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Vacation and Gluten – Not A Good Mix For Me
We left the day after Christmas to go to Georgia to visit my stepdaughter and her husband. I have been doing really well on my gluten-free diet and my energy level has greatly improved. Going on vacation and going gluten-free when you have to e...
Benign Essential Tremor Symptoms Return
I was diagnosed about 4 – 5 years ago with a neurological condition called Benign Essential Tremor. You can read more about Benign Essential Tremor on Fighting Fatigue at these links: Benign Essential Tremor – Part 1, Benign Essential...
Hoping Workout Will Improve Health
I joined a local gym with the hopes that a steady workout will help to improve my overall stamina and health. I am working with the trainers at the gym to get a workout that will be tolerable for my health problems. My main goal with joining this...
Visit To ENT Doctor Friday
I had my appointment with the ENT on Friday and I didn’t find out as much as I was hoping to. I did find out, however, that I have a deviated septum, which no one has ever told me before. I saw an ENT 4 – 5 years back for chronic sinu...
The Chronic Sinusitis Nightmare Continues
The sinus infection nightmare continues as I patiently (or some days…not so patiently) await my appointment with the ENT doctor this Thursday. I have been sleeping very little due to the pain in my mouth, gums, ears, and head. My mouth, tee...
A Day of Giving Thanks
Every year on Thanksgiving I have made it a tradition to post what I am thankful for. While I try to remember what I am thankful for daily, sometimes the bad stuff gets in the way and it is easy to be dragged down by it. I always try to remember ...
My Initial Experience With Lyrica
My family doctor has decided to give me Lyrica to try to see if it helps with my pain issues, particularly my severe chronic headaches. I was asking to have my pain meds increased and she thought it would be safer to go a different route and she ch...
My Upcoming Appointment with the ENT
After 5 weeks of having fluid in my ear, I have finally gotten an appointment through my doctor with an ENT. I have to wait until December 3rd for my appointment, however. What is weird is that I had about 2 or 3 days where I didn’t feel an...
Pain Is Getting Worse In Arms Now
I don’t know if it is from my sinuses or if something new is going on but the pain I am experiencing is terrible. It started in my legs back when my sinuses first became really bad. Now the pain has moved to my arms and it is so bad, especi...
Still Having Sinus and Ear Fluid Problems Along with Arm/Leg Pain
Today marks the 4th week that I have been dealing with all of this fluid in my right ear and it’s not getting any better. I will have times where I think the fluid and pressure is relieving and then it hits me again full force. Since October ...
My Journey With Gluten-Free Eating Begins
Last week I started cutting gluten out of my diet to see if I will start noticing any difference in my symptoms. Instead of cutting all gluten products out of my diet at one time, I have been replacing gluten-free items for the regular foods I was ...
Back to Doctor Again for Sinuses & Ear Fluid
On Monday I was back to see my doctor for my continuing sinus infection and ear fluid issues. I was at the doctor’s office over 2 weeks ago due to the major fluid buildup in my right ear and even after 10 days of antibiotics (this time it was...
Latest Sinus Infection & Ear Fluid Still Not Better
I just completed a 10-day round of Omnicef for my latest sinus infection that gave me the ear fluid bonus and I’m still not better. My ear is still full of fluid and I am still suffering from the terrible sinus headaches. I am so frustrate...
Sinus Infection Causing Inner Ear Problems
I went to the doctor yesterday and found out that…surprise, surprise! I have another sinus infection. But this time, as an added bonus, it has caused “massive amounts” (doctor’s words) of fluid to build up in my right ear ...
Latest Problem: Inner Ear Issues
When it rains, it pours with me as far as health issues. I now have another problem I’m trying to deal with along with my ME/CFS flare – inner ear problems. A few days ago I noticed that I started having this feeling like my inner ear...
My Latest ME/CFS Flare Continues
This latest CFS flare I’m having has been lasting for quite some time. There are times when I wonder if I am having a flare from the ME/CFS or I wonder if something else is going on. There are always a few sure signs that a CFS flare is in ...
Sick…
Sorry I haven’t posted this week. I have been very sick since Monday and I’m not sure what’s going on. I have a hunch that it might be a sinus infection but the headache I have had since Monday doesn’t quite feel like a s...
Reduced Work Hours Thanks to ME/CFS
I finally had to cut my work hours back to one to two days a week instead of the three that I was working. I was only working 12 hours a week, but it was getting to be too much with all of my health issues, particularly the ME/CFS. I talked to ...
The Best Vacation Ever!
My husband, son and I just returned yesterday from an almost 2-week trip to Tennessee and Savannah, Georgia. My husband’s oldest daughter lives in Savannah and our son has never met her so it was a great trip for him to finally meet his big s...
Sleep Disorders and Back Pain – This Week’s Issues
As usual, I am still having problems sleeping. I had one night this week where I slept for ONE HOUR, and the rest of the week sleeping has been on and off. I have also been having issues with my back since Sunday so that isn’t helping the s...
Still Suffering Due to Busy Sunday
Twice a year my husband and I are sponsors for a toy and train show that is held locally. Both of these shows are fundraisers for the local train club my husband started about 12 years ago. When we first started doing these shows 10 years ago,...
Lack of Posting Due to ME/CFS Flare
Sorry for the lack of posting I’ve been doing on this site lately. I have been having a ME/CFS flare and I just haven’t had the energy to take care of this site or much else for that matter. I hope that after a few more days of res...
Blood Was Found In My Urine At Doctor’s Visit
I had my quarterly check-up yesterday with my family doctor and I told her about my instance of brown urine I experienced last month and she didn’t write it off immediately as IC symptoms as the urologist did. She said the urine culture revea...
Pictures of Stab Phlebectomy & Vein Surgery
WARNING: THIS POST INCLUDES POST-OP PICTURES OF MY RECENT LEG SURGERY. I DON’T THINK THEY ARE GROSS BUT I CAN’T SPEAK FOR HOW EVERYONE ELSE FEELS. IF YOU DON’T LIKE TO SEE BRUISING OR DRIED BLOOD, SKIP THIS POST. Here are p...
My Final Week Off Work & Recovery
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost two weeks since my surgery and while the beginning stages of my recovery were going slowly, I am finally starting to feel better. I still have some pain when I walk and I notice first thing in the m...
Recovery From Surgery Slow
It is one week today since my surgery and I still feel as though I am recovering from the anesthesia. I actually have more pain in my leg now than what I did the first couple of days after my surgery. I was at the doctor’s office yesterday ...
Surgery Recovery Issues – Possible Infection
I have to call the doctor this morning about one of my incisions - I think it’s infected. It is one of the incisions in my groin and last night I noticed something smelling really bad when I was using the bathroom and I looked down at the in...
First Trip Out Of House Since Vein Surgery
Saturday was my first day out of the house since I had surgery on Wednesday and all in all I think I did pretty good considering it’s me we’re talking about! I am still not feeling well but by Saturday I thought I was going to go nuts b...
Recovery From Leg/Vein Surgery
I had my surgery on Wednesday morning and everything went rather well. I was scheduled to be at the surgery center at 9:15 a.m. and I was taken back to OR-prep at about 9:45 a.m. By 10:30 a.m. I was being wheeled into the operating room and I was...
My 40th Birthday Today & Vascular Surgery
The insurance company must have approved my surgery because I am scheduled to be at the hospital at 9:15 a.m. today. I was joking yesterday at work that I would get to spend my 40th birthday high and unconscious. I wasn’t looking forward to...
