Recently a gym friend, told me quite forcefully, to start using cayenne pepper everyday. She has recommended a range of natural products to me and generally I have smiled politely and ignored her. This time she told me and so I made a mental note to actually try. Of course, on searching my cupboards IContinue reading “Cayenne Capers.”
Category Archives: Treatment
Limit Ltd.
Oh, that dreaded word limit. It is one that all exhaustive illness sufferers know all to well. It is one of those terms like, balance and pace that echoes through our heads. Let’s take a look at it. The dictionary definition has it as ‘a point or level beyond which something does not or mayContinue reading “Limit Ltd.”
The drugs do work.
Medication is a controversial topic. There are those who fear a life of pills and refuse prescription drugs and those like me, who embrace the medical intervention. I lived a long life without diagnosis and medication, it was unbearably hard. Since diagnosis I have tried everything I can, that might help. Now I take aContinue reading “The drugs do work.”
Fibro News.
Yesterday, Morning Live, showed a piece on Fibro, Research has found that it is not a disease of the brain but of the immune system, affecting the nervous system. Better still, in mice they have been able to cause and cure Fibro. This bodes well for the future. Okay its probably a long way awayContinue reading “Fibro News.”
Cannabis Conundrum.
Recently, while visiting a friend I partook of this herb. Oh my! What a night! Now I knew well over twenty years ago when I was finally diagnosed, of the benefits of cannabis. All that time ago I had a boyfriend who smoked it, he had left some behind at my place and then hadContinue reading “Cannabis Conundrum.”
Deadly.
Well I am into my routine so far, that’s good news, however I can’t write my planned post today as real life news has taken hold in my thoughts. This will be a sad and depressing post so if you are not feeling strong stop here and do not read on for today. On SaturdayContinue reading “Deadly.”
Take a tip!
Recently a new member joined my cardio dance classes, she was explaining to the instructor that she suffers with vertigo, overhearing this, I butted myself into the end of the conversation, keen to ask if she takes prochlorperazine and recommend it if not. The woman just looked down at me as if I was aContinue reading “Take a tip!”
Boom and Bust.
Oh those dreaded words, yes its time to face it, Its almost as irritating a phrase as day/night reversal. Theory has it that we must pace and pace and avoid an all or nothing scenario. This is the common thinking. Well here I throw my experience in and say, we need a little boom andContinue reading “Boom and Bust.”
Doctor, Doctor.
Give me the news. So today I went back to see the same, new to me, G.P. I saw previously, she of the optimistic testing. Turns out I don’t hate her, she seems nice and very thorough, see I am less cynical and on the brighter side of life. I am starting HRT! Yey! ItContinue reading “Doctor, Doctor.”
Dance away.
Well, it’s been two days since I was up and around, mostly I have slept in-between, and now I realise why; my last writing mentions the marshmallow feeling and I know with this symptom, I need good rest, and yet did I heed my own advice? neh, of course not, I continued with my plannedContinue reading “Dance away.”
Living With ME 