Week 1-2
And just like that 2 weeks/cycles of treatment are past. I'm...intrigued.
The gel has been on backorder since April when I ordered (bright side, I got my order in right as the company, which is very new, got so slammed with orders that it's initial production of the gel was wiped out. They had to stop shipping, reconfigure the company to handle the order volume/customer service on a much larger scale than they anticipated, find new manufactures that could meet the demand, etc before they could start shipping again. They still are not filling new orders, so even though it took 3 months to get mine, at least I beat the shutdown period!). I also didn't have the mood swings that I normally get (they tend to be tied to the headaches, which anyone with a house full of active kids and sound/light sensitive headache/migraine suffers will totally understand!).
I started the gel, as it turns out, the same week my cycle started. Between the QEST sessions and the gel, something is different. I only took pain relievers once and the headaches I still was experiencing during the week of my cycle were almost non-existent. I literally have not that pain free of a cycle...possibly ever, since I remember even as a teenager crying in a ball of intense pain. Given that we're in the middle of summer/allergy season and all 5 kids are home, I should have had at least a normal to bad cycle, NOT an easy one.
Interestingly, I've woken up almost the same time everyday the last 2 weeks, and actually felt like getting up as opposed to forcing myself to get out of bed. I also had enough energy to get through a 95 degree, no AC workday at the school (I was removing and washing windows and changed a few out, so, while not intensely physical, given the heat (which I CAN NOT tolerate) and up and down the stairs and constant movement for 6 hours) I'll count as a good day.
So, no magic happened, but enough...something...that I'm interested and curious to see if it was a fluke.
The gel has been on backorder since April when I ordered (bright side, I got my order in right as the company, which is very new, got so slammed with orders that it's initial production of the gel was wiped out. They had to stop shipping, reconfigure the company to handle the order volume/customer service on a much larger scale than they anticipated, find new manufactures that could meet the demand, etc before they could start shipping again. They still are not filling new orders, so even though it took 3 months to get mine, at least I beat the shutdown period!). I also didn't have the mood swings that I normally get (they tend to be tied to the headaches, which anyone with a house full of active kids and sound/light sensitive headache/migraine suffers will totally understand!).
I started the gel, as it turns out, the same week my cycle started. Between the QEST sessions and the gel, something is different. I only took pain relievers once and the headaches I still was experiencing during the week of my cycle were almost non-existent. I literally have not that pain free of a cycle...possibly ever, since I remember even as a teenager crying in a ball of intense pain. Given that we're in the middle of summer/allergy season and all 5 kids are home, I should have had at least a normal to bad cycle, NOT an easy one.
Interestingly, I've woken up almost the same time everyday the last 2 weeks, and actually felt like getting up as opposed to forcing myself to get out of bed. I also had enough energy to get through a 95 degree, no AC workday at the school (I was removing and washing windows and changed a few out, so, while not intensely physical, given the heat (which I CAN NOT tolerate) and up and down the stairs and constant movement for 6 hours) I'll count as a good day.
So, no magic happened, but enough...something...that I'm interested and curious to see if it was a fluke.
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