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Onward and Upward

So after a week of trying to get back into my normal routine of working out in the Y pool I am regaining my strength again. I still have skin fissures on my feet from Athlete's Foot, but I am living with it. I am going to soak them daily in hydrogen peroxide for the next two weeks to see if any improvement occurs. I still find antifungal creams OTC and applying cold the two most helpful treatments for my red, swelling feet. I also use New Skin (liquid bandage--just fingernail polish with antiseptic) on the fissures.   I have a home traction unit now from the physical therapy office. I like it! I hope this will spare me in the long run from further compression and impingement in my neck due to an old whiplash injury. P.S. I stopped using the traction unit when it strained my tight neck muscles too much. <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7412919396529588"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script&g

Two steps forward, One step back?

I have now weaned off Savella completely, and also dropped my Synthroid from 88micg to 50 micg. I am off iron too, though I should probably have that checked to see if my levels are normal. BUT I have been much more stiff and sore from lack of water exercise, because my feet have been too swollen/cracked to venture into the warm water and exacerbate the problem. It is a conundrum. I have had physical therapy on my neck for a couple of weeks, and it has been very helpful along with the exercises assigned. BUT I tried to detox and liver cleanse by drinking Traditional Medicinals Every Day Detox, doing a coffee enema, and do a liquid fast-diet, and on the fourth day, yesterday, I was in misery with nausea and vomiting. It was perhaps caused by too much toxins hitting my system at once, or was just too nasty in an of itself. It occurred to me that the same thing happened to me years ago when I tried to detox--I was sick as a dog. So what do I conclude? That there is indeed a toxic over