These past couple of weeks have flown by. One minute, I’m on the phone, scheduling a pre-op appointment, and the next, it seems that I’m sitting there in the office, waiting to see the surgeon. The beginning of a new year of homeschooling, consignment sale prep, getting to teach a Trim Healthy Mama class,…
My Health Journey Part 5: Decisions
If this is the first post you’ve read about my health journey with high blood calcium, then you may want to start here:What I Didn’t Know It had been 6 months since my last check in with the Dr., and I knew I was getting close to my one year mark since starting the boron. …
My Health Journey Part 4: What Goes Up…
This parathyroid surgery alternative post is number IV in the series. If you missed number I, then start here: What I Didn’t Know. Now where was I…? Oh yes… There was one final lab number that the surgeon really wanted to see before diagnosing me as primary hyperparathyroid: my parathyroid hormone blood level (PTH). If…
My Health Journey Part 3: Skeptics, Proof, and Hope Like 20 Mules
If you’ve been following along with my health issue posts, this is part III. (Click here to start back at the beginning) It’s a Sunday afternoon in late summer, and by the grace of God (and I don’t say that lightly), I’ve just discovered the root cause of my health concerns from the past couple…
My Health Journey Part 2: Not Just a Name, But a Reason!
This is the continued post from “What I Didn’t Know.” This is a personal post about my health problems, and how I sort of became my own health advocate. Which is scary, and exciting, and rewarding in ways I never expected. I hope this can be of some help and inspiration to anyone else out…
My Health Journey Part I: What I Didn’t Know
2013 is going to be a great year for me! A banner year. But I need to talk about me from a few years ago…before I found out what I didn’t know. I want to share my story here to encourage others to really be proactive about your own health care, and to find a…