2 Year Road to Recovery: Optimal Management of Chronic Pain

The last time I wrote on steemit I was in serious pain. I was very focused on trying to manage it and trying to rework my life so that I could get through it. As it turns out, I got a lot worse before I got a lot better. In 2017 my doctor thought I had fibromyalgia or some other neurological condition.

Over the last two years it has been a real struggle to find out what was actually wrong with me. It wasn't until late in 2017 that I started to get some answers. In my search, I started to experiment with things such as essential oils, natural anti-inflammatories, Botox shots, tens machines, meditation, yoga and anything else I could possibly think of.

It was a fortunate happenstance that through my connections with doTerra essential oils I connected with a woman who is a nutritionist and a naturopath. In a post to her on her Facebook group page I described my symptoms. I couldn't afford her services, because I was not working as much as I had been before the excruciating pain. Fortunately, for me she cares about people and was willing to give me some advice.

She recommended that I get my blood work done. She made specific recommendations as to which tests to request and by following her advice I was able to find out that I was vitamin A and vitamin D deficient. And thus began my long journey back to Better Health. It has been two years and I can honestly say it has been quite the adventure. Since 2017, I have lost 23.6 lb and I have radically changed my lifestyle.

I am now more physically active than I had ever been before and have significantly decreased my pain. Since I am now in a better place, I will be able to journal or blog about my experiences. My Hope Is that they will help someone else who is struggling!

The first step is to think outside the box. Although allopathic medicine is good for a lot of things sometimes it is the unconventional that helps the most. Don't be afraid to explore. In the next article I will talk in more detail about allopathic treatments what worked and what didn't.