Category Archives: swelling

A Cloak of Needles

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Jamieson Wolf

It started last night. I was sitting at a potluck dinner table. I just remember feeling a blinding red flash of pain cross my shoulders. As I sat there, it ran down my spine and through the rest of my … Continue reading →

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Elephant Legs

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Jamieson Wolf

The Elephant Legs have returned with a vengeance. I got up in the morning and could already feel my legs seizing up. I could already feel the cement being poured into them, could feel the hardness of them. I was … Continue reading →

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Bodily Negotiations

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Jamieson Wolf

I have been in negotiations with my body lately. It’s not counting, not really. I wake up in pain and try to get myself through the day. I am awake and I feel my legs; they have gone rock hard … Continue reading →

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A Standing Ovation

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

I am beginning to get worried by my legs. Often over the past month, I’ve had a lot of trouble standing up. I can stand, that’s not the problem really. It’s more being able to stay standing. I have to … Continue reading →

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A Guessing Game

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

My legs are talking again. I can feel them throbbing with the want to scream their lungs out. If legs had lungs that is. Their conversation is particularly loud today as I make my way to work. My left leg … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Skin

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

Today my legs are made of stone. I can feel them dragging. They are heavier than usual and I wonder how I could not have noticed before. I touch my calf muscles and there is no give there, there is … Continue reading →

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The Counting Stone

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

The Elephant Man has returned. I got a ride home from work last night. From Elgin Street, I walked to Confederation Park. I knew the spasms were coming; I felt them riding in my friends car, a subtle throb that … Continue reading →

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Snake In My Path

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

I’ve come to think of pain as a snake. My shoulder is still sore, still spasming, still convulsing under my skin. It beats as if a heart rests there, as if it is something alive. Which, in a way, it … Continue reading →

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The Language of Pain

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

The Twin is back. I knew he would not be able to stay away for long, that his quietness would eventually end. I did not expect it to be quite so painful. I have had trouble walking all weekend. Almost … Continue reading →

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A Subtle Pulse

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

I am determined not to give up. Cybill Paulsen, that evil twin, has quieted down some. Now it is only the subtle pulse that rests beneath my shoulders and my lower back. My Elephant Legs have returned to normal and … Continue reading →

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