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Optimist
02-06-2015, 09:04 PM
Agree with Tsepmet1 again. Eating healthy is very good for Fibromyalgia, but I highly doubt it could cure something which involves having more physical nerves in the body than other people.
I've read so many articles about people who were "miraculously cured" of Fibromyalgia. Some say acupuncture, herbal remedies, celiac or other diets, reiki, expensive clinical retreats, vitamin supplements, hypnosis, all sorts of things. It brings to mind another autoimmune disease which many have claimed to be able to cure through random alternative witchcraft, which is AIDS. The truth is, Fibromyalgia is a very real, very serious and (so far as we know) very permanent chronic illness. Between myself and my two aunts who have Fibromyalgia, we've probably tried every alternative and mainstream medicine there is. I can affirmatively tell you that none of them work.
Dietary changes can be very good for Fibro sufferers. Personally I eat very healthy and always have. When I was diagnosed I quit caffeine, which by itself made my pain levels go from unbearable to manageable. Recently the exercise from pole dancing has helped me spring back and get more energy after recovering from flares, which also helps. I meditate, drink lots of water, see a therapist, and have been to quite a few specialists for this. I wish it were something as simple as drinking vegetable juice.
Just a side comment. There are a lot of foods that contain MSG and it is known to be destructive to brain cells. It was outlawed for full strength use in American food products. However it is added in less concentrated forms and under new imaginative names like carageenan, hydrolyzed wheat protein, etc. You may benefit from checking out this info on Excitotoxins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTSvlGniHok I had similar physical symptoms and greatly benefited from cutting out all inflammatory foods, cut my stress down by taking a LOT of time to rest, meditate, CBT helped change my way of processing info so I no longer ruminated and truly processed painful events. Good luck and good health. :hug:
Optimist
02-06-2015, 09:05 PM
Agree with Tsepmet1 again. Eating healthy is very good for Fibromyalgia, but I highly doubt it could cure something which involves having more physical nerves in the body than other people.
I've read so many articles about people who were "miraculously cured" of Fibromyalgia. Some say acupuncture, herbal remedies, celiac or other diets, reiki, expensive clinical retreats, vitamin supplements, hypnosis, all sorts of things. It brings to mind another autoimmune disease which many have claimed to be able to cure through random alternative witchcraft, which is AIDS. The truth is, Fibromyalgia is a very real, very serious and (so far as we know) very permanent chronic illness. Between myself and my two aunts who have Fibromyalgia, we've probably tried every alternative and mainstream medicine there is. I can affirmatively tell you that none of them work.
Dietary changes can be very good for Fibro sufferers. Personally I eat very healthy and always have. When I was diagnosed I quit caffeine, which by itself made my pain levels go from unbearable to manageable. Recently the exercise from pole dancing has helped me spring back and get more energy after recovering from flares, which also helps. I meditate, drink lots of water, see a therapist, and have been to quite a few specialists for this. I wish it were something as simple as drinking vegetable juice.
Just a side comment. There are a lot of foods that contain MSG and it is known to be destructive to brain cells. It was outlawed for full strength use in American food products. However it is added in less concentrated forms and under new imaginative names like carageenan, hydrolyzed wheat protein, etc. You may benefit from checking out this info on Excitotoxins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTSvlGniHok I had similar physical symptoms and greatly benefited from cutting out all inflammatory foods, cut my stress down by taking a LOT of time to rest, meditate, CBT helped change my way of processing info so I no longer ruminated and truly processed painful events. Good luck and good health. :hug:
lol1337a
02-06-2015, 10:48 PM
Late to the thread, but hugs to everyone.
This thread has put my own struggles in perspective in a good way, but I can empathize in some regards.
I've had chronic insomnia for pretty much my entire life. It's always there, but sometimes it flares up pretty badly. People consistently underestimate how this can affect someone, including medical researchers (because we're supposedly so rare, as my favorite doctor said). I'm grateful that it's not life threatening, but it does mean that I can't predict my abilities on a day to day basis. I just have to work my ass off when I'm doing well, and keep my life easy when I'm not. Right now I'm in a 'not' phase, and accepting that can be hard.
The 'invisible disability' stigma is awful. Sometimes I wind up pretending I actually am lazy when people question me because it's easier. Unfortunately it's hard not to care how friends perceive you, but unless they're like family, it just seems pointless.
Thank god for sex work and the freedom it allows me.
whirlerz
04-15-2015, 05:10 PM
I am bumping this thread too, thanks.
Cashmere Star
04-15-2015, 09:27 PM
I have a chronic illness. I have cramps thanks to PCOS and endometriosis and I feel tired a lot. I also have joint pain, especially on the feet. I even had to take a few weeks off of dancing because I'd have random lumps of fluid at random parts of my feet (it is not caused by dancing). But all in all, I get through.
I can't do a lot of cardio because of my feet. When in the club, I always take off my heels at the dressing room. Pole dancing are good exercise, just without the high heels. I am saving up to install a pole in my own home. :)
Christina2013
04-16-2015, 01:47 AM
I have a friend that is still stripping and she has breast cancer for the 2nd time. I also knew of another dancer who had breast cancer for the 1st time.
whirlerz
04-16-2015, 11:02 PM
I have a friend that is still stripping and she has breast cancer for the 2nd time. I also knew of another dancer who had breast cancer for the 1st time.
Wow, amazing!^
sexsells
04-17-2015, 02:47 AM
I hope everyone is currently able to manage their illnesses (even for a few hours!) or recovering from flairs! XOXOXOXO
zoezoebelle
04-20-2015, 08:14 AM
I hope everyone is currently able to manage their illnesses (even for a few hours!) or recovering from flairs! XOXOXOXO
Finally out of flare right now, yess!! =D The winter was awful but I think I'm able to work more now that it's warm.
whirlerz
04-20-2015, 08:30 AM
Does anyone get better/worse w/the weather? I remember last summer, having pain though..today's cold-ish, raining, windy & my bad arm's bothering me..
zoezoebelle
04-20-2015, 09:00 AM
Does anyone get better/worse w/the weather? I remember last summer, having pain though..today's cold-ish, raining, windy & my bad arm's bothering me..
Yeah. Cold and snow are the worst for me, but rain also tends to make my joints ache. And sometimes humidity is bad as well. Any sort of pressure change tends to give me migraines and aches. I'm so glad it's spring.
sexsells
04-20-2015, 10:47 PM
Yeah I find if it's too hot and humid it's bad for me. Luckily where I live it doesn't get properly properly cold. If I could live in a country where it had permanent warm autumn/spring weather that'd be the dream and I think it'd really help.
zoezoebelle
04-21-2015, 09:37 PM
Yeah I find if it's too hot and humid it's bad for me. Luckily where I live it doesn't get properly properly cold. If I could live in a country where it had permanent warm autumn/spring weather that'd be the dream and I think it'd really help.
That's one of the reasons I want to live in San Francisco!! L.A. was nice for my Fibro but a little too hot so that it made me exhausted more.
Nyla19
04-22-2015, 03:49 PM
Thanks Zoezoebella! I'm glad that I inspired you! :)
hoosiers
09-03-2018, 10:35 AM
What up, I'm bringing this thread back because it needs it!
Hey y'all, this year I discovered I have celiac disease, and cannot eat gluten or Bad Things will happen. I started dancing again this year after a several-year break (college, Good Girl Job, and burnout). My first month at my old home club, I broke out in a HUGE rash. A full-body, icky, pustule-y rash. So there went my income for a month. As soon as I eliminated gluten from my diet, the rash went away, as did several symptoms of mental illness I've been experiencing since the age of 3. Whether this is proper celiac with intestinal lining damage or simply a gluten sensitivity, I don't think I'll ever know (I couldn't afford the endoscopy on my previous crummy health insurance) but either way it's quite annoying.
More things: I have chronic migraine, which is a quite terrible thing to have when your job is to dance for hours under bright lights in a room full of poorly-maintained subwoofers. I pretty much have a consistent headache on my left temple. Sometimes dancing can distract me from the pain, especially on good nights when I'm making lots of money--but, other times, it's my living hell. I go to a club that doesn't have scheduling requirements, in order to accommodate the migraines. I go in for an MRI on Friday and hopefully will soon get to the bottom of why this happens to me and what I can do about it.
MUCH LOVE TO ALL MY CHRONIC ILLNESS STRIPPERS! Our job is important and very physically demanding.