Hi Everyone

Hi everyone. This is such a great place to meet. I hope you all are doing well and ask many blessings for each of you. This is an awful disease and we need to do whatever it takes to get science to find answers. I dont' know what that would take, but there are SO many of us effected by this thing. I am lucky to have a doc who has fibro herself. She understands. That is so important.

I just wanted to check in because I've not been around much. Things are quite busy. I'm finally starting to use the new energy I have. I've been retired since 2007 and have been in awful shape. Now, I am noticing that I am very slowly feeling better.

So, compared to what I was a year ago I now feel happier and more motivated. Let me share with you what I am doing. Probably not unlike what you are doing in your own life, but if you want to know, read on. I'm able to do a little more physically, but I do become weak and start to shake when I've reached my limit. Then I rest, and depending on how far I've passed my limit I may be fine the next day. I'm still using all of the meds as I was prior (clonazepam 3/4 mg, hormones, 200 mg of lyrica, 37.5 mg of venlafaxine, celexa and mmj ). I have eliminated as much gluten as I can, staying away from corn syrup and artificial sweeteners. I am using more supplements including the Raw Meal that Northwoodsgrandma recommended and another that is liquid and suppose to help with cell renewal. I have been eating fewer foods in the gmo group and trying to eat more organic. That is hard because it is so expensive. I did not like the myofascial release therapy. I much prefer a nice massage or acupuncture session, which are few and far between.

Now, I need and mri of my thoracic spine because it just kills me. It is now the only reason I still go to bed early. I just cant stay sitting or standing because it hurts so much. I use the mmj to help take away the pain, and it does.

You guys all take care. I think of you all often.

Be well,

Kitty

Hi Kitty

it is great to hear from you i am glad things are starting to improve keep us posted on how things are going

Thanks Lovett. Hope you are doing well. Mmj is medical marijuana. I know it's controversial, but it seems to be helping me tremendously. With anxiety, sleep and pain.

Take care,

Kitty

I will pb. Thank you.

Hi Kitty,

Thank you for sharing what you've been up to with us. You gave me some good things to consider for myself to try. I have a tendency of over doing it too every now and then. And I'm down the next day or two also when I do. But hey, at least i got some things done that I wanted to do, right? LOL

I've heard a lot of good things about MMJ and I'm glad it's helping you. If ever becomes legal here in PA, I'll be considering it myself. I wouldn't do well in jail so I'll wait till it's legal for us (laughing).

You're welcome, Ben. I tend to follow your way of thinking. Even if I know I'm going to have to pay for the activity by feeling bad the next day, I still think it's better to have moved ourselves instead of the other choice, which is never moving. Right?

I'm starting to become quite passionate about the positive results I've been having from mmj. I hope that it is available across the nation for medical use soon.

You know there's a certain amount of shame that comes with using mmj. I tell myself to toughen up and take a stand, but I can't seem to shake it. Although it's legal and my family is on board with me, I still have this cloud of shame. Hopefully it will go away as mmj becomes more and more available.

Dearest kitty,
Have been thinking of you a lot lately , hope all is going well for you and your daughter Ashley…

Best regards. Janie