Ever hear of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome?? No? Me neither, until today when my doctor told me that’s why my knee has been bugging me. It’s not that big of a deal or a huge injury or anything, but it still hurts! I just have to do a couple extra exercises and stretches everyday to help it. What is in a name…? The name makes it sound like a scary disease or something. However, I guess it makes sense, since they think that the strong and tight quadricep muscle in my upper thigh (Femur) is pulling my knee cap (Patella) up and to the side and the muscle on my inner thigh isn’t strong enough to pull back to keep my knee cap where it belongs. So, it results in…knee pain!! Yay me!! I can only imagine all of the extra pressure that all of my joints have to deal with – because of all e weight I’ve gained over the past few years…it sucks! This is yet another reason why I’m following the 21 a Day Fix food plan and am doing another 21 day challenge! To lose weight, to find my positivity (it’s been MIA for some time now), to learn how to love myself and feel good about myself, to get fit and healthy. I also love the community. There are so many people who are cheering you on as you go! It’s surrounding myself with like minded individuals, people who want to, not only be healthy, but to be happy in their own skin…I want to be happy in my own skin!!! I haven’t been in very great shape over the past few years, not just physically, but emotionally and psychologically and spiritually as well. I’m tired of that negative, complaining, nothing makes me happy person. I know that I have a shitty disease that I have to learn to live with (& I’m not talking about the stupid Patellofemoral thing)! But, the words there are important, I have to live with it! I need to choose to live my life‼️ It may not be the life I foresaw for myself, but I can (& need to) live my life. I still am in here, hiding under all of the fat and the face pain and all the crap hat goes along with it, but I’m still here!!!! This is my life and I’m going to live it, damn-it!!! I’m still here. The landscape may have changed, the career may be down the toilet, but there is still a lot for me to do…I’M STILL HERE ‼️‼️

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

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