SUMMARY It seems my 4-year medical mystery is largely resolved! Hooray! LONGER SUMMARY 4 years ago on November 1, 2017, I caught the family’s stomach flu and threw up. (Pretty exciting, right? EVERYONE knows that ALL good stories include vomit!) In the act of emptying my stomach, I felt an excruciating tearing/pulling sensation in my…
Hi, everyone! It’s been a while since I last posted about my health condition and my doctors and I are still looking for more specific insight as to the source and treatment of my debilitating pain—maybe you can help? SYMPTOMS Constant, debilitating mid-, low-back, and upper abdominal pain and spasms. HISTORY I caught my family’s…
I recently read the newest addition to Top Shelf’s catalogue, Lucille, by Ludovic Debeurme, translated from the original French version. This is what the publisher has to say about it: “This rich and intimate story follows two teenagers, Lucille and Arthur, as they struggle with the complex legacies inherited from their families: legacies of illness…