I first wrote this as a response to a Facebook fibromyalgia group post asking how we cope when things are really bad ~ meds don’t help; we can’t shower or even go get a drink of water. Especially when we can’t do much else, the biggest thing is perspective, which I know is hard to keep in the moment and easier to access if we’ve worked on it and integrated it before we’re in crisis […]
1. Upswings! Don’t you love them?! This is my one week anniversary for this lovely episode of upswing. Not much pain, way more energy. Got Stuff Done. Took Walks. Ran Around. Yesterday, my fibro specialist, who hadn’t seen me in months, was awed by my awesomeness! 2. Visiting with my mama. 3. Now that I have a little Stuff, (pre- Regular Stuff), not relying on alcohol and using far fewer OTC meds to kill pain. My new […]
Well. I let it be known that I sent my medical marijuana application to the state last week. The card takes about a month to come. Two hundred bucks! A friend knows and sends me a present in the mail. I don’t open it right away because I’m already woozy from my massage therapist’s massage and awesome Reiki session. The morning after, I opened the box. I opened the box and set the squat mason jar on […]
Most of my synchronicities don’t seem to mean nor lead to anything. But they happen a lot, and they are uncanny and usually fun. I see a cadre of doctors, therapists, and healers. At an acupuncture clinic, the acupuncturist evaluated me, and among other things, told me I have systemic inflammation. “How can you tell? I asked. “Because you are puffy.” “How can you tell the difference between fat and puffy?” “I just can.” I […]
I include here, for your inspection, my fibromyalgia drugs present and past. Present on the left, past (discontinued but saved just in case) on the right. Some are pharmaceuticals and some are herbal or vitamins. These include pills for fibromyalgia/brain/depression, anxiety, pain, insomnia, fatigue, chi movement, hypertension, and the hiatal hernia/nausea that came back while trying to walk with bad leg pain. My faves are the Resolve herbal pills, to move chi. They usually give […]
My new GP signed off for me for medical marijuana. She gave me the filled-out physician’s form; I need to copy my driver’s license and submit those and the Oregon form I just downloaded and send it in. It takes about a month to receive the card. I don’t have to smoke! Nor eat a dicey amount. She recommended a high CBD oil that you ingest; and for quick pain control, a tincture. Just one […]
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