Full Moons, Snow Days and Pain

This has been quite the week where the weather is concerned.  First, our first cold-snap since winter started here in Northern Virginia has started this current pain wave.  As those of us who live with chronic pain conditions know, cold weather has the ability to cripple our bodies with severe pain with a vengeance.  The addition of snow exasperated the pain and the coming of a full moon is making each day pretty unbearable.  The migraines, neck, back, and all-over body pain are evidence of that.  I have been experiencing really bad allodynia on my scalp where even though I only have about an inch of hair on my head, it feels like I have the tightest ponytail on in the world.  I can barely touch the end of a strand of hair without it feeling like I have millions of needles pricking my scalp.

The fibromyalgia has been getting worse by the day and the correlation between the moon rising and increased head pain has been noted and expected when there is a full moon.  Why the increased pain when the moon is full?  Parasites.  We tend to not acknowledge that parasites can and do exist within our bodies.  We have simply learned to adapt and live with them so the symptoms of parasites go unnoticed.  But, if we paid attention, we would notice that our pain and other symptoms we experience coincide with full moons and are more intense.  This is because parasites are most active and reproduce during the full moon cycle.  The symptoms related to parasites include constipation, gas and bloating, anemia, diarrhea, joint and muscle aches and pains, allergies, acne, rashes and other skin conditions, nervousness, sleep disturbances, and tooth grinding/clenching.

Needless to say, I have been breaking out all over my face, not sleeping well, have very bad joint and muscle aches and pains, and have been feeling increased anxiety and depression this week.  To top it all off my kids have been home from school thanks to the snow so now I have to be and do more.  That doesn't make dealing with my pain issues any easier.

Thank you Mother Earth for the triple whammy you slammed me with.  I will do my best to make it through the pain as I do with every flare up.  Just because I survived the others it doesn't make the current one any easier.


*Parasite information courtesy of Health Resources.