Spoons & Stitches

Greetings everyone! Sorry I missed last week's update. It's been a crazy couple of weeks in my volunteer organizations. If you've been following my blog, you know that this year I have chosen a goal of managing my fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and orthostatic tachycardia syndrome myself as naturally as possible . I have worked with doctors in the past for all three of these condition. However, the first two have not improved and in fact have been getting worse. I continue to work with my cardiologist on the last one. So this week's update is a bit more of the same--things getting better when I remember to take the Q-Fuse full spectrum hemp oil . I realized this week, though, that I haven't been including my brain fog progress. How's that for irony? Now if you have fibormyalgia, chances are you know the term "fibro fog" all too well. I ended up leaving my last paying job because my brain fog was so bad that I could not do the work. Caffein...

So, if you've been following the saga, you know that this is part of my multi-year experiment to get my fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue under control. I left work in 2016 due my complete disability to do my job. Symptoms that landed me in trouble: Extreme fatigue and exhaustion, brain fog and cognitive dysfunction, widespread pain, migraine, chronic knee pain, sleep disorder. I have tried a series of prescriptions from my doctors, including Cymbalta, amitriptyline, fluoxetine, gabapentin, cyclobenzaprine. None of these have worked for my pain, exhaustion, or sleep disorders. I have since decided to approach my health from a more natural viewpoint.  Image copyright  Rainer Vandalismus . Used under cc license .  I have tried  herbs for migraines  with considerable success. I have also tried  bromelain and other natural remedies for chronic pain  with less success. Now I've decided to try hemp oil. This post continues the updates during my third wee...

So, if you've been following the saga, you know that this is part of my multi-year experiment to get my fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue under control. I left work in 2016 due my complete disability to do my job. Symptoms that landed me in trouble: Extreme fatigue and exhaustion, brain fog and cognitive dysfunction, widespread pain, migraine, chronic knee pain, sleep disorder. I have tried a series of prescriptions from my doctors, including Cymbalta, amitriptyline, fluoxetine, gabapentin, cyclobenzaprine. None of these have worked for my pain, exhaustion, or sleep disorders. I have since decided to approach my health from a more natural viewpoint.  Photo  by  Chris H , used according to  license . I have tried herbs for migraines with considerable success. I have also tried bromelain and other natural remedies for chronic pain . Now I've decided to try hemp oil. Hemp oil is all the rage right now for treating many autoimmune diseases, particularly the ...