Goings on at number 6 Plummer Close

Since starting the LDN again I've begun to recover from my latest nausea-initated relapse. Afterwards I'd felt shattered, dizzy and full of fog; dry, flemghy mouth; unable to speak; hypersensitive to light and sound; headachy; and I even had some leg muscle pain which I haven't for years! Though it wasn't that bad and could have been due to cramp. Since the LDN though my dizziness, fog, tiredness and headache have improved. I've managed a little blogging, foruming and sewing, spoken a few words and sat in the garden.

I've lost a lot of weight and am struggling to put it back on again due to tiredness and my stomach has shrunk so I become full quickly. Its a struggle to eat even a normal amount to stay alive. Apparently if I continue the way I am my body will start turning my muscle into energy instead. So its important I maxamise every mouthful I take calorie-wise.

I've got to drink fortisips which are utterly revolting.




I've also been consuming a lot of stinging nettles!! I was advised to do so by a herbalist whom my Mum met at a workshop. (I intended to go, but was too ill, so my Mum went in my stead.) I have nettle and apple juice tonic for breakfast and nettle soup for tea. They're rich in many vits and minerals including A + C, potassium, iron, and calcium

Fwd: Infra-red sleeping bags and lots of lettuce

For those who are wondering what a infra-red sauna is and how it
works, the answer is I have no idea how it works. I'm only familiar
with infra-red as a tool for filming cuddly penquin colonys and cute
lion prides at night. I'v read one testimonial of a CFS sufferer who
had a toxin, Nitrosamine, blocking his mitochondria cells and he had a
60-70% reduction of the toxin after 6
months of using so I'm hopeful it'll wash it out.

A description of use;
 I'v now had my infra-red coccoon for about a fortnight. Its like a
silver sleeping bag which covers you up to your neck. You have to heat
it up for 15 mins before using, and then snuggle down up to your neck.
I'v only used it 3 times for 2 mins each as I'm vy sensitive to it.
The first time I used it I nearly fell asleep whilest using it and
afterwards had a raging headache. Then I had a break of nearly a week
during which time I had a terrible tummy upset. The rolling around,
screaming in agony kind.The second time was much the same though not as
severe. The third time I
scarcely had a headache at all but instead had a curious pulsing
sensation of blood surging through my neck and head. I staggered out
of it after 2 minutes feeling vy weak as if I'd been doing strenuous
exercise. Apparently the infra-red does have a similar effect as a
workout. I always have to have a long lie down after using for over an
hour but they
reccomend this for users anyway, even for people without my ME related
problems with exercise. Its also crucial to drink 80ml for every 15
mins in the coccoon.

The support service offers advice on fitness and diet as well as using
the cocoon. They've recommended I go on a guinea pig diet of living
lettuce and sprouts and not so many carbs. Well, I guess, it makes the
Flintstones skip with excitment, why not me? The theory behind it is
that we eat more carbohydrates than we need, even that we're told to,
which makes our bodys too acid. We need to be more alkaline. This
could result in lack of energy as well as other problems like IBS