Dominie's Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Update 5-10-06

Dear Fibro Friends - Here's the latest for you! - Dominie www.fms-help.com

SLEEP CD

good day to you dominie - just a quick note to let you know i have found a great CD for helping me sleep - it is from a company called POWER-NAP L.L.C. -- they have different CD's for napping - i told them i had fibromyalgia and that i had a hard time sleeping and they said "we have a great CD for fibro-people" - well i ordered it and boy does it HELP!! it is called FIBRO-NAP - you put the headphones on and it plays for 30 min. and off i go to la-la land - i even use it when i go to bed at night - it does help so much when i get home from work - i close the bedroom door - turn the lights out - and after 30 min i feel very good - i was very surprised - so i tried it when going to bed at night - it works as well - and you can listen to it over and over --- somehow it takes you through all the stages of sleep - so you feel like you have slept properly -- so i hope people will try this - i give it my personal recomendation. thanks for listening and have a blessed day,

nadia

Here were my symptoms: Severe migraines, swollen glands, respitory/sinus infections, constant virus feeling, extremely susceptible to any bug or virus, shingles virus, Epstein Barr Virus, flu like feeling, brain fog, memory problems, shortness of breath, depression, weight gain, nervous system, spleen & lymph system,( out of wack) muscle inflammation, extreme weakness and pain. On top of that, throw in menopause and the unplanned loss of our second income! Just a little stressful! I have worked out of the home the majority of my life but have been unable to work for 3 of the past 4 years.

Last fall I went to the Northwest Prayer Center for “healing prayer on Thurs“. and received prayer. Mostly I just tried to get through my days. I have seen M.D.’s, nurse practioners, naturopaths, massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, endroconologist, acupuncturists, accupressurists, Psychotherapist, vitamins, Rx’s., food testing, allergy testing, & homeopathy. On & on it went. In Feb. I went to the prayer center to update my prayer request on the wall for healing from CFIDS, and this time I was more specific, I asked for God’s leading to a Dr. that could finally help me!!I was feeling desperate . I made an appt for a physical with my MD, whom I had not seen for 4 years, (while I pursued Naturopathic treatments) After extensive lab tests, again, he confirmed the CF-fibomitis etc. and then said, there was little else to recommend to me, other than a supplement that other pts were getting good results with. He said, “ try it for 3 months and then we’ll reevaluate, I think it could help you. “ The amazing thing for me was, it was the exact supplement my girlfriend, who is a clinical nutritionist,and another friend, had told me about last OCT!!! The product is a FDA approved L-arginine, patented, over 700,000 pages of scientific documentation and over 250,000 people studied, no side effects. Have others tried this? I realized what works for some, does not for others. But I share with you what has begun the healing in my body.

Hello. I just wanted to pass on a warning. I clicked on the vision site
to check out the vision test recommended by the first writer in your
latest mailing. In order to register with the site, one is to give
one's social security number. This is a big No! No! I recently took an
identity theft class from a banker, and he stressed that we should
never give out our social security number. Anyone can use that to
access your records, your life, your money. I mentioned this at a
medical clinic, when I was asked to give the social security number.
The receptionst told me they were changing that requirement, and that
her twin sister had had her identity stolen because someone acquired
her social security number.

So, please warn your readers not to give out a social security number.
Needless to say, I clicked out of that site, as fast as I could.

Iowa reader

I am wondering if you have heard anything about a Vegan/ no sugar diet for
some symptoms of Fibro. My doctor recommended getting off of all animal
products and restricting sugar and it has made a huge difference in my
mild case. No aches and pains and I sleep like a baby. I feel better mentally
also--wouldn't go back for the world. Just a little "food" for thought. Thanks for all of your work toward helping other people. Just as a side note, I felt aweful for the first two - three weeks doing this also but I think it was "detox" because after that I felt great and now when I eat a lot
of animal products, I feel a little yucky. I don't stay totally away from
it--I probably have something dairy or meat maybe once every week or two but I
still feel so much better. The Dr said animal products seem to wreck havock
with people's immune system and then cause inflamation. As he put it.
inflamation is basically a player in all of the major diseases we know as a
society. I know what you mean about sugar---I have had a huge sweet tooth but it really
does help to stay away. Thanks again--hopefully it will be helpful to someone.

Some have asked about my lung illness that has been going on since January. Today my pulmonologist said it could be from the moldy environment where I teach 30 hours a week. Toxic mold can be deadly. He also said there is swelling in the area between my ribs and also sternum (costochondritis) and that my muscles are extremely tight in my back. Anyway, I am now actively seeking another place to teach. I just heard of a music school opening in September just 1 mile from my house. I got my name on the list! Meanwhile, I will be teaching in student's homes to get away from mold. (When I had a RAST test in 1990, mold was one of my BIGGEST allergens.)

DISCLAIMER: I am not a medical doctor. I am a fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome survivor. The purpose of this website is not to diagnose or cure any disease or malady, but is presented as food for thought. This information cannot take the place of professional medical advice. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should come under the direction of a physician. No guarantees are made regarding any of the information in this website.