Well, that hasn't been the case just yet. Now I'm dealing with trying to get the adjustments of my blood pressure medicine since I've lost weight, and I'm finding that the doctors are kind of passing the buck between each other as far as who's going to be the one monitoring and administering my blood pressure medicine. I've had two episodes of what they call them Syncopy, and I know I'm tearing that word up right now, so bear with me
Chelsea Hanawalt
@allowthesun · 1:27
Hi, Kimberly. I just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing your story and being an advocate. I know a lot of people in my life who have gone through of similar situations, and this is such an important conversation, and I'm definitely going to share this with my friends. And I just wanted to say just how sorry I am that you have had to deal with this and having to advocate for yourself constantly
Kimberly James
@KimberlyJames · 3:43
They're doing it overseas, and it's helping people, and they won't do it here in the States. And it's really devastating. We have become such a cash cow that it's more important to prescribe us medications and get that money than to health us. And I'm sending my love to you. I know what you're going through and you're not alone and thank you for being an advocate. Trying to be an advocate for myself too
Coach Kimmie J
@KimmieJ · 3:29
When it comes to gun violence, when it comes to maternity leave, when it comes to people getting adequate, my health story really appreciate you listening and sharing your story. I'm sending love to you. I will be praying for you. We will pray for each other because I don't know why pain gets worse at night, but I'm right there with you. I'm with you
Coach Kimmie J
@KimmieJ · 1:54
And if we're not careful, that Tokyo, Oklahoma, situation is going to be a lot worse where people are tired of being dismissed by doctors, tired of being in pain and hurting and feeling like there's no hope. So I really appreciate you listening, sharing. Everybody has their cross, the bearing things that they're going through. And I believe right now this is my situation so that I can understand and empathize with others that are also going through it and just take a stand
There's also this really weird conundrum Catch 22 where on the one hand, in order for our physical health to be well as well as can be expected, we have to take care of our mental health. But we also have to do it in order to be somebody who others even want to be around. Right. Because if we are focused nose to the glass on our pain, then we become even more miserable physically and mentally. And nobody wants to be around that
Coach Kimmie J
@KimmieJ · 4:41
So I'm thankful that I did go to somebody that actually listened and ran the test to get the diagnosis. And now here we are in regards to treatment. So it's really just frustrating across the board. And we have to come together, those of us that are dealing with these disabilities and these pains and things and saying enough is enough. We have voices. We need to be heard
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Kimberly James
@KimberlyJames · 0:25
I definitely feel for you. I do not know how you do it because if this stuff had hit me harder when my kids were small, I don't know how I could have made it through. I'm struggling just to keep up with 20 somethings, but I'm definitely praying for you also