My latest diagnosis, which came after my hernia repair surgery in May, is sleep apnea. While I was in recovery, I stopped breathing a few times so I woke up with a CPAP mask on my face. Now, I am extremely claustrophobic and one of my worst fears is having something on my face. The …
When Chronic Conditions Collide
For the past 25 years or so I have been very open about my mental illness diagnoses of bipolar, depression, OCD, anxiety, and panic disorder. Well, that is in most facets of my life except for one. Since gaining control over most of these conditions I have left them off the medical "cheat sheet" I …
