Friday, December 8, 2017

The Saga continues, just not as I hoped..

Well here we are in December, and I have been off the protocol for an extended period of time because of the calcium levels contained within my blood. i understand why it has been necessary for me to take this break from the protocol. Recovering from  battle with MS is significant, but my health is important as well. So the first break brought the calcium levels down to 10.3, with 10.2 being the upper limits for high. I agreed with Michael when he suggested that I continue to remain off the protocol for an additional two weeks, which would would hopefully bring the calcium levels even lower. My lab work was scheduled for the 17th of December. Yes, that would be a little more than two weeks, but my doctor here was hesitant to write me more lab work so quickly. Well, I was impatient, and found a clinic in town that wold do the lab work for a nominal fee. The clinic here take 2 days before I can get my results, and that is only possible through my doctor. This clinic in town, had my results posted for my to view on the internet that same afternoon. So much easier, unfortunately, my calcium levels rose again. It took some investigating, but it turns out that the neetle that I was taking to help treat my kidney and bladder contains significant amount of calcium. Avoiding calcium if far more complicated than one might thing. So know, hopefully the lab work will show that my calcium score is once again acceptable. So while I am disappointed that this break from the protocol continues, there are some silver linings.

1) Have located an additional clinic  to complete my lab work, one that I can obtain the results without assistance from others.

2) If I had continued with the nettle util the 17th, who knows how high my calcium score would have been

3) While the pain has returned/increased, my balance is less, and walking has become more difficult during this break...I am taking all of this as an indication that the protocol has been effective for me.

So I need to be patent, and diligent in avoiding any additional source of calcium. I am really looking forward to resuming the protocol once again. Remaining hopefully, and I believe that is an important starting point.