Lesson
I am almost 69 years old. Inhaled lots of second hand smoke as a child, but never smoked. Not even pot. I was diagnosed with asthma as a child, as were many who has URI infections and a wheeze. It never really bothered me. I competed in sports, and was always active. Went to law school, practiced law AND ran a restaurant my hubby and I owned at night, took care of a sick parent and sick child. I have worked out with heavy weights and cardio for 28 years. I was diagnosed by my GP after a terrible animal allergy reaction, thus when I got Candida from inhaling steroids, I turned to Oriental Medicine, and was told I had mold and fungus, NOT COPD in my lungs. I was fine for 3 years, Suddenly, I can't breathe, learned I have Osteoporosis, degenerative disc disease, and was told because of my lung symptoms I need to see a cardiologist ASAP.
I now have appointments with both a pulmonologist and a cardiologist, but not overnight. I can not imagine not being at my gym several days a week. My social life is there, my bones are "treated" through the workouts I do, and now I am scared I could have cardiac arrest before I even see the physician. In a month will I be sitting in a rocker on Oxygen, inhaling steroids again, and my bones will be falling apart?
I just want to die.
Lesson: FIND A COMPETENT PHYSICIAN, not a naturopath. Physicians do not spend all those years studying their specialty for nothing. Acupuncture is great for sore muscles, not for curing serious health issues.
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