Atlanta LLMD

So, yesterday me Mum and I drove to Atlanta to see this new Doc. It was absolutely FREEZING! So thankful my MIL lent us her vehicle. Made the trip much more comfortable, since my heating element is OUT in my car.
So, we get to the appointment and she comes in and starts going over my new patient packet, which covered my entire life, from birth to present. From being constantly sick from the moment of conception to now, she said all the environmental factors are like rocks and my body and health are a bucket, there is not a big enough bucket for all my rocks LOL Its her job, she said, to take those rocks out and then see what we are left with and address that. She didn't rule out Lyme, and said that further testing through IGENIX would be suggested after a while but it is VERY pricey. She said my adrenals were shot to hell, and that she suspected a thyroid problem. Gallstones and cholecystectomy at such a young age suggests my digestive system is and has been fucked for quite some time. That explains why I can no longer tolerate antibiotics. Also, she suspects candida in my gut. She also said she was shocked I was even able to conceive! And that more kids was a very strict NO until I am well in the not so immediate future. That is fine with me, as I feel like I am not able to give Finn my 100% as of late. What I need right now the most is CLEAN water, CLEAN food, and CLEAN air. No antibiotics. Also, she said she could start treating Lyme or whatever else could be the matter right now but that none of it would matter if I didn't detox my body from a lifetime of crud, mold, heavy metals etc.
So, she left to write out my treatment plan which consists of a "detox diet", supplements, mold testing from my body and the house, heavy metal testing through my hair, blood work to test for how my adrenals and thyroid were functioning and probably some other things, urine test to see how my gut is digesting and processing nutrients and oxygen therapy.
The nurse came in and gave me my supplements which consist of:

• Opticlens GHI- 2 scoops daily as a meal
• Citramins- 2 with dinner
• Adrenall- 1 in the a.m. and one in the afternoon
• Liver Protect- 1 twice daily

She also explained a little bit about my detox diet:

• NO tap water
• Drink 1/2 my weight in ounces between meals
• Proteins with every meal 10-15% daily intake. As much organic, hormone/antibiotic free. Chicken, turkey, fish, beef, bison, eggs.
• Veggies 50-70% daily intake. Raw or lightly steamed. No dried fruits. Potatoes eat sparingly and beans in small amounts.
• Healthy Fats 10-15% daily intake. Cook with coconut or olive oil. nuts/nut butters EXCEPT peanuts/peanut butter. NO trans fatty acids/hydrogenated oils!!
• Grains 10-20% daily intake. Quinoa, brown rice (long cooking), gluten-free oats, wild rice.
• Sweetener- use stevia or xylitol

    AVOID the following

• Gluten-includes wheat, rye, oats, barley, spelt and kamut.
• Dairy products-milk alternatives like rice, coconut, hemp, and almond are OK. REAL organic butter is OK in SMALL amounts or Organic Smart Balance/Organic Earth Balance is OK.
• Alcohol and Caffeine- decaf teas and coffee that has been decaffeinated using a Swiss water process are OK.

She gave me four mold plates and told me to put them around the house to see if any mold would grow on them. They are to go in the bedroom, living room, kitchen, and one is to be used for the top mattress of my bed. I have to just tap the plate onto the top mattress and then close.

My nose was swabbed to see if I am harboring any mold spores in my sinus cavities.

I was supposed to give a hair sample but since I dyed my hair last week I have to wait 5 more weeks in order to give a sample. Hair must be dye free for 6 weeks minimum.

I was given a urine kit to take the First Mornings urine, freeze, and send back. She said that will tell her how I am digesting and processing nutrients.
She gave me a prescription for oxygen therapy. 8L per minute for 2 hours a day. Have to look into how much that will be...

And lastly, I had blood taken for a multitude of tests including:basic metabolic panel, auto hhrwp & auto diffial, thyroid stimulating horm, somatomedin, thyroxine tot, triiodothyro9 T3 tot, oxalate, phosphorus inorganic, organic acid 1 quan, pyridoxal phosphate, pyruvate, vanillylmandelic acid utinr, vit nos...

She seemed very smart. She attends Lyme conferences and said she has Dr. Horowitz's new book "Why can't I get better?" She was at his conference last October and agrees with what he says especially about mold and Lyme patients intolerance to it.

I guess I am pleased with the visit. It's going to take a lot of hard work on my end. I wish there was a magic pill that would just cure me already. I want to be well. I want to stop this constant pain.

I'm still going to keep my appointment with a different LLMD in March. Very least I can see him too, and not have labs that way it would only cost me $400 tops.

I just don't know if this is the right path for me? I'm wondering why we would just let the bacteria just keep multiplying. Why not add something to kill the bacteria while I am detoxing? This plan of action just seems too laid back or something. I want action! I dunno...

I'm going to try and stay positive. Maybe I will see some changes after I get all this going.

I will start tomorrow.

Today I am going to drink my coffee, eat what I want, rest this sore body from the journey and watch a flick.