FMS and multiple allergies, was Say… How bout them Blazers Huh?

DiamondAir

31 Jan 2001, at 1:03pm

> From: "Nanci and Thomas Kuykendall" <tn-k4of5@...>
> Well I have been absent in recent months due to a series of illnesses. I

know this topic has been discussed before, but I need help. A good friend
is telling me to look into FMS, as she thinks I am a prime candidate for
such a diagnosis. I really am starting to feel like some kind of
hypochondriac because I always seem to be sick. So educate me about FMS,
what are key symptoms, and would my family doc even know what it is? I am
really finding that my life is profoundly affected by my consistently poor
health, even more so that it always was as a child, since I have kids of my
own to care for now and just cannot be sick this much.

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> Also, my son has multiple allergy issues, as many of you may know, since

we have discussed allergies before too. He just turned four in December and
I have been avoiding intrusive allergy tests because I did not want to put a
young child through a lot of torture over them. Now I am thinking, for his
own safety, I need to get in to see an allergist and have some comprehensive
testing done on him, as well as myself. Any advice from parents of allergic
and special medical needs children?

Nanci,

I've mentioned it on this list before, but I think it's important enough to
repeat. I seriously suggest looking into NAET treatments, both for allergies
and FMS. You can read about it at http://www.naet.com . But keep an open
mind. When I first heard about it, and indeed when I first took my son in to
be treated, it just seemed totally hokey and impossible to me. But it
really, really works! When I took my son in for his first NAET treatment, he
had endured 4 months of hives due to food allergies that we couldn't pin
down. He had been to pediatricians and allergists, poked with needles for
allergy tests that were inconclusive and told us nothing. The best that the
doctors and allergists could come up with was a prescription for long-term
Claritin use and an Epipen just in case he went in to anaphylactic shock.
That and a diet that avoided just about everything edible on earth. We
existed on Millet bread and rice cheese for months before I found NAET. When
I took him in for his first treatment, I didn't give him any antihistamines
that morning, because I thought it might interfere. By the time his
appointment rolled around, he was covered in huge welty hives from head to
toe, and his face and hands were swelling up. Within literally minutes of
the start of the NAET treatment, the hives started disappearing before my
very eyes. They came back for about 5 hours after his 2nd NAET treatment and
have not been back since! So far we have had him "cleared" of 5 of his food
allergies and are eating all kinds of things we hadn't eaten in months. I
can't describe how happy I am not to see my little guy swollen up, itching,
and covered in hives. Not to mention eating Quinoa pasta (blech!).

A friend of mine's mother had fibromalgyia and Crohn's disease, and was
basically debilitated by pain. The doctors kept giving her different kinds
of medications, but nothing worked. She was taking dozens of ibuprofen a
day. Her remission after NAET treatments has left her able to totally enjoy
life. She's not completely free of all of her symptoms, but enough that she
feels she has "a completely different body". I can't say enough about this
amazing treatment. Best of all, for kids, it is completely painless.
Mackenzie actually looks forward to going to see "Doctor Deborah", the
naturopath who has been doing our NAET treatments. Often chiropractors,
acupuncturists, or naturopaths become NAET specialists, so you might try
looking in the phone book under these professions to see if you can find
someone who does it.

Hope this info is helpful. I know I might sound like I'm proselytizing about
it, but if I can help one family avoid the horrible allergy problems we had,
and the lack of useful treatment from allopathic physicians, the elimination
diets and the medications, it is worth it!!

BTW, NAET is also used to treat Sensory Integration problems, Autism, and
many other allergy-related illnesses. The woman who created NAET, Dr.
Nambudriped has written a couple of books "Say Goodbye to Illness" and "Say
Goodbye to Allergy-Related Autism" that might be worth checking out for
anyone interested in how it works.

Blue Skies!
-Robin-
Mom to Mackenzie (8/28/96) "I want to grow up to be a nun, because I love to
sing" (can you tell we just watched the "Sound of Music"??)
and Asa (10/5/99) "More get doggies happy be!"
http://www.geocities.com/the_clevengers Flying Clevenger Family

Jon and Rue Kream

31 Jan 2001, at 6:58pm

Hi Nancy - I have fibromyalgia, and I would say the main symptoms are pain
and insomnia. There's also migraines, dropping things, poor memory and word
recall, irritable bowel syndrome, flu-like achiness, missing your mouth
when you try to drink, swelling in hands, and difficulty shaking a virus.
My favorite book on the subject is "Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain
Syndrome" by Devin Starlanyl and Mary Ellen Copeland. I know they have a
website too. There is a LOT of misinformation out there, and I really
think it's just a word used to describe something that doctors haven't
figured out yet. They do know that I have candida (too much yeast in the
intestines) and some minor food allergies, but that doesn't really explain
most of the symptoms. I was diagnosed in 1991, and every doctor I've been
to in the past ten years has heard of it, but not every one has taken it
seriously or known a lot about it. Unfortunately, I have not found much
relief, and have tried many medications and therapies. I would recommend
seeing an osteopath, as they seem to be able to feel where your pain is and
provide some massage therapy. I would also go to as many doctors as it
takes until you are listened too. My life is profoundly affected, as you
said, but you do learn to deal with it. If you have any specific questions
about it I'll be happy to answer them. I hope you don't have it! - Rue

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Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] FMS and multiple allergies, was Say... How
bout them Blazers Huh?

> From: "Nanci and Thomas Kuykendall" <tn-k4of5@...>
> Well I have been absent in recent months due to a series of illnesses. I

>
> Also, my son has multiple allergy issues, as many of you may know, since