#angiodema

Trump Bumps, Gut Health & Giving Up Chocolate

I call them my Trump bumps. Just as his presidency churned into mind-melding, bone-grinding gear, I broke out with an unexplained rash. My malady, which causes itchy welts to form all over my body and sometimes blows my lips to Kardashian proportions (Angioedema), is called Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria, a fancy name for hives.

For nine months now, these torturous little skin lesions have been my…

So just wanted to share a quick health update! I've been doing pretty well recently! My pain levels have been decently low with a few bad days here and there and swelling has been minimum (praise God considering all the heat we've had here in Oregon recently!) I'm on some new melds that are helping balance my hormones! 

Turns out my body over produces either histamine or estrogen causing it to over produce the other and it's a lovely circle, so that actually explains why I've noticed a change in face shape, fat distribution, and muscle mass that is definitely more T related the last few months, because my histamine levels have been lower since I'm on anti histamine a full time it means my estrogen levels are down which is deffinetly a good thing. 

So currently we are working on replacing the anti histemine meds I'm on with several supplements that do all the same things but will have a more long term effect! 

I'm pretty exhausted as of right now because it's been pretty go go go this whole months and I'm looking forward to July, where just about the only thing I'll be doing is starting dance again (if my body permits) and doing a lot of sleeping. 

Speaking of sleeping I am also hoping to get my sleep schedule sorted out because boy is it crappy right now, Ive been having a lot of nightmares again, reacurring, flashbacks, and new ones, which is odd because I usually have them during the fall/winter but not in the summer if anyone has any suggestions that have helped them with nightmares I'm all up for it!