Posted 4/29/2016 10:14 PM (GMT 0)
Been a handful managing being back to work, and our dance collective is working on a project. Still not in my dance body yet, which will be interesting, we have a show in one month and a creative residency in 3 weeks! Massage therapy fabulous support, turning my head to a degree never have before. She thought I might have something out in my neck, and referred me to someone who does ART technique and chiropractic, GREAT release. Making slow but steady improvement and have a few hundred more dollars at my threshold from savings. Imagining more money coming in than out (ha, ha, ha) My IGen-x should come back soon, and invested in 23andme and got the results of that, and wonder now if I should be checked for rheumatoid arthritis. See there are things I could add to support the journey and how I have intuitively been doing what I need to support the journey. AMAZING how much genetics plays into so many things! Struggling to maintain balance and not give in to fatigue and lapse on self care.
Although my lab work for babesia came back negative, I think I might add this protocol in that it wasn't sent to a lyme lab, and it can be tough to test via blood. The little red dots on my body, dry cough, sore throat that hasn't really improved.
Remaining symptoms
Sleep difficulties
worsens with full moon and pain - has improved with use of melatonin, valerian, tryptophan, cannabis
Pain
worsens with full moon
bi-lateral shoulder pain
pain in fingers
pain in forearm
pain in wrists
pain in neck
pain in right arm and shoulder - Physical Therapy and massage and chiropractic not helping
pain mid spine
pain low back
knee pain (right knee more than left)
(I am seeing a massage therapist and a chiropractor for help to see if it is muscular skeletal) I am beginning to suspect an auto-immune issue. I had some genetic testing done and there is a propensity for rheumatoid arthritis. Interesting find - red flags for pain in thoracic spine - infection and cancer - know I don't have cancer, but would point to bacterial.
Muscle Cramping - this is within last few months, newer
whole right leg - when walking
calf cramps when sleeping, wakes me up - comes and goes
legs feel heavy
Headaches
usually there always, MUCH less in terms of severity, around a 1-3
Sore throat
comes and goes - same as before
Dry cough
comes and goes - same as before
low body temperature
runs around 97.4 - same as before, seems to be coming up a bit now and then to 97.7
Difficulty regulating temperature
this has improved - but still get moments of feeling over heated that is very UNLIKE hot flashes from when I was going through menopause
Dry skin and hair loss (head, arm pits, legs, pubic region, eyebrows) - same as before
Fatigue
still get very fatigued, but has improved, slowly
Eye pain
right eye - comes and goes, but much less than before
Ear pain
right ear - comes and goes, but much less than before
Tremor
Mild tremor in left hand, some in right - very mild improvement
Mood
tendency towards low mood, not typical for me this time of year
Cognitive
short term memory problem, some aphasia (thinking one thing saying another) but this is MUCH better. Able to manage more administrative work with dance company
Increased Floaters
seems to be subtle improvement - integrated stephania
Skin
red dots on skin - about the same
Bruise easily
about the same
Things that have cleared up - gotten better
vertigo and dizziness - much improved
feelings of almost fainting - gone
difficulty swallowing - only on rare occasion now
severe headaches - only on very rare occasion
itching
severe cognitive impairment
ability to manage stress - much improved!
no appetite - now have a good appetite
weight loss -this has stabilized - running 96-98 lbs.
Jaw pain, ear pain, eye pain, teeth pain - this has much improved
feeling of something crawling under my skin - gone
headaches that migrate - gone
Feeling of something moving inside my head/brain - gone
Feeling of my head being swollen, pressure - gone
Sore soles of feet - gone
Chest pain/heart - haven’t experienced this
pain in right breast - gone
Extreme thirst - I get thirsty, but not the extreme thirst
Dry inside of my mouth - cleared up, but still tendency to get dried lips
Flank pain - some of this seems to be improved
abdominal pain - improved!
digestion - no longer constipated, DBW
Loss of strength - gaining strength, slowly
Winded easily - improving, slowly
difficulty taking a deep breath - improving
neck range of motion - AMAZING relief from massage and chiropractic