Category Archives: aches & pains

A Walking Talking Aching Conundrum

Posted on January 5, 2020 by hirsutemal

  Confusion mounts but, is it the result of tiredness or of excruciating pain, does it stem from extreme exhaustion or intense nauseating discomfort. The evidence is difficult to decipher, in fact the evidence posits itself as the dilemma! Quite … Continue reading →

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An Overshadowing of Events

Posted on January 4, 2020 by hirsutemal

  I’ve never really been one for planning; taking things as they come, with opportunities galore for spontaneity and improvisation, is more my favoured route. Sadly, things in the real world seem to be in conflict with my ideal and, … Continue reading →

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Woes and Wherefores

Posted on September 30, 2019 by hirsutemal

You put your left hand in, you pull your left hand out … that’s what it’s all about. Well that sounds easy enough, a simple exercise but, I’ve recently been made to think about just what, and how many, muscles … Continue reading →

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A Fruitful Misery

Posted on August 19, 2019 by hirsutemal

Seems like I have a permanent ticket for a roller-coaster ride, not that I particularly requested or enjoy the experience! The journey involves states of physical and emotional health, by which I mean health shortcomings. Just as I’m getting used … Continue reading →

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ill at ease and strange release

Posted on June 10, 2019 by hirsutemal

Strange as it may seem to some, my best, most refreshing, sleep frequently occurs after the returning daylight hours have become established. No matter how restless, torturous, or even relaxed the preceding bed-rest hours have been, any sleep attained after … Continue reading →

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A Quick And Yet

Posted on May 22, 2019 by hirsutemal

Painfully restless nights have been showering me in abundance of late; how I yearn for those times when bed-rest actually proved restful and, one had the joy of waking refreshed to the new morn, albeit assisted by a strong caffeinated … Continue reading →

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Anticipating the Unexpected!?

Posted on April 2, 2019 by hirsutemal

Today, just sitting, no laptop, no tablet, no newssheet in my hands, none of the usual suspects for me to blame; just sat, watching a movie on TV when, suddenly, tiredness, acute throbbing pain in elbows and wrists overwhelmed me. The … Continue reading →

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The Old Familiars Return

Posted on February 2, 2019 by hirsutemal

And suddenly the old familiars return; I can’t say that they’re particularly welcome but, they do offer a distraction from more recent discomforting visitors. Just as I’d started to relax, after a few hours (as part of the last few … Continue reading →

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and so it goes …

Posted on December 29, 2018 by hirsutemal

For the past few weeks my health, and emotions, have been on something of a roller-coaster ride; it’s difficult enough living with chronic-illness / chronic pain but, when more mundane bugs (doing the rounds) place an additional burden on one’s … Continue reading →

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random onset – chronic & acute

Posted on October 21, 2018 by hirsutemal

This happens far too regularly and yet, it still catches me unawares, a total surprise. This afternoon, just relaxing with my faithful pooch laying beside me on the sofa,, when a sudden griping, annoyingly discomforting, ache in the armpits, brings … Continue reading →

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