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Tag Archives: air conditioner
Summer has finally arrived!
Summer seems to have finally arrived this year, everywhere I look (online!) people are rejoicing about the heat, getting their pasty white bodies out in skimpy summer clothes, or in the case of my next doors grandchild today, completely starkers … Continue reading
Posted in Catching viruses, Costochondritis, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Exercise/Pacing, Heat Intolerance, Projects, Psychology Courses
Tagged a/c, air con, air conditioner, air conditioning, autonomic dysfunction, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, psychology courses
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My ‘to-do’ list gets a major crossing off.
It’s only been 6 days since I last posted but so much has happened in bed land it feels like 2wks! My son enjoyed his birthday although the large majority of the day was spent training to ride a moped … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday living, Heat Intolerance, Psychology Courses, Test Results
Tagged air conditioner, air conditioning, autonomic dysfunction, bed, Blood test, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, district nurse, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, Liver, Liver function tests, Moped, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, psychology courses
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My brother has POTS dammit!
Silly Dr’s, along comes a rare illness and due to your sheer ignorance and incompetence you pass it off yet again as one of the more simple options. Yes, my brother is going through the battle of the Dr’s now. … Continue reading
Posted in Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Exercise/Pacing, Nightmare Doctors, POTS, Psychology Courses, Weight
Tagged a/c, air con, air conditioner, air conditioning, autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Second Life, Sleep apnea
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A/c woes.
As if I don’t have enough stress already my A/C decided to turn itself into an indoor waterfall feature and chuck water down the wall last night (Something that has been happening a lot in the past year with numerous … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday living, Heat Intolerance, POTS
Tagged a/c, air con, air conditioner, air conditioning, autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS
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Baby it’s cold outside!
The weather has turned and it’s frightfully cold already, more to come apparently -10c by the middle of next week or so the weatherman says, we’ve never had it so cold, at least not the South of England where I … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday living, POTS, Raynaud's
Tagged a/c, air con, air conditioner, air conditioning, autonomic dysfunction, bed, Cheryl Cole, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, Raynaud's phenomenon
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A very productive day!
Wey hey, I have a/c again! Phew, what a breath of relief, literally! lol Apparently it was clogged up yet again. The engineer said the lumps of dirt were dust and dead skin cells which blocked the overflow pipe. I … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Costochondritis, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Heat Intolerance, POTS, Psychology Courses
Tagged a/c, air con, air conditioner, air conditioning, autonomic dysfunction, back pain, backache, bed, books, Chiropractic, chronic illness, Costochondritis, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, hypermobility syndrome, illness, laptop, Pain, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, psychology courses, Second Life, Shower, Stress
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From bad to worse?
Why is it when something bad happens, everything starts falling around your ears?! I had chiropractic treatment at long last on Tues and she said my muscles were so tight the whole of my back was solid, no wonder I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Chiropractic, Costochondritis, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Pain, POTS
Tagged a/c, air con, air conditioner, air conditioning, autonomic dysfunction, back pain, backache, bed, Chiropractic, chronic illness, Costochondritis, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Inflammation, Pain, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
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I’m melting!
No, I’m not the wicked witch of the west, my a/c broke down. For the 2nd time in a month, water started pouring down the wall heading towards the electrical sockets. Not to mention spitting out lumps of dirt?! Thankfully … Continue reading
