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  1. Ah nuts. Guess who has four paws and forgot her heart meds last night?

    Yup, @QueenieDeerhart. Totally her fault!

    See, it might be MY handle on #eloton, but it’s totally her picture… right?

    #invisibledisabilities #lqts.

    #fursuitfriday

  2. Ah nuts. Guess who has four paws and forgot her heart meds last night?

    Yup, @QueenieDeerhart. Totally her fault!

    See, it might be MY handle on #eloton, but it’s totally her picture… right?

    #invisibledisabilities #lqts.

    #fursuitfriday

  3. Ah nuts. Guess who has four paws and forgot her heart meds last night?

    Yup, @QueenieDeerhart. Totally her fault!

    See, it might be MY handle on #eloton, but it’s totally her picture… right?

    #invisibledisabilities #lqts.

    #fursuitfriday

  4. Ah nuts. Guess who has four paws and forgot her heart meds last night?

    Yup, @QueenieDeerhart. Totally her fault!

    See, it might be MY handle on #eloton, but it’s totally her picture… right?

    #invisibledisabilities #lqts.

    #fursuitfriday

  5. The biggest problem for those with invisible disabilities is not to be believed. And because we aren't #believed, we aren't #trusted either.

    This applies to all ND people, but also those with physical, but invisible, conditions, such as #MS, etc.

    #Autism
    #ADHD
    #AuDHD
    #neurodiversity
    #neurodivergence
    #invisibledisabilities

  6. The biggest problem for those with invisible disabilities is not to be believed. And because we aren't #believed, we aren't #trusted either.

    This applies to all ND people, but also those with physical, but invisible, conditions, such as #MS, etc.

    #Autism
    #ADHD
    #AuDHD
    #neurodiversity
    #neurodivergence
    #invisibledisabilities

  7. The biggest problem for those with invisible disabilities is not to be believed. And because we aren't , we aren't either.

    This applies to all ND people, but also those with physical, but invisible, conditions, such as , etc.






  8. The biggest problem for those with invisible disabilities is not to be believed. And because we aren't #believed, we aren't #trusted either.

    This applies to all ND people, but also those with physical, but invisible, conditions, such as #MS, etc.

    #Autism
    #ADHD
    #AuDHD
    #neurodiversity
    #neurodivergence
    #invisibledisabilities

  9. I'm so tired of being tired. I've been on antibiotics for a week, and the interplay between them and my IBS has me feeling like I'm thinking and moving through mud. I hope I get some energy soon. #ChronicIllness #InvisibleDisabilities #exhaustion #IBS

  10. I'm so tired of being tired. I've been on antibiotics for a week, and the interplay between them and my IBS has me feeling like I'm thinking and moving through mud. I hope I get some energy soon. #ChronicIllness #InvisibleDisabilities #exhaustion #IBS

  11. I'm so tired of being tired. I've been on antibiotics for a week, and the interplay between them and my IBS has me feeling like I'm thinking and moving through mud. I hope I get some energy soon. #ChronicIllness #InvisibleDisabilities #exhaustion #IBS

  12. I'm so tired of being tired. I've been on antibiotics for a week, and the interplay between them and my IBS has me feeling like I'm thinking and moving through mud. I hope I get some energy soon. #ChronicIllness #InvisibleDisabilities #exhaustion #IBS

  13. @jordgubben @DopeGhoti

    It could be generalised, I think, but the point is specific, not general: people don't BELIEVE me when I tell them I can't do things. It's a plea for BELIEF! 👍 😉

    #InvisibleDisabilities

  14. @jordgubben @DopeGhoti

    It could be generalised, I think, but the point is specific, not general: people don't BELIEVE me when I tell them I can't do things. It's a plea for BELIEF! 👍 😉

    #InvisibleDisabilities

  15. @jordgubben @DopeGhoti

    It could be generalised, I think, but the point is specific, not general: people don't BELIEVE me when I tell them I can't do things. It's a plea for BELIEF! 👍 😉

  16. @jordgubben @DopeGhoti

    It could be generalised, I think, but the point is specific, not general: people don't BELIEVE me when I tell them I can't do things. It's a plea for BELIEF! 👍 😉

    #InvisibleDisabilities

  17. Why do we harp on about , when nearly all disabilities, diseases, and similar conditions, are invisible?





  18. 2/

    "Akin to the ideal victim, the ideal claimant of hidden disability must navigate a system built by (and from the perspective of) those with specific preconceived notions of what it means to be a person with a disability and to present as one."

    #MEcfs #invisibleillness #hiddenillness #spoonie @mecfs #hiddendisability #invisibledisabilityawareness #invisibledisability #invisibledisabilities

  19. 2/

    "Akin to the ideal victim, the ideal claimant of hidden disability must navigate a system built by (and from the perspective of) those with specific preconceived notions of what it means to be a person with a disability and to present as one."

    #MEcfs #invisibleillness #hiddenillness #spoonie @mecfs #hiddendisability #invisibledisabilityawareness #invisibledisability #invisibledisabilities

  20. 2/

    "Akin to the ideal victim, the ideal claimant of hidden disability must navigate a system built by (and from the perspective of) those with specific preconceived notions of what it means to be a person with a disability and to present as one."

    #MEcfs #invisibleillness #hiddenillness #spoonie @mecfs #hiddendisability #invisibledisabilityawareness #invisibledisability #invisibledisabilities

  21. 2/

    "Akin to the ideal victim, the ideal claimant of hidden disability must navigate a system built by (and from the perspective of) those with specific preconceived notions of what it means to be a person with a disability and to present as one."

    #MEcfs #invisibleillness #hiddenillness #spoonie @mecfs #hiddendisability #invisibledisabilityawareness #invisibledisability #invisibledisabilities

  22. A prominent and wonderful person on Babka posts pictures of her cat with a physical disability.

    I occasionally post pictures of my cat Crispin d' Familiar, who has some kind of neurological impairment/executive dysfunction (like me)

    #InvisibleDisabilities

  23. A prominent and wonderful person on Babka posts pictures of her cat with a physical disability.

    I occasionally post pictures of my cat Crispin d' Familiar, who has some kind of neurological impairment/executive dysfunction (like me)

    #InvisibleDisabilities

  24. A prominent and wonderful person on Babka posts pictures of her cat with a physical disability.

    I occasionally post pictures of my cat Crispin d' Familiar, who has some kind of neurological impairment/executive dysfunction (like me)

    #InvisibleDisabilities

  25. This is a moment of real struggle. Trying to remain calm while my body-mind is running maintenance tasks that should have been run while I was asleep last night. From the lack of access to mental capacity, working, and long-term, memory, it's probably maintaining a bunch of those. The light glasses I made to help me not fucking lose it when it gets bad. They send wakefulness signals, stimulating the optic nerve, and also help boost serotonin production.
    #disabilities #invisibledisabilities #narcolepsy #narcolepsysucks

  26. This is a moment of real struggle. Trying to remain calm while my body-mind is running maintenance tasks that should have been run while I was asleep last night. From the lack of access to mental capacity, working, and long-term, memory, it's probably maintaining a bunch of those. The light glasses I made to help me not fucking lose it when it gets bad. They send wakefulness signals, stimulating the optic nerve, and also help boost serotonin production.
    #disabilities #invisibledisabilities #narcolepsy #narcolepsysucks

  27. "In just six months, eighteen law enforcement agencies across Colorado have adopted Blue Envelope programs. By the end of the summer, the Denver Police Department will add to the list.

    "The programs are meant to improve interactions between officers and people with invisible disabilities that might make communication difficult. The namesake blue envelopes contain information about the person's condition — such as explaining that they have autism, Tourette syndrome or are deaf — and how that might impact their behavior or needs. Participants fill out the envelope ahead of time and present it to officers during traffic stops or other police interactions."

    #LawEnforcement #InvisibleDisabilities #Accessibility

    westword.com/news/denver-polic

  28. "In just six months, eighteen law enforcement agencies across Colorado have adopted Blue Envelope programs. By the end of the summer, the Denver Police Department will add to the list.

    "The programs are meant to improve interactions between officers and people with invisible disabilities that might make communication difficult. The namesake blue envelopes contain information about the person's condition — such as explaining that they have autism, Tourette syndrome or are deaf — and how that might impact their behavior or needs. Participants fill out the envelope ahead of time and present it to officers during traffic stops or other police interactions."

    #LawEnforcement #InvisibleDisabilities #Accessibility

    westword.com/news/denver-polic

  29. "In just six months, eighteen law enforcement agencies across Colorado have adopted Blue Envelope programs. By the end of the summer, the Denver Police Department will add to the list.

    "The programs are meant to improve interactions between officers and people with invisible disabilities that might make communication difficult. The namesake blue envelopes contain information about the person's condition — such as explaining that they have autism, Tourette syndrome or are deaf — and how that might impact their behavior or needs. Participants fill out the envelope ahead of time and present it to officers during traffic stops or other police interactions."

    #LawEnforcement #InvisibleDisabilities #Accessibility

    westword.com/news/denver-polic

  30. "In just six months, eighteen law enforcement agencies across Colorado have adopted Blue Envelope programs. By the end of the summer, the Denver Police Department will add to the list.

    "The programs are meant to improve interactions between officers and people with invisible disabilities that might make communication difficult. The namesake blue envelopes contain information about the person's condition — such as explaining that they have autism, Tourette syndrome or are deaf — and how that might impact their behavior or needs. Participants fill out the envelope ahead of time and present it to officers during traffic stops or other police interactions."

    #LawEnforcement #InvisibleDisabilities #Accessibility

    westword.com/news/denver-polic

  31. Flashback to 2008 in the Circus Room, Kitchener, when I was touring with Left Spine down and H-427. This is me with H-427 and my former roommate. You can't tell, but I was dreadfully sick here. I ended up in the emergency room the next day because of asthma attacks caused by constantly being around second-hand smoke on tour. #Flashback #IndustrialMusic #InvisibleDisabilities

  32. Flashback to 2008 in the Circus Room, Kitchener, when I was touring with Left Spine down and H-427. This is me with H-427 and my former roommate. You can't tell, but I was dreadfully sick here. I ended up in the emergency room the next day because of asthma attacks caused by constantly being around second-hand smoke on tour. #Flashback #IndustrialMusic #InvisibleDisabilities

  33. Flashback to 2008 in the Circus Room, Kitchener, when I was touring with Left Spine down and H-427. This is me with H-427 and my former roommate. You can't tell, but I was dreadfully sick here. I ended up in the emergency room the next day because of asthma attacks caused by constantly being around second-hand smoke on tour. #Flashback #IndustrialMusic #InvisibleDisabilities

  34. Flashback to 2008 in the Circus Room, Kitchener, when I was touring with Left Spine down and H-427. This is me with H-427 and my former roommate. You can't tell, but I was dreadfully sick here. I ended up in the emergency room the next day because of asthma attacks caused by constantly being around second-hand smoke on tour. #Flashback #IndustrialMusic #InvisibleDisabilities

  35. Hey, folk who have #invisibledisabilities…. How do you explain to people that you don’t have the same body capabilities/endurance/needs as folk who don’t have the same challenges you do?

    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to better explain to folk that my body is always operating at reduced capacity because my #donotdie medicine slows my heart rate and thus, while I’m fit and strong, my body tires more easily than it might otherwise do.

    I can say “oh, I have #LQTS” but folk don’t really get the implications. I can say “remember that person who died from drinking an energy drink/super caffeinated beverage/too much coffee?” And they get that… but… It doesn’t translate to “I GET FUCKING TIRED EASILY AND SOMETIMES I JUST CAN’T FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE THE MEDICINE THE KEEOS ME FROM HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST ALSO GIVES ME SUPER LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND LOW HEART RATE”

    I’ve had some friendships end because people thought I was always bouncing because I didn’t want to hang but the reality was I was just exhausted… and some folk don’t get that I sometimes have to change plans because body…

    I can’t be the only one

    Thoughts?

  36. Hey, folk who have #invisibledisabilities…. How do you explain to people that you don’t have the same body capabilities/endurance/needs as folk who don’t have the same challenges you do?

    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to better explain to folk that my body is always operating at reduced capacity because my #donotdie medicine slows my heart rate and thus, while I’m fit and strong, my body tires more easily than it might otherwise do.

    I can say “oh, I have #LQTS” but folk don’t really get the implications. I can say “remember that person who died from drinking an energy drink/super caffeinated beverage/too much coffee?” And they get that… but… It doesn’t translate to “I GET FUCKING TIRED EASILY AND SOMETIMES I JUST CAN’T FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE THE MEDICINE THE KEEOS ME FROM HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST ALSO GIVES ME SUPER LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND LOW HEART RATE”

    I’ve had some friendships end because people thought I was always bouncing because I didn’t want to hang but the reality was I was just exhausted… and some folk don’t get that I sometimes have to change plans because body…

    I can’t be the only one

    Thoughts?

  37. Hey, folk who have #invisibledisabilities…. How do you explain to people that you don’t have the same body capabilities/endurance/needs as folk who don’t have the same challenges you do?

    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to better explain to folk that my body is always operating at reduced capacity because my #donotdie medicine slows my heart rate and thus, while I’m fit and strong, my body tires more easily than it might otherwise do.

    I can say “oh, I have #LQTS” but folk don’t really get the implications. I can say “remember that person who died from drinking an energy drink/super caffeinated beverage/too much coffee?” And they get that… but… It doesn’t translate to “I GET FUCKING TIRED EASILY AND SOMETIMES I JUST CAN’T FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE THE MEDICINE THE KEEOS ME FROM HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST ALSO GIVES ME SUPER LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND LOW HEART RATE”

    I’ve had some friendships end because people thought I was always bouncing because I didn’t want to hang but the reality was I was just exhausted… and some folk don’t get that I sometimes have to change plans because body…

    I can’t be the only one

    Thoughts?

  38. Hey, folk who have #invisibledisabilities…. How do you explain to people that you don’t have the same body capabilities/endurance/needs as folk who don’t have the same challenges you do?

    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to better explain to folk that my body is always operating at reduced capacity because my #donotdie medicine slows my heart rate and thus, while I’m fit and strong, my body tires more easily than it might otherwise do.

    I can say “oh, I have #LQTS” but folk don’t really get the implications. I can say “remember that person who died from drinking an energy drink/super caffeinated beverage/too much coffee?” And they get that… but… It doesn’t translate to “I GET FUCKING TIRED EASILY AND SOMETIMES I JUST CAN’T FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE THE MEDICINE THE KEEOS ME FROM HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST ALSO GIVES ME SUPER LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND LOW HEART RATE”

    I’ve had some friendships end because people thought I was always bouncing because I didn’t want to hang but the reality was I was just exhausted… and some folk don’t get that I sometimes have to change plans because body…

    I can’t be the only one

    Thoughts?

  39. I went looking online for contraindications to the new med I presumably have to take for the rest of my life, and found out that cannabis is on that list. I've been using cannabis to deal with chronic pain (no pun intended), and one of the side effects of the new med is widespread muscle pain and upset stomach. So I guess I'm just supposed to rawdog chronic pain now. Oof.

    I wonder why I wasn't warned about this.

    This is gonna suck.
    #ChronicPain #Cannabis #InvisibleDisabilities

  40. I went looking online for contraindications to the new med I presumably have to take for the rest of my life, and found out that cannabis is on that list. I've been using cannabis to deal with chronic pain (no pun intended), and one of the side effects of the new med is widespread muscle pain and upset stomach. So I guess I'm just supposed to rawdog chronic pain now. Oof.

    I wonder why I wasn't warned about this.

    This is gonna suck.
    #ChronicPain #Cannabis #InvisibleDisabilities

  41. I went looking online for contraindications to the new med I presumably have to take for the rest of my life, and found out that cannabis is on that list. I've been using cannabis to deal with chronic pain (no pun intended), and one of the side effects of the new med is widespread muscle pain and upset stomach. So I guess I'm just supposed to rawdog chronic pain now. Oof.

    I wonder why I wasn't warned about this.

    This is gonna suck.
    #ChronicPain #Cannabis #InvisibleDisabilities

  42. I went looking online for contraindications to the new med I presumably have to take for the rest of my life, and found out that cannabis is on that list. I've been using cannabis to deal with chronic pain (no pun intended), and one of the side effects of the new med is widespread muscle pain and upset stomach. So I guess I'm just supposed to rawdog chronic pain now. Oof.

    I wonder why I wasn't warned about this.

    This is gonna suck.
    #ChronicPain #Cannabis #InvisibleDisabilities

  43. CW: CW: Neurotypicals Treatment of Neurodivergent people and ablelism

    When I was growing up, I remember how much I was infantilised so much esp in terms of not being able to do what neurotypical kids were able to do like go to sleep overs at friends houses, not allowed to go to friends house on my own, not allowed to walk to school on my own, not allow to get a shower on my own (cuz apparently I could not do it right) not allowed to have my own bank account (until I demanded my dad to revoke the ownership of my account to me) and also requiring teaching assistants everywhere and given easy school work (despite being more capable of doing work neurotypicals do AND I HAD TO DEMAND TO TEACHERS THAT I COULD DO SUCH WORK) etc etc

    All cuz I was deemed “special needs” aka too incapable of doing things “normal people” can and therefore I wasn’t meant to have a life I have, cuz I was never meant to be independent, due to stigma I’ve faced not cuz of other but by how my own people, supposed “my family” were meant to care for me, yet did far more harm in general.

    I remember the bullying I received and being called “retarded” very often and how much it hurt so much, I didn’t even tell my next school, that I had autism cuz I was so ashamed of it due to the trauma I had with it and I remember just wanting to like get rid of it so bad, I was doing anything to get rid of

    When I realised this now, and I think about the problematic things I did and wild things I did in the past. It just makes sense. No wonder I was completely out of control, cuz of how people have poorly treated me and I was acting out as a way to gain control of my shitty surroundings and myself.

    We need to stop treating people who have disabilities and invisible disabilities as if they aren’t capable of anything, cuz honestly we are far more capable than you think and the more restrictions and discrimination we face, the more trauma and resentment it will bring, which harms future generations too.

    And also stop fucking babying us as if we don’t know shit either.

    I’m sick and tired of it.


    #neurodivergent #autism #ADHD #invisible-disabilities #disability #disablities #discrimination #dyslexia #dyspraxia
  44. CW: CW: Neurotypicals Treatment of Neurodivergent people and ablelism

    When I was growing up, I remember how much I was infantilised so much esp in terms of not being able to do what neurotypical kids were able to do like go to sleep overs at friends houses, not allowed to go to friends house on my own, not allowed to walk to school on my own, not allow to get a shower on my own (cuz apparently I could not do it right) not allowed to have my own bank account (until I demanded my dad to revoke the ownership of my account to me) and also requiring teaching assistants everywhere and given easy school work (despite being more capable of doing work neurotypicals do AND I HAD TO DEMAND TO TEACHERS THAT I COULD DO SUCH WORK) etc etc

    All cuz I was deemed “special needs” aka too incapable of doing things “normal people” can and therefore I wasn’t meant to have a life I have, cuz I was never meant to be independent, due to stigma I’ve faced not cuz of other but by how my own people, supposed “my family” were meant to care for me, yet did h

    I remember the bullying I received and being called “retarded” very often and how much it hurt so much, I didn’t even tell my next school, that I had autism cuz I was so ashamed of it due to the trauma I had with it and I remember just wanting to like get rid of it so bad, I was doing anything to get rid of

    When I realised this now, and I think about the problematic things I did and wild things I did in the past. It just makes sense. No wonder I was completely out of control, cuz of how people have poorly treated me and I was acting out as a way to gain control of my shitty surroundings and myself.

    We need to stop treating people who have disabilities and invisible disabilities as if they aren’t capable of anything, cuz honestly we are far more capable than you think and the more restrictions and discrimination we face, the more trauma and resentment it will bring, which harms future generations too.

    And also stop fucking babying us as if we don’t know shit either.

    I’m sick and tired of it.


    #neurodivergent #autism #ADHD #invisible-disabilities #disability #disablities #discrimination #dyslexia #dyspraxia
  45. CW: CW: Neurotypicals Treatment of Neurodivergent people and ablelism

    When I was growing up, I remember how much I was infantilised so much esp in terms of not being able to do what neurotypical kids were able to do like go to sleep overs at friends houses, not allowed to go to friends house on my own, not allowed to walk to school on my own, not allow to get a shower on my own (cuz apparently I could not do it right) not allowed to have my own bank account (until I demanded my dad to revoke the ownership of my account to me) and also requiring teaching assistants everywhere and given easy school work (despite being more capable of doing work neurotypicals do AND I HAD TO DEMAND TO TEACHERS THAT I COULD DO SUCH WORK) etc etc

    All cuz I was deemed “special needs” aka too incapable of doing things “normal people” can and therefore I wasn’t meant to have a life I have, cuz I was never meant to be independent, due to stigma I’ve faced not cuz of other but by how my own people, supposed “my family” were meant to care for me, yet did far more harm in general.

    I remember the bullying I received and being called “retarded” very often and how much it hurt so much, I didn’t even tell my next school, that I had autism cuz I was so ashamed of it due to the trauma I had with it and I remember just wanting to like get rid of it so bad, I was doing anything to get rid of

    When I realised this now, and I think about the problematic things I did and wild things I did in the past. It just makes sense. No wonder I was completely out of control, cuz of how people have poorly treated me and I was acting out as a way to gain control of my shitty surroundings and myself.

    We need to stop treating people who have disabilities and invisible disabilities as if they aren’t capable of anything, cuz honestly we are far more capable than you think and the more restrictions and discrimination we face, the more trauma and resentment it will bring, which harms future generations too.

    And also stop fucking babying us as if we don’t know shit either.

    I’m sick and tired of it.


    #neurodivergent #autism #ADHD #invisible-disabilities #disability #disablities #discrimination #dyslexia #dyspraxia
  46. CW: CW: Neurotypicals Treatment of Neurodivergent people and ablelism

    When I was growing up, I remember how much I was infantilised so much esp in terms of not being able to do what neurotypical kids were able to do like go to sleep overs at friends houses, not allowed to go to friends house on my own, not allowed to walk to school on my own, not allow to get a shower on my own (cuz apparently I could not do it right) not allowed to have my own bank account (until I demanded my dad to revoke the ownership of my account to me) and also requiring teaching assistants everywhere and given easy school work (despite being more capable of doing work neurotypicals do AND I HAD TO DEMAND TO TEACHERS THAT I COULD DO SUCH WORK) etc etc

    All cuz I was deemed “special needs” aka too incapable of doing things “normal people” can and therefore I wasn’t meant to have a life I have, cuz I was never meant to be independent, due to stigma I’ve faced not cuz of other but by how my own people, supposed “my family” were meant to care for me, yet did far more harm in general.

    I remember the bullying I received and being called “retarded” very often and how much it hurt so much, I didn’t even tell my next school, that I had autism cuz I was so ashamed of it due to the trauma I had with it and I remember just wanting to like get rid of it so bad, I was doing anything to get rid of

    When I realised this now, and I think about the problematic things I did and wild things I did in the past. It just makes sense. No wonder I was completely out of control, cuz of how people have poorly treated me and I was acting out as a way to gain control of my shitty surroundings and myself.

    We need to stop treating people who have disabilities and invisible disabilities as if they aren’t capable of anything, cuz honestly we are far more capable than you think and the more restrictions and discrimination we face, the more trauma and resentment it will bring, which harms future generations too.

    And also stop fucking babying us as if we don’t know shit either.

    I’m sick and tired of it.


    #neurodivergent #autism #ADHD #invisible-disabilities #disability #disablities #discrimination #dyslexia #dyspraxia
  47. Well, figured out what's going on with my neck/shoulder/arm. I've been diagnosed as being in the early stages of frozen shoulder. Apparently, menopausal folks are more prone to it for unknown reasons. Yay?

    So I have about a year and a half until this issue goes away, and it will get worse before it gets better. The good news is that when that awful pain happens, I'm not causing myself damage. Apparently, a cortisone shot early on will help prevent some of that pain. So will continuing to exercise regularly, although I will have to avoid exercises which bring on the pain (which is sudden and intense). Massages will also help, because the surrounding muscles will lock up from that pain.

    Looks like I have a rocky road ahead of me.
    #FrozenShoulder #ChronicPain #InvisibleDisabilities #menopause

  48. Well, figured out what's going on with my neck/shoulder/arm. I've been diagnosed as being in the early stages of frozen shoulder. Apparently, menopausal folks are more prone to it for unknown reasons. Yay?

    So I have about a year and a half until this issue goes away, and it will get worse before it gets better. The good news is that when that awful pain happens, I'm not causing myself damage. Apparently, a cortisone shot early on will help prevent some of that pain. So will continuing to exercise regularly, although I will have to avoid exercises which bring on the pain (which is sudden and intense). Massages will also help, because the surrounding muscles will lock up from that pain.

    Looks like I have a rocky road ahead of me.
    #FrozenShoulder #ChronicPain #InvisibleDisabilities #menopause