CheshireCat
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Hey there,
Just wanted to say I bruise really easily as well – as in my hubby can tickle me and I get black and blue. I had a blood test a few years back for this reason, and while I'm not deficient in any of the usual blood tests they give like anemia, I have been diagnosed with Von Wildebrand's Desease. It's a bleeding disorder usually found with a clotting test, and factor 8 blood test (usually about 4 vials worth so eat before if you get tested). It's also usually hereditary. Your body lacks the protein needed to bind platelets and form clots correctly. I also have a lot of nosebleeds, and menstrual cycles are also a nightmare. There are 4 classes of the desease – and it has to be monitored. Severe brusing is a hugely strong sign of having it. If iron supplements aren't helping (I have to take 3 times thenormal daily amount and I'm only class 2 just to keep bruising minimal but not gone) a specialist will need to prescribe you something. It can get serious – please, check into it. Not trying to scare you either, hon, just caution….to be safe.
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EEk…..I feel a bit awkward – some very sexy, sophisticated, and intelligent people frequent this home for love of pole. I'm both awed and inspired. Way to go all!
So, I'm blue collar all the way. I've been welding since I was 17, so 11 years now, and started hanging and finishing drywall within the last year to earn extra money. I weld full time in a fabrication shop making equipment and pipe towers for the seed industry. My hubby and I both dry wall in the evenings and on weekends when we can. Luckilly, since we do it together we don't see each other any less =-)
Recently, due to over work and self inflicted physical abuse (I'm a slight workaholic) I've been taken off work completely and told to be lazy – I am going CRAZY with boredom.
However, I have decided to try to be mentally productive, and am in the process of researching various skills and information to start my own online business. When 3 different docs tell you to find a different career or you're going to cause irreversible damage, you listen…..grudgingly. I love physical labor, and I'm really, really good at it – it just clicks. On the upside, this is something I've always wanted to do, so what better time than now? I've obviously got time to kill so may as well do some damage. }=-)