Here's My Introduction

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Hi All:

I am new to this board so I guess I will introduce myself and tell you a little

bit about me.

My name is Chelle LeMond (Pro. ) and I live in S. California. I am

married to my high school sweetheart, finally. We have been married over 3

years after finding each other after 20 years. It's a really sweet sappy story.

I am insanely happy in my personal life. My darling husband is both an amazing

emotional support and a wonderful caregiver to me and I wouldn't be as sane as I

am without him. Between us we have 6 kids, all grown but the youngest that is

15 and lives near us with his mom. We both get along fine with our ex's and

have a weird, wonderful, wacky family. I just became a grandmother a month ago

and am still adjusting to the title and all that goes with it. We live with 2

very odd cats and a princess pug. If you've ever had the privilege of living

with a pug, you understand exactly what I mean. As I write this she is draped

across my lap snoring away. She has been an amazing comfort to me in some very

difficult times. I can't talk enough about the healing properties of animals,

especially for me.

So here is a snippet of my story: I got sick 30 years ago, while in boarding

school on the Santa Cruz Bay. Everyone thought it was mono but I was really

sick and had to go home to get well, which I did, somewhat. Since that day, I

have never felt well. I have so many symptoms. But I wasn't diagnosed with

Lyme until last October, so I have lived in this world of uncertainty for so

long, that it seemed unending.

I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue and Epstein Barr early but didn't get the

Lyme diagnosis until last year. The Fibro diagnosis was discussed with me but

because of so many of my symptoms and the doctor's reluctance to really make it

a solid diagnosis, it wasn't taken seriously until the Lyme diagnosis. I am on

heavy drugs for the Fibromyalgia (Neurontin) and am in treatment for the Lyme

that includes several Antibiotics, as well as Plaquenil for absorption. I stay

off pain meds as much as possible and I am now off all my acid reflux as well as

sleeping pill (miracles still happen and are happening every day). God has been

so good and has been leading me on a path of healing that is both miraculous and

amazing.

For most of my life my family and others really didn't believe that I was sick.

So many people (and doctors) believed that it was all in my head. Because the

Lyme symptoms come and go it's hard for people to understand that this is a real

illness and they don't see how debilitating it is. Besides those three major

diagnoses I suffer from horrific acid reflux disease, two herniated disks as

well as degenerative disc disease, psoriasis and other issues. The Lyme has

caused so many symptoms, which have gotten worse with my treatment. I took a

symptom test recently and found I have 52 known Lyme symptom. That is

incredible. I suffer from: noise sensitivity, phantom smells, IBS, muscle pain,

Fibro, CFS, Osteo, benign tumors causing surgeries, pelvic pain, eye floaters,

migraines, chronic pain syndrome, jaw pain, insomnia, lymph node swelling, Lyme

Flu, skin rashes, unrelenting fatigue, electrostatic field around my body (I

can't wear watches), my skin splits and bleeds for no reason, short term memory

loss, I forget simple words, and difficulty with simple concepts. Some of these

symptoms, like the cognitive ones start when I start treatment and slowly go

away (over 6 months) when I stop treatment but most of them I have constantly.

I am certain that the Lyme has caused most of these symptoms and if and when I

can arrest the Lyme, I am hopeful that the rest will resolve. Maybe - maybe

not.

I do have an amazing story and it's probably a better idea to see it all on my

blog. Here is the link: http://wp.me/pReNu-3

Just read the 1st blog (My Journey with Lyme and We Don't like Each Other) and

the last entry (The Mystery of Miracles). That should give you an idea of what

I have been going through. The rest of the entries are my ups and downs over

the last few months. I have a strong faith in God and his power to heal but I

also have a practical side and know that he uses people to help others; to

encourage, enlighten, teach, and love. We are to help each other both by being

examples of what it means to love and encourage and by our words to each other.

My blog is part of that mission. It's not only to helped me work out what I am

going through but hopefully encourage others who are on their own path. I look

forward to talking to others who are on this board and helping where I can.

Because I want to preserve the integrity of this board I am specifically

choosing not to talk too much about this product that I am using but if you

would like to know more either email me directly or go to my story at the site

listed below.

After you read my blog, I would love to hear what you think. This has been an

amazing journey so far but now I have hope and I can't wait to see what happens

with my health over the next few months.

In His Hope,

le (Chelle) LeMond

miraclegirl@...

http://theredoxcode.com/chelles-story/