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A Bundle of Major Diseases

Posted on October 22, 2007
by Aimee

I swear, if a bunch of doctors didn't agree on all these diagnoses I would be willing to submit my photo for the definition of "hypochondriac" in the dictionary. I am gonna talk about another one of them right now, and it's in the vaginal…

Becoming Type A-

Posted on May 1, 2007
by Aimee

I have always been The Planner. The Thinker. The Worrier. The Organizer. The Scheduler.But ever since taking my meds for the night terrors (which have been non-existent since January, thank-you-very-much), things have been slipping. In mostly a good way.It is SUCH a frickin' relief to…

Officially on Crazy Meds

Posted on December 7, 2006
by Aimee

Does that make me a crazy person? Or just a person ready to accept defeat, and get help wherever they can?So, I met with the PsychRN yesterday. My therapist warned me she wasn't a "people person" and she was right, but she definitely seemed like…

Diagnosis

Posted on October 12, 2006
by Aimee

In a nutshell, I have, drum roll please... um, night terrors. OK, OK, technically, he diagnosed me with "Arousal Disorder." But if you look at this description of arousal disorders from the Stanford site, night terrors are simply a sub-set of arousal disorders....What are Arousal…

One of the most surreal nights I have ever had.

Posted on September 23, 2006
by Aimee

I did it. I did the sleep study. I am a walking zombie this morning, but I DID IT.I checked in through the ER at around 7:30pm last night. If you ever want to see a hip hop happening place, stop by a Level 1…

Declan’s Birth Story + Friday the 13th

Posted on January 13, 2006
by Aimee

I was telling a friend about Declan's birth the other night and thought I would dig out the email I had sent to everyone (after I was coherent enough at the time to do so)... Not to mention today is a Friday the 13th -…

Happy poop day!

Posted on November 6, 2005
by Aimee

Bryan played Mr. Expert Plumber today and replaced our old, failing toilet. I can't express the joy of, when flushing the toilet, our excrement actually going down the shoot on the 1st try.Meanwhile, Declan and I went out in search of big boy beds today.…