Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW!

March 2, 2024

My doctor has sent me to several people along my healing journey and everyone of them has been exceptionally nice, caring, intelligent, and helpful. If there were more doctors on this planet that put in as much effort as my doctor does into making her patients well and really truly caring about them I think the world would be in a much better place.

One of those amazing people my doctor has her patients work with is acupuncturist Hongji Bessler and she is incredible, I can't rave about her enough. Truly magical. Without her being part of my medical team I don't believe I'd do as well as I do. Recently she started using electroacupuncture which stimulates the needles with an electrical current plus using herbs in conjunction with the treatment and it has made a big difference in how I feel by reducing pain and improving the flow in my digestive system. 

If you've never considered trying electroacupuncture for pain relief but are curious to know more there are numerous studies available that highlight the benefits but I'll just share this one here. Mechanisms of Acupuncture-Electroacupuncture on Persistent Pain



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TO BE GRATEFUL

February 17, 2024

 

Despite my chronic health issues I'm so grateful for so much in my life. I'm grateful that my kids are happy and healthy, enjoying life. I'm grateful I have an awesome husband who always supports me. I'm grateful my grand-dog didn't die this past December and is still holding on and enjoying walks with us. I'm grateful for our beautiful home and the location we live, where we get to see wildlife every single day. 

For a long time, many years, I'd journal anytime I was upset about something or just sad. I recently decided to start a daily gratitude journal. It helps to remind me to stop and reflect every day on what has gone well and how thankful I am for it. It really has helped my mood to bring into awareness all of the things that are good in my life, and there is so much. 

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NEVER ENDING HEALTH CHALLENGES

February 10, 2024


My life was turned upside down in a single night October 2018. I went from having typical health challenges that everyone has as they get closer to 50 to fighting for my life. Multiple doctors from a variety of specialties, numerous SIBO treatments, a trip to Mayo, kidney surgery, and countless other diagnoses later, I am still fighting to be well. There has been a significant change in my mental health recently. I'm tired... really tired. Chronic illnesses take their toll on more than just a person's body. 

I've lost my optimism, my hope for better. Yet I keep going because that's what I do. 

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