Finally got my hair test results. They come in booklet form, and
quite frankly, scare the crap out of you. Its amazing how many toxins
we are exposed to on a daily basis. Its really very scary. Then the
doctor called me and gave the overall news of, there is room for
improvement, but overall its not horrible. She said on a this scale:
initial, acute, severe; im somewhere between initial ad acute. This
means that all the supplements Ive been swallowing for a couple months
as well as the GF diet are working!! My body is still in stress, and my
adrenals are still not working up to par, just like the thyroid.
The good news, is that other than the supplements and amino acids that Ive been taking, and the new ones she added, she is not recommending anything else at this time. This is good, because other treatments are expensive, and kind of scary to be honest.
At this time, I am currently taking fish oil, and two different amino acid supplements. In addition to this, I am not absorbing calcium, at all, so this is really scary. She added a coral complex supplement to help with this, a thyroid complex in addition to the prescription meds, ortho mega, a fish oil supplement, CR zyme, and adrenal complex supplement.
The good news is that these are all natural. The bad news is that three times a day I must choke down about 10 pills....some of these are not small!! It is totally worth it, though, a lot of my symptoms have left!!
Of the symptoms I first had, these are the ones that are gone:
hair loss: my hair and eyebrows are growing back in and soon I should be back to normal, who knows, I may even be able to grow my hair out, lol
fatigue: i no longer have exhaustion fatigue, I can make it through each day without a nap, and I no longer feel like my body is made of whatever gumby was made of. Kira and I started zumba recently, and Im able to get through an entire hour!! Looking forward to beginning running again!!
cold: Nope, not cold anymore. Sometimes, but not frequently, and its no longer physically painful if I do get cold.
stomach issues: Gone. Well, unless I accidently get into something that has gluten. My sensitivity to dairy is gone, and I can enjoy all dairy without problem!!
My biggest issue is BEER!! I miss miss miss the shit out of it. I seriously have a hard time with this ONLY. Its really kind of sad.......but Ive talked to a lot of ppl that said they couldnt do it. Ive not had beer since I started this GF diet almost two months ago. Its really really hard, because I really love the taste of beer.
And the other part is constantly feeling like a freak of nature at any social setting. There is always food, and most ppl are not GF, so when you go somewhere people are constantly like, why aren't you eating:? Do you have any idea how many meetings I attend and the meal served is always PIZZA!! Then I have to explain that Im GF, then they want to know WHY I am GF....ugh. Seriously, just let me eat my lettuce and get over it, lol!! I even had someone recently tell me that I really should get tested for celiac. um, Hello!! I am already GF, and i feel a lot better. Gluten makes me sick when I eat it, who the fuck cares why??? Obviously my body no likey, so why go through a surgical procedure to see if I have celiac???????
So, here we are and I am about halfway back to normal. I am looking forward to more gym time, and feeling better. Im still a little down, mentally, but that could have something to do with the stuff that has been going on, and less to do with my medical issues. The depression is much better than it was when I started this holistic journey, and if it continues after awhile, I may address it with the doctor. I just feel at this point, that Im grieving for Grandma Charlotte, Dulle, and my own shit in my head. So, medical or grieving, I think grieving.. its been a long road, and one full of suprises....but well worth it to not have to be on a lot of prescription meds and to feel better!!!!
The good news, is that other than the supplements and amino acids that Ive been taking, and the new ones she added, she is not recommending anything else at this time. This is good, because other treatments are expensive, and kind of scary to be honest.
At this time, I am currently taking fish oil, and two different amino acid supplements. In addition to this, I am not absorbing calcium, at all, so this is really scary. She added a coral complex supplement to help with this, a thyroid complex in addition to the prescription meds, ortho mega, a fish oil supplement, CR zyme, and adrenal complex supplement.
The good news is that these are all natural. The bad news is that three times a day I must choke down about 10 pills....some of these are not small!! It is totally worth it, though, a lot of my symptoms have left!!
Of the symptoms I first had, these are the ones that are gone:
hair loss: my hair and eyebrows are growing back in and soon I should be back to normal, who knows, I may even be able to grow my hair out, lol
fatigue: i no longer have exhaustion fatigue, I can make it through each day without a nap, and I no longer feel like my body is made of whatever gumby was made of. Kira and I started zumba recently, and Im able to get through an entire hour!! Looking forward to beginning running again!!
cold: Nope, not cold anymore. Sometimes, but not frequently, and its no longer physically painful if I do get cold.
stomach issues: Gone. Well, unless I accidently get into something that has gluten. My sensitivity to dairy is gone, and I can enjoy all dairy without problem!!
My biggest issue is BEER!! I miss miss miss the shit out of it. I seriously have a hard time with this ONLY. Its really kind of sad.......but Ive talked to a lot of ppl that said they couldnt do it. Ive not had beer since I started this GF diet almost two months ago. Its really really hard, because I really love the taste of beer.
And the other part is constantly feeling like a freak of nature at any social setting. There is always food, and most ppl are not GF, so when you go somewhere people are constantly like, why aren't you eating:? Do you have any idea how many meetings I attend and the meal served is always PIZZA!! Then I have to explain that Im GF, then they want to know WHY I am GF....ugh. Seriously, just let me eat my lettuce and get over it, lol!! I even had someone recently tell me that I really should get tested for celiac. um, Hello!! I am already GF, and i feel a lot better. Gluten makes me sick when I eat it, who the fuck cares why??? Obviously my body no likey, so why go through a surgical procedure to see if I have celiac???????
So, here we are and I am about halfway back to normal. I am looking forward to more gym time, and feeling better. Im still a little down, mentally, but that could have something to do with the stuff that has been going on, and less to do with my medical issues. The depression is much better than it was when I started this holistic journey, and if it continues after awhile, I may address it with the doctor. I just feel at this point, that Im grieving for Grandma Charlotte, Dulle, and my own shit in my head. So, medical or grieving, I think grieving.. its been a long road, and one full of suprises....but well worth it to not have to be on a lot of prescription meds and to feel better!!!!
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