tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749687802138692392.post1047726790202524818..comments2023-05-31T01:45:02.663-07:00Comments on Sick Momma: Not So Wordy GirlAvivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16411667763810131618noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749687802138692392.post-60122044015778196732009-11-29T01:24:59.814-08:002009-11-29T01:24:59.814-08:00Brain fog, fatigue, mixed signals, inability to do...Brain fog, fatigue, mixed signals, inability to do math, yup, nothing like having the years of study in order to sound like you can't say the right thing. Linda and Cheryl correct me about once every 10 minutes when I say, "We should all coagulate on this." - Linda murmurs, "co (just while writing this I forgot the original word, and can only think of Cogitate, no that's not it, cumulate? Coordinate - well that will do) 'reach consenses' - how about that? This goes on too often. WAY too often and it never feels good to be the kid in the class who is giving odd answers, clearly wrong, like in the next topic wrong (And that is what it feels like to me, that I am back at school). Sometimes I feel like shouting, "Okay, got a disease, can't you TELL! Give me some slack!" - maybe I should make and wear a T-shirt. I'll send you one?Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749687802138692392.post-1830543209289795372009-11-24T11:22:37.571-08:002009-11-24T11:22:37.571-08:00Brain fog is the absolute worst symptom for me. Sl...Brain fog is the absolute worst symptom for me. Sleeping all the time sucks, if I have pain it sucks, but there's no semblance of functionality those times. It's when I'm on top of everything else, and yet can't remember what anything is called (I've forgotten the words for my profession in the middle of a sentence at a dinner party!) it is intensely frustrating. And when I just blank out on what I am doing, it's scary. It's also, according to my doctors, the most difficult symptom to treat in any way. :-(endoenvoguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08246549715077136432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749687802138692392.post-77712846314016828882009-11-24T08:45:50.139-08:002009-11-24T08:45:50.139-08:00Ugh, I can totally relate. My favorite is when thi...Ugh, I can totally relate. My favorite is when this happens in front of a class of students. Awesome. It is much more common in my late classes than my early ones, so while I don't have an official reason, I chalk it up to fatigue. It was especially bad when my adrenals failed, and is more pronounced when I have an infection and don't move enough air. My face pales, circles under my eyes form, and I can't find the right words...I start a sentence knowing where I'm going and get lost by the end. I hate it!<br /><br />At least we can make up for it with good vocab words when we're "on." :)Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392908564921877962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749687802138692392.post-46346594273716054912009-11-24T06:43:08.866-08:002009-11-24T06:43:08.866-08:00Oh, Aviva, I understand. I just saw this column in...Oh, Aviva, I understand. I just saw this column in the Times the other day, which made me feel a bit better, or at least in good company: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/cancer/<br /><br />And I'll tell you the same story I put in the comments there: I spent years on large doses of anti-convulsants for pain, which gave me brain fog and aphasia. One day, when I was speaking to a dean at my college, he remarked that I was “looking so much better”. I had just stopped using two crutches for a major injury (the one that necessitated the medications) and was down to one crutch. I was pretty excited about it, too, so I said, “I know! I’m just using one crotch now!” He looked back, horrified.<br /><br />The memory of that event still makes me cringe inside. But let me tell you, one of my colleagues who doesn't know about my condition, complimented me on my fluency recently. Apparently, we notice more than the outside world. But I know, I grieve the loss, too.Shirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536774062044836025noreply@blogger.com