I Believe in Thieves!

Well....It has been awhile since I have posted.  For the most part, I have been well.  Typically when I travel is when I start to feel bad.  I get out of my routine, tend to eat foods I don't usually eat and then I get bloated and the pain starts.  So...as long as I stay at home...  No, I still get sick because I am no where close to being perfect.  I KNOW what to do, though, when I start to feel bad and for that I am SO grateful.  I just get really strict with my diet and within 24 hours, my body is singing.

As of November 2013, I have been on Humira for a year.  I resisted it for years, but, in the end, I had the choice of the Humira or removing my stomach.  I opted for Humira.  I resisted it for the fear of the side effects, namely cancer.  However, once I started it, I slowly but surely returned to my old self.  The pain in October of 2012 that took me to the ER and ultimately my untimely hospital stay was the most excruciating pain I have ever endured.  I had moments where I fought passing out because the pain was so great and no amounts of Vicadin came close to touching it.  I welcomed the morphine each time I re-entered the hospital.  It was a dark place to be.  Ironically, it was also the brightest place I have been in a long time because of the friends and family and prayers that surrounded and sustained me.  God is good...even in the hardest times!  But truthfully, the Humira did work, too.

Right at one year, I started having some wonky symptoms that I know have to do with the Humira.  Humira basically suppresses my auto-immune system and after being on it for a year, I think I am just about suppressed.  Again, a blessing that I have not contracted all the flu's and viruses  I was warned about.  Another reason I am so grateful that my friends and family continue to keep me on every prayer list in town.  We have truly been sustained by prayers for the last year.

My first weird issue was that I had a blocked salivary gland under my tongue.  It was more a nuisance than anything.  I read to eat lemon drops to make your salivary glands secret and it actually hurt more!  They were secreting, but they weren't unclogging!  The dentist finally told me if it didn't go away, I would need to get it lanced.  Seriously...one more additional visit to another -ologist just might put me over the edge.  I was determined to rid myself of that thing by myself.

A friend of mine introduced me to Essential Oils and Thieves Oil was one of them.  She told me to put a few drops of Thieves oil in water and swish it every night.  I kid you not, after weeks of the dentist-recommended mouth wash and tricks not working, every night I swished Thieves.  It got smaller and smaller and then it was gone!

Since then, I have acquired strange happenings with my gums.  I am fanatical about brushing and flossing my teeth and always get excellent reports for my cleanings. I LOVE getting my teeth cleaned.  But in November, my status plummeted. My gums were very sensitive and bleeding.  They actually started to burn when I ate anything with sugar in it.  {hence no sugars for me!}  They made me do the below the gums cleaning three times.  By the last cleaning they were stumped as my teeth had zero plaque and they were still bleeding.  My dentist said that Humira is really hard on your gums and that was the only answer.  By cleaning #2,  my dentist told me to get a waterpik and use a specific mouthwash.  No improvement...or not much.  I decided it was time to try the Thieves again.  Each night I brush my teeth and use the waterpik and swish with Thieves oil in water.

My last follow-up dentist appointment, they couldn't believe how great my gums looked!  And the only thing I changed...Thieves Oil.  After all the drugs I have been on...that haven't worked  and even those that have that have had further side effects, I want to be natural as possible.  When I first started this whole diet change, the detoxing I went thru was brutal.  I fully believe that I detoxed years of anesthesias, harmful drugs and all sorts of toxins remaining in my body.  I really don't want to add more!  Thieves Oil is my new saving grace.

I will admit that I joined Young Living so I could get the oils at a discount.  We are learning how to use all the oils for varying symptoms including, colds (Oregano Oil kills viruses!), upset tummies (Peppermint Oil), allergies (Lavendar)  I fully believe that God made plants to use medicinally before we ever had prescription drugs and insurance companies!  There is certainly a place for modern medicine, but if I can eliminate the overuse of modern medicine for the little things, I am THRILLED to be healthier and keep my kids healthier.

Baby steps.  I have learned about my food and the dangers of processed foods and am working to eliminate those.  Now, I am learning about essential oils and the oils used in the Bible  {remember Frankincense and Myrr?}  So excited to be finding new ways to help heal my body.  It's been thru the ringer.  But I do believe that I am on the up and up!