I'm writing this blog because in the last six months I have faced a ton of health scares, most of which turned out to be okay in the end or to have very simple explanations. During this time however I have seen so many different types of specialists and gotten a myriad of differing diagnoses ~ many of which were very scary. Yet despite the many opinions that health care professionals (MD, naturopath, acupuncture, chiropractic) have given me about what is going on with my body, and even though I have taken numerous antibiotics and over the counter remedies suggested by various physicians, the only things that have actually helped me significantly so far have been blood tests and imaging tests. Indisputable data.
For example, when I was told by a chiropractor that I might have Multiple Sclerosis because my leg tingling was bilateral... and saw multiple doctors over three months before a CT scan ascertained that my bilateral leg tingling actually came from a major disc herniation in my lumbar spine. (Which has now been 90% cured thanks to a few weeks of acupuncture treatment.) I don't recommend CT unless it is necessary, since there is so much radiation involved. But really, the CT resolved that problem when 5 doctors couldn't figure it out.
Somewhere out there may be other women like me who are struggling with health issues and not getting answers that make sense. You may not have my specific set of health issues, but if you have found this blog on the internet it means that you are like me in the sense that you are trying to find answers and participate actively in your own healing. I hope that as I navigate my own journey toward wellness, the answers that I come up with will be helpful to you too. At the very least, you will know for certain that you are not struggling alone.
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