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Sophia / August 23, 2017

Allodynia: My Clothes Hurt (updated post + video) 

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One of the most viewed posts on my blog is the allodynia post I did over two years ago now. This makes me incredibly sad as it’s obvious many other people are suffering from allodynia… View Post

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Sophia / February 5, 2017

THE HARDEST THING I’VE EVER DONE (THE JOURNEY HOME) | USA Trip for Lyme Disease Treatment Part 8

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Part 8 shows my last week in clinic – I was only in for two days but they were very long and intense days, and our journey back home to the UK. It was touch… View Post

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Sophia / January 7, 2017

AN ADVERSE REACTION & DOG THERAPY | USA Trip for Lyme Disease Treatment Part 5

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This vlog shows my forth week of clinic when I started getting new herxheimer (herx) symptoms, I had a severe reaction to a pain relief drug and I got some dog therapy. I was missing… View Post

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Sophia / July 8, 2016

Chronic Pain Art: What does a flare feel like?

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I have been in a terrible chronic pain flare this week. I’ve had neuropathic pain for 8 years now and over that time, as my pain has worsened gradually, my pain threshold has kept increasing.… View Post

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spooniesophia / May 7, 2015

Allodynia: My Clothes Hurt

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*I have a more up to date post here.* I have been in a chronic pain flare up since the beginning of January – the longest and worst flare to date! The pain I have… View Post

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