"you look in good shape"

[jamie6girl]

"you look in good shape

I know how you feel. I hear things like this too. My boss at work asks me questions like "how long are you going to be on that really strong medicine?" and I'm like "umm for the rest of my life!" They think that we are like them, we are on some meds for a while, and then we get better. No, we never actually get better. <br><br>

It's like you can never do the right thing - like, you're either faking it because you look healthy OR they think you're too sick to be going on vacation or whatever. <br><br>

I think there was that Invisible Illness article that someone posted a while back that validates our feelings very well.

 

[jamie6girl]

"you look in good shape

I know how you feel. I hear things like this too. My boss at work asks me questions like "how long are you going to be on that really strong medicine?" and I'm like "umm for the rest of my life!" They think that we are like them, we are on some meds for a while, and then we get better. No, we never actually get better. <br><br>

It's like you can never do the right thing - like, you're either faking it because you look healthy OR they think you're too sick to be going on vacation or whatever. <br><br>

I think there was that Invisible Illness article that someone posted a while back that validates our feelings very well.

 

[jamie6girl]

"you look in good shape

I know how you feel. I hear things like this too. My boss at work asks me questions like "how long are you going to be on that really strong medicine?" and I'm like "umm for the rest of my life!" They think that we are like them, we are on some meds for a while, and then we get better. No, we never actually get better. <br><br>

It's like you can never do the right thing - like, you're either faking it because you look healthy OR they think you're too sick to be going on vacation or whatever. <br><br>

I think there was that Invisible Illness article that someone posted a while back that validates our feelings very well.

 

[jamie6girl]

"you look in good shape

I know how you feel. I hear things like this too. My boss at work asks me questions like "how long are you going to be on that really strong medicine?" and I'm like "umm for the rest of my life!" They think that we are like them, we are on some meds for a while, and then we get better. No, we never actually get better. <br><br>

It's like you can never do the right thing - like, you're either faking it because you look healthy OR they think you're too sick to be going on vacation or whatever. <br><br>

I think there was that Invisible Illness article that someone posted a while back that validates our feelings very well.

 

[jamie6girl]

"you look in good shape

I know how you feel. I hear things like this too. My boss at work asks me questions like "how long are you going to be on that really strong medicine?" and I'm like "umm for the rest of my life!" They think that we are like them, we are on some meds for a while, and then we get better. No, we never actually get better. <br><br>

It's like you can never do the right thing - like, you're either faking it because you look healthy OR they think you're too sick to be going on vacation or whatever. <br><br>

I think there was that Invisible Illness article that someone posted a while back that validates our feelings very well.

 

[barbc888]

"you look in good shape

Last week I came down with a REALLY bad cold and by Friday I was really struggling. So last Friday my boss said, "well, you have the weekend to rest, and then you'll be good as new." And I thought, dude you have no idea what I'm going to be dealing with for the next month trying to get rid of this. UGH, it's been bothering me all weekend. I hate ignorance... and he's a doctor and knows I have CF.

I too have a difficult time trying to decide if I should educate him to get him to understand (which I've tried to do), or just say "bite me" and leave it at that!

 

[barbc888]

"you look in good shape

Last week I came down with a REALLY bad cold and by Friday I was really struggling. So last Friday my boss said, "well, you have the weekend to rest, and then you'll be good as new." And I thought, dude you have no idea what I'm going to be dealing with for the next month trying to get rid of this. UGH, it's been bothering me all weekend. I hate ignorance... and he's a doctor and knows I have CF.

I too have a difficult time trying to decide if I should educate him to get him to understand (which I've tried to do), or just say "bite me" and leave it at that!

 

[barbc888]

"you look in good shape

Last week I came down with a REALLY bad cold and by Friday I was really struggling. So last Friday my boss said, "well, you have the weekend to rest, and then you'll be good as new." And I thought, dude you have no idea what I'm going to be dealing with for the next month trying to get rid of this. UGH, it's been bothering me all weekend. I hate ignorance... and he's a doctor and knows I have CF.

I too have a difficult time trying to decide if I should educate him to get him to understand (which I've tried to do), or just say "bite me" and leave it at that!

 

[barbc888]

"you look in good shape

Last week I came down with a REALLY bad cold and by Friday I was really struggling. So last Friday my boss said, "well, you have the weekend to rest, and then you'll be good as new." And I thought, dude you have no idea what I'm going to be dealing with for the next month trying to get rid of this. UGH, it's been bothering me all weekend. I hate ignorance... and he's a doctor and knows I have CF.

I too have a difficult time trying to decide if I should educate him to get him to understand (which I've tried to do), or just say "bite me" and leave it at that!

 

[barbc888]

"you look in good shape

Last week I came down with a REALLY bad cold and by Friday I was really struggling. So last Friday my boss said, "well, you have the weekend to rest, and then you'll be good as new." And I thought, dude you have no idea what I'm going to be dealing with for the next month trying to get rid of this. UGH, it's been bothering me all weekend. I hate ignorance... and he's a doctor and knows I have CF.

I too have a difficult time trying to decide if I should educate him to get him to understand (which I've tried to do), or just say "bite me" and leave it at that!

 

[jfarel]

"you look in good shape

I think sometimes its good to be positive. It depends who tells me I look good. Usually, I really appreciate it because I always think I look like crap. Sometimes it helps me mentally to know "at least I look good."

At the same time, most people know my situation and I don't think they expect or ask a lot of me physically. I'm sure I would feel different if they did.

 

[jfarel]

"you look in good shape

I think sometimes its good to be positive. It depends who tells me I look good. Usually, I really appreciate it because I always think I look like crap. Sometimes it helps me mentally to know "at least I look good."

At the same time, most people know my situation and I don't think they expect or ask a lot of me physically. I'm sure I would feel different if they did.

 

[jfarel]

"you look in good shape

I think sometimes its good to be positive. It depends who tells me I look good. Usually, I really appreciate it because I always think I look like crap. Sometimes it helps me mentally to know "at least I look good."

At the same time, most people know my situation and I don't think they expect or ask a lot of me physically. I'm sure I would feel different if they did.

 

[jfarel]

"you look in good shape

I think sometimes its good to be positive. It depends who tells me I look good. Usually, I really appreciate it because I always think I look like crap. Sometimes it helps me mentally to know "at least I look good."

At the same time, most people know my situation and I don't think they expect or ask a lot of me physically. I'm sure I would feel different if they did.

 

[jfarel]

"you look in good shape

I think sometimes its good to be positive. It depends who tells me I look good. Usually, I really appreciate it because I always think I look like crap. Sometimes it helps me mentally to know "at least I look good."

At the same time, most people know my situation and I don't think they expect or ask a lot of me physically. I'm sure I would feel different if they did.

 

[beleache]

"you look in good shape

It is frustrating, that's for sure... If i had some money for every time i heard that phrase , id be rich <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ... But i guess it's better than feeling like crap and looking like crap as well..lol...Hope you feel better soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> joni

 

[beleache]

"you look in good shape

It is frustrating, that's for sure... If i had some money for every time i heard that phrase , id be rich <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ... But i guess it's better than feeling like crap and looking like crap as well..lol...Hope you feel better soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> joni

 

[beleache]

"you look in good shape

It is frustrating, that's for sure... If i had some money for every time i heard that phrase , id be rich <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ... But i guess it's better than feeling like crap and looking like crap as well..lol...Hope you feel better soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> joni

 

[beleache]

"you look in good shape

It is frustrating, that's for sure... If i had some money for every time i heard that phrase , id be rich <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ... But i guess it's better than feeling like crap and looking like crap as well..lol...Hope you feel better soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> joni

 

[beleache]

"you look in good shape

It is frustrating, that's for sure... If i had some money for every time i heard that phrase , id be rich <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ... But i guess it's better than feeling like crap and looking like crap as well..lol...Hope you feel better soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> joni