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a2gemma.bsky.social
Ella B. (we/she/her)
@a2gemma.bsky.social
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My body hurts and I’m mad at the government.

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
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a2gemma.bsky.social
Happy holidays!

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #spooniehumor
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #spooniehumor #anxiety #depression #seasonalaffectivedisorder
A meme featuring Commander Data in a yellow and black Starfleet uniform from Star Trek: The Next Generation, standing on a spaceship bridge. The top text reads: “When your doctor asks you if you’re still suffering from anxiety and depression.” The bottom text, attributed to the character, says: “My condition does not alter with the passage of time, Commander.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
I don’t know if I could be that cruel to another human being.

I’d prefer that they be afflicted and have to appeal to their peers for help/answers so they could really understand how dehumanizing it is to be chronically ill or in endless pain.

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
вий Chronic Illness Humor CUP @chronicillness.bsky.social The Purge but instead of killing people for 24 hours we get to talk to doctors the way they talk to us MyBodylsTryingToKillMe.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
We laugh so we don’t cry!

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #spooniehumor
Could you imagine if MyChart did an end-of-year wrapped list like: -cried 65 times in appointments -picked up 11 new diagnoses -confused doctor 123 times -made 345 jokes about her illness -caused 3 doctors to quit -refused to try yoga 15 times MyBodylsTryingToKillMe.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
The new leg brace they want me to wear due to my achilles tendon avulsion.

I don’t think it’s gonna happen. The sensation of wearing it makes me want to claw my way out of my body.

The ortho said he intended something simpler. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
Pink orthopedic leg brace with four Velcro straps, held by a hand wearing a gray wrist support.
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
a2gemma.bsky.social
I’ve heard this before, that the “normal” amount of pain is ZERO. My brain just can’t grok that.

I can’t recall a single day of my life without pain. 🙁

I hope in my next life I get to be on the side of the zeroes.

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
cuntess-carmilla Follow This deserves its own post: The normal level of daily pain for an able- bodied person is ZERO, without needing to take pain medication, not even off-the- counter meds. Not a little, definitely not enough to be "distracting but tolerable" with or without Tylenol. ZERO. (I'm shocked too every time I remember that the norm is to live pain free unless something happened to you, I know.) If your baseline of unmedicated daily pain is above zero, you're dealing with chronic pain and you need to come to terms with that reality. cuntess-carmilla Follow Babes, chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts over 3 months. That's it. Including pain that goes away but then inevitably returns. It doesn't have to be 100% persistent. Stop scrutinizing and minimizing your own pain so much. It's not gonna help you OR the "actually" disabled/ill people you seem to think you'll offend by acknowledging your own suffering.
December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
And this is why I will spend Thanksgiving alone, giving thanks that I am alone rather than tolerating the toxic slop I grew up in.
IT'S OKAY TO CUT OFF TOXIC FAMILY FOR YOUR QUIN WELL BEING
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Thanks, Body.
existennialmemes = Feb 18, 2024 Me: Hey, can we get some stuff done today? My Body: Can't. We need that energy for Pain. Me: Ok, but what if, Instead, we did Tasks? My Body: Let's compromise and do More Pain. Me: That is not a — My Body: More Pain it is! Good talk.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
So demure. So modest.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #spooniehumor
"I can't treat you, or give you any pain medication because that's not my field. But, I'm going to refer you to five other Doctors Who won't help you either"
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Started PT (again) for my hip and t’s legit destroying me. 😭

I’m not suicidal, I just don’t know how much longer I can do this.

I have an appointment with a surgeon in a different health system on December 5th. I’m **really** hoping he’ll do the surgery. 🤞🏻

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
THE REALITY OF CHRONIC ILLNESS IS NOT KNOWING IF I WILL WAKE UP IN DEBILITATING PAIN OR IF I WILL BE FUNCTIONAL THAT DAY. EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE eitsachronicthing-
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Tee hee!

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️
Social media post reads: “Tomfoolery transitioned and now only does shenanigans.” Hashtag: #har har.
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Word.

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
tavalen Follow disability advocacy went wrong when it became about inspiration porn and "differently abled" and savants. its incredible that that guy with no legs did a triathlon but your sister with no legs will not and she doesnt need prosthetics or five hour training days to deserve respect and compassion and accommodations. its incredible that that autistic guy can look at a city from a helicopter for an hour and then draw the entire detailed skyline from memory when he lands but your autistic friend cannot and they dont need to have a special Autism Power to deserve respect and compassion and accommodations. activism framed around "we are just as CAPABLE" means that when people genuinely are less capable they are left behind. activism framed around "we are just as WORTHY" is fundamental to radical compassion.
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
The opioid crisis is definitely real, but that doesn’t mean opioids and other pain control medications don’t have a legitimate role to play in patient care.

Without my pain meds my quality of life is ZERO. Even with pain meds I have days where it feels like I can’t go on.

#spoonie #chronicpain
Carlsberg. @Carlynotcarley Follow This is going to be a controversial one but I want to start a discussion about just how many chronically ill and disabled people are refused pain relief on the grounds of 'addiction. I've had receptionist say to me "oh you're just a drug addict". 15:25 • 15 Oct 25 • 6,996 Views
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
In 2024, I went from making $170K/year to needing SNAP and Medicare in a mind-bogglingly short amount of time.

Trust me, it can happen to you, too.

#StartWithFood #SNAP #SNAPbenefits #SNAPSOS #FeedTheHungry #FoodIsABasicHumanRight #healthcareisahumanright #universalhealthcareforall
Cartoon of the a character resembling McDonald’s Hamburgler wearing a black mask, black hat, and black-and-white striped shirt, holding a tray of burgers. The character is making a shushing gesture with one finger over the lips. Text on the image says: 'REMEMBER, IF YOU SEE SOMEONE STEALING FOOD... NO YOU DIDN'T.'
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Picture of a meme showing Ralph — a Simpson’s character — riding on a bus. There is a caption that reads, “*chuckles* I’m in danger.”
October 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
A week in the life of a spoonie, amirite?

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
A screen capture showing Monday through Friday. There is a doctor’s appointment booked on four of the five days shown.
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
More gyms like this, please.

#transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #translivesmatter #protecttransyouth #lgbtqia+
A person with a mustache is wearing a black T-shirt with colorful text that reads, *"MY GYM IS FOR Fem boys doing step-ups in kitschy socks & Butch girls deadlifting their one-rep max & Trans and non-binary folk bench-pressing & Bi moms squatting while breastfeeding & Happily fat fit peeps planking & Older allies monster walking & Queers of colour rocking really high box jumps & EVERYONE."* Below the text is the logo for Motus Training Studio.
October 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Found n image online that shows what’s going on in my hip in addition to the OA. No wonder it fucking hurts!

#spoonie #chronicpain #GTPS #GreaterTrochantericPainSyndrome
An anatomical illustration of the hip area showing labeled parts including the hip, trochanter, bursa, femur, and muscle. A red swollen area near the trochanter indicates inflammation due to trochanteric bursitis. A smaller inset on the right provides a zoomed-out view of the hip with a red circle marking the inflamed region. The top of the image contains the text: 'The inflammation that causes all the agony.'
October 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Dinner, because today was a shitty, shitty day and it’s all I can manage. I feel like I’m symbolically eating off my last Spoon.

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
An open jar of JIF peanut butter. There is a spoon sticking out of the top, full of peanut butter.
October 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #NoKingsDay #RESIST #trumpregime #fascism #AmericanFascism #oligarchy #authoritarianism #GangsterRegime #Kakistocracy #AmericanFascistParty #MAGA #ResistFascism #AbolishICE
Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social Follow There are gonna be disabled folks who can't contribute anything to The Cause. They have no money, no energy, no physical ability, no time. They will need to receive and will never be able to give back. You gotta save them, too. Especially them. Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social • 1d Please don't leave disabled people behind in your revolution. Please do not see us as sacrifices for the greater good, or dead weight. Please see our lives as worth saving, too.
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #spooniehumor
A black and white illustration shows a historical scene with a doctor seated beside a patient lying in bed. The doctor, dressed in 18th-century attire with white hair, knee-high socks, and buckled shoes, holds the patient's hand. The patient wears a gown and appears to be resting. Overlaid dialogue reads: Doctor: "You've got a very rare disease." Patient: "How rare?" Doctor: "You pick the name."
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Welcome to our world. We have to fight for everything we ever get. That’s what happens when you have an under-insured populace and for-profit insurance companies.

#spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness
Just a girl with... @agirlopinions Follow I'll admit. I had no idea what happened to disabled people. I assumed they get proper care when they can't work. That's what we do in societies. We support those who can't themselves. then I needed a wheelchair. I was incapable of walking safely anymore and insurance laughed. 2:49 • 08 Oct 25 • 1,300 Views
October 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
a2gemma.bsky.social
I joined our weekly PMO huddle and was chatting with people because we were all a little early. One of the PMs commented, “I love it when Ella joins a meeting. She just brings energy and joyful radiance with her and it’s infectious!”

I think it might be because I love my job. 😊
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October 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
a2gemma.bsky.social
Pan. SoPo. Aro.

*Et tu?*

#nationalcomingoutday
Colorful graphic celebrating National Coming Out Day. The top and bottom borders display horizontal rainbow stripes (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple). Centered bold blue text reads 'NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY,' with the word 'OUT' emphasized in rainbow-colored letters.
October 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM