Chava,
It sucks to have chronic pain and I hope you get some relief in the very near future. I have an autoimmune disease and chronic pain is off and on for me. I was in remission for a very long time but numerous stressors have made it reappear. I know my body well. I asked my primary care doctor to run the specific tests due to excessive fatigue. I could not walk up my stairs without having to lie down on the floor. Not fun when you have twin 5 year old's running around. Sure enough everything came back positive. I am seeing a rheumatologist soon. I was symptom free for around 15 years. Have you ever had your vitamin D checked? Being low can cause significant pain. I am taking several thousand IUI's a day now and my doctor told me it can cause muscle aches and bone pain. I use liquid drops because they are easily absorbed.
My therapist had me do some tapping therapy. It is called EFT which is short-form for Emotional Freedom Technique. It is supposed to help with anxiety and to manage pain. There are several u-tube videos out there describing it. She also has had me try a meditational sort of breathing technique where you sit for 20 minutes and focus on your breath and when your mind wanders you go back to your breath.
I also had anorexia. I don't think you ever do not have anorexia if you know what I mean. I think it is always in my head and yes I understand how you feel when you said you felt physically best when you were suffering. I relapsed in 2012 and have just gotten myself to a healthy weight in the last 6 months. I have struggled more than 20 years with disordered thinking around eating.
I am glad you are able to ask for help but it is too bad that your insurance is not covering everything medical. I wish that mental health issues would be seen as a medical issue and have more coverage then what it does.
It sucks to have chronic pain and I hope you get some relief in the very near future. I have an autoimmune disease and chronic pain is off and on for me. I was in remission for a very long time but numerous stressors have made it reappear. I know my body well. I asked my primary care doctor to run the specific tests due to excessive fatigue. I could not walk up my stairs without having to lie down on the floor. Not fun when you have twin 5 year old's running around. Sure enough everything came back positive. I am seeing a rheumatologist soon. I was symptom free for around 15 years. Have you ever had your vitamin D checked? Being low can cause significant pain. I am taking several thousand IUI's a day now and my doctor told me it can cause muscle aches and bone pain. I use liquid drops because they are easily absorbed.
My therapist had me do some tapping therapy. It is called EFT which is short-form for Emotional Freedom Technique. It is supposed to help with anxiety and to manage pain. There are several u-tube videos out there describing it. She also has had me try a meditational sort of breathing technique where you sit for 20 minutes and focus on your breath and when your mind wanders you go back to your breath.
I also had anorexia. I don't think you ever do not have anorexia if you know what I mean. I think it is always in my head and yes I understand how you feel when you said you felt physically best when you were suffering. I relapsed in 2012 and have just gotten myself to a healthy weight in the last 6 months. I have struggled more than 20 years with disordered thinking around eating.
I am glad you are able to ask for help but it is too bad that your insurance is not covering everything medical. I wish that mental health issues would be seen as a medical issue and have more coverage then what it does.
