I recently went to my follow up with Dr. John Chia. I had new blood work that suggested more than what was previously revealed. But, in my gut, I knew after 6 1/2 years I wasn't going to get to the answer if i stayed in his practice.
I needed another opinion. Because, I was at my emotional & physical limit. Pain, frustration, anger, confusion...I needed answers. NO MORE educated guesses. No more try this...and come back in 3 months.
When Dr. Chia wanted to prescribe anti-depressants due to my "passionate cries of help" it was a light bulb moment for me. The 8 months waiting for an appointment with Dr. Chia were not exactly in vain but I knew in my heart, I needed another perspective. Being pissed off & frustrated does not mean depression. I am a pretty spirited gal and his "quick fix" anti depressant rX did not settle well with me.
Thankfully, I know I am not depressed. The situation sucks..but I truly just want help and to be heard. I want compassion and to feel like my doctor has a interest in my healing. And, that although I am quirky & witty gal, he or she never wants to see me walking back into the door of their office again. Ever.
In my panic of "I need help now", I called a local Rheumatologist. I went to The Institute of Specialized Medicine in San Diego and 18 vials of blood later, I received answers to years of questions. The expertise & tools used to correctly diagnose and get answers in plain black and white are remarkable.
Lyme disease, 3 type of pneumonia bacteria and a rare genetic marker that is prevalent in men. These are answers I wouldn't have gotten if I would had gone to a medical facility that wasn't focused on diagnosing and treating rare conditions. I finally feel like a new chapter is open...no more searching. This could all be the foundation of my health issues.
(Side note: I had been tested for lyme 6 1/2 years ago...but it was the wrong tests & nothing came up...so it was dismissed. Huge mistake.)
The bright side of this is that there has been tiny daily improvements due to plaqeunil and antibiotics. Not leaps...but markable improvements with pain and inflammation. I still keep to my crazy, clean diet and holistic ways. It feels right to me.
I am also currently speaking with a stem cell surgery center in La Jolla, CA called Stemgenex to try their treatment for Lyme & autoimmune issues and I have a follow up in 2 weeks with Dr. Shiehkman at Institute of Specialized Medicine. Moving in the right direction feels so nice.
Will update.
Take care.
I needed another opinion. Because, I was at my emotional & physical limit. Pain, frustration, anger, confusion...I needed answers. NO MORE educated guesses. No more try this...and come back in 3 months.
When Dr. Chia wanted to prescribe anti-depressants due to my "passionate cries of help" it was a light bulb moment for me. The 8 months waiting for an appointment with Dr. Chia were not exactly in vain but I knew in my heart, I needed another perspective. Being pissed off & frustrated does not mean depression. I am a pretty spirited gal and his "quick fix" anti depressant rX did not settle well with me.
Thankfully, I know I am not depressed. The situation sucks..but I truly just want help and to be heard. I want compassion and to feel like my doctor has a interest in my healing. And, that although I am quirky & witty gal, he or she never wants to see me walking back into the door of their office again. Ever.
In my panic of "I need help now", I called a local Rheumatologist. I went to The Institute of Specialized Medicine in San Diego and 18 vials of blood later, I received answers to years of questions. The expertise & tools used to correctly diagnose and get answers in plain black and white are remarkable.
Lyme disease, 3 type of pneumonia bacteria and a rare genetic marker that is prevalent in men. These are answers I wouldn't have gotten if I would had gone to a medical facility that wasn't focused on diagnosing and treating rare conditions. I finally feel like a new chapter is open...no more searching. This could all be the foundation of my health issues.
(Side note: I had been tested for lyme 6 1/2 years ago...but it was the wrong tests & nothing came up...so it was dismissed. Huge mistake.)
The bright side of this is that there has been tiny daily improvements due to plaqeunil and antibiotics. Not leaps...but markable improvements with pain and inflammation. I still keep to my crazy, clean diet and holistic ways. It feels right to me.
I am also currently speaking with a stem cell surgery center in La Jolla, CA called Stemgenex to try their treatment for Lyme & autoimmune issues and I have a follow up in 2 weeks with Dr. Shiehkman at Institute of Specialized Medicine. Moving in the right direction feels so nice.
Will update.
Take care.
