HEALth

I have always been quite health conscious.  Going to the gym regularly, lifting weights, eating wholefood plant-based etc

After my 2nd child, I began to suffer from really bad nasal congestion.  Many attempts of antibiotics and the nasal congestion never went away and continued to get worse.

Doctors recommended have nasal polyps surgery, and so i did as i was told. After two surgery’s they removed all the polyps.

It was great to be able to breathe through my nose again. After those surgeries, I began to get chronic ear infections.

Again, more antibiotics that didn’t work and another surgery was recommend.  So, I did as i was told. I had grommets placed in my ears and it was okay for a while, but i continued to get ear infections.

This went on for many years and it led me down the path of alternative medicine and therapies as I knew that conventional medicine did not help me get to the root cause.

One night, on a full moon I had an ear ache come on very suddenly in the middle of the night. I called an at home doctor but could not find one available.  I packed my little kids up in the car (as my husband is FIFO and was away at the time) and drove to the closest hospital (which was a private one). I was told it would cost a $600 excess fee, so I left and put up with the pain for the night.  

Throughout the night I got worse and developed a fever.  The next morning I packed my two little kids up in the car again and drove to a doctors clinic.  I was crying and felt like I was going to vomit. I asked them if I could lay down, so they showed me to a bed and I awaited for the doctor to come in.

Finally, the doctor came in, looked in my ear and prescribed me more antibiotics.  I drove home (which I should not have been driving) and laid on my sofa for a week taking antibiotics that did not work.  Somehow, my husband came home early on the Friday (which he normally does not get home until a Monday) and took me back to the doctor where I was then told to go to emergency immediately.

After some tests, they discovered that I had bacterial meningitis.  I was transferred to the Royal Brisbane Hospital the next morning via ambulance and spent a month there, where I was poked and prodded with lots of needles, tests etc. and had a PICC line inserted to have intravenous antibiotics.

Eventually, I was released and was able to go home.  I had a nurse come to my home each day to change over the antibiotics.  Something didn’t feel right since the day I had the PICC line inserted.  I had a burning, metallic taste in my mouth.  I then developed a temp and a slow rash started to appear.  I went back to doctors, had more tests but they were all coming back ‘normal’ and I was told there was nothing to worry about.

The next morning, when the nurse came to my home,  I couldn’t get out of bed and the rash had spread and gotten worse.  She told me to go to emergency.  I was readmitted for another month as they finally discovered I had a severe allergic reaction to the antibiotic called, Stephen Johnson Syndrome (SJS). It burned my body from the inside out.  Christmas day 2019, I looked like a blowfish.  My whole body was puffy, swollen and i looked scary!

Eventually the swelling and inflammation went away and i began my healing journey with lots of fresh fruit, veg.  When i regained my strength again, I got back to the gym and started to build myself back up again.

So, how could someone so healthy get so sick?
Great Question!

Anyone can get sick at any time.  If we are healthy or healthier we have a better chance of survival.  Doctors told me that if I wasn’t as healthy as I was, I would not be here.

I was healthy - yes, but I was also very stressed. With no family support network, husband away, and trying to be a supermum - the universe made me slow down.  The universe only gives us lessons. It’s up to us to listen (no pun intended).  This did not happen to me - It happened for me.

I guess, like anything in life, we can either chose to be the victim or we can use our experiences to make us stronger, wiser and healthier.  Remember, we get to chose!