tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10465909.post527547782273240903..comments2023-12-29T22:29:57.954-06:00Comments on Kate/A/blog: Indignity of CharityKate-Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02097300904370192818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10465909.post-52631391387897120792010-03-19T07:17:19.862-05:002010-03-19T07:17:19.862-05:00:) I know a few IBS folks too. Others with chronic...:) I know a few IBS folks too. Others with chronic pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome, restless leg syndrome, myalgias, migraines every day ... adult onset ADHD.<br /><br />anything that garners attention, and requires mood changing drugs, especially narcotic pain relievers.<br /><br />I know a 67 y/o woman, white, affluent, addicted to prescription narcotics for years for headaches, who was caught doctor shopping and buying them on the street when her doctor tried to wean her off. Her family is in the process of putting her in a nursing home - not b/c she needs to be, just b/c they don't want to deal with her situation.<br /><br />I have a niece who had gallbladder surgery at age 15, even though the doc said he saw nothing wrong with it. She just whined and moaned and missed months of school until they finally cut her open. Now it's IBS, which should stand for "I being stupid."Kate-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097300904370192818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10465909.post-91701442249531048552010-03-18T23:27:38.366-05:002010-03-18T23:27:38.366-05:00Had an acquaintance phone one day in a state of co...Had an acquaintance phone one day in a state of complete distress. She went on and on about IBS and it seemed such a devastating condition I didn't have the heart to ask what IBS meant. Due to her pain, she needed a babysitter right away,could I please. . . Took me two weeks to figure out it meant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I wanted to smack her of course, and even more so after I glimpsed her diet. - Kathykfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974010540762777009noreply@blogger.com