WHERE ARE U....Dr. HOUSE? ! I NEED U OR SOMEONE EQUIVALENT!.

First of all... i want to say how blessed we are, to be who we are...and to have what we have. And...i don't mean material things...i mean comfort, love, peace in ur heart.

God watches over us all. He even stated in the bible..how "it rains on the just and the unjust".
We all have our battles and i guess, each and everyone of us...has something that weighs heavy on our minds and our hearts...but we deal with it, the best we can...and move on, don't we?...and God is The One...who gets us through, each and every one. We really should count our blessings. :)
Once, I ...was able to go and do as i wanted, but i was young and healthy...and didn't have time, to be sick. I was too busy enjoying life and all it had to give, but now, i definitely am not healthy and i appreciate ANY good moment. Yes, my pain...has humbled me...more than i could ever begin to know. My time...is moving on.
I don't get the luxury...to even make plans to have fun. I am not able to use my legs, to stand up straight or to use my arms to fix my hair...and it is very frustrating and very very painful...when, i brush my teeth. It is so hard to stand in one place...my legs hurt so bad and i cry almost every time. I am sooooo tired of it! ALL I WANT...is to be healthy again. There are so many things i want to do, but can't. :P
Now, mostly bedridden...but once upon a time...i really loved living my life. I know, if i were well...i would be so busy, spending it with my boys and all of my family...fishing...and laughing. I know, i would definitely...be singing again too. We would be having such a good time living. Life would be good, but this time...it would be different. I learned a lesson...i will always put GOD first. :D

LIFE HAS MANY CHALLENGES AND SURPRISES...SO, U NEVER KNOW WHAT IS COMING...DOWN THE ROAD. TRUST ME...I WAS SO HAPPY AND HEALTHY AND BOOM! THE BOTTOM FELL OUT, AFTER SURGERY ON MY NECK.
IN THE LIST, TO THE LEFT , WE HAVE BASICALLY ASKED FOR ALL OF THESE AND MORE. I MUST SAY, FROM EXPERIENCE...GOD DOES MAKE US STRONGER, WHEN WE DO STRIVE TO COMPLETE THESE QUALITIES AND IN TURN, WE GIVE HIM OUR FAITH...OUR LIVES...AND HE PROTECTS US.  WE, BEING  IN HIM...EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITIES...HE PROVIDES. 
AFTER, BEING SICK FOR SO LONG...I REALIZED...I NEEDED TO APPRECIATE MY LIFE AND WHAT I HAD...AND TRY NOT TO EXPECT A MIRACLE. ALTHOUGH, I KNOW IT IS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE "NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, FOR GOD".I BELIEVE, WE HAVE TO KEEP THE FAITH, BELIEVE AND STAY CLOSE TO GOD'S SIDE. WHEN, WE DO...WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS.

WE ALL HAVE DIFFICULTIES AND PROBLEMS OF ALL KINDS...IN OUR LIVES, BUT I HAVE FOUND, WHEN I DEPEND ON THE LORD...HE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME. SO, I KNOW WHERE MY LOYALTIES ARE AND NOTHING COULD MAKE ME HAPPIER OR TURN ME FROM MY LORD. 
I MIGHT NOT HAVE MY HEALTH, BUT I KNOW...I AM STILL BLESSED, BECAUSE I KNOW THE LORD.  THINGS ARE JUST EASIER TO BEAR...WHEN, I HAVE THE LORD TO WALK WITH AND TALK WITH. HE IS ALWAYS BY MY SIDE.
SO, KEEP LOOKING UP...AND KEEP THE FAITH. WE WILL MAKE IT...HE WILL SEE US THROUGH ANYTHING WE ASK HIM FOR. HE COMFORTS US...IN TIME OF NEED AND CARRIES US...AT TIMES.



ALL I KNOW IS...THE DOCS I HAVE BEEN SEEING...SEEM TO REALLY BE TRYING...in a way, BUT WHY HAVEN'T THEY JUST PUT ME IN THE HOSPITAL...AND FOUND THE ANSWER TO THIS MEDICAL MYSTERY THAT IS A NIGHTMARE...INSTEAD OF THIS TAKING FOREVER TO FIND THE ANSWER.
LORD, I HOPE AND PRAY THEY WILL FIND THE ANSWER SOON...AND CAN FIX ME.

They definitely, need to figure out what is completely wrong with me, because i don't feel they have found what THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS. All i know is...that it feels it is taking my life from me, because it feels like it is slowly trying to kill me. Yes..the pain can be unbearable at times and Lord knows...i want to know what this is that is always pestering me...with pain. :P
This illness has taken so much from me. Look at all of the time i have lost with my family, because of it! They haven't found the main reason...i am so sick, i just know it. Reason being is that I am not getting better...i am getting worse, if anything. So, if it were the medicine that were suppose to be helping me, then i should be able to get around and do okay, but i am still in pain...and in bed. Well, either i need surgery or try something else...i think.
The docs so far, have diagnosed Fibro, Spondylosis and my Endo thinks i have Sjogren syndrome too. Which, would explain a lot of things.
I feel, something is terribly wrong in there!...and what so bad is...it is taking so long to find it, but a lot of my body tests have been focused on Spinal issues. Maybe, it is the kind of doc i am seeing? All i know is...that i really truly believe, i could be repaired... :/


I experience so many symptoms...that hit me here and there with burning, pinching, itching, spasms, tremors, cramps, knots of all kinds...and all of the crawly feelings too, not counting all of the joint pain, back and neck pain to boot. I am broken...can i be fixed? "Lord Willing"...i can. :)
(keep me in ur prayers...if, u would. I would appreciate it so much. Thank u :)

                                           PAIN...WILL DEFINITELY HUMBLE U...


Dx'd w/...Fibromyalgia, Spondylosis, CM(Chiari Malformation)...which, i truly believe i need surgery on...to repair. Pinched nerve in my neck, AVM(Arterial Venous Malformation), Myofascial pain syndrome and something in my back that one NL found...But, he didn't know what it was. So, he labeled them disk herniations, but i am sure he(NL) SUPPOSE TO KNOW WHAT A DISK HERNIATION LOOKS LIKE AND...he has seen plenty of them...so, why label it something...it is not?! THAT'S WHAT I AM WONDERING(?)...and WHY WOULD HE TELL ME THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND THEN, WRITE SOMETHING ELSE ON MY REPORT? LOOKS LIKE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HE DID. NOW, OTHER DOCS WILL LOOK AT THAT AND THINK...THAT IS WHAT IT IS. UNTIL, IT IS OTHERWISE PROVEN. WHY WOULD HE SAY AND DO THAT? MY HEALTH IS AT RISK HERE!. HE ACTUALLY TOLD ME OUT OF HIS MOUTH.."IT is out of my area of expertise".
          
I really hate being sick and stuck here...and wish there was a diagnostician like Dr."House" available...i sure would see him and feel he would make me better. There are times...where i feel someone like him...will be my only hope of getting well.
I believe with all my heart...i could be made well again, if we could just find...the root of the problem. I really believe, one day i will be able to stand and walk without worrying @ falling or my legs giving way. Where are u Dr. House? :)
Being mis-understood...is a hard thing and i know...a lot of people don't understand...but IT is very real...and sometimes, very painful.
I do know God understands me...and that is good enough. One day, whether good or bad...the docs will find whatever it is that is plaguing me...and i will be relieved. I hope it is good news...i have been waiting so long...and i pray The Lord gets me well.
It has been a long time now and think sometimes...will i ever be like i once was.(?) Maybe, when it is the right time...i will be made well again. I know, a lot of people don't understand...and neither do i, but u better believe i am doing all i can to try and figure this out, by researching my symptoms. Well, my eyes are getting really blurry... and it is hard to see and my hands feel number now. So, i am gonna wrap it up.
I do know, whatever this is...is pretty bad or must be...because i can't do much of anything anymore. Last night, I lost use of my left hand. I couldn't make a fist and it opened and closed half if, not mor than my right hand...when, i opened and closed them as fast as i could. My left hand just couldn't compare to how my right hand could move. It felt so strange and weak...scary. :/
I must say...it seems like multiple systems are being affected, in some way. I know, my sensory and my my motor are affeted...but i am a wrecked lot and could sure use ur prayers. Thanks again.

This could even be A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OR maybe, a PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TOPIC- IT IS DEFINITELY NEUROLOGICAL, IN NATURE and MY NERVES ARE ELECTRICAL AND DEAD IN SOME AREAS. 

Posttraumatic Syringomyelia

A posttraumatic syrinx originates at the site of spinal cord injury (SCI) and extends rostrally or caudally. Such a posttraumatic syrinx is seen in 3 to 8 percent of SCI patients as neurologic decline (4–7), in 12 to 28 percent by MRI (7–12), and in 17 to 20 percent at autopsy (13,14). The clinical syndrome, manifest as neurologic and functional decline, is known as posttraumatic syringomyelia(PTS); it is also called ascending cystic degeneration or progressive posttraumatic cystic myelopathy. Small intramedullary cysts that do not extend longitudinally over time and that do not cause neurologic decline are seen in 39–59 percent of SCI patients (12,15,16); these are called posttraumatic cysts.

I WONDER...COULD THIS BE WHAT THE NEUROLOGIST SAW IN MY BACK...AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS?

DOCS HAVE FOUND CYSTS ALL OVER MY BODY...EVEN TWO(2) IN EACH OF MY BREASTS...SO, WHY CAN'T IT BE POSSIBLE? IT IS FIXABLE...SO, I WOULD BE READY FOR SURGERY, IF IT MEANT SOME OF A LIFE BACK. (Below..is the link, to the rest of POSTTRAUMATIC STRINGOMYELIA)  

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9474/


SINCE, I AM HAVING SO MANY HORMONAL PROBLEMS...ON TOP OF ALL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL ONES, I FOUND AN ARTICAL ON "CUSHING'S"...SINCE, ONE OF MY ENDOCRINOLOGIST MENTIONED THAT IT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY.  MAYBE, IT COULD TIE ALL OF IT TOGETHER. 
MY CORTISOL LEVEL WAS ONE(1) AND NOW, AFTER TAKING HYDROCORTISONE(SYNTHETIC CORTISOL REPLACEMENT) IT NOW SHOWS, FROM MY BLOOD WORK THAT MY CORTISOL LEVEL IS 5.8, BUT I AM STILL SICK. 
(Below, is link to the rest @ "Principles of Endocrinology"
 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22/

Their functions can be broadly grouped into several categories: reproduction and sexual differentiation; development and growth; maintenance of the internal environment; and regulation of metabolism and nutrient supply. A single hormone may affect more than one of these functions and each function may be controlled by several hormones. For example, thyroid hormone is essential in development as well as many aspects of homeostasis and metabolism, whilst glucocorticoids, such as cortisol, are important both in growth and nutrient supply and are also modulators of immune function. The roles several hormones play in one function is exemplified by the control of blood glucose which involves the pancreatic peptide insulin and its counter regulatory hormone, glucagon, as well as cortisol, growth hormone and epinephrine. Hormones act in concert and thus, an abnormality in a controlled variable, such as blood glucose concentration may result from defects in the control of any one of several hormones.

The secretion of hormones is subject to negative feedback control, and there are several ways by which this is achieved (Box 1.2). Feedback loops may involve the hypothalamo-pituitary axis that detects changes in the concentration of hormones secreted by peripheral endocrine glands or a single gland may both sense and respond to changes in a controlled variable. The integration of feedback loops involving several hormones may be complex. Disturbances in feedback loops are clinically important and their significance in diagnosis is pivotal.

I HAVE TRIED TO LOOK AT THIS FROM EVERY ANGLE...AND YES, EVEN LYME DISEASE IS SUSPECTED, but tests negative so far. SO IS MS POSSIBLE, BESIDES CUSHING'S...ETC. 
I HAVE CONCLUDED TO THIS BEING SOME NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE...OR MAYBE, IT..."IS" SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FIXED. I DONNO...THAT IS WHAT I AM PRAYING FOR...ANSWERS. 
I MUST KEEP PUSHING FORWARD...TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS MAKING ME SO SICK AND IN PAIN...EVERYDAY. THERE MUST BE AN ANSWER...SOMEWHERE. SO MANY POSSIBILITIES. :P 





*THIS PAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO TRY DIAGNOSE, BUT INFORM OF A PERSONAL BASIS. (None of the information...written by me should be used, as a diagnosis of any kind or be taken out of context. Unly use information, for learning purposes only.) 


"Life...we have our own road...we take and make our own results."

THE LIGHT OF DAY....WILL I EVER SEE IT AGAIN?

I really wished i could explain, in detail, the misery i have gone through the past 6 or more yrs., but there is just no way to do that. It just seems impossible, with all of the symptoms that I am having.
I have seen so many different doctors...mostly NL, but haven seen a couple of Endocrinologists, a Rheumatologist and a couple Orthopedic Surgeons and i do have a bunch of diagnosis's, but NOT ANY ANSWERS...TO what I have that is progressing.

I WISH, I KNEW...WHAT THE ANSWER WAS...WHY THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME...
Was woke up 2 times tonight w/ EXTREME MUSCLE RIGIDITY...they were so tight, I couldn't bend back straight...They were LOCKED...my limbs felt like tree branches...immovable or bendable! ANY area that was bent while sleeping...was stuck and IT hurt like u know what...UGHHH! Why did it hurt so bad to bend them back?
KNEES, SHOULDERS AND ELBOWS...and they were extremely SORE...deep inside too. :/  :P
And every day this week...my eyes have hurt and i know, it felt vascular in nature...like a MIGRAINE!. B4 i went to sleep last night...i was having pain on my left TEMPLE...REAL BAD NAUSEA, TREMORS in chest...and what felt like spasms in my whole body, bottled anger of some sort held tight in which, made me feel incognitive.

MY <3 was pumping hard, hurting exactly on the AVM area(Arterio-Venous Malformation.) Feels like someone has literally PULLED MY HAIR...and it stays so SORE and like someone has their hand, over it. They stated on the report...i had something called an "Empty Sella"and that is in the same place...as the AVM,...SO, WHY DOES IT HURT...IN THAT PARTICULAR SPOT?
  
The MIGRAINE was so strange...it was different than other times...my eyes hurt from ANY light SOURCE...EVEN, MY COMPUTER CHARGE LIGHT! I was seeing some kind of rays of light too...COMING FROM THE TV. When i would try to look at it...it would hurt every time that i did. I hurt in places...like the forehead, but...just between the eyes and a spot on the very top of my HEAD...where i was hit ha-rd, in a car accident...and of course, my instinct...is telling me that this is PROGRESSING...AND FAST, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THIS COUD BE...THAT I AM AFRAID IT COULD BE TOO LATE, WHEN THEY DO FIND IT.

OH, this DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, NECK PAIN...BACK PAIN AND INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE MOVEMENTS.(shoulder jerking forward)
My fingers are having CONTRACTURES--that's when muscles pull together and it hurts so bad. I have been having mine....in my fingers, both hands at the same time too. They look and feel like...they've been twisted by a a contortionist...WHICH, HURT LIKE UTTER H***
ALSO add...MEMORY LOSS to the mix. I feel LIKE A SCARECROW most of the time...SERIOUSLY.
WHEN, u add all of my symptoms up...what i listed, it is soooo scary, but my memory is so bad...i can't remember a lot of things to tell Docs, so they could help me...but it seems impossible to cover all of the ground...because it is so complex. (going to print this one...to make sure they have something to look at...and maybe, a clue to find the answer.)
IT is a horrible combo of symptoms, in which I need to add some more that i remembered...extreme NIGHT SWEATS, BURNING SKIN, MUSCLE CRAMPS, BREATHING....AHHHH ETC.
When, am i ever going to have a normal life again?...so TIRED of being sick. GOD...when, does this end...i pray it will be soon. :P

ON A THORACIC MRI...WHICH, I MIGHT ADD IS NOT MANY DONE...U CAN SEE A CIRCULAR AREA, mid-to upper back...THAT GAVE MY NL CONCERN. I COULD SEE IT, IN HIS EYES...WHEN, HE TOLD ME HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. (?...hmmm)
IN MY MID-BACK...U CAN SEE THE AREA OF WHITE MY NEUROLOGIST WAS CONCERNED @. HE TOLD ME, "IT IS OUT OF MY AREA OF EXPERTISE". THEN, HE LABELED IT DISK HERNIATIONS.
SO, what I WANT TO KNOW...is WHAT IT IS??...IT COULD BE THE ANSWER TO WHY I AM SO NUMB, IN ALL OF MY EXTREMITIES. I WAS HIT BY AN ESI (EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION) back in Dec.'06. THIS IS WHEN, I BECAME NUMB IN ALL OF MY EXTREMITIES AND now...I KNOW...IT SEEMS TO BE ASCENDING IN NATURE, BECAUSE AFTER ALL OF THIS TIME...THE TOP OF MY FEET, THE OUTSIDES OF MY SHINS AND MY FACE HAS BEEN ADDED TO BEING NUMB!
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE...AND I FEEL, IF I DON'T DO IT NOW...I MIGHT LOSE THE USE OF EVERYTHING.(my bladder has incontinence...but, does it make sense that it is worse at sometimes...more, than others?)
I WANTED TO ADD, FOR THOSE OF U...WHO HASN'T HEARD THE STORY, A PAIN CLINIC GAVE ME A SERIES OF THREE(3) ESI'S AND THE LAST ONE MADE ME JUMP ON THE TABLE LIKE I HAD BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTENING...OR REVIVED BY PADDLES OR SOMETHING. I THINK, THEY CALL IT A WET TAP, BUT I THINK SOMETHING WAS DONE...TO CAUSE AN INFECTION EVEN OF THE SPINAL CORD. WELL, IT COULD BE POSSIBLE...AND I STILL BE SURVIVING. I AM TOUGHER, THAN MOST PEOPLE GIVE ME CREDIT FOR. THEY HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW MUCH PAIN...I AM ACTUALLY IN. :'(

IT IS VERY HARD...ESPECIALLY, BECAUSE I DON'T LOOK SICK...OR SO, PEOPLE TELL ME...BUT, THEY CAN'T SEE WHAT I FEEL LIKE ON THE INSIDE....OR KNOW, JUST HOW MUCH PAIN I CAN REALLY TAKE.
GOD....HAS GOT THROUGH IT...I KNOW. :D

BELOW...ARE SOME OTHER SYMPTOMS I HAD ALREADY WRITTEN HERE...TRYING TO COME TO A CONCLUSION...WHICH, SEEMS UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE...I THINK. :/

The numbness is moving further on my face...and the weakness is ,  and ge,  and have received many different diagnosis', but don't have one solid diagnosis...it is many different ones. I know, there is one answer to all of it and I need an answer desperately.
I have a list of symptoms that plague me on a daily basis. First of all, the muscle cramps, spasms, tremors and fascilations are most of what rides me all day, besides the burning,aching and debilitated feeling i have. I feel like i keep an internal fever and get horrible "night sweats", memory problems are horrible and the brain fog, B12 & Vit.D deficiencies...i think because i have to take supplements religiously or levels will drop and since i stay SO  tired...something is wrong.
My Cortisol levels were low (1)..taking Hydrocortisone and now,it is 5.8, but Thyroid is enlarged and so many lymph nodes and i have cysts everywhere..even in my breasts. I have trouble breathing and swallowing, chest congestion, post-nasal drip, i am becoming incognitive at times and at moments...feel like i need to escape somewhere because so distraught and depression is setting in, extreme muscle pain with spasms and cramps, can't stand or sit for 5 min...become numb with terrible pin/needles all up in my hip even, in all muscles areas. I really believe it's MS, but hasn't been confirmed, but if i get accupuncture and the shot of B-12...i will be able to walk, sit and do for a whole day and sometimes two days. A couple of Docs said my pain could be from my neck surgery or where i was hit, in the back with and epidural spinal injections(ESI's). When, i was hit my hands and feet were made numb and have continued to stay that way. I know, i am a complicated case, even my primary doc says that i am.
I am a very driven person, young and artistic...and was a professional vocalist, at one time. I worked 3yrs. singing and dancing in Nashville, at Opryland...and just need my health back. It has been hard on my family because i know, they are having a hard time understanding what is happening to me too.
I would love to be able to find out exactly what i have, because i have been diagnosed with all of these: DDD OF CERVICAL, LUMBAR & HIP/JOINT,SPONDYLOSIS, DISK HERNIATIONS OF T8-T11 W/HYPERTROPHY(NL told me at first that he didn't know what it was and it was out of his area of expertise), VA(VENOUS ANOMALLY), CM(CHIARI MALFORMATION), ADDISON'S DISEASE(although new Endo unsure of that diagnosis), TEMPORAL ARTERITIS(was dx'd by an online doc, after I was having severe symptoms that scared me), ENDOMETRIOSIS(had a bad case, my uterus was attached to my back or colon) AND ALLERGIES....ETC. (Right now, i am dealing with a dry socket and an infection in the tooth extraction area and this makes for the second dry socket, i have had....very painful.)
I don't know which one of these is causing me to be stuck in bed? The dry socket isn't what has cause me to be in bed...all this time, but it sure has made the past week, heck.  I surely want whatever is wrong with me fixed or i do hope that it can or will be. I have been sick for so long and my family needs me.I have been to many Docs, but not well yet and it has been 6yrs or more. HELP!
My symptoms:
muscle aches

muscle cramps
numbness/paralysis
paresthesia (have gone completely paralyzed on the whole left side of my body- called 911)
joint pains
body soreness
sinusitis
fatigue
tinttinous (ear ringing)
allergies
chemical sensitivity(some allergies with cleaning scents and purfumes-cause headaches)
constipation
diarrhea
mood swings
pins & needles/tingling
vibrating/tremors/spasms
night sweats
gastrointestinal problems
irritability
poor memory
chest pain
chest infection w/cough and congestion(PCP says chronic bronchitis)
dizziness/light-headed/fainty
fatigue
aching muscles/body aches
brain fog
food intollerances(become lactose intollerant)
head ahces
brain fog
sore throat(off and on)
insomnia
low body temperature(97.1)
sinus pain
rhinitis
back pain
loose stools(rarely)
fatigue
tiredness(no energy)
depression(from all of the pain)
dry skin
cold hands and feet
feeling hot-internal fever(same as i did with the Endometriosis and then, i would faint)
constipation
poor memory
difficulty concentrating
depth perception off
balance issues
anxiety
difficulty swallowing(liquid soups/water even)
lump in the throat
swollen lymph nodes
feeling antisocial
joint pain
mood swings
environmental allergies
cysts(everywhere-2 in each breast)
fractured rib(don't even know how i got it)
muscle atrophy
head pains/pressure(some pains can be sharp)
eye pain
back pain
neck pain
enlarged Thyroid
temple pain
sinus pain
tintinous(ear ringing)
condyle bone in jaw deteriorating
light sensitivity/migraines
blurry/double vision
eye dryness/pain
tiny pestules(mostly on upper arms/thighs/
night sweats-although not just at night)

hip pain(Doc says bursitis-maybe?)
...and so many...many more problems/pain. Did I mention a bad memory?




THIS EXPLAINS TO U GUYS...JUST WHAT THIS DISEASE IS CAPABLE OF. IT IS NO WONDER, I AM IN AGONY. SO MANY ARE...AND YES, IT IS HARD, BUT LIFE GOES ON AND WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT WE GOT.
I REMEMBER, WHEN LIFE WAS GOOD...AND I WAS SO HEALTHY. I WAS ABLE...AND COULD DO JUST @ ANYTHING. DR. HOUSE...WHERE ARE U?
IF, WE HAD MORE GOOD DOCS LIKE U...THEN, WE WOULD BE FIXED AND COULD LIVE OUR NORMAL PRODUCTIVE LIVES...LIKE WE ALL WANT...:)

ALL I CAN SAY IS...NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED, THE GIFT GOD HAS GIVEN U. USE IT...TO BLESS OTHERS. :D
I KNOW, THE LORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHEN I DO HAVE A GOOD DAY AND I THANK HIM...FOR IT. I REALLY DO :)

WHERE PAIN BEGINS...?? (second look)

I MUST SAY THAT THIS DESCRIBES MOST OF MY PAIN. I HAD TO RE-POST THIS, FOR I RAN ACROSS IT  AGAIN ON THE NET AND IT SPOKE TO ME OF MY PAIN. IT DESCRIBED IT TO A T. I JUST WANT THIS NIGHTMARE TO END AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS HELP FOR ME SOMEWHERE, BUT I CAN'T FIND IT.:(((

IT SEEMS TO BE TRUE WHAT DR.OZ SAID ON TV THE OTHER DAY, WHEN HE SAID THAT DOCTORS JUST DON'T KNOW PAIN. THEY KNOW OF AREAS OF THE BODY, BUT THEY CAN'T PINPOINT WHERE PAIN IS COMING FROM USUALLY. THEY ARE NOT SPECIALIZING IN PAIN. THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS WHO DO. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH HIM AND IT IS A SAD WORLD WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING. JUST LOOK IT UP AND TYPE IN THE WORD PAIN...AND U WILL SEE IT TOO. IT IS EVERYWHERE LIKE SOME EPIDEMIC OF PORPORTION.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALL HAVE OUR PROBLEMS, SOME SMALL AND SOME OVERWHELMING, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP ON FIGHTING AND KEEP ON TRYING TO LIVE AND MOST DEFINITELY FEEL BLESSED IF U CAN ENJOY LIFE AND GIVE LOVE TO OTHERS, TO MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY OR TRY AT LEAST TO. SOME OF US, CAN'T CONTROL HOW WE FEEL...IT IS JUST THE WAY IT IS. IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL THING, IF I COULD BE PAIN FREE. I WOULD LOVE THAT. THE FIRST THING, I WOULD DO IS ROUND UP MY BOYS AND GO FISHING. I HAVE WANTED TO DO THAT FOR SO LONG, BUT IT WASN'T IN THE CARDS FOR ME. I AM HONESTLY A BROKEN PERSON, NOT MY SPIRIT THOUGH...JUST MY BODY AND IT SEEMS THAT MY BODY ISN'T GETTING FIXED OR REPAIRED. NO, IT ONLY IS SEEMING TO GET WORSE AS TIME GOES ON, BUT I AM FIGHTING AND AM A FIGHTER. ONE DAY MY FIGHT WILL BE OVER, I PRAY. I AM TRYING  TO MAKE IT, BUT IT IS EVER SO HARD.
 I KNOW ,THAT WHAT I HAVE, IS BAD..BECAUSE NO ONE IS GETTING ME WELL AND I AM TIRED OF TRAVELING TO DOCS AND IT JUST SEEMS TO BE GETTING HARDER AND HARDER, FOR ME.

I WANTED TO HAVE A WAY OF DOCUMENTING ALL THAT I GO THROUGH...BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY SYMPTOMS...THAT AT TIME, I HAVE EVEN BEEN TOTALLY NUMB...ON THE WHOLE LEFT SIDE ONLY, I CAN SAY THAT AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A STROKE OR HEART ATTACK, BECAUSE MY HEART-RATE WAS FAST, PINS/NEEDLES, NUMBNESS....AND MY FACE FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING DOWN.
...BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT TO DO THIS...WRITE A BLOG. I DIDN'T WANT TO SEEM LIKE I WAS BEING DRAMATIC...I AM NOT. I AM JUST STATING THE FACTS, AS IT IS...I AM BEING REAL. 
AS I SAID EARLIER, LIFE IS HARD, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP ON FIGHTING AND I AM...LORD KNOWS, BUT I AM NOT PERFECT, BY NO MEANS. I AM ONLY HUMAN, BOUND TO MAKE MISTAKES...AS US ALL. I WILL SAY THAT TO ALL OF U THAT IF, U CAN CHANGE UR LIFE FOR THE BETTER AND IT IS OBTAINABLE...DO IT, BUT SOMETIMES, WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS TO US OR WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE. IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL WHAT AILS U...OR EVEN TROUBLES U.:)))<3  

 I FEE THAT A PERSON SHOULD FEEL BLESSED, IN ANY SITUATION...FOR, THE LORD IS WATCHING OVER US ALL AND IT IS OUR CHOICE TO LIVE FOR HIM...AS WE SHOULD. 
HE DIED FOR US AND WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL OF HIS SACRIFICE THAT WAS GIVEN...FOR ALL OF US.

SO, LIFE IS HARD...IF, WE LET IT BE. SOME OF US...ARE LIVING A HARD LIFE BECAUSE OF FACTORS...OUT OF OUR CONTROL....LIKE, OUR HEALTH.
IN THE END, IF WE KEEP THE LORD ALWAYS AT OUR SIDE...WE WILL BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.:)))

GOD BLESS ALL OF U AND THANK U FOR ANY PRAYERS 4 ME.:D <3 Karen

THIS BELOW IS A RE-POST, BUT IT IS SO COMPELLING THAT I HAD TO. JUST READ IT AND U WILL SEE WHERE PAIN COMES FROM: (I have 18 of them and that is almost ALL of them)

(Sorry printing is so small on these first few listings, but lettering gets larger and easier to read. I don't know why it is doing that, when looks perfectly fine before post.) 

See also shoulder pain patterns and the muscles behind "frozen shoulder".

Neck and Head Pain is the most common expression of myofascial dysfunction yet chronic headache sufferers respond badly to diagnoses of muscle tension headache. The labels of "vascular" headache or "neurological disease" seem more respectable, more likely to be taken seriously. But "vascular" doesn't stop at the head; "neurological" isn't restricted to the brain or spine. Tight muscles and fascia press, shear, block, and strangle both blood vessels and nerves throughout the body. “Muscle tension headache” can mean very simply “headache due to tight muscles” but from there it has been a short trip to “You’re just tense” and . . . “Have you considered psychiatric counseling?” with the clear implication that...

The pain is not real. YOU are just crazy.

Many pains do indeed have psychiatric components, but the psychogenic diagnosis is woefully overdone. Strangely, it is rarely applied to knee pain, big toe pain, or shoulder pain, but is used all too often by the physician, who, when asked for the underlying cause of head pain, cannot bring himself to say “I don’t know.” And there's a lot to know. Over 20 muscles (primarily of the neck) refer pain to the head. Several refer pain specifically to the eye. At least three refer pain directly to the teeth for reasons that will never be relieved by fillings or repeated root canals.

Of particular concern is strain or compression of the trigeminal nerve and its branches which mediate tissue inflammation, vasodilation and vascular permeability -- all issues in migraine. Over the last few years, plastic surgeons have verified the muscle-migraine connection beginning with the odd observation that Botox injections in the frontalis and corrugator muscles of the brow also eliminated migraines.

If irritated muscles and nerves fire off an inflammatory response and vasodilation, is the resulting headache "muscular,"  "neurological," or "vascular"? Perhaps the only real answer is "all of the above" because amazingly enough, it all functions together -- or dysfunctions together.

For patient or physician, the following pain patterns may look surprisingly familiar and will, we hope, point the user in the direction of truly effective treatment. In the following illustrations, black dots indicate common trigger point locations; red areas indicate the pain referred by the trigger point. You can evaluate these muscles with the Cervical and Masticatory Tests excerpted and adapted from our Range-of-Motion Testing Charts.

1. Upper Trapezius > Tension headache and "bursitis". The trapezius muscle of the back and neck is the single muscle most likely to have trigger points in both adults and children. The upper trapezius refers a "fish-hook" pain pattern up the back side of the neck to the head, and around the temple to the eye. There may be goosebumps to upper arm and thigh possibly with nausea and visual disturbances. Problems often begin with heavy bags or purses, balancing phones between head and shoulder, or imbalances and strain by tight SCM or scalene muscles. 
   The nauseating pain of a one-sided trapezius headache is commonly diagnosed as "migraine" although migraine medications often fail to relieve the pain. ("Bursitis" and backpain may arise from the upper and lower fibers of the same muscle; see Introduction to Shoulder Pain.) 
   
   
   
2. Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) > Dizziness, nausea, "migraine" and "sinus". Because of its intimate involvement with brain stem and the vagus nerve, the SCM muscle of the neck produces a long list of neurological and pain symptoms which appear primarily in the head and face but which may also appear as nausea, motion sickness, and balance problems. These are commonly mistaken for migraine, sinus headache, inner-ear problems, trigeminal neuralgia -- and so on. SCM has one of the most extensive patterns of pain and dysfunction, yet is one of the easiest muscles to self-treat. Click the link to see an info page on this muscle. 
   
3. Scalenes > "Thoracic outlet" and "carpal tunnel" syndromes; chest, arm, and upper back pain. Scalenes contribute to severe tension headache and are one of the leading causes of "carpal tunnel syndrome." On the list of a half-dozen possible causes, the carpal tunnel itself is dead last. This is one of the reasons why carpal tunnel surgery is so ineffective. Check before you cut!                                     
   Notice also the fingerlike projections of pain extending down the chest. This is easily confused with angina. If you think you are having heart problems, get to a doctor immediately! 
   If, however, no cardiac problems are found, consider other muscles, especially if the chest pain was accompanied by a tingly thumb or index finger. Scalene pain typically extends down the upper arm, skipping the elbow. There may also be severe pain at the vertebral border of the scapula. 
   All of these patterns may be painfully familiar to wrestlers and Aikidoists who have suffered too many "neck-a-nage's." In Aikido, students who don't understand kokyu-nage techniques (based on balance and timing) tend to interpret what they think they see as: "Swing your partner around by the neck then drop him on his head," a painful variation on the game of “Hangman.” 
   In professional football, doing the same thing to a large, padded, extremely fit refrigerator-sized opponent by grabbing his face-guard will get you an instant 15-yard penalty, for very good reason. 
   The consequences of “neck-a-nage” can be extremely painful or disabling. The the electrical supply for arm and fingers comes from the brachial plexus, the “wiring harness” originating in the neck. If the source of finger pain is  diagnosed as entrapment of the median nerve, the patient may be referred for carpal tunnel surgery. If the problem is identified as scalene entrapment of the brachial plexus, the current treatment is surgical removal("scalenectomy") of the anterior scalene and the first rib to which the muscle is attached. Unfortunately, this barbaric surgery usually causes more problems than it cures. Where care, consideration, and technical skill on the mat have failed, know this pain pattern and how to treat it -- by treating the muscle and its trigger points. 
   
4. Masseter > TMJ, tinnitus, "sinus", and toothache. For its size and weight, the masseter is the strongest muscle in the body and its effects are not trivial. It refers pain to both upper and lower molar teeth, causes TMJ dysfunction, earache and a "sinus" pain over the eyebrow. Prozac and related anti-depressants such as Paxil specifically cause tightness in this muscle. If you're grinding your teeth at night and waking with a headache, ask your doctor about taking the medication during the daytime when you can be more aware of clenching and tooth-grinding which tense the masseter but also strain the temporalis . . . 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Temporalis > "Tension / sinus" headache, TMJ and toothache in upper teeth. Combine a head-forward position with a pipe and long hours of playing the violin (see the scalene pain pattern, above) and what do you get? "Elementary!" cries Dr. Watson. "Head pain, tooth pain, and extreme tooth sensitivity to heat/cold and vibration." 
   You may wisely eschew "The Seven Percent Solution" in favor of directions to massage the temples to relieve tension headaches. But to make it more effective, notice the location of the trigger points and their specific areas of pain. Temporalis is remarkable for spoke-like lines of pain up into the temple and down into the upper teeth. Follow these lines and you will feel distinct taut bands. Massaging them may provide temporary relief. But the best approach is to follow the taut bands down to their trigger points located as shown near the cheekbones and adjacent to the ears.

1. s > TMJ and "sinus" pain. The lateral pterygoids (at right) help to open and protrude the jaw. These relatively weak muscles are easily strained in opposing the powerful masseter and temporalis muscles that close the jaw.
   The pterygoids commonly develop trigger points which in turn cause pain and/or clicking in the TMJ joint. They may block drainage from the maxillary sinus causing more still more pain. They are also linked to tinnitis, and cause lateral deviation on opening the jaw. There may be entrapment of the buccal nerve causing numbness / tingling in the cheek (see buccinator, below). The masseter muscle and medial pterygoid support the jaw like a sling. Masseter is on the outside, medial pterygoid inside; together they close the jaw.

Medial pterygoids produce diffuse pain in the mouth involving the floor of the nose, tongue, throat and hard palate; pain below and behind the TMJ joint, pain and/or stuffiness of the ear, difficulty swallowing, lateral deviation and possibly pain on opening the jaw. They can also entrap the lingual nerve producing the odd symptom of a bitter, metallic taste in the mouth (which the patient may not connect with other symptoms and may not report for fear of being thought "crazy.")

Buccinator > Cheek pain. This muscle forms the wall of cheek and mouth. It's the part of the cheek that puffs out when playing the trumpet (for which it is named), blowing up balloons or stuffing one's mouth too full. Buccinator pain may appear suddenly following dental/orthotic work. There are no entrapments by the buccinator itself, but the lateral pterygoid can entrap the buccal nerve which supplies the skin and mucous membrane in this area. The muscle itself can cause local pain deep in the cheek while chewing, commonly misdiagnosed as TMJ dysfunction.

Digastric > Neck pain and and toothache in the lower incisors. The digastric assists the lateral pterygoid in opening the jaw against the counterforce of the far more powerful temporalis and masseter  muscles. The upper portion can entrap the external carotid artery and auricular artery decreasing blood flow to the brain. Strained by retrusion of the jaw (as in playing the clarinet or similar wind instruments) or by holding a violin in place with the chin. Commonly damaged in whiplash injuries in concert with other neck muscles such as trapezius and splenius. Trigger points in the anterior belly send pain to the four lower incisor teeth and the alveolar ridge. There may also be pain in the throat and tongue and difficulty swallowing because of the relationship to the hyoid bone.
Trigger points in the posterior belly refer pain to the upper sternocleidomastoid muscle, pain to the throat possibly as far back as the occiput. There may also be difficulty swallowing and a bothersome feeling of a persistant "lump" in the throat. That "lump" may be the hyoid bone which, again, is not moving properly.

Orbicularis > Nose and cheek pain (shown with zygomaticus, below). A trigger point in orbicularis refers pain along the eybrow, alongside the nose to the upper lip. There may be visual disturbances and  problems with "jumpy print" in reading, along with droopy eyelid (ptosis). 

Zygomaticus > Nose, cheek, and forehead pain (shown with orbicularis, below). 
Orbicularis and zygomaticus are the only two muscles that refer pain to the nose. Both patterns are commonly mistaken for "sinus" pain but may be due to a blow to the eye or simply smiling too long at the reception.
Zygomaticus can entrap blood vessels that travel from cheek to nose and up to the forehead. The resulting pain is not "sinus," it's a muscle cramp due to reduced blood and oxygen supply -- but no less painful.

Occipitofrontalis > Temporal and eye pain. 
Trauma to the scalp fascia or the occipitalis at the back of the skull can transmit pain through the head and into the eye. Trauma may include a blow to the back of the head, strain from a tight ponytail or bun, or the weight of long, heavy hair. In one case I know of, a man struck the top of his head on the corner of a cabinet. Result: a slight puncture wound in the scalp, a brutal pain in the eye.
Frontalis helps open the eyes, raises the eyebrows, and wrinkles the forehead into "worry lines." It is commonly used by biofeedback practitioners to monitor muscle tension. Trauma to frontalis (whether a blow to the forehead or habitual frowning) can cause severe frontal headache often diagnosed as "migraine." Frontalis is one of the muscles that definitively proved the muscle-migraine connection.
Botox injections paralyzed the frontalis, eliminating "worry lines" but they also had the surprising side effect of halting chronic "migraines". Or maybe not so surprising, as frontalis entraps the supraorbital nerve. The related corrugator supercilii (at the top of the nose between the eyebrows) compresses branches of the supraorbital nerve along with the supratrochlear nerve and branches of the supraorbital nerve. All of these are branches of the trigeminal nerve which is heavily involved in migraine. You can treat trigger points with great results -- or, avoid compressing those muscles. Your frown may be giving you a headache!

Splenius Capitis > Occipital neuralgia and "word processor headache". Splenius capitis and splenius cervicis (below) are almost always injured in auto accidents, regardless of the direction of the  blow. They are commonly injured in "head rolling" movements in exercise classes, always strained by head forward position and by computer use or other reasons for sitting with head held forward and turned to the side. Splenius capitis (shown below, right) typically causes a pain at the top lateral side of head. 

Splenius Cervicis > Neck pain, eye pain, and blurred vision. Splenius cervicis (above, left) is strained in all the ways as splenius capitis (above, right) but the results are even more brutal. A trigger  point high in the neck portion of the muscle sends pain through the head from the occiput and into the eye. Even without the pain, there may be blurred vision. The lower trigger point refers pain to the angle of the neck. Reading under a drafty air conditioner or riding a motorcycle with head forward with a cold wind whipping around the edge of the helmet is damaging to these muscles. 

Semispinalis Capitis > Head pain and occipital neuralgia. Injured in whiplash and involved in "tension" and "cervicogenic" headache. 
Semispinalis capitis is commonly injured in auto accidents. You can injure it more slowly but just as effectively with a chronic head-forward position.
When tight, semispinalis may entrap the greater occipital nerve which in turn causes numbness, tingling and/or burning pain extending over the back of the head to the top (vertex) of the head. It may be difficult to touch chin to chest, and sufferers may be unable to bear the pain of laying the back of the head on a pillow.
Relieve nerve pain with cold.
Relieve muscle pain with moist heat.
In either case, look for the origin of the pain, rarely the spot where it hurts.

Semispinalis Cervicis > Even more head pain. 
This muscle typically produces a vague band of pain from occiput along side of head to just behind orbit (similar to suboccipital pain pattern). 

Longus Capitis, Longus Colli > Neck, ear, and eye pain. A pain in the neck, and surprisingly, pain in the eye and ear and possibly the forehead (more "sinus" pain!) as well. Almost always injured in whiplash. 

Multifidi and Rotatores > Basal skull pain, neck pain and scapular pain.
This pain arises from the tiny muscles that run between the individual vertebrae of the spine. 

Levator scapula > The "wry" or "stiff neck" muscle.
This muscle is the Number One cause of "stiff" or "wry" neck and the second most common shoulder girdle muscle (trapezius is Number One) to have trigger points. Working with trapezius, levator shrugs the shoulders and helps prevent forward flexion of the neck, hence it is also damaged in whiplash injuries. In daily life, it is commonly strained when shoulder (or shoulders) are chronically hunched, either in stress, or by attempting to keep a strap from sliding off the shoulder, especially when the muscle is cold or fatigued. Pain in the angle of the neck and along the vertebral border of the scapula may be so severe that patient cannot move the neck at all. 

Suboccipitals > Temporal and eye pain.The four pairs of suboccipital muscles cause deep aching pain running in a band from the back of the head to the orbit of the eye, possibly with balance problems and dizziness.  One of these (the rectus capitis superior minor) attaches directly to the dura mater of the spinal cord. When traumatized it can produce odd visual and neurological symptoms to the point of seizures.
Suboccipitals are commonly strained or hypertrophied in persons who wear bifocals, children who watch TV lying with chin propped on hands, and anyone who habitually holds the head in position with chin up and neck flexed backward.

Omohyoid > Head, neck, shoulder, and back pain. This small muscle (actually missing from many anatomy books)can cause disabling pain and dysfunction. It's just one of the several muscles that attaches to the hyoid bone. The other end attaches to the scapula at the back of the shoulder. Aside from the severe pain in shoulder, neck, and jaw (which often appears after a bout of coughing or vomiting) there may also be weakness and tingling down arm and fingers and symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. Pain patterns may be confused with that of the scalenes or levator scapula. An excellent article on The Omohyoideus Syndrome is available online. 

Soleus > Heel and calf pain, sacral pain and cheek (facial) pain. One of the outstanding examples of long-distance pain referral from muscles. This muscle of the calf sends pain to the calf and heel (commonly known "jogger's heel") -- but there's more. Pain from this muscle also appears in the sacrum at the sacro-iliac joint and then reappears in the face and jaw where it may fire off symptoms of TMJ and toothache. "But," you say, "migraine is vascular!"
Indeed it is -- and the soleus is the other end of the cardio-vascular system. It is known as "The Second Heart" because its pumping action returns blood from the lower extremities to the heart. I have stopped many full-blown migraines by working adductor and calf muscles.
"But," you say, "migraine is neurological!"
Indeed it is -- and tightness and restriction in soleus and the adductor magnus can cause serious impingement of neurovascular structures including the femoral nerve, femoral artery, and femoral vein (at the adductor hiatus of the adductor magnus) and the posterior tibial nerve, vein, and artery by the soleus. (The plantaris, a slip of the soleus muscle, can also entrap the popliteal artery at the back of the knee.) Entrapment by these muscles can be so severe that the patient may lose deep tendon reflexes. Short of that, it's no surprise that a sufferer might have cold feet.
Upstream, entrapment by the adductors can be brought on by failing to stretch out after using the thigh machines at the gym and very commonly, by footwear. It may be difficult to believe that shoes (whether you call them "cowboy boots" or "high heels") may be causing your jaw and head pain, but it is often true. Knee-high stockings with tight, constricting bands will do the job and I have also seen a man who never had headaches in his life until he caught some shrapnel in the calf. Even worse can happen, however.
When the soleus can no longer work as "the second heart" due to inactivity or constriction, there can be side effects far worse than migraine. Pooling and subsequent clotting of blood in the lower extremities is involved in deep vein thrombosis, also known as "airline thrombosis" due to the consequences of a cramped seat and long periods of inactivity. The condition is very real, but sadly mis-named. The condition arises far more commonly from long hours of sitting at a desk than from (relatively rare) airline travel.

 

A little more info on Esstial Oils and their uses

ESSENTIAL OILS....SOME INFORMATION @ THEM.

Questions and Answers:
Q: I am not so sure what essential oils are.. could you tell me?
A: Gladly. Essential oils, aka ethereal or volatile oils, are oils which are combined with extracts from nature. Such as rosemary or lavender, among other things. Essential means that they are the essence of what they came from, as pure as could possibly be extracted. They are concentrated and potent of their essence.

Q: What uses do Essential Oils have?
A: They have had many uses in the past and still have many today. Essential oils can be used for anything ranging from aromatherapy, homemade arts such as candles, soaps, and they aren't just limited to applications for their smell, they are also very useful as bug repellants and flavors for some food or drink. Some of them also hold various natural medicinal and/or theraputic properties.

Q: Can I take your oils internally or eat/drink them?
A: We do not recommend you take any of our oils internally unless otherwise directed on the listing. Make sure when you take any oils internally it is under the guidance of a doctor.
ssential Oils(Scientific Name,Country of Origin, Distillation method, interactions.  Their uses:

Organic Juniper Berry Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Juniperus communis
Country of Origin: Albania
Distillation Method: steam
Parts Used: fruits, berries

Organic Lavender Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Lavandula latifolia
Country of Origin: Spain
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: flowering tops
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: allspice, amyris, basil, carrot, cedarwood, chamomile, cistus, clary sage, clove, cypress, dill, eucalyptus, fennel, frankincense, geranium, grapefruit, hyssop, juniper, lemon, lemongrass, lime, mandarin, marjoram, myrrh, neroli, orange, patchouli, pepper, peppermint, petitgrain, pine, ravensara, rosemary, spearmint, spikenard, tangerine, tea tree, thyme, tonka, verbena, vetiver, wintergreen, yarrow.
Known Benefits: analgesic, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, Cicatrizant, deodorant, diuretic, emmenagogue, nervine, sedative, stimulant, sudorific, tonic, vermifuge.
Safety Warning: Has been found to be relatively safe.

Organic Lemon Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Citrus limon
Country of Origin: Italy
Extraction Method: cold-pressed
Parts Used: peel
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: benzoin, bergamot, carrot, citronella, cypress, eucalyptus, fennel, geranium, ginger, grapefruit, lavender, mandarin, neroli, orange, peppermint, rose, sage, sandalwood, tea tree, vanilla, violet, tangerine, thyme, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, astringent, digestive, disinfectant, diuretic, febrifuge, nervine, sedative.
Safety Warning: Has been found to be safe.

Organic Lemongrass Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Cymbopogon citratus
Country of Origin: India
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: citronella, eucalyptus, geranium, jasmine, lavender, palmarosa, vetiver.
Known Benefits: analgesic, antibacterial, antidepressant, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antiseptic, astringent, carminative, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicidal, insecticidal,  nervine, sedative, tonic.
Safety Warning: Phototoxic. Avoid during pregnancy or if history of high blood pressure. Avoid use on sensitive skin.

Organic Lime Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Citrus aurantifolia
Country of Origin: USA
Distillation Method: cold-pressed
Parts Used: peel of fruit

Organic Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Litsea cubeba
Country of Origin: Belgium
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: fruit
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: basil, bergamot, geranium, ginger, jasmine rose, rosemary, rosewood, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: anti-depressant, astringent, carminative, insecticidal, cordial, hypotensive, stimulant, tonic.
Safety Warning: Avoid during pregnancy.

Organic Niaouli Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Melaleuca quinquenervia
Country of Origin: Madagascar
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: basil, cajeput, eucalyptus, fennel, juniper, lavender, lemon, lime, myrtle, orange, pine, rosemary, peppermint, tea tree, thyme.
Known Benefits: antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal.
Safety Warning: Avoid during pregnancy.

Organic Marjoram Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Origanum marjorana
Country of Origin: Egypt
Distillation Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: flowering tops, leaves
(Retrieving information)

Organic Palmarosa Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Cymbopogon martini
Country of Origin: India, Brazil
Extraction Method: steam
Parts Used: grass
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: amyris, cedarwood, galbanum, geranium, grapefruit, lemongrass, sandalwood, bergamot, rosemary, lime and ylang-ylang.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, antiseptic, digestive, febrifuge, hydrating. Also, when used in aromatherapy, it relaxes the muscles and nerves, fights depression, fatigue, anxiety, anger and nervousness and has an uplifting effect on the mind.
Safety Warning: Generally considered totally safe by most, being non-irritant, non-sensitizing and nontoxic. Some sources advise against use if history of high blood pressure.

Organic Patchouli Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Pogostemon cablin
Country of Origin: India
Extraction Method: steam
Parts Used: leaves
Note: base
Complimentary Oils: allspice, armoise, balsam de peru, bergamot, cedarwood, chamomile, clary sage, clove, geranium, ginger, lavender, myrrh, neroli, rose, sandalwood, spikenard, vetiver, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: antidepressant, antiseptic, astringent, Cicatrizant, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicidal, sedative, tonic.
Safety Warning: Found to be safe, no known warnings.

Organic Peppermint Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Mentha arvensis
Country of Origin: India
Extraction Method: steam
Parts Used: whole plant
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: bergamot, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, lemon, marjoram, rosemary, sandalwood.
Known Benefits: antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, deodorant, digestive, disinfectant, emmenagogue, emollient, febrifuge, nervine.
Safety Warning: Avoid during pregnancy or if history of high blood pressure. May irritate sensitive skin. Avoid while using homeopathic remedies.

Organic Ravensara Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Ravensara aromatica
Country of Origin: Madagascar
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: bay, bergamot, black pepper, cardamom, cedarwood, clary sage, cypress, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium, ginger, grapefruit, lavender, lemon, mandarin, marjoram, palmarosa, pine, rosemary, sandalwood, tea tree, thyme.
Known Benefits: analgesic, antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant.
Safety Warning: Avoid during pregnancy.

Organic Rosemary Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Rosmarinus officinalis
Country of Origin: Tunisia
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: armoise, basil, cade, caraway, carrot, cedarwood, chamomile, cinnamon, elemi, eucalyptus, frankincense, ginger, grapefruit, hyssop, juniper, lavender, lime, marjoram, nutmeg, pepper, peppermint, petitgrain, pine, ravensara, sage, tea tree, thyme.
Known Benefits: analgesic, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, carminative, cholagogue, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, nervine.
Safety Warning: Pregnant and breastfeeding women should avoid using rosemary essential oil. Avoid if history of high blood pressure or epilepsy.

Organic Sage Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Salvia officinalis
Country of Origin: Albania
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: armoise, bergamot, grapefruit, hyssop, lemon, mandarin, orange, rosemary.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, cholagogue, Cicatrizant, depurative, digestive, disinfectant, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, stimulant.
Safety Warning: Avoid during pregnancy. Avoid if you have or have had epilepsy or hysteria.

Organic Spearmint Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Mentha spicata
Country of Origin: India
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: bergamot, birch, ginger, jasmine, lavender, sandalwood, basil, eucalyptus, rosemary.
Known Benefits: antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cephalic, disinfectant, emmenagogue, insecticide, stimulant.
Safety Warning: Being an emmenagogue, it should not be taken while pregnant. May irritate mucous membranes.

Organic Sweet Orange Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Citrus sinensis
Country of Origin: USA
Extraction Method: cold-pressed
Parts Used: peel
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: basil, camphor, cardamom, carrot, citronella, clary sage, clove, cypress, frankincense, ginger, grapefruit, hyssop, jasmine, lavender, lemon, mandarin, marjoram, myrrh, neroli, nutmeg, petitgrain, sage, tangerine, vanilla, verbena.
Known Benefits: antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diuretic, sedative, tonic.
Safety Warning: May have adverse effects if applied before sun exposure.

Organic Tea Tree Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Melaleuca alternifolia
Country of Origin: Australia
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves, twigs
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: clove, lavender, lemon, marjoram, nutmeg, pine, rosemary, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, expectorant, fungicidal, insecticide, stimulant, sudorific.
Safety Warning: No warnings have been found.

Organic Thyme Red Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Thymus vulgaris
Country of Origin: Morocco
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: flowering tops, leaves
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: bergamot, cade, eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, marjoram, rosemary.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, insecticide, stimulant, tonic, vermifuge.
Safety Warning: Avoid is pregnant or if history of high blood pressure. Moderate toxicity. Skin irritant.

Organic Vetiver Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Vetiveria zizanoides
Country of Origin: Sri Lanka
Distillation Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: roots

Organic Wintergreen Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Gaultheria procumbens
Country of Origin: Nepal
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: birch, lavender, mints, narcissus, oregano, thyme, vanilla, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: analgesic, anodyne, antirheumatic & antiarthritic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant.
Safety Warning: Avoid internal use. Avoid during pregnancy. High toxicity. Highly poisonous due to presence of Menthyl Salicylate. It should never be ingested and should not be used in aromatherapy. External application is sufficient for making this oil work inside since it readily absorbed through the skin. If ingested it can cause severe damages to the internal organs. Skin irritant.

Organic Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Cananga odorata
Country of Origin: Madagascar
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: flowers
Note: base
Complimentary Oils: allspice, bergamot, camphor, cardamom, cedarwood, chamomile, clove, galbanum, lemon, marjoram, neroli, patchouli, rose, tea tree, vetiver.
Known Benefits: antidepressant, antiseborrhoeic, antiseptic, nervine, sedative.
Safety Warning: Avoid if history of apnea or low blood pressure.

Organic Basil Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum
Country of Origin: India
Distillation Method: steam
Parts Used: leaves and flowering tops
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: bergamot, citronella, clary sage, frankincense, geranium, hyssop, lavender, mandarin, marjoram, orange, rosemary, tangerine, violet.
Known Benefits: Antidepressant, Antiseptic, Astringent, Deodorant, Digestive, Nervine.
Safety Warning: Moderately toxic. Avoid during pregnancy or if history of high blood pressure. May irritate sensitive skin. Avoid if prone to seizures. Avoid if history of estrogen-dependent cancer. Possible carcinogen.

Organic Bay Laurel Essential Oil (not to be confused with Bay Leaf)
Scientific Name: Laurus nobilis
Country of Origin: Albania
Distillation Method: steam
Parts Used: leaves

Organic Bergamot Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Citrus bergamia
Country of Origin: Italy
Extraction Method: cold-pressed
Parts Used: peel
Note: Middle
Complimentary Oils: basil, carrot, cedarwood, chamomile, citronella, clary sage, clove, coriander, cypress, frankincense, geranium, grapefruit, hyssop, jasmine, juniper, lemon, mandarin, marjoram, neroli, patchouli, peppermint, rose, sage, sandalwood, spearmint, tangerine, thyme, vanilla, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: analgesic, antibacterial, antibiotic, antidepressant, anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antiparasitic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, carminative, deodorant, diuretic, immunity stimulant, laxative.
Safety Warning: If not the Bergaptene Free type, should not be applied to the skin before sunlight exposure. As with many other essential oils, pregnant and breastfeeding women should avoid using bergamot essential oil.

Organic Cajeput Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Melaleuca cajeputi
Country of Origin: Vietnam
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves, twigs
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: cedarwood clove bud, clary sage, geranium, labdanum, lavender, marjoram, oakmoss, pine, rosemary, spice oils, thyme, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, expectorant, febrifuge, sudorific, tonic.
Safety Warning: Generally non-toxic, may irritate in high concentrations.

Organic Cedarwood Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Cedrus atlanticus
Country of Origin: Morocco
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: wood
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: amyris, anise, armoise, bergamot, cardamom, citronella, clary sage, cypress, eucalyptus, frankincense, ginger, juniper, lavender, marjoram, palmarosa, patchouli, rosemary, vetiver, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, sedative.
Safety Warning: Avoid if pregnant. May irritate sensitive skin. Do not confuse with cedar leaf (thuja).

Organic Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Cinnamomum zeylancium
Country of Origin: Sri Lanka
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: balsam de peru, caraway, chamomile, frankincense, ginger, nutmeg, rosemary.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, fungicidal, haemostatic, tonic, vulnerary.
Safety Warning: Moderate toxicity. Skin irritant. Do not get near eyes or sensitive body areas! Avoid if you have high blood pressure.

Organic Citronella Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Cymbopogon nardus
Country of Origin: Sri Lanka
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: gum
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: amyris, basil, bergamot, cedarwood, galbanum, geranium, lemon, lemongrass, lime, orange, pine.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, deodorant, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, fungicidal, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge.
Safety Warning: Avoid during pregnancy.

Organic Clove Bud Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Eugenia aromatica or Syzgium aromaticum
Country of Origin: Sri Lanka
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: buds
Note: middle
Complimentary Oils: balsam de peru, bay, bergamot, cade, cardamom, cinnamon bark, clary sage, ginger, hyssop, lavender, lemon, nutmeg, orange, patchouli, peppermint, ravensara, rose, rosemary, sandalwood, tea tree, ylang ylang.
Known Benefits: analgesic, antibacterial, antibiotic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, muscle relaxant, sedative, stomachic.
Safety Warning: Can be toxic in large doses.

Organic Eucalyptus Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Eucalyptus globulus
Country of Origin: India
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: leaves, bark
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: benzoin, caraway, cedarwood, juniper, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, marjoram, peppermint, pine, ravensara, rosemary, thyme.
Known Benefits: analgesic, antibacterial, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, deodorant, disinfectant, diuretic, febrifuge, stomachic.
Safety Warning: Avoid if using homeopathic remedies, history of epilepsy or high blood pressure.

Organic Frankincense Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Boswellia serrata
Country of Origin: India
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: resin
Note: base
Complimentary Oils: ambrette, basil, bergamot, camphor, cardamom, cedarwood, chamomile, cinnamon, clary sage, coriander, galbanum, geranium, ginger, lavender, mandarin, myrrh, neroli, orange, pepper, pine, rosemary, sandalwood, vetiver.
Known Benefits: antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, carminative, disinfectant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, sedative, tonic. There are also many cancer studies currently underway that involve Frankincense and it’s uses.
Safety Warning: This oil has been found to be safe for most purposes.

Organic Geranium Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Pelargonium x asperum
Country of Origin: Egypt
Distillation Method: steam
Parts Used: flowers, leaves, stalks

Organic Hyssop Essential Oil
Scientific Name: Hyssopus officinalis
Country of Origin: Spain
Extraction Method: steam distillation
Parts Used: flowers, leaves
Note: top
Complimentary Oils: lavender, rosemary, myrtle, bay leaf, clary sage, geranium, citrus oils.
Known Benefits: antibacterial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, Cicatrizant, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, nervine, sedative, sudorific, tonic (heart and circulatory), vermifuge.

Safety Warning: Avoid in pregnancy, if you have high blood pressure, and if epileptic.Clary Sage: Uplifting, Mood Lightening, Women's Monthly Discomfort,
Clear Skin: Itchy Scalp, Skin Blemishes, Eczema, Psoriasis, Acne, Unsightly nail beds

Eucalyptus: Allergies, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold, Congestion, Cough, Emphysema, Endometriosis, Flu, Hay Fever, Hypoglycemia, Poison Ivy, Pneumonia

Frankincense: Absentmindedness, Amnesia, Aneurisym, Autism, Coma, Concussion, Depression, Inflammation, Liver Disorders, Mental Fatigue, Metal Toxicity, Multiple Sclerosis, Ovarian Cyst, Parkinson's Disease, Polio, Schizophrenia, Seizures, Tumors, Wrinkles

Lavender: Anxiety, Arrythmia, Atherosclerosis, Bruise, Burns, Calming, Cuts, Diaper Rash, Ear Infection, Eczema, Giardia, Heat Stroke, Insect Bite, Insomnia, Itching, Measles, Poison Ivy, Rash, Skin Allergies, Stress, Sun Burn

Lemon: Cleaning Dishes/Laundry, Cough, Disinfecting, Dysentery, Gallbladder Stones, Oily Hair, Gout, Gum Removal, Hangover, Kidney Stones, Sore Throat, Stains on clothes, Permanent marker removal

Melaleuca: Acne, Aneurysm, Athlete's foot, Bacteria, Candida, Chicken pox, Cold, Cuts, Ear Infection, Eczema, Fungus, herpes Simplex, Hives, Jock Itch, Measles, Rashes, Shingles, Scrapes, Skin Disorders, Thrush

Oregano: Athlete's foot, Boils, Bronchitis, Candida, Fungal Infections, Gangrene, MRSA, Pancreatitis, parasites, Plantar warts, Ringworm, Staph Infection, Strep Throat

Peppermint: Allergies, Asthma, Bell's Palsy, Chronic Fatigue, Congestion, Diarrhea, Fever, Fainting, Hay fever, Heartburn, Hypothyroidism, Indigestion, Joint Pain, Lower Back Pain, Morning sickenss, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuralgia, Poor Concentraion, Tension headache

Rosemary: Alcoholism, Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Breathing Problems, Cholera, Hair Loss, Low Blood Pressure, Raynaud's Disease, Sunus Headache, Vaginal yeast infections

Roman Chamomile: Bee Stings, Blisters, Calming, Chicken Pox, Detoxification, Dry Skin, Menopause, PMS, Rashes

Vetiver: Absentmindedness, ADD / ADHD, Autism, Hyperactivity, Memory Loss

Clove: Abcess, Aches, Addictions, Blood Clots, Candida, Cataracts, Chicken Pox, Fungal infections, Glaucoma, Gingivitis, Hypothyroidism, Herpes Simplex, Lupus, Lyme Disease, Mold, Multiple Sclerosis, Smoking Addictions, Toothache, Thrush, Virus 

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