As my doctor said, sometimes when you start healing one health issue others pop up. I am on week 3 of my journey of recovery. These past three weeks have been close to the hardest three weeks of my life.
Week 1-I started the new medicine which amounted to taking 30 pills a day. Talk about my gag reflexes getting a work out. The first two days I was on the new meds I was so loopy that I honestly cannot remember all that happened. I finally had to back off a few pills and ease into them so I wasn't constantly in a dream.
Week 2- The pain started. Of course with the Candida diet, I was detoxing my body. My body decided to fight back. It started in the mornings so I had to stop eating breakfast. If I ate breakfast, I either got really sick or was in so much pain I couldn't focus on getting ready. Then the pain settled into my right side. I finally went to the urgent care where they decided to do blood work because they thought I may be experiencing liver problems. The labs came back normal so the doctor gave me pain meds and told me to stay on a bland diet. I was pretty much only eating chicken and carrots at this point. You get really tired of food when you can only eat two things. Worse part is that the pain got stronger.
Week 3-The doctor finally scheduled an ultrasound of my liver and gall bladder. Most people hope for normal results. I was hoping they would find something wrong so they could take the pain away. My results came back normal. I was ready to give up so I figured out what I could eat to get by. Breakfast consisted of cottage cheese, lunch consisted of a raw protein meal replacement shake, and dinner consisted of as regular of a meal that I could eat. Mostly some kind of meat and a veggie.
These three weeks have been difficult but I am trying to stay hopeful. The next two steps are going to a GI doctor and getting another scan of the Gall bladder. I am hoping they can figure out something within the next few days.
Even though these past few weeks have been hard, I have had the CO doctor help with any issues along the way. It is one day at a time right now.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Diagnosis
Well many of you have asked, so here is my "official" diagnosis. I received the report on April 30th from the Colorado doctor.
Here are the top things:
1. Principle Digestive Issues- Thin, sensitive stomach lining and a low hydrochloic acid production
2. Nutritional Deficiencies-Vitamin D, B6, C, K, B1, B3, etc.
3. Metabolic Acidosis-decreases circulation and oxygen delivery (this contributes to fatigue, pain, and hormonal imbalances)
4. Dysbiosis- Fungus infection in my gut (most likely Candida overgrowth)
5. SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
6. Leaky Gut Syndrome- allows entry of toxins causing allergic reactions to food
7. Systemic Toxicity and Generalized Inflammation-Causing infection in the GI system and Urinary tract; causes stress on liver and kidneys
8. Reactive Hypoglycemia- pancreas releases too much insulin; blood sugar levels go crazy
9. Insulin Resistance/Metabolic Syndrome-Cells develop resistance to excess insulin
10. Nutritionally stressed areas of the body-heart, joints, lungs, parathyroid gland, spleen, large and small intestine, liver, kidneys, sinuses, urinary tract, and the immune, lymphatic, reproductive, nervous, circulatory, and respiratory systems.
Yeah, a lot to take in! The good news is that all of those conditions are treatable. It will just take time and persistence. He told me if I didn't take care of it though I would have to (within the next 5 years) have my gall bladder removed, I would become diabetic, and I would have to be on heart medicine. I think fixing the issues now is a better option!
So I apologize now for my craziness with my cravings (that he said I will have!), my absence from the social world for a few months (friends), and anything else that comes my way. I will also only be able t operate on 50% of my energy so my body can heal. Thanks for being understanding :) Hopefully this is my year to get Healthy!!
Here are the top things:
1. Principle Digestive Issues- Thin, sensitive stomach lining and a low hydrochloic acid production
2. Nutritional Deficiencies-Vitamin D, B6, C, K, B1, B3, etc.
3. Metabolic Acidosis-decreases circulation and oxygen delivery (this contributes to fatigue, pain, and hormonal imbalances)
4. Dysbiosis- Fungus infection in my gut (most likely Candida overgrowth)
5. SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
6. Leaky Gut Syndrome- allows entry of toxins causing allergic reactions to food
7. Systemic Toxicity and Generalized Inflammation-Causing infection in the GI system and Urinary tract; causes stress on liver and kidneys
8. Reactive Hypoglycemia- pancreas releases too much insulin; blood sugar levels go crazy
9. Insulin Resistance/Metabolic Syndrome-Cells develop resistance to excess insulin
10. Nutritionally stressed areas of the body-heart, joints, lungs, parathyroid gland, spleen, large and small intestine, liver, kidneys, sinuses, urinary tract, and the immune, lymphatic, reproductive, nervous, circulatory, and respiratory systems.
Yeah, a lot to take in! The good news is that all of those conditions are treatable. It will just take time and persistence. He told me if I didn't take care of it though I would have to (within the next 5 years) have my gall bladder removed, I would become diabetic, and I would have to be on heart medicine. I think fixing the issues now is a better option!
So I apologize now for my craziness with my cravings (that he said I will have!), my absence from the social world for a few months (friends), and anything else that comes my way. I will also only be able t operate on 50% of my energy so my body can heal. Thanks for being understanding :) Hopefully this is my year to get Healthy!!
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