Are you ready for the BREAK DOWN my peeps??? If you don't know already I've had tummy problems for about 4 years and haven't found a solution... Till now! I'm hopeful!
Lets get started:)
SUNDAY:
- I was asked to give a talk on charity. I kinda knew it was coming:)
- At the mingle one of my friends Ashley told me that I seem super confident with talking to ANYONE>> So much so that I could "talk to a rock." Haha!!! Why thank you! Really though, this is the BIGGEST compliment EVER because I totally don't feel like that!!
MONDAY:
My mom and I headed to San Diego!! Once we got to the hotel we just laid on the bed ( there was a lot of this happening this week) because I didn't feel well. Later we walked to the grocery store and ate dinner at a diner.
TUESDSAY:
Caught a shuttle at 7 am to cross the border to Tijuana, Mexico. Right as we crossed there was an awful stench. Haha! We called them car farts because one moment things would be fine and dandy and then a beater car would pass and we were running for our lives:)
We dropped our bags at the hotel and then headed to the clinic. I had blood work done and then Dr Calzada looked at a drop of my blood under the microscope to observe my cells. He found:
- Lemon Cells: which means inflammation ( probably in my intestines)
- Uric Acid: which means im not breaking down protein
- Overgrowth of Yeast
- Ghost Cells: which for older people it means they are losing their memory, but luckily for me it only means I have very low energy.
- Overgrowth of Bacteria
- Very low iron
- Low body fat (which is no surprise. I guess my body hasn't gotten enough carbohydrates for such a long time its been eating my fat and muscle to feed my organs. Scary!)
- My stomach aches are because my intestines don't digest properly. When I eat small amounts ( which physically makes me feel better ) it doesn't make my intestines work very hard, so then when I eat bigger amounts my intestine doesn't know how to digest it. The solution to this that the nutritionist gave us is: for 1 week blend a smoothie for breakfast and 2 snacks with these glutapaks (carbohydrates). The blending makes it easier for my intestine to digest. And for lunch and dinner eat rice, chicken or fish, and veggies. The second week I don't have to blend. She thinks this will make me feel SO much better:) As the weeks progress I guess ill be able to eat more regular foods but I will probably always eat gluten and dairy free, which im totally fine with! As long as I feel good:)
- I also have Irritable bowel Syndrome
I started treatments on Tuesday morning. they first did chelation which is an IV full of vitamins and nutrients that cleans your blood. The average person takes a half hour to get through chelation, but I guess I must have small veins because it took me FREAKIN TWO AND A HALF HOURS!!!! INSANE RIGHT?? But I had a lot of time to read, journal, and prepare my talk:)
Then I had a foot bath which releases toxins in your body from your feet.
After eating a delicious lunch I felt sick so we went to the room and slept.
Later that night we went on a walk to explore Tijuana. Actually we went to the grocery store:)
ObSeRvAtIoNs Of MeXiCo:
- everyone is friendly
- the drivers there are sooo scary. Pedestrians totally have to watch themselves so they don't get killed!!!
- there are a ton of police but they never pull anyone over>>> guess they're fighting crime
- If your walking down the road every taxi will honk at you to see if you need a ride.
- 1 U.S $ = 13.1 pasos
- Alto means stop in Spanish but its pretty much just a suggestion
- there are no street lights so when you walk at night you feel blind:)
WEDNESDAY:
Chelation again. My therapy was a lymphatic massage which was SO NOT relaxing because they massage you SO hard! Met with the nutritionist which was overwhelming because she spoke very broken English and my mom was pounding her with questions. and got a colonic. << that was an experience that I will not share details on;)
THURSDAY:
Chelation once again. Got magnet therapy where they wrap these magnets on your legs, tummy, and face and it kinda makes you feel like your on drugs. haha! Just because it is IMPOSSIBLE to say awake and it makes your whole body tingle. Had another foot bath.
Then mom and I went to explore the city with Charly who owns the all natural restaurant by the clinic. He was so nice to show us around! He didn't want us to go down the "bad streets":)
I bought some cute rings and checked out the market and graffiti alleys.
The tiny ring now fits on my pinky. Because of the heat my fingers were swollen. Haha! Gettin creative^^^:)
Oh I also watched a new Mormon message which is my ABSOLUTE FAV NOW!!! Look it up: the hope of Gods light
FRIDAY:
Last day at the clinic. Chelation, got all of my medicine, vitamins, and oral stem cells from the doc, got another colonic and magnet therapy done. Also met with the nutritionist to get my new eating plan. We were talking to the doc about how I want to serve a mission and he was totally familiar with our religion. He said all of his patients bring him books of Mormon (which he reads:) and half of his heart is catholic the other is Mormon. SO COOL!!! He'll be converted in no time.
Felt sick after therapy so we just hung out at the hotel the rest of the night reading, writing, talking, and watching Netflix ( all of my favorite things... minus feeling sick. haha!)
SATURDAY:
Woke up at 4 am to catch our 7 amflight!!! Sooooo sleeeep deeeeprived!!! The rest of the day I felt sick (whats new). By me saying this it may seem like it didn't work to you but from what the nutritionist explained my intestine just needs to get used to eating normal amounts of food. I have complete and total faith that these treatments will work!!!!
We are planning on going back over thanksgiving and then he wants to see us the end of February too>>>> then I can go on my mission!! AND I will hopefully be CURED!!! Yayy! Ive been waiting so long for this!
SUNDAY: Today I gave my talk which went great... I wasn't even nervous! Probably because I'll never see these people again. Actually that thought makes me quite sad because I LOVE the Parkway Ward<3 Im sad to leave the friends I just met:( But... I guess I have to move on. College will be a great growing experience. And maybe I'll be back at roseleaf academy one day:)
We also went to temple square today as a fam! there is such a wonderful spirit there<3
And we kicked off our last day in Murray by zip lining!!! It was so much fun!!!
Life is good!
XOXO- Paige
