In September I went to see a naturopath for several reasons. The main reason being that I don't want to be put on all kinds of drugs. I don't believe that is always the best option. Do I believe drugs are sometimes necessary? Absolutely. But I think it should be a last resort. I also know that my experience has been that doctors tend to treat the problem but not get at why the problem exists. To me that doesn't make sense.
So, I will start out by telling you that I am going to be brutally honest in this blog. My hope is that maybe you will see something that can help you or someone you know. Perhaps it's a symptom I have been having that you have also had and can't explain or find answers to help relieve. Maybe you will just see that you are healthy and reading my blog will help you appreciate it more--good for you! :) I hope to be in your camp soon! Back to being honest, I hope you will not be uncomfortable with what I share but you can just gloss over those things. I do not mean to share too much but leaving things out would only be telling part of the story.
Again, why the visit to the naturopath? The main one is infertility. We have been trying for baby number two for over a year now with no luck. We joke that with our daughter we barely even had to think about getting pregnant and it was done. We know that Aric has some health/stress issues that are a contributing factor and my doctor kept giving me a clean bill of health. However, I had a whole list of symptoms I was afraid to share as I could see being put on hormones, antidepressants, and maybe thyroid medication. Now that's an environment in which to nurture a fetus! The thought made me sick. I do a ton of reading and I know I have been experiencing symptoms that are hormone-related, possibly thyroid-related, and depression was there right after having Alaina but, thankfully, that is gone. I sometimes have horrible stomach pain, though, that is scarily similar to the symptoms my stepdad had when he was first diagnosed with stomach and esophagus cancer! I almost always am bloated after eating and often have a horrible burning sensation in my stomach. There are certain foods that will cause that burning but they are not the usual suspects. Acidic foods don't bother me but my all time favorite junkfood --tortilla chips in any form--make me deathly ill. I even get a fever sometimes if I eat them. Good bye Doritos. Good bye chips and salsa at Mexican restaurants. And so on. Here are some of the other symptoms that caused my visit:
- constant fatigue
- exhaustion first thing in the morning (and the rest of the day)
- cold fingers, toes, nose (almost always)
- fluctuating intolerance of heat or cold with sometimes feeling just fine
- overall weakness (Pilates should be getting easier, not harder)
- mental fogginess
- inability to concentrate
- stomach pain/nausea that comes and goes and seems unexplained
- irregular menstrual cycles
- hyperpigmentation (dark spots) on my face that could be sun damage or hormone-related
- heart palpitations
- might as well throw in asthma and allergies
- eczema - particularly on upper arms and skin on inner corners of eyes
- arthritis pain in two knuckles on right hand
- chronically itchy, dry, red eyes
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