Natural Healthcare Webinar

As many of you know, I am very passionate about natural healthcare.  I have been horrible at updating this blog and I apologize for that.  2 babies and building a business from the ground up have taken most of my time.  I am however feeling amazing and have good control of my tumor.  Last blood tests were around 63 and going down RAPIDLY.  Anyway, I wanted to take the time to invite you to a Webinar that I am teaching on natural healthcare.  I will be sharing my tumor story and how we have taken control of our healthcare using essential oils.  Here are the instructions!  I hope to see you there!

Please join 

Medicine Cabinet Makeover Webinar

• Date and Time:
• Meeting Wall:
• US Toll Number:
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• May 06 2013 07:00 PM - (US/Mountain)
• https://www.startmeeting.com/wall/929-540-834
• (530) 881-1212
• 929-540-834

Instructions:

At the scheduled date and time of the meeting, dial into the conference line. When prompted, enter the meeting ID, followed by the pound key. To join the online meeting, click on the meeting link listed above, then press "Join". On the next page, complete your name and email address, then press "Submit". The system will guide you through the process of downloading the meeting dashboard to participate in the online meeting.
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How this CRAZY little TUMOR has Made My Life BETTER!

I have decided to share my story in person...Well, as much as I can be to many of you around the world.  I am doing a webinar this next Thursday.  Here are the details:

How this CRAZY little TUMOR has Made My Life BETTER!
When:  Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Time:  5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time
Where:  www.anymeeting.com/elevatedoterra1
Just click on the link at the appropriate time and you will be able to join :)

Some of you have heard my story and some of you have not :)  Either way, I will be covering in detail how this crazy tumor of mine has improved my life in so many ways!  I will tell how I deal with my tumor (and my current state) and how I use essential oils everyday to make my life easier, better, toxin free (as much as possible) and how they save (and make) us money!  Feel free to invite others.

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July is crazy...crazy good!

I love summertime but it is so busy!  I've had a great month full of family, good news, a lot of traveling and camping and trying to play catch up 24/7!  I'm hoping the end of this month will end as good as it started!  I got back from camping late last night and I am going in for blood work probably tomorrow!  I'm quite anxious to see what my prolactin has done since I've successfully weaned Tux :)  I haven't nursed for about 3 weeks now, and my milk has reduced dramatically!  (Thank goodness, I didn't think it would ever happen.)  Since Prolactinoma is directly connected to milk production I'm guessing this means my prolactin is decreasing rapidly!  Since my tumor has been shrinking with my decreasing prolactin levels I will continue to hope that my tumor is shrinking by the minute!  It is so easy to be optimistic in the summertime!  I just looked back over this post and realized I have put an exclamation mark after each sentence :)  or a smiley face....ha ha, it's gonna be a good day!

How can I not be optimistic with this little man with me all the time!  This month he truly experienced the joys of being all boy!!!  The pink water bottle is mine :)  His is green with dinosaurs, I promise!  He loves dirt and mud, bugs and sticks...frogs and snails and puppy dog tail...that's what little boys are made of!

Timeline.....

Just for reference I am going to do a quick and dirty timeline so that I and anyone that may read this can see and maybe give some input on my situation.....

March 2008 - diagnosed w/ 7mm prolactinoma due to infertility.  Prolactin at 70.  Started on Bromo and Clomid.

April 2008 - Pregnant and went off meds.

June 2008 - miscarried and had a D&C.  Went back on Bromo and Clomid.

Nov. 2008 - Pregnant

Aug. 2009 - Had a beautiful bouncing baby boy!  Nursing and on zero meds.

Beginning of Oct. 2009 - Blood tests show Prolactin is at 225 schedule MRI.

end of Oct. 2009 - MRI show my tumor has grown to 1.2 cm.  

Beginning of Nov. 2009 - Prolatin is at 241.  

end of Nov. 2009 - see endo, neurosurgeon and eye specialist.  They recommend for me to stop nursing, go on meds or get surgery.  I decide I want the surgery to just "get this thing out of my head once and for all".

Dec. 2009 - start researching like crazy for alternate treatments.  I start taking Vitex.

Feb. 1st 2010 - Continue my searching and start on Frankincense.   Decide to avoid surgery at ALL costs!

Feb. 13th 2010 - Prolactin is at 201!  Went off Vitex.

Feb. 26th 2010 - Prolactin is at 155.  

April 13th 2010 - Prolactin is 108.

May 6th 2010 - Start weaning process.

June 3rd 2010 - After being off frankincense for 2 weeks Prolactin is at 130.

June 26th 2010 - back on frankincense since 2nd week of June.  Prolactin is at 110.

June 29th 2010 - had an MRI.  Shows tumor at 1.2 cm, but looks different.  Done nursing...mixed feelings.

So, there is my time line.  The way I see it....from the time of my MRI in Oct to the beginning of Feb. I didn't have any blood tests and wasn't on any medication and was nursing (producing enough milk for at least 3 babies) so i have no idea what my tumor did during that time....my questions for my doc are:

-Is it possible it grew during that time and has been shrinking since then?

-What specifically made him think I had surgery since Oct.?

-What does he think in general about my alternative methods of shrinking my tumor?

-What his recommendations are.

Are there other questions I should ask????  I'm sure more will come up.

i hate MRI's

Have I ever mentioned how much I HATE MRI's???  They strapped me down after giving giving me two IV's....one unsuccessful the other semi-successful.  Then they had me hold my own torture device (the contrast syringe) and had me hold 100% still as they backed me into "the machine".  After much contemplation, I have decided that once you are in there and the noises have started it is like having someone sit on your chest while you are on your back and having them rhythmically tap you on the forehead while telling you to "name ten candy bars, name ten candy bars, name ten candy bars, name ten candy bars, name ten candy bars, name ten candy bars, name ten candy bars, "  You can barely think of your own name, much less ten candy bars!

When i was a kid, my uncle tried raising sheep.  I was around 9 or 10 at the time and was the perfect fit for the wool stomping position :)  The attached an 8 foot tall bag to the top of the shed and tossed wool into it.  Once it got about half way full I would hop in and jump and stomp the wool down.  If I was lucky I would pull myself out before they threw more wool in....if I was not, it would come down on top of me and I would feel like I was going to suffocate before wiggling my way above the wool.  Not to mention the ticks!!!  Let's just say that after that, I was extremely claustrophobic and the MRI machine reminds me a bit of the wool bag!

When the annoying, rhythmic buzzing noises are not being made, all I could hear was a noise that sounded like a sick squawking bird.  It was quite disturbing.  I tried so hard to fall asleep, but the IV was bugging me and the table kept shifting so it was nearly impossible for me to take deep enough belly breaths to help fall asleep. Anyway, the overall experience left me extremely anxious the entire day.  Luckily I had both of my boys were waiting for me at home and that helped greatly.....

.....results are forth coming.  I'm really hoping it has shrunk, but as long as it is not growing I will try to be happy!  Considering my rate of growth was quite rapid while pregnant I will try not to be disappointed if it hasn't shrunk a ton.  Plus, I am nursing (well, trying unsuccessfully to quit) and I know it would be very hard to shrink it while nursing.  I really want to get pregnant again in a bit and I don't want to get pregnant until the tumor has shrunk a bit.  My levels were at 110 last week, so they are going down again, but not as fast as I would like.  I guess patience is not my strong suit :)  Wish me luck!

MRI date coming soon!

It is almost time....I am going to get an MRI soon!  I still need to call my Dr. to set a date, but I'm hoping to schedule one before the end of June.  I have mixed feelings about it....I am super claustrophobic and I am not looking forward to the end of nursing, but I have a good feeling about the tumor!  I am sure it is shrinking and I can't wait for this confirmation!  My headaches are gone, I have a lot more energy and I have lost weight.  My prolactin levels are down drastically from February and I just plain feel good!  I'm happy that I can raise my son w/out the debilitating side effects I got from the Bromo and I hope to be able to have more babies w/out fertility meds.  I have a better outlook on life in general even on a rainy day like today...Stay tuned for the MRI date!!!

Ignorance is bliss???? I strongly disagree!!!

Ok, It's been over a week since I posted anything and part of that may be because I am on cloud 9 and I have caught myself daydreaming about more babies and happy thoughts like that a lot lately!   Does anyone else put off dreams and goals when you don't know what the future will bring???  I hate not having hope!  It seems like there is no fence sitting on this w/ me!  I either have hope and I am happy and excited about the future or I am sad/frustrated/grumpy that things are not going the way I had envisioned them! I am very passionate and I am a control freak!  Not  over other people, but over me, my thoughts and feelings and my life!  I HATE not having control over my future, I want it to be what I want it to be.  This is why I hate debt, working for people, time constraints/schedules, rush hour traffic and health problems.  This is why I struggled w/ getting married and why I disliked dating back when I was single.  I hate taking prescriptions or medications of any kinds because "it will make you drowsy", or "do not drive while taking this" or "don't take this while pregnant or breastfeeding", and last but not least "if you take this it may lead to high blood pressure, stuffy nose, liver damage......etc".  I have not idea why I hate parking garages...but there has to be something about them that takes away my free will!!!  ha ha!  I love the great outdoors and sleeping under the stars!  I love going to my hometown where I have no cell service!  I love my husband because he doesn't force me into some mold and expect me to do things his way or the way everyone else does it.  I love exercising because it allows me to push myself to new levels!  I love vaulted ceilings and back porches.  I love looking out at the ocean, rock climbing and hiking.  I love not wearing a watch and having no idea what time it is.  I also love learning because the more I learn, the more I am not constrained by ignorance! 


This being said here are some things I've been learning in the past few weeks (do not continue if you can't stand somewhat boring/nerdy stuff.  It is very informative though!!!):


Most Prescription drugs and over the counter (and under the counter for that matter! )medications contain one, two or even three constituents that help w/ certain things.  For example amoxicillin  contains 3 constituents that help us get over certain bacterial infections.  It is antibacterial.  Essential oils* have dozens of constituent which is why one oil may be good for so many different things!  For example lavender has hundreds of constituents which makes it antinflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitumor, antifungal, antidepressant...etc.  Which in a nutshell means it helps everything from burns to cuts to depression!  How cool is that!


The Frankincense I take* contains 90% Monoterpenes  (including myrcene and limonene) which are antitumor and anticancer constituents (as well as other things). The other 10% contains Sesuiterpenes which help oxygenate the pituitary glands and are anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic.  So instead of taking hormone regulators such as bromocriptine or cabergoline (which I can't take anyway since I want to nurse) I can take frankincense (has the highest amounts of the anti-tumor and oxygenating stuff) sandlewood, clove, lavender or any other other essential oil w/ anti-tumor constituents and it should help (and has helped me!) shrink my tumor therefore lowering my prolactin.  Not only does it do this for me, it also does it w/out the stuffy nose, nausea, higher/lower blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, depression, swelling, weight gain, vomiting, confusion, fainting, strokes, seizures, hallucinations, hives, constipation, headaches, unexplained aggression and/or unexplained desire to gamble and other side effects that you can get from Bromocriptine or Cabergoline .


*You have to be very careful where you get essential oils from. Lots of them (even those claiming to be 100% pure or therapeutic grade) are either synthetic or contain fillers, pesticides, weeds of other things that should not be in there.  These things also make them a lot less potent and may cause allergic reactions!  I did A LOT of research on this and that is why I go through doTERRA.