Maylene's Testimony
Hi my name is Maylene,
Where do I being for according to my mother I have had pains all my life. Since I was a little girl till now. And one Dr. told my mother to take me to a psychiatrist for they think that it is all in my head. I have been in and out of the hospital emergencies room as far as I can remember.
My Dr. diagnosed me with F.M.S. in the year 2000 and that was only after I did every test there was in the book to see what was causing all my pain. And I was put on everything my Dr. could think of to help me with my pains. Not knowing that I would be over medicated and ending up with four ulcers.
I was getting worst day by day. The pains never went away and I was on pain killers or muscle relaxer 24/7. I spent most of my days at home for I couldn't drive myself any more. The pain just took over my life but what a life. My family were on pins and needles just waiting to hear me call out to them to help me. For when my pain came on it was so fast that I couldn't get my pills on my own it hurt too much to move. And I needed someone to give them to me.
I was almost bed ridden or should I say chair bound. I was in pain all the time. When I tried not to take the pills the pain was just too unbearable to mention. Chest, throat, arms, legs, back, shoulder were just a few of my pains.
My grand children's spend holiday's and vacation with me. They were just sitting around and watching me sleep and giving me my pain killers. I would cry at night for I know that they were bored to death and I couldn't do anything about it. And when I felt good I would take them out to do things and that night I would have a relapse of pain. So it was go one day and stay home the next day.
I found out about a meeting that Kaiser were having about fibromyalgia. And I told my husband Clifford that we are going to this meeting for I had nothing to lose. I remember that it was a night that the whole family comes to my house for dinner. I told them to go ahead and enjoy their dinner but mother has to go out to a important meeting that just might change my life. And change my life it did.
The place where the meeting was held was packed and I got a chair in the back. Clifford went outside than came back in to sit on the floor to listen. I remember a lady sitting next to me and she had this pink heart. I whispered to Cliff that I would get a heart like that one day. I couldn't believe my eyes at the turn out. They were so many people the some of them were sitting on the floor.
The meeting held hope for me. The next day I was so gung ho that I called a round for the book by Dr. St. Amand and I had to order it for none was to be found.
I also got in touch with Annette for her card was stable to the sheet that I got at Kaiser and went to my first group meeting. I like what I heard and I enjoyed listening to other people. This was for real and I could talk with people who have the same kind of pains that I was having and finding out that they were getting better day by day. It was a miracle come true.
It's funny for I didn't wait for my next appt. to see my Dr. but made one as soon as I could. I went in there prepare thanks to Annette she down loaded information that my Dr. needed to know. So in the office I marched one hand held the paper I was going to give my Dr. to read and the other held the book by Dr. Amand. I smiled at him and told him that I wanted to get started right away on this pill called guaifenesin. I explain what it would do and that there was nothing for me to lose since I tried everything else. He smiled at me and said okay you got it.
I started my protocol on April 21, 2003 right after my first mapping. And have been smiling from ear to ear ever since than for I have been having better days.
My second mapping was done on July 26 and has a total different look from the first one. I'm up and about more now than before. I still have pains and they do set me back for that day but I'm smiling and joking around with my family and driving myself all over the island. Which just a few months ago I had to be driven around.
I had my older grandsons with me this summer during the day and man I could do so much things with them that I couldn't do last year. Water park and go to the movies eating at restaurants. Even spend three hours at the shopping center with them while they did their school shopping. One of the twins Devin told me that this was his best summer ever and that he will miss me very much when he goes back to school. I got a big hug and kiss from him on the last day of his vacation.
I treat my book as my second bible and carry it where ever I go along with the list of sal free products. I'm on the computer every day reading how more and more people have join our family from other islands too? If anyone ask me how good I look now than before I start talking about my new family and the protocol that I'm on.
I got in touch with my whole family first, second and third cousin were included and ask them how they were feeling and that if they were doing lousy that they might have what I have. First advice I gave them was to get the book and if they can't find it let me know and I'll get one to them. I have not stop talking about this since I found it. I will talk to anyone at any time. And talk and talk you can't shut me up.
I just want to say thank you to Annette for starting this chapter for us. For you are full of life and energy and has showed us how to get our life back on the road.
I love you for this and you are always in my prayers. And I did get my pink heart on Saturday August 9th 2003.
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart.
Maylene