Sheli
Hankins Has Her Life Back!
Fibromyalgia
Recovery
My
name is Sheli Hankins and I am a 31 year old stay-at-home-mom
and wife. I have suffered from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue
syndrome since the age of 15.
From
the ages of 15-28 I had every type of test imaginable, blood-work,
exploratory surgeries, you name it; I have probably heard of
or done it. I was not actually diagnosed until age 28, after
several doctors had suggested I had something related to Lupus
or Rheumatoid Arthritis for several years.
I
have a broad range of symptoms and test results, which I will
try to name here… forgive me if I miss a few, as they
are numerous.
• Migraines
(along with smaller headaches, of which I have one most of
the time.)
• Chronic Sinus Infections
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Severe Muscle and Joint Pain and Stiffness
• Severe Fatigue
• Nausea
• Swelling and Pain in the Hands and Feet
• Rapid Weight Gain and Loss
• Ovarian Cysts
• Colon Polyps
• Kidney Stones
• Abnormal Liver Tests
• High ANA Tyter Blood Counts
• Depression
• Fertility Issues (Although, a blessing from God did arrive in 2001 after
7 years of trying we had our son!)
Over
the past 16 years, I have tried numerous medications that doctors
have sworn would help… some of which were so poisonous
to my body that I had to wean myself off of them as side effects
would arise.
I
have tried allergy testing and medications, acupuncture, herbal
and natural remedies, physical therapy and exercise, most of
which did nothing or exacerbated the symptoms… or even
gave me new ones to boot.
My
life became a series of flares and stable times, weeks when
my health would seem fine and then suddenly I would be flat
on my back for weeks. The migraines sometimes lasted for 2
weeks, and I ended up in the hospital dehydrated and weak.
At
times, when I get up in the morning I feel as though
I have not slept at all… and in fact on some nights I
lay awake for hours more than I actually sleep. Mornings are
difficult also because I usually am very stiff and sore and
cannot move real easily… some
mornings getting out of bed was not even possible.
Doctors
told me that I would need to take ibuprofen and hot showers
to get to a place where I could move at all throughout the
day. Several of them tried to put me on steroids, which I flatly
refused because of the
risks to my body.
I
have taken so many pain medications and sinus medications it
is a wonder my organs are still functioning properly as it
is. I finally got to a point where I could not even hold down
a job, something that I have always excelled at, because when
I got sick, it would be days to weeks that I was out.
This
has not been easy, because the cost of the disease is high
and we really need my income… but my husband now takes
on the full burden of that. The hardest part though is not
being able to be the kind of mom and wife that I want to be.
My son does not get out to do as many things when I am sick… and
on those days it is even hard for me to get down and play with
him. My husband is a great support, but I worry he has too
much stress and worry.
A
few months ago I met
a gentleman online who was a member of a safelist that I owned.
He ended up winning the safelist in an auction, partially because
I could not keep up with it and do everything else I needed
to do, including get ready for a move, with my illness. Dr.
Mac as I call him found out about my condition and began to
tell me about Transfer
Factor and the FibroFree
Packs that they have at 4Life.
To
be honest, I was skeptical at first, but only because I had
tried so many things over the past 16 years that I had just
about given up ever feeling like a normal person again.
It
was at that point that Mac began to show me the clinical evidence
and start teaching me about the things going on with my immune
system that made total sense with my symptoms.
I
decided that I would give the product a try as soon as I could,
but Mac sent me some right away to see if it would help. He
suggested that I take it to my doctor, see what he had to say
about it and have some labs done to make sure all was well
with my starting. I was so excited by this point to try it
that I went to the doctor the next day, had the labs done the
day after and started Phase 1 the day after that.
The
doctor had given me the go ahead, he looked over everything
in the supplements and also had his medical intern look at
it as well. They researched what they could and told me it
was perfectly safe, and that my body needed most of the ingredients… they
just couldn't figure out exactly what the Transfer Factor was.
He said to try it and that he hoped it provided some relief.
Now,
I am not going to tell you that I saw immediate results that
very first day. What I did see was a very gradual improvement
in symptoms over that first two weeks, starting with an increase
in energy and less fatigue.
I
actually began to sleep at night, which I had not been doing
well for years. The headaches started decreasing, the sinus
infections started clearing up and the muscle and joint pain
finally started decreasing as well. People were telling me
that I looked better and healthier than I had in ages.
My
grandmother had us over for dinner about three weeks into the
program and she actually cried when she saw how happy and healthy
I was and how good I was feeling. I still had a few symptoms
here and there, but after 16 years of damage, I am expecting
it to take some time to clear it all up… and I told my
husband "Wow, so this is what it feels like to actually
feel good!"
I
know that if I continue on this program, my quality of life
can only continue to improve and I have been very happy to
tell everyone that I know about it and have them contact Mac
or visit his web site.
It
has been a long 16 years, and I am hoping that from this point
on I can enjoy good health, and that my family can get a heads
up on staying healthy with Transfer Factor too.
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