RE: Pain Sucks!! This is NO life
I am sorry to hear that you are in such pain.
I have had severe joint pain and inflammation, and found that eliminating foods like sugar, grains, and dairy have really improved my vitality, decreased my inflammation and soreness, and, I’ve lost weight too.
You don’t mention anything about food as medicine, and I would suggest finding a functional medicine doctor who can identify the root cause of your illness. Could be so many things from environmental toxins to hormone imbalance to thyroid or your gut biome.
I have also experienced better, deeper sleep and no more depression using light therapy- specifically the REDjuvenator.
This product is just over a year old, and incredible testimonials keep coming in from all over the world. I just bought another one for my son who has shoulder pain from an old injury.
People are recovering from Lyme disease, back injuries, skin rashes, neuropathy, and more. It may be worth the investment for you to try.
At a minimum, I feel certain it will help you sleep, and that can go a long way to help you heal!
All best
@mhrose Thanks, I have changed my diet but I am willing to find a specialist that has more knowledge about it like you said. I have never heard of the REDjuvenator but I am going to research it. Thanks for the advice.
Good to hear — hopefully you have noticed some positive changes with healthy foods.
I also wondered about your vitamin D levels and if you are getting daily sunshine ☀️?
And magnesium - really important - it eliminated my restless leg syndrome.
My vitamin D usually stays very low, I take supplements. I can't get out in the sun much. I feel my skin burning after just 3-5 minutes and when I get out of the direct sun my skin feels better. It actually looks like a sunburn when in sun and goes away as soon as my skin cools back off and out of the sun.
I have heard about taking magnesium supplements but I haven't taken any yet. I may start them soon.
Hmmm. People have taken astaxanthin to avoid sun burn.
I have very fair skin, and I use the red light before going out in the sun. It provides protection from the UV rays in midday so I don’t burn anymore.
Other people who have been very sun sensitive - always needing to wear sunglasses - have completely improved since using the REDjuvenator.
You seem to have something deeper going on, tho. Using the light on your wrists for 20 minutes/day could really help your immune system.
In any case, keep searching - I feel certain you will find relief!
Thanks, I will keep researching the REDjuvenator. I do have to wear sunglasses at all times when outdoors. I sometimes have to wear them inside if the light is too bright.
I've never been sunburn really, I have turned red then it darkens but never any pain with it , just in the last 3 years my skin looks and feels like a sunburn then goes away almost instantly when I get back inside.
I suggest getting sunshine before the UV rays come out - at sunrise when the sky is primarily red/orange, and sunset. Right now, if you are going out mid-day 10-3, you are getting UV rays and it seems they are hard for you to handle. With the sunrise/sunset light, you can build up to more sunlight.
Good luck!
Thanks, I will try that.