bb santx I'm so sorry that you are going through such pain. I don't know where you live, but, there are several research facilities dedicated to Polymyalgia rheumatica. Researchers have the latest procedures, meds, therapies etc. I encourage you to investigate research facilities near where you live.

Andrew Morgan I wouldn't say doctors necessarily just punch their time card. They're people, too. Nothing makes them happier than to solve someone's illness, and see the joy of living return in their patient. If you put yourself into their shoes for a moment, let them know that you know the possibly impossible task you bring, they'll respond. Two humans, struggling with this together. Some, maybe not. Don't hesitate to drop those doctors. Maybe AI can help, prompt it with every symptom you have as precisely as you can describe it. Also, as much about yourself as might be a factor. It's possible you have an ailment without a label. Labels can misdirect us. I'm sure you read stories of this person and another who went many years misdiagnosed, and finally found help. You also have the gift of a writer's mind. You are a problem solver. You have the creative spirit and will to soldier through. And not knowing can be better than knowing--there is the chance, still unknown.

E. Writer Nice sentiment but not everyone is allowed those positive experiences with doctors, as much as we want them. I wish I could say the situation here was like that but it's not, unfortunately. There has been a lot of medical neglect or simply incompetence, that I experienced. For example in 2018, I went to the ER 18 separate times. I was dismissively told that I had anxiety and was just having panic attacks but as it turns out , i would later learn that It was anaphylaxis from an allergic reaction. This would leave me convulsing and gasping for air which they dismissed as a panic attack. They were gaslighting me because I refused the diagnosis. They then sent internal messages to each other agreeing that they all were to force me to accept that i was having panic attacks and that nothing else was wrong. They also started to cancel doctor apps on the day of the appointment because I rejected the diagnosis from the original doc. I eventually went to Mayo clinic for help, where they resolved that health issue. In 2019. I was not only having an allergic reaction, I also had severe chronic anemia that was also causing problems. There was also an inoperable 5 cm mass (about the size of a small lime) on my chest, that was pressing on a major artery. We knew about that and they claimed it should not affect me even though it did. For the chronic anemia, I had to go on iron transfusion treatments bimonthly indefinitely. (Note, after covid lockdowns I found a liquid iron that was just as helpful). The hematologist at mayo told me all of my tests showed severe anemia going back to 2007. The doctors i had over the years saw it, but did nothing about it. Never even mentioned it, even though it showed up on tests for more than a decade. I blame them for the long term anemia.. I suffered for over a year and a half, was told I was having panic attacks and was treated rudely for insisting that something else was wrong. It took professionals at an expensive clinic in a different state to help. I will never trust the doctors in my state again, except my current physician, who is great.

Amber Diva You are so right ! Good health is very precious. You’re a very strong woman. May God bless you today and always.

E. Writer Thank you 🌹

Amber Diva Thank you for sharing ☺️

Roy Scarbrough I know, people watch hours and hours of TV a day. Unplug the bastard.

E. Writer I would rather people go back to watching endless TV than everyone allowing big tech to control their thoughts via social media platforms, especially places like tik tok, Twitter, meya, and YouTube. It has effectively placed control of society in the hands of people who have a financial incentive.

Amber Diva Vanity was stunning!!

E. Writer W asnt she! Of the ladies who hung out with Prince I thought Sheila E. Was the prettiest. Especially in the Glamorous Life video.

Amber Diva This statement makes you think

E. Writer I think about this all the time. I even wrote about it in my book, The Absence of Reality. Everything is made of atoms, and so are we. But I wondered, why are our atoms aware of itself and the atoms of a table or rock are not?

Andrew Morgan I do hope you'll leave Neighbahood out of it. We've probably said enough already. This is our refuge.

E. Writer Thankfully it does leave neighbahood out of it. I have a dozen websites. It only picks on one of them.

E. Writer Update: I sent my cease and desist to Google on Friday and lo and behold, the AI Overview stopped its false reporting. But these things have a mind of their own, because after it said, that my website is well-regarded, at the bottom it offered to show competiting businesses. So I'm thinking it' still trying to direct the public away to other businesses.

Alex Morton You need to get nasty with it. Tell it a joke like, "Why did the bot cross the road? Because the algorithm told it to."

E. Writer Yes, it's annoying. Here it admits where it was deceptive. It wholly invented information, even claiming that we have a sales quota and force authors to buy books.

Alex Morton Eartha Kitt was one of my father's customers in his jewelry business. I met her briefly once and remember her as astonishingly beautiful, smart as hell, and very sweet to fifteen-year-old gaga me.

E. Writer She is so fiery and how cool.

Victor Lana I loved Eartha as Catwoman on Batman. In my opinion she was the best one to play that part.

E. Writer She used to purrr when she talked on the show and in real life.

Roy Scarbrough Cat Woman!

Amber Diva Me too and I need a vacation that I can’t afford