Fibromyalgia

The Hazards of Antidepression Medication

Let’s be honest here. These days with everything that is going on in this world, it would take an incredible person to not be depressed at least some times. Add in some serious health problems that one has dealt with for over half of their life and it’s almost a guarantee.

I decided a while ago [...]

Physical Therapy Issue 2

I am not as happy with today’s physical therapy as Monday’s. Perhaps it’s because I had the weekend off to rest before Monday’s appointment but I went down two degrees today to 123. The problem I think is that my hamstring behind my leg was so tight that if felt like someone was ripping the [...]

Lipase Enzyme and Sour Breast Milk

Today through some casual talk about kids, babies and health with a new friend, it came up that her breast milk was turning sour after only one day in the fridge. How could this be? Perhaps something she was eating?

Actually no. The breast milk is turning quickly due to an over production of Lipase (pronounced [...]

At Least I Didn't Lose My Kidney Again!

I joked around about a month ago wishing that I could spend the night in the hospital so that I could get some rest. What the hell was I thining? I am now in the hospital and it sucks. What is worse is this damn headache that won’t go away and the weight gain I [...]

Physical Therapy edition 1

I went to physical therapy on Wednesday, exactly one day after one week and surprisingly, it went well. I hadn’t really had that much pain the first week after the surgery while I was in an immobilizer. It could also be the two Vicodin that I took about half an hour before therapy. My bend [...]

Tuesdays Knee Revision Surgery

Hell World!

I am so sorry that I have not been updating anyone who cares about my knee. (insert laugh here) I think that on top of the surgery, there is something going on around here. First my husband was up all night with vomiting, then a day later the boy and yet a day later [...]

Bipolar Depression vs.

If you are sad, does that mean that you are depressed? Probably not. If you are truly depressed though, how do you know if it’s “standard” depression or bi-polar depression?

I have a medical problems. Systemic Lupus with Kidney Failure, Rheumatoid Arthritis and  Fibromyalgia, at least. I am tired all of the time and hurt more [...]

Aloe Vera Drink from Trader Joe’s

As reported earlier, I found Aloe Vera in a can.

Since then, at Trader Joe’s in Cincinnati, I found an Aloe Vera Drink! Similar to the one I found a picture of on Flickr.com (jonas_l’s)———————————->

The one that I found isn’t grape flavor though.

I absolutely loved it! The drink has a somewhat chunky because it does [...]