So Far So Good
At the doc a week or so ago I was reminded that I have a homeopathic remedy for my migraines, Gelsemium. Historically, it's always been easiest to reach for the allopathic meds than the alternatives. Well, I've been giving it a try... and my use of other drugs especially the narcotics has gone way down. Usually within 5-15 minutes the headache has subsided. I also incurred a minor head injury in the past week which caused a nasty headache. To make sure it was not a migraine I took the homeopathic remedy and sure enough it did not work for that. However, Arnica Montana both the pellets and gel have been helping tremendously with the major bruising. I was attacked

9.24.9 Other ponderings
Last week I had my lap-band filled as well as a gall bladder ultrasound. The restriction has not changed and I can eat most anything, but the abdominal pain I'm experiencing is increasing. The ultrasound came back that there is nothing wrong with my gall bladder. This issue came up when I went on a couple of Z-packs for an ear infection & later bronchitis and seems to be increasing. Tomorrow I go in for an "unfill" where the saline that keeps the band around my stomach tight is removed. This will only be the 2nd time I will have had this done in the nearly 4 years 10 months I've had the Band. Saturday, I have a date, someone from w

9/23/9 Why on days off
I've been fine for a week and a half, and I seem to be maintaining part of my 3rd shift sleep schedule, falling asleep late afternoon or early evening. I woke up about 1:30 with what I thought was a headache related to not taking my sleep meds, since I've had these before. So, I took a 1/2 dose. I woke up this morning with a full-blown migraine. I know that these single days off do cause me to sleep much more. I do tend to do what the body requests especially regarding sleep. The better quality sleep, the less fibro flairs I will have. The weather probably didn't help yesterday with all the rain, though "they" say there wasn't that much, it was downright torrential. I will see how t

9/12/9 Lost time
Thursday night I woke up late for work, totally exhausted. I believed I had a hard time sleeping, tossing & turning, at least that's what I remembered. However, Friday morning when I got home, clothes were put away, the ironing board and iron were out & things had been ironed and beads had been messed with. No, I don't think the cats got into things or there was an intruded. On checking my phone, it appears I had called my doctor & spoke to someone. I did call & it was confirmed that I called the night before complaining that I hadn't slept for a couple of nights. I explained I was, in fact asleep, had no recollection, and under no circumstances should I ever be advise

Invisible Chronic Illness Week
Borrowed from the keyboard of Migraine Maven Teri Robert:"Anyone who has Migraine disease or another headache disorder knows what it's like to live with an invisible illness. People can't see our illness. There are no outward signs. No physical scars, canes, wheel chairs, or any of the other outward signs that can alert people that a person is living with an illness.Invisible illnesses are easy for 'healthy' people to ignore. Unfortunately, so are the difficulties of those who live with these diseases. This adds to the burden of disease and makes lives even more difficult.Each year, National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is observed to