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Old 09-24-2013, 01:14 PM #1
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Thumbs up Lets get a little personal!

I know the point of this is to talk pain, but there is more to us than that. Especially those of us who share more and get advice from the same people. I like to think we are among friends. And since I'm feeling ok today, I feel like letting you guys know a little about who I am as a person.

My name is Stephanie. I was born and raised in a small town in KS. I was brought up wearing the crimson and blue of the Jayhawks, taught to despise the color purple and hate the gold and black of Mizzou. Now I do have kstater friends and tiger friends(though why anyone would choose to live like that is beyond me), I just don't see too much of them during the most wonderful time of the yr(not Christmas) but Nov-March and god willing, April. To all my Jayhawk loving friends, Allen Field House is Mecca. If anyone has a chance to watch a game there, or can afford it, do so. It should be on every sports fans bucket list. Its an experience of a lifetime. I'm also an avid Chiefs fan. Its been a rough few yrs, but so far, off to a good start. Let's keep it goin boys!

One of my favorite movies has a handful of quotes that could go on my tombstone. That movie is Moneyball. #1 I hate losing even more than I like winning. #2 it doesn't matter how well your season goes, if you lose the last game, who cares?(every Jayhawk hates that day in the tournament. In fact, I go on tourney strike when we get beat, won't watch another game) and #3 how can you not be romantic about baseball?

The last one is a clear metaphor about sports and suits me perfectly. I am a little strange. Before I became vegetarian last month I ate hot wings with a fork. I hate any meat on pizza unless its day old refridgerator pizza, then its all good. I cry almost every single day and not because I'm sad. I get those tears of joy from watching, of all things, SportsCenter(my lifelong dream has been to grab a spot on their top 10 plays. Maybe I will get an opportunity to nail a half court shot or something). When someone does something amazing, breaks a record, wins the game on a walk off homer, it doesn't matter who they are or what team they play for, I get so happy for that team or individual and I shed a few tears of joy. Weird right? I like weird people. The more weird someone is, the more I want to be their friend. Because being different is awesome!

I had a natural gift as an athlete. My dad was an all-american in football, basketball, and baseball in college and is rightfully in the universities Hall of Fame. I got his abilities. I was an all-state softball player two yrs in a row. My highschool bball team went undefeated and won state our junior yr(I had the first 7 points of the championship game. Stephanie 7, other team 0. We won that game by two points. I remember it like it was yesterday.) I went to college on a softball scholarship.

Who didn't love college right? The good ol days of damn near zero responsibility and partying at least 4 days a week. I worked as a lifeguard and went to class and lived a funtastic life! Time sure does go by fast.

Though I live with my parents now bc of my pain, I hope to get back to Dallas where I had spent the last 5 yrs of my life. I work as a dr assistant and love it. Can't wait to get back.
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Old 09-25-2013, 10:04 AM #2
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I know the point of this is to talk pain, but there is more to us than that. Especially those of us who share more and get advice from the same people. I like to think we are among friends. And since I'm feeling ok today, I feel like letting you guys know a little about who I am as a person.
There's the Social Chat forum, but... ...I'm with this.

FWIW, IME sharing personal/social stuff in support settings works a lot better than sharing painee stuff in real world social settings. I could write a monograph about that (Yes, I was a writer of sorts "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."), but others probably already have.
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One of my favorite movies has a handful of quotes that could go on my tombstone. That movie is Moneyball.
Great flick! (...despite factual inaccuracies and Jonah Hill's character being fictional... Ah, Hol-ly-wood! )
Litmus Test: How do you feel about His Dudeness?

Our whole life is punctuated by movie & television quotes, and song lyrics. Some have been with us for so long that despite frequent repetition we can no longer remember the source!
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Welcome to the club!
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I cry almost every single day and not because I'm sad. I get those tears of joy from watching, of all things, SportsCenter(my lifelong dream has been to grab a spot on their top 10 plays.
Sorry to bring this back to on-topic stuff (only temporarily, I promise!), but that could be hormonal (and I don't mean that in the usual sense). I got the same way for a while, blubbering at the drop of a hat at old movies or just about anything else. I learned that chronic pain and some of its medications can unbalance hormones in painees (both men & women), creating even more problems for us. After researching and huddling (football reference just for you! ) with my doctors, I embarked upon a chronic pain hormone replacement therapy regimen, and the results have been very much worthwile.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ht=preliminary
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I like weird people. The more weird someone is, the more I want to be their friend. Because being different is awesome!
Thanks, but I'm taken. Wow... a jock and a nerd. Is that legal?
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Who didn't love college right? The good ol days of damn near zero responsibility and partying at least 4 days a week. I worked as a lifeguard and went to class and lived a funtastic life! Time sure does go by fast.
Ah, that explains it! "There's a time and place for everything, and it's called college." Often attributed to Chef/South Park, it's likely much older. Nevertheless, it works—as many quotes do—on a number of levels, for a lot of things.
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Though I live with my parents now bc of my pain, I hope to get back to Dallas where I had spent the last 5 yrs of my life. I work as a dr assistant and love it. Can't wait to get back.
...long as the Dr.'s name isn't Frankenstein, I think we're good!

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Hello Stephanie,

Yes I admit that I clicked on this thread because I thought "Let's get personal......" meant there was going to be a discussion about sex

When I get over my disappointment, I'd love to join your weirdness club.

Ahh, college. It you remember all of it, you weren't really there.

I was on the bball and field hockey teams in high school back in the day, but spent waayyy more time on the bench than playing. My competitive spirit shows more in my fierce love of scrabble and poker. There was no "letting the kids win" at ANY game in my house !

I can't say that I've BEAT my pain issues, but I have finally gotten to the point where at least it isn't usually wiping the floor with me.
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