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Integrative medicine, keto diets, etc
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 5, 2023 | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
@woot I started seeing a functional medicine doctor almost two years and am not turning back. I will keep my primary care doctor but I now believe the functional medicine is the way to go. I agree with @nla4625 that they can be a supplement to your conventional doctor but they are so much more willing to dive deeper and look at alternative/integrative medicine. My "no progression" of my lung disease has nothing to do with conventional medicine. I did the big three four years ago but the MAC still came back so I've been off drugs for four years and exercise regularly and nebulize with 7% saline and am trying different things with my functional medicine doctor that a conventional doctor wouldn't try. And I don't fault conventional medicine. It is what it is. I just think that functional medicine has so much more to offer. Nan
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I finally found a functional medicine dr. First meeting lasted an hour and a half, virtually. Only after I filled out 4 pages of questions. She had read all my detailed answers. Ordered all kinds of tests for me. Those tests and her expertise may lead to why I got MAC in the first place. Not even National Jewish could answer that. But leaky gut, unable to absorb nutrients has put me on a long, slow decline in overall health. As I sit here nebulizing 7% saline (no I lung infections for 18 months) I have hope, for the first time. Thanks, everyone for your advice, encouragement and sharing your story.
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That’s great Nanette what kind of things does a functional doctor offer that a conventional doctor would never offer could you share some of that information with us?