Me, Vitamin D and CBD
I say often a closed mouth doesn't get fed and in my case if you aren't a advocate for yourself you'll wind up dead! Yes this sounds extreme but the situation is just that bad. It's by the grace of God that I am still walking today. Some know my story but to those who don't, here goes. A few months back I started having pain in my right knee. I attributed the pain to me being overweight and my knee just being tired. The pain wasn't bad enough for me to take a pain pill so I ignored it and went on with my life full throttle business as usual. Now 3 weeks ago, after barely making it through my 5 night stretch at work, my knee started giving me excruciating pain that had me in tears. Getting out of bed to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night became nearly impossible and if I made it out of bed I certainly couldn't make it to the bathroom in time. This of course was frustrating as well as embarrassing. I couldn't imagine how or why my knee went from minimal pain to excruciating and didn't know how I could possibly work in this condition.
My Dr. ordered an xray which I went and had done. The results were that I had osteoarthritis in my knee and I was told to take over the counter meds. I let my Dr. know that I had already been taking over the counter pain relievers and they didnt put a dent in the pain. He prescribed Tramadol. Lord have mercy on me that darn Tramadol had me sick as ever! I was nauseated,sweating and felt horrible after taking only one dose! I wasn't going to take another and called my Drs office to get something else. At this time I was asked to come in to be seen early the next morning. Not really feeling like it, I went in and at the urging of a family friend I asked that my vitamin D level be checked. My Dr. obliged and wrote the order. He also prescribed Meloxicam for the pain and didn't understand why I was in so much pain because my x-ray, according to him didn't look that bad. This was a stressful time for me because I never knew how much pain I'd be in when I woke up to go to work. The pain was sometimes unbearable but I tried to put my brave face on and convince myself that I have to be strong because that's what everyone around me is used to. I had many conversations with myself, "Mel suck it up, your family needs you." "Mel how are you gonna pay those credit card bills if you stop working?" Not once did "Mel if you don't sit down somewhere, get better and take care of yourself" come up in my conversations with myself.
Calling off for my shifts became a regular occurance and I felt bad for having to call off even though it was for a legitimate reason. I just wanted to be in control again and not being able to walk without extreme pain showed me I wasn't in control of anything anymore. If the knee was stiff I had to wait until it unstiffened before walking down the hallway to the bathroom. Dragging my right leg so that I didn't have to bend it at all was how I managed. I was indeed miserable and crying more than I've ever cried in my life. Why me? Why me? That's what I asked myself daily. Here I am doing everything I can to succeed in life and I keep experiencing setbacks and health issues. It seemed like every couple of weeks something was wrong with me. A few weeks before my knee started giving me trouble, my right hand and arm were acting up. My right hand would get extremely cold and my fingers would go numb then pain would shoot up my right arm. I'm going to keep it real and not leave anything out. There were times I would have to sit on the toilet for 30 minutes or more until I could feel my hand so that I could wipe. Weird random ailments kept popping up. I thought it would be smooth sailing when I got the good news that my brain tumor had disappeared but things were getting worse.
I became moody, withdrawn and depressed while still having to be wife,mom and employee. I was a complete mess, yet still trying to hold it all together. On my way into the therapist's office, she had literally just called my name, my Drs. office called with the lab results for my vitamin D test. My level was low but she didn't say how low and I didn't ask many questions since I was just walking into therapy. I was told I would have to take vitamin D for 8 weeks to bring my level up to where it should be. After therapy I sat in my truck and looked at my results online through the health portal. My Vitamin D level was 6.9 which indicated severe deficiency! I was livid at this point, Im darn near wheel chair bound asking for a walker and this could have been avoided had my Drs. ordered this simple test along with the other routine labs. After Googling and doing my research, I found that the extreme pain was due to softening of my bones because of the lack of vitamin D! I don't have osteoporosis, I have osteomalacia! All of the weird things that I had going on were symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. I am so thankful for the young lady who noticed the symptoms and urged me to demand the test. I had no idea how essential vitamin D is to the body. I'm living proof that you must be your own advocate and research for yourself. I hate to think how much worse I'd be by now had I not found out the culprit.
Now I'm on 50,000 units of Vitamin D once a week and my energy level is through the roof. Realizing the condition of my bones and the need for healing, I quit my job and am focused on recuperating. I use CBD products which have been a lifesaver and my knee is getting better. The CBD cream works to relieve the pain and inflammation while the tincture calms my nerves and also helps with inflammation. Traditional medicine isn't always the safest route and the after-effects aren't pleasant. I'm a work in progress, that's for sure! If you're interested in the products that are helping me get back to functioning take a look or you may be looking to work for yourself, I'll include that link too. I hope you'll find relief and healing as well. Project Melanie
https://www.hempworx.com/Branjmel7
https://www.hempworxbizop.com/Branjmel7
#cbd #health #welness #cannabis
My Dr. ordered an xray which I went and had done. The results were that I had osteoarthritis in my knee and I was told to take over the counter meds. I let my Dr. know that I had already been taking over the counter pain relievers and they didnt put a dent in the pain. He prescribed Tramadol. Lord have mercy on me that darn Tramadol had me sick as ever! I was nauseated,sweating and felt horrible after taking only one dose! I wasn't going to take another and called my Drs office to get something else. At this time I was asked to come in to be seen early the next morning. Not really feeling like it, I went in and at the urging of a family friend I asked that my vitamin D level be checked. My Dr. obliged and wrote the order. He also prescribed Meloxicam for the pain and didn't understand why I was in so much pain because my x-ray, according to him didn't look that bad. This was a stressful time for me because I never knew how much pain I'd be in when I woke up to go to work. The pain was sometimes unbearable but I tried to put my brave face on and convince myself that I have to be strong because that's what everyone around me is used to. I had many conversations with myself, "Mel suck it up, your family needs you." "Mel how are you gonna pay those credit card bills if you stop working?" Not once did "Mel if you don't sit down somewhere, get better and take care of yourself" come up in my conversations with myself.
Calling off for my shifts became a regular occurance and I felt bad for having to call off even though it was for a legitimate reason. I just wanted to be in control again and not being able to walk without extreme pain showed me I wasn't in control of anything anymore. If the knee was stiff I had to wait until it unstiffened before walking down the hallway to the bathroom. Dragging my right leg so that I didn't have to bend it at all was how I managed. I was indeed miserable and crying more than I've ever cried in my life. Why me? Why me? That's what I asked myself daily. Here I am doing everything I can to succeed in life and I keep experiencing setbacks and health issues. It seemed like every couple of weeks something was wrong with me. A few weeks before my knee started giving me trouble, my right hand and arm were acting up. My right hand would get extremely cold and my fingers would go numb then pain would shoot up my right arm. I'm going to keep it real and not leave anything out. There were times I would have to sit on the toilet for 30 minutes or more until I could feel my hand so that I could wipe. Weird random ailments kept popping up. I thought it would be smooth sailing when I got the good news that my brain tumor had disappeared but things were getting worse.
I became moody, withdrawn and depressed while still having to be wife,mom and employee. I was a complete mess, yet still trying to hold it all together. On my way into the therapist's office, she had literally just called my name, my Drs. office called with the lab results for my vitamin D test. My level was low but she didn't say how low and I didn't ask many questions since I was just walking into therapy. I was told I would have to take vitamin D for 8 weeks to bring my level up to where it should be. After therapy I sat in my truck and looked at my results online through the health portal. My Vitamin D level was 6.9 which indicated severe deficiency! I was livid at this point, Im darn near wheel chair bound asking for a walker and this could have been avoided had my Drs. ordered this simple test along with the other routine labs. After Googling and doing my research, I found that the extreme pain was due to softening of my bones because of the lack of vitamin D! I don't have osteoporosis, I have osteomalacia! All of the weird things that I had going on were symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. I am so thankful for the young lady who noticed the symptoms and urged me to demand the test. I had no idea how essential vitamin D is to the body. I'm living proof that you must be your own advocate and research for yourself. I hate to think how much worse I'd be by now had I not found out the culprit.
Now I'm on 50,000 units of Vitamin D once a week and my energy level is through the roof. Realizing the condition of my bones and the need for healing, I quit my job and am focused on recuperating. I use CBD products which have been a lifesaver and my knee is getting better. The CBD cream works to relieve the pain and inflammation while the tincture calms my nerves and also helps with inflammation. Traditional medicine isn't always the safest route and the after-effects aren't pleasant. I'm a work in progress, that's for sure! If you're interested in the products that are helping me get back to functioning take a look or you may be looking to work for yourself, I'll include that link too. I hope you'll find relief and healing as well. Project Melanie
https://www.hempworx.com/Branjmel7
https://www.hempworxbizop.com/Branjmel7
#cbd #health #welness #cannabis
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