Healing station YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT THE HEALING STATION Message from the Founder of WELLNESS TRAIN GROUP Dear Warriors! We have come a long way, on a very difficult journey. And yet, we have just begun to scratch the surface of our journey to finding peace in our souls, contentment in our minds, wellness in our bodies and happiness in our hearts. This web site has been a labor of love dedicated to each and every one of you who valiantly fight pain day after day after day with such courage, faith and determination! I pray that insight may be brought into our lives, and to the minds of the researchers, physicians, health practitioners and others who are working on finding out what is causing so much pain and agony. I sincerely hope that this overview of a plan to help you learn to cope with chronic illness and pain, will give you the feeling that you are not alone, that you CAN learn to help yourself and that we are all in this together. And, that with a little work, YOU can start to feel human again. We are the canaries in the coal mines, yet we dare to spread our wings and fly against adversity, pain and chronic illness. We are warriors in the fact that we constantly must strive to educate ourselves, encourage one another, fight for our medical rights, and help others get through the long days and longer nights. We are gentle souls, in search of absence from bodily pain which threatens our very lives year after year. We are kindred souls in that we cling together and march forward, filled with Faith and the WILL to get BETTER! I thank everybody who helped me work on the Wellness Group sites, especially Storm as she spent many hours faithfully applying herself to the computer, which is no mean feat in itself when one is in pain. I thank every contributor for our fabulous newsletter, THE HEALING STATION, and every member for their contribution on the boards, in chat and on our e-group list serve. I thank Susan for her help with information when I was tired out, frazzled and unable to go on. I thank Samm and MJ for their constant encouragement and love and so many others for their suggestions, ideas, and support. For those of you who are not yet members, we welcome you with open arms. For those of you just passing through, thanks for stopping by and jump on the train anytime. I bless everybody for their support, and love and generosity of spirit and I thank GOD for all of you! Love from Mermie ~little waves~ LINKS OF INTEREST THESE LINKS ARE FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. WELLNESS TRAIN DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY SPECIAL WEB SITE OR PROGRAM. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP YOU DECIDE ON WHICH ROAD TO TAKE ON YOUR RIDE TO WELLNESS. WELLNESS TRAIN GROUP THYROID LINKS Thyroid Information THYROID TESTS Thyroid Antibodies Thyroid Nodules Yoga & Thyroid Disease THYROID AND FMS Thyroid & CFS GRAVES DISEASE Eye Involvement & Grave's Disease Weight Loss Diet Zone List of Thyroid Medications Comprehensive Listing of Thyroid Meds THYROID BASICS THYRO START SUPPLEMENT Proven Weight Loss Products CFS & FM Good Doctor List Fibromyalgia Links FMS & CFS Information FMS Information Kealalaina's FMS Pages The Fibro-CFS Foothold Joy's World FMS Resources Sleep Med Home Page Dr. Edward Conley's FMS Clinic in Michigan author of America Exhausted Dr. Jacob Teitlebaum's Site Good Research articles and live chats FMS & Thyroid Bad Fibes & card center Fibro World Health Roads Where its not a man's world Dr. Devin S. Starlanyl who also has FMS Chaney Information World Congress on Pain Dr. Lowe's Site Good Information on Pain Pain Control in FMS Mechanisms for Chronic Pain Pain is subjective Article on why Doctors leave us in pain Pain is subjective Morphine & Narcotics Controlling Pain Sleep in FMS Sleep Meds Research on Sleep Sleep Journal Reversing FMS Nutritionally Fighting With FmS Alternative Treatments for FMS Pain Site Dr. Hurwitz QuackWatch Inspiring Site Wilson's Syndrome-Thyroid Pain Tracking Brave Girl Diagnosed Singing Medicinal Baths for FMS Mycoplasmas in blood When It Hurts All Over Word from Fibro Friends Role of Morphine and narcotics Equivalency Tables-narcotics Detecting Breast Cancer Early Chronic Pain Probe Of Common Bowel Drug FMS Linked to Central Nervous System Chronic Sinusitis FibroSpouse provides a forum for spouses and or loved ones of Fibromyalgia sufferers "New Medical Standard Brings Pain Into Focus" Accrediting Rules Spur Shift in Emphasis Toward Measuring and Treating Symptoms Chronic Pain, FMS, CFS & other Medical Resources Dr. Devon Starlanyl's site for FMS/MPS. American Massage Therapy Association Association of Myofacial Trigger Point Therapists Academy for Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy in Pittsburg School of Myotherapy and Massage International Massage Association Excellent presentation of "Fibrofitness, why it is important, some things to try and how to do it "A Fibromyalgia Patients Guide to Exercise" Yaz Exercises for those who need to exercise to get better, but have difficulty because exercising induces symptoms "Dangers of Repetitious Exercise with TrPs" Part of Dr. Starlanyl's excellent site "What Your Physical Therapist Should Know about Fibromyalgia" "Physical Therapy" "The Travell Stretch Program" "Pain Erasure The Bonnie Prudden Way" addresses MPS and a program for stretching and exercise Fibromyalgia Network at 800-853-2929 will mail you a sheet of resources in your area Good doctor list Finding a doctor State Licensing Boards that have websites. License and/or Disciplinary Information. Alabama Arizona California Colorado Florida Georgia Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New York New York Disciplinary North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Rhode Island Rhode Island Disciplinary Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Wisconsin State Medical Boards (mailing addresses, phone numbers, and web addresses) The Federation of State Medical Boards Checking the Credentials and Malpractice Record of Doctors in States Other Than Florida For RDAs on all vitamins and minerals, search the institute Web site CFS Doc Midwest Center - Attacking Anxiety, Depression, Stress Home Video and Course Plan - The Retreat - Oak Harbor, Ohio You can order the plan using your credit card and if not satisfied, they say that you can keep the Anxiety tape but as a gift but will have to return the rest within 30 days. (Wellness Train Makes NO claims about the success of this program. Call for your own information.) Call: 1-800-695-4177 MidWest Center for Attacking Anxiety & Pain Home Plan NEW ASTHMA CONTROLLING DRUG - SINGULAIR New Asthma Control Drug Vicor - Hhv6 Virus Information The Virus Within by Nicolas Regush An Article on the book about HHV6 Virus Also links to Stealth & Borna Virus A MUST READ The Virus Within - Nicolas Regush - HHV6 HHV6 and HHV7 Information HHV6 & HHV7 Virus Information Antiviral Therapy Antivirals - MS - FMS - CFS CFS - HHV6 Testing Article on CFS and HHV6 Testing etc. Pat's EXCELLENT SITE on CFS - HHV6 - Testing - DO NOT MISS Pat's EXCELLENT & INFORMATION PACKED SITE RSD INFORMATION More facts on RSD MERCK MANUAL FOR Canuks Epstein Barr Virus Info CMV INFO WE WILL BE ADDING NEW LINKS FROM TIME TO TIME BELOW New Injectable COX-2 Specific Inhibitor Superior to Morphine, comparable to Ketorolac - Study Shows Effective, Safe, Non-Narcotic Control of Post-Operative Pain -ATLANTA, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In a study of 202 post-gynecologicalsurgery patients, parecoxib, the first investigational injectable COX-2specific inhibitor, was more effective in the control of pain than a 4-mg dose of the injectable narcotic analgesic morphine, and comparable to ketorolac, anon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). The results were presented at the 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society on Saturday. STORY OF LIDODERM Test for HHV6 - about $250.00 US-info here HHV6 - Research THE BUFFET VIROLOGY Search for Specific ALTERNATIVE Products under Specific Ailments. (Wellness Train MAKES NO CLAIMS for any of the links provided on any of their sites. They are listed for information purposes for you to determine for yourself) Healing Station Newsletter Please note; Concerning graphics in Wellness Train, Healing Station and Christmas Newsletter, due to many graphics being suggested and as this is our first try, we have tried to track down as many sources of graphics used as we could, but if we have missed some sources and you would like to be listed for credit, please let us know as soon as possible. It is our intention to give credit where credit is due. Thank you. Next Station: Healing Station 2 HHV6 Info. 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