the color orange, and other things twisted by chronic illness

game

welcome 

to the chronic pain

game show.

on today's episode:

something new 

hurts.

it isn't like

any other kind of

pain.

no

this

this is new.

a new kind of wrong.

so it's up to you

to decide.

is it a new 

kind of flare?

or is something

really wrong?

see the problem is

in this game

life lines-

your tests

to see if something is 

really wrong-

cost

time 

and

money

and

energy.

fasting eight hours

for one test

leaves you with 

more fatigue and aches.

chugging bottles of water

for the next

leaves you nauseous.

but ultimately

you feel too anxious

not to

so you phone a friend

or in this case

a doctor

because something could 

be wrong

and it's better safe

than sorry.

but turns out

it's nothing.

surprise.

and here's what you've won:

on the bright side,

you're not dying!

but settle in

because you've got yourself

a new kind of flare.

thanks for playing today.

tune in next time.