I was bedridden, thinking my life was over. In constant body pain and unable to even stand long enough to make a cup of tea.
A friend of mine said they knew a doctor locally I Sussex, England where I live that they'd heard had 'cured' patients with ME/CFS and as my GP and many others had said there is no known cure - I was very optimistic.
But as I was desperate I went along, my first consultation was £75 and any follow ups are only £25 (which for a private doctor, GP turned homeopath is very cheap as I saw some specialist on Harley street in London and they cost me £400 + per visit and wanted to do many follow ups that I just couldn't afford once I stopped working and earning).
So I went along very sceptical, but also desperate for anything that would help.
He diagnosed me with the machine officially with having ME -Myalgic encyphalimitis and Dysbiosis which is a gut related issue like leaky gut. It tests the whole body bones, glands , organs the lot! Which explained why my almost obsessively healthy diet still felt like I wasn't getting any minerals or nutrients , as that's what was actually happening, as I was unable to absorb them properly through digestion.
I was put on German Homepathics and other natural medicine. It was a slowly increased dose to take until my body stopped needing it. I didn't know how this would work - but basically I started to get better, within 2 weeks I has enough energy to do household chores again, and it quite quickly increased till I could go out and see friends. My eyes got brighter, I looked like I had life in my face again which was amazing as no matter how much I spent on beauty treatments or products I just looked dull and pale and lifeless (even with fake tan) I just looked so unwell all the time.
This seemed like a miracle!
Then after about 5-6 months I started to feel crap again, I didn't know why and got depressed as I started to lose energy and felt so achy and tired. I called the doctor and he said that's it, that's your body telling you it's used what it needs from the medicine and to stop taking it!
As with natural medicine it helps fix the problem, unlike conventional Medicine that usually just masks the symptoms.
So I went off it for 2 weeks and I perked right back again. I started a hobby of collecting and painting furniture - I had energy again. Not an abundance but enough to have an enjoyable day and get out and about. I still have to watch it though and not overdo it as my doctor says our energy is like a credit card - use it and you have to pay it back with fees. So regular rests are a MUST! Not lying on bed on my phone, or watching Tv or reading. But proper eyes closed, meditative relaxation rests. They teach us about that in the CFS/ME self management group.
I am also on some strong acidophilus medicine for my gut issues and it helps so much that my doctor prescribed. I can digest my food and have much less of an issue. I went plant based vegan as well to get as many minerals and nutrients from my fresh food and that's helped, as long as I eat plenty of cooked starchy vegetables and bananas.
If anyone has any questions or wants the contacts of my doctor let me know. He's basically retired and works now out of his house, but he's been doing Vega testing for 32 years and is a pro at diagnosis and prescribing the correct medicine.
So... my experience of VEGA TESTING has been life changing, however as it's the medicine that's made the difference I believe having a very knowledgeable doctor doing the test makes all the difference as just knowing the results is one thing, but having the correct cure is another!
Doctors don't use the words 'Don't worry I'm very sure we can cure you' very often with ME so I was shocked when my doctor said that. I do believe it's possible now though as he said so many people come to him with a multitude of issues and mostly hoping they do have ME as they want to explain how they're so tired. Yet apparently majority of them don't actually have it. So having an official test to know what is wrong with me is what made it the most important. He has cured more people than he can count and they've gone on to lead normal lives. Nothing worse than not knowing. Then I was able to get acceptance and start to heal. Physically but also mentally. As it's a hard journey as anyone that's been through it knows.
Best of luck. Xx