Testimonials

Seventeen years ago I was diagnosed with liver disease while pregnant with my fourth child.  There were no symptoms until five and a half years later.  Suddenly I wasn’t able to function on four-fire hours of sleep and everything hurt.  A rheumatologist diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia.  Then my labs came back with devastating results.  My liver was failing and I had to begin a treatment program of interferon and ribivarin for a year.  Daily injections and oral meds put my numbers back in the low normal range.  I was in remission.  Three more times over the next eleven years I would repeat the treatment.  Finally in July 2009 the treatment had to be discontinued.  I was no longer responding and the toxic drugs were killing me.  Throughout each trial I experienced side effects: nausea, vertigo, limb numbness, hair loss, memory loss, itching, psoriatic breakouts, loss of taste and smell, and worst of all anemia and fatigue.  As a result of the drugs I developed astropeia. Unable to live a normal life, I slept 18-20 hours out of every 24.  I couldn’t stand or walk for any length of time.  I could not dry my hair, open a pop top or get fully dressed without assistance.  Two months after discontinuing treatment I forced myself to either make dinner or do a little laundry each day.  It was sheer will that allowed me to perform even these small tasks.  In January 2010 a friend told me about The Acupuncture Wellness Center of Coral Springs.  I decided to have a consult in February.  After two visits I actually was pain free!  For the first time in years I woke up each day feeling more and more alive.  One month later my energy level was increased to where I no longer napped during the day.  I am now in my third month of treatment and I have my life back.    I am back to work, feeling great, and appreciating my new wellness.  My latest liver ultrasound was normal.