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Hello Everyone, My name is and I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I feel like I already know a little bit about you if you have been posting as I have been lurking and reading the files while I have been busily filling out 's Questionnaire in preparation for a personal consultation. The more I have read not only from this list but the other two lists recommends at the end of each post, I am feeling that "coming home" feeling that we oftentimes get when we have found a place of fitting in...a place that feels like we have been there before, one of familiarity. My brief history would be one who experienced incest from the age of 2 - 11 at the hands of an older male sibling ( 9 years my senior ) I only mention this as it had definite ramifications on my physical health. Never smoked (caught my beautiful long

brown hair on fire the first time I tried to light a cigarette in 9th grade! They weren't kidding when they said smoking could be hazardous to your health! Damn near killed me I use to drink maybe once a year but do not do that with all the medications I am on now. In March of 2002 I had to have 4 feet of my large intestine out which continues my struggle in finding things that will stay down or digest properly. Approx 4 months after this surgery I began having Arthritic symptoms of swelling and intolerable pain in almost all my major joints accompanied with severe exhaustion. I was diagnosed with Poly Inflammatory Arthritis and Fibromyalgia ( both Autoimmune diseases ) in October of that same year and have been through a rigorous program of drugs to try and keep myself out of a wheel chair, working a 40 hour job as a Computer Support Analyst, and keeping the excruciating pain at bay. I am currently on

Morphine, Oxycodone, Lunesta (for sleep) Lexapro (for depression. Clonzepam (for tremors and restless leg syndrome) Plaquenil to try and put the illnesses into remission. I am looking forward to withdrawing from as many of these drugs as possible while nourishing my body to a point where I can care for myself on a more natural bases. I would be lying if I said there wasn't some in trepidation on my part as I just can't bare the pain. I am looking forward to a natural source to do so. As far as diet goes I LOVE VEGETABLE AND FRUITS. However due to my digestive track many times find myself living on Yogurt, Yogurt drinks and Ensure. This should do it for now. I have rambled on long enough! I am excited to be here and thank you all kindly for your courage to be here and your willingness to share.

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