ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[Ms. Research]

I'm so sorry you are in that much pain. I did look up Trigeminal Neuraligia and I can't believe you are functioning as well as you are. I don't know what I would do. My migraines hurt like heck and go away after a few hours of lying in the dark with a cool cloth over my eyes, but to be in constant pain like that.

I think you said you were in your early/late 20's when you had your hysterectomy? Bad enough you go through that and it DOES mess you up. I lost one ovary at 23 and took me years to get my system right. Thought I had it rough, but hearing your story Elevan, truly sorry it happened to you. Hoping you find relief from the pain.

 

[elevan]

I had endometriosis. By the time I hit 25, I begged my doctor to just perform a hysterectomy and he finally obliged.

The Trigeminal Neuralgia goes in and out of remission (months on and then months off). Currently it's in remission, but about due for a recurrence since it's never stayed gone more than a couple of months . They can fix it since they found the root of it on an MRI...if I want to have brain surgery - which right now, I do not.

Migraines are manageable except when they're ocular and I lose sight.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome just makes me really really tired most of the time and affects my immune system negatively.

You learn to manage things like this :/ As long as I know what I'm dealing with and what I can do about it then I'm fine.

The stomach stuff is what's killing me right now, since it means that I get stuck eating toast - today was a toast day. I find that it all ties to one another in some fashion or another.

 

[77Herford]

The joys of illness. Seems lots of people have something wrong with them. I have had some battles of my own and am currently winning one with a hopeful bright future.
I know about those migraines, when I get the bad ones I'm out for the rest of the day. I am totally useless with bad migraines. Except for chocolate I completely removed myself from caffeinated cola and pop, which really makes thing limited in some circumstances.
It the past I had terrible dental problems and a serious phobia. Well now the phobia is all but nill but I have very few mollers left so enjoying a big steak isn't likely.

 

[Roll farms]

I'm allergic to mushrooms. ER trips, iv's of steroids, etc.

I *love* to mushroom hunt. Now I'm like a pointer dog - I just find them and point and DH picks them.

It is terrible when something you HAVE to do (eat) makes you sick. Been there, done that.
Few people understand what it's like when something that should be enjoyable scares you b/c you don't know if, 30 minutes later, you'll be deathly ill or not.

I lost 30+ lbs in 2 mos and felt like death - but everyone kept telling me how 'good' I looked and saying idiotic things like, "Boy, wish *I* could get sick like that and lose weight."

I've always said I'd rather be chubby and able to eat than skinny and sick.

 

[elevan]

I'm allergic to mushrooms. ER trips, iv's of steroids, etc.

I should so list those allergies the next time I go to the doctor! Hey doc, make sure that you write this down...I'm allergic to the ER, to I.V.s, and to shots! Knowing my doc, he'd be on the floor rolling with laughter!

 

[redtailgal]

I hear you Elevan.

I had my hystorectomy (removed cervix, uterus, ovaries, tubes) due to eno several years ago.........since then I developed the allergy to bees, cannot regulate my potassium (low potassium= bad bad day), my migraines doubled in intensity, my thryoid went all to pot, stagnant intestines (wont go into detail but I need lots and lots and lots of fiber) and a blood disorder that causes the blood to stagnate in my brain when I have a migraine. (so those double intesity migraine may last a week or more).

I had the onion allergy since I was a little kid. My mother always thought I was faking it, until she made me eat a Vidalia onion sandwich (OH GAG). I was in the hospital within two hours, and was hooked up to two ivs running hard to keep up with the fluid loss. I was 8 years old, and lost 15 pounds off that onion sandwich. I was bleeding from both ends before it was over. Momma listened to me after that, lol.

 

[elevan]

My mom always thought I was faking the endometriosis.

I didn't get diagnosed until I was an adult and then it happened because I read about it and thought, "Dang! That's it! That's what's going on!" Went to 3 doctors who said I was wrong...the 4th said "The only way to definitively diagnose is with laproscopic surgery" I was in surgery the next week. Had 2 of those surgeries and went through chemical menopause 2 times before my hysterectomy. My mom believes me when I say something's wrong now...cause I've always been right...but I have to fight to find out what it is....I just don't react normally to stuff, ya know?

But poor DH...I went through menopause 3 times (twice chemically and once surgically) by the time I was 25...that was the first 6 years of our marriage! We've been together now for 14 years, but I sure put him through the paces early

 

[elevan]

Just picked a bucket of brussels sprouts

(They're soaking in salted water...apparently the plants were a haven for spiders)

 

[elevan]

Did some garden clean up today.

Picked, prepped and froze brussels sprouts (for Thanksgiving)

Cut chives from my herb garden. I find the best way to preserve them is to freeze in ice blocks.

Rosemary drying

Parsley up to dry

Rainbow Chard, rinsed and ready for tomorrow night's dinner

A whole bunch of sweet basil seeds

 

[redtailgal]

You are gonna have a yummy winter..............