Canker Sores

I have these awful canker sores in my mouth. Canker sores aer shallow, painful sores in the mouth. They can appear on inside of lips, cheeks, on the base of gums or under the tongue. I have one under my tongue and the other deep down in my mouth. They are painful, especially when I want to eat. Doctors don't know exactly what causes them, but they may be triggered by stress, poor nutrition, food allergies and menstrual periods. I have had canker sores come every few months lately.

I went to see my doctor and did liver function test and full blood work and all is well except I have a little iron deficiency. It's not very low but I need to take supplements. I will take some iron pills and hopefully that will boost my levels. Right now is also a little bit of a stressful time financially but I am trying to remain positive and not let it dominate me. I know for a fact that I can't afford to feel down.

Feeling Good

Well things are good these days. I am drinking my green drink every morning. It's been about five days now. I don't mind the taste that much. It's not tasty, but it definitely feels healthy. I go to an amazing yoga class once or twice a week. I am eating well. I am taking my vitamins. The essentials plus a grape seed extract. Five in the morning and four in the evening. I skipped a few evenings though. Once I feel confident enough about my body adjusting to them I will slowly work up to the recommended dose. Hopefully I'm on the right track.

Downside to the Meds

I am extremely agitated lately. I find that I'm losing my cool at the littlest things. I feel it could definitely be from the medication. Today I promised myself I will try to do everything in my might to have more control. Deep down, I feel I need to get off the meds. Even though I don't feel any physical discomfort from Avonex, I'm starting to feel mental discomfort. I will give it more time and see. I have an appointment with my Neuro to take blood tests and schedule an MRI. Time will tell what my next step will be.
As for my diet and vitamins, I am only taking a few vitamins a day. I'm a little confused about the vitamins I'm taking. I noticed there was soy in them and that makes me wonder if there is gluten. I am going to ask to find out. As for my diet, its alright. I am trying to gain weight. I am always trying to gain weight and it is very difficult, however i have now started to really focus on my food. The trick is to stick to the healthy food and gain healthy weight. I have decided to drink daily a vegetable juice first thing in the morning. It consists of:
2 stalks celery
half a carrot
half an apple
a handful of spinach
a piece of garlic or ginger

It's actually not that bad:) I am dedicated to my health, weight gain, a positive attitude and a calm nature. With the will of God I am on my way to recovery.

My New Vitamin Regiment

My vitamins arrived Thursday night and I started taking them on Friday. I am only using USANA vitamins as the doctor recommended. Friday morning during breakfast I took the recommended vitamins and immediate felt tired and weak. I decided not to take any more that day. The next day I took half the recommended vitamins and spread them throughout the day. I have been only taking half and so far so good. I got a little red rash like circle on my face at night I noticed it then the next morning it went away. It could be a reaction to the vitamins. I'm letting my body get used to the vitamins slowly. The recommended vitamins I need to take are:

Essentials (Mega Antioxidant tablet 2 in the AM and 2 in the PM and their Chelated Mineral tablet (2 in the AM and 2 in the PM). This provides the cellular nutrition the doctor recommends. He also recommended 2 of their fish oil capsules daily called Biomega 3, 4 of their Proflavanol 90 daily (this is their grape seed extract), 4 of their Active Calcium daily, along with 2 of their Coquinone 30 daily (this is their highly absorbable CoQ10, which is equal to 100 mg of powder form).

That is a lot of vitamins, twenty a day to be exact. With the will of God, I pray my immune system will be restored.

First day on Aggressive Vitamin Regiment

I received my package from the US last night and this morning I started my vitamin regiment. It's a lot of vitamins that I have to take daily, but I have complete faith in the doctor that prescribed them to me. With the will of God, I believe I am on the right path to recovery.

One week on Avonex

I just took my second dose today and so far I'm much happier on this medication then Rebif. I don't have to inject myself three times a week and feel extremely weak most of the time. With Avonex its really just the day of the injection that i have set backs and the rest of the week is fine. I feel my life is so much better. I feel better. When i wonder why i didn't' stop Rebif earlier i just think to myself because everything is as it should be. If i didn't take Rebif then i wouldn't have suffered which in turn led me to seek alternative medication and seek out a doctor who has prescribed to me a vitamin regime which i will start once I receive them in a few days. However, if anybody asks me Rebif or Avonex definitely i would say Avonex. It is easier to tolerate, and i believe more practical.