Tuesday, November 11, 2008

History of Elizabeth's Alternative Therapy Treatments to date:

• I had about 10 chelations done to remove heavy metal, many acupuncture treatments, visited with a Nutritionist consult, gone to a chiropractor, practiced yoga (when I was feeling better), and visited a massage therapist.
o The nutritionist I visited, Dana Laake, was great but she had me on so many vitamins while I was having hard time keeping food down (50 pills a day of custom mixed pills) that my doctor freaked out when he saw 1/2 of what I was on - I was hospitalized with fast heat short breath....I'm sure not from the vitamins - but it was too much so I have not gone back to her I kind of lost the trust....
o I was seeing my acupuncturist in Virginia, Dr. Su, a lot and that seemed to be helping some but was still very sick when getting treatments. Dr. Su is great, but it is too hard to travel from my parents to see her all the time - I will need to see her regularly and would want to move close to her rather than go back and forth from my parents, or find a local acupuncturist (who will be in New Brunswick NJ for the next 10 mos. at least).
o I have tried a couple of local acupuncturists that mildly helped but didn't feel were very in tune with me.
o Chiropracty helped but I was told to stop going so much – I may want to go some, same with massage. (I became too ill to even take a cab or be driven these places so I want to minimize trips and would be great to find a couple treatments in one place or they come to me some or maybe I just do once a month. Insurance gives a discount on some chiro and acu's 25%. It does though cover chelation.

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