Response to My Fb Post

Ladies! Thank you so much for the support! - what wonderful advice. I, too, do the gluten free, the swimming and the soft pants on those bad days. Thank you so much for sharing.

Recently, I've heard that gluten and endo girls DO NOT mix well. So I'm gluten free. I can't tell you how great I feel, I don't have the words, but you already know how great I feel if you, also, are gluten free!

As far as workouts go - I'm not able to take advantage of hard workouts either. It doesn't pay to go to a gym and pay $$ because it would be a waste! I was able to find a hotel that allows the public to use their pool for $3.00 a day. Sometimes I spend alot there, and then some months none at all.  But at least its as I can and no membership dues, etc.  Swimming is a wonderful and complete body workout anyway.  I also like jumping/skipping rope and hula-hoops!!

I've not had to give up caffeine. I've heard lots of endo girls can't do caffeine tho'. I'd miss it.

I really want to add:  A natural doctor told me that it can take 6 months or more to heal the interior intestinal wall from gluten intolerance aggravation or damage.  So, I decided that I was going to fast to try and speed the healing along.  I drink Kefir and yogurt, kombucha, lots of teas, water, coconut water, home-made stock soup/broth, aloe juice and ionic colloidal silver.

If you can go natural in your healing I highly recommend it.  My OBGYN calls me his medical freak because I defy every medical advisory he has given me -- and it all works.  He doesn't understand why!  LOL  I believe in doctors, but I want them to work with me naturally too.  It's a good balance. My endo blog journal (http://tyrasendo.blogspot.com/) has what I do. I just started my journal, even though I've been dealing with endo since I was a young girl.

I hope someday that we can all find a good internal balance and not gage our days by pain, or even by the hour.

Thank you again for your support. I must say that my tummy went down and since I've been gluten free, it hasn't been cranky with me!

Pain Days Come and Go

My Fibro & Endo are both aggravated by poor diet and stress, etc.

Back in April (2011) I lost 2 part-time jobs and a Gramma died. Then in May my Dad had a heart attack. He lives in a state that is a 3-day drive away from me.  In June, another Gramma died.  July saw me with a bad back.  During those several months, I was not taking very good care of myself.  Lack of sleep, lots of stress and forgetfulness.  I forgot to take my supplements regularly, if at all and had to succumb to pain meds for my back and sleeplessness.  I also had to eat in the car between working and visiting in two different cities.

I am now back on track, but with my last cycle I could certainly feel the effects of my forgetfulness and previous high stress levels!  My cycle was incredibly hard and painful. I passed large blood clots and had several headaches.  In April I remember I actually had to take Ibuprofen for the pain. My sleepless nights in May, spent waiting for that phone to ring and making medical arrangements for my Dad created a perfect body environment for fatigue headaches and body aches.

I must stress how important it is to NOT let the small adjustments to your health habits slide away from you during times of stress.

 I am a bit... anxious and nervous to see what my next cycle will be like.  I am also trying to remain calm and centered. Focusing on peace and tranquility; health and diet; and keeping stressful situations at bay.

I have closure with my Grandmothers' deaths and I just recently found some closure with my relationship with my Father.  I have lots of other people to pray for, whose situations are more dire than my own and I'm trying to keep my focus on the Lord.

I now have some free time, due to the passing of my Grandmother and I am using that time to get back into my art hobbies.

I am also buying enormous quantities of chocolate from Fleet Farm - they just had a sale!

Please take care of you. Remember who you are without pain.

Gentle thoughts and hugs ~Tyra