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Post by casa11 on Nov 8, 2017 0:15:03 GMT
Hey guys, I'm going to see my llmd tomorrow. This will be the 5th time I've seen her since my first appointment ( I think it was august 28th).
This seems excessive to me! Besides the fact that it's become a major issue -financially, transportation-wise, and physically / emotionally- I haven't seen a need for most of them.
If it were up to me I would've seen her twice so far, and I wouldn't be going to see her again for quite awhile.
I feel like she's just after my money, as she keeps insisting on these appointments every 2-3 weeks...even when I made it clear I wasn't taking the doxy she prescribed.i keep thinking " this time will be the last time & then we'll get onto a more reasonable schedule" but it hasn't happened yet...
If I'd let her have her way, I would've seen her again 2 weeks ago too, and probably another time in there as well.
I want to say something to her ( politely, of course:) ) tomorrow- about us coming up with a more reasonable future schedule, but If this is normal for the beginning of treatment then I don't want to be out of line.
I did begin the doxy again- only 1x a day, working up to 2 slowly, as it just makes me so miserable & I don't want to take it( but promised family I'd take it for 2 months to get them to stop stressing me out about it) - so I can't imagine what she would need to see me again for this soon! So my question is: is this normal? Excessive? Has anyone else been to see their llmd so frequently in the beginning?
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Nov 8, 2017 1:59:39 GMT
Hey, Casa. Some LLMD's don't want to see their patients except for once every 6 - 8 weeks, and some every 4 weeks from what I've seen. Although some patients do require more frequent visits. I would suggest that if you wish to continue on with her, keep talking to her - and don't forget to really stress the financial side and what it does to you physically.
If you don't really care about seeing her specifically, but just need to see a LLMD, then you can start searching for another LLMD (if you don't have another one lined up already) and you can let the LLMD you are currently seeing that if she can't accommodate your requests to be seen less often, then you will be forced to find a LLMD that will. That's if you wish to do that. I would - LOL!!! But I'm hard on doctors - they forget that they work for ME - not the other way around. It'd be really nice if they would pay us for seeing them!! Ha ha ha!!
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Post by casa11 on Nov 8, 2017 3:01:31 GMT
Thanks Traveler! I'm hard on doctors too! I have zero trust in them ( unless they earn/deserve it!) and I have a very low tolerance for b/*.
Plus- worst of all- I know things! Or research them to learn along the way. Doctors hate that...
I am on a waiting list for another llmd, but it's a year & a half long...plus , I can't afford to keep testing them out... haha!
I will try to be nice, yet firm , about my need to have less frequent appointments when I see her tomorrow. I will try very hard not to say something rude... then I will probably come here to vent!
Honestly, if it wasn't for the family pressure I would quit the llmd all together and just stick with the natural stuff.
I found a really great natural practitioner ( I had been waiting to see him for months, and finally saw him a few weeks ago) and he helped me tweak my supplements & gave me a few others etc. and I feel much better on that stuff than the antibiotics... I also left his appointment feeling positive about my recovery, and like i could trust him...
The exact opposite of how I feel when I leave the llmd.
But I haven't been able to work in a long time. So my father & brother are helping me financially ( which I'm very grateful for!) and I had to agree to the antibiotics as part of the deal... I know I'm really lucky to have their help though, so I'm just trying to do what they want. ( even though it's costing Way more than the natural stuff does!
Wish I was a good lier, I'd just pretend I was taking the antibiotics & not do it... but I'm probably the worst lier ever. Plus when I take the antibiotics my symptoms come back so hard that everyone can tell that I'm taking them... anyway, thanks for your response!
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Post by casa11 on Nov 8, 2017 3:05:11 GMT
Yeah , sometimes it feels like they Should pay us for seeing them!
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Nov 8, 2017 18:34:47 GMT
You're not the only one that is a terrible liar!! Ha ha ha!! I can't make eye contact or keep a straight face if I lie!!! Besides, with the brain fog and cognitive issues I've had, I have enough trouble keeping track of the facts!!! LOL!
As always, best of luck with the LLMD - and come here to let us know how it went...and to vent!! LOL!!
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Post by Little Bear (LB) on Nov 8, 2017 19:59:51 GMT
Hi casa11!-
I see my LLMD every 2 months. This is how my LLMD works. There were times in the beginning that I wanted to see her sooner because of my symptoms. She was always nice and told me to call her in between appointments on how I was doing.
I think that my LLMD scheduled patients every 2 months to give the medication time to work. I will admit that there were certain medications and herbs that I was unable to continue taking due to weird symptoms. For example I tried taking Rifampin for Bart. My Intestines all the way to my shriveled lips were dehydrating severely. I never drank so much water before in my life, and continued to feel severely dehydrated.
I personally feel like 2 weeks is too soon to always be seening your LLMD, unless you are in a very fragile and unstable way.
There were medications in the past that my LLMD wanted me to try. I would go to the pharmacy and find out that the meds. were too expensive for me. I would call my LLMD and she would even be in shock on how much some of these meds cost. This is one thing that I like about my LLMD. She doesn't force anything on me or tell me that I have to purchase the expensive med.
Have you tried telling your LLMD that seeing them that often is very hard on you physically, financially, and emotionally? Also bring up about issues with transportation. I personally haven't driven in the last couple of years due to symptoms. My LLMD knows this and tries very hard to make sure that I get an appointment later in the evening becausr my husband has to drive me.
Best Wishes!
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Post by girlie on Nov 8, 2017 21:23:41 GMT
Every two weeks is too frequent .
Who can afford that? I could understand if you were promting more frequent visits because you had concerns. But 4-8 weeks is generally the norm.
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Post by casa11 on Nov 8, 2017 23:10:50 GMT
Hi Little Bear, thanks for sharing your experiences...2 months sounds like a better schedule to me! It's good that you can call your doc in between also & that she doesn't pressure you & accommodates your transportation schedule! She sounds like a good one!
I have explained the financial,transportation & just plain old physical difficulties of such frequent appointments, and she finally ( today) agreed to let me go a full month till our next appointment... yippie!
Honestly, I can kinda understand why she wants to see me in a month, cause I'll have ( maybe, hopefully) been on the doxy for a full month by then, ( and she also finally shared the next step in her treatment plan) and she'll want to raise the dose.
Personally I think I could just raise my dose myself in a month, but I'm much happier with this then every 2-3 weeks deal, so I'll take it for now!
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Post by casa11 on Nov 8, 2017 23:13:19 GMT
Thanks Girlie! I totally agree! As I just posted above, I think we're finally getting onto a more reasonable schedule- won't see her for a month.
Hoping next time we can stretch it out even longer!
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Nov 9, 2017 19:23:11 GMT
I started out seeing my TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) practitioner - but I was in really bad shape - every single doctor I saw wanted me admitted to the hospital immediately - but I wouldn't go. I knew better than to let them get their hands on me. Steroids and lots of other meds that would have done me more harm than good- especially then!
But I agree, unless a person needs that level of support, it's completely overdoing it. I'm so glad she finally relented and allowed you to go 4 weeks! See what you can do to keep it there, assuring her that you WILL call if there is reason to. Best of luck1!!!
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Post by alyeska on Nov 10, 2017 6:20:28 GMT
Thanks Traveler! I'm hard on doctors too! I have zero trust in them ( unless they earn/deserve it!) and I have a very low tolerance for b/*. Plus- worst of all- I know things! Or research them to learn along the way. Doctors hate that... I am on a waiting list for another llmd, but it's a year & a half long...plus , I can't afford to keep testing them out... haha! I will try to be nice, yet firm , about my need to have less frequent appointments when I see her tomorrow. I will try very hard not to say something rude... then I will probably come here to vent! Honestly, if it wasn't for the family pressure I would quit the llmd all together and just stick with the natural stuff. I found a really great natural practitioner ( I had been waiting to see him for months, and finally saw him a few weeks ago) and he helped me tweak my supplements & gave me a few others etc. and I feel much better on that stuff than the antibiotics... I also left his appointment feeling positive about my recovery, and like i could trust him... The exact opposite of how I feel when I leave the llmd. But I haven't been able to work in a long time. So my father & brother are helping me financially ( which I'm very grateful for!) and I had to agree to the antibiotics as part of the deal... I know I'm really lucky to have their help though, so I'm just trying to do what they want. ( even though it's costing Way more than the natural stuff does! Wish I was a good lier, I'd just pretend I was taking the antibiotics & not do it... but I'm probably the worst lier ever. Plus when I take the antibiotics my symptoms come back so hard that everyone can tell that I'm taking them... anyway, thanks for your response! I took antibiotics because I had to get overseas to visit a sick relative, so I felt it was an emergency situation. My husband really pushed me to try them too since that's what the CDC recommends. My doc warned me that it was a temporary fix though, and it was. I lasted less than a year on them with antibiotic pulsing. I felt great at first (almost normal! Like amazingly normal!) and then went slowly downhill just like he said I would. It did the job for a while and I was able to have a wonderful trip to the Netherlands to visit my family. I even made it to Yellowstone 6 months later though I was much more fragile then. I had to stop because of intestinal issues and candida. Just be prepared to feel pretty bad once you go off them, and don't let it depress you, ok? I've been pretty down about it because all of my symptoms returned even worse than before. Make sure that your father and brother know this can happen even if you end up getting good results with the abx. My doctor was VERY clear with me about it, and I still feel down. Hang in there, and good luck!
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Post by alyeska on Nov 10, 2017 6:24:10 GMT
Hi casa11!-
I see my LLMD every 2 months. This is how my LLMD works. There were times in the beginning that I wanted to see her sooner because of my symptoms. She was always nice and told me to call her in between appointments on how I was doing.
I think that my LLMD scheduled patients every 2 months to give the medication time to work. I will admit that there were certain medications and herbs that I was unable to continue taking due to weird symptoms. For example I tried taking Rifampin for Bart. My Intestines all the way to my shriveled lips were dehydrating severely. I never drank so much water before in my life, and continued to feel severely dehydrated.
I personally feel like 2 weeks is too soon to always be seening your LLMD, unless you are in a very fragile and unstable way.
There were medications in the past that my LLMD wanted me to try. I would go to the pharmacy and find out that the meds. were too expensive for me. I would call my LLMD and she would even be in shock on how much some of these meds cost. This is one thing that I like about my LLMD. She doesn't force anything on me or tell me that I have to purchase the expensive med.
Have you tried telling your LLMD that seeing them that often is very hard on you physically, financially, and emotionally? Also bring up about issues with transportation. I personally haven't driven in the last couple of years due to symptoms. My LLMD knows this and tries very hard to make sure that I get an appointment later in the evening becausr my husband has to drive me.
Best Wishes!
These are great points. My LLMD is very similar in his approach and listens very well to what I need. I see him about every 3 months but I can call or email his nurse practitioner whenever I need to. That really helps because he's very busy.
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Post by casa11 on Nov 10, 2017 18:19:46 GMT
Hey alyeska, thanks for sharing your experience with antibiotics... I definitely didn't want to take them, but here I am.... life is weird...
So you felt well on antibiotics? Interesting... I know that's how it is for some people, just haven't gotten there myself ( maybe b/c I've not taken them long enough... ) or maybe just cause that's how my body reacts. I don't know...
Did you experience herxing & major return / increase in most symptoms at the beginning? Or did you just feel better?
I've told my brother & father that antibiotics are at best a quick fix & at worst could cause major damage etc. And that I'm definitely not willing to do antibiotics long term- which they've ( surprisingly) agreed to.
Thankfully my brother understands enough to recognize that I need more than the antibiotics, he watched me get the biggest & most important reduction in symptoms just from changing my diet & doing natural/ herbal stuff. So grateful that they're helping me get the herbs and supplements I need. I know the antibiotics are a small price to pay...
Totally off topic now, but it's crazy - I can't decide if it's due to misinformation or denial- but my father is completely convinced that I'm going to be 'cured' by 2 months of doxy alone . I have repeatedly tried to explain that's not the truth & that I may never be 'cured ' - that the best I may end up with is being able to keep it in remission through long term herbal treatment etc.
He says he knows- but then went on to tell me the evening after I last saw the llmd " that he's so glad I'm on the other side of this thing now" ... I was too beat from the appointment to do anything but thank him & go home....
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Post by casa11 on Nov 10, 2017 18:24:53 GMT
Alyeska, so sorry that your symptoms came back though... that sucks!
I'm sure it is depressing! At least your llmd was straight with you about it- that's one good thing! I've already caught my llmd in a few ' not being straight with me ' moments... I don't like that. I'd much prefer a doctor be straight with me!
And it's great you were able to see your family etc... feeling well for awhile must've seemed like a real tease!
So how are you treating now?
In reference to your second post- that sounds like a good schedule! I think part of the problem with my llmd is that she's just started a new practice and isn't busy at all yet... seems like she always has openings...even for my first time 1 1/2 hour long appointment, I only had to wait 2 weeks...
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Post by casa11 on Nov 10, 2017 18:51:31 GMT
Hey all, I just realized maybe some of my opinions on antibiotics sound a bit harsh- that's totally not my intention!
I know every body's different, therefore what each of us need to heal will be different too. I know many people heal on antibiotics, and that's awesome!
I just don't think antibiotics ( esp. 2 months of doxy) are going to be the end all 'cure' for me- I've had these infections for way too long, and I often react oddly to pharmaceuticals in general & have a very hard time tolerating antibiotics . That's all - Hope I didn't offend anyone!
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Nov 10, 2017 21:00:14 GMT
Hey all, I just realized maybe some of my opinions on antibiotics sound a bit harsh- that's totally not my intention! I know every body's different, therefore what each of us need to heal will be different too. I know many people heal on antibiotics, and that's awesome! I just don't think antibiotics ( esp. 2 months of doxy) are going to be the end all 'cure' for me- I've had these infections for way too long, and I often react oddly to pharmaceuticals in general & have a very hard time tolerating antibiotics . That's all - Hope I didn't offend anyone! I don't think anyone was offended, Casa - but I do appreciate your understanding that someone may have taken it that way. I agree that in the earliest of stages, pharma antibiotics (abx) are very helpful for some people. My own hubby took them for his Lyme and Anaplasmosis and healed quickly and well (we caught the infections in the first week and got him on 300 mgs of Doxy a day for 4 weeks). I have great concerns for those that are using pharma as a stand alone for chronic Lyme though - all the reports I'm seeing is that for most (not all) once the abx are stopped, relapses happen most every time. It doesn't seem to be that way if herbs or other natural treatments are used as well, fortunately. And, I'm never opposed to someone starting on abx because they don't know where else to start - there is a LOT of information to learn about herbs before we start them. Anyway, your post is greatly appreciated!
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Post by alyeska on Nov 12, 2017 7:47:14 GMT
Hey alyeska, thanks for sharing your experience with antibiotics... I definitely didn't want to take them, but here I am.... life is weird... So you felt well on antibiotics? Interesting... I know that's how it is for some people, just haven't gotten there myself ( maybe b/c I've not taken them long enough... ) or maybe just cause that's how my body reacts. I don't know... Did you experience herxing & major return / increase in most symptoms at the beginning? Or did you just feel better? I've told my brother & father that antibiotics are at best a quick fix & at worst could cause major damage etc. And that I'm definitely not willing to do antibiotics long term- which they've ( surprisingly) agreed to. Thankfully my brother understands enough to recognize that I need more than the antibiotics, he watched me get the biggest & most important reduction in symptoms just from changing my diet & doing natural/ herbal stuff. So grateful that they're helping me get the herbs and supplements I need. I know the antibiotics are a small price to pay... Totally off topic now, but it's crazy - I can't decide if it's due to misinformation or denial- but my father is completely convinced that I'm going to be 'cured' by 2 months of doxy alone . I have repeatedly tried to explain that's not the truth & that I may never be 'cured ' - that the best I may end up with is being able to keep it in remission through long term herbal treatment etc. He says he knows- but then went on to tell me the evening after I last saw the llmd " that he's so glad I'm on the other side of this thing now" ... I was too beat from the appointment to do anything but thank him & go home.... Casa, I was on the antibiotics for a few months before I actually left for Europe, so I was farther along than you are now when I was feeling really good. I remember herxing a little, but I've never herxed as much as I did last week from the samento plus ozone sauna. I was in pretty bad shape at the time (not NEARLY as bad as you are from your explanation on a different thread) and felt pretty awful most of the time anyway, but I was still better before the antibiotics than I am now. I don't think I have ever been through half of what you have. You are AMAZINGLY strong even though I know you must not feel like it most days! You really are an inspiration, truly! At the time I started abx, I was also doing a ketosis diet, ozone sauna 3x per week, and started walking regularly. I ended up getting up to 10 miles at least about 3x per week either on a trail or on my treadmill. (That was before I started getting knee pain though. I only had it in my arms then.) The news that I needed to go visit my uncle before he forgot me or died from heart issues really made me light a fire under my tail. My own father had just died of a heart attack the year before, so I was determined to have one last visit with a man I consider my second father. At this time, his heart problems aren't as dire as my cousins thought they were because he's responding well to a different medication, but his dementia continues to get worse. I'm so glad that I got to go when I did. It would be very difficult for me to make that trip now, and he knew exactly who I was when I visited even though he was a bit confused about many things. We had a wonderful week long visit, he got to meet one of my children, and we both got to really say good-bye in case we never get to see each other again. The only reason that my doc allowed me to go on the abx is because he knew how important this was to me and because I promised that I'd start the ozone sauna. He had earlier had me do an infra-red sauna, and I was too claustrophobic to do it more than one time. He had really been pushing the ozone sauna, but I was having none of it until I found out that I was going to have to travel. Luckily It's a lot easier for me to tolerate because my head is sticking out of the sauna, and I have a TV in the room to distract me. The infrared was my entire body in a tiny sauna with some magazines I brought. I couldn't stand it! Here's something interesting about the ketosis diet though. From blood tests, my doc could tell that my body didn't like it. Apparently I need to have a few more starches in my diet. He said to add in some potatoes and a little more fruit. I was beyond thrilled as you can imagine! I wish I could explain what exactly the blood tests said, but he needs a nurse practioner in the room for appointments so that she can basically translate what he says from "scientist speak" to "human speak." I used to teach science, so I'm not exactly stupid, but he's brilliant on a genius level and is really weird. Don't get me wrong, I love him and he's really funny, but for years he kept telling me I had "bad bugs" instead of telling me I had Lyme. He had reasons for this. He didn't trust any of the Lyme tests until 2013 and didn't want me to get scared if I started researching on my own, which he KNEW I would do, so instead he's been gently treating me for Lyme for many years with things like zeolite, molybdenum, and many other vitamins. That's probably why I wasn't herxing terribly when I started my abx. Oh, and he had me do genetic testing years and years ago too, so he knows if I have mutations and how to treat them. I just think it would have been better to know what he suspected earlier because I would have taken my treatment a LOT more seriously. When someone says bad bugs, I think I just need to straighten out my gut health with better eating and probiotics which was the first thing he had me do about a decade ago. I probably slacked on the things like zeolite that I probably needed the most! Only now am I beginning to really understand which things I'm taking are really important because Traveler is explaining to me what they do! I have such problems swallowing so many pills a day. My doc's had so many, many patients come to him as a last resort, all referrals because we didn't know where else to go, and a majority of us have Lyme. He became Lyme literate because of us. I really lucked out when I found him though. He's seriously the kind of guy who reads medical journals for fun! My dad was the same way. They both are/were willing to try anything even though they have/had traditional MDs and specialties. Dad told me years before it was popular that chia and vitamin C were both amazing for you (especially Vitamin C!) and always made us drink buttermilk and eat yogurt (with no sugar, just some fresh fruit) when we were on antibiotics even when we were children. When he looked at the list of supplements my LLMD had me take years ago, he laughed because he was taking all of the same things! He was incredibly healthy and felt "great" (his words...he always said "I feel GREAT! Life is GREAT!") until the day he died at age 84. He could have probably even prevented his death if he had wanted to have heart surgery, but he didn't ever want to have to go into recovery or a nursing home. He knew he was having heart trouble for a couple of years but didn't tell us until that very last week when my oldest brother noticed he was breathing strangely and made him go to the doctor. On the day he died he had been admitted to the hospital and got to see or talk to most of his kids and grandkids, and he made sure we all knew he was ready to go. Oh, the stories I could tell you about that man! Seriously, my LLMD reminds me so much of him... Brilliant men with very kind souls who went into medicine because they're fascinated by it and genuinely want/wanted to help people. That's why I trust my doctor so much. He knows that I have trouble with sulfur and that I don't clear ammonia well, he knows my many, many allergies, and he's willing to let me try treatments even when he knows that I'll probably come out the end of them worse for wear like the antibiotics. He warned me but let me ultimately decide. He knows I'm afraid of needles and won't get blood tests as often as he would like.His nurse practitioner has become one of my best friends in the world over the years and can tell how I'm feeling as soon as I walk in the office. They also trust me though. They know that if they accidentally screw up something, like if someone double books an appointment during my time, I'm the person that they can re-schedule. If someone else needs the ozone chamber to fit into their schedule, I'll move the appointment time that I've had MWF for a year. I always tell them that if they need a guinea pig, they can use me (except with needles! Ha!) And we always, always try to keep a sense of humor. Sometimes I'm laughing through tears, and many hugs are given out there! I only wish that everyone could have such a doctor and support staff. They aren't perfect... I still don't know exactly what infections or mutations I have like so many other people who post on Lyme forums, but the trust and moral support I have from them is wonderful. **I wish I had the same from my family. My husband has just recently (over the past two years) really started to take this seriously which has been a Godsend, but he was very insistent that I try the antibiotics for a long time. He saw me get much better at first, but he's been here also for the slow decline. I think he was in denial for many years, but he also finally heard stories from people he trusted who had experience with this disease and how devastating it was. **This could be where your father is, in the denial stage. I think you're right about that. Think about it. It's easier for your brother to accept. He loves you, but he doesn't love you as fiercely as a father would. No parent would ever want their child to have such a mysterious and potentially deadly disease. I don't know if you're a parent, but there is NOTHING like the love of a parent for a child. I became a lioness when I became a mother! I was actually shocked at how much I loved my children. I thought I really loved my husband and my parents, but you could have knocked me over with a feather because of how blown away I was by my love for my kids. Your father may not be showing you that love right now and possibly wasn't before because he can't emotionally take it.** ok, so I just realized how incredibly loooong this is. You get a gold star if you read the entire book!
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Post by alyeska on Nov 12, 2017 8:13:04 GMT
Oh, and I'm treating with ozone sauna 3x per week when I can actually make it that frequently, samento (low doses after herxing badly last week), GLA, molybdenum, multivitamins, Vit D, Vit C, OxyPlus, probiotics, clonazepam at night for obnoxious head movements when I sleep, and I just added in Yogi detox tea, lemon water, and once in a while baking soda baths for ten minutes when I can get them. Epsom salts are supposed to be good, but my doc says no for me. I also just added in zeolite and IP 6 which I forgot I was supposed to be taking all of this time. I'm refusing to take the Butyrate Complex because it smells so bad, and I have a difficult enough time getting the other pills down! I'll vomit for sure.
I would be taking a lot more things like turmeric and oregano, but I'm allergic to both. I have so many allergies that I can't take (or eat) a bunch of the recommended herbs. I have a good friend who is in what she calls remission after doing the Cowden protocol, and Traveler has a great recipe for Chronic Tonic if you're not allergic to a bunch of the ingredients like I am.
If you follow Traveler's advice and do each herb very, very slowly and one at a time, you'll figure out what works for you. I highly recommend the Yogi detox tea original flavor (or formula) that she recommended to me.
I'm here pulling for you just like everyone else on this forum! This is such an amazing group. I'm so glad Traveler started this up.
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Nov 12, 2017 17:30:19 GMT
Oh, and I'm treating with ozone sauna 3x per week when I can actually make it that frequently, samento (low doses after herxing badly last week), GLA, molybdenum, multivitamins, Vit D, Vit C, OxyPlus, probiotics, clonazepam at night for obnoxious head movements when I sleep, and I just added in Yogi detox tea, lemon water, and once in a while baking soda baths for ten minutes when I can get them. Epsom salts are supposed to be good, but my doc says no for me. I also just added in zeolite and IP 6 which I forgot I was supposed to be taking all of this time. I'm refusing to take the Butyrate Complex because it smells so bad, and I have a difficult enough time getting the other pills down! I'll vomit for sure. I would be taking a lot more things like turmeric and oregano, but I'm allergic to both. I have so many allergies that I can't take (or eat) a bunch of the recommended herbs. I have a good friend who is in what she calls remission after doing the Cowden protocol, and Traveler has a great recipe for Chronic Tonic if you're not allergic to a bunch of the ingredients like I am. If you follow Traveler's advice and do each herb very, very slowly and one at a time, you'll figure out what works for you. I highly recommend the Yogi detox tea original flavor (or formula) that she recommended to me. I'm here pulling for you just like everyone else on this forum! This is such an amazing group. I'm so glad Traveler started this up. So this is going to sound funny - but remember as kids, we used to hold our nose when we had to eat/take something that tasted bad? Or maybe you didn't do that - lol, I did!! Well, it works!!! Try holding your nose and taking it with something that is also strongly flavored to help mask it - like pomegranate juice, or tart cherry juice (if you aren't allergic to them - if so, look for something else). We all have to work within the confines of what our bodies will handle - I can't do pharma meds usually. That really s*cks - but what 'cha gonna do??? Don't take them, obviously. I've had a crash course on how to deal with a lot of things without turning to pharma meds - but that's me. Most people get these choices, but some of us don't. We are here to just find what works for us - not for everyone else. And then we like to post about it, because we quite literally have no idea who all reads these posts, and who may be helped by the information contained in them! Casa, Hang in there!! It will be more than worth all the effort to get back to being functional!!! We are all here to help you as we can!
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Post by casa11 on Nov 13, 2017 23:01:16 GMT
Hey alyeska & Traveler, thanks so much for your replies! I will respond properly later, but I'm having trouble remembering ANYTHING at the moment.
Just wanted you both to know I'm not ignoring you!
The last week totally did me in, with the 2 doctor appointments back to back, and then something else I think, and then my heater wouldn't start on Friday so I've had all the drama of people coming in & out to work on it on Friday ( got it working, yes!) only to have to go through it all over again today & now my furnace it completely torn apart at 6pm because the guy showed up at 3 instead of 12... ugh!
Plus all my physical & mental stuff....
I just hope the heater guy doesn't want to come back again... the truth is, I prefer my woodstove anyway... at least that's working wonderfully! ... and it's so cozy....
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