Holistic Life Coach

  Are you tired of living with chronic pain? I know I was! I felt like no doctor was listening to my concerns and with the new opioid restrictions, the thought of relief was just a dream. Chronic pain can be debilitating and affect every aspect of your life.  Imagine being able to do the things you love without constant discomfort. Picture a life where you can focus on the things that matter the most to you. With the right approach and guidance, it's possible to reduce the impact of chronic pain on your daily life.  I have mentioned in my other posts, my doctors wanted me to take an insane amount of ibuprofen and acetaminophen on a daily basis. My main concern was that my liver and kidneys would be damaged and guess what? I would be in even more pain because lets get real, ibuprofen and acetaminophen do not take away chronic pain. I was also given gabapentin, which is a prescription drug used as an anticonvulsant. However, they are distributing this drug like tic-tacs for...

     Living with fibromyalgia can be a daily struggle. The pain can be unbearable and the feeling of being alone can be overwhelming. It's like a constant battle with your own body. But there is hope.      With proper pain management, you can learn to control and manage your pain. It's important to understand that fibromyalgia is not like cancer or other disorders that cause damage to your body. It's a disorder that affects your nervous system and can worsen with trauma or stress. But with the right techniques, you can lead a better life.      Imagine being free from the constant suffering and having greater control over your pain. You can increase your ability to manage your pain and treasure the moments where you feel better. Living with fibromyalgia doesn't have to be a life sentence of pain and isolation.      The first step in achieving pain relief is to seek proper care from a healthcare professional who can provide guida...

I'm a holistic life coach and my mission is to help people who are struggling with post surgical pain. Dealing with pain can be incredibly tough, both physically and emotionally, and it's something that no one should have to go through alone. That's where I come in. I am a spinal cord tumor survivor and understand the recovery of major life changing surgery all too well! It's so frustrating when you feel like no one is listening to you or believing what you're saying. It can make you want to scream! It's like your voice doesn't matter at all. And even worse, it feels like people think you're lying or making things up. That kind of disbelief can be really hurtful and make you doubt yourself. All you want is to be heard and have your words taken seriously. That is how I felt when I was recovering and no one wanted to help me with post-surgical pain. In my State of New Jersey, unless you have cancer or are on hospice, you will only get five days of pain med...

       After my major spine surgery I was sent home with 20 percocet. I was instructed to take one pill every six hours for pain. If you calculate the instructions that would be five days of pain medicine. I had a tumor removed from my spinal cord, 4 lamina removed from my thoracic spine with no hardware replacing it. My Serratus posterior superior muscles was cut through (upper back major muscle) and four nerve roots were also cut through in order to get to the tumor. To this day I still have CSF leak in my spinal cord as well. While in the hospital ( two days in ICU and 5 days afterwards) I was given dilaudid for the pain. When I am discharged 5 day supply of percocet and then I was on my own.     I called my neurosurgeon's office asking for help. I was told to take 1000 mg of acetaminophen  every six hours, 800 mg of ibuprofen every four hours, valium for muscle spasms three times a day, and the ever so wonderful gabapentin three times a day for ner...