madlou's Journal

Realized I hadn't updated in a while. My test results were all normal. I still have the pain in my side and no explanation. Perhaps it is related to the chelation therapy. I don't know. 

I've had three chelation therapy treatments. I've found little information on the Internet concerning chelation. Each week I sit in a room hooked up to an IV for three hours. There are usually three or four others in the room with me. Not all are doing chelation though. 

The tech inserts the needle into my arm. Usually I feel a warmth in my arm shortly after the liquid starts flowing. About halfway through the three hours I feel extreme fatigue, then I feel what I can only describe as a vibration at a cellular level. I swear even my teeth vibrate.

Following the completion of the chelation therapy I move to the infrared sauna for half an hour. The temperature is set at 140 degrees. And I do not sweat. I spritz myself with a water bottle but I DON'T SWEAT. I need to find out why I do not sweat because I don't think that is a good thing.

A woman in the room with me this past week was also receiving chelation therapy. Her problem is lead and mercury. She was also diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She did copaxone for a while and then quit and switched to low dose naltrexone. She also had all her silver fillings removed. This was her 23rd chelation treatment. I found that discouraging. 

As for my breast surgery, everything is going well. I had to go to Urgent Care because I felt there was something wrong with one incision area. Sure enough there was a suture that should have been removed but was overlooked. The doctor had to dig it out. Lucky for me the area is still numb. I have an appointment next Wednesday and will be released to go back to work on 9/2.