The
last 5 years I have been suffering from gastroparesis like symptoms with
varying severity. Gastroparesis has a range of symptoms including: heartburn,
nausea, an early feeling of fullness when eating, weight loss, abdominal
bloating, erratic blood glucose levels, lack of appetite, and
gastroesophageal reflux.
I suffered from loss of appetite, weight
loss and erratic blood sugar levels in particular. Gastroparesis can be
caused by a range of factors but of most relevance to me is Nervous system
diseases. I say "of relevance to me" in that I was recently
diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease of the nervous system.
The weight loss that I have suffered over the last
five years is substantial, going from approximately 16 stone to 12 stone.
Given that I am 6 feet 5 inches tall - one could
consider this severe. Prior to meeting Vivienne Constad, my life consisted
of crawling into work and back and lying on the couch, literally.
The week-ends would be spent horizontal reading the
newspapers. The walk to the paper shop was about all the exercise I could
manage and even then I was weak and wobbly. Libido? I would have been a
natural for the priesthood - catholic of course. Eating was miserable in
that I had to be very careful about portion size or I would get severe
indigestion.
As my appetite and digestion got worse and worse, I
got more and more depressed until I seriously started considering the
unthinkable. However, I am a catholic so whether that is relevant or not,
one day I was looking in the mirror and I said to myself "Enough!"
I wasn't ready to check out yet, agreed life sucked
but how much worse could it get? So I got on Google and started
researching.
I found some promising material about TENS machines
and treatment for gastroparesis. So I bought a TENS machine and
followed the research protocol documented in a medical journal paper. This
amounted to attaching the electrodes to my thoracic spine at vertebrae No.
10 and 6. This did make a difference but progress was slow. It did stop the
weight loss and further deterioration but it didn't make things better
(i.e. it didn' t turn back the clock).
My
life was transformed when I came across Vivienne and the COSMODIC. Following
a small number of sessions, I determined to buy a COSMODIC - EX735Ag. It cost me an awful lot of money but what price good
health? I spent the first month experimenting with putting the cosmodic on
various parts of the spine but things really took off when I wondered what
would happen if I put it on the same parts of the thoracic spine that I had
placed the TENS electrodes on. NO COMPETION!
My
life has been transformed - literally. I have put on 12 pounds, everyone
comments how different and more energized I am, my outlook on life is
sooooooo different. I am planning for the future. My girlfriend has noticed
a big difference if you know what I mean - wink, wink, nudge, nudge!
I am now working in Europe doing short term
contracting and as my weight rises, my MS symptoms ease.
If someone had told me this a year ago, I would
have laughed. 8 months ago, I was being measured for walking canes.
What
more can I say, when the new model comes out, sign me up. No if's, but's, maybe's
or anything else. Just show me where to sign. Needless to say but absolutely
worth saying, I am very grateful to Alexander Karasev for inventing the cosmodic and to Vivienne Constad for being such a wonderful
exponent of the art.
