I am startled. What if magic is not the ability to create an illusion but to solidly change the makeup of black top hats, scarves, and white rabbits? If it could do those things, could it not also change the makeup of myself? Back to being startled, I have never felt better. Ever. Bold, I know. I have never in my life felt congruence between my mental, spiritual and physical health; until now. So what am I doing with all of this positive energy, you ask. I am thinking.
Until a month ago; I saw doctors for 10 years who tried to treat my symptoms as if they were the problem. I was put under many a knife to remove what was causing the annoying symptoms: complete head congestion, immense pressure behind the eyes, etc... The symptoms were caused by the swelling of the lining in my sinuses. Conventional medicine thinks to remove the tissue, so it can no longer swell. Alternative and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) seek to find out why the tissue is swelling. Though, I no longer have any turbinate mucosal tissue left in the sinus cavities, and most of the sinuses are completely eradicated, I believe that whatever was causing the swelling is still present. I am sure that it is manifesting itself in other ways. Ways in which I am not yet sure of. This is very intriguing to me.
I am beginning to think that Empty Nose Syndrome is not really permanent; it is simply my body's new reaction to the same problem I have had for over 10 years. It is only now that new symptoms must present themselves, because the old ways are no longer possible. I am learning to listen to my body, I am having symptoms because there is something deeper that is not congruent. Through TCM I am experiencing resolution. I am seeing immediate results. If I happen to forget my evening supplements I feel the effects in the morning. I am more allergic, irritable, agitated; maybe I am attempting to place blame on something other than a bad nights sleep. Yet I don't really believe that.
This brings up another thought that I have been considering. How much of my belief in this regimen is helping me? I don't think I have ever wanted something to work more than I want this to. I have never wanted to be healthier than I do now. On a cellular level, am I able to manipulate my body into believing it is healthy? Is this the core belief surrounding the placebo effect? This brings us full circle to the early reference of magic. In a society ruled by pharmaceutical sales and doctors trying to keep up with it all; it is my experience that what I am getting out of this is nothing short of magic. My transformation, my health, this is all happening since I changed focus to be proactive as opposed to reactive in regards to my health. I will tell you that if you are suffering from this please do not settle for another diagnosis. Listen to what your body is telling you and seek out the answers. I believe relief is entirely possible and not at a great physical, emotional or financial expense.
Until a month ago; I saw doctors for 10 years who tried to treat my symptoms as if they were the problem. I was put under many a knife to remove what was causing the annoying symptoms: complete head congestion, immense pressure behind the eyes, etc... The symptoms were caused by the swelling of the lining in my sinuses. Conventional medicine thinks to remove the tissue, so it can no longer swell. Alternative and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) seek to find out why the tissue is swelling. Though, I no longer have any turbinate mucosal tissue left in the sinus cavities, and most of the sinuses are completely eradicated, I believe that whatever was causing the swelling is still present. I am sure that it is manifesting itself in other ways. Ways in which I am not yet sure of. This is very intriguing to me.
I am beginning to think that Empty Nose Syndrome is not really permanent; it is simply my body's new reaction to the same problem I have had for over 10 years. It is only now that new symptoms must present themselves, because the old ways are no longer possible. I am learning to listen to my body, I am having symptoms because there is something deeper that is not congruent. Through TCM I am experiencing resolution. I am seeing immediate results. If I happen to forget my evening supplements I feel the effects in the morning. I am more allergic, irritable, agitated; maybe I am attempting to place blame on something other than a bad nights sleep. Yet I don't really believe that.
This brings up another thought that I have been considering. How much of my belief in this regimen is helping me? I don't think I have ever wanted something to work more than I want this to. I have never wanted to be healthier than I do now. On a cellular level, am I able to manipulate my body into believing it is healthy? Is this the core belief surrounding the placebo effect? This brings us full circle to the early reference of magic. In a society ruled by pharmaceutical sales and doctors trying to keep up with it all; it is my experience that what I am getting out of this is nothing short of magic. My transformation, my health, this is all happening since I changed focus to be proactive as opposed to reactive in regards to my health. I will tell you that if you are suffering from this please do not settle for another diagnosis. Listen to what your body is telling you and seek out the answers. I believe relief is entirely possible and not at a great physical, emotional or financial expense.
posted by amandakate at 10:20 AM
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Amanda, after being gradually worn down over 10+ years by my nose problems, I discovered ENS via the web. It took 5 minutes of reading to know for certain that this is my problem.
One of the frustrating things about this condition is that people cannot believe how much your nose affects you. The killer for me was loss of sleep. I know for sure that there are many things in life that I have done or experienced less well than I could have, simply because I had not had restful sleep for a long time. It's hard explaining to people how disconcerting it is to have pressure right in the middle of your face. The idea that your nose is sending a signal to your brain that you don't have enough air is something most people can't conceive.
Leaving aside your East-West perspective, I believe that a big problem with this condition is that doctors only see what they are looking for. They don't know how to look for this condition. When I had my septoplasty, the doctor saw me afterwords and said "it's fixed, it's like a highway in there". Her idea of success, well-intentioned, was that more air passing through the better.
Since ENTs don't really seem to have an answer, I too am about to explore some alternative regimes. Could you let me know if there is a specific name for the approach that your healer is using?
Good Luck. There are some of us out here who can really empathize.
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