Hi all fellow suffers, I have this cursed disease for the last 5yrs if not more undiagnosed. Will not list the symptoms as there are so many. I have had the lyrica and gambapentine please excuse my spelling!!! Pain killers, sertraline and diazipan.
I was delight 6 years ago when diagnosed.....yes I thought I am not going mad! So I have fibro, so what next............all of the above...........did it help? NO...but I kept on taking them because the doctor perscribed them they are bond to make me better.
So I took them in hope......side effects..........OMG you name it I got it! Memory loss, weight gain lots, stuttering, facial twitting you name it I had it!
So I came off of lyrica as it was not helping the pain.
So after a lot of research, internet, lots of books, what to do, what not to do,what to eat, what not to eat blah blah blah I was exhausted to come up with a theory to guide me and give me the knowledge I needed to help myself.
As all you guys know sleepless nights, sleep deprivation, pain, not wanting to sometimes wake up in the morning......just for it all to go away.
Good morning says my fibro body..........ground hog day!
Coupled with going through the menopause I was having the time of my life! Well we look normal to everyone else.........some people even family not believing you....the constant pain, tiredness..........your life can come to a grinding halt.
Then I got the added pleasure from intense itching, oh the joys! My arms, shoulders and of course my upper back where your arms do not reach.........I was like baloo out of jungle book!
So for months I tried antihistamines, creams, essential oils, body scrubs, I have used a herbal chilli rub that did help a bit, shop brought. My new doctor whom I have to say is wonderful spoke to a dermatologist as he was scratching his head ( pardon the pun )as to know what was causing the itch........it was driving me mad I wanted to chop my arms of.....mind you I would not have been able to scratch my back if I did that!........as to what was causing it.
I had a MRI scan done on my neck to rule out a trapped nerve...........that came back fine.
He gave me cream recommended by the dermatologist..........intense chill rub pharmaceutical strenght, delighted went home opened up the tube..........could not wait no more itching..........I squirted lots of that magical cream into the palm of my hand and smothered my arms, shoulders and back............well in seconds the itching stopped...........and turned into the towering inferno.............burning OMG..........well at least it took the emphasis off the itching...............I was going to call for the fire brigade!!!!!!!!!
Its like when you rub your eye when you have chopped chillies but worse!
Once the fire brigade left..........no not really.........once the burning stopped the itching returned.
My partner............other wise known as Mr Back Stratcher had come across in Norfolk where we have recently moved to The hyperbaric oxygen chamber in Chedgrave Norfolk. My sister had seen on facebook about this treatment to help fibro and an array of pain causing diseases, I knew about this but put it to the back of my mind what with everything else going on!
So at my wits end I went to see a chiropractor and incorporated the chambers as well,oh and deep tissue massage as my last resort to help myself as I was going nuts!
I also experienced pins and needles and numbness in my hands.
This was the most life changing point in my journey in fibro...........with each and every visit my pain lessoned.
I had started swimming which caused me discomfort but helped me at the same time.
Your spine is so fundamentally important to your health.........it supports you........so you have to give it your support by maintaining its health.........like having your car serviced! You look after that........yes..........your spine needs you to look after it!
Your spine is also surrounded by your nervous system of which plays a huge part with the function of your body, including causing pain.
I started my treatment several months ago and I have to say it has all helped me immensly, pain is at its all time low...........pins and needles gone, numbness gone.
Neck and shoulder pain minimal, lower back pain eased.
This has worked for me, I wanted to share this with you guys to just give it a go!
I can recommend my chiropractor he is based in Norwich and masseuse. I came across them as there was a deal on groupon and I thought what have I got to loose.
They have become My Angels...........they have helped me soooooo much.
I know what your thinking "its expensive"........well not as expensive as you think......... its worth every penny.
I will continue my blog tomorrow as Mr Back Scratcher wants to watch a film......I have a theory that fibro has a lot to do with our life traumas, anxiety, stress, PTSD not coping or getting the right help. When you are in pain you automatically tense your body and that causes further pain because you are not relaxed, your breathing becomes shallow so your body becomes deprived of the right amount of oxygen and you become anxious.
I vicious circle...............Hope this was of some help..............Tinx signing out for the night...........oh god not a chick flick............shooting guns.........war.........blood and gore!!!!!!! Well he does stratch my back ha ha xxx
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