[Arachnoiditis is a spinal cord injury caused by the neurotoxins in spinal injections and invasive spinal procedures. The artforarachnoiditis.org website is intended to provide a practical coping resource which supplements the numerous support groups available in Social Media and is NOT intended as medical advice or guidance. All visitors are advised to consult a trustworthy naturopath or physician prior to making any assumptions about prognosis, diagnosis, or changes in Arachnoiditis care or treatment.]

MANAGE THE INFLAMMATION
DAY ONE (Again)
This plan has been modified over time as I have been experimenting with this method since 2016.
Following unsuccessful consultations and inappropriate invasive interventions proposed at the Cleveland Clinic,
I discovered research regarding the impact of using food as medicine in an anti-inflammatory menu.
After six months on this plan to conservatively isolate and manage CRPS in my left leg, I discovered there was also reduced swelling in my spinal cord which eventually resulted in an increase in the number of hours I was able to be vertical with fewer symptoms of impaired Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) rotation. Later, it also became evident that gastroparesis was creating ongoing difficulties with maintaining balanced gut health and I learned about how candida overgrowth impacts inflammation. Adjusting the anti-inflammatory menu to accommodate candida control protocols required a great deal of self-discipline.
Combining these methods with twelve years of physical therapy
after being deemed unemployable,
I was able to return to working in the community.
For me,
though it often results in periods of solitude,
this life plan works.
The need to strictly follow it ebbs and flows depending on environmental, medical, systemic, and social triggers.

Arachnoiditis is a preventable spinal cord injury caused by the neurotoxins in spinal injections and invasive spinal procedures.
Prevention is the only cure.

#candidacontrol
#antiinflammatoryfood
#TheStruggleIsReal

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About CSF
“CSF assists the brain by providing protection, nourishment, and waste removal. CSF provides hydromechanical protection of the neuroaxis through two mechanisms. First, CSF acts as a shock absorber, cushioning the brain against the skull.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519007/#:~:text=CSF%20assists%20the%20brain%20by,the%20brain%20against%20the%20skull
and
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470578/

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A NOTE TO NEW VISITORS (7.3.2019) Sorry you need us but, glad you found us!

While this project was “live” from 2014 to 2018, Arachnoiditis survivors were able to submit art entries for an annual exhibit to increase arachnoiditis awareness. Though we no longer have the resources to continue that aspect of the project, there is a great deal of free content and coping tools here that will remain available to anyone who would like to use them. You can find headings for those topics when you scroll down to the bottom of the home page. 

Via email, survivors are still invited to submit digital images of any artwork they have created which helps them cope with arachnoiditis. (Subject: Add my Art to A4A gallery.) As my schedule permits, these images are added to this online gallery of art by arachnoiditis survivors.

I cannot provide medical advice but, feel free to Contact me at the studio if you have additional questions about this project.

~Blessings!

P.S. This is a one-woman administration. I do the best I can to respond and distribute materials in a timely manner. Online messages are usually monitored on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Your patience is greatly appreciated.