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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Late hair updates
yeah.
i was busy or tired or something.
i was busy or tired or something.
my hair is so fine and thin that it's hard to do anything with it when it's straight...
i actually considered cutting it.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Hair time!!
For some odd reason, I thought that I would try roller setting my hair this weekend. That's what happens when you spend a whole week reading hair boards and looking at fotkis and blogs and youtube videos...you get these crazy ideas in your head.
Since my last attempt at rollersetting went horribly (i dont know if it was because my hair is much longer now than it was when I used to rollerset or if it's because I'm natural), I decided to try the rollers with the snap covers this time.
Rushed to Sally's yesterday to pick up 4 packs of rollers.
Did a mini henna treatment last night. I figured my hair would be a little stretched and it would definitely dry faster.
Woke up today at 3p (lol) and washed the henna out and shampooed and deep conditioned. I left the conditioner in until around 6.
I will admit that rolling my hair was pretty easy, but I don't think it had anything to do with the snap covers.
I only had to sit under the dryer for an hour. I didn't know what to do with my new curls, so I blew them out, and flat ironed. *shrugs*
...and now for the pics...
Since my last attempt at rollersetting went horribly (i dont know if it was because my hair is much longer now than it was when I used to rollerset or if it's because I'm natural), I decided to try the rollers with the snap covers this time.
Rushed to Sally's yesterday to pick up 4 packs of rollers.
Did a mini henna treatment last night. I figured my hair would be a little stretched and it would definitely dry faster.
Woke up today at 3p (lol) and washed the henna out and shampooed and deep conditioned. I left the conditioner in until around 6.
I will admit that rolling my hair was pretty easy, but I don't think it had anything to do with the snap covers.
I only had to sit under the dryer for an hour. I didn't know what to do with my new curls, so I blew them out, and flat ironed. *shrugs*
...and now for the pics...
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| rollers in |
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| after washing out conditioner |
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| back |
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| front |
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| straightened |
Friday, September 17, 2010
COUNTDOWN!
In two weeks, I see the nurse practitioner to get my results and hopefully a diagnosis and further treatment.
*jigs*
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Not having a diagnosis is hard
It's not that I want to be sick. I just want a name. Not a barrel full of symptoms that have yet to be combined into a singular illness.
I've read that it takes several years for many chronically ill people to be diagnosed. This is very frustrating. Seeing specialist after specialist. Being dismissed and accused.
You try to join support groups for illnesses that have symptoms that you experience, but you feel left out.
You read about all the treatments people with a diagnosis are getting and fear that your body is being damaged while you wait for something to show up in a test.
Who marches for the undiagnosed? Where are our shirts? When do we get a voice? What will it take?
I've read that it takes several years for many chronically ill people to be diagnosed. This is very frustrating. Seeing specialist after specialist. Being dismissed and accused.
You try to join support groups for illnesses that have symptoms that you experience, but you feel left out.
You read about all the treatments people with a diagnosis are getting and fear that your body is being damaged while you wait for something to show up in a test.
Who marches for the undiagnosed? Where are our shirts? When do we get a voice? What will it take?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Pretending to be well
I think most people probably pretend to be sick...ya know...to get out of work, school, dates, whatever. But have you ever pretended to be well? Or pretended to not be as sick as you really are? What about hiding symptoms from the doctor because you can tell that your chart is getting thicker and thicker, and one person couldn't possibly have that many things wrong with them.
I had never thought about this until I was talking to a lady at work who is chronically ill, and she asked if I had ever not told a doctor everything because I didn't want to come off as being a hypochondriac. And my answer was, "all the time."
Now, here was someone with a diagnosis and who was being treated but even she felt the same things I did...you don't want to be labelled as the crazy person that has everything wrong.
Why don't some people feel comfortable saying what's wrong? Is it because we have been dismissed so many times by medical professionals, family, friends, and coworkers? Or maybe we don't want people to believe we're attention-seeking (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially when dealing with doctors...they are supposed to give us their attention...that's the reason we go to them)?
I know, for me, it's really hard for me to admit that I'm not having a good day. It's not because of pride, it's because I don't want people to treat me differently. I don't want to hear how I'm too young to be sick, tired, in pain, etc. I don't want any home remedies, no suggestions that I'm eating too fast or need to take a zantac. I don't want you to tell me that it's probably nothing because that's honestly not very reassuring.
But when you ask me how I'm doing today, expect a "good" because I would rather you think I'm being rude and flakey than being a fake.
I had never thought about this until I was talking to a lady at work who is chronically ill, and she asked if I had ever not told a doctor everything because I didn't want to come off as being a hypochondriac. And my answer was, "all the time."
Now, here was someone with a diagnosis and who was being treated but even she felt the same things I did...you don't want to be labelled as the crazy person that has everything wrong.
Why don't some people feel comfortable saying what's wrong? Is it because we have been dismissed so many times by medical professionals, family, friends, and coworkers? Or maybe we don't want people to believe we're attention-seeking (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially when dealing with doctors...they are supposed to give us their attention...that's the reason we go to them)?
I know, for me, it's really hard for me to admit that I'm not having a good day. It's not because of pride, it's because I don't want people to treat me differently. I don't want to hear how I'm too young to be sick, tired, in pain, etc. I don't want any home remedies, no suggestions that I'm eating too fast or need to take a zantac. I don't want you to tell me that it's probably nothing because that's honestly not very reassuring.
But when you ask me how I'm doing today, expect a "good" because I would rather you think I'm being rude and flakey than being a fake.
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