When my headaches are severe, Treximet is a life saver! It's a migraine med that my Neurologist said seems to work on Chiari headaches.
Cromolyn
Mindfulness
Doctors that believe me.
Chiari decompression surgery
My son who has become my full time carer after my marriage collapsed. He put his own life on hold to do so, he is only 22
Physical therapy, daily exercise
Pacing myself
avoiding most solid food and making vitamix smoothies
Getting GJ feeding tube a year and a half ago
Fentanyl gel patches(Activas brand), Oxycondone, Promethazine, VALUIM, Topamax, hydroxizine, Soma, Adderall, Norflex, Dilaudid
Amitriptyline was the first medication that really helped my bladder pain.
Lots of sleep and pain relief.
LOTS of rest
My support group
find a good g.p who is prepared to help find the correct specialist
Hot baths (not too hot though)
Reeducação postural, fisioterapia e exercícios para fortalecimento musculo-esquelético
Keep fighting for you diagnosis,even if your gp doesn't belive you have an invisible and rare illness.
Conhecer meus limites
Alimentação
corect diagnosis :)
Garder le moral quoi qu'il arrive
Knowing we are not alone
Going to see an Osteopath regularly
My wheelchair and e-fix wheels help me go out again
heat patche
Love of my husband and son helps me to not giving up
Having a dr that listened and connected all my symptoms
keeping positive
My pets
Support from other people who share your condition
2 ans de levocarnil - pour la fatigue
Asking advice
taking things slow
Sessões de osteopatia e pilates
Getting a formal diagnosis for EDS and all my comorbidities
Finding others for support
Crutches * wheelchair * splints *braces * my pain melds changed my life
Resting between every activity
Eliminating gluten reduces my pain level
Minimal drugs
2 tramadol every night before bed. Let's me sleep and my body rests.
Holistic chiropractor
My kids
Learning and sharing from people on sites like EDS.org
Pain pills
Pilates