Thursday, June 25: Ate a full supper, began fast after supper (approximately 8:00 p.m.). Bedtime blood glucose 127 mg/dL, blood ketones 3.4 mmol/l. I have determined what prescription meds/OTC that I have to have, and everything else I can do without for 3 days. Early AM (1+ hr before anything else) Synthroid levothyroxine AM (breakfast)…
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Pain Physical Therapy #14
Friday, November 22, 2019, 3:00 p.m. I was so depressed last week that I actually considered, for a fleeting moment, canceling my appointment with Francis, my Pain Physical Therapist. I was also, in that moment, considering canceling my appointment with Lisa Galan, my therapist. In my Facebook private pain/depression group, I wrote the following: “Does…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #8
Thursday, December 6, 2018, 1:30 p.m. I have been having more pain the last two or three weeks and I don’t know why. I do NOT want to increase dosages of my pain medication! Maybe I need more THC. Or more CBD. The Humboldt Apothecary tincture I have is only 8.5 grams twice a day)…
Election Day Migraine
November 6, 2018 Linda and I spent an hour after supper last night discussing candidates (easy) and issues (harder) and filled out sample ballots to take with us to the polls tomorrow. Feels like studying for a major exam but we can take our class notes in with us! At least we know we will…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #7
Monday, November 5, 2018, 2:10 p.m. I so needed this today. So much stress, peaking with the Daylight Saving Time change yesterday. And with finally going online to Harborside and not finding any suitable tinctures that are affordable. To top it off, at 2:30 a.m. I had what was my fifth migraine since last November….
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #4
August 9, 2018, 1:30 p.m. It has been more than a month since my last acupuncture appointment. Paul confirmed that today is session #4. We talked while he got the treatment chair ready. I reminded him that we had gone on a 28-day cross-country road trip. He asked what was the most fun part of…
Things I’ve tried and things I haven’t tried
January 28, 2018, 1:55 p.m. These are the thoughts that come to mind today as I think about what I have been doing over the past year to relieve what was first discomfort in my neck and then became painful enough to interfere with my normal, everyday life. These things that I’ve listed here are…
acupressure, acupuncture, anti-inflammatory, aroma therapy, biofeedback, CBD/THC, codeine, cold, ergonomics, essential oils, Flexeril, gabapentin, heat, kratom, medical cannabis, meditation, mindful breathing, NSAIDs, Pain Management Program, physical therapy, pillow, prednisone, reflexology, reiki, shiatsu massager, spinal decompression, tapping (EFT), TENS unit, traction Arthritis Flare Left Hand & Wrist
December 31, 2017 I was awakened early this morning with sharp pains in my left wrist and radiating down through my left hand to my fingertips. I couldn’t move any parts of my left hand and wrist without severe pain. In addition, my hand appeared to be swollen. Now this is what I would identify…
Refilling the “cookie jar”
Life is giving me hard stuff to deal with today. It would be easier with less pain, I think. 11/25/17 Day #5 without a migraine (just a regular headache). Happy Sabbath! 🙂 I had a migraine from Oct 7 to 23. December 1, 2017 Second visit for plant-based medicine. The cookie jar is full again. For…
Physical Therapy, Oakland #3
November 24, 2017 (Day after Thanksgiving) Today, the Friday after Thanksgiving, was a hard day. On November 14, I started using CBD and THCA tinctures full-plant extract in MCT oil. I still had a few migraines, and it was not doing anything for my chronic neck pain. I had had some time to do some…