tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post1312357809906092265..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Deep ThoughtsK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-48766769498866536142012-12-02T07:58:06.071-05:002012-12-02T07:58:06.071-05:00He he! That is hilarious! At least you were sleepi...He he! That is hilarious! At least you were sleeping...and finding fun things in warm places. What a great dream!<br /><br />;-D<br /><br />It is funny, the only place I had heard of sarcoidosis before I got it was on House! I actually laughed when the specialist brought it up. Oop.<br /><br />I have generally avoided Yoga after a few tries when i was younger. I hyper-extend and found I was getting all sorts of issues with all the forward bends. I did go to Pilates the other day, which was good...but maybe a bit too intense. Have to work up to exercise a bit easier, I think. Am feeling a little dodgy again.<br /><br />Not sure if the English have taught me anything GOOD, though. Their version is more a denial of emotion than a recognition of positive mindspeak. All that repressed feeling then bursts out in negative ways... If you have ever been to London you'll know what I mean!! Eeesh!<br /><br />Anyway...off to check out your Bettie!Lindahttp://fromthepurlside.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-52605931555448440122012-12-01T18:54:08.770-05:002012-12-01T18:54:08.770-05:00I've heard about sarcoidosis and I am SOOO sor...I've heard about sarcoidosis and I am SOOO sorry you are going through that. OMG, that totally sucks (to completely understate the situation). That prednisone - while entirely necessary for you, as I know it was for me - is fucking hard. It was like wakefulness pervaded everything. And not in a pleasant way.<br /><br />Positive mind speak is tremendously important, as is getting comments like these where we can communicate and share our experiences. You are entirely right about the negative thoughts leading to worsened conditions but sometimes it's so hard to stop that loop. Especially if you're a ruminator like me.<br /><br />I'm glad that the English have given you a new skill :-)<br /><br />Have you tried very supported yoga? (I recommend the Iyengar method with a really good senior teacher.) The UK has some of the best Iyengar in the world. If you're in London, you'd have your pick of really good therapeutic yoga teachers.<br /><br />You hang in there too. And Jeez, knit something easy! :-)<br /><br />PS: Had weird dream about finding 2 lone skeins of your Habu yarn in the South Pacific.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-36488724048657066092012-11-28T05:46:19.920-05:002012-11-28T05:46:19.920-05:00Sounds super shitty. I have been struggling with S...Sounds super shitty. I have been struggling with Sarcoidosis the last year and on the predisolone, myself, so know exactly what you mean about the insommnia/anxiety and how all consuming it can sometimes be.<br /><br />It WILL get better (has already!) and you need to take faith in that, if nothing else. It sounds flakey, but I really can't stress how important it is to keep up positive 'mind speak' on the whole thing.<br /><br />As a Canadian living in the UK I frequently scoff at the 'head in the sand/pull your socks up' mentality that they have here...but there is definitely something to be said for trying to stay positive and give yourself positive encouragement and reinforcement. <br /><br />I know I have found that the times I have been the most negative/anxious about my condition the worse I have felt. Once I realised what I was doing and actively started to tell myself 'I am ok' and will get better (am not dying- it is not the end of the world, etc)...well...I started to feel better.<br /><br />Maybe all coincidence or psychosomatic- but studies show that placebos can have an enormous effect on pain.<br /><br />Anyway. Long babble.<br /><br />You aren't alone. You will get better. Hang in there.<br />LLindahttp://fromthepurlside.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-83529452039937446362012-11-12T22:48:38.198-05:002012-11-12T22:48:38.198-05:00Well, thank goodness for little mercies. Not that ...Well, thank goodness for little mercies. Not that we should run out and get a gift basket for the nuns :-) I will think of you on Thursday, giving you lots of good vibes for a very easy surgery. At least the cold is gone! I am also going to give you good patience vibes. Keeping yourself from knitting too soon is likely going to take all of your resistance! K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-70358135441617083502012-11-12T22:46:12.800-05:002012-11-12T22:46:12.800-05:00Honey, you've been kind of preoccupied with so...Honey, you've been kind of preoccupied with some serious situations of your own. I'm taking a page from your book (pun intended) and talking it through. I think it's my sanest choice. I'm thinking of you too xoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-76854237587963820742012-11-12T12:14:18.457-05:002012-11-12T12:14:18.457-05:00Oh god, I know I'm late, but I'm so sorry....Oh god, I know I'm late, but I'm so sorry. Health issues suck and I mean that literally. They suck your time, your energy and your joy. Keep taking small steps forward and keep writing!!anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317877435130121894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-22321194039236417492012-11-11T14:35:08.090-05:002012-11-11T14:35:08.090-05:00I know - I swear I do that most of the time. Maybe...I know - I swear I do that most of the time. Maybe, instead of complaining in blog posts I should focus more on the healing. :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-55255005326015391002012-11-11T14:34:12.489-05:002012-11-11T14:34:12.489-05:00Thank you N! xoThank you N! xoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-59582546067105402412012-11-10T19:26:58.033-05:002012-11-10T19:26:58.033-05:00Feel better soon!! :) You are on your way up. Ma...Feel better soon!! :) You are on your way up. Make sure you focus on all the gains you've made :)Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719917783641156738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-62794988721800313832012-11-10T18:18:07.200-05:002012-11-10T18:18:07.200-05:00Oh my dear, I'm soooooooo sorry to know you...Oh my dear, I'm soooooooo sorry to know you're struggling with illness.<br />As you know I've been away of blogland and coming here to know you're feeling bad just makes me so sad.<br />I hope you're feeling better and get well soon.<br />Take care.<br />Love<br />xoxoSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128993876847534647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-8530114473067845712012-11-10T09:34:08.499-05:002012-11-10T09:34:08.499-05:00Julia: Thank you! Alas, I have always been a squea...Julia: Thank you! Alas, I have always been a squeaky wheel, which was a bit of torment for my parents, I'm sure :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-76146632796538046832012-11-10T09:32:37.427-05:002012-11-10T09:32:37.427-05:00Oh, I know. Dairy is a thing of the past - and it ...Oh, I know. Dairy is a thing of the past - and it is, generally, my food-group of choice. How I miss it! (But not worth the misery right now.)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-28176175737410826272012-11-10T09:31:46.569-05:002012-11-10T09:31:46.569-05:00OK, it's so good to know that this may be some...OK, it's so good to know that this may be some fall-out from those meds. xoxoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-38190741421418487882012-11-10T09:31:17.036-05:002012-11-10T09:31:17.036-05:00Knitting has been very helpful this week. Takes my...Knitting has been very helpful this week. Takes my mind off things... xoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-29951829022821023222012-11-10T09:30:51.722-05:002012-11-10T09:30:51.722-05:00Oh, that's crazy cross-marketing :-)Oh, that's crazy cross-marketing :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63740047209557438162012-11-10T09:29:46.063-05:002012-11-10T09:29:46.063-05:00Thanks Evie xo. I'm a bit more positive today....Thanks Evie xo. I'm a bit more positive today. That seems to be how it goes.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-33803448748416485022012-11-10T09:29:11.750-05:002012-11-10T09:29:11.750-05:00Elizabeth: Thank you for your comment! I can't...Elizabeth: Thank you for your comment! I can't imagine the wrist injury. Losing the use of your wrist for an extended period is a SERIOUS misery. Are you right handed?<br /><br />Also Fibromyalgia, I know, can be so debilitating when it's in full swing. I hope it's giving you a bit of a break in light of the other things you are managing right now.<br /><br />I'm happy you can commiserate! It's all about communicating. And I wish you well xoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-79896489807390824032012-11-10T09:26:02.399-05:002012-11-10T09:26:02.399-05:00You are so right - people get through all kinds of...You are so right - people get through all kinds of crap cuz they have to. I'm going to meditate on this.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-10970274275972157382012-11-10T09:22:11.360-05:002012-11-10T09:22:11.360-05:00M: I've read about your challenge - so sorry t...M: I've read about your challenge - so sorry to hear you have also been sick. A month of bronchitis is pretty extreme. And that prednisone is something, yes?K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-19576066810342618772012-11-10T09:21:19.828-05:002012-11-10T09:21:19.828-05:00Thank you Robin! Non-linear is the watchword of th...Thank you Robin! Non-linear is the watchword of the season :-) I'm glad you can see a progression! Sometimes, in the midst of it, you lose the forest for the trees.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-64552136168127935022012-11-10T09:19:56.870-05:002012-11-10T09:19:56.870-05:00That is so bizarre. And I know it seems I did a lo...That is so bizarre. And I know it seems I did a lot last week, but it's still like nothing compared to my normal activity level. Sometimes I just have to move or I think misery will overwhelm me.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-51645597040884712732012-11-10T09:17:48.731-05:002012-11-10T09:17:48.731-05:00Me too L! xoMe too L! xoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-47708817260295379032012-11-10T04:56:05.046-05:002012-11-10T04:56:05.046-05:00Jayzuzzz! I hope you are healing inside and out an...Jayzuzzz! I hope you are healing inside and out and back to yourself soon xxlisadom Grace Apphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086398459159182502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-5310392604529402482012-11-09T23:59:12.141-05:002012-11-09T23:59:12.141-05:00So sorry you're still struggling with this (al...So sorry you're still struggling with this (although it's perhaps not surprising you've had a setback given that you might have pushed a wee tiny bit this last week. . . )<br />Interesting reading this as I have organized my 1st-year reading list this term around medicine/illness narratives. Writing it from the inside is important, not just for the healing but for letting the rest of us (including the med. professionals) know what it's like.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-24664740651481473832012-11-09T19:42:41.342-05:002012-11-09T19:42:41.342-05:00I so enjoy your writing - and of course, really so...I so enjoy your writing - and of course, really sorry you are suffering so much. I feel like I am right there with you, the way you describe your (NON-LINEAR) healing process. You ARE getting better. That much is clear. It's a tough path. Enjoy your long weekend, keep up the crafting and keep writing!a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.com