Hi everyone:

A year ago today, I had my first, life changing meeting with Dr. B. 

A lot has changed since then and I was reminiscing a lot about the first days of the IC diet. Although no one in my family has said anything to me today yet, I am really excited about this day and I feel as if it is more special to me than my ordinary birthday.

Birthday Wishes:

1. To try not to ask so much on a daily basis of Dr. B.

2. To be in radical acceptance about my joint pain issues, working with them rather than reacting against them.

I feel early low today.  Tomorrow is a year and I am obsessed 24/7 about my knees and my quality of life and what to do to get them better.

I think I've just found out another trigger food, have been doing ok for the last few months and couldnt figure out where this latest flare is coming from. I think it's nuts- no, not like crazy nuts, real nuts, I've been eating cashews and almonds every day lately at work. Does anyone else have a problem with nuts?? Wish it wasn't do darn confusing to figure out what sets me off! Not on protocol yet- a long four months to go before my appointment, it can't come soon enough! 

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. When I get really anxious about the knees, I wake up at 4 am. When I wake up at 4 am, I have my iPhone next to the bed (I am giving myself a temporary pass on EMR) and I listen to Tara Brach or Ajahn Brahm. Last night, I never did go back to sleep. I was too busy thinking about my 4 year old self and the violence that happened to me later in childhood that stole away my super happy kid.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. When I get really anxious about the knees, I wake up at 4 am. When I wake up at 4 am, I have my iPhone next to the bed (I am giving myself a temporary pass on EMR) and I listen to Tara Brach or Ajahn Brahm. Last night, I never did go back to sleep. I was too busy thinking about my 4 year old self and the violence that happened to me later in childhood that stole away my super happy kid.

Hi all:

I am going on nearly 6 months witht hsi really obnoxious knee arthritis. Quite limiting and it is not apparently getting better. Am am wondering if maybe Vitamin D could be causing my arthritis-like symptoms. ANy feedback would be most appreciated.

Love to all.

Hi ladies,

well, I was close to being done and all my writing vanished!  argh...

anyhow, I wanted to check in and say hello to new names/faces as I have been a patient of Dr B for 1 1/2 years now. 

I started this journey with intense horrible pain and cant say that I am happy where I am for the most part.  yes, I still do have symptoms and yes, I know that it will take much longer for me to fully recover but I am OK with that.  This process is proven yet its slow and the best decision I have ever made.

I have been in treatment for almost 8 months & while I have had improvements I still have a lot of pain. I would trade all of the stupid small improvements for just a little less pain. I'm also having horrifying constipation which adds to the awful discomfort. I've been so positive through this process and while I know I don't have any other options than to keep fighting I just don't understand why I read so many people have so much reduction of pain early on???? 

Hey! So I'm wanting to get some feedback from y'all on how you make sure you get enough veggies breakfast, lunch and dinner. Do you grab some raw veggies? Always eat a salad? A favorite way to store and eat them? Just looking for ideas. I'm starting to get food aversions from raw broccoli and cucumbers because I eat them so much just because its convenient to throw on a plate. Anyways just thought we could share ideas since its super important to eat our veggies!