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samcajunView Thread
for those who are not familiar with me 2013 makes 30 years I've been living with fibro. Am able to enjoy a life which includes a decent job and a realativly normal lifestyle.
WebMD has been such a wonderful source of information for lifestyle managemet that improves how much you can do while living with fibromyalgia.
I use the isometric stretching everday after I have taken my medication. This year I added a couple compnents that have increased the ability to manage my symptoms. First is; I have worked harder at reducing my consumption of night shade vegetables and it feels as if it has made a positive difference in my flare ups; such as tomatoes and green peppers.
Second is; small but simple fountains added to my living space. When I am utilizing meditation and doing my stretching, it helps when I can focus upon the sound of the flowing water while sretching and meditating. This is great for stress reduction and it seems to reduce the severity of my flare ups. I also tried a massage, which also was wonderful for the management of syptoms; however can become costly.
For focus I like a variety of games like hidden objects, word games to exercise the brain. I also read a great deal as well. The dietary tips are right on, berries, fruit, whole grains, fish, nuts all great for symptom improvement. In my experience reading what is in things such as dyes and preservatives or additives that are fake can cause flare ups of symptoms. Take care of your selves and I hope you are all doing well!View Thread
The Cocktail is made up of vitamins and magnesium and is given by infusion (IV) once a week to start. To learn more Google Meyer's Cocktail and inform yourself. There's nothing like arming yourself with good information. If I can help you in anyway by answering your questions I'll be happy to do that.
By the way, I, too, took one awful fall last spring so I know what you're talking about. I had to have dental surgery to push my upper front teeth back into place and wore heavy-duty braces for ten weeks. I may still lose those teeth. I also broke a knee cap and now have to see yet another neurologist every six months to keep an eye on a cyst they found on my brain. So far so good.
My doctor did give me an Rx for Xanax so cope with those times that just get to be too much. I'm just now pulling out of the latest hole. I haven't been out of my house for about three and a half weeks but I'm going to try for tomorrow if it isn't too cold.
Good luck and keep on keeping on.View Thread
The cocktail is given by infusion (IV) which my doctor told me will take about two hours. I'm to get it every week for four weeks. He said it's best to take a minimum of four infusions to find out if it's going to work for you. He said it has helped every one of his patients who have taken it. If you Google Meyer's Cocktail you'll find plenty of info. The biggest compaint of the Meyer's Cocktail that I've come across is that people will get a great energy boost but it will only last for 2 - 3 hours. My doctor said that why it's best to start with a minimum of four infusions.
Hope this helps. Keep your fingers crossed for me and I'll let you know how I do.
Good luck and keep your head up.View Thread
Even driving 45 minutes to the doc appnt and back is a long day for me. don't feel bad.
i thought i was on the mend and could work.but i can't and that's ok. can't stress about it.View Thread
Reading the description of Fibromyalgia, it sounds somewhat like a vascular condition in which the capillaries of the muscles can not get enough oxygen, on an ongoing basis, so they hurt.
I must eat a very low fat diet, or it will bring on strong chest pain in 4 to 24 hours. So of course, I don't do that to myself. I found out the hard way in having something I thought would be ok, once a year for four years. Four for four tells me it will happen again, so I don't do that.
I had bypass surgery, but was left with another dozen inoperable blockages.
My question is as to whether any people with fibro have tried an extremely low fat diet such as I do, plus it is very high in anti-oxidants, green tea and pistachios, and pomegranate juice.
Blockages worsen when LDL cholesterol is oxidized, and taken up in immune cells that have tried to fix artery damage. In the case of fibro, this could be in muscle capillaries. High and frequent anti-oxidants in the diet would reduce this, or possibly eliminate it if LDL is low.
Green tea and pistachios, and exercise, help stimulate EPCs, stem cells for artery repair. This prevents new blockages.
Pomegranate is 1) a strong anti-oxidant; 2) an enhancer of function of good cholesterol to remove excess LDL, as does exercise; and 3) it causes blockages to slowly release oxidized LDL, shrinking them and improving blood flow and delivery of oxygen to downstream tissue.
The first year after bypass surgery, I had sharp point like pains in my heart 8 to 10 times a day or so, as if spasms in capillaries caused bits of muscle to be short of oxygen for 2-10 seconds or so. But with time, and my diet and exercise habits, these became fewer and fewer. Now they are rare.
I wonder if anyone has tried such a diet for some months to see if they find improvement, or if any might be willing to stick this out for a year or more. I have been eating this way for 6 and 1/2 years, and I am mostly pain and angina free.
Low stress is also important, since that causes increases in blood pressure that can damage circulation, which sets up new blockage sites.
I do forget lots of stuff, so that might be where I have my new mini-blockages. Bu my heart is doing ok, and no fibro.View Thread
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