Epstein Barr Virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Mono, memory loss
Posted in My Bio-thoughts on October 22nd, 2009 by biometicsladyBY: BIOMETICSLADY
AKA Jen Thon B.S., M.H.W.
Hi, I’m Jen, and I have EBV. Rewind to the spring of 1986. I had the world by the tail, but at 17 you don’t know that. Isn’t it funny how one little twist of fate can change everything? One night I went to bed perfectly healthy and feeling fine, the next morning I awake to my belongings floating past my bed in water at least 2 feet deep.
Here in Michigan, in the Spring of ‘86, we had flooding, and quite a lot of it. I lived in my parents finished basement at the time. After the cleanup, I had set out fans to dry all the carpeting in my living area. But we had so much water, that it took a good three days of extraction with a carpet machine and the fans on high to dry it out. I didn’t get sick immediately, but gradually over weeks I developed strange symptoms including the sore throat, low grade fever and tiredness.
For years after, I went to various medical doctors trying to figure out what was wrong. To put it nicely, they all told me to stop exaggerating and it was all in my head. Then they would do what ALL of them did, they would prescribe antibiotics. All the while I was getting sicker and sicker. I would hurt…all over. I had no memory. I had horrible yeast, on my skin and anywhere else you can think of. Long story short…I lost 15 years of my life to being so sick I would be couch/bed ridden for 6 months at a time. When I literally began crawling up the stairs because I couldn’t even stand, I came to a tough realization. Something that went against every fiber of my being, that totally negated what I had always been told. MDs were always right, they never lied, they always knew what they were doing. Well, I realized that day they did not have the answer all the time, yes sometimes they do lie and do things for money, even if it hurts the ones they were sworn to protect. That sometimes they actually did perscribe medicine knowing full well what the side effects were, and happily re-prescribe more medicine to address THOSE symptoms.
I started doing research on the computer, in the library and anywhere I could get information. I learned many interesting things about medicines, effects and Lo and Behold, natural products! All the antiboitics I had for years, the end result of those was a destroyed immune system, a total imbalence of natural bacteria in my system, and THAT accounted for the overgrowth of yeast (leading to sever sickness, Depression, Memory loss Etc) I requested a certain blood test not generally given at that time, and I was found to be so severely deficient in B12 that my organs were actually being eaten away. That all those antacids to prevent my heartburn blocked the acid in my stomach, sure, but they also blocked Intrinsic Factor, which is ESSENTIAL for the proper absorbtion of vitamin B. The list went on and on….talk about awful! So…
I didn’t get better until I went natural. By that I mean the basic vitamins and minerals our bodies need to function correctly. ALL BODILY PROCESS START WITH VITAMINS AND MINERALS. I can’t stress that enough, so I’ll say it again. ALL BODILY PROCESS START WITH VITAMINS AND MINERALS. Once you know that, you’re home free.
To your continued Health,
Jen