Rachel, we knew you were dealing with a lot but this gives us a clear picture of it, thank-you for describing it in detail. It is incredible that you seem to be able to stay a pretty positive person overall while dealing with SO MUCH.

Yes, Linda does not take any type of drugs or other medications as she can't take the side effects. She is also allergic to all painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen, Tylenol or any of the others. She is allergic to a number of other things as well (including all antihistamines). The one thing that gives her relief is marijuana, but she will only use it up to twice a week as it loses its effectiveness if she does it too often. She is trying to incorporate kratom but has been having some trouble with it so far. Interestingly she finds if she has a strong drink on a given day (she only will drink twice a week max) she usually has a good pain day on the day following the drink day (figure that one out). She says she got a lot from Dr. Sletton's video and she can't wait to hear how you do at the 3 week Mayo thing. I think there are so many people that are interested here that you'd have an avid following if you decided to post a daily blog while there.