Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

almost every older woman i’ve told my story to knows someone who nearly died from this ‘common problem’. i shd dig into the stats, but i bet it’s more women than men who end up on the table too late.
i came so damn close. i only lost a foot, but a dear friend’s story was of a woman who lost 3’.
i also had some spread. my bladder is pretty badly fibrosed, too.
the shitty docs swore to me i had ‘no active disease or inflammation’.

i dont know how close i was to dead, but i was damn close to a heart attack. mostly from the dehydration. they had a hella time getting my electrolytes stabilized. dont know if that is common. close enough to go to the front of the line in probably the busiest er in chicago.

the whole story of this is def 1 of bad times in my life. started getting bad in 2020 and it’s been like walking around w an invisible 50lb field pack on my back. starting to feel like my old self, realizing i barely recognize it.

glad we both made it. only good thing here is that it is over. that’s my consolation. not something i’ll b worrying about forever.