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I've been browsing the messages for the past few days and I am overwhelmed by

all of the medical terms and names of mineral/vitamins etc. I feel like a real

rookie, but I guess I have to start somewhere. This is our story..

I am a mother of 3 living in Northern CT. My eldest son is 14 and has had

allergy issues all of his life, although I was not " clued in " until he was about

4. He was a happy baby and very independent, but he did not want to be hugged

and temper tantrums were worse than the usual terrible twos! He did not talk

until he was 3, read early, but is mildly dyslexic. We are starting to get a

grip on his health issues and have eliminated most of the offending foods.

It is really my youngest son who I am struggling with right now. He is 8 and was

truly ADHD as a younger kid, (not diagnosed, but he was highly active to the

point that I had to put dead locks high up on the doors to stop him getting out

of the house!). He walked at 9 months,ran the day after and has not stopped

since! He has calmed down significantly, but still has attention/focus problems.

He is seeing a vision therapist (2 years now, as he has tracking issues. He is

starting to read and shows a slight interest in academics, but he is definitely

behind in the " normal " learning curve. He has many reversals and his memory is

extremely weak. He easily forgets academics, blends, math facts etc and he is

slow to pick up new things.

I have read " Breaking the Vicious Cycle " and a lot about the GAPS diet, but I

have not taken the full plunge to eliminate so much more out of our diets. We

see a Chinese healer once a month, he takes pro-biotics and fish oil, I have

recently started him on Magnesium/Vit D.

I am concerned about his overall health; he has a high metabolism and is thinner

than his friends (doctors have not been concerned about this). I have little

faith in conventional medicine, but I have given him courses of antibiotics over

the years, as he's had extremely high fevers, to the point that he would be

delirious. He had scarlet fever two years ago, with a fever of 104, his legs

hurt and he couldn't walk; by the time we got to the ER he was so delirious he

couldn't even recognize me as his Mom. I am wondering if he may still be

harboring some residual infection. He has always had enlarged lymph nodes(from

birth), nothing any doctor has ever been concerned about either. He also needs

to get to the bathroom urgently when he needs to pee and was 7 before he was dry

at night. I had him at the doctors last week, as he is now complaining of his

chest hurting after playing basket ball and sledding. He is still complaining of

his chest hurting even without exertion, so now I have an appointment with a

cardiologist in February to have his heart checked!

I guess I am at my wits end to know where to begin. I need a good doctor who

understands these issues, who knows about different tests to find out what is

going on with my little guy, and who can help him get on the road to healing.

Are any of you in CT? Can you recommend a doctor that you have worked with?

I am reluctant to give him anything else without the council of a doctor

(non-conventional)who knows what they are doing, has experience and results with

these symptoms. I know food can be the cure, but I feel there are other things

at play here too.

Any advice is welcome. Thank you in advance!