CATCH UP
June 16, 2008 8:09pm
I've been away for about a week...as I am flat out right now, I have posted the riot diaries on my web site...www.cathydee.com (Riot …
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About Me
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About Me
I am a 43 yr old athiest, dyslexic, fibromyalgic graphic design/artist who loves animals, rides horses and lives in New Zealand with my 4 cats, 2 dogs, 3 horses and 1 wonderful husband.
I am a 43 yr old athiest, dyslexic, fibromyalgic graphic design/artist who loves animals, rides horses and lives in New Zealand with my 4 cats, 2 dogs, 3 horses and 1 wonderful husband.
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Interests
animals, riding, reading, writing, drawing, music, imbibing wine with friends, avoiding cooking, laughing, photography, web design, good intelligent discussion...
animals, riding, reading, writing, drawing, music, imbibing wine with friends, avoiding cooking, laughing,
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Journal
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The Consumate Boaty (er)
June 10, 2008 4:23pm
June 10th
I spent the morning whizzing around the Waimak River on a jet boat.
No, seriously- I did.
I had to …
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My Mother is Back...
June 9, 2008 4:08pm
June 9th
My Mother is back.
She rang me as I was putting the horses’ pajamas on.
She sounded …
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Because you Can...
June 8, 2008 4:22pm
June 8th
Brent, Flossom and me wandered out into the snow to check the horses.
Flossom insisted on being …
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Snow!
June 7, 2008 7:12pm
June 7th
We had snow! It was a real dumping.
Zeuss woke up, stretched and wandered outside for his morning …
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Hugbook
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Go ahead and open the present I sentcha. I double dare you! Do I miss you? From one crazy woman to another; you betcha!!
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Happy National Hug Day! :}
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Just visited the website- it is wonderful- and all the drawings and stories I love so well! great work!
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Oct is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Please remember to do your monthly checks & remind your friends & loved ones to do the same!
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Sending hugs and good thoughts your way
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Support Groups
Close Fibromyalgia
Diagnosed with FM about 8 years ago after coming off prozac too soon. - I was completely crippled with 6 weeks. Going back on prozac helped ease the pain but it is still there most days. I had a massive tumour (cervical) removed at the beginning of this year and the symptoms of Fibro went away for a blissful 6 months! However,they have just started to reoccur again now so I assume I was just in remission - I'm grateful the remission was during my recovery from the hysterectomy.
Treatments
Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI suffered depression for many years through my teens and into my 30s with two major break downs. I seem to be clear of it now - it must be 8 years since I had a bout of it so I'd like to join this to help anyone who may need help with it. I've run depression groups for some years and encourage people to laugh through stories and drawings.
Treatments
- Celexa Working / Worked
- have had this for Fibro but did not like it due to causing heart palpitations if I forgot a day or so
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- This was very good in a time of desperate need
- Meditation Not Working
- hopeless, got the giggles
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- One of the best things - 10 happy/funny thoughts EVERY night before going to sleep. Works a treat.Side effect - spontanious laughter may disturb your partner
- Prozac Working / Worked
- worked extremely well for me, I take it now to control pain with Fibromyalgia. I credit Prozac to my surviving at all :-)
- Psychotherapy Not Working
- no help at all, I find counselling to be too introverted and self indulgent - not good for depression. That's just a personal experience.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Of course this always is a help
- Writing Working / Worked
- The most brilliant thing to do IF you write about positive things and include funny things like drawings etc. Do not allow yourself to get too self absorbed or it will not work.
- Art Working / Worked
- I drew cartoons and laughed and laughed and then showed them to others and laughed again when they laughed - the VERY best medicine!
Open Arrhythmias
Type: TachycardiaHad serious Arythmia attacks at about 28. Was one of the first 100 in this country to get an ablation to correct the abnormal rhythm. IT worked a treat for a year but then the Arythmia came back though not as seriously. When they went in again to find it they couldn't. I just put up with it now as it doesn't happen often and seems not to be too serious. It does seem though that the fitter I get the more problems with it I have - weird?
Treatments
- Radiofrequency Ablation Working / Worked
- The Tachycardia is not nearly as severe though I do get the occasional attack especially when exercising. I generally just ignore it.
- Tambocor Working / Worked
- was on this while I waited for the ablation. yes it worked but it was scary if I forgot to take a tablet
Open Hysterectomy
Had a large cervical tumour removed in Feb of this year (2007). The recovery took a lot longer than I expected.
