My life

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Hi everyone, I just wanted to give you all an update on my life now, over 5 years after explant. I know some of you are recently explanted and some waiting to get explanted, and others who have been working to get better for what seems like eternity. In just taking stock of how my life has changed, I can honestly say my body is doing well now, with the only real residual problems I have from implants being the Hashimotos. Today I feel great, and have been feeling great for awhile now! It is like a bad dream to me when I think about my post explant days, and how I so desperately wanted to get better. I remember those awful feelings of wanting to just never wake up again to another day because it was sure to be like the last one, just feeling poisoned, brain fogged, tired all the time, weak and worthless. But my life is so full these days that I NEVER have enough hours in the day to do all I want to do, and I sometimes feel like I am running 100 miles an hour all day long. I have 3 kids here at home, (I home school my teenager, and my other two are still in elementary school) so that is a large part of why my life is crazy, as well as the fact that we own 2 businesses, and soon a third one, and it is my responsibility to do all of the bookkeeping and keep things running smoothly in "the office" (which is in my home.) I feel so blessed by God to be able to work in an office from my home. He really knew what I needed to keep my life in balance financially and mentally, and provided that for me. Jehovah Jireh, my provider. I am so thankful to Him.

As far as my life goes with therapies, when I was still healing from my implants, I was dedicated to doing everything possible that I could do to get better that was within the realm of possibility, using a natural medicine philosophy. I figured if doctors were so ignorant of why I got sick in the first place, they were going to be too ignorant of how to fix the mess they made of my life. The only doctors I found to be compassionate regarding the implant situation were the naturopathic ones, alternative minded ones, and holistic ones. The wonderful thing about alternative medicine is that you can find all the information you want in books, on the net, and in magazines, and many of the products are available over the counter at health food stores, on the net, or even in grocery stores. The plus to that was that I didn't have to deal with doctors, insurance companies, co-pays, and mess up my health record (when you own your own business, you also have to buy your own insurance, and that could have been a disaster if my records were full of problems). I did buy some very expensive equipment, like a cold plasma ozone generator and an infrared sauna, but for the most part I think we saved ourselves alot of grief and money by going the alternative medicine route.

Here is basically what I did during my 5 year journey after explant:

I got tested and found out I had an elevated rheumatoid factor, macrocytosis, lowered C3 complement, had a brain MRI and found out that there was some atrophy, but after the rheumy said I didn't need to see him any more because I was "all better", I took stock of the situation, prayed,and then headed to the internet and started my search for detoxing therapies on my own. I felt God was telling me that He would heal me. In my Bible study this week, I came across a very interesting sentence, in 2 Chronicles 16: 12-13. It says, "And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was very severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians. So Asa rested with his fathers; he died in the forty-first year of his reign." What is interesting is that King Asa was a very godly man, in fact, it says in my Bible dictionary that Asa was named among the kings of Judah who were outstanding for their godliness. And yet, the dictionary states that by the 39th year of his reign, King Asa's faith had deteriorated, and because he trusted his physicians rather than the Lord, he died. I find that very sad, but also very instructive. It confirmed for me that my faith in God is my healer, and that I was right to question the physicians who were not telling me the truth. I never put my trust and faith in man, but my God alone. I believe God wants us to be wise and realize that men don't heal. He does. Be wise as you seek advice from your doctors.

I did my first fast (5 days, no food) 7 months after explant, supervised by a very compassionate and knowledgeable naturopathic physician. I went on to do many more fasts after getting a productive rash on my breasts and scalp, evidence he said, that toxins were coming out through the skin on my breasts and head, (exactly the place where I would expect to find a rash, based on my symptoms. I had horrible, horrible brain fog for months and months--probably 4 years of fog total). Today my fog is totally gone for the most part, only appearing right before my period for a day or so. I have never figured out what makes it come, what makes it go, or why it is there, but the best I can come up with so far is that it is hormonally related. I realized this when I heard that some of the women doing natural breast enlargement with fenugreek had what they called "brain fuzz". Sounds like a very good description, just like mine!

During the fasts, I tried colonics, and that continues to be one of the therapies that I do at home. Dr. was also the first one to tell me to do coffee enemas during my fasts, and at first I totally thought this man was off his rocker. There was no way. I didn't do them. But I did do a colonic, and it was quite an interesting experience. But the more I read, the more I realized how important a healthy colon is, and I got into books by Dr. Norman , Dr. Max Gerson, Hulda , Dr. Bernard Jensen, Dr. Weil, Ann Wigmore, Dr. Weston Price, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Fuhrman, and more. I read and studied, and read and studied more. Today I have a huge library of health books, all read and absorbed and utilized. My husband calls me his doctor, but I know it is only by the grace of God that we are where we are today. Our lives have improved tremendously in our search for natural health.

I made sure I was taking all the recommended supplements, buying hundreds of dollars worth of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and detoxing agents. I took so many pills that I think I was overdoing it. I actually felt worse on some than others, like calcium liquid. I got to the point with calcium that when I looked at it, I wanted to barf. So, I just decided it was better to stop some of the supplements.

After fasting, the naturopath did a metals test on me to see what we were dealing with, although he didn't specifically test for platinum, which is what I was concerned about. I guess he didn't have a source for platinum testing. Anyway, I removed the amalgam filllings from my mouth, as I showed higher than desired mercury, as well as arsenic, and did a course of chelation therapy using DMSA. I also found out how to buy DMSA on the net, (usually prescription only) and also through a local chiropractor, so I continued to do chelation therapy on my own for several months afterwards. My tests showed a definite lowered level of mercury and arsenic.

However, after the chelation therapy, I felt like I had a huge relapse, which was in the spring of the year, one year after explant. I was scared that my brain would never be the same! I sought out oxygen therapies, and found , who was also an implant victim, and she invited me out to San Bernardino to do some HBOT treatments at her clinic. http://www.hbot4u.com I did 22 of them, but unfortunately, I did not get the relief from the brain fog that I sought. is a great lady. She is a wonderful testimony of the healing powers of HBOT, with her and her 3 girls, who also suffered from exposure to her implants through the womb.

Continuing with the oxygen therapies, I saw a gentleman at Angel Healing Center here in Vegas, http://www.angelhealingcenter.com/ and got introduced to ozone therapy. I later bought a cold plasma ozone generator, and used that for ozonated drinking water, as well as other methods of insufflation. I also bought an infrared sauna, to help in the elimination of toxins through sweating. I found out, however, that heat therapy brings back my brain fog if I stay too long, or with the heat too high. So, my sauna is used sparingly, but boy, does it feel good! I love that refreshed feeling right after a sauna bath. I wish I could use it more often, but for now, I have to be careful.

Okay, well, I have to stop here because I need to take care of my kids and get them ready for school, but I thought I would try to give an update. It is turning out the be longer than I thought. so, stay tuned for part 2!

Patty