In Wellness & Health 1368709892.72 I started Invisalign in 2008 and it took 21 trays to straighten my teeth (10 months) . Invisalign has come a long way since I've had mine and having braces always has its drawbacks. Root absorption is common with Invisalign, that being said, I have since had to have 3 root canals and crowns due to the movement. Was it worth it? For me yes, only because I have been blessed with good dental insurance and had minimal payment. Also, you need to wear a retainer nightly or the teeth will shift back. If I miss a night, trust me, I feel it. Honestly, if someone has a choice of metal or plastic... Continue Reading In Wellness & Health 1367608466.563 Pradaxa itself is not a bad drug, the doctors were prescribing it leaving their patients on other drugs as well which causes such thin blood. Yes, error on part of the pharma reps for not being more educational to the doctors who were prescribing. The sh** did hit the fan and many in sales were fired for it. Continue Reading In Wellness & Health 1367345339.747 whine wherever and whenever. I find that sometimes just sharing helps the pain/burden. I sometimes wonder after I read about the barametric pressure (sp), it is supposed to have an affect on fibro, and if that is the cause of many flares as they come on so damned suddenly, like a snap of a finger. Who knows, all we know is that it hurts! Hope you're feeling much better this week. Continue Reading In Fashion Talk 1367250842.937 DH and I stopped by the Q while on vacation for their tour. There are lifesize cutouts of all the hosts, Jill is very tiny. Actually, I was surprised to see how many of them are petite and how tall Leah and Jane were. Continue Reading In Wellness & Health 1367243335.087 On 4/26/2013 chandeliers said: CATinCT~What natural supplements do you take? Is this a bio-id hormone for the thyroid? I hope you can come back to answer. My naturopath put me on NAC, DHEA, Cortico B5-B6. I had been on Naturthroid for Hashimoto's for about a year then went on my NP's compounded version for a year or two. I had since switched NPs and went back to Naturethroid in September. I do believe the culprit is the NAC and/or DHEA though. I have stopped taking the supplements regularly and have noticed that my clothes are getting looser. Continue Reading In Scrapbooking 1367061423.63 her embossing folders are now being sold on cricut dot com. I just bought them all. They're also having a huge 24 hour sale today Continue Reading In Wellness & Health 1366998316.92 violann, thats great! For me, I could lose weight if I got OFF the medications, not the other way around. I have packed on 26 lbs in the last 6 months, coincidentally the same time I started taking supplements for adrenal exhaustion. As I also take thyroid, I have to wait an hour before eating, then take my natural supplements, wait an hour and then take my prescription meds. What a racket. The past couple of weeks I have been skipping my natural supplements and i have actually lost 6 lbs! Not water weight, as my rings are still tight, actual fat. All my prescription meds are all weight... Continue Reading In Wellness & Health 1366998026.847 whack a mole, what a great analogy! Yes, it's frustrating, today while having lunch out with DH like a click of the fingers I got overwhelmingly tired. I sit here chin on my chest feeling like I am going to fall asleep any second. In a day or two as experience has shown, I will be getting severe pain somewhere in my body and how long it will last is anyones guess. Fibro s ucks for sure. Continue Reading In Beauty Banter 1366652678.72 On 4/12/2013 annnacat said: I do have multiple health challenges that prevent me from working and I do feel guilty even with these very good reasons. Both times I was within the grasp of two very different doctorates my health deteriorated from the stress of writing a dissertation and not being able to get enough sleep and healthy food on call. Since most of my education was in public universities I feel guilty that I wasted tax payers money since I couldn't work to give back what was invested in me getting these degrees. And moneyis an issue for me. I am not married and have no children and ... Continue Reading In Beauty Banter 1366652318.347 On 4/12/2013 Buttercups said: On 4/12/2013 FATCATinCT said: On 4/11/2013 Buttercups said: On 4/10/2013 FATCATinCT said: when your life was your job and now you're without it, you feel lost and don't know where to begin. This is how I feel and jamaica, I think this is what you're trying to say as well. For me my life was my job and my children. I now have no job and my kids are grown and Im lost. All my social interests revolved around my children (I became a certified little league umpire, ran the football foodbooth and was secretary for the football booster club), all children related. The f... Continue Reading
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