(Sorry FM to "highjack" your thread!!) I DID read your ottoman story, CG. This is HUGE for you. How brave to let go of something that made you feel so secure. That is a great sign of healing, I think.
I was mis-diagnosed with Lupus several years ago (to this day, they still aren't sure what, if anything, is wrong with me, but I have some chronic health problems, too- not nearly as serious as yours, but I am the same- anxiety and stress make them much worse), and I can't imagine what it's like to live with it daily- just the diagnosis scared the hell out of me.
Good for you for using your support network and taking one day at a time. That's all we can do, ultimately, right?
When the men on the chessboard Get up and tell you where to go; And you've just had some kind of mushroom And your mind is moving slow; Go ask Alice... I think she'll know.
