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- I went back to work teaching at my community college this semester after having had major surgery in December. The surgeon says I won't get my energy back to normal until 6 months post op.This week I've had disrespect from 2 students in situations...
- Long story short, through church a request has come from the mom of a 6 year old that I go visit her tomorrow to calm her fears that their house is haunted. The little girl is so scared that she's staying with her grandparents until it feels safe...
- I go by "Muji" as an affectionate nickname here at DS PTSD. But my DS full username is, of course, MujicaPTSD, an homage to the man who from 2010-2015 was President of Uruguay, the country where I grew up as a missionary kid and got PTSD myself,...
- I got the post op nausea all day, the nausea about which I was warned weeks ago, that I thought I'd escaped. Trigger WarningSince by doctor's orders I've been on a liquid only diet since Thanksgiving (ending on New Years') lots of bile and dry...
- As follow up to my major surgery on Dec. 3rd, I'm in the midst of a 6 week recovery by doctor's orders. It involves being on a liquid-only diet a for several weeks, then pureed foods, and finally soft foods. It also involves taking it easy and...
- In 2010, my therapist finally suggested that I estrange myself from my family because they've been my primary abusers since I was a little boy. The abuse started with wife beatings by my father on my mother, then spread to his beating me bloody,...
- Today's the 9th day of being home recovering from my surgery, on a strict liquid diet the whole. Today it finally got to me, and I just wanted to sleep all day. Tomorrow a friend is coming by to drive me to see my surgeon for a follow up...
- I had surgery this morning, as a lot of people here know. I'm in post-op, and they allowed me to fire up my laptop even though I'm hooked up to a gillion machines, some very intimately. A nurse I'll call "Jenna" to protect here anonymity came in...
- Welcoming any kind words to calm my anxiety the day before my surgery tomorrow morning. It's on Monday Dec. 3rd; Wednesday is when I hope to be discharged if all goes well, so say a prayer for me tonight. It's when anticipation will be most on...
- In a few minutes I'm getting in my car to drive alone to a big hospital 1 and 1/2 hours away for my pre-op appointments I'll be having all day in advance of my surgery on Monday Dec. 3rd. I have a friend driving me to the surgery coming up on...
- Just got back from 12 hour day with 44 students from my college who went on a field trip to the Holocaust Museum, a fitting thing to do after last Saturday's synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh.I'm glad I went after all. Two students stuck by me all...
- I'm safe because it's happening an hour and a half away, but on Wednesday night I went to a concert where an active shooter is shooting up a synagogue right now. He killed 8 people.It reminds me again, as did the pipe bombs this week in the...
- My Spanish student who got an F at midterm for maintaining a 15.2% average in her work on her online MySpanishLab went to the dean about me yesterday. The student emailed me 4 times last week trying to negotiate the midterm F grade, but there was...
- Wow, I just can't wait to escape for my community college teaching semester to end so I can escape to Mexico next Dec. 18th. I need some relief in that other environment that's more trigger-free for me than this one I'm in right now. I've had a...
- Ever since I came here to DS PTSD 6 years ago I have learned to my great relief that it's OK here to talk about our abusers--all of them. Recovering as I am from trauma in 3 categories (combat, sexual assault, & domestic violence) mine are...