Iodine

I recently read a book called "Iodine, why you need it, why you can't live without it" by Dr. David Brownstein. It talks about how 96 percent of people he and his co physicians have tested were deficient in iodine. It includes the function of iodine in the body, case studies and answers questions. I started iodine and after the initial worsening I started feel less pain, more alertness and less fatigue. It has been amazing and each day is better. I am still taking my prescription meds but not having the breakthrough pain. Awesome.

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Just imagine

Imagine pain that makes your entire legs, from the hips down through your calves, into the bottom of your feet that continues to worsen till you have to lay down.

Imagine pain in your back that feels like you have been shot, and the pain radiates through to the front of your chest as if the bullet broke into millions of fragments and came busting through. 

Imagine it hurts so bad you breath shallow and have to remind yourself to take a deep breath.

Imagine pain that the lightest touch feels like the hardest punch. And a friendly slap in the arm feels like you need a doctor.

Imagine a headache that is like a migraine, and the only thing that helps is a big bag of ice directly on it and an ice mask.

Imagine the pain is so bad you cant think and forget things, sometimes in the middle of a sentence. 

Just imagine......................Fibromyalgia Hurts!

If they only knew...

If they only knew how hard I try to be normal. How I try to keep up with them shopping and how the whole time I am telling myself "I can do it" and agonizing over each step. But also how I appreciate each moment cause someday that may be gone as well. 

If they only knew how I push myself to get out of bed when its just about the hardest thing I have ever done just, because I enjoy spending time with them. 

If they only knew how I stress about the fact I am not out there making meals, doing laundry, and keeping the house clean 

If they only knew how I make an effort to walk normal, so I wont embarrass them. 

If they only knew I really dont have what it takes to stay employed. But I have to hang on as long as possible, so they can have the things that make them comfortable. 

If they only knew how hard it is to keep anything straight with fibro fog. 

If they only knew I feel unworthy because I dont do that much for them anymore... 

If they only knew...... the only reason I live....... is for them...........my family.

Pre Diagnosis

My plantar fasciitis lasted for about 2 years and was healed through prayer but that's another story. The pain in my legs and hips increased every time I was up walking around. I would sit down and the pain would continue to worsen for about 2 hours then slowly get better. Then I noticed that my upper arms were painful to the lightest touch. Then my entire back was achy and eventually my upper chest would hurt. I would make it to end of work and then go home and crawl in bed. As time went on, the amount of time I could last shortened till I couldn't think after 2 hours at work. I started telling my doctor my symptoms and we tried aniti-depressants, muscle relaxants, sleep meds (because sometimes I couldn't sleep because of the pain) and a few pain meds as needed. Finally one day I took the pain meds every 4 hours and it was amazing. I actually was functioning at about 70 percent of normal. So I made an appointment with my doctor and showed her what I found out. She ordered scheduled pain meds for me, and amazingly I found I could work for 6 hours straight. Some days I would go straight to bed but other days I could even cook dinner, do dishes and laundry, before I ended up in bed. It was like getting a major piece of my life back.

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