My Journey to Health by Andrea Roy
16 years ago, I went Gluten Free and I haven’t looked back for a moment, in fact I don’t even miss it. It started 25 years ago, after the birth of my third child. I was very sick, and Dr’s had no idea why. I was treated for mono and depression, with no relief. I was so incredibly tired just continued to the point I was sleeping 20 hours a day. I decided to try a new Dr. One Dr. decided I needed more nutrients and put me on a pasta diet. My downward spiral continued and I was catching everything going around and with 3 kids in the house, I was a mess.
Then I started have severe menstrual problems and they thought I had uterine Cancer, after having Cervical cancer after my second child, I let them do surgery immediately. They found nothing but removed the uterus hoping that would help. It brought no relief to any other symptoms other than my monthly cycle and now I started putting on weight which was never really a problem before. My stomach started bloating so much so the pain was incredible. My Dr now diagnosed me with IBS and depression. The migraines started shortly after that as did the sinus congestion. Reactin and Clairitin became part of my daily life. Then the arthritis set in in my hands. I was now on the computer on a regular basis trying to research what the heck was going on with me.
I had a standing weekly appointment with my Dr. and at one point he told me I was just depressed and told me he wished he could disconnect my internet. My response was I wished he would use his more. We are now 9 years into this journey, I have put on 50lbs, my IBS was causing me anxiety and a fear of leaving the house, I was exhausted all the time to the point I would get up have a shower and go for a nap, I think I had tried every medication ever made with no results other than side effects. I was taking B12 shots and I kept asking my Dr why am I not absorbing my B12 Then my thyroid swelled, the Dr told me to go home and take some advil and hope it didn’t kill it self off. That was the last straw, I went home and thought are you kidding me. Advil and my body is attacking my thyroid, REALLY. In retrospect I am thankful for his dissmissive attitude because it made me mad enought to fight for my health.
One day I sat on the sofa and honestly felt I was dying. I knew I had to do something or I might never see my children grown A woman I know told me about a fellow that did Bioresonance and I went to see him and he cleaned out my thyroid, which caused the swelling to go down, I came home with some hope. I then went into get my glasses adjusted(I didn’t wear glasses till this all started) and made a comment about being in a rush because of my b12 shot I had to get to the Dr. We talked and she explained her journey. I went home and researched Gluten Allergy. Top 3 signs of gluten problems, low B12, stomach/bowel problems/ thyroid issues. I immediately went off gluten and trust me 16 years ago there weren’t the gluten foods that there are now. It wasn’t easy but after a month I had dropped 30lbs, I felt like myself again, no migraines, I had gone to a sublingual B12, the arthritis had disappeared and I haven’t taken a reactin or sinus med since.
My journey took 11 years for me to get to healthy. I learned a lot in those 11 years, I did a lot of research and learned to keep an open mind about everything I read. In fact most times I research the research. I learned that our bodies are wonderful machines that give us signs and signals that warn us somethng is not right. We just aren’t taught to listen to them. If fact if I can’t tell you how many times I was told by my Dr’s that a symptoms I was having were normal for my age. I now pay attention to my body and respect that just like my computer garbage in does equal garbage out. I have also proven the Dr’s wrong many times over as I look and feel better now at 57 than I did at 40. Aging does not have to mean pain and illness.