Oh My Aches and Pains! — Selena Writes: A Letter to the Healthy People In My Life. Monday, August 23, 2010. I DID NOT WRITE THIS LETTER!  For the original, please follow the link above.  Many, many thanks go to my wonderful friend Selena (@selenamki) for allowing me to share this beautiful letter with my readers! Dear Healthy Person In My Life, I live with chronic illnesses: fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, thoracic outlet syndrome, dysautonomia, chronic Hepatitis C infection a

During the two years that I was studying for my masters degree, I would meet two of my closest friends every Sunday morning at a local coffee shop. We’d spend an hour chatting, venting, gossiping, and catching up on our lives (or lack thereof) over bagels and coffee, before the conversations would inevitably tangent off onto random topics. I miss those chats – and the insights into my friends I’d gain through them.  So I thought I’d try to restart something along those lines

This blog post was included inGrand Rounds: Medical Education hosted by Dr. Elaine Schattner at Medical Lessons.” This post was included in the Patients for a Moment blog carnival: advice for medical students/professionals hosted by Rachael at “Glass of Win.” My last post, “what your doctor couldn’t tell you” was directed towards newly diagnosed patients. In it, I tried to outline some key things – additional “side effects” – about life with a chronic illness that I wish my d