My name is Tamara and I'm 33 years young. I have a darling husband and two young sons, and they're the primary focus of my life. I work from home, as a freelancer, and while my husband mostly supports the household, I'm able to contribute a little bit in between running the boys (ages 7 and 9) to their various activities.
I have health problems, of varying levels of severity, for my entire life. When I was younger, I had some heart problems and then later on it was discovered I had some bladder problems as well. I've taken tons of different medications to keep my symptoms under control. I do my best to eat right and exercise when I can, but lately that seems to be a little bit more difficult than it used to be.
At one point, I was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue. That's not really a surprise to me considering how tired I was becoming, overwhelmed by life in general. I did some research and gravitated towards some information from Dr. James Wilson; and then I realized I was having some other strange symptoms as well. A trip to a naturopath confirmed I had a mild Candida problem, so I then turned to Dr. Eric Bakker, from New Zealand, for help treating that issue.
I spent a lot of time reading and doing research, but even though I'd feel somewhat better, other symptoms would begin to appear. I always got the feeling what that while we were definitely treating some of my problems, we weren't really touching on the main problem.
I'd been frustrated with my last doctor for quite some time, so I decided to move on and find a doctor who had a more “whole body” approach to medicine. I'm not against western medicine, but I definitely embrace holistic philosophies and ideas as well.
I've been a little nervous the past couple of months, as my symptoms seem to be changing again. My doctor suspects MS and wants to send me for an MRI and a spinal tap. I do have bladder problems, again, and I'm incredibly fatigued – all the time. I was probably misdiagnosed as simply having chronic fatigue syndrome at some point in this process, since that's the longest occurring symptom. Of course, that now comes with its fair share of anxiety and depression as well. From time to time, I have trouble with my eyes – I just can't seem to focus; I definitely have balance issues; and I have a severe vitamin D deficiency.
To say I'm nervous and scared would be the understatement of the year. I'm just not 100% sure what to do next. So here I am. I hope to get to know some of you better; and I'll keep you posted as I go for testing and get more definitive answers.
I have health problems, of varying levels of severity, for my entire life. When I was younger, I had some heart problems and then later on it was discovered I had some bladder problems as well. I've taken tons of different medications to keep my symptoms under control. I do my best to eat right and exercise when I can, but lately that seems to be a little bit more difficult than it used to be.
At one point, I was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue. That's not really a surprise to me considering how tired I was becoming, overwhelmed by life in general. I did some research and gravitated towards some information from Dr. James Wilson; and then I realized I was having some other strange symptoms as well. A trip to a naturopath confirmed I had a mild Candida problem, so I then turned to Dr. Eric Bakker, from New Zealand, for help treating that issue.
I spent a lot of time reading and doing research, but even though I'd feel somewhat better, other symptoms would begin to appear. I always got the feeling what that while we were definitely treating some of my problems, we weren't really touching on the main problem.
I'd been frustrated with my last doctor for quite some time, so I decided to move on and find a doctor who had a more “whole body” approach to medicine. I'm not against western medicine, but I definitely embrace holistic philosophies and ideas as well.
I've been a little nervous the past couple of months, as my symptoms seem to be changing again. My doctor suspects MS and wants to send me for an MRI and a spinal tap. I do have bladder problems, again, and I'm incredibly fatigued – all the time. I was probably misdiagnosed as simply having chronic fatigue syndrome at some point in this process, since that's the longest occurring symptom. Of course, that now comes with its fair share of anxiety and depression as well. From time to time, I have trouble with my eyes – I just can't seem to focus; I definitely have balance issues; and I have a severe vitamin D deficiency.
To say I'm nervous and scared would be the understatement of the year. I'm just not 100% sure what to do next. So here I am. I hope to get to know some of you better; and I'll keep you posted as I go for testing and get more definitive answers.
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