What kind of MR did you get? I now use 2 different ones. For day I use Chlorzoxazone (500 mg - sometimes i use 1/2 of that, but latly I need the whole pill 2-3 x day) and the second, before bed, is Tizanidine. The second one is really sedating to me so I cnat use it during te day and function on it. I used to get flexeril, but it really doesn't do much for me.

The first one works reall good, but my insurance doest cover it so I have to pay cash for it. And, IMPO it kind of pricey..

Most antibiotics would kill the bad stuff, but also the good bacteria. Often - good bacteria keep candida - the yeast in check, preventing it from taking over. But as we kill the bacteria - the yeast - candida can start going crazy -taking over. That's why I always do the candida treatment as I take antibiotics or even supplements that kills bacteria.

There is a difference between simple yeast and candida. The first is actually part of our biota and it needed for proper digestion. Candida is, using simple terms "simple yeast that became like a gang- destructive and even dangerous." It forms colonies and layers and can take over the system. Rather difficult to deal with, and close to impossible to get rid of since we do need yeast. After my treatment for SIBO and Candida - always supplement the good probiotics and simple yeast (i.e. Florastor is a simple yeast)

SIBO and internal Candida go hand in hand.

When I treat SIBO I also treat Candida (Diflucan).

Im getting ready to start my 2 weeks SIBO and Candida protocol. Beside Antibiotics, and Diflucan, I also take supplements to help bridge the biofilm and dissolve it to reach to deeper layers of SIBO and Candida. This way, My treatment often lasts over a year.

Often "lasts over a year" - because of RNY, My age, plus PPI - I can manage SIBO and Candida but not really eliminate it. Eventually my symptoms return and I need a treatment. At the beginning - I needed to repeat the treatment every 3-5 months, so at least 3 x a year. Now - Once a year seams OK.

QOTD: Hot. 95-97F. And burning skin when exposed to sun.

"You know you live in a south when you see people willing to walk a mile so they can park their car in a shade." Maybe not a mile, but I don't mind parking farther from the doors (Costco, Sam's, any other store i plan to be in more than 10 min) if my car could be in a shade. My current car - Santa Fe Has very good AC and vented seats. In 90 sec I can feel the cold coming at me from the vents and the seat. My car is set at 65 -66K. Yes, it gets cool. Plus I put IR/UV coating on my windows, it really makes a difference.

Vacation is over and we had fun. We had great time, it was great to see my sister who was unbelievable great hostess. One funny thing - when we arrived, there were doing some water lines refit and there was no running water in her house on Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday we got a train to visit Krakow, but the 2 days - showering with bottled water was funny.

I think Keith enjoyed seeing part of Europe I grew up in, and overall we had fun. My sister loves Keith. He is a very first guy I'm with she really likes. Yea, the others were no good for me, I know that, but her dislike of al of them were often difficult to handle.

Vacation is over - and I regained app 6 lbs. And ...I am still on eating like "on vacation". Unfortunately that causes a lot of inflammation and pain. Lots of. I need to be on keto-paleo type diet, not "whatever I want to eat diet".
When in Poland I fell and bummed one of my knee. Then when we were flying back, I wore compression socks. Unfortunately the hematoma in the knee probably got turned into a blood clot - Once we got back I had a problem bending my knee. I tried different things, but after 2 weeks gave up, called my doc and got steroid injection in that knee on Monday. Since then, I regained 90% if mobility in that knee. I still use lotion and IF lamp, but the improvement is huge.

The heat really bothers me. My body doesn't properly regulate my body heat and I'm miserable when I'm hot.

I had my lab work done and looks like I need to be on the hormones I'm on now. 2-3 years ago there were signs that my pituitary could be improving, but now my hormones' levels are still very low, some critically low without supplementation, that I need to be sure I dose regularly, and have extra as needed. Bummer.

Beside that - things are ok.

good to see everyone still participating.

P.S. I read some posts but I was either busy or in a bad "head space" to post anything.

Hugs. IMO, Dry heaving is worse than throwing up. Sometimes it feels like my bile is trying to get up. Sore throat, sore ribs, etc.

The worst about legality MJ is the drug testing. Hemp is technically legal and you may need to start reading on legality of delta 8, delta 9 and delta 10 in your area, state, county and city. You may need to consider that, if legally it won't be a problem for you.

In my area weed is illegal but people use it here. I don't. My ex was a pothead so I have a strong aversion to the smoke. When I was in CO I vaped some, to try, but I hated it, the high. It worked on my pain, but it made me feel ill.

There is also kratom. It works fod a lot of people. To help with pain, energy, and a anxiety. I used it for a few years, but i developed a strong dependencu, and I had very bad withdrawals, just 2-3 hrs after getting a proper dose.

But ...kratom is the only thing that really helps with my irritated nerves' pain. If I take just "perfect amount" I'm not only pain free but I also get energy spike for app 2 hrs. Unfortunately the type that helps is an extract, specially formatted. And I don't want to develop addiction to it. (It's so easy****ep some in case the pain gets thr best from me. Ugh

Sorry to see you dealing with all this crap. Nausea can be horrible. We're you able to get some Rx for Ativan? I know I don't function well without my nausea meds.

The generic promethazine works for me. I freak out when I need it and can't find it. It's typically everywhere, by the bed, in my purse, in the cars... I used to freak out like that when I couldn't find hyoceamine (for intestinal cramps), or glucose, now it's promethazine. I actually take it withou****er, allowing it to slowly dissolve and numb my mouth, throat, etc. Sometimes I need 2 x 25mg, but normally just 1 Is OK.

So...what now for the pain? Are there any options for you?

Is weed an option? I know it can work for me, but I got side effects trying THC delta 9 (uncontrolled munching and some nausea). I hate feeling high.

There is also kratom, but getting a good source can be challenging. The store front sources can be OK, but ...I heard some horror stories by people who bought from the smoke shops.

I hope it's just beozar. Undigested food. We'll see.

I hope you start getting better soon. Hugs. It sucks what we need to do to get some relief. Hugs.

Hugs. So sorry to hear that. I hope you recover fast.

Are they still pumping you with the morphine???? ugh...

Good morning. You are unstoppable. Wow.

QOTD: not really. When I like a car I like it, but when I see something better for me, and similar price - I get it. Last 2 cars are Hyundai Santa FE SUV. I absolutely love them. That's why I got a newer version to get more options. Heated and Colled seats - I'm always overheating, great AC, plus many other options Hyundairipped from German cars. Before that we had Hyundai sonata and I hated it. I also had Acura MdX and I liked it, but I didn't like how much gas it burned and that I had to refuel it 2x a week. I had other cars before that.

When I was at herbal conference 2 weeks ago I bought some items. One of them was a small bottle of natural herbal roll-on pain mix. Yesterday I decided to try it. I put that on my knees and my shins. O boy. It's still burning today. It has strong herbal stuff including capsicum and pepper. It started burning app 15 min after application, and continued burning. At 45 min, I decided I needed to wa**** off. I used grease, then soap and water. It helped a little. Then ...15 min later the burn returned. Ugh. I woke up with my knees burning. It would be fun day today. Lol.

My theory is that lotions- oils like that work for pain because the new pain from them overpowers any other pain you had. Suddenly the pain you had isn't so bad after all.

BTW- if you ever use anything like that - cleaning it with jus****er and soap is a really really bad idea. Like the worst you can do. (I know from past experience). Using fat- grease- i.e. butter, coconut oil, olive oil - then wipe it dry with paper, repeat a couple of times can help to remove that medicated oils from your skin. Then you could wa**** with a gentle soap and water. Do not touch your eyes or sensitive parts of your body. Dry it with towel you can trash, or paper towels. Residue on regular towels can hurt you in more than one way many weeks after and they could spread to other items you wash together with that towel - again- im talking from experience. I've been experimenting with Essential oils for many years - and I've done things.

Today I'm having a massage in a middle of the day, so I'm going to work late.

Accountability: I ate a whole mid size watermelon over the weekend. I was planning to have some, but... o well...it could have been worse things. Right?

Menu:

Liquids

L: meat/cheese roll ups.

D: chicken, vegetables

S: apple, cheese...

Good morning. On Friday I learned that we (WORK) have Monday off. It's a federal holiday, but not a state of SC holiday. Last year when I was on vacation, Brian introduced the new Juneteenth as a company holiday, and that day was posted on the company paid stat holiday list at the beginning of this year. I thought I corrected it (I did on some forms, but not others, ugh). We already have one floating extra holiday that can be used for any day, and the standard 10 stat paid holidays. I'm wondering of Brian will show up to work tomorrow and then call me to ask where is everyone.

But because of the Monday off, and me "slacking" last week - I decided to work late yesterday plus put a whole day in today. Just "regular accounting maintenance stuff". I also lost a good employee, and we have a new one we are training. My accounting assistant/ustomer service manager is mostly training him, but I will have to do some of that, and do it soon.

Keith also has Monday as a day off, so I think I will drag him somewhere to eat out. We have 2 cats and he takes care of them more than I do. Ideally tonight would be nice to take Keith out for father's day dinner (we have 2 cats), but it would be crowded, and we don't like that.

As a fun part - I finally "broke down" and decided I want a kindle reader. ... I was wishy-washy about getting one. I really don't need it, but I tried a simple Kindle 2022, then I decided that I didn't like it, the size, the screen, etc. Long story short--- Keith... got it for me as an early birthday gift. Lol (it's on sale now). It's already set up and ready to go.

Today is a workday for me, then I plan to stop by Costco to get some meds. my gastro doc office worked miracle and got insurance to approve some really $$$ meds (PPi Dexilant and Xifaxan for SIBO.) Lately my temper is short... I really need a vacation.

QOTD: it depends - I try to avoid vegetable oils like soy, canola, corn, etc...so when we are out I really limit the amount of dressing on my salad and I dip tip my fork in that. But at home, or homemade dressing, it depends if I got other fat source on my plate (i.e. avocado), or

Menu: undecided. Some proteins and vegetables...

Liquids

L: ???

D:???

Interesting.

I peel the cucumber skin to reduce the amount of fiber.

BTW: ceramic knifes work great to cut vegetables without causing oxidation. Works wonderful on cut avocado, or apples. I've got a bunch of ceramic knifes. I have to hide them at work - people steel them or break them. Ceramic knifes chip easily. Plus they need to be washed by hands. At home - Keith is as careful as I am with the knifes. I have a good knife sharpener that works with SS or ceramic knifes, "removing" the chips.

is it spontaneous to not do things

Yes it is, specially in my book. As I got older, I got more spontaneous about that. Specially with bad back, overheating and arthritis. Too hot or too wet? Nope, not going out. And if I have to...I get grouchy....