@clairecas Thank you so much, Claire. I truly appreciate your prayers. My love for and faith in God is what’s brought me through a lifetime of sickness. I’m sure the PTSD (which brought on a slew of things) started as a child during the abuse. That’s when I started having insomnia. After 11 years of sexual abuse, I was raped by a man overseas, at 22 my 9-day-old son died in my hands from encephalitis. When I was 15 I started drinking, at 16 I got crazy into drugs and ended up in a 30-day rehab hospital for anorexia and bulemia. I had chronic migraines at 18, fibromyalgia at 23, degenerative disk disease and peripheral neuropathy at about 40, soon after GI and bladder problems. Osteoarthritis, dysphasia, Arachnoiditis, Tardive akathisia, osteoporosis, edema, bowel incontinence, ataxia and I can’t even remember all the other conditions I have. LOL. I know I sound like a mess and I guess my body is! But I have peace that passes all understanding and joy that a lot of people don’t understand. The GOOD NEWS is that at 27, I accepted Jesus and he turned my life around! I’ve forgiven my father and the man who attacked me.
Now I’m 65 and in ministry helping abused women, the homeless, people in recover from addictions and alchohol and people with AIDS. I’m not bragging. I just wanna share how amazing God is. We suffer so we can help others who suffer.
My previous post was kindly moved from the Neuropathy Group to Chronic Pain Group. And I do appreciate it. After our moderator reads this, I’ll probably get moved to Brain Conditions. I’m not trying to be be silly. It’s just that I have so, so many overlapping conditions that I really don’t know which group to post on.
I can handle the chronic pain and I don’t take any narcotics for it. It’s the autonomic neuropathy affecting my organs that’s my main concern. It doesn’t cause chronic pain, but the multiple organ dysfunction is a daily issue.
Thank you again for your prayers. ❤️💫🙏🏼