tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post5238424086227506725..comments2022-03-30T22:27:10.393-06:00Comments on The Path of Gnosis: Am I OK?: Four Years of Disabling Illness and CountingFr. Troy Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12059937568362451242noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-11407303982476433302012-03-05T05:39:36.770-07:002012-03-05T05:39:36.770-07:00Hi Troy, I hope you are ok. I am following The Gno...Hi Troy, I hope you are ok. I am following The Gnostic path online but as part of my spiritual discipline I have deactivated my facebook account again in order to get my priorities in order. ie, meditation and so on. I may possibly go back on Facebook infrequently just to catch up but do not want to share too much personal information online at the moment. I am an avid fan of Stephan Hoeller and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-35204465362053546762011-10-11T23:03:50.974-06:002011-10-11T23:03:50.974-06:00Thanks, Angela, I wish I could do more.Thanks, Angela, I wish I could do more.Fr. Troy Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059937568362451242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-1184148854809050712011-10-10T23:06:46.932-06:002011-10-10T23:06:46.932-06:00More about diagnosis: I had to rule out a rare gen...More about diagnosis: I had to rule out a rare genetic disorder so that we could settle on fibromyalgia being the root cause. <br /><br />An $11,000 test, I kid you not. There's only one lab in the country who does this type of test. My mother has that disorder PLUS fibromyalgia, how's that for cruel? On the other hand, because of this nerve disorder she doesn't feel pain the way I doAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724264061719518367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-69110202494461706732011-10-10T23:01:52.209-06:002011-10-10T23:01:52.209-06:00I still take a few complementary meds to ease me t...I still take a few complementary meds to ease me through some bad patches but I am NOWHERE near as debilitated as I was two years ago. I actually feel like I have a life again.<br /><br />The man has been researching fibromyalgia for over thirty years. He first noticed a strange correlation between his gout patients(he's still a practicing MD) and some weird divergent subsection of these &Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724264061719518367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-42877239890594229992011-10-10T23:01:13.264-06:002011-10-10T23:01:13.264-06:00Have a limited number of characters I can use in a...Have a limited number of characters I can use in a post so I have to break this up. Sorry!! <br /><br />http://www.fibromyalgiatreatment.com/<br /><br />This is Dr. St. Amand's website listed above. Information about his book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia" (check it out on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Doctor-About-Fibromyalgia/dp/0446694444/ref=Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724264061719518367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-10590439990636763672011-10-10T07:05:27.589-06:002011-10-10T07:05:27.589-06:00eWithout meaning to be a creep Troy I have been go...eWithout meaning to be a creep Troy I have been going back over to have a look at The Gnosis Institute a lot over the last few days. <br />Since I had a considerable break from the Institute and have left one church for another and have explored my native Celtic tradition. I realise how little I appreciated what you were doing, and I wanted to tell you that you and your work has helped me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-74997667529806673872011-10-10T02:43:34.802-06:002011-10-10T02:43:34.802-06:00Angel, It doesn't seem to be fibromyalgia in m...Angel, It doesn't seem to be fibromyalgia in my case. Though I thought my sister might have what I have but has fibromyalgia instead. If you would send what you can and I'll forward it to her.<br /><br />Angela, Thanks. Keep in touch.Fr. Troy Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059937568362451242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-76301604016126629152011-10-09T06:10:50.649-06:002011-10-09T06:10:50.649-06:00Hello Troy,
Sorry not to have been in touch, I clo...Hello Troy,<br />Sorry not to have been in touch, I closed my facebook account for a number of reasons. I'm sorry to hear that you are still struggling with health problems, if I can help in anyway, please do not hesitate to ask.<br />Angie, L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19821486.post-4301929029305177252011-10-06T22:43:24.777-06:002011-10-06T22:43:24.777-06:00Fr. I cannot find any place you have specified wha...Fr. I cannot find any place you have specified what your worsening illness is but wanted to throw out a rope to you for real help if that condition happens to be fibromyalgia. You stated that with exertion comes a sort of crash in any physical or mental ability. This sounds like(at least superficially to me) like chronic fatigue and/or fibromyalgia. It's not common in men but it's not as Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724264061719518367noreply@blogger.com