Many itchings!
Another great question about an ordinary (for CRPS!) change led to another “Isypedia” blurch. Here goes. Once in awhile, something changes out of the blue.… Read More »Many itchings!
Another great question about an ordinary (for CRPS!) change led to another “Isypedia” blurch. Here goes. Once in awhile, something changes out of the blue.… Read More »Many itchings!
As I’ve said before, much of brain-retraining has to do with speaking to the primitive parts of the brain in ways it can’t ignore. Being… Read More »Mental toolkit for overwhelming times
After talking with patients, doctors, and loved ones — and, as a trained observer, carefully noticing the changes in posture, expression, and tone as I’ve… Read More »CRPS terminology, under the nervous grin
Relationships can be so fraught! Add to that a disease nobody understands without years of serious effort; unbelievable pain; weird deficits (sound volume? Vibration? Time… Read More »Isy’s guidelines for taking care of relationships when it’s imp-possible to have them
This is from one of my Isypedia-type replies to someone with a dreadful case of clostridium difficile (commonly known as c.diff) who had been told to… Read More »Cleaning up the question of antibacterial soap
Here’s my Doctor Appointment Optimization strategy. This is especially important for new diagnoses, new doctors, and any significant change or comcern you have. – Between… Read More »Doctor appointment optimization
Okay, this is weird… good weird, though. I’d been in a really bitter, increasing pain jag for days, and though a dose of Norco and… Read More »Music lit me up and doused the fire
Interesting week here. A dear friend is embroiled in one of those ghastly legal tangles where the vultures are rigged to win. I’m the key… Read More »Fixing the brakes
Updated to reflect much experimentation and the final recipe, Dec 16, 2016 We forget that tooth pain is nerve pain. There are big fat nerves… Read More »The right toothpaste turns out to be my own
It’s been an interesting summer. It’s good to be safe and well. And that’s all I want to say about it right now. On to… Read More »A simple 3-step program for bearing the unbearable