Hello Ashley, Thank you for your support and encouragement today..I will work on staying strong..
Hello Sunny..Thank you for your support today also and I hope all is well with you two also..
Just a little tidbit here..
I was reading up on alternative/integrative medicine online today and found out that the doctor I am seeing on Friday is one of top doctors in this field and is leading the way with this New medicine as they call it..The receptionist said she may not be able to be my regular treating physician because she is very busy doing research and traveling right now but we can get the ball rolling this Friday when I see her for a consult. From what I can tell from reading on line this alternative/integrative medicine is a bit of modern and old traditional rolled up together..They are teaching doctors how to listen to their patients like small town family doctors used to due..To listen to their patients story and to come up with a custom health care plan that both the Dr and the patient are comfortable with..This New medicine theory deals with whole patient they say. Some of this new old medicine includes Cbt, biofeedback, meditation, healing touch, diet, exercise, medications and invasive surgeries if needed and agreed to by both the patient and doctor. Thats what it says on line anyway..
It should be interesting. I am hoping that this experience will help me learn to deal with the health issues I am having in a much more positive way and give me some direction..If I like what I see and decide to go forward with this I may have to been at the clinic/teaching hospital 4 hrs a day 3 or 4 days a weeks learning how to manage my heart disease and how to live a healthy life. Exercise, diet, healthy cooking, stress management, etc are some of the things I may be learning..I really don't know for sure yet there are still lots of unanswered questions and I am sure there will be many more to come..I am just speculating but am very hopeful at this point that there is help out there and that it will help...I am a bit scared and know this will be a whole lot of exposure for me that's for sure..More than I have experienced in years..I am thinking tonight that I am up for this next challenge now.
Keeping my fingers crossed and saying a prayer.
Red