Several of my readers have asked me for a health update after the series I did on my health journey, and since tomorrow marks my one year Trim-aversiary (when I started Trim Healthy Mama), I though this would be the PERFECT time to talk about how much my life has changed this year! Where I…
Health Journey Part 6: Parathyroid Surgery
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. …
Weight Loss Before and After
I promised some ugly weight loss before and after photos. I’m here today to deliver. This is humbling. If you’ve followed along on my high blood calcium health journey posts, I mentioned that weight gain was one of my symptoms. And it’s one of the issues that boron and supplements had not touched. Before and…
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 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…