How I participated in and enjoyed multiple, back to back family events. In just three months, I faced 5 milestone family events, a nerve block, and near-daily level 10 pain. Here’s how I still showed up—fully.
I would not have known you were in any pain at all at the party we attended. You are a wonderful, thorough, and gracious host.
I, too, enjoy Epsom salt baths. I recently read some information about the difference between Epsom salts and magnesium flakes. Have you looked into this at all? I bought a bag of flakes to try instead. Supposedly, the form of magnesium used for flakes is more easily absorbed? Just curious if you have any thoughts or knowledge on that?
Stretching benefits my ankylosing spondylitis, too. I have a few yoga poses I try to do nightly.
Praying for you to find that golden ticket (or combination) to living with minimal pain, my friend.
Hi Amy - thanks for the message and the kind comment about the party. The pain hit me towards the end of the party. I can't recall when you left, but once I was sitting at the kitchen table (on ice pack), that was it for me. When people left, I couldn't stand up to say goodbye. That felt rude-ish, and explaining every time could be a bit awkward. I may have done a combination of that. Not sure. My memory at that point is fuzzy.
Apparently, I need to do some research on magnesium, pellets (what would you call typical magnesium pieces) vs flakes. And I can ask my PT, who I'm sure will have an opinion on this. I'll get back to you about those.
There was a dr about 25 years ago who told me she "suspected" I had ankylosing spondylitis or that I was on the path to get it, but it was too early to diagnose it. I was not crazy about that dr, so I wrote off her suspicion.
I just went to refresh my understanding of this condition and what it entails. Wow! There are definitely some similarities to what I'm going through! I know for certain that is not my diagnosis now, and it would have been detected through diagnostic testing.
For your yoga poses, are these something a PT taught you?
Also, I'm exploring red light therapy. My PT is all-in with it, but I just don't know that I'm getting the right benefit from it when I only get it 1x / week when I'm there. I'm considering buying a panel. I'll likely write more about this, once I have more details.
Often, if I stretch, then ice, I'm in reasonable shape. Not today though. I'm not sure what's wrong with today, except that it's 90 degrees out! The heat is not a friend to my pain at all.
I hope you're surviving the heat with your pain. Is your pain managed?
I would not have known you were in any pain at all at the party we attended. You are a wonderful, thorough, and gracious host.
I, too, enjoy Epsom salt baths. I recently read some information about the difference between Epsom salts and magnesium flakes. Have you looked into this at all? I bought a bag of flakes to try instead. Supposedly, the form of magnesium used for flakes is more easily absorbed? Just curious if you have any thoughts or knowledge on that?
Stretching benefits my ankylosing spondylitis, too. I have a few yoga poses I try to do nightly.
Praying for you to find that golden ticket (or combination) to living with minimal pain, my friend.
Hi Amy - thanks for the message and the kind comment about the party. The pain hit me towards the end of the party. I can't recall when you left, but once I was sitting at the kitchen table (on ice pack), that was it for me. When people left, I couldn't stand up to say goodbye. That felt rude-ish, and explaining every time could be a bit awkward. I may have done a combination of that. Not sure. My memory at that point is fuzzy.
Apparently, I need to do some research on magnesium, pellets (what would you call typical magnesium pieces) vs flakes. And I can ask my PT, who I'm sure will have an opinion on this. I'll get back to you about those.
There was a dr about 25 years ago who told me she "suspected" I had ankylosing spondylitis or that I was on the path to get it, but it was too early to diagnose it. I was not crazy about that dr, so I wrote off her suspicion.
I just went to refresh my understanding of this condition and what it entails. Wow! There are definitely some similarities to what I'm going through! I know for certain that is not my diagnosis now, and it would have been detected through diagnostic testing.
For your yoga poses, are these something a PT taught you?
Also, I'm exploring red light therapy. My PT is all-in with it, but I just don't know that I'm getting the right benefit from it when I only get it 1x / week when I'm there. I'm considering buying a panel. I'll likely write more about this, once I have more details.
Often, if I stretch, then ice, I'm in reasonable shape. Not today though. I'm not sure what's wrong with today, except that it's 90 degrees out! The heat is not a friend to my pain at all.
I hope you're surviving the heat with your pain. Is your pain managed?
Talk soon.