At 8:20 p.m. he wanted the pain drop on just his right leg but he said his left leg didn't hurt. His tummy hurt a little so we used the digestion rub and then he wanted the Calming Cream on his head again for his headache. The highlight was as I snuggled him in his bed, he was happy, chatty and laughing which RARELY happens at this time of day. I have left him many nights crying himself to sleep from his leg pain and headaches so at the very least the oils are helping him relax.
This morning I asked him "How ya doing, Buddy?", to which he replied "Pretty good!". He was happily building Legos when I go out of the shower.
We started the day with 8 oz. of lemon water, followed by the hair therapy drops on his scalp and then some yummy Ninja juice. We put the pain drop on his right calf at 8:40 a.m. and again at 11:40 a.m. He had 4 oz. of his E-Lyte (electrolyte replacement) at 10 and another 8 oz. of lemon water at 11:30 a.m.
Thomas joined the local elementary school's "mile club" last fall in correlation with the gym class he takes at the school twice a week. The club meets at recess on Wednesdays and they run or walk a mile around the track. If they complete their mile they get a token for their necklace. I talked it over with my hubby and decided we should let him go and see how it affected him. He's super excited because at the end of the year, they are having a mile club party with water balloons and he hates when he doesn't feel good enough to go. We are also trying to make a decision about travel hockey for him and need to gauge what he can handle or not, plus I know we were just plain hopeful it wouldn't set him back like it typically does.
He ran great; in fact he came in 2nd out of all the second graders. We had used the Pain Drop just prior to the start of mile club on the right leg and his pain level went from a 4 to a 1 1/2 before he ran. Unfortunately, when he finished running his pain level was a 5 for his right leg and a 5 for his head.
The good news is it's around 7:30 p.m. now and he just told me he doesn't have a headache!! Praise God! Seriously anytime he doesn't have any headache definitely rates MIRACLE status. His right leg is still bothering him but I plan to rub calming cream on his legs and head again tonight when i tuck him in. He says he likes it and it makes him sleepy.
We are super impressed with the change in his moods. He's so much happier. We can tell he's feeling better because he smiles and laughs a lot. I really hope it lasts! I am still skeptical because we've just started and occasionally with other things we've seen some improvement and then stagnated.
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