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Day 37 and still improving!

2010-08-15T05:50:00.000-07:00

Last week I was able to bike 8 miles on Tuesday and another 5 miles on Thursday - would have gone for longer ride on Thursday but my feet were cramping up for some reason. My theory is because we are biking over hilly terrain, I think it was too much pressure on my feet- pushing hard on the bike pedals to get up these hills. So on Thursday I wore some hard sole shoes which worked a lot better.

Again, please do not start taking Serrapeptase without doctor's consult if you are on any kind of medication,
especially blood thinners. I was not on any medication except tons of Advil which I have completely stopped taking - do not need it anymore!!

Would love to hear if anyone out there is experiencing the great results I am with Serrapeptase!

Serrapeptase seems to be the answer!

2010-08-08T08:22:00.000-07:00

Well, here it is --- 10 days later - I am at day 30 taking my Serrapeptase enzymes and Magnesium/Calcium supplements and I cannot believe the results!

Yesterday, for the first time in 8 years I was able to ride my bike again!!
And, not only was I able to ride it, but I went for a long distance - it was a long distance for me anyway - approx. 10 miles!!

How do I feel today? Not too bad!! I am ready to go again!!

The improvement on the quality of my life is just amazing. I thank God I stumbled across this enzyme just in the nick of time I believe...

On the road to recovery!

2010-07-31T07:02:00.000-07:00

July 29th marked exactly 20 days since I started my new regimen toward better health
And I can now say, without a shadow of a doubt, that my plan is working! I have links below to follow for more information.

Please note: Please seek medical advice from your doctor before trying this>

This is what I have been doing since July 9th.
A. I have been taking the enzyme Serrapeptase 4 times a day, between meals. The dosage I am taking is 120,000 SPUs x 4 = for total dose of 480,000 SPUs a day.
B. Then 3 times a day with meals I have been taking a Magnesium + Calcium supplement with Vitamin D complex. Both my Serrapeptase and Magnesium supplements were hard to find without silica or silcone dioxide but did find some finally!
C. I am not big water drinker, but I started drinking 72 ounces of water a day.
And that’s it.

This is what I experienced, but maybe your results would be different:
Day 1 – no improvement
Day 2 – no improvement – felt slightly worse
Day 3 – felt much worse - in so much pain I laid on couch all day with pillows under legs to help with lower back pain.
Day 4 –10 felt slightly better overall and the “heartbeat in ear” went away.
Day 11 - From previous hand surgery, I was left with numbness in my forefinger and thumb. On Day 11 I noticed that the numbness was gone in my forefinger and I had partial feeling in my thumb.
Day 12 - I am no longer saying the wrong words and the brain fog has lifted. I still have some tiredness, but no more chronic fatigue.
In fact, quite the opposite – I have more energy---finally!
Day 13-20 – This is the time period where I have noticed significant improvement. On a scale from 1-10, with 10 being the worse, my overall body pain has been reduced from 10 and to a 2!

This has been a gradual pain decrease over days 13-20. Starting around day 15 or so, I did not need to take any pain medication at all during this time frame!

My foot pain from my Morton's Neuroma and my Plantar Fasciitis have diminished significantly and continue to heal. I can now go shopping and stand in line without excruciating pain. Quite a refreshing feeling – it seems like I am so much lighter on my feet, that I am enjoying walking again. My lymph glands in my arms no longer hurt to the touch and I have noticed that my clothes feel looser. I think this is because the swollenness has gone down to the point of being totally gone.

So, needless to say, I know I am on the right track now, taking the supplements mentioned above, and making sure I do not ingest any more silicon dioxide (silica in general) or breathe it in.

From what I have read about the enzyme Serrapeptase, I can gradually reduce the dosage when I get to 100% pain free. And then going forward, I can just be on a maintenance schedule at lower dose.

I have no doubt that 100% pain free day is coming soon.

Next blog – healing part 2

Making a connection

2010-07-25T07:01:00.000-07:00

So after months of following my gluten free diet plan, my pain was still too bad to not be on pain medication every day. I kept getting worse actually - my pain was bordering on what I call "torture" pain. And I was totally in a brain "fog" with chronic fatigue.

Well, I really got scared when I kept falling asleep at the wheel - and the last time was beginning of June - it was bad - nodded right off and only by the grace of God did I wake up enough to know that I was heading into the ditch on I-75! Okay - now this is not normal! Then something my sister said triggered an idea in my head - she said maybe I was allergic to Silicon Dioxide - huh? Well, I looked it up and Silicon Dioxide or Silica - or sand - is totally non-toxic and used in many supplements, pain medications, toothpastes, cat litter etc.
So what is the problem? The problem is getting a build up of it in your system over the years or breathing it in - now we have a problem.

Here are the signs that you are at toxic levels of Silica in your body - same symptoms as Gulf War Syndrome!! Wow~~
One of the symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome is Fibromyalgia! whoa
Symptoms of Gulf War syndrome

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Gulf War syndrome includes the 10 symptoms listed below:

Depression
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Chronic fatigue
Cognitive dysfunction
Bronchitis
Asthma
Fibromyalgia
Alcohol abuse
Anxiety disorder
Sexual discomfort
more information...»
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Symptoms of Silica Toxicity? Just to name a few- there are many more ~s
fatigue, usually made worse by exercise
cognitive function problems, such as attention deficit disorder,
calculation difficulties, memory disturbance, spatial disorientation,
frequently saying the wrong word
psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, personality
changes, mood swings
sleep disturbance and non-restorative sleep
headaches of a greater intensity than before implantation
changes in vision
loss of balance
numbness and tingling
light headiness
joint and muscle aches and pains
shortness of breath
weight gain
abnormal heart rhythm
hair loss
low back pain
severe muscular weakness
intolerance of bright lights
ringing in ears
recurrent flu-like illnesses
irritable bowel syndrome
chest pain
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Well, now this research was getting interesting - and I started looking at all the supplements, cat litter, toothpaste, pain medication, etc. that I was using or inhaling every day- and guess what? EVERYTHING HAD A FORM OF SILICA IN IT!!

I started making changes right away - July 8th - stopped taking all supplements with Silicon Dioxide, changed toothpaste brands (have used the same one for my whole life and had to go online to check ingredients), started using a face mask when cleaning cat litter box (need to find brand without silica in it), and started researching how to get rid of the silica that has built up in my system...to be continued

Next Blog: On the road to recovery!

The Five No Diet

2010-07-24T03:20:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer: Before you read this blog you need to know that I do not recommend any of the things I tried without the consult of your doctor.
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So now that my doctor diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia, the first thing
he wanted me to try was an "elimination" diet. He wanted me to determine if there were any certain foods that triggered more inflammation over others. This diet consisted of cutting out 5 different kinds of foods for four weeks and then introducing one at a time back, to see if I had an increase in inflammation. Here we go...human guinea pig- haha

The five things I was to cut out of my daily diet were:
1. corn
2. soy
3. gluten
4. Dairy
5. eggs

Oh boy - this was a challenge! But, I wanted to feel better so I did this and did not cheat at all! Read labels, ate basic meat and potatoes at restaurants, and even eliminated all derivitives like corn syrup for example.

Results:
For me these are my results, but everyone is different of course, so you will need to come to your own conclusions under doctor's care.
1. corn - seemed to have no effect
2. soy - made me more tired - crashing during the day, falling asleep sitting up, etc.
3. gluten - within 30 minutes of eating, brought on severe leg aching pain
4. dairy - no effect
5. eggs - same effect as gluten

Summary: After experiencing the results of this diet, I have cut gluten, soy, and eggs out of my diet for the most part. This has reduced my inflammation somewhat, which has helped eliminate some of the pain.

But, being still at a high threshold of pain, I continued taking over the counter pain medication, and supplements.

Next blog: Making the connection

My Story Continued - the Diagnosis

2010-07-11T06:34:00.000-07:00

Part 2:
So, finally my pain had a name. Wow- that only took 20 years and 10 doctors!
No wonder "depression" goes hand in hand with Fibromyalgia!

Now, here are some reasons why it takes so long to get diagnosed:
1. There are no easy blood or urine tests that can diagnose it.
2. Nothing will show up on x-rays or cat scans
3. The pain in early stages comes and goes so you don't at first recognize it

It is only diagnosed after everything else is ruled out!! Now, isn't that something?
I would REALLY get depressed and/or mad if I went back and tallied up all the dollars that went toward medical bills paid by myself and my insurance company for all the tests and surgeries. Insurance did not pay for all the alternative medicine that I tried. I was not a fan of pain pills - I did not want to mask the pain, I wanted to rid my body of if. And, yes, I had 3 surgeries - which probably could have been avoided! But more about that later.

to be cont. = new diet

2010-07-10T13:10:00.000-07:00

Thursday
July 8th
2010
Might very well be the day that changed my life.

A little history first
I have been suffering for years with Fibromyalgia, but did not even know it.
I am talking like 20 years here -
So much pain - from nowhere - hitting everywhere - moving - changing
Good days
Bad days
But even a good day came with pain, but you get so "use" to having pain, that when it reduces for some reason it is so much more tolerable.
I live for those good days...

Went to doctors- many of them - all kinds - chiropractors, neurologists, M.D.'s, D.O.'s and pretty much they all thought I had a "slipped disc" - many tests - xrays - drugs - and therapy - but to no avail. Nothing helped and nothing was showing up. and in fact physical therapy was so painful it made me cry - well I don't cry easily - so you know it hurt like heck...

As each year went by the pain got worse. Started in my back (hence why the doctors thought I had a slipped disc), then moved to my hips, legs, feet, rib cage, shoulder, neck. Then 2 years ago I went to new D.O. only because he came highly recommended by a friend of my husband's. This doc was able to relieve some of the pain with "hand's on" healing, where he could move energy from one part of my body to another and out, without even touching me. I know that probably sounds really crazy, and as I was laying there having it done to me, I was thinking: THIS IS REALLY CRAZY! But, I swear, it helped. But the effects did not last. It was only a temporary fix. And the sessions were pricey. So, of course I stopped going.

Tried another D.O. about a year later when I could not stand the pain again. This D.O. is the one that got me in physical therapy that was like torture! At this time I wanted to have SOME relief, even for a short time so I returned to the 'hands on healing' doc one more time. A year had passed since I saw him last. Well this time, he could see that I was worse and he was the one that made the Fibromyalgia diagnosis.

to be cont.

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