Happy 3rd Anniversary

When I walked (barely) into my new doctor's office 3 years ago today, I had no idea what was going to happen. Honestly, I was anxious that this doctor would be a let down. I feared that he would say exactly what every other doctor had said the past 12 years. It was all in my head. I left out of his office (three years ago today) with hope.

Thirteen months ago I was taking these: (and that wasn't all of them ... and it doesn't include the IV's that I was on until February 2009)



I am amazed and how much better I feel than I did even a year ago.

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It's amazing how far Integrative Medicine has brought me in THREE YEARS. I could barely stay awake and it hurt to walk. The symptoms I had were too numerous to name, but let me try:

Profound Fatigue
Severe Headaches
Fevers on some days and extreme Low Temperature on the next.
Extremity Weakness
Tingling of my hands and feet
stiff neck
difficulty swallowing
light, sound, smell sensitivity
dizziness and fainting
ringing ears and stuffed ears making it difficult to hear
history of seizures
difficulty sleeping b/c of pain
memory problems
word finding problems
decreased concentration
personality changes
spots in my vision
pain in my eyes
blurriness
rashes (EM Rash & other minor rashes)
fluttery heart
Joint Pain (most of my joints)
Muscle Pain (mainly my legs and arms)
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Intense and rapid weight loss
And then the opposite happened .. rapid weight gain
Muscle Twitches
Extreme Sweating at night


I know there are others, but I can't think right now because it was so long ago.

I gave my doctor a book and in the book there was a quote about how "believing is ninety percent of doing." I am so glad he believe in me. I am so glad I believed in him.