in it up to my neck. Low rent paradise. As the boys grew, so did the pools, until we maxed out at 4 x 15 and I went from sitting on the bottom of the pool to a swimways lounge. And some years we've had problems with the pool taking on a green tinge, we've had to shock and clarify the pool, this usually happens late in the season.This year we put the pool up and it was beautiful.

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Chronic Tonic: Fun With Fibromyalgia!

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Yes! It's Tonic Time Again!

This week I'm dealing with one of those regally crappy oh so much fun aspects of Fibromyalgia, lucky girl that I am!

I am the classic princess and the pea. I can feel every single bump in my mattress, every last wrinkle in the sheets, any bunching of my pajamas - everything. Normally, the biggest problem I have with this is a little soft bruising wherever the "pea" lumpy was, or that my hip joint starts hurting and i have to turn over: wash  rinse repeat.

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Chronic Tonic at VOTS-I Wish I Didn't Mind

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So, last night I had trouble getting to sleep because I had been arguing on the internet! Stupid, I know, but sometimes I just can't help myself. There's a lot going on in my life and people would think that I have enough on my plate, why in the world would I stress myself out over anything more; why take on anything additional. Well...because things bother me.

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Chronic Tonic: Creeeeeeck! Snaaap! Wait – Is That My F-n Joint?

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As anyone with chronic health problems knows, issues can and will rear their unruly heads from time to time. Another thing those of us blessed with crapititus in the health department know, is that folks with chronic conditions are more susceptible to other health issues, as if one or two is just not enough. Bwahahahaha!

And so it is with me, down here on the bayou with my fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. The one nice thing I can say about the bayou in the summer is that the damp heat is easy on the joints…  :D

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