It has been over a full week since I ended my 2018-2019 Figure Skating year. This was also my 20th season on the ice. As you all remember last season was a disappointment after coming off from a season high the year before. Well, this season didn’t start off so good. And to be honest…
Tag: fibromyalgia
Happy New Year
Hello Everyone; I have been out for a long time. I am still around this site and have been taking time to write my book about my medical hell and get my own life back on track without anyone else trying to live my life. What I have noticed recently is a lot of people…
Massive Disappointment: Avoiding Provincials
I don’t figure skate or compete like everyone else. Yes, it is nice to beat my personal best scores. But to get a medal? A medal is nice, especially when you do a great program but that’s not why I am in it. I use competitions as an adrenaline boost to keep my body…
Unfitting Bras
So…I have no idea what this is related too. If it is fibromyalgia symptoms going through the roof or if it is related to my period/hormones etc. But I am getting the worst breast pain in the history of breast pain. I have had this pain before and I believe I have written it in…
The Tired Athlete: Recap of 2016-2017 Season
Now, before anything. The tired athlete is an actual thing but it is something that most athletes (amateur and professional), coaches (any level) and most people don’t know about. And sadly, it is a common mistake amongst many that they only begin to learn what it is when the athlete has hit it. So…
Mental Illness and Complete relapse of Eating Disorder
Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day. A way to end stigma about Mental Health. And how it is taboo to talk about Mental Health. If you’ve been following this website you know the struggles I’ve been going through. I suffer from high anxiety which has been getting better. But sometimes I hit the point where…
Weird ass Symptoms? TMI Alert **
Has anyone ever gone through one of those days, weeks, months…where you are undergoing some weird ass symptoms that you have no idea where they have come from…Like you have got them maybe once in the past year and even at that point you were like what the f-…fluff… This has completely been me lately….
Life saving Open-Heart Surgery could be the cause to my medical hell?
The past 24 hours had me thinking. It started when I was in the North and my ribs were killing me. It was hurting so much, breathing was just brutal. Then I thought back to a conversation I had not too long ago with my mom. When I was 4 years old I underwent a…
Binge eating; the relapse and addiction
*Heads up about this post…may not be suitable for all readers* Getting cleared from a binging disorder had been a huge accomplishment for me. Especially struggling with it longer than I can remember; and it impacting my everyday life. However, recovering was not as glamorous as I expected. Now…before getting into this I will talk…
Training for a 2 program competition 5 days after the last one.
As I wrote a few days ago, I performed 2 routines in a weekend competition. This was along with 2 hospitalizations. Now with 6 days to prepare for the next one there are many things I have to factor. A) My health. It’s not strong lately and pretty much since September it’s been a downward…
Skating Competition #1 of season: Learning to Control Flares
Friday Afternoon was the first Figure Skating Competition of my season. Was not a big one… however, it was a test to see how my body would respond with all the medical issues I am currently dealing with. My test: I was seeing how the preparation would affect my body… How the competition itself would…
2 nights in Emergency, severe weight loss & surgery news
This week has been a rough one. I started school on Tuesday. However, I was extremely sick that day. When I woke up I was throwing up bile for over 30 minutes. That made the rest of my morning go late. From there, I ended up missing my first class. I sat through my second…
Deidre Matthews 