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Spoonies Unite!

You may not know it but if you are a patient with a chronic illness, you may be a spoonie. In 2010 Christine Miserandino wrote a post called The Spoon Theory. In the post, Christine describes explaining to her best friend what it really feels like to live with Lupus.

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

Owner: Acacia2IndiaLeaders: Acacia2IndiaCreated on July 23, 201528 membersPrivacy: Public

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Hi, I'm Meli and I thought I would put a group together for the spoonies on the site :) I am dealing with several issues. Celiac but that is the small potatoes. In 2006 I sustained an injury to my head and neck while serving and my condition has been slowly worsening over time. Currently my focus is to try and get my pain…
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So I'm starting Tridural later this week. It's just me and the baby at home during the day so I'm going to start on Saturday morning. I'm nervous about it. I take the short acting version, Tramadol, now but I'm easily altered so I want as much time as possible to get used to it. Does anyone else take it, or have experience…
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Can you tell I'm in Texas, originally born a Green Bay Packer. Raised a family in AZ, and now TX. A little 'bout me, I too deal with chronic pain, 4 large screws holdin my spine together with other spine issues still to be fixed. I use to work as a food service manager for Camps and also RGM for Taco Bells. In food service…
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I over did it yesterday and I am paying for it today. It was a special occasion but it's hard to take. Otherwise my weekend was good. How is everyone?

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