Comments on: Thing One and Thing Two

By: joanharvest

joanharvest — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:52:46 +0000

My daughter also found she can’t eat peppers of any sort. Something is working because she isn’t getting as many headaches in the past month but she has made so many changes we are not actually sure what has helped. If you get around to it, could you please ask your son what kind of feedback he is getting on the herb butturbur for migraines. I’d be curious.

By: joanharvest

joanharvest — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:22:23 +0000

My daughter has been getting headaches for years now. She has never been able to distinguish them from sinus or migraine or whatever. She recently had an MRI which showed nothing. At least there isn’t some giant tumor. But she has never been able to get to the root of them. She has started eating better, eliminating all chemicals from her food. She is seeing a chiropractor, an acupuncturist, doing yoga and taking butturbur, an herb for migraines. She had her eyes checked also. Her headaches have gotten so bad that last year she called me at 4 in the morning to take her to the emergency room. She won’t take any pain killers. She will take advil which helps sometimes and doesn’t at other times. Her Dr. seems clueless. Since she has started doing all the natural things that I recommended, her headaches have lessened. She has cut out all foods that have the potential to cause headaches.Now she just needs more time to see if all of this really helps. I just thought I would throw this out there for anyone who does get unexplained headaches. She did have a lot of stress before but has a lot less now so it’s hard to tell what’s helping and what isn’t because she has made so many changes.

Moonbeam, like David, I think about you a lot. I’m sorry you have to be in so much pain so often.

Awwww…thank you, Joan. This is working out fine, and I’ll only be doing this for about one more month. I’m making it through, and the enjoyment I get from being around such great people cancels out a lot of the pain.

I feel soooo sorry for your daughter. My son gets debilitating headaches all the time too, and we can’t figure out what causes them. He works in a health food store and gets lots of advice, and has tried many different things with varying degrees of success. MRIs show nothing, eye exams have all been fine. If Sarah gets hers under control PLEASE let me know.

By: thegirlfromtheghetto

thegirlfromtheghetto — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:36:34 +0000

I’ve been wondering for awhile if I have sensory integration disorder. I work in a very loud and hostile place, even if you don’t count my co-workers. I just to sit next to two loud printers and it about killed me. I also HATE traffic and praise the lord that I get off work @ 4:30 so that I don’t have to drive for an hour during rush hour. There must be a Fibro link, right? Let’s not to mention I’m sick with headaches five days out of seven.

It sounds like fibro, but I’m going to read about that sensory integration disorder. I have a really hard time with lots of noise and chaos too. I can crank the stereo up, but it’s the noise that I choose, so it doesn’t cause problems. Your headaches sound so awful– I wanna give you a hug. Too many health issues for a young ghetto girl!

By: kaylee

kaylee — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:01 +0000

NICE POST Hope you are well

By: RubyShooZ

RubyShooZ — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:08:53 +0000

Oh!

(((((Moonbeam))))))

(you know, one of my several online nickname’s, like on my other blog) is MoonSage so we’ve got much in common)

We do have much in common. I hope that you’re doing well. I really do say prayers for you every single night. (((HUGS)))

By: Moonbeam McQueen

Moonbeam McQueen — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:44:03 +0000

Thanks, David. This means much. I feel strangely optimistic too!

By: David

David — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:57:44 +0000

Moonbeam I have been thinking about you a lot lately. Just want you to know that. Your posts of late fill me with optimism, for you and for me too. Thanks

By: Moonbeam McQueen

Moonbeam McQueen — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:26:31 +0000

Ruby, it’s me, Moonbeam. This is my other blog. I had no idea you had fibro on top of everything else.

I loved that post of yours so much.Those words are so powerful, and I wanted to share it on this blog, where chronic pain is discussed. I love helpful, hopeful stuff! Thank you!!!

By: RubyShooZ

RubyShooZ — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:40:32 +0000

Hi, I’m new here. I got your ping from you linking to the most recent post I made and I’m very glad you liked it. I do hope that it helps someone somewhere think and feel about who and what they are and how they define themselves. It did me.

I too, have fybromyalgia and I suspect that’s how you found me. It isn’t something I’ve talked about on either of my blogs much but it sure makes a huge difference in my life and how I cope with the things life brings us.

I’ve learned to take it easy and I’ve been lucky to have a life where I can do that most of the time so when I over extend myself – well, you know the rest of the story.

I wish all of you all the best.

Peace, love and understanding.

By: Little Miss

Little Miss — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:24:56 +0000

I’ll go look at those other posts momentarily, but I definitely believe there is something to that. When I’m home and feel good, there is silence in the house (most of the time) and it’s serene and peaceful. I’ve done everything I can to make my home my serenity haven. I never have liked loud, noisy places, and I know the fluroescent lights in office buildings drive me crazy. And when one has fibro fog on top of attention deficit disorder, all the normal chaos in an office does nothing to clear the brain cells and make them function better.

I’m glad you’re home and that you slept well last night. I will pay attention to that theory and see if it holds true for me.

So this is another good reason for working at home, huh? I’m going to work on making our home environment as serene as possible. I was raised in a very chaotic household, so I’m not a natural “nester,” but I’m definitely going to make this a project!

I hope your flare is easing up somewhat, and that you’re having a good weekend.