Hi Everyone!
This post brings good news. My latest report on my liver was a good one. Yahoo! My choline levels are off so I'm taking something for that. It should also help me sleep better since I can't get a full night's rest in. I don't have much time right now so this will be short for me. :)
I also need to clarify my remarks about moving out of the country. I mentioned we have had SEMI serious talks about it. Let's just say that if the opportunity arose, we would be open to it. We have researched a couple different places for various reasons, but it really hasn't gone much further than that. Waiting for the Lord's direction, which might just point us back to where we currently are.
Have a great week,
Debbie
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Rough Waters
Hi Everyone,
Well it's been a busy summer. My family and I are still competing in Taekwondo tournaments and doing quite well. All of us have a chance to be State Champs with a lot of work. My husband & I are playing sand volleyball on Monday nights and I'm also squeezing in some Jazzercise to boot so it's been a little crazy.
Despite all the exercise and the diet plan, my body is not doing so well overall. Yesterday Dr. Asa tested me and my liver is weak. Obviously this is not good news. He also put me on a heavy metal detox which almost caused me to pass out in church. He suggested I cut the dosage in half. I haven't taken any since, but I might try it again with a lesser dosage. With my schedule, I can't risk passing out with the kids in my care.
I met someone today who's father is seeing Dr. Asa. He is a diabetic and after 6-8 weeks he is off all of his medication. I'm really happy this works for some people. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working for me. I can't afford to lose any more weight, I have tweaked my diet as much as I can with my current lifestyle, and I'm exercising all the time. I'm really not sure what my next step should be. I am very frustrated at this point.
I do know that I've been under a lot of stress lately concerning our future and where we are going to live. We have had semi serious discussions about leaving the country, but this would only happen after a lot of prayer and receiving clear direction from God Himself. All options are on the table right now.
Anyway, that's it for right now. I can only pray for a better dr.'s report next week. Until then, make the best of today.
Debbie
Well it's been a busy summer. My family and I are still competing in Taekwondo tournaments and doing quite well. All of us have a chance to be State Champs with a lot of work. My husband & I are playing sand volleyball on Monday nights and I'm also squeezing in some Jazzercise to boot so it's been a little crazy.
Despite all the exercise and the diet plan, my body is not doing so well overall. Yesterday Dr. Asa tested me and my liver is weak. Obviously this is not good news. He also put me on a heavy metal detox which almost caused me to pass out in church. He suggested I cut the dosage in half. I haven't taken any since, but I might try it again with a lesser dosage. With my schedule, I can't risk passing out with the kids in my care.
I met someone today who's father is seeing Dr. Asa. He is a diabetic and after 6-8 weeks he is off all of his medication. I'm really happy this works for some people. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working for me. I can't afford to lose any more weight, I have tweaked my diet as much as I can with my current lifestyle, and I'm exercising all the time. I'm really not sure what my next step should be. I am very frustrated at this point.
I do know that I've been under a lot of stress lately concerning our future and where we are going to live. We have had semi serious discussions about leaving the country, but this would only happen after a lot of prayer and receiving clear direction from God Himself. All options are on the table right now.
Anyway, that's it for right now. I can only pray for a better dr.'s report next week. Until then, make the best of today.
Debbie
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Dr. Scott Close
Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well today. I have decided to get back into Taekwondo as of this past Monday. My kids have inspired me. I have noticed that my fasting blood glucose readings are starting to drop about 25 pts which is encouraging. However, I have been feeling run down in general. I thought it was because my whole body was sore from the extra exercise, but it is more than that.
When I saw Dr. Asa Andrew last week, he said that my liver and pancreas were weak. They put the laser on both. This week, Dr. Scott Close said my adrenals and pancreas are weak. Again, I had laser therapy on all. Dr. Scott also diagnosed a virus, which is contributing to my weariness. I am on supplements for the pancreas and adrenal glands.
The kids were with me on this last visit and they are all doing well. Dr. Scott manually adjusted all of us and all of us were very impressed. He is by far one of the best chiropractors I've been to. He also has a wonderful demeanor, especially around my kids who were not behaving as well as they normally do. Dr. Scott said he enjoyed the "spirit" in the room. That's one way of putting it! I highly recommend him and we are all feeling better.
Check in and check out went much smoother this time around. The most I had to wait for either was about 10 minutes. Next week I will see Dr. Joe Morgan and then Dr. Asa when he gets back from his honeymoon. Yes, the good dr. got married and is enjoying a little well deserved R & R.
Have a good week!
Debbie
I hope you are all doing well today. I have decided to get back into Taekwondo as of this past Monday. My kids have inspired me. I have noticed that my fasting blood glucose readings are starting to drop about 25 pts which is encouraging. However, I have been feeling run down in general. I thought it was because my whole body was sore from the extra exercise, but it is more than that.
When I saw Dr. Asa Andrew last week, he said that my liver and pancreas were weak. They put the laser on both. This week, Dr. Scott Close said my adrenals and pancreas are weak. Again, I had laser therapy on all. Dr. Scott also diagnosed a virus, which is contributing to my weariness. I am on supplements for the pancreas and adrenal glands.
The kids were with me on this last visit and they are all doing well. Dr. Scott manually adjusted all of us and all of us were very impressed. He is by far one of the best chiropractors I've been to. He also has a wonderful demeanor, especially around my kids who were not behaving as well as they normally do. Dr. Scott said he enjoyed the "spirit" in the room. That's one way of putting it! I highly recommend him and we are all feeling better.
Check in and check out went much smoother this time around. The most I had to wait for either was about 10 minutes. Next week I will see Dr. Joe Morgan and then Dr. Asa when he gets back from his honeymoon. Yes, the good dr. got married and is enjoying a little well deserved R & R.
Have a good week!
Debbie
Monday, June 8, 2009
Liver and Metformin
Hi Everyone,
I forgot to mention this in my last post. If you have been following this, then you all know I took Metformin for about a week. Now I do realize that Dr. Morgan said I wouldn't see any effects from this drug for about 3 months. However, after only the one week, my liver was so congested that they lasered it at The Center for Natural Medicine. There was no change in my blood sugar readings. My biggest concern with this drug is the long term effects on my liver. Currently my liver is fine. I only have one and I don't want to mess with it! Anyway, I'm off of the Metformin for now.
I forgot to mention this in my last post. If you have been following this, then you all know I took Metformin for about a week. Now I do realize that Dr. Morgan said I wouldn't see any effects from this drug for about 3 months. However, after only the one week, my liver was so congested that they lasered it at The Center for Natural Medicine. There was no change in my blood sugar readings. My biggest concern with this drug is the long term effects on my liver. Currently my liver is fine. I only have one and I don't want to mess with it! Anyway, I'm off of the Metformin for now.
Friday, June 5, 2009
The Effects of Yeast
Hi Everyone,
Taking Dr. Morgan's advice, I've been reading The Yeast Connection by Dr. William Crook. Yeast has fascinated me for a while b/c when I first went to The Center for Natural Medicine, they did an x-ray and it showed yeast throughout my body. I'm wondering if I still have as much, or if through the diet and supplements, most of it is gone. I think I'm going to ask Dr. Asa Andrew about it when I see him next week. I bought some Caprylic Acid supplements today to see if that would help get rid of it in case it's still there.
One story in the book told of a woman who had similar symptoms to what mine were last year, even down to the blood sugar issues.
Here's a short list of some symptoms that may be due to a yeast infection (candida albicans):
extreme fatigue or lethargy
depression
inability to concentrate
headaches
skin problems such as hives, athlete's foot, fungous infection of the nails, jock
itch, psoriasis or other chronic skin rashes
Gastrointestinal symptoms (especially constipation, abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas or bloating)
Symptoms involving the reproductive organs (PMS, irregular cycles, sexual dysfunction)
Muscular and nervous system symptoms(aching/swelling in muscles and joints, numbness, burning or tingling, muscle wakenss or paralysis)
Respiratory symptoms
Hyperactivity and recurrent ear problems
Anyway, it's a great book to read and I highly recommend it. My last visit to The Center for Natural Medicine was with Dr. Karen Naymik. I really like her and I'm glad she is part of their team. She put my sacrum/lower back back together since it was all out of whack. I have to stop Jazzercise until next week so I've been bummed about that. I went swimming with the kids today instead and that didn't seem to cause a flare up.
Checkout was 30 min instead of 45 so they are slowly improving, although a 30 min wait to check out is still pretty ridiculous. I hope they hire some good help soon. Attitudes were much calmer this time around as well.
Taking Dr. Morgan's advice, I've been reading The Yeast Connection by Dr. William Crook. Yeast has fascinated me for a while b/c when I first went to The Center for Natural Medicine, they did an x-ray and it showed yeast throughout my body. I'm wondering if I still have as much, or if through the diet and supplements, most of it is gone. I think I'm going to ask Dr. Asa Andrew about it when I see him next week. I bought some Caprylic Acid supplements today to see if that would help get rid of it in case it's still there.
One story in the book told of a woman who had similar symptoms to what mine were last year, even down to the blood sugar issues.
Here's a short list of some symptoms that may be due to a yeast infection (candida albicans):
depression
inability to concentrate
headaches
skin problems such as hives, athlete's foot, fungous infection of the nails, jock
itch, psoriasis or other chronic skin rashes
Gastrointestinal symptoms (especially constipation, abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas or bloating)
Symptoms involving the reproductive organs (PMS, irregular cycles, sexual dysfunction)
Muscular and nervous system symptoms(aching/swelling in muscles and joints, numbness, burning or tingling, muscle wakenss or paralysis)
Respiratory symptoms
Hyperactivity and recurrent ear problems
Anyway, it's a great book to read and I highly recommend it. My last visit to The Center for Natural Medicine was with Dr. Karen Naymik. I really like her and I'm glad she is part of their team. She put my sacrum/lower back back together since it was all out of whack. I have to stop Jazzercise until next week so I've been bummed about that. I went swimming with the kids today instead and that didn't seem to cause a flare up.
Checkout was 30 min instead of 45 so they are slowly improving, although a 30 min wait to check out is still pretty ridiculous. I hope they hire some good help soon. Attitudes were much calmer this time around as well.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Twitter!
Hey everyone,
I decided to bite the bullet and give Twitter a try. I'll still post here, but I thought I'd try out some different technology. Look up debbiekmorrison. I don't have a picture up yet but will get one up there as soon as I learn how to do it from my new camera. :)
I decided to bite the bullet and give Twitter a try. I'll still post here, but I thought I'd try out some different technology. Look up debbiekmorrison. I don't have a picture up yet but will get one up there as soon as I learn how to do it from my new camera. :)
Dr. Joe Morgan, Metformin, and Xango
Hi everyone,
Lots of things have been happening...
First, I saw Dr. Joe Morgan at The Center for Natural Medicine. He is a D.O. and, in a nutshell, suggested I go on Metformin since my blood glucose has been higher lately. Well, you all know how I feel about that but I decided to try it anyway. It is supposed to take up to 3 months to see any effects. He is also trying to find an Endocrinologist that will work with Natural Medicine. I suspect this may take a while.
In the meantime I have started to go to Jazzercise again and, surprise, surprise, my blood glucose started to drop a little. Exercise seems to be my best "medicine" at this point. The only problem is that my lower back/hips keep going out giving me excruciating pain. I'm going to ask Dr. Karen today if she has any exercises I can do that will help strengthen that area.
Back to the Metformin...I quit taking it two days ago. For some reason it doesn't feel right in my spirit to take it, especially when I'm not seeing any results. I'm really spooked about what it will do to my liver long term. I have one more thing I'm going to try before I give in to traditional meds.
A coworker of my husband's was diabetic and started taking Xango. I had never heard of this before but she claims she was able to go off all of her diabetic medicine as well as meds for her thyroid and depression after 3 months of drinking Xango. I jumped on the internet and read the good, the bad and the ugly about Xango. Whatever the different websites say, all I know is that it worked for her. She isn't someone who is advertising on the internet. This is someone we know personally. It worked for her; maybe it will work for me. Yesterday my blood glucose was down 40 "points" on my glucometer. I've also noticed that my skin is looking great. Hmmmm...I'll keep drinking it. I'm going to take some into Dr. Karen Naymik at the Center for Natural Medicine today and have her test me on it. Her conclusion will be interesting.
Last I need to say some things about The Center for Natural Medicine. The front office reception has been a mess the month of May. They lost their two receptionists w/in about 3 weeks of each other. It took me 45 minutes to check out two out of the three times I was there. The gal took about 20 phone calls while I was trying to check out not to mention the fact that she was stressed and borderline rude to me. Personally, I'm getting sick of her attitude and she needs to go back to the dept she normally works in.
I suggested to a couple of different people that they need someone to sit in a room and just take phone calls, answer questions, set appointments, etc. so the front office can take care of their patients appropriately. I was told that a new leadership team has been hired and to give it 3 months and things should be running more smoothly. Let's hope so.
Last week, check out did go a lot quicker. I'll report back and let you all know how it goes today. I feel the care I am getting there is exceptional and it would be a real shame if they don't get their act together in the front office. I think they are probably losing a lot of patients due to this. So, keeping my fingers crossed all goes smoothly in there today. I'll report back here, hopefully today, on how it goes.
Until then, have a great week and remember to smile today. God has given you another day. :)
Debbie
Lots of things have been happening...
First, I saw Dr. Joe Morgan at The Center for Natural Medicine. He is a D.O. and, in a nutshell, suggested I go on Metformin since my blood glucose has been higher lately. Well, you all know how I feel about that but I decided to try it anyway. It is supposed to take up to 3 months to see any effects. He is also trying to find an Endocrinologist that will work with Natural Medicine. I suspect this may take a while.
In the meantime I have started to go to Jazzercise again and, surprise, surprise, my blood glucose started to drop a little. Exercise seems to be my best "medicine" at this point. The only problem is that my lower back/hips keep going out giving me excruciating pain. I'm going to ask Dr. Karen today if she has any exercises I can do that will help strengthen that area.
Back to the Metformin...I quit taking it two days ago. For some reason it doesn't feel right in my spirit to take it, especially when I'm not seeing any results. I'm really spooked about what it will do to my liver long term. I have one more thing I'm going to try before I give in to traditional meds.
A coworker of my husband's was diabetic and started taking Xango. I had never heard of this before but she claims she was able to go off all of her diabetic medicine as well as meds for her thyroid and depression after 3 months of drinking Xango. I jumped on the internet and read the good, the bad and the ugly about Xango. Whatever the different websites say, all I know is that it worked for her. She isn't someone who is advertising on the internet. This is someone we know personally. It worked for her; maybe it will work for me. Yesterday my blood glucose was down 40 "points" on my glucometer. I've also noticed that my skin is looking great. Hmmmm...I'll keep drinking it. I'm going to take some into Dr. Karen Naymik at the Center for Natural Medicine today and have her test me on it. Her conclusion will be interesting.
Last I need to say some things about The Center for Natural Medicine. The front office reception has been a mess the month of May. They lost their two receptionists w/in about 3 weeks of each other. It took me 45 minutes to check out two out of the three times I was there. The gal took about 20 phone calls while I was trying to check out not to mention the fact that she was stressed and borderline rude to me. Personally, I'm getting sick of her attitude and she needs to go back to the dept she normally works in.
I suggested to a couple of different people that they need someone to sit in a room and just take phone calls, answer questions, set appointments, etc. so the front office can take care of their patients appropriately. I was told that a new leadership team has been hired and to give it 3 months and things should be running more smoothly. Let's hope so.
Last week, check out did go a lot quicker. I'll report back and let you all know how it goes today. I feel the care I am getting there is exceptional and it would be a real shame if they don't get their act together in the front office. I think they are probably losing a lot of patients due to this. So, keeping my fingers crossed all goes smoothly in there today. I'll report back here, hopefully today, on how it goes.
Until then, have a great week and remember to smile today. God has given you another day. :)
Debbie
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