Re: Found Good Doc in my town!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing this good news!

I was struck by his warning about Tylenol and wonder how many of us are

suffering because we take too much of that supposedly " safe " OTC drug...

a friend of my nearly died of liver failure because she thought she

could take as much as she wanted... another friend developed a bleeding

ulcer from aspirin (this was back before we had so many warnings about

NSAID's).

Marti

>

> Everybody knows I have been stuck in my recliner 24/7 so fatigued, doc

> can't help, so frustrated. 2 nurses gave me name Dr. Charlie Dean in

> Warner Robins, I went this week. Man knows adrenal fatigue and Leaky

> Gut!! YAY!! Spent an hour w/ me and DH, and was interested in him too

> (Agent Orange, 22 meds).

> He gave me instructions: iodized Lite salt mixed 1/2 w/ celtic sea

> salt, use as my salt. Drink in water w/1st thyroid as awake. 2nd

> thyroid 4 pm. (120 + 120=240 total, stayed same). Reduce beta blocker

> atenolol and Lasix by half. Said Lasix drains all nutrients from body.

> Said I wasn't absorbing anything. I could barely walk in there. He

> said he would give me my life back! Nurse said he has helped worse off

> women than me! I almost fainted walking to car, so weak.

> Gave Rx for comp bio-progesterone cream, apply to inside upper arm.

> Wanted lots blood, but ins too soon, getting from doctors drawn last

> month.

> He wants to see me in 2 weeks! Mentioned Ketoconazole, maybe later.

> Told me no more than 4 Tylenols per day. (I was way over that).

> Said I wouldn't need a thyroid increase if we fixed my gut! I AM SO

> HAPPY, he's exactly what I was looking for.

> He wanted stool test for parasites and one other test I can't

> remember, we couldn't afford either one, stool $315, other $2xx, I

> wish they had grants! I NEED those 2 tests, no way to pay.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, it looks like Lasix could be causing a lot of your problems - read the list of side effects:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000791/

Since it can also cause GI issues, I'm just curious how he diagnosed the Leaky Gut?  While I love these docs that look for systemic issues like leaky gut, candida, etc., I personally get extremely frustrated when they suggest that resolving those issues will fix thyroid issues or reduce the need for replacement thyroid hormone.  It is possible that you aren't absorbing your thyroid, but it can also take a while to resolve all these potential issues, so not getting adequate thyroid hormone can dramatically hinder your overall recovery.   I stopped going to an excellent accupuncturist because she insisted that I did not need to take my replacement thyroid hormone and she could " fix " me with her protocol of supplements and treatments.   I did not start healing from a lot of complex health issues until my thyroid was adequately medicated.    I also believed that once some of the issues were resolved that I could reduce my dosage.  I learned the hard way that I was wrong.   It took me a while to figure out that the reason why I was still getting a lot of respiratory infections was because I wasn't taking enough Cytomel (btw, Cytomel has expectorant properties so is good for folks that have issues with excess mucous). 

If you need the Tylenol for pain, you might ask him whether a combination of Tylenol and Ibuprofen might help.  Also, a lot of pain is due to chronic inflammation.  You should ask him about using some natural things for reducing the inflammation - fish oil is a really good one. 

Hope things continue to improve, B.

 

Everybody knows I have been stuck in my recliner 24/7 so fatigued, doc can't help, so frustrated. 2 nurses gave me name Dr. Charlie Dean in Warner Robins, I went this week. Man knows adrenal fatigue and Leaky Gut!! YAY!! Spent an hour w/ me and DH, and was interested in him too (Agent Orange, 22 meds).

He gave me instructions: iodized Lite salt mixed 1/2 w/ celtic sea salt, use as my salt. Drink in water w/1st thyroid as awake. 2nd thyroid 4 pm. (120 + 120=240 total, stayed same). Reduce beta blocker atenolol and Lasix by half. Said Lasix drains all nutrients from body. Said I wasn't absorbing anything. I could barely walk in there. He said he would give me my life back! Nurse said he has helped worse off women than me! I almost fainted walking to car, so weak.

Gave Rx for comp bio-progesterone cream, apply to inside upper arm.

Wanted lots blood, but ins too soon, getting from doctors drawn last month.

He wants to see me in 2 weeks! Mentioned Ketoconazole, maybe later. Told me no more than 4 Tylenols per day. (I was way over that).

Said I wouldn't need a thyroid increase if we fixed my gut! I AM SO HAPPY, he's exactly what I was looking for.

He wanted stool test for parasites and one other test I can't remember, we couldn't afford either one, stool $315, other $2xx, I wish they had grants! I NEED those 2 tests, no way to pay.