Living With My UC & My Music

Update: Alprazolam, Prednisone, and a Mild Stroke

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:56:00 PDT

Entry 24:Wednesday Time for an update, to say the least since I haven't posted for about two months. Lot's has happened since my last post but I'll try to capsulize on it. First, for my health update, I had a good run of no serious bouts after having been on the prednisone for two months. Just...

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Irwindale Speedway Demolition Derby August 4th: Watch My Neighbor Go!

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:52:00 PDT

I know you're wondering what in the world is she posting this for? Well, this is my neighbor Richard driving in the Irwindale Speedway Demolition Derby. He's driving car #91. Richard and Mel are my neighbors that are always looking out for me. THESE ARE NOT THE NEIGHBORS WITH THE BARKING DOG!!...

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Update

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:53:00 PDT

Entry Twenty Two: Sunday My update for this past week has been slow coming because one of my nephews passed away. R.I.P. Damien. He was a very special young man which was also evident by the number of young adults that were present for his memorial as well as representatives from the staff at his...

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Feeling Better And Booking Sy Smith

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:14:00 PDT

Entry Twenty One: Sunday document.getElementById( 'no_js_div' ).style.display='none'; document.getElementById( 'js_div' ).style.display=''; ...

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A Quantum Principle, Infinity, Now Get A Bible!

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:39:00 PDT

Entry Twenty: Monday I've been missing in action for several reasons. For one, I've had quite a few very painful episodes, and for my UC readers, this particular flare up has been more persistant symptomatically. I've gotten search inquiries about nausea, lack of energy, abdominal pain,...

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Whitney Houston - And I Am Telling You Medley

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:27:00 PDT

Entry Nineteen: Tuesday And then of course, there's Whitney Houston. UC or no UC, I did get to see this performance :-) PATIENCE

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And I Am Telling You Again... Lakesha Jones

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:24:00 PDT

The other great thing for me personally was the fact that Lakesha, who has a heartfelt respect and admiration for both Ms Holiday and Ms Hudson attended her first BET Awards Show and got to watch them both perform this song live. The newest comer to attempt this song, not too many singers can even...

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And I Am Telling You...

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:19:00 PDT

Entry Eighteen: Tuesday The 2007 BET Awards! This is one of those events that I couldn't attend because of what's going on with my health and UC right now (extremely painful day) ... I was invited to attend and I really wanted to go to this one, for sentimental reasons of my own. Besides, I...

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Whitney South Africa: Surviving Tour and Work

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:02:00 PDT

Entry Seventeen: Monday Not going to rant this time. Been working on some business and planning so I can get on track with the business of music. Had a decent day, nothing to painful but the fatigue is difficult to deal with when my mind and my spirit feels like it can do what it's always had the...

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Ranting With My UC

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:26:00 PDT

Entry Sixteen: Sunday What's causing me to feel so crappy now? Is it the UC? Is it Irritable Bowel Disease? IBS? Spastic Colon? Is it Arthritis? Epstein Barr? Chronic Fatigue? Chrones? Lyme Disease? Diverticulitis? Hypoglycemia? Shall I go on? This is the short list of things I've been told I...

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Wherever I Am, There My Colon Is

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:51:00 PDT

Entry Fifteen: Tuesday "Good days and some bad days"... today is a bad day. I hereby give myself permission to not feel guilty about saying it's a bad day. There is a scripture where Paul is saying, "whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, of a good report, etc., think on...

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Circumstances Beyond My Colon

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:24:00 PDT

Entry Fifteen: Sunday "Living with ulcerative colitis (UC) is not easy. You will have good days and bad days. Although it may not be easy, it is important to try to control your stress whenever possible and maintain a positive outlook". From Living With UC Website "Managing Stress With...

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"Tuck And Roll" & "The Bathroom Pleading Prayer"

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:16:00 PDT

Entry Fourteen: Wednesday I'm not going to even begin to try to catch up from my last post. I've been missing in action from this blog because I've had a rough time since I last posted. I haven't been eating much anyway. I've had a loss of appetite. I haven't deviated much from the usual meal...

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"She's A Little Strange You Know..."

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:37:00 PDT

Entry Thirteen: Friday Had to post this. At times over the course of my life, I've been told by well meaning friends and relatives, that my illness is all in my mind, I'm stressing over nothing, I'm strange because I stay to myself, I use sickness as an excuse to stay home... and these are some...

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You Go How Many Times A Day?

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:27:00 PDT

Entry Twelve: Thursday Only missed a day this time... not bad. Wednesday started out with the usual scrambled egg. My appetite doesn't seem to be picking up @ all. I haven't felt like myself in so long, I'm not sure what "I" feel like. I'm taking my medications and I'm still waking up in a...

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Alprazolam, Family Matters And A Surprise Visit

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:24:00 PDT

Entry Eleven: Tuesday Let's see, what did I eat on Sunday? What did I do on Sunday? Apparently, i've been in the bed and at home too long, period! I can't remember what I did! ArrrrrrrrrggggggHHHHHH!!! Oh, I know what's going on. It's a side effect. The Alprazolam has a side affect that...

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UC Update: Meals, and Slight Ranting

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:09:00 PDT

Entry Ten: Saturday Let me get straight to the business at hand. I said I wasn't good at keeping a record of what I eat! That's why there's this big gaping whole in between the last post and this one! My other theory is that I passed out for a whole week after that last paragraph about the...

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The People Lining My Colon!

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:02:00 PDT

Entry Nine: Sunday It's now 5am on Monday morning and as often occurs, I can't sleep. If you've been paying attention to the times I've posted, you've figured out I'm somewhat an insomniac also, so I'm blogging again. First order of business, food. I had a light breakfast which actually was...

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Working and Breakdancing

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:49:00 PDT

Entry Eight: Saturday The show with Sy Smith and Michelle N'Degeocello was a big success... a sell out night at the Temple Bar in Santa Monica. The place was packed tight with music lovers and fans of both artist. It was also a great kick off night for the release of Sy's new DVD, Worship At...

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Finally, A Good Day

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:09:00 PDT

Entry Seven: Wednesday Overall today was good. I didn't eat much at all today because I'm still not feeling hungry. I had half a turkey sandwich and forgot that was all I'd eaten till around 7pm. That's when hunger appeared and I didn't want to wait for a meal to be cooked so I did the...

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A Compromised Quality Of Life

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:11:00 PDT

Entry Six: Tuesday I'm gonna keep this one short because I'm tired, and I'm tired of being behind on the dates. I was hoping my apetite would be a little better today but the usual body aches when I wake up and nausea made me not want to eat anything. My daughter however decided I should have a...

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My Colon Vs. Diet, Weight, and A Barking Dog

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:13:00 PDT

Entry Five: Monday- Not much difference today. Started out the day with a lite breakfast. I had scrambled eggs and very thin slice of chicken breast. I still don't have much of an apetite and didn't feel like any traditional breakfast meat. I've been drinking lots of water. I've also been...

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Trying To Catch Up...

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:47:00 PDT

Entry Four: Sunday Okay, it's time for me to play catch up. This is what happened Sunday. I told you I wasn't good at keeping track by documentation but I'm trying to discipline myself to do it. I gotta get well! I woke up with the body aches, had some night sweating, and I just felt lousy...

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The "Phantom Pain"

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:51:00 PDT

Entry Three: The rest of the day (June 3) didn't go so well. Let's see... I had lot's of Gatorade, some pedialite, drank alot of water but basically felt miserable. My stomache cramped on and off and the dizziness got worse. It made me think back to the first time I was hospitalized for UC. I...

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The Emergency Room

phbalancedmusic@gmail.com (Patience) — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:36:00 PDT

Entry Two. So far, so good. As I sit here thinking about all of this, I'm doing a little system check on my body. I'm still feeling a little light headed and experiencing some dizziness. I wonder if I'm anemic right now? My visit to the emergency room was quite eventful. I actually ended up...

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