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04-25-2019 11:21 AM - edited 04-25-2019 02:51 PM
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04-25-2019 11:27 AM - edited 04-25-2019 11:42 AM
@LilacTree As SYDSGMA already said the best thing to help with extreme fatigue is rest. Other things that realy help with autoimmune induced fatigue are selenium (you can use supplements or eat one brazil nut a day. It has the full daily requirement), vitamin D3 supplements without the additives and fillers (I take Pure Encapsulations D3 1000iu a day, you may need more - make sure your RA checks your vitamin D levels. It’s extremely important with autoimmune disease). Here comes the hard part, the one I’m still struggling with the most. Try not to eat any processed foods, no sugar except for honey, fruits, lot of vegatables and whole foods. Buy organic meats, vegetables, everything when possible. (I know it’s expensive, but you want to avoid harmful pesticides, antibiotics, additives, etc...) Try and limit white potatoes, rice and grains. Substitute them for baked sweet potatoes, baked butternut or winter squash. Drink organic teas (chamomile, greem, mint, ginger, organic coffee in limited amounts, lots of water. I have now also developed gluten intolerence which is very common with people who already have Hashimoto’s autoimmune disease, Sjogren’s, Connective Tissue Disease, Lupus, RA and other autoimmune diseases. I have to take my diet very seriously now as things have started to go south with blood work and other symptoms. I can no longer have anything with wheat in it or any other grains. Hopefully, you will dodge a bullet with secondary autoimmune diseases, but it’s good to be informed.
When you see your new RA it will be worth the wait. You will start to feel better physically and emotionally after the grueling journey of finally getting an accurate diagnosis. Again, make sure he does a vitamin D blood test, as well as a Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) antibody test, and a thyroid Thyroglobulin (TG) Antibody test. These are not the usual thyroid level tests (tsh) that your GP does. Please have him do these three tests as they are very important to anyone with one or more secondary autoimmune diseases. I’m sure you have a list already made of questions and requests of your new doctor. I have to have my list of questions with me each time or I go in there and forget half of what I needed to say, and then have to wait another 3 months to see him. I’m including below some information that I gathered from research and confirmed through resources at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), NCBI PUBMED, and Cleveland Clinic.
This is a list of foods that cure different ailments naturally. Rather than take a blood thinner, you can eat certain foods each day that thin the blood. If you have high cholesterol there are foods that will lower it. My GP tried to put me on statins 12 years ago due to my inherited high cholesterol. I would not go on them due to dangerous side effects. Just recently, finally, it was on the national news channels about 2 or 3 months ago about how dangerous statins are. I eat foods that are vasodilators (expand the blood vessels) and foods that are natural blood thinners each day to keep. I also eat foods that lower cholesterol. Now if you eat things that you are not supposed to, as I have done recently and am paying a dear price for it negates all the good these foods can do. I’m back to eating the way I should now and hopefully no irreparable damage has been done. The list below will help you with many ailments that you have or possibly could have, but can be used as preventative measures. I take my necessary prescription medicines for my autoimmune diseases and pain pills when absolutely necessary. However I limit my prescription medications when possible and use this list to treat and prevent ailments. I hope it’s as useful for you as it’s been for me. In converting the list it messed up my formatting and took out my bold highlights / underlines. It doesn’t look right, but the information is there.
Lists of Foods To Cure Different Ailments
Infections
#1 internal and external infection fighter UMF 20 Manuka Honey - Kiva is my favorite right now (antibacterial, antimicrobial, shown to be effective even on MRSA) Good for any infection in the body, stomach, viruses, food poisoning, flu... Also good on external wounds. Heals them in half the time it normally takes.
Foods That Lower Blood Pressure Quickly (natural blood thinners)
apple cider vinegar (ACV) (1Tablespoon of ACV in 8oz glass of water drink)
ginger tea & cinnamon
olive oil (1 teaspoon by mouth)
onion
garlic
cinnamon
pistachio nuts
lemons
Slim Down Foods
pepper
mustard
cumin
tumeric
Foods High In Silica silicon (promotes bone health, supports the immune system, and the creation / maintenance of connective tissue. Also protects against neurotoxic effects of aluminum.)
beer
banannas
raisens
mineral water
green beans
raw carrots
white rice
Foods high in magnesium: (Extremely important for making energy)
#1pumpkin seeds (awesome, great for urinary issues too. Regulates urine output)
almonds,
banana,
avocados,
sun flower seeds
Diuretics (gets rid of water or fluid)
Cucumbers
lemons
celery
onion
carrots
garlic
water melon
mint tea
ginger
apple cider vinegar
Natural Anti-inflammatorys (items with ***** are extra good) “Natual Steroids”
Oats*****
Bone broth
walnuts
avocados****
Coconut oil*****(Organic, Cold pressed) 1 heaping tsp a day. Melt in mouth and swallow or add to coffee/ tea or smoothie) I add 2 shakes of cinnamon too.
Olive oil ********(Organic, extra virgin)
ginger******
cucumbers
apples
kale
Foods high in Vitamins C, A and D, zinc and magnesium: These nutrients and vitamins are shown to kick up the body’s testosterone. Provides strength and energy.
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Anti-dementia Foods - Helps Chronic fatigue, BETA - SITOSTEROL
Flax seed
pumpkin seeds (Extremely healthy; high in magnesium as well. I put in smoothies)
olive oil
avocado
dry roasted pistachio nuts
Natural Antihistamines (If you get a rash, hives, start swelling or get a weird bug bite eat some of these.)
lemon juice
basil
onions
parsley
vitamin c
garlic
chamomile
Chewing on fresh parsley, mint, cilantro, or ginger slices is a natural breath freshener and intestinal freshener. Eating cucumbers may also help to release excess heat in your stomach.
Foods high in collagen: Look for red vegetables (tomatoes, peppers beets), dark green vegetables (spinach, kale), carrots, sweet potatoes, blackberries, raspberries, oranges, limes, lemons, grapefruits, soy, white tea.
Foods with glucosamine: shrimp (Also makes you frisky - sends blood and hormones to all the right places Also lobster, crab and shrimp aphrodesiacs. (It’s true! Eat a lot of shrimp and see if you notice a difference.)
Blood Thinners (natural)- Foods high in salicylates include the following:
Honey
Directions
This remedy will help to balance pH levels in the body. It will also help with stomach acid and reduce acidosis.
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Top 10 Foods High in Selenium (Very good for you, fights diseases) Helps regulate the immune system.
1) Brazil nuts 1 oz (3 Large nuts a day, no more) = 544 mcg (over 100% DV)
2) Yellowfin tuna 3 oz: 92 mcg (over 100% DV)
3) Halibut, cooked 3 oz: 47mcg (67% DV)
4) Sardines, canned3 oz: 45mcg (64% DV)
5) Grass-fed beef3 oz: 33 mcg (47% DV)
6) Turkey, boneless 3 oz: 31 mcg (44% DV)
7) Beef liver 3 oz: 28 mcg (40% DV)
8) Chicken 3 oz: 22 mcg (31% DV)
9) Egg 1 large, 15 mcg (21% DV)
10) Spinach 1 cup: 11 mcg (16% DV)
Foods That lower Cholesterol
Apples, Pears, lemons, strawberries, red grapefruit, citrus fruits, blueberries, blackberries These fruits are rich in pectin, a type of soluble fiber that lowers LDL.
pistachio nuts
celery
green vegetables
peas
watermelon
banannas
tomatoes
2.) avocados
3.) lemons
5.) Salmon
6.) sweet potatos
7.) olive oil
9.) flax seeds
carrots
peas
asparagus,
artichokes
almonds
10.) walnuts, almonds
pecans,
salmon
1.) garlic
2.) onion
3.) tumeric
vinegar,
4.) ginger
5.) cayenne pepper
6.) artichokes
LOW CARB FRUITS, Vegetables, & Other Foods
Watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, rasberries, avocados, cucumbers, celery, iceberg lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms, asparagus, broccoli, red grapefruit, peaches, cantaloupe, blackberries, canned salmon, ground turkey, pork tenderloin, turkey breast, ground beef, grilled salmon, eggs, pumpkin seeds, walnuts,
pepperettes sausage sticks, sunflower seeds, pecans, broth, water, tea, sunflower oil, coconut oil, olive oil, mayonnaise, butter,
calcium per day - 1200mg for women (need magnesium, vitamins k and d to process calcium) See below.
magnesium rich foods
spinach, pumpkin seeds, yogurt, almonds,avocado, dark choc 1sqr, banana
vitamin k - spinach, kale, brocolli, cucumbers, spring onions
vitamin d (Most important vitamin) sunlight, salmon, eggs, mushrooms, supplements
Calcium rich foods: (Especially if you are avoiding dairy)
******yogurt Organic Plain (DV 30%) - Dairy
canned salmon-232 mg (23% DV) in ½ can with bones (which provides the calcium!)
collard greens
spinach
turnip greens - 197 mg (20% DV) in 1 cup cooked (chopped)
brocolli
kale - 188 mg (19% DV) in 2 cups raw (chopped)
almonds 20 nuts - 72 mg (7% DV) calcium
small bony fish - canned salmon with bones 3ozs 181mg, sardines
frozen collards 1 cup frozen boiled 357mg
black-eyed peas boiled 1/2 cup 185 mg (18% DV) in 1/2 cup canned
green peas boiled 1 cup 94mg
sardines - 321 mg (32% DV) in about 7 sardines fillets
bone broth - 1 cup 68 mg calcium
7 grams carbs - 1 lg carrot 24mg calcium
oatmeal
Potassium rich foods
Coconut water
Vitamin D Foods
sunlight (best)
*shrimp
*yogurt
bacon
*salmon
sardines
*egg yolks*
white mushrooms or button mushrooms
cheese
milk
oats
oj
pork ternderloin
butter
Metabolism Boosters
watermelon
cantaloupe
spinach
water
almonds
berries
bone broth
celery
turkey
apple cider vinegar
bone broth
Cinnamon
Coconut oil
coffee
fish
grapefruit
Vasodilators (Foods That Open Blood Vessels - foods high in Nitric Oxide and Niacin - Keeps you from having heart attacks
***pistachio nuts***
***celery***
***lemons***
walnuts
spinach
Cayenne Pepper and Chili
Citrus Fruits
Dark Chocolate and Raw Cacao
***Ginger***
***Watermelon***
***Garlic***
***Parsley***
Pomegranate
Tea
Red Wine and Grapes
***Walnuts, Pistachios, Peanuts and Most Other Nuts***
***Spinach***
Beetroot
Kale
***Raw Honey***
***Onion***
***Shrimp*** (causes...)
***Salmon & Other Fish***
turkey
chicken
peas
avocado
sunflower seeds
pork
portabello mushrooms
grass fed beef
cellulite and heavy metal removal foods
cilantro
parsley
nuts (almonds, walnuts)
grapefruit
lemon
Butter Substitutes
olive oil
nut butters
avocado
chicken stock
coconut oil
(never use margarin)
Zinc - Foods (For producing testosterone for energy)
1.) pumpkin seeds
2.) grass fed beef
3.) lamb
chickpeas
cashews,
mushrooms
spinach
shrimp
pumpkin seeds
flax seeds
B12 Foods
Oils and Fats to Use Freely
There are so many wonderful and healthy fats that are beneficial to the body, so there is no reason to consume the unhealthy ones above. Fats that can be consumed freely for optimal health are:
(Key Nutrients to eat each day) - Salt, potassium, magnesium, vitamin D3, calcium - if taking supplements be careful, they contain lots of bad stuff. I use “Pure Encapsulations” brand supplements, no bad stuff, no dangerous fillers
04-25-2019 11:35 AM
I do not know the answers to your questions. For once I am doing what the medical professionals are telling me to do.
04-25-2019 11:43 AM
please give me time to absorb all of this. Thank you for the time it must have taken you to compile this list.
04-25-2019 11:51 AM
I received another call from the hospital this morning. They advised me that the urine culture came back indicating “unusual organisms.” She said this report was sent to my new doctor who will discuss this with me on Monday at our appt. That’s all she said, so it’s all I know.
04-25-2019 12:00 PM - edited 04-25-2019 12:26 PM
@Trinity11 wrote:
@LilacTree wrote:The really good RA docs always have a gazillion patients. They are so few and far between. Somone has to choose to have no RA doc, or a whacko who doesn’t even look at you . . . Or wait as I am waiting for the good one.
Who knows how long I’ve had lupus anyway. Nobody ever did testing as she did, or examined me, etc., so I am choosing to wait.
I see new NP for the second time this Monday and she wants to talk to me about the labs the RA doc took. Don’t know why, she didn’t even know what a Dmard was last visit!
ETA She is the one who prescribed the Macrobid for the UTI That wasn’t, but that may have given me lupus. She obviously didn’t know that either.
@LilacTree I saw my infectitious disease specialist who put me on prophylactic macrobid for 3 months because of frequent klebsiella infections. She confirmed that it takes months or years for a lupus reaction. A 10 day course of macrobid does not cause lupus. It can be monitored by frequent blood work and drug induced lupus is reversible.
She warned me to stay off the internet for information on medications and that individuals are all different.
Why if you have lupus is it not being immediately treated? Or am I confused and your PC will treat it? A wait of months confuses me..
@Trinity11 I respectfully disagree...
I can only speak for DH and myself on part of one of your statements your Dr gave you.
If it wasn't for info available on several meds DH and I were taking, we would not be off of them today. Meds are helpful for certain conditions when there are no other options.
However, other meds are more harmful than they are good.
I am completely off OTC meds for GERD/acid reflux/heartburn and DH is off his diabetic meds and Crestor. I do give credit to DH's Dr for getting DH to eat 60 carbs or less a day which helped both of us with our health issues. I also credit info DH and I found online about the meds we were taking...
A couple of examples...
I found out that taking OTC acid blockers not only do the opposite of what one's body needs, there is a high risk for early dementia. Changing our eating lifestyle helped change that almost immediately...within the 1st 2-3 weeks!
As for DH...if it wasn't for the fact he had intestinal fortitude and determined not to take anymore meds, he would never have persued finding ways to get off of his diabetic meds which lead him to great info online which showed him it was possible with a different eating lifestyle.
So, thank heavens all this info was available online for us to learn how to better our health and we didn't just take our Drs advice.
My Dr actually initially prescribed me acid blockers when I 1st started having GERD issues 5 yrs ago! I then went to OTC Prevacid to save some money and my condition kept worsening as the yrs passed. And here all I had to do was change my eating lifestyle the whole time. Honestly, that alone is maddening. So why didn't my Dr give me options? Why doesn't he know that acid blockers do more harm than good...and that there was a way to avoid risking early dementia? That acid blockers are the opposite of what the body actually wants? That eliminating most carbs & sugars is the way to go to get off those meds? See?
Of coarse not everyone can get off of their meds...everyone's body is different as well as their health issues being unique. But for your Dr to just give a blanket statement like that is just wrong for many reasons. It also gives many folks permission not to bother take charge of their own bodies to make sure they are getting the best care for themselves...and possibly rely on Drs that are actually doing them more harm by not giving them options.
I keep thinking of the several hundreds of $$$ DH and I are saving MONTHLY from not having to take diabetic meds (VERY expensive), Crestor (VERY expensive) & ALL my acid blockers like Prevacid (expensive), Zantac (not cheap), & Pepto-Bismol I was taking daily and almost eating like candy!
There are some meds DH will have to take the rest of his life due to when he had his Gall Bladder removed. For example, he takes 20-30 fiber pills a day just for the IBS issue.
So, IMHO, whenever anyone can get off of meds for any health issue, instead of looking for a magic pill, or relying on one, they are healthier.
04-25-2019 12:28 PM
@Susan Louise wrote:
@Trinity11 wrote:
@LilacTree wrote:The really good RA docs always have a gazillion patients. They are so few and far between. Somone has to choose to have no RA doc, or a whacko who doesn’t even look at you . . . Or wait as I am waiting for the good one.
Who knows how long I’ve had lupus anyway. Nobody ever did testing as she did, or examined me, etc., so I am choosing to wait.
I see new NP for the second time this Monday and she wants to talk to me about the labs the RA doc took. Don’t know why, she didn’t even know what a Dmard was last visit!
ETA She is the one who prescribed the Macrobid for the UTI That wasn’t, but that may have given me lupus. She obviously didn’t know that either.
@LilacTree I saw my infectitious disease specialist who put me on prophylactic macrobid for 3 months because of frequent klebsiella infections. She confirmed that it takes months or years for a lupus reaction. A 10 day course of macrobid does not cause lupus. It can be monitored by frequent blood work and drug induced lupus is reversible.
She warned me to stay off the internet for information on medications and that individuals are all different.
Why if you have lupus is it not being immediately treated? Or am I confused and your PC will treat it? A wait of months confuses me..
@Trinity11 I respectfully disagree...
I can only speak for DH and myself on part of one of your statements your Dr gave you.
If it wasn't for info available on several meds DH and I were taking, we would not be off of them today. Meds are helpful for certain conditions when there are no other options.
However, other meds are more harmful than they are good.
I am completely off OTC meds for GERD/acid reflux/heartburn and DH is off his diabetic meds and Crestor. I do give credit to DH's Dr for getting DH to eat 60 carbs or less a day which helped both of us with our health issues. I also credit info DH and I found online about the meds we were taking...
A couple of examples...
I found out that taking OTC acid blockers not only do the opposite of what one's body needs, there is a high risk for early dementia. Changing our eating lifestyle helped change that almost immediately...within the 1st 2-3 weeks!
As for DH...if it wasn't for the fact he had intestinal fortitude and determined not to take anymore meds, he would never have persued finding ways to get off of his diabetic meds which lead him to great info online which showed him it was possible with a different eating lifestyle.
So, thank heavens all this info was available online for us to learn how to better our health and we didn't just take our Drs advice.
My Dr actually initially prescribed me acid blockers when I 1st started having GERD issues 5 yrs ago! I then went to OTC Prevacid to save some money and my condition kept worsening as the yrs passed. And here all I had to do was change my eating lifestyle the whole time. Honestly, that alone is maddening. So why didn't my Dr give me options? Why doesn't he know that acid blockers do more harm than good...and that there was a way to avoid risking early dementia? That acid blockers are the opposite of what the body actually wants? That elimating most carbs & sugars is the way to go to get off those meds? See?
Of coarse not everyone can get off of their meds...everyone's body is different as well as their health issues being unique. But for your Dr to just give a blanket statement like that is just wrong for many reasons. It also gives many folks permission not to bother take charge of their own bodies to make sure they are getting the best care for themselves...and possibly rely on Drs that are actually doing them more harm by not giving them options.
I keep thinking of the several hundreds of $$$ DH and I are saving MONTHLY from not having to take diabetic meds (VERY expensive), Crestor (VERY expensive) & my ALL the acid blockers like Prevacid (expensive), Zantac (not cheap), & Pepto-Bismol I was taking daily and almost eating like candy!
There are some meds DH will have to take the rest of his life due to when he had his Gall Bladder removed. For example, he takes 20-30 fiber pills a day just for the IBS issue.
So, IMHO, whenever anyone can get off of meds for any health issue, instead of looking for a magic pill, or relying on one, they are healthier.
@Susan Louise You are a very wise woman. That’s better health advice than you would get from a visit to a GP.
04-25-2019 12:33 PM
@Ketra wrote:
@Susan Louise wrote:
@Trinity11 wrote:
@LilacTree wrote:The really good RA docs always have a gazillion patients. They are so few and far between. Somone has to choose to have no RA doc, or a whacko who doesn’t even look at you . . . Or wait as I am waiting for the good one.
Who knows how long I’ve had lupus anyway. Nobody ever did testing as she did, or examined me, etc., so I am choosing to wait.
I see new NP for the second time this Monday and she wants to talk to me about the labs the RA doc took. Don’t know why, she didn’t even know what a Dmard was last visit!
ETA She is the one who prescribed the Macrobid for the UTI That wasn’t, but that may have given me lupus. She obviously didn’t know that either.
@LilacTree I saw my infectitious disease specialist who put me on prophylactic macrobid for 3 months because of frequent klebsiella infections. She confirmed that it takes months or years for a lupus reaction. A 10 day course of macrobid does not cause lupus. It can be monitored by frequent blood work and drug induced lupus is reversible.
She warned me to stay off the internet for information on medications and that individuals are all different.
Why if you have lupus is it not being immediately treated? Or am I confused and your PC will treat it? A wait of months confuses me..
@Trinity11 I respectfully disagree...
I can only speak for DH and myself on part of one of your statements your Dr gave you.
If it wasn't for info available on several meds DH and I were taking, we would not be off of them today. Meds are helpful for certain conditions when there are no other options.
However, other meds are more harmful than they are good.
I am completely off OTC meds for GERD/acid reflux/heartburn and DH is off his diabetic meds and Crestor. I do give credit to DH's Dr for getting DH to eat 60 carbs or less a day which helped both of us with our health issues. I also credit info DH and I found online about the meds we were taking...
A couple of examples...
I found out that taking OTC acid blockers not only do the opposite of what one's body needs, there is a high risk for early dementia. Changing our eating lifestyle helped change that almost immediately...within the 1st 2-3 weeks!
As for DH...if it wasn't for the fact he had intestinal fortitude and determined not to take anymore meds, he would never have persued finding ways to get off of his diabetic meds which lead him to great info online which showed him it was possible with a different eating lifestyle.
So, thank heavens all this info was available online for us to learn how to better our health and we didn't just take our Drs advice.
My Dr actually initially prescribed me acid blockers when I 1st started having GERD issues 5 yrs ago! I then went to OTC Prevacid to save some money and my condition kept worsening as the yrs passed. And here all I had to do was change my eating lifestyle the whole time. Honestly, that alone is maddening. So why didn't my Dr give me options? Why doesn't he know that acid blockers do more harm than good...and that there was a way to avoid risking early dementia? That acid blockers are the opposite of what the body actually wants? That elimating most carbs & sugars is the way to go to get off those meds? See?
Of coarse not everyone can get off of their meds...everyone's body is different as well as their health issues being unique. But for your Dr to just give a blanket statement like that is just wrong for many reasons. It also gives many folks permission not to bother take charge of their own bodies to make sure they are getting the best care for themselves...and possibly rely on Drs that are actually doing them more harm by not giving them options.
I keep thinking of the several hundreds of $$$ DH and I are saving MONTHLY from not having to take diabetic meds (VERY expensive), Crestor (VERY expensive) & my ALL the acid blockers like Prevacid (expensive), Zantac (not cheap), & Pepto-Bismol I was taking daily and almost eating like candy!
There are some meds DH will have to take the rest of his life due to when he had his Gall Bladder removed. For example, he takes 20-30 fiber pills a day just for the IBS issue.
So, IMHO, whenever anyone can get off of meds for any health issue, instead of looking for a magic pill, or relying on one, they are healthier.
@Susan Louise You are a very wise woman. That’s better health advice than you would get from a visit to a GP.
Hi @Ketra . I have been reading this forum for many years and I see a distinct mistrust of physicians across the board. I wonder why that is? We read something on the internet and we suddenly know more than someone who went to school for 8 years?
I know there are terrible doctors out there but I do think they are in the minority. I doubt I would be alive today with so many auto-immune diseases if not for the medical profession.
04-25-2019 12:48 PM - edited 04-25-2019 01:01 PM
@Trinity11 wrote:
@Ketra wrote:
@Susan Louise wrote:
@Trinity11 wrote:
@LilacTree wrote:The really good RA docs always have a gazillion patients. They are so few and far between. Somone has to choose to have no RA doc, or a whacko who doesn’t even look at you . . . Or wait as I am waiting for the good one.
Who knows how long I’ve had lupus anyway. Nobody ever did testing as she did, or examined me, etc., so I am choosing to wait.
I see new NP for the second time this Monday and she wants to talk to me about the labs the RA doc took. Don’t know why, she didn’t even know what a Dmard was last visit!
ETA She is the one who prescribed the Macrobid for the UTI That wasn’t, but that may have given me lupus. She obviously didn’t know that either.
@LilacTree I saw my infectitious disease specialist who put me on prophylactic macrobid for 3 months because of frequent klebsiella infections. She confirmed that it takes months or years for a lupus reaction. A 10 day course of macrobid does not cause lupus. It can be monitored by frequent blood work and drug induced lupus is reversible.
She warned me to stay off the internet for information on medications and that individuals are all different.
Why if you have lupus is it not being immediately treated? Or am I confused and your PC will treat it? A wait of months confuses me..
@Trinity11 I respectfully disagree...
I can only speak for DH and myself on part of one of your statements your Dr gave you.
If it wasn't for info available on several meds DH and I were taking, we would not be off of them today. Meds are helpful for certain conditions when there are no other options.
However, other meds are more harmful than they are good.
I am completely off OTC meds for GERD/acid reflux/heartburn and DH is off his diabetic meds and Crestor. I do give credit to DH's Dr for getting DH to eat 60 carbs or less a day which helped both of us with our health issues. I also credit info DH and I found online about the meds we were taking...
A couple of examples...
I found out that taking OTC acid blockers not only do the opposite of what one's body needs, there is a high risk for early dementia. Changing our eating lifestyle helped change that almost immediately...within the 1st 2-3 weeks!
As for DH...if it wasn't for the fact he had intestinal fortitude and determined not to take anymore meds, he would never have persued finding ways to get off of his diabetic meds which lead him to great info online which showed him it was possible with a different eating lifestyle.
So, thank heavens all this info was available online for us to learn how to better our health and we didn't just take our Drs advice.
My Dr actually initially prescribed me acid blockers when I 1st started having GERD issues 5 yrs ago! I then went to OTC Prevacid to save some money and my condition kept worsening as the yrs passed. And here all I had to do was change my eating lifestyle the whole time. Honestly, that alone is maddening. So why didn't my Dr give me options? Why doesn't he know that acid blockers do more harm than good...and that there was a way to avoid risking early dementia? That acid blockers are the opposite of what the body actually wants? That elimating most carbs & sugars is the way to go to get off those meds? See?
Of coarse not everyone can get off of their meds...everyone's body is different as well as their health issues being unique. But for your Dr to just give a blanket statement like that is just wrong for many reasons. It also gives many folks permission not to bother take charge of their own bodies to make sure they are getting the best care for themselves...and possibly rely on Drs that are actually doing them more harm by not giving them options.
I keep thinking of the several hundreds of $$$ DH and I are saving MONTHLY from not having to take diabetic meds (VERY expensive), Crestor (VERY expensive) & my ALL the acid blockers like Prevacid (expensive), Zantac (not cheap), & Pepto-Bismol I was taking daily and almost eating like candy!
There are some meds DH will have to take the rest of his life due to when he had his Gall Bladder removed. For example, he takes 20-30 fiber pills a day just for the IBS issue.
So, IMHO, whenever anyone can get off of meds for any health issue, instead of looking for a magic pill, or relying on one, they are healthier.
@Susan Louise You are a very wise woman. That’s better health advice than you would get from a visit to a GP.
Hi @Ketra . I have been reading this forum for many years and I see a distinct mistrust of physicians across the board. I wonder why that is? We read something on the internet and we suddenly know more than someone who went to school for 8 years?
I know there are terrible doctors out there but I do think they are in the minority. I doubt I would be alive today with so many auto-immune diseases if not for the medical profession.
@Trinity11 I have had several bad incidences with Dr's, dentists, etc. You are very lucky that all your care involves trusted care.
I have had a tooth pulled when I had options to save it. I have had meds given to me in a hospital (per Dr's orders) even though I was wearing a bracelet stating it not be given to me. I just explained in my post above about my Dr giving me a prescription for acid blockers instead of him telling me to change my diet to help with GERD (not just telling me to stay away from spicy foods which I rarely ate anyway).
I also had other poor care I won't go into.
Poor/bad care is given to patients more often than you think. The sad part is that many patients take the word of their Dr as a G-O-D (for lack of a better way of saying it) without questioning or doing their own homework.
I do recommend you and other folks read a book 'Lies my Dr told me' which is now finally available for e-readers.
04-25-2019 01:02 PM
@Susan Louise ...my first heart attack the interventionist failed to stent another part of my artery and lost his right to practice in Northwell Health. He was fired after I had a second heart attack. He altered the report and my new doctor found it. My son nearly died from failure to treat and he developed sepsis. 3 weeks went by before as an infant he was diagnosed with a rare disease that resulted in coronary aneurysms. So, like yourself, I have had some terrible doctors. Yet, the good ones have far exceeded the poor ones...
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