I understand what it's like to suffer with undiagnosed chronic illness. In fact, I struggled with chronic illness for over four years, after having what was considered to be a routine hernia repair. My body rejected a biosynthetic mesh that was used to repair two hernias in my abdominal wall. From day one, I became very ill, and developed a disabling case of dysautonomia, which left me bedbound many months.
Leading up to the surgery, I had always been a healthy, fit and relatively happy person. I was raising my two children and was driven to succeed in my engineering career. To be honest though, I rarely stopped moving, and thought I loved the fast-paced nature of my life.
Unfortunately, at age 38, all that changed for me. I had put off the hernia and abdominal wall surgery for 3 years, wanting to wait until my youngest child was entering preschool. However, due to the stress put on my body from surgery, in combination with the stressful lifestyle I was living, I never recovered. Doctors told me it would take two weeks to start healing. Two weeks turned to two months and two months turned to years.
But during the process, I saw many specialists who only prescribed pain management medications and anti-depressants, brushing off my symptoms as being in my head. The symptoms were systemic, not just isolated and included lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, rapid heart rate, tremors, headaches, chronic pain, fatigue, and much more.
I wasn't ready to accept that my quality of life would remain so low. I didn't want to remain in survival mode, just patching up symptoms here and there. I wanted to know why my body could no longer sustain me. And I also wanted to be able to offer an alternative to so many others experiencing the same thing. So, I started learning everything I could about implant illness, and why these symptoms became an issue.
Once I understood the specific role of gut dysbiosis, hormonal imbalances and immune system dysfunction, I learned how to support my adrenals, gut and immune function. My mood and energy stabilized, my sleep improved dramatically, and blood sugar issues resolved.
After I experienced such a dramatic transformation with my symptoms, my whole passion and purpose shifted to focus on others experiencing the same debilitating conditions. Now I work every day with people who need this information and solutions that no one else was offering them, so that they can make informed decisions about their health during this very sensitive time of their lives.
