No one considered it a chronic condition before. I mean I was diagnosed with the IC and I'd get UTIs but the recurring UTIs were just ... a thing. I actually started crying when the Physicians Assistant was treating it was an illness and important and not just an nuisance.

Or that I'm not doing what I should to stay healthy.

Im really glad I'm seeing my therapist tomorrow morning because there is a lot to process and when I was watching Kelly CLarkson perform Piece by Piece I had this flood of emotion and I realized that there's things about my parents divorce I haven't dealt with.

Askye-- do you take baths? Because I know a factor of my recurring UTIs way back when was the fact that I took a bath every day. I bet you know this already, but thought I'd pass it along.

No one considered it a chronic condition before.

This boggles my mind. I'm glad you have someone taking it seriously now.

askye, I am so glad that they are taking you seriously.

I don't take baths, I haven't in a long time. Partly because I had a gross bathtub and also the one now is small and I'm...large. I'm at my heaviest weight again which is depressing.

Which, when I mentioned to Mom her response was "You have to drop some weight!" (not helpful Mom really not helpful. especially since I can't even mention anything about smoking without her getting super defensive).

sj - it kind of boggles my mind now too but it was just.. typical I guess. Maybe I'll feel better.

I'm not feeling great about my weight, I'm not feeling great about moving either. I saw a book at the libray on chair tai chi and I think I'm going to see if I can find something on youtube. It's mostly exercise and bouncy and up and down movement isn't my friend right now. Sometimes walking isn't either.

Andi I hope you get better quickly and the antibiotics help you. I know all the kitty purrs and loving help.

Askye, there are scads of seated exercise videos on youtube. This one [link] is seated chi kung, it's part 1 of 2. The two together have done me good by way of toning muscles. You might like them, too.

I left the house around 8 am, just got back about 20 minutes ago and Penny is acting as if she's been cruelly deprived of attention for days. She keeps walking in front of the monitor and trying to sit on my lap but is not happy.

It's cold in the house but warm outside so I opened a window and she's distracted by that.

If I do go away for a few days she wants not thing to do with me, but for several hours and she's velcro kitty. Until the window gets opened.

I feel really bad all of a sudden. I'm taking Advil and vitamin C and lying down.

Zen, feel better.

Ick ick ick! I will spare you the details and say that parenting is occasionally gross.