I did this breathing myself for half an hour before the scan, and the scan was completely different from last time. I connected that with breathing. It was an aha moment.
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I did this breathing myself for half an hour before the scan, and the scan was completely different from last time. I connected that with breathing. It was an aha moment.
When I started with you, my labs were pretty bad, my liver stuff was bad. And this year I did them again, and everything came back normal.
Your brain tells you it's fine, but your body knows it's not. I could feel relief. I felt like there was weight taken off. I could feel something different when I got up.
That's helping me. The blood shows something else, but I'm feeling so much better.
It's been challenging. I've kind of been lost without you.
Because of the one kidney, I need somebody that knows kidneys.
I'm so happy. I'm so glad that I'm on this side now.
You're a nephrologist and a functional medicine doctor, which we'd been looking for. We didn't find one that combines both.
When I treat the stomach, my kidney function gets better. For me, at least.
This isn't just woo stuff. This is real. And I can see it because it happened. Now I can take the next step.
Since then, I haven't had any really bad migraines. The headaches aren't very intense, which is nice.
It's a lot that I feel like I'm doing, but it feels like it's working and helpful. I don't know what more I could do.
There's just something about you that's very comforting. I really appreciate your help on everything.
We believe there's a better life for her, a better outcome out of all of this. And we're going to do everything to make it happen.
I love your challenge, I was having so much fun. I had my own little space.