Hello everyone!
I pulled up my migraine app to write the stats down, all the while thinking that I haven’t been keeping very good track lately when this confirmed it : 2 attacks the past month, my average attack duration is —wait for it…… 145 hours and 35 minutes. (coughcough) so I’m gonna skip this entire section of update because it’s all faulty.
Overall Health: the first three weeks of June were terrible. Straight up terrible. But! I also started getting nutrient IV’s and they seem to help so much. I feel like we are starting to figure some stuff out about this poor body. The last week-odd was so much better – all my symptoms calmed down SO much. Although disassociation is still a problem when I’m out and about.
Notes : 5-26 upped xcht to 2/day . Nauseous. Exhausted. Migraine kicks up then recedes on its own. Feeling a bit snippy and lonely today. Waiting to hear back from Dr about upping ceanothus or starting fibrobol.
5-28 starting fibronol, 1/day. Haven’t heard back from Dr, decided to just do it.
5-30 fibropain has been flaring for the past few days bad. Hard time getting it to ease. Trying the white Willow forte for it instead of Advil.
6-1 appt with Dr v today. Left side feels better now. Also started cycle early this am. Pretty miserable all day. Exhausted. Migraine kicking my butt. Off of fibronol- was causing unexplained bruising.
6-2 first IV today
6-12 migraine not staying down today. Fibropain is starting to flare in late afternoon. Hard time focusing on anything for more than a few minutes. Really wanting to start the detox, hoping to get to the produce store tomorrow so I can. Migraine flared to a 10 in evening. Debilitating. Awful. Body was a heavy weight that I couldn’t move. Tears. Fell asleep around 8pm and slept off and on till the next am.
6-14 day two of recovery. Able to do dishes this morning but exhausted and achy now
6-16 still can’t get rid of this migraine and fatigue. It’s sticking around an 8. Evenings are still rough but seem to be getting easier as they go on. Nothing seems to ease the migraines much
6-20 2nd IV today:
Potassium
B complex (5, 6 a and 12 as well)
Vit C
Calcium
Magnesium
Saline
Fighting a cold as well. Been better this past week-ish. Fibropain has diminished -except for shoots of pain. Migraines responding to treatment better. Highest an 8. Fatigue still awful
morning dose
*It wasn’t the fibronol that was causing unexplained bruising. I have since started back up on the fibronol because the bruising is still happening. I also realized that the Ceanothus was causing some serious herxing so I am going to start taking it only one drop a week.
Sleep: Still rotating Theanine and Melatonin in order to fall asleep. Having a hard time with falling – and staying – asleep again. Especially when the fibromyalgia kicks in.
Memory/Disassociation: Like I mentioned above, I’ve noticed that disassociation kicks in when I go out in public. I suppose I could be having it here at home too but just don’t realize it. hmmm. Anyway, memory might be improving a little.
Vision: I’ve started getting ‘floater’s in my vision a bit which my dr says can be a vitamin k issue (I think this is right, it goes along with some other problems I’ve been having)
Dizziness: Thankfully, this has stayed mostly calm – but not completely
Fibromyalgia: This seems to flare for a few weeks and then calm down. Right now I’m in the it’s-coming-back-soon stage. It definitely reached higher intensities, especially during my level-10 migraines. Advil, heat and ice seem to be the only things that help.
Fatigue: this was consistently bad the first three weeks. It eased the last week odd but has since come back with a vengeance.
Weight Loss : Since I cut processed sugar out and reduced any starches (beginning of May) I’ve lost a total of 5 lbs. I’m excited about this because it’s been steadily – slowly- dropping and any attempts before to lose weight didn’t work. As long as I stay strict like this, I think the weight will continue to drop. (it’s funny because it’s typically 0.8lbs a week.)
Mood: I’ve been good on this and yet not… The mood swings and major struggles haven’t come back but I’ve struggled with getting frustrated at the downward swing of my heath.
Bladder: I haven’t noticed any changes in this area
~ I am trying not to worry too much about the fact that I’ve started getting level-10 migraines again. Trying. Because, honestly, it’s freaking me out.
~ It would be wonderful if I could go in regular for acupuncture and bodywork. And I really want to try the infrared sauna as well as the sensory deprivation room (because, I just couldn’t do the ‘tank’ – hello claustrophobia). There are a few other treatments that I’ve looked into that I would like to try but due to money – and insurance not covering anything I need for Lyme treatment – I just can’t. It has been a big point of frustration for me this month.
~I am going to start looking into getting disability which completely overwhelms me just thinking about it. If anyone has any tips or suggestions, I’d absolutely love to hear them!
~Laura
I am on Instagram where I update/share how I am doing pretty regular if you want to check it out
the start of a good life 
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