Something's DIfferent

Like my blog title states, something is different and I'm not exactly sure why save for the fact that God has intervened. As I mentioned last week, I received the anointing of the sick on Sunday and, though I'd been told that it can help people, I wasn't expecting anything to really change. Well, I should have had more faith in God's endless mercy! These past seven days have been better than they've been in a long time. Many of the weird symptoms seem to be gone. The tingling hands and feet sensation is even dissipating, which I never thought would go away.
I did get to this alternative doctor last Monday and brought my blood work with me from Dr. J (my Lyme doctor who I'll now be seeing Nov 12th! one month sooner than anticipated :) and she said she didn't think I needed to be put on any bio-identical thyroid since my thyroid level wasn't that low, and didn't want to give me thyroid when I didn't need it because having too much of it can cause its own side effects. She is suspicious I might be having a reverse T3 problem, which doesn't show up on routine blood tests, and advised I get blood drawn in three weeks to see if my thyroid count gets better or worse. For now she simply said to eat more egg yolks (high in vitamin A) and to put iodine on my wrists overnight so my body could absorb it in small doses to help support my thyroid. We ended our session with her giving me an injection of vitamin B complex to increase my energy and support my adrenals in case they were being taxed. Interestingly, she's suspicious that my issues could be related to the fact that I'm breastfeeding, but couldn't say for sure, and was willing to admit she couldn't give me a diagnosis for what was causing my problems, but wanted to keep an eye on me. She suspects much of what I'm experiencing is oddly related somehow, but my ailments are not her specialization and she gave me the best advice she could offer given her experience. And for that, I greatly respect her.
I can't tell you how much I loved this doctor. She was the first doctor I've met who agreed with so much of what I believe regarding treating illnesses (i.e. through lifestyle changes, using natural methods of supplementation over drugs, not blindly prescribing a medication for a problem, admitting when you don't know the cause of a problem, etc). It was a breath of fresh air meeting her and I would love to go to her more often since, get this, she takes insurance! Unfortunately, she isn't close and it took me nearly an hour to get to her office and even longer to get home since I have to drive through the city to get there. AnyhowI'm happy to know where to find her when I need her.
But it's hard to believe that so many of my symptoms have gone away merely because she gave me a shot of B vitamins. It's not something I'm too familiar with, so maybe that's all I needed, but I've got to say, it's been so nice to feel well again! God be praised! I'm almost afraid to think that I am well since I've had my hopes raised in the past only to have them falsified, but perhaps this time things will be different :)
I am currently reading a book by Suzanne Somers called "Bombshell" and I recommend you get yourself a copy. She's collected information obtained through interviews she performed from some of the best alternative, anti-aging doctors from around the country and compiled them into this addictive little liber. It's funny because some of the secrets they reveal about taking various supplements for this or that ailment or for adrenal, or thyroid, or brain support, I've already taken. Some of these include Pregnenelone and DHEA. The one that I had not heard of is CoQ10. The thing I don't know though is if I should get back to taking them once I'm not breastfeeding. I'll probably wait and see how I'm feeling at that time and then decide. Anyhow, I'm not quite done with the book, but she is helping many people get well from the myriad of problems they're facing that traditional docs don't have answers for. Sadly these alternative docs don't get the respect that the former docs get since what they do is often not recommended by the FDA because well, they don't prescribe drugs left and right, but rather treat people without the aid of pharmaceutical drugs. Heaven forbid pharmaceutical companies don't get a kick back from every doctor!
The one caveat I offer to the  book is that Suzanne is obsessed with living really long and trying to get humans to live over 100 and still look "young". I think it's all a little extreme because well, this isn't our eternal home and in some ways, the faster we get off this messed up planet the better. Not that I'm looking for that to happen just yet, but I don't agree that one should desire to live and look 20 when you're 90 because there is something in the world of physics called entropy, which means that all things begin to break down and decay over time and given we are a part of matter, so too will we age and decay and break down over time. I had to laugh when she spoke about Jack Lalanne dying so young at age 96 and complained how he should have lived longer. At that point I had to skim the page since I think she's forgetting why we're on this planet in the first place. It isn't to live forever. I don't want to discourage anyone from reading her book since it is full of some rather insightful information and could help those of you out there looking for more answers, however, I felt the need to give that warning.
Other than that, I had a lovely week of spending time with my children and getting out and playing in the beautiful autumnal leaves as much as I can since we're having a beautiful fall out our way and am trying to soak in as much Vitamin D as I can. Totally hate dealing with SAD!
Well, I need to get off this thing; it's getting late and I've been pulling late nights nearly every night so I should try and rest. They say the best way to restore hormone imbalance is through sleeping :) So off I go. Good night everyone and may God bless you!