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The first time I heard the
TV information about Wilson's [Thyroid] Syndrome, my ears perked up. They
were all there, all the symptoms I had been complaining about for years.
The only thing that was missing was my name. I was skeptical. The axiom,
"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," came to
mind. Still I couldn't help but wonder could it be true? Still I did nothing
about it. Hadn't all the doctors I had been to for years told me that
nothing was wrong with my thyroid? It always tested in normal range, to
the low side but still normal. I was told I needed to lose the fat, be
less sedentary, and my blood pressure would come down along with the cholesterol
and triglycerides, and my constant fatigue would vanish. That was all
well and good, but how was I to accomplish it when I was just too utterly
exhausted to drag myself out of the chair?
The decision to see Dr. Wilson
came after my daughter, Cathy, showed me a brochure about Wilson's [Thyroid]
Syndrome. She informed me that several women in her office, including
a mutual friend, were getting this treatment and they were all having
great results. I discussed with our mutual friend the results she was
realizing from the treatment. She was very pleased and I was very impressed.
I made an appointment
with Dr. Wilson. After a number of lab tests, filling out five pages of
medical history, and having a physical, I was ready for an evaluation.
Dr. Wilson said that my symptoms and my medical history certainly suggested
a depressed metabolism. But because of my high blood pressure, he was
reluctant to start me on the treatment. After insisting on close monitoring,
he agreed to take me as a patient. One of the first benefits I noticed
after beginning to take T3, was my improved sleep patterns. Instead of
waking a dozen or more times during the night (even though going right
back to sleep), I was sleeping through the night and awakening in the
morning more rested and refreshed. Soon after, I became aware of a decrease
in the chronic fatigue with which I had been beleaguered for years. It
was so good not to feel totally exhausted all the time. For a decade or
more, I felt as if there were heavy balls and chains attached to my arms
and legs as I tried to move around. Finally, someone had found the key
to unlock them. The next thing I became conscious of was a small budding
and growing energy level. It had been so long since I had had any energy
that it was hard to recognize at first.
Dr. Wilson had asked
me on my first visit, "If this treatment could only accomplish one
thing, what would you want it to be?" My answer, "To feel good
and have the energy of a normal person." He asked me for an assessment
of my perception of my energy level compared to a "normal person."
I replied, "About 25 percent." At this writing I perceive my
energy level to be about 90 percent of normal and still growing. What
a blessing.
After several months
of treatment when I began feeling much better, Dr. Wilson suggested that
it was time to chose a good nutritional diet and begin an exercise program
to promote weight loss. I had tried for years to diet, but even if a few
pounds came off, they seemed to come right back with a few more for company.
And when I tried to exercise, lethargy, that was my constant companion,
soon canceled that out. But this time it worked. I had enough energy to
at least begin exercising regularly and with the diet the weight began
to come off. As the weight came off, I was able to increase my exercise.
As I increased my exercise, more weight came off and my energy level continued
to rise. It's amazing, but I have become hooked on exercise - me, the
original couch potato. Three to five times a week, I walk 4 miles exercising
my arms with 2 pound weights as I walk. Also I exercise 45 minutes or
more every day. In addition, I have organized and run a weight control
support group at my church once a week. Things are looking up. Friends
and acquaintances, especially those who haven't seen me in several months
keep remarking, "You look marvelous, you look 25 years younger."
That's good to hear, but what is really great is that I feel 40
years younger. Oh I forgot to say, I'll be 62 in August and haven't felt
this good since my early 20's.
Dr. Wilson suggested
that I might enjoy decreased fatigue when I began treatment. There were
some things though, that he forgot to mention. The improved elasticity
and tone of my complexion, the loss of the "turkey waddle" from
my neck, the addition of body to my hair (perms take better and last longer
and sets last to the next shampoo).
My general health is
much improved. There is more resistance to illness. Colds which have plagued
me all my life come less often and are less severe. Also they are not
progressing to sinus and ear infections or bronchitis as they have for
the past several years. My blood pressure which was dangerously high (at
one point 210 over 110) came down to the point where my medication for
it had to be cut in half. Dr. Wilson suspects that I may be able to go
off the blood pressure medicine completely.
When I realize just
how much help I have received with this treatment and how much better
I feel and look it seems almost miraculous and the solution was so simple.
I keep trying to spread the news to others who are suffering as I did
for so long; not sick, just half dead: there is help out there.
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