Possible Hansa Center Visit In May!

Hi everyone!

It's been a long time since i've posted as i have been extremely sick. I posted in January about plans to start the Jernigan Protocol. Unfortunately soon after I posted I developed horrible, constant stomach pain. Went through a battery of the standard tests, x rays, ultrasounds, blood work blah blah blah. Nothing was really coming up. H pylori DID come up in my blood work, so i finally reluctantly did the week of double antibiotics for that. Well it's my last day of antibiotics and i am no better. So dealing with this on top of my regular symptoms of nausea and weakness etc has left me basically bedridden the past 3 months for all but a few days.

Well, i didn't begin the protocol as i was hoping to get this new stomach pain issue under control first. Unfortunately, i think it may well have been the hpylori but it's possible that because of my lyme and co's it's not going to be fixed as easy as it would in a "healthy" person. Or it could just be that i've developed yet another symptom from lyme and co's.

All this to say, ever since i heard about the Hansa Center i really wanted to go. But i just don't have that kind of money. (Gotta love the catch 22 of being too sick to make the money you need to get better!) But then last month my grandmother informed me that she literally "found" this account she didn't even know she had with enough money for me to make the trip to the center. It just kind of seems "meant to be" almost in that i got so much worse, forcing me to deal with my illness NOW not later, and then coming into this money that she has offered me.

So long story short, i have booked my 2 weeks at Hansa to begin May 6th. We are not 100% sure we are going to go however we have up to a week in advance to cancel if need be with only a $50 charge. I know there are a few of you on this board that have been there, and i know there are some it has helped tremendously and a few that it maybe only helped for a bit. I am hopeful that the wonderful doctors at the center will be able to help me get my health back, as i have been sick for so long and these last few months of being bedridden have really given me the "enough is enough"! mindset. I want to be healthy more than anything and will do whatever it takes to get my life back!

Should I make this trip I will definitely keep you all updated via this thread :)

Hope everyone is doing well!

-Shannon

Hi Shannon!

Do keep us posted if you go! As you likely know, I am one that has been helped by Hansa. Am still doing treatment and loads better.

I also tested positive for h pylori (Dr. J found it) and have been treated for it there.


If you have any questions about the housing or logistics or anything at all, do not hesitate to email.

I was just there for a follow-up about 10 days ago. I did not have to do any of the therapies this time (except for one on one day)...otherwise just saw the doc. Again, it was really helpful. He told me that he felt my body was no longer being treated for lyme's disease(no longer in a disease state). Now it is getting the systems back up and healthy.

And yes, you will likely need follow-up (not all do, however) and certainly will have a protocol to take home.

Blessings to you! on whatever you decide!
Nan

Hi everyone,

Well i'm here at home packing up for my 2 week trip to Kansas. My mom will be coming with me as well and we fly out on Sunday. I am hoping and praying that Dr. Jernigan will be able to help me get back onto the path to wellness. Although i have been sick since i was 13 I have been so much sicker these past 4 months and am just at the end of my rope and need a "light at the end of the tunnel" so to speak. I don't expect to be cured in 2 weeks. I completely understand that is not how it works. But even just to see improvement, or to get me back on my feet a bit would be such a blessing.

I will definitely keep this thread updated on my progress there. Also, for anyone that has been to Hansa, if you have suggestions as far as where to eat etc that would be great. I am on a pretty restrictive diet (gluten free and dairy free) so it can be hard to find things that i can have at regular restaurants.

-Shannon

Good luck Shannon! Please keep us posted! Just today I made my reservation for July so I would love to hear any updates!

Best to you and I hope you find some healing.

Shannon!..best to you, hon.

Excited for you!

Are you staying at Cresthill? You know they will take you wherver you want in the shuttle, including grocery stores. But maybe you are driving. :)

I went to Green Acres a lot (Don mentioned it..it is pricey but great deli and prepared easy foods as well as gorcery store). Don't know the other place. Am also gluten free.

Keep us posted!

I may be going back for follow-up in June.

Hugs,
Nancy

Any updates Shannon?? Hope you are finding healing during your visit. Can't wait to hear how your first week went!

I'm really sorry Shannon. That is very disappointing, indeed. Did they have any insight as to why you weren't getting any better?? To have only a little improvement would still be upsetting but to have none at all?

I can only imagine how disappointed you are. I hope you find some relief soon. Thanks for taking the time to update us!