Hello and thanks for having me.
 

HI, my name is Tamara. I just turned 50 :crazy: I know! Some days I feel 100 and others I feel 30. Age is a number, it's how we feel. I have 2 beautiful daughters who just graduated college, a wonderful husband and 3 awesome dogs. A few years ago we moved to SC due to my health. I waited until my girls graduated HS, it was hard on my health, but I wanted them to finish HS first.

Here goes the medical part. Sick on and off since childhood, allergies mostly, lots of them, but as years went on, leg pains, many nights restless, always told it was growing pains (I seem to think differently now), chronic respiratory issues, and back to allergies. By the time I was in my early 20's allergies beat me up. In my mid-30's I was diagnosed with leukoplakia and had a radical hysterectomy, all within the same year, I get dx with CFS, anxiety, carpal tunnel, hypothyroidism, hyper-thrombosis, possible Hyper IgE syndrome (600x higher than normal), Fibromyalgia, Fibromatosis and massive allergies. Finally on some medication I feel a little better, some months go by and find out I have Arnold Chiari Malformation Type III after being in and out of doctors for years. 2005 I have brain surgery and some symptoms finally dissipate, phew! 2006 and 2008 I get Lyme disease, yes twice. I've had quite the journey, still positive. It works, believe me! Raynaud's phenomenon, and hip surgery around 2011. Fast forward to today. Something has been happening to me, I can't put my finger on it. The pain is unbearable. I research like always and allodynia, wow. I have to go see a doctor to make for certain, but I know that is what it is. Everything fits for sure. Thanks for letting me drop that off like that. Hello everyone and stay positive. Love to all. Ps. so many things wrong, I may have forgotten some, lol.

Hi Tamara

Welcome to NeuroTalk :).

You have certainly had to deal with a lot of health problems.

Please keep the community posted - there are many knowledgeable and supportive members here :).

Best wishes.

Hi and welcome. Yes, indeed you listed quite a few issues. I deal with bodywide OA and was given the Fibro dx in 1999 and finally got on "natural" thyroid Naturethroid in 2002 and a 10 yr struggle...long story.

I have a great success story with allergies and you say massive. Prior to 1995, I was the allergy sinus queen, life of sore throats...finding Pycnogenol and then going to Grape Seed Extract in 1995, ended my misery. That was 22 yrs ago so that ugly issue is gone from my body. I was 57 when I started on this wonderful antioxidant. I'm 79 now and live with OA and the thought of a knee replacement is always in my mind. I had a hip replacement in 2010 and left with too many complications.

My best advice to you is the antioxidants I mention above.

If I do have Fibro, it's manageable. Could be the grape seed ex helps it too. It's said by many out there grape seed ex MAY prevent some cancers. I'm banking on that one. So far I'm good. Take care and if you have question on grape seed ex I'll be happy to help.