<To LUNA> Re: Fibromyalgia

[Guest guest]

Dear, sweet Alice,

Thank you so much. It is true, anything that challenges our

bodies physically is very alien to others if they do not experience

it. Just as anything in our own lives is difficult at times to

explain unless someone else has some idea of how we feel, I totally

agree and thank you for your compassion for me and educating

me/helping me with fibromyalgia. There are many helpful posts

including this one, that have given me such hope. You are truly a

very helpful soul, my sweet sister for thinking of me and the others

here also that have FMS! I so humbly thank you! I am also so very

in awe of your kind heart remembering , my dear! is a

strong lady, my dear. Her body is really in rough shape but she

contnues to fight every day. She has had 8 heart attacks, and 4

strokes, the last one was very mild. Her body is basically telling

her it is time to go home but because of the love of her Mother whom

visits her every day without fail, her family and the prayers from my

beloved family here, she contnues to fight. They gave her a dismal

month or so in July, but boy is she proving them wrong! I humbly

with joyou tears in my eyes thank you for asking about her and will

pass to her family that you still think of her. I know it means so

much to me, dear Alice and they will be truly grateful, so grateful

indeed!!! Big hugs to you, my sweet! No words come to mind for I

am in such awe of your truly genuine caring for So Many! Love, Luna-

-- In , " Alice " <alichee@...> wrote:

>

> Dearest LUNA,

>

> Unfortunately, " It Takes One To Know One " , so unless that the

doctors themselves have Fibromyalgia, they only know what they have

learnt during Medical School, ie, the indications and the symptoms.

>

> Another example, is of the drugs that they prescribed...they do not

know the side effects of the medication, unless they have tried it

before and if they under it themselves, i don't think they will ever

prescribed them.

>

> BTW, how is your future sister-in-law, ?

>

> With all my Lurve,

>

> Alice

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: lunanighthawk

>

> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:32 AM

> Subject: [] Re: Fibromyalgia

>

>

> Dearest Alice,

>

> Again very helpful information on fibromyalgia, my dear

> friend! I had no idea about the many helpful methods! Yes, that

> silly phrase " Its all in our head " technically is true but

> unfortunately as your post states they do not udnerstand or seem

to

> wish to understand that people like myself and many here at HH do

> feel a tremendous amount of pain, fatigue and many other uniquely

> individual symptoms. Thank you so much for this post. Another one

> to save for my betterment of knowledge about FMS! Namaste, Luna---

> In , " Alice " <alichee@> wrote:

> >

> > Dear Reader,

> >

> > An HSI member named Dave writes, " You talk about all kinds of

> things, but I have not seen anything on fibromyalgia. Any

comments? "

> >

> > I haven't addressed fibromyalgia in the e-Alert in awhile, but

here

> at HSI we have quite a few comments about fibromyalgia, beginning

> with one of the most frustrating aspects of this condition:

> Skepticism from the medical community.

> >

> > Many doctors tell their fibromyalgia patients that their aches

and

> pains are " all in your head. " As it turns out, those doctors are

> correct. But the point the doctors are missing is that the pain

is

> real.

> >

> > --------------------------------------------

> > A secret in the brain

> > --------------------------------------------

> >

> > The typical symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) involve

> inflammation or pain in joints and muscles, often accompanied by

> fatigue. But such symptoms are impossible to measure, so FMS is

often

> misdiagnosed as a form of arthritis, or the patient is told the

pain

> is imagined.

> >

> > In the e-Alert " Get Real " (3/2/05), I told you about

rheumatologist

> Clauw, M.D., of the University of Michigan, who used

magnetic

> resonance imaging (MRI) to examine the area of the brain that

> registers pain. The images revealed an increase of blood flow

when

> FMS patients were given low-pressure stimulus. The identical

stimulus

> showed no change in the brains of control group subjects.

> >

> > The next step in Dr. Clauw's research was reported in the

December

> 2006 issue of Current Pain and Headache Reports. In a review of

> neurobiological studies that examined pain, brain activity, and

> genetics in FMS patients, Dr. Clauw and his University of

Michigan

> colleague, E. , Ph.D., confirmed the presence of

> abnormalities within central brain structures in subjects with

FMS.

> Genetic research supports the theory that inherited gene

mutations

> are the most probable cause of FMS brain abnormalities.

> >

> > In a University of Michigan press release, Dr.

stated: " It

> is time for us to move past the rhetoric about whether these

> conditions are real, and take these patients seriously. "

> >

> > --------------------------------------------

> > Where to turn

> > --------------------------------------------

> >

> > FMS treatment generally focuses on pain management measures

that

> include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antidepressants.

> Less conventional treatments utilize aerobic exercise, massage

> therapy, and dietary adjustments. But FMS patients have even more

> alternatives, which I've covered in these e-Alerts.

> >

> > " Get Real " (3/2/05)

> http://www.hsibaltimore.com/ealerts/ea200503/ea20050302.html

> > Some years ago, doctors noticed that pregnant women with FMS

often

> experienced temporary relief from their symptoms. The reason:

> relaxin, a naturally occurring hormone that becomes active during

> pregnancy. In addition to information about an oral form of

relaxin

> (called Vitalaxin), this e-Alert also examines details about a

> botanical formula, shown to relieve the degenerative effects of

FMS

> and lupus.

> >

> > " Getting the Point " (9/8/05)

> http://www.hsibaltimore.com/ealerts/ea200509/ea20050908.html

> > Mayo Clinic researchers recruited 50 subjects with persistent

FMS

> symptoms. Pain, fatigue, and anxiety were significantly relieved

in

> subjects who received acupuncture.

> >

> > " Easy Green " (9/27/04)

> http://www.hsibaltimore.com/ealerts/ea200409/ea20040927.html

> > Chlorella (a freshwater algae that contains a wide variety of

> vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids) stimulates immune

> system function and has been shown to improve pain, sleep, and

> anxiety in FMS patients.

> >

> > E-Alert Week in Review (3/18/05)

> http://www.hsibaltimore.com/ealerts/ea200503/ea20050318.html

> > HSI members with FMS talk about natural therapies that have

worked

> for them.

> >

> > Exercise combined with proper nutrition and key dietary

supplements

> are just three of the FMS treatment secrets covered in " The

> Fibromyalgia Relief Handbook " - an excellent reference tool for

> fibromyalgia patients. You can find more information at this

link:

> http://www.isecureonline.com/reports/680SFIBRO/E6EAH4DZ/?

> o=1232984 & u=2773395 & l=820186 & g=360

> >

> > If you have family or friends with fibromyalgia, please share

this

> e-Alert and let them know that the age of fibromyalgia skepticism

is

> finally coming to an end.

> >

> > To Your Good Health,

> >

> >

> > (www.hsibaltimore.com)

> >

>

>

>

>

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