tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953875721456885052026-05-14T03:56:18.511-04:00Fibro Blah Blah Blog Navigating life and trying to stay creative with Fibromyalgia, Bi-Polar 2, Adrenal fatigue and CFS.
There is also a touch of Hyperacusis, Misophonia, Hypothyroid, Pulsatile Tinnitus,
Asthma and everything that comes along with it.
Trying to heal my body with organic food, supplements,and modified exercise.Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-47228628584069043892021-01-01T13:15:00.000-05:002021-01-01T13:15:56.216-05:002021 ALREADY? Living in a time warp I am in front of my light therapy box, have bergamot in the diffuser and have a roll on cbd oil on my wrists and I am trying to get motivated to do some things. Any things. When you have that list a mile long, but know you may really only get to two of them. I am trying to decide which 2 things will take priority when and if I get moving.Also, I am looking on my sidebar at all the blogs I Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-21556831720949634972020-04-13T20:09:00.002-04:002020-04-18T11:29:27.079-04:00Stay at Home? (You don't have to tell me twice!)
Stay at home advisory. Still working for me!!
Today is 28 days since we were told to stay home because school was closed in neighboring towns (the first time). We were originally supposed to stay be closed for 2 weeks until March 27th. Then it was extended to April 7th.
I wont lie the first few days I was so stressed about work and money it triggered anxiety (more than usual), Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-13233797633176157942020-04-01T17:43:00.000-04:002020-04-19T00:57:58.693-04:00Did I have Covid-19 (The Coronavirus)?
Friday March 6
That was a normal day.
That night I was exhausted. Beyond regular exhausted or fibro exhausted.
Everything hurt so bad I couldn't move at all once I laid in the bed. I had to grab my phone and text one of my kids to come get the dog to go out. I barely moved or rolled over at all the entire night. I just lay there in agony. Muscle aches and extreme fatigue Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-3434915539083227032020-03-25T22:00:00.000-04:002020-04-18T19:15:48.019-04:00Stay at Home Day 10
Day 10
I used My Cricut to cut out a heart shape and put the heart on one canvas and the cut out on another canvas to mirror each other.
I used the Cricut to cut thin strips so I could divide them into sections. I used painting tape on a similar project and because of the texture of the canvas it bleeds slightly through so I decided to stick with the vinyl. (Excuse my foot HA HADawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-91580494040598554322020-03-24T08:00:00.000-04:002020-04-18T18:25:28.883-04:00Stay at Home Advisory Day 9
Day 9
Im setting small goals daily. You have to. I went a little crazy the first couple days home and realized I cant run like that. I will be burnt out, in pain and the mental energy thats required to sustain that kind of focus is not attainable, not long term anyway.
Case in point, right now, my body hurts, sat in front of email and Pinterest for a couple hours just vegging out.
I Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-1953166386701650682020-03-21T23:30:00.000-04:002020-04-18T18:45:41.613-04:00Stay at Home Advisory Day 5 & 6
Day 5 and 6
I spent 8 1/2 hours over Friday night and tonight putting this crazy piece puzzle together with my kids. Spend the day mostly cleaning and disinfecting. Talk about a back ache, but I love hanging out with my kids.
I have to make the most of being home. I spend so much time I'm pain and at work when these moments pop up you gotta grab them!!
Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-20954159397991299302016-12-17T23:47:00.002-05:002016-12-17T23:47:55.737-05:00When you procrastinate...for a year!
Well we all know procrastination and lack of energy go hand in hand. Lack of energy and fibromyalgia also go hand in hand. So it should come as no surprise that I have put off even looking at this blog for quite some time. I have great ideas, I write notes, my phone is full of photos, I have dreams of this beautiful post with all these pictures I have taken and then by the end of the day its allDawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-77555802955291793962016-11-15T10:37:00.000-05:002016-12-18T19:17:02.550-05:00Kratom For Pain (and other things)
What is Kratom?
It is a Southeast Asian native tree(Mitragyna speciosa). *Oddly enough it is in the same family as coffee. sIt's a natural analgesic which has been used for hundreds of years to safely alleviate pain, combat fatigue and help with the effects of anxiety and depression.
The leaves of the tree have been used in low doses (as a stimulant) or high doses (as a sedativeDawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-50519978580071025592015-06-08T13:31:00.000-04:002015-06-08T20:30:56.211-04:00"But Exercise Makes Me Feel Worse"
"Exercise improves your pain threshold,” says Trent Nessler, PT, DPT, MPT, a vice president with Champion Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala. “With chronic pain, your pain threshold drops -- in other words, it takes less pain to make you feel more uncomfortable. With cardiovascular, strengthening, and flexibility exercise, you can improve that pain threshold.”
“Exercise improves Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-76464521401232693012015-04-27T19:13:00.000-04:002015-04-27T19:13:55.489-04:00Lil' Bub Birthday Paw-ty!
Nothing like a good old fashioned birthday to get your mind off pain!
My 7 year old was turning 8. She wanted a party at home and of course my first thought was 'oh my gawd'. The stress, the cleaning, the errands, talking o other parents, and planning....blegh
But then I realized might be exactly what I needed. Winter depression, pain, and the long wait for spring maybeDawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-14104593491438151922015-01-09T11:08:00.001-05:002015-01-09T11:42:13.605-05:00I Love the Cold, said This Fibro Patient Never!
Yesterday feeling like the "master" of my body decided to NOT work out after 2 hard days of insanitary in a row. I can feel the signs and even though every type A bone in my body want's to push through and act like I am "fine", I am getting better at holding that back. Good for me right? I still had to work an Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-36378813809461119042014-12-09T15:56:00.002-05:002014-12-09T15:56:43.855-05:00Different Types of Fibromyalgia Therapy: Some you may have never heard of!
If you have any chronic pain condition you know by now that relief comes in many different forms for many people. People will tell you the chiropractor is best when it did not help you at all. Some one will say massage therapy is best thing but you can't even bear to have pressure of any kindDawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-5461645437487378882014-12-06T22:13:00.000-05:002014-12-09T22:14:52.673-05:00FibromyHolidays!
Everyone has a list at this time of the year of how to "survive" the holidays. I had to put my two cents in as well.
Most of these are self explanatory and with a bad case of fibro fog I know you can still find a way to utilize some of these suggestions.
Plan Ahead
As much as possible and make everyone aware of your plans to reduce the amount of last minute changes placed upon you.
Say No
Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-21787088006926362402014-11-19T22:14:00.001-05:002014-11-19T22:17:22.825-05:00Elderberry for pain relief.
What is Elderberry?
Elderberry is a plant. The berries are used to make medicine. Not o be confused with American Elder, Elderflower, or Dwarf Elder. The Elderberry shrub generally matures to about 3 meters tall and produces yellow and white flowers in early summer, followed by deep blue or black berries which generally ripen around September.
Tip:(If you know what Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-18194140509134313402014-11-12T14:55:00.000-05:002014-11-12T15:15:11.017-05:00Is it Fibromyalgia, CFS or Gluten sensitivity ?
The symptoms of fibromyalgia, from the Mayo Clinic, About Health, CDC and Johns Hopkins include:
Widespread Body pain
Fatigue
Chest Pain
Sleep Disturbance
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Depression
Anxiety
Chronic Headaches
Depression
Dizziness
Impaired coordination
Muscle Twitching
Restless Leg Syndrome
Numbness and Tingling Sensations (Peripheral Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-27910999699944769602014-11-11T23:15:00.000-05:002014-11-11T23:17:02.954-05:00Gluten and Fibromyalgia Pain
Well, a question that gets asked a lot on my fb page is if going gluten free helps fibro symptoms. There are no rules. For some, yes absolutely it does. For others, not at all. So your best bet is to try being very strict when eliminating gluten and also anything that can be potentially cross reactive) for a period of 60 days just to see what happens.
Rye
Barley
Spelt
Polish Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-85472639418205747652014-11-03T14:45:00.002-05:002014-11-03T14:45:41.862-05:00When you have a bad day...
When you have a bad day you feel weak, embarrassed, old, inferior and unequal.
Even though I expect it, I explain it to people, and I know intellectually that it happens, I still get surprised and extremely frustrated when I get hit with a bad day. I have come to think that if I am not in a flare I am having a good day. Period. And since it is so long in between flares, I sometimes Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-42894744658880000472014-11-02T20:00:00.000-05:002014-11-03T16:47:13.173-05:00Rhode Island ComicCon Controversy 2014
I am NOT going into the various things that happened at Rhode Island ComicCon on Saturday (11/1/2014)
There are endless posts and tweets, blogs and journals who have write ups and you can find them anywhere.
#RICC #ricomiccon and the best one #ricomicconfail2014
For us it was partly a disaster, but mostly a good experience. We got off lucky compared to the thousands that had MAJOR Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-80569045097792089932014-10-12T12:11:00.000-04:002014-11-12T15:30:08.578-05:00Quick Gluten Free Swaps for Some Pinterest Recipes.
First let me say, I try cooking a lot of things I have found on Pinterest. Most work out and a few have not. If I try something and it's very bad I delete it off my board. No sense in keeping what I know I will never make again. So anything you see I have not tried yet or I have and its good. Here a few of my favorite Pinterest foods that I swapped out ingredients to make them gluten free. Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-74701807439457817572014-10-06T15:22:00.000-04:002014-11-12T15:23:04.583-05:00Gluten and Fibromyalgia Information
Will eliminating gluten help your fibromyalgia?
Is it Fibromyalgia, CFS or Gluten sensitivity?
Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-17643744999789551212014-09-24T13:42:00.001-04:002014-09-24T16:54:09.400-04:00Susan G Komen 3Day in Philly 2014
WOW!! Where do I begin?!
What an experience. Last year I thought it was the greatest experience I ever had, and partly thought I was just doe eyed in the face of my first 3Day, but NO. After my second, I can truly say it's the greatest experience you will ever have. I was not hesitant at all about doing this again at all. I did worry there would be rain becauseDawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-1624429739070055582014-09-10T14:33:00.000-04:002014-09-25T14:38:35.037-04:00Is "Autoimmune Paleo" an Oxymoron?
I am not going to go into all the details on the Paleo diet, OR the Autoimmune diet. There are so many resources on the web, all you have to do is a quick search. There are more popping up daily as these have been the "new" approaches to healthy eating and also helping with a variety of health conditions.
So here we have a few great resource: The Paleo Mom, AIP Lifestyle, and AutoimmuneDawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-62867819456307985542014-06-03T12:42:00.000-04:002014-06-03T12:42:40.594-04:00Looking for a job with chronic pain.
Being in control of your own workload and schedule for such extended periods of time put you (well, me anyway) at somewhat of a disadvantage when it comes time to look for work. Well, work in the real world. Where you are not approached for work on your terms but you have to seek it out, apply for it and then wait for the dreaded phone call, or lack thereof. I have reached that bridge that IDawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-13751839346309604342014-05-28T12:10:00.001-04:002014-05-28T15:33:38.879-04:00Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana stools get a new look!
Miley Cyrus has died..well, at least in my house! No one likes Hannah Montana anymore. That has been true for many years but the kids have been using EVERY darn day the Hannah/Miley stools they have at the arts and crafts table for homework, projects and other things.
I have been looking for some appropriate stools for a long time to replace them..too short, too tall, too Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695387572145688505.post-5184845322931598122014-04-16T10:41:00.000-04:002014-04-16T12:52:27.944-04:00Card Table Makeover
As you know when you get a burst of energy you have to jump on all the things you put off, couldn't get done or had no energy to do. Even if you know your going to pay for it later, unfortunately. Lately I seem to be more stressed than ever, out of key supplements, and generally not having a good few months.
I am back on the coffee because of it and it's terrible for my adrenals (about to "Dawn Wooten-Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340998804873236043noreply@blogger.com1