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Connie from the United States shares her Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) and Scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome and Fibromyalgia story.
"I was diagnosed in 1992 with Scleroderma and five years later with the Sjogren's and then Fibromyalgia.
Nobody could barely touch me. I had lumps, all the trigger points sore. It was so painful. I had Irritable Bowel syndrome, bladder infections. I had the foggy brain. Scleroderma symptoms were arenas. It was pretty bad. During the winter would have to take an antibiotic. I had a very dry eye and mouth.
I was in extreme pain. I was taking Cortisone. When I stood up, I had to kind of take a minute to straighten myself back out again and be able to walk.
So when I went on the Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), It was such a noticeable difference because the pain was much better for my back. I quit taking the Cortisone. My quality of life was a 1 out of 10.
I was at the end of my rope. Summers are very busy because we have our own business. We have a horse farm and the kids are out showing and expected to me to be able to move.
I just remember being at the point where I had so many things to do, and I just didn't have the energy, didn't have the pain control to be able to do what I needed to do.
So, what really happened is that my son has Multiple Sclerosis and a friend of mine has MS. And when I called to tell her that my son had it, she brought me Mary Bradley's book and she wrote down a doctor's name, that's here in our town. I started researching it.
I went to the doctor and he told my son didn't have MS. But the following summer, he had another very bad episode. He had optic neuritis and eye problems both times.
About seven years, both me and my son started taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). I have trouble sleeping but it was such a dramatic difference in my health and my wellbeing. I felt like I had my life back.
I've never had another ulcer on my fingers. I don't think I have any trigger points for Fibromyalgia anymore. I've not had a bladder infection. My eyes are much better. I still use drops every so often. The pain in my back went away immediately.
I could walk straight. I wasn't walking crooked because my back hurts so bad. And it was just a remarkable difference".
When my son started taking LDN, he was a college student, he was living on his own, he was supporting himself, and he was working like three jobs and getting a 4.0 in college.
So he just felt so good that he was doing everything. And he was living with a bunch of kids that were partying all the time. So he's doing fine.
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