chronically-abbi

I'm a high school student living with multiple chronic illnesses looking to spread my knowledge and learn more

[disabledprincesses]

My body has decided that due to personal reasons its gonna attack itself with itself

[sunflower-cane]

being chronically ill like

am i nauseous cause i didnt eat? because of something i ate earlier? if i eat will it be worse? better? am i gonna puke? am i just gonna dry heave till i cry? probably.

[afewregretsmaybe]

counselor: what are your future plans

me: i don’t really know jan. anytime i think about my life for more than 60 seconds i start to cry

[chronically-abbi]

Whooping cough is going around my school

So lets just say I’m

N E R V O U S

[sister-stress-deactivated202311]

I’ll go to an emergency room in some garbage healthcare system—I don’t wanna name an actual healthcare system so let’s just make one up; let’s call it the “American Healthcare System.”

So I’ll go to an ER in the “American Healthcare System” and I’ll talk to the doctor and I’ll go, “Can I get treated for my illness, please?”

And they go, “NO! YOU DON’T HAVE AN ILLNESS!”

And I go, “Okaaay!”

And then I go home. And then I get sick again and I go, “Any updates?”

And they go “Yeah, you actually do have an illness that can only be diagnosed through surgery but we didn’t tell you because we hate you. Now take this prescription for a medication that your insurance won’t cover, go fetch!”

And I go, “Okaaay!” and I go over to the pharmacy and go, “Can I have my medication please?” and they go “NO!”

And I go, “Okaaay!”

And they go, “You’re a little fat girl, aren’t you?”

And I go, “Nooo,” and they go, “SAY IT!” and I go, “I’m a little fat girl.“

And then I call my insurance’s customer service line, which is an oxymoron, and I go, “Can you please cover the medication I need for my chronic illness?” and they go “No! In fact, we’re gonna charge you twice the out of pocket rate as any other company does for the same prescription!”

And I go, “Why are you doing this to me?!”

And they go,

Because this is the American Healthcare System, and life is a fucking nightmare!

[chronically-abbi]

Just puked through my nose

Gotta say did not enjoy

I rate it a 2/10 on the ‘this sucks’ scale

[eosinophil-hate-blog]

When you joke about your chronic illness and laugh but no one else laughs and they just look at you with sympathy

[lechronicbionic]

bUt yOu’rE toO yOuNg tO Be SiCk

[benditliketoni]

Person: "You're Sick all the time"

Me:

[fibrofox]

[potsiespoons]

[Image that says “Types of Palpitations: *The gentle tickle *The hummingbird flutter *The cough-inducing THUMP *The “I think a horse just kicked me in the chest”]

Tag yourself–I’m “cough-inducing THUMP.”

[sunflower-cane]

If you wanna wear a swim suit with your ostomy bag do it

If you wanna wear a flower crown on your bald head do it

If you wanna wear short skirts when you have cellulite or braces do it

If you wanna wear tank tops or short sleeves while having scars do it

If you wanna paint your wheelchair hot pink do it

If you wanna wear heels with your cane do it

If you wanna go topless with surgery scars do it

If you wanna show off your body, with or without hair on it do it.

If you wanna dye your hair a hundred different colors do it

If you carry your meds on you and take them in public do it

Its your body. Dont let anyone or anything take that away from you. Be unashamed. Love yourself.

Feel free to add.

[a-knight-in-shining-rainbows]

If you want to wear a backless dress with a brace on do it

If you want to wear a bikini with surgery scars or one/both breasts missing do it

If you want to wear something revealing while pregnant do it

If you want to dress outside the gender binary society says you should be in do it

If you want to wear eye makeup while blind do it

If you want to wear a poofy ball gown in your wheelchair do it (just be careful not to let it get caught! Stay safe!)

It’s your body, your appearance. Look like you want for you and no one else - the people that matter will think you look good.

[william-snekspeare]

I’m here, I’m queer, and my joint pain is moderate to severe

[outofcontextbonappetit]

[sickbitterandcoveredinglitter]

I don’t think healthy people every really get chronic illness.

I have a friend I know from when we were both 6. She is the only person living nearby and so she saw me go from walking through limping to wheelchair on a daily basis. I keep her updated on my health even tho we rarely hang out anymore. She was gonna come over yesterday and I had to cancel. She asked if I can’t hang out later that day. When I said i won’t feel better later, that if I feel that bad in the morning later will only get worse she got annoyed and “joked” that I’m just finding excuses. And I was surprised, she knows all about me being disabled after all? So, a bit taken aback, I told her it’s a normal thing for me.

“But you got the diagnosis now, aren’t you better?? I thought you’ll get better now”

She was honestly surprised and it made me realize a thing. They don’t get it. They don’t get that getting diagnosed only equals benefits like welfare or parking spot for us, and sometimes better pain meds but that is just like pushing luck. That it’s a forever thing. That that one day we felt good a week ago was just a bright spot and doesn’t mean we won’t need our aids anymore, cause chronic illness is not linear and will make a great comeback in next four hours, and the next good day is planned on when we’re 70. Cause when abled people are sick, they get better. And our illness is just an excuse for them. And when we say we will never get better they think we’re being dramatic and pessimistic. And I don’t think they’ll ever get it, cause to get it you need to live it. And I want my friends to stay healthy and not go through hell.

[alas-shes-mad]

Getting sick when you have a chronic illness is kind of like dumping a bucket of sand in your engine and then trying to go 80 on the interstate

[howtobeapersonwithfibro]

I'm normie sick on top of bad flarey symptoms and it's yucky 😕