I'm not sure where my story begins. I will therefore start with the moment of my desperate realization that I needed to find a way to get through the day without screaming!
What was this about?
One word: PAIN!!!
I suffer from a condition that is known by various names in different parts of the world, but it was introduced to me as, Fibromyaligia.
What is Fibromyalgia?
This baffling and disabling condition causes a wide variety of unpleasant symptoms, but the one that drove my search for relief is the inferno that burns through my chest, shoulders and back.
What is this like?
Imagine the last time you saw a clip of somebody on fire. This is how I feel when I get one of the attacks, which can last for weeks at a time.
There is always some pain, however, and I take pain medication three times a day for the regular simmering agony, but this only dulls it down somewhat.
During the major attacks, only Tylenol 3 seems to help, but since my condition already causes poor sleep, drowsiness, and fatigue, (common side effects of the codeine found in Tylenol 3), by the time I add that to the mix, I might as well not be here at all!
While I am here, I would really like to know I'm here, thank you! Otherwise, what's the point?
Don't get me started on how many remedies I have tried. Everything from A to Z and back again that I can reasonably afford has already been tried.
So, this is not another site about the latest "miracle," cure or whatever. I've seen enough of those already, and I bet you have too. No, I'm through with all that.
Next time, I will begin to tell you about where my search for an alternative has led me so far.
Monday, September 21, 2009
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