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Category Archives: Stress
What a week!
Well two weeks actually. Last week I had not one but two district vampires arrive to take my blood. I had visions of them taking blood from both arms at once lol I did joke and ask if one of … Continue reading
Posted in Catching viruses, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Losing weight with chronic illness, Medicines, Stress, Test Results
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, chronic illness, Colonoscopy, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Stress
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Lotsa stress!
I had a stressful time of it all last week. My Mum (and carer) had to have some investigations at the hospital for stomach related problems and I don’t deal with stress at all well. The POTS goes haywire. I … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Benefits, Everyday living, POTS, Stress, Test Results
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Benefit Interrogation Time
I had a lovely letter pop through the door a couple of weeks ago informing me the benefits agency are now transferring me from Income Support to Employment and support allowance and would soon receive a form to fill in … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Disability Benefits, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Pain, POTS, Projects, Stress
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Stress
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Playing detective…
I think I have finally worked out what the itchy rash on my hand really was. I have had Raynaud’s since I can remember and it seems to be down to that and not an allergy to clothing dye as … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday living, Nightmare Doctors, POTS, Raynaud's, Stress
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Electronic cigarette, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, Pilates, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Rash, Raynaud's phenomenon, Stress, vaping
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