I’ve been thinking about the many, many, many doctors I’ve seen and the numerous treatments and therapies I’ve done. I wanted to start documenting both of these - what better place to do that than right here? * means I continue to see this practitioner or still doing this therapy Doctors & Practitioners At least…
Lyme Disease – “The Big Picture”
This summer marks 18 years I’ve been been sick and 11 years since I became disabled. One of the most frustrating parts of this illness is how poorly it is understood. If you know someone with Lyme (or who is chronically sick and doctors don’t know why), take the time to watch the video below.…
Update – Jan 12, 2023
Happy New Year! The end of the year is always hard to stay on track with wellness protocols - especially detox. January, for me, is a good time to set goals and create a lifestyle focused on moving my health forward. My husband and I met with my doctor, Steven Harris, this week. The two…
UPDATE: Diagnosis’s – Old & New (Brucellosis)
My Lyme doctor has said many times over the years that we are missing something. He’s taken me down several roads that have proven to be part of the equation and have been helpful – but symptoms still linger or return. I asked him recently if he thought I still had Lyme. So he ordered…
Pain – Excruciating Pain
Sunday was hard. Pain was high, all over weakness and body aches, shortness of breath, lightheaded, neuropathy, digestive distress. Monday was excruciating. In bed all day, in tears most of the time. I had just finished a few days of detox, which is always hard, but this felt different. It felt like I was crashing,…
Docere Life Center – Wichita
In 2019, I spent several weeks in Wichita at a health center that I could never describe well enough to do it justice. The center moved to TN, but my doctor, Dr Kison Frank, stayed in Wichita & opened his own practice - DOCERE LIFE CENTER. We drove through Wichita simply to see Dr. Frank…
Digital Motion X-Ray
Shawn’s DMX 6-21
More Diagnosis’ and Treatment
I have days where I think “this is it - this is as good as it’s gonna get”. Usually this thought creeps in when doctors don’t know what to do and they don’t have anything new for me to try. Man that can be a depressing thought. This. Is. It. And then suddenly, something comes…
The Side Conditions
Co-conditions, accompanying illness, whatever you call them - sometimes the side conditions have more of an impact than the primary conditions. We call it Lyme disease - but that’s not my problem. I sometimes wonder how much the bacteria that causes Lyme is even a factor. My biggest problems right now are spine instability and…
Cranial Cervical Instability (CCI)
Adding to the list of diagnosis’ I’ve racked up - CCI is a likely missing piece of the puzzle. Symptoms can include: Head tilting Intracranial hypertension – pressure headachesBrian fog, concentration difficulties, memory issuesDysautonomia Digestive problemsSwallowing difficultiesHiccupsTMJBurning mouth and facial painStrange skin sensationsExcessive sweating, Sweaty hands, and palmsItching skinCardiovascular type disordersVision problemsTinnitus & ear problemsSinus…
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