tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56021054503378998122024-02-20T11:39:15.995-05:00Fibroworks/The Fibro-Fog ChroniclesFibromyalgia information for active working people.fibro-fog chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241675937900897633noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-76850399632495080642018-04-13T22:21:00.000-04:002018-04-13T22:22:08.285-04:00K is for Kidneys and L is for Liver #AtoZChallengeFun (fun??) facts you may not know about the kidneys and the liver make up today's combination A to Z Challenge post for the letters K and L.<br />
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The human kidneys are quite a pair! They filter around 150 quarts of blood, and produce a couple of quarts of urine.... every day!<br />
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Even though the kidneys and liver are often talked about together, they are actually part of two different bodily systems. The kidneys are part of the excretory system; and the liver is part of the alimentary (digestive) system.<br />
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The kidneys regulate blood pressure, blood volume, the blood's pH and ions, produces red blood cells (!!), synthesizes vitamin D (!!!), and obviously eliminates waste and foreign substances (if any). Wow!<br />
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The kidneys can produce stones made up of salt and mineral deposits -- and anyone who has ever had a kidney stone can attest to how painful they can be.<br />
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Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-86248589453754575812018-04-10T23:00:00.006-04:002018-04-11T09:51:22.683-04:00J is for Jaundice #AtoZChallengeFurthering your education on the finer points of bilirubin overload, today's post for the letter J is.... Jaundice!<br />
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As I mentioned in a few other posts, I took myself to the doctor because I woke up one morning and saw that the whites of my eyes were yellow. I didn't realize that my skin was also very yellow, until the hospital staff (and other patients) were coming to my bedside to look at "the freak" whose skin and eyes were yellow. Some of them said, more yellow than they had ever seen. Yeah, they were lining up at my bedside to get a peek. A peek at the freak.<br />
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What is jaundice, and what causes it?<br />
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Jaundice is the yellowing of the skin and eyes.<br />
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Jaundice is caused by a build up of bilirubin in the body. I explained the causes of bilirubin overload in <a href="https://fibro-fogchronicles.blogspot.com/2018/04/g-is-for-gallstones-atozchallenge.html">my A to Z Challenge post about gallstones</a>. So, I won't go into that again today.<br />
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It took a long, long time for my jaundice to go away. There is no way to "flush it out" of your system. Your body just has to gradually eliminate the bilirubin. I'm five weeks post-op/post-hospital stay, and if I look closely in the mirror, I can still see yellowing in my eyes. Sigh.<br />
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I heard it can take up to three months to clear jaundice completely. And since my bilirubin numbers are always high (they always have been because of my red blood cell disorder) there is a chance I'll always have the yellow tinge in my eyes.<br />
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Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-51216034803694999612018-04-09T23:00:00.000-04:002018-04-09T23:00:41.352-04:00I is for Insomnia #AtoZChallenge<span style="font-size: x-small;">Re-posting from the A to Z Challenge of 2014. I was going to do I is for Insomnia, and I looked at my posts from 2014's challenge, and I'll be darned, it was Insomnia. So, here it is again. Still relevant.</span><br />
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I haven't slept in years. I'm kidding. I haven't slept <i>through the night </i>in years, though, that is true. I think if I ever slept eight hours straight, I would ask someone to call a doctor... that there must be something wrong with me!<br />
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There are two kinds of insomnia (well, maybe there are more, I know about two): There's the kind where a person can't fall asleep; and there's the kind that I have -- I can fall asleep, no problem at all, but I can't stay asleep.<br />
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In my particular situation (I can't stay asleep), the factors are many, from too many pets, a snoring spouse, working a different shift than just about everyone else on the planet, being an extremely light sleeper my whole life, and manic thought processes. The middle of the night is the worst time in the world for thoughts. You either think you are solving all of the problems in the entire world, but you can't get started because, well, it's 3:30 a.m.; or, you are convinced that everything is bad, bad, bad, bad, bad... and getting worse. Seriously, the middle of the night thought processes are some of the worst thoughts I've ever had in my life. It's never ended up "good", let's just put it that way.<br />
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This problem afflicts me even when I'm traveling, staying in a hotel, at a friend's home, at our vacation home, wherever. So, it's not a feature of my home environment, my spouse, or my pets. I've often thought it a circadian rhythm problem, but if that's the case, why does it happen when I travel across time zones? That makes things more puzzling, still. As I said, I've been a light sleeper ever since I can remember. It's just me. A dog hair hits the floor and I'm awake!<br />
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I have hardly battled the problem of being unable to fall asleep, so I can't really write intelligently about that. I'll paste some links below that might be helpful. They always say avoid caffeine late in the day, and don't exercise near bedtime. Other than that, I don't know too much about it off the top of my head.<br />
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What to do about insomnia? Some people swear by <a href="http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/melatonin" target="_blank">the hormone melatonin</a>. I can't take melatonin, it gives me horrendous nightmares. Sure, I actually stay asleep, but it is so not worth it. I'd rather be awake than stuck in some freaky dream. I don't know what that's about, and I do not want to visit that place in my brain again!<br />
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Some insomniacs say get up and do something productive. Other ideas include reading, doing an activity that you have proven is boring to you, taking a bath, taking sleep aids, moving to a different room, asking your partner for a massage, talking to a friend in another time zone who is still awake. My "boring" activity? Video solitaire on my iPad, or (sadly they've all been cancelled) watching soap operas! Both things, even though I adore them, put me immediately into droopy-eye mode.<br />
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Certain well-known bipolar artists, musicians and writers have been known to produce their best work during bouts of insomnia. I'm not certain I'd recommend this, but it is an interesting phenomenon.<br />
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Here are some links on both kinds of insomnia, and recommended treatments:<br />
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<a href="http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/insomnia-symptoms-and-causes">http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/insomnia-symptoms-and-causes</a><br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-28916768793511266392018-04-09T18:00:00.000-04:002018-04-09T18:00:19.968-04:00H is for Headaches #AtoZChallengePost number two for today, because I missed the letters G and H during a busy weekend, is the letter H.<br />
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A lifelong problem with chronic headaches led me to choose Headaches as my post for the letter H.<br />
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I've had chronic headaches since I was about 9 or 10 years old. When I was that age, they were migraines, and they were horrific. I used to have to go to a dark room and lie there for hours, with the blinds closed, pressing a knuckle into the part of my head that hurt, crying.<br />
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There were times when I had such severe headaches at school, I had to be taken away in a wheelchair by the school nurse, and sent home. A couple times I fainted or vomited from the migraines.<br />
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This went on all through my teens and 20s.<br />
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Once into my 20s and 30s, the headaches became very chronic, 3 or 4 a week, and I began to use a combination of caffeine, Excedrin and water to take the pain away. I don't necessarily recommend this for too many reasons to list here. I'm not a medical professional, so please do not take any advice from what I'm writing here. I'm just another person with chronic pain.<br />
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When I was in my mid-40s, I not only still had headaches, but that's when I developed fibromyalgia. This meant I was basically in SOME kind of pain, daily. Sigh.<br />
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After menopause, the headaches became fewer, but not absent altogether. Just once in a while.<br />
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Well, after my recent hospitalization, my fibromyalgia pain seems to have bee all but "cured"! But... I'm starting to have headaches again. Almost daily. Probably 5 or 6 days a week.<br />
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I have no idea why this is, but I'm just learning to roll with the punches at this point!!<br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-29819234428349365532018-04-09T15:46:00.001-04:002018-04-09T15:46:09.206-04:00G is for Gallstones #AtoZChallenge Hey, I'm a couple days behind on the A to Z Challenge, so I'm doing three posts today.<br />
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I wanted to post about gallstones for the letter G.<br />
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As you probably know by now, I had an emergency gallbladder removal AND a blocked bile duct (blocked by a gallstone) surgery last month.<br />
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Lots of folks don't know that there are two kinds of gallstones that are produced by the human body.<br />
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The first type are the most common kind: cholesterol gallstones. Not to get graphic, but I'm gonna! Cholesterol gallstones, as you might imagine, are yellow. Of course, you can't see them, since they're inside your body! But if the surgeon removes these, he or she will see that they're yellow. They consist of cholesterol that is not dissolved. Normally, the body processes and dissolves cholesterol. There are other things in cholesterol gallstones, but that's too technical to get into here. Cholesterol gallstones are the kind most people get, and usually it's someone whose cholesterol numbers are high, or someone who eats a lot of fatty foods. But not always.<br />
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The second type are much less common. This is the kind that I had (well, I had both, but I had an extraordinary number of the second type). These are called pigment gallstones. They are dark brown or black, and they are formed by having too much bilirubin in the body. How does someone get to have too much bilirubin? Sometimes they might have an illness or condition such as cirrhosis of the liver or a bile duct infection. In my case, and this is the most common, I have a red blood cell disorder. My body sees my red blood cells, as foreign invaders, and it "attacks" the red blood cells. The cells burst into hard, fragmented pieces, and these pieces turn into the chemical bilirubin. Too much bilirubin leads the body to form pigment gallstones.<br />
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What happened with me, in addition to having all of this going on, was that a gallstone somehow got out of my gallbladder, made its way down into a bile duct, and got stuck. This caused me to become severely jaundiced, and that's what brought me to the hospital.<br />
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It was funny, they kept asking me if I was in pain. I said "I was yesterday, but now it's gone." They didn't believe me, and they all took turns pushing on my liver/gallbladder area, really hard!! And I would just sit there and say, "Any more questions? It doesn't hurt." They were baffled. Because my red blood cell disorder is rare in adults, they had never seen anything like this before. Especially in someone who hasn't touched alcohol or drugs in over 30 years!!<br />
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Anyway, that's your lesson on the two different kinds of gallstones, with a little WTMI added in for good measure.<br />
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I'm not a medical professional or anything like that, but if you have questions about gallstones, feel free to post in the comments!<br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-72891631560526662442018-04-06T22:42:00.003-04:002018-04-06T22:42:39.589-04:00F is for Fibromyalgia #AtoZChallengeWhy does every TV ad or online ad for fibromyalgia medication show some woman rubbing her shoulders? It drives me crazy.<br />
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Just as I was about to start writing this post, with the TV on, the Lyrica ad came on TV. The ad shows a woman at a picnic with her family and she's rubbing her shoulders while the voice-over (supposedly her) talks about how fibromyalgia pain feels. Then, a graphic of over-activated nerves is placed over her shoulders and upper back area.<br />
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This is incredibly misleading. And this is just ONE such representation of fibromyalgia. I notice this shoulder obsession every time I see a medication advertisement for fibro meds, whether that is in a brochure, online, on TV or whatever.<br />
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Sure, our shoulders and upper back area hurts. No one is denying that. But fibromyalgia is WIDESPREAD pain that occurs in ALL FOUR QUADRANTS of the body, both above and below the waist. Like, that's the definition of fibromyalgia!<br />
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So, please, advertisers, if you're reading this, stop focusing only on the shoulders in your promotional materials!<br />
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Thanks for listening!<br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-6647166488807034022018-04-05T23:17:00.003-04:002018-04-05T23:17:46.047-04:00E is for Enzymes #AtoZChallenge<br />
Liver enzymes, that is.<br />
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When I was hospitalized last month with a blocked bile duct and a gallbladder that had to go (stat!) my liver enzymes were off the charts. Medical personnel were lining up in my room to look at "the freak" whose bilirubin, AST, ALT and all my other enzymes were higher than they'd ever seen before. I was yellow (jaundiced). My eyes, my skin. Yellow! I asked one of the nurses, why everyone was found this so interesting. She demonstrated by putting her forearm next to mine. Holy crap! Hers was a blushing pink and white. Mine was yellow. Of course, what brought me to the doctor in the first place (and she sent me to the ER, and they admitted me) was my lovely yellow eyes. Hah.<br />
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In fairness to all the medical personnel, I had a complication (a rare red blood cell disorder that I was born with), wherein my bilirubin, AST and ALT are always "off" compared to normal people's numbers. My doctor calls it "normal for [me]".<br />
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It was interesting to me that quite a few people I knew had never heard of bilirubin, and the other liver enzymes.<br />
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Liver enzyme levels (also known as LFT or liver function tests) is something folks should probably know about, because, gallbladder disease is very common, and a blocked bile duct is not that uncommon either (although my specific case was extraordinary).<br />
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So, I recommend that readers, especially those with a chronic condition like fibromyalgia, learn about liver enzymes and what the normal levels are supposed to be. <br />
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A few footnotes: don't get scared about the mention of hepatitis (HCV), cirrhosis, cancer, or other liver diseases in the links posted below. Those are serious situations and you would KNOW if you had something like that. I was tested for all of those while I was hospitalized, and I kept saying to the doctors "I am fine, this is just some kind of episode." I was right, a gallstone "jumped" out of my gallbladder and got lodged in a bile duct. Just an episode. Not a disease.<br />
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<a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/liver_blood_tests/article.htm#normally_where_are_ast_and_alt_aminotransferase_enzymes">https://www.medicinenet.com/liver_blood_tests/article.htm#normally_where_are_ast_and_alt_aminotransferase_enzymes</a><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm not a medical doctor or any kind of medical professional. See disclaimer. I am a patient who had a scary experience recently and want to share that experience. If you think you have a specific medical condition, see your doctor.</span></i></b><br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-3692286011930820322018-04-04T23:13:00.002-04:002018-04-04T23:13:18.929-04:00D is for Diet #AtoZChallenge<br />
I can't figure out why I haven't lost at least 20 pounds in this past month since my medical emergency. I've had to change my eating habits drastically. Not on doctors' orders. They said "no restrictions", but certain foods just don't feel right anymore.<br />
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I've been a vegetarian since 1980, and added fish/seafood back in, in 1985. I don't drink alcohol, and I don't smoke. I don't use drugs.<br />
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The day I got sick with the blocked bile duct, I ate a peanut butter sandwich. And later that evening, I ate macaroni and cheese (the boxed kind with the powdered "cheese" -- YUCK!). I neverrrrrr eat stuff like this. Never! The fat content in both of those things, in my opinion, was too much for my bod to handle!<br />
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After fasting for four days in the hospital (they wouldn't let me eat or drink until they could figure out what was going on), I took things really slowly. I was on a liquid diet for the first several days. Then, added in some fruits, then vegetables. I barely eat any cheese or dairy anymore.<br />
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So, I can't figure out why I haven't lost as much weight as I thought I would. I mean, I've lost SOME.<br />
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I suppose it's because I'm not exercising a lot right now. The slightest activity sucks the life out of me. It'll come, it'll come.<br />
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So, today's A to Z Challenge post, for the letter D, is about my unintentional DIET!<br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-51622145875847642652018-04-03T19:31:00.003-04:002018-04-03T19:31:42.534-04:00C is for Crushing Fatigue #AtoZChallengeToday's post for the April 2018 A to Z Challenge is focused on the letter "C". We're in day three of this blog hop-type event.<br />
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C is for Crushing Fatigue.<br />
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Sometimes, some people, do not understand the level of fatigue we with fibromyalgia experience. How many times have you heard "Yeah, I'm tired, too." No, this is not "I'm tired because I had a long day." Or "I'm more tired because we're getting older." This is CRUSHING fatigue. It is out of proportion to the activity you just did. If you have regular tiredness from aging, for instance, you might need to sit down for a while after a walk around the block. But for us, a walk around the block can knock us down for hours and hours.<br />
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Take today, for example. I talked to a friend on the phone, took a shower, and went to a 12-step meeting. When I got home, I was so exhausted, I had to lie down. Next thing I knew, I was sound asleep with my dogs on the couch! The tiredness is out of proportion to the activities performed.<br />
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Have you ever had the flu? You know how tired you can get from that. Or, if you've ever taken an antihistimine and it made you fall asleep.... that's the level of tiredness and exhaustion we feel, EVERY day.<br />
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So, now you know about crushing fatigue as one of fibromyalgia's most annoying features.<br />
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Do you experience crushing fatigue? How do you handle it? Tell me about it in the comments!<br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-8651474058051881212018-04-02T21:05:00.001-04:002018-04-02T21:07:09.058-04:00A and B are for Anti-biotics #AtoZChallengeYou may have seen <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fibroworks/posts/1225356937595152">my Facebook post</a> about how my fibromyalgia pain (but not fatigue) disappeared after I was hospitalized for a medical emergency.<br />
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Well, here I am five weeks later, and still no fibromyalgia pain!<br />
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I have no idea. I have asked my doctors, and they have never heard of such a thing. But, each of them said, "Hey, I never heard of that, but I'll take it!" Me, too.<br />
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My theory is, because they pumped me full of intravenous antibiotics for three days, and I did not have an infection at the time (they were preparing for surgery), I think the antibiotics cleared up something that had been underlying for many years. It's the only explanation I can come up with... with the possible alternate theory of high blood pressure (now controlled by medication). Who knows?<br />
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Maybe I did not have fibromyalgia, at all.<br />
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That being said, the SLIGHTEST activity sucks the life out of me. Worse than before. Thankfully, I had taught myself to budget my time and activities when I was living with what we all thought was fibromyalgia. This is how I am managing each day now.<br />
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I am normally a very anti-antibiotics and anti-drugs type of person. I actually fought the doctors when they wanted to give me antibiotics. I explained to them that I usually get antibiotic-induced colitis from antibiotics, and they had to be sure not to give me certain ones (clindamycin, for example). I told them, they had to treat me as if I was a little kid, because my system is so drug-sensitive. I told them I did not want strong blood pressure meds. I wanted a diuretic. They agreed to try that! Well, they actually listened.<br />
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It was tough being my own advocate when hospitalized, but I managed to do it.<br />
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Oh, and I was "the freak" that all the med students, doctors and nurses had to see. I was yellow from high levels of bilirubin. Most of them said they had never seen anything like it in their careers. Lovely.<br />
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Today, I have dental pain (which might be sinus pain), but this is only the second time, since my release from the hospital, that I've had to take any over-the-counter pain relievers.<br />
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I still believe that "we" take too many antibiotics, but I am pretty much convinced that it what cleared up my problems, whatever those problems were.<br />
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Now, do I change the name of this blog?! LOL!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Psssst! I got too busy yesterday and couldn't pull off the "A" post. So, I combined A and B today. Hope I don't get kicked out!! LOL! Hey, it was Easter Sunday. </span><br />
<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-49681975137186123962017-10-09T19:03:00.003-04:002017-10-09T20:06:12.493-04:00Welcome New Readers and FollowersGood evening!<br />
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Breaking news: Fibro-Fog Chronicles is now listed on the <a href="http://www.fibrobloggerdirectory.com/">Fibro Blogger Directory</a> and the <a href="http://www.chronicillnessbloggers.com/">Chronic Illness Bloggers Network</a>. I want to welcome my newest followers and readers, and thank you for joining me on this journey!<br />
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I have not posted for a while because I have been waiting SIX WEEKS to see a new rheumatologist. The appointment is tomorrow! At last! Come back here, and I will hopefully have some answers and updates on my current health situation, which has gotten significantly worse with new symptoms.<br />
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In other blog news, it seems that folks tend to be turned off by all the ads and sponsored posts these days, and it's not the reason I started this blog in the first place, so I am seriously curtailing my sidebar ads and any sponsored posts. Not only that, but I literally earned a grand total of $24 so far this year on affiliate marketing. So little that the affiliates won't even issue a check for that amount. It's simply not worth it for me, especially because I have a 9-5 that pays the bills, and I don't need to expend what little energy I have on trying to monetize this blog.<br />
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Want to talk about anything in particular? My "door" (online door!?) is always open, so post a comment or send me an email at k2k9dogs@gmail.com I'm always ready to write with you about fibromyalgia, chronic pain, grief and loss, dogs, cats and life in general. But just remember, I'm not a doctor or a professional therapist or anything like that. Just another person navigating the world in chronic pain.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1. Wear purple. When someone remarks on <a href="http://www.beingfibromom.com/shine-a-purple-light-for-fibromyalgia/">your purple attire</a>, there's your opportunity to tell them that it's Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. Share on social media. Use the hashtag #FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fibroworks/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/fibroworks">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/travdoglady/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/travdoglady/fibromyalgia/">Pinterest</a>, and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3. Make a donation. No amount is too small. You can donate to the <a href="http://www.fmcpaware.org/">National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association</a>, or your local fibromyalgia organization. Here in Massachusetts, we have the <a href="https://www.masscfids.org/">Massachusetts CFIDS/ME&FM Association</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">4. Write all about it. Got a blog? Write a post like this one! Or, write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper or TV channel. Send a letter to <a href="https://www.masscfids.org/advocacy/673-advocates-meet-members-of-congress">your member of congress</a>, suggesting more awareness of fibromyalgia, and <a href="http://fibro-fogchronicles.blogspot.com/2007/09/yes-it-is-fibromyalgia.html">explain to that person what fibro is</a> (you'd be surprised how many people don't know!).</span><br />
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One of the first things you can do to empower yourself to start feeling better right away, is to take charge of your nutrition. I've been a vegetarian since I was 20 years old (and I'm rapidly approaching my 57th birthday, for anyone who's wondering. Do the math!). But during that time, I've eaten dairy, eggs, and gluten. I still haven't kicked any of those, but it was really eye-opening (ear-opening?) to hear what the folks in t<a href="http://youtu.be/Sheren1v5Mk">he video below</a> have to say about dairy, eggs and gluten. And soy? Forget it! What else can I eat for protein? You can only eat so many beans before you start offending your friends, or hiding at home under a blanket. Even the dog gives you a funny look and runs out of the room! Something to work on. I know we all struggle with dieting and food issues. IMO, it's a huge part of our problem with fibromyalgia and other chronic afflictions.<br />
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I know it can seem intimidating, and even daunting to remove the most common offending foods like gluten, dairy and soy…and nightshades and people often ask, “What Can I Eat?”<br />
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Up until now, if a Massachusetts resident wanted to seek medical help from <a href="http://msnd.org/about-naturopatic-medicine/" target="_blank">a naturopathic doctor,</a> they had to cross state lines to Rhode Island, New Hampshire, or beyond. Not to mention that insurance did not cover that choice whatsoever. Payment for services, appointments, and supplements was out-of-pocket only. Every New England state <i><b>except</b></i> Massachusetts have licensed NDs for more than two decades.<br />
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While slow on the uptake, the Commonwealth finally stepped into the 21st century when <a href="http://msnd.org/licensure/" target="_blank">Governor Baker signed S.2335 on January 11, 2017</a>.<br />
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This licensing will give Massachusetts citizens more choices for health care. More importantly, practitioners using the term "naturopathic doctor" will now have proof of credentials with licensure. Until now, people without the appropriate education and training were using the term, and patients had no way of knowing if the practitioner had the right education or training.<br />
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My favorite part of naturopathic medicine is that the practitioner identifies and treats the CAUSE of a given illness. They do not just "treat", they find out what's going on and target the root cause. This is the one thing that has always bothered me about traditional medicine. I already know how to "treat" my fibromyalgia... I want to get to the root of the problem. To me, this is great news, and I can't wait to get started working with a licensed ND right here in our own state!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Kathleen Mueller, fibromyalgia blogger, lives in central Massachusetts with her two dogs and three cats. </span><br />
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In 2013, I went back to the conference (Dublin, Ireland). It was fun, but exhausting. Then, G got sick and so I took two years off to take care of him and then his estate after he passed away.<br />
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This year, I went back to my favorite city, Rome. It was lovely, and I had a grand time, but my fibromyalgia flared up something awful.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, at a winery in Italy, December 2016</td></tr>
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I've been back one week as of this writing, and I am still half asleep most of the day. I have been falling asleep on the sofa by around 9 pm, moving into the bed, with both dogs, at some point, then sleeping until 7:30 in the morning. I try to get up, but end up "crashing" about an hour later, and going back to bed! I've never had this much trouble getting over jet lag, so I hope this is just a feature of my getting older.<br />
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During the trip, my pain flared up incredibly. I take Excedrin Migraine for all types of pain (just my personal preference -- I'm not a doctor or medical professional, so please do not take my advice on anything! I am only sharing my personal experiences on this blog, nothing more.)... anyway, Excedrin can only be taken once every 24 hours. We were doing so much activity, that my pain was flaring up in every joint and muscle of my body.... especially my lumbar spine area, and I couldn't take anything for it. I had to wait out the 24 hours, and then take the med. This resulted in my walking around in serious pain most of the day, every day, while on the trip.<br />
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Since I was interacting with customers and colleagues, this was not exactly a good experience. I "sucked it up" and dealt with it, though. I wonder if they thought I was lazy because I kept sitting down periodically. I had to relieve the pain in my lower back. The worst part was not the activity, but it was standing still. I can't stand still for long periods of time without my back going into spasms. This has been true ever since I can remember -- long before my fibromyalgia. In fact, as a kid I was always accused of being "hyperactive" because I couldn't stand still. When in reality, I was just trying to relieve my back pain.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouds from my window seat! Looks like heaven!</td></tr>
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<br />On the flight home, I had a weird situation where the entire right side of my face was in severe pain. To the point where I could not eat, talk, or sleep. With a language barrier with the flight attendants, they misunderstood when I asked for an ice pack (they said they didn't have one... what??? of COURSE they have one, in their first-aid kit. Sigh.). Taking matters into my own hands, I managed to get ONE ice cube, a plastic bag, and a hot cup of tea without a tea bag. I held the ice cube and the hot tea cup against my face, alternating, to alleviate the pain. Once again, it had not been 24 hours since I had taken the Excedrin. Part way through the flight, I realized I could take ibuprofen, and asked my traveling companion if she had any in her bag (I did not). She did, I took some, and was able to sleep. After the flight landed, the pain went away as quickly as it came, and then my nose started running like a faucet! I didn't stop blowing my nose for hours and hours. So, it was definitely some kind of sinus problem. I thought maybe it was connected to my new dental work -- since that whole row of teeth also hurt at the same time. But, I guess it was just a blocked sinus, aggravated by the altitude. I told my friend, "Welcome to my world." As most of my friends don't understand that something, unknown, mysterious, painful WILL hit me... we just don't know when, what, or where. Living with chronic pain is like being on constant alert just waiting for the next attack.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise from my window seat!</td></tr>
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All in all, I did enjoy the trip to my favorite European city, and I will probably go again next year (London). But I won't decide until later this year.<br />
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Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-53662620387540162852016-12-19T19:20:00.001-05:002017-03-21T10:03:47.145-04:003 Ways to Describe a Fibro Flare <span style="font-size: large;">People who don't have fibromyalgia understandably don't know what a fibro flare is, or what it feels like. Sometimes, you'll hear someone say, "Yeah, I am achy, too." Or, "I know, I'm so tired today, too." We with fibromyalgia chuckle to ourselves because we know they're talking about everyday aches and pains, and occasional tiredness -- which is not the same as a fibromyalgia flare-up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are three descriptions you might want to use to explain a fibro-flare to those regular folks:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Have you ever had body aches from the flu?</b> Then you know what a fibromyalgia flare up feels like. The only difference is, you might get the flu, with body aches, once a year, or once every two years, or three years, or even five years. People with fibromyalgia have body aches that feel just like the flu almost every day. Say it again: almost every day. Imagine what that is like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Do you know what jet lag feels like?</b> Then you might understand the crushing tiredness and exhaustion that slams us during a fibro-flare. This isn't "I'm tired." This is, "I'm so tired I cannot even move; and I feel like this almost every single day, all day, no matter how much rest or activity I get." Remember: fibromyalgia isn't just pain -- it's a collection of chronic symptoms including pain, fatigue, irritable bowel, emotional issues, and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. How 'bout a hangover?</b> Almost everybody has had at least one hangover in their lives. Now, imagine that you feel like you have a hangover most of the time, complete with stomach issues (IBS) and you don't even drink, ever! That's what fibromyalgia feels like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>thanks for reading!</i></b></span><br />
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<iframe border="0" frameborder="0" height="250" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?o=1&p=12&l=ur1&category=gift_certificates&banner=127JF9E4530CSFRCY4R2&f=ifr&linkID=2053ea6acb8465048f5e5946bf4d7306&t=kathleenmuell-20&tracking_id=kathleenmuell-20" style="border: none;" width="300"></iframe>Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-15335393432076486142016-12-11T17:40:00.003-05:002016-12-12T14:55:37.017-05:00Gum disease and fibromyalgiaIt's been almost a month since <a href="http://fibro-fogchronicles.blogspot.com/2016/11/dental-disease-and-fibromyglia.html" target="_blank">I posted about my dental work affecting my fibromyalgia</a>, for the good. <br />
That is to say, no fibro flare-ups after having three teeth pulled.<br />
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Well, here I am nearly a month later, and I still have not had a fibro flare-up.<br />
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I have had one headache bad enough to require taking some headache meds.<br />
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I have had minor lower back pain, but it did not require any meds or anything. Just a few yoga stretches and it seemed ok.<br />
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Other than that, no chronic widespread pain. Could it be that pulling those three teeth "cured" my fibromyalgia? Well, I asked my dentists, and here's what they said.<br />
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"I think you cured my fibromyalgia." I told the main dentist. She said, "Really?" and then the periodontist came into the room and grunted a "uh-huh." I looked at him and said, "What do you mean, uh-huh? You sound like you are not surprised. Do you think my teeth were causing my fibromyalgia!?" He replied, "It's possible."<br />
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So, wow. Now, I'm not telling you to go out and get your teeth pulled, but I wonder if we are on to something.<br />
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The permanent dental bridge has not been put in yet. I'm on my second temp bridge, and this week I will be getting the third temp bridge. The "scissors" at the back are not as bad this time, and I've been able to eat, but it's still a chore, and not much fun. <br />
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The permanent bridge will be at least another month, if not longer. So, stay tuned for updates.<br />
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Thanks for reading!!<br />
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UPDATE: Maybe I spoke too soon? Today, I am totally wiped out, exhausted; and my right shoulder is killing me. But it's not a body-wide flare-up of pain, just the shoulder. Who knows?<br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-20663134178725437402016-11-13T13:48:00.000-05:002016-11-13T13:50:30.412-05:00Dental disease and fibromyglia<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">A funny thing happened on the way to the dentist....</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two weeks ago, I took the plunge and had several teeth extracted in preparation for replacing those teeth with a dental bridge. The bridge is being put in within the next week or so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, I have been wearing a temporary bridge that is really like a band-aid. It's horrible, and really prevents me from being able to eat anything because of metal tabs that hold the bridge in place on the roof of my mouth. Eating is allowed, but practically impossible, and tremendously unpleasant. It's honestly putting me in a really bad mood, and it's so uncomfortable. I gave myself the nickname Kathy Scissorteeth (like Edward Scissorhands)!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been on a liquid diet for two weeks. I've actually lost about 8-10 pounds, which is nice, since I am/was at my heaviest in my whole life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, because they had pulled three teeth in the front of my mouth, they sent me home with a prescription for pain meds (Tylenol with codeine or something like that). My readers know that I am anti-Big Pharma, and extremely drug-sensitive, so you will not be surprised to learn that I did not fill the prescription.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It had taken me nearly two years to give in and allow them to pull my teeth. The three teeth were loose, and I was concerned about the way they looked (hey, I'm vain!) as well as feared that they might fall out if I bit into a slice of pizza or a Fenway park pretzel!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They had me so convinced I would be in pain, I braced for the worst. I had already explained to them that I have fibro, and TMJ from a bad car accident several decades ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Surprisingly, I had absolutely NO pain after the extractions. None, whatsoever. Zero. Nada. Nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, for the past two weeks, I have not had a fibromyalgia flare-up of any kind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, this leads me to question two things: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Were my diseased teeth (diseased due to periodontal disease, not cavities = no cavities here!) causing my fibromyalgia!?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">or, was my diet causing my fibromyalgia?!</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The answer is: I have no idea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's true, I have not eaten cheese, potato chips, or bread for two weeks. I have pureed some food in a blender, and that included pasta, potatoes and cheese at various times. But mainly I have been eating soup or pureed fruit, mashed potatoes, eggs (on occasion), and protein drinks. Since pasta contains gluten (like bread); and since I have added cheese to the eggs and the mashed potatoes and some of the soups, I am leaning towards believing that my teeth were the problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps just the extreme trauma of having all of my top front teeth wiped out exceeded the day-to-day trauma of living with fibro. I honestly do not know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In about a week, I will have my permanent dental bridge in, and will be able to eat real foods again. I don't want to gain the weight back, but it will be interesting to see if my fibro flares up again.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stay tuned! I'll post an update!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have you connected your dental problems or food sensitivities to fibromyalgia, or vice-versa? Tell me about it in the comments!</span></b></div>
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Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-78942545890067730482016-10-29T13:11:00.000-04:002016-10-29T13:15:35.823-04:00What I Did With More Energy<span style="font-size: large;">Here we go again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a year of mourning the loss of both my significant other and my dog, and the break-in at my home, and identity theft, I found I was still having chronic anxiety attacks, and was unable to sleep. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I have always been anti-Big Pharma, I have agreed with my doctors and my cognitive behavioral therapist that I would try (yet another) anti-depressant. After much resistance, I agreed to try Celexa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started taking Celexa earlier this year. I can't remember exactly how long ago. I would say six months, but I think it may be even longer than that. Time gets away from me so quickly nowadays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first, and almost immediate difference I noticed was ENERGY! As all of us with fibro know, we have none. The problem was, these doctors told me to take the Celexa before bed. Well, I was up ALL night for the first two or three nights, until I realized the Celexa was giving me new-found energy. I skipped the dose on the fourth night, and took it in the morning of the fifth day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The energy increase has stayed with me all these months. I am happy to say that I am able to do a lot of things now, that I previously had to schedule into the <a href="https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/" target="_blank">drawerful of spoons</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The biggest thing is that I sold, and moved out of, my vacation home on Cape Cod. Don't feel bad about that, <a href="https://k2k9.blogspot.com/2016/09/a-fond-farewell-to-eastham.html" target="_blank">I was "so over it" by the time the actual sale happened</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also continued sorting and clearing out my late spouse's belongings (the ones I didn't want to keep). This is a lengthy project, and I'm nowhere near finished. I piece away at it daily. It helps that I have been participating in an online motivational program about clearing your clutter (both literally and figuratively). If you have the energy to devote to clearing (your head, your heart, or your house!) I highly recommend doing something like this. It is freeing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a quarter of the garage full of items to donate to charity. Not bad! Along the way, I've bought a few special items for myself (a nifty chair, being one of them!); and hired some movers to rearrange my entire house. My mother's dining room furniture is finally in-use, in my living room, instead of stored in the basement. (Yeah, it's not in the dining room.... that's a story for another post.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The too-big living room sofa (pictured below) was moved into the basement, along with shelves and shelves and more shelves of CDs and DVDs, making that space a long-overdue entertainment area that doubles as a guest bedroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other than the amazing influx of energy... something I hadn't experienced in over a decade... I have less anxiety and am able to sleep a TINY bit better. Being a widow, I think the sleep thing is going to take a long, long time. Thank dog for my hounds, who snuggle in the bed with me and keep me from being lonely. And of course, my cats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of my cats (completely off-topic!) on my other blog, I was honored as one of the <a href="https://thoroughlyreviewed.com/special-interests/top-50-cat-bloggers/" target="_blank">Top 50 Cat Bloggers by Thoroughly Reviewed</a>! I can't tell you how thrilled and honored I am to be recognized along with so many other cat bloggers I admire so much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tell me in the comments, or on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fibroworks/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/fibroworks" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. </span></div>
<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-91418786156423764242016-05-24T10:32:00.003-04:002016-05-24T10:33:20.380-04:00#MillionsMissing and FibroFest 2016 in Central MassachusettsMay 25, 2016 is a global day of protest to observe the #MillionsMissing campaign. This is a project to bring awareness to the millions of fibromyalgia (also known as "ME" or myalgic encphalomyelitis) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients who are missing out on work, school, social activities and family fun due to the debilitating symptoms of these life-altering syndromes. Millions of dollars are missing from research and clinical education funding that these syndromes should be benefitting from; AND millions of physicians are missing out on proper training in order to diagnose and manage these invisible and perplexing illnesses.<br />
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<a href="http://millionsmissing.meaction.net/virtual/">Millions are protesting virtually online</a>; and locally the <a href="https://www.masscfids.org/30-news/650-a-global-day-of-protest-for-me-and-cfs">Massachusetts CFIDS/ME & FM Association </a>is gathering at the JFK Federal Building in Boston at noon on May 25th for a peaceful protest/awareness event. A petition will be available, and signatures are going to be collected there. Informational handouts will also be available.<br />
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Finally, the organization is also meeting, at a separate time, with senior officials from the Boston branch of Health & Human Services to deliver our message and ask for the H&HS's support.<br />
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On July 16th (rain date of July 17th), I and local musician Michael Greene have scheduled a music festival to bring awareness to Fibromyalgia in North Brookfield, Mass. We are calling this event FibroFest. Some songs will be played in honor of my late "husband" who did not suffer from fibromyalgia, but who was a major influence in the local music scene in Worcester and North Brookfield. His birthday would have been July 7th, so we are doing some tributes to him in combination with the Fibromyalgia awareness, since most of the musicians knew him.<br />
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A $5 donation will be welcome upon entry to the event, and all proceeds will go to the Massachusetts CFIDS/ME & FM Association. <br />
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If you have crafts, or a business you'd like to feature at the event, it's a $10 donation to set up your table. Contact me at k2k9dogs@gmail.com and I will put you in touch with coordinator Mike Greene.<br />
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We are also looking for volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, parking and more.<br />
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Information on FibroFest is here in this infographic:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784021117538069361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-67925666160340000452016-05-12T09:12:00.000-04:002016-05-12T09:12:28.231-04:00Fibromyalgia Awareness Day May 12; and #PrescriptionAddictionToday, May 12th, is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown origins that produces chronic, widespread pain throughout the body, as well as crushing fatigue, lack of energy and stamina that produces severe impairment of normal, everyday activities, disordered sleep, insomnia, IBS, cognitive impairment, migraine, and many other symptoms too extensive to list here. <br />
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People who have fibromyalgia are often treated dismissively by doctors, but this problem is getting better, especially in the past two years or so. I, for example, went undiagnosed for many years, then was diagnosed, then was de-diagnosed! Then, I was diagnosed again. In my personal opinion, I know more about fibromyalgia than most of the physicians I have encountered over the years. One guy told me I was "too happy to have fibromyalgia" a couple of months after my life partner died. I mean, really? I was at the most unhappy point in my entire life, but this guy said I was "too happy" to have fibromyalgia!? I'm not the kind of person who walks around mopey. My mother always admonished me to "wear a smile" and that's exactly what I do. But, that apparently gave the impression that I wasn't unhappy enough, in his opinion, to fit the profile of a fibro patient. You'd have to walk a mile in my shoes in order to understand just how much this disorder impacts my life on a daily basis.<br />
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Last night, I watched a CNN Special called Prescription Addiction. It was a town-hall-type discussion with several experts and patients about addiction to prescription painkillers and the huge, huge epidemic in the United States. 78 people die every DAY from abuse of prescription drugs. <br />
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I was on Twitter last night following the hashtag #PrescriptionAddiction while the show was on. Tweeting is hard, because you can only write 140 words, and I was trying to make a point to some of the other Tweeters and viewers who said they lived with chronic pain and took opioid medication for their pain. They felt (which is also a problem that needs to be discussed on a place like CNN) that they were often treated like criminals and turned away at the doctor and pharmacy because they were looked upon as "drug seekers", when, in reality, they need this medication. I<b>mportantly, these are people who do NOT abuse the medication.</b> They are using it as instructed, and that's a good thing. I was trying to reply to some of them and say that the show on CNN last night was about people who ABUSE and MIS-USE the drugs, and become addicted. Yes, the other issue (people with chronic pain who need the drugs and do NOT abuse them) needs to be discussed, too, but last night's show wasn't about that. I'm not sure if I made my point successfully, so I'm writing it here. Of course, I'll probably get a backlash of people saying I'm being preachy or something. Whatever.<br />
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Personally, I cannot take opioid medication for two reasons: 1) I am a recovering alcohol and street-drug abuser (28 years clean & sober!). It would be dangerous for me to take opiates because I WOULD become addicted, because I have a propensity for addiction. Addiction is a brain problem, as Dr. Sanjay Gupta explained on the show last night. 2) Since having fibro and being in recovery and not abusing substances anymore, I have become extremely drug-sensitive. If I so much as take one Vicodin, I am falling asleep and vomiting!! So, thankfully, the universe has seen fit to protect me from becoming addicted to these things. Over-the-counter medicine works for me, and I am very grateful that it helps me get through a day. <br />
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But others with chronic pain must take opiates, and do not have a propensity to become addicted. They take the drugs as-directed. "One pill per day" or whatever it is. I marvel at folks who can do that, because I know I wouldn't be able to. And I think that is where the disconnect happened last night on Twitter.... the issue at hand was people who abuse and mis-use prescription drugs, and how people are dying left and right in this country. Particularly here in New England where this is a huge, horrible problem. Our 20-and-30-something kids are dying from this!! <br />
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<br />Kathy Mandell - Traveling Dog Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520407554717413707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602105450337899812.post-24982264692940277022015-10-30T12:11:00.002-04:002015-10-30T12:12:30.429-04:00Big News from NIH!<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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The National Institutes of Health is strengthening its efforts to advance research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), a disease for which an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment have remained elusive. The actions being taken include launching a research protocol at the NIH Clinical Center to intensely study individuals with ME/CFS and re-invigorating the efforts of the long-standing Trans-NIH ME/CFS Research Working Group with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) as the lead of a multi-institute research effort.</div>
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“Of the many mysterious human illnesses that science has yet to unravel, ME/CFS has proven to be one of the most challenging,” said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. “I am hopeful that renewed research focus will lead us toward identifying the cause of this perplexing and debilitating disease so that new prevention and treatment strategies can be developed.”</div>
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NIH’s direction on the disease is being guided by a recent Institute of Medicine report External Web Site Policy, that recommended new diagnostic criteria and a new name for the disease (Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease), and an NIH-sponsored Pathways to Prevention meeting External Web Site Policy that generated a position paper and report with recommendations for research strategies.</div>
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ME/CFS is estimated to affect more than 1 million Americans, and has been reported in people younger than 10 years of age and older than age 70. ME/CFS is an acquired, chronic multi-system disease characterized by systemic exertion intolerance, resulting in significant relapse after exertion of any sort. The disease includes immune, neurological and cognitive impairment; sleep abnormalities; and dysfunction of the autonomic system, which controls several basic bodily functions. These symptoms result in significant functional impairment accompanied by profound fatigue. Additional symptoms may include widespread muscle and joint pain, sore throat, tender lymph nodes and headaches. Effects of the illness can range from moderate to debilitating, with at least one-quarter of individuals with ME/CFS being bedbound or housebound at some point in the illness and many individuals never regaining their pre-disease level of functioning. Because the pathology of ME/CFS remains unknown and there is no test to diagnose the disease, studies to date have used different criteria for diagnosis, which has limited the ability to compare results across studies. Additionally, many of the published studies are based on small study populations and have not been replicated.</div>
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In an effort to remedy this situation, NIH will design a clinical study in the NIH Clinical Center with plans to enroll individuals who developed fatigue following a rapid onset of symptoms suggestive of an acute infection. The study will involve researchers from NINDS, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Nursing Research and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The primary objective of the study is to explore the clinical and biological characteristics of ME/CFS following a probable infection to improve understanding of the disease’s cause and progression.</div>
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NIH will also be considering additional ways to support ME/CFS research in the extramural research community. Since the root cause of ME/CFS is unknown and the manifestations of the disorder cut across the science interests of multiple NIH institutes and centers, a trans-NIH working group will be needed to assist that plan. NINDS Director Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D., will chair the Working Group along with Vicky Holets Whittemore, Ph.D., the NIH representative to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee. One goal of the group will be to explore how new technologies might shed light on what causes ME/CFS. The Working Group includes representation from 23 NIH institutes, centers and offices.</div>
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About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit <a href="http://www.nih.gov/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.nih.gov</a>.</div>
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