Success Stories

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I was very ill. When I was out of

bed all I could think about was when I could go back. I would tell myself

I just have to do 2 hours of work and I can go back to bed, etc.

Performing basic mental functions felt like doing trigonometry. I had

myxedema in legs. My IBS was horrible where I was afraid to leave the

house. My GERD was pretty much non responsive to Prilosec because my GI

tract had slowed down so much. My cholesterol also went from normal range

to abnormal. I’m sure there were many other symptoms that I’m

not remembering.

I was desperate to find out what was wrong

with me. I provide a big part of our household income and only get paid

for what I get done which wasn’t much. I had an opened minded DO

that started me on Armour but I quickly crashed due to adrenal fatigue.

When I tried to reintroduce even 15 mg of Armour, I would go very hyper to the

point of wondering if I should call the paramedics. It turns out I also

had very low ferritin. I think it was only about 13. I also had a B

vitamin deficiency. When I spoke to my DO’s nurse, they were going

to send me to an endo. By then I knew enough to know not to bother with

one.

So I found Dr after spending two days

scouring through Shomon’s top doc list. He is out-of-network

for my insurance and 5 hours away from my home but at this point, I had a huge

loss of income and needed to get well. I was in the process of getting an

appointment set when I found this group and got a confirmation that Dr R

treated adrenals.

So I’ve been on treatment for 2.5

years. I think I’m pretty close to normal. I really don’t

know what normal is since I was most likely hypothyroid since I was a teen.

I’m 44 now. I generally don’t need naps anymore. I don’t

get sick often. No more IBS. Right now I’m working more than

full-time…not by choice. My cholesterol is normal.

I still have GERD but it does respond to a

normal dose of Prilosec. Plus I have found out that I’m gluten

intolerant and allergic to dairy so I’m on a gluten/casein/soy free

diet. We’ll see maybe the GERD will resolve also.

Now my husband and both of my daughters go

to Dr R also. My husband had multiple hormone imbalances. His

cholesterol was really bad but amazingly enough it is also normal now. (His

mother cannot get her cholesterol under control no matter what they try).

He feels much better.

My 17 yo daughter had not had a period at

the age of 15. She started within a few months of starting Armour.

She was sick constantly. Whenever she went on a trip (summer camp, trip

to England,

etc) she would get very sick with a cold, etc. So sick that she would be

in bed instead of out doing the camp activities, etc. She doesn’t

remember a thing about our trip to England except for being sick…really

sad. Now she is rarely sick and if she does it is mild. She has

gone away and actually been well the entire time which is a huge

accomplishment. I still think she has some room for improvement but we’re

due to see Dr R in the next month or so. She thinks she is fine.

My 19 y.o. is non-compliant on taking her

Armour regularly so I really can’t comment on her.

So yes it is worth the struggle to find

someone that is competent and qualified to treat you.

Kim in North Texas

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