Hansa Center Update

Just to clarify, this is an update to my earlier post "Starting at Hansa Center tomorrow". I apparently hit a wrong button and made it a new topic.

Not knowing how to move it to the original thread, I guess I'll keep it going on this new thread.

Don, you are doing greatttttttttttttt!!

Ilexis,

I had relationship problems when I was sick and if you want to e-mail me privately about them so your problems are not public, please do so.

All I can say is that my ex-husband caused me so much stress that I knew the stress was making me even more sick and we ended up separating and later on divorcing.  No relationship is worth the stress unless both people are willing to seek professional help like couples counciling because they love each other that much to put the work in.

My ex didn't want to see a therapist.  He always had to be right.  And he didn't believe I was sick with lyme.  It was a very bad time in my life.

Just wanted you to know I've been there if you want to talk about it...

Hang in there!

Denise

Anymore updates Ilexis?

opugirl, Thanks for asking. I was just thinking of posting an update. I'm back at Hansa this week, and doing a lot better. It's really obvious I have more energy this time, and am less light sensitive. I'm walking much better. I'm grateful for the treatment, but am also getting antsy to go out on a hike again!

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a little of what I learned from my DetoxiGenomic Profile test. It had kind of a strong effect on me.

Basically, I came up as having a lot of deficiencies (on both chromosomes) in my ability to detoxify common pollutants, and also to break down my own neurotransmitters. My doctor has since explained it to me a little more. It sounds like my body produces a low baseline of the enzymes involved in methylation, acetylation, glutathione conjugation and oxidative protection. When I'm exposed to stress, whether from a pollutant or the kind that releases stress-realted neurotransmitters, my body doesn't respond, but just keeps producing the baseline.

So, I'm basically not equipped to handle stress and pollutants!

I'm still learning what I can do about this. Eating certain foods like broccoli helps, as does taking antioxidants. It comes down mostly to lifestyle changes, many of which I've already made through trial and error and intuition.

One thing I hadn't done was to try to remove a lot of the synthetics from my environment. I've been a dancer and backpacker, so I have quite a few "performance fabrics" in my wardrobe. I took a bunch of them to the thrift store the other day, and started shopping for organic cotton clothes instead.

I felt a little reactive doing this at first. Now I think it makes a lot of sense. I've recently learned that human bodies take in 100 percent of the chemicals rubbed on the skin, but only 10 percent of the the ones eaten. I realized that if I stop wearing toxic things that mimic estrogen on my skin, it would probably decrease the stress on my body, and maybe help rebalance my hormones.

So, anyway, I'm back at Hansa. We decided it would be a good idea to do another round of the Life Vessel, and really focusing on processing old stuck patterns and emotions.

The focus of my treatment has really moved away from Lyme. I'm just taking a few homeopathics for pathogens, along with the other things they have me on. We started doing some treatment focused on parasites, which I have symptoms of. We're also focusing on the kidneys. I think I tested positive for parasites in the kidneys through BioResonance Scanning.

My CRT exam this time showed dramatic improvement in several areas! Yay

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough of a shift in the head area. My doctor said this points to possible CCSVI issues, and explained to me that he might recommend traveling to get more tests for this.

Nan, was it you who said you had the CCSVI procedure done?

I feel weary thinking of doing more tests and possibly getting an operation (not to mention that the money is...um, running out.)

On the other hand, I'm find myself getting a little excited at the idea that it could make a significant difference for me. Even though I'm doing a lot better with more energy, I'm still a ways away from feeling like I could live a normal life.

I guess I need to do more research on CCSVI. I don't know too much about what it is.

Ok, enough for now. I need to go to sleep!

Oh, and thanks again Denise! I haven't forgot about your offer. I might still take you up on it sometime. Fortunately, things are going much better in my relationship right now. It's not that we don't have issues, we're just communicating about them much better, there's more openness and goodwill. We actually did an energetic balancing together when I was at Hansa last time, and I think it, along with both of our positive intentions, really helped. I feel very grateful for this.

Hi ilexis

Any more updates, would love to hear how your feeling after Hansa ??

Hi LadyJade,

I saw you asked for an update, so I'll try to give you a little of one now, and maybe more details later.

It's definitely been a mix for me lately. Overall, I'm still with many of the improvements I made - much less light sensitive, except when particularly tired, and able to do more things. Last weekend, I was able to join a local dance group for an hour long dance. I haven't been able to do that for quite a while!

I'm also still walking well, occasionally going for short runs.

But I have had a bit of a down turn this week. I got a rash on my lips, something that has plagued me over the past year. This time, it spread much more, and is very painful, itchy and cracking. I've had increased brain fog for the past several days, more aching and sleeping more. I've been hacking up stuff in the morning, and have a little of the rubbing feeling in my lungs that I've come to associate with pneumonia. It is very wet and damp here right now, and I fell asleep in the car one day and got cold, which definitely didn't help.

Still, my attitude is better than it has been before, and the level of symptoms I'm having right now is still better than I was in the past. I've been taking a little activated charcoal here and there when I feel achy, and it seems to help a bit.

I haven't done much to move forward on the CCSVI treatment. I've done a little research, but ended up getting involved in other projects that have been taking all my time and energy.

Of course, I'm wondering if getting the procedure done would keep me from backsliding like I seem to be right now.

I have an appointment with a local MD tomorrow, to look at the rash, lungs, and talk about starting the disability process. She seems open-minded from talking with her on the phone. I also plan to be in touch with Hansa in the next week. It looks like the focus is going to have to shift away from my projects and back to health care for awhile.

Nan, I would like to chat about the CCSVI now. Trouble is I'm confused about how to do private messages on this forum. Any guidance anyone can give would be welcome!

I hope you all are feeling wonderful today, if even for a moment!

Ilexis,

Look under Nan's name there is an envelope where you can email her!

Thanks, flowergal! Amazing how easy that is now that I see it!

xrunner, I have the head pressure too, more low-level, but kind of constant, and I feel pressure in my eyes when I lean my head over or go upside down.

I don't feel really qualified to tell you about the operation, because frankly I've been avoiding doing the research on it. What I know is that it's an angioplasty to open up one or more flattened veins in the neck which drain from the brain. Supposedly it's a pretty straight-forward procedure that people recover from in a day or two.

From the little research I've done, it seems that people with active Lyme don't always have as good of results as those with just MS. My doctor at Hansa told me they try to get the infections in check first, then have the procedure done, in order to avoid problems with re-stenosis.

On the other hand, he suggested that the CCSVI could hold me back from making further progress at this point, so I guess it's kind of a delicate call when to get the operation done.

It has been a nice little lull, not thinking so much about money or health for a couple of weeks, but I guess that wasn't meant to continue forever. At least not without doing a little more work first.

Don: thank you for the encouragement. Yes, Hansa has been very good for me too, and that experience helps me remember that I'll be guided in the direction I need to go. I definitely have resistance coming up to doing this procedure, but in the end, I'll do what's right for me. Thanks for reminding me of this.

Update:

Went to a a doctor today, and got a diagnosis for the rash on my mouth and face: impetigo. Ugh. I don't recommend it, it's very painful. She gave a prescription for antibiotic cream, and also recommended colloidal silver. I'm hoping the silver will help more than the essential oils I was using. They just seemed too irritating in the end. Hoping I won't even have to use the abx cream, because it has "inert" ingredients that will probably be irritating to me.

I'm happy with this doctor. I told her I've been muscle testing which remedies work for me, and she said "Good." No judgement, only encouragement, there. She's curious about the work I've done, had some helpful suggestions, and said she would work with me through the disability process. What a relief! I sang and did a little dance when I got home.

Now to heal this rash and my lungs...