Searching For An Herbal Solution

Here’s a bit about me.

On July 2, 1984, I was taken to the ER at what was then the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego. I was suffering from severe trauma that required emergency surgery. During the operation, I needed 27 units of packed blood cells. The US didn’t identify contaminated blood supplies with Hepatitis C until 1989. In this life-saving surgery, I unknowingly contracted Hepatitis C. So, for the next 19 years, the virus remained in my body, unknown to me, causing damage when the VA Hospital in Long Beach discovered it in 2002, when I was there for a high blood pressure complaint.

Upon that evaluation, they not only discovered Hepatitis C, but I was also suffering from hypertension, cirrhosis of the liver, and adult-onset diabetes. Hepatitis C became curable around 2014 with the introduction of highly effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs. This, unfortunately, added 12 years after the 19 years, bringing the total to 32 years of an uncontrolled liver virus, after adding the additional year I waited for treatment.

My health continued getting worse.

As if this wasn’t enough, I went through a period of mental darkness, later diagnosed as major depression and anxiety due to PTSD caused by the trauma. Before I realized it, I was experiencing numbness and pain in my lower legs, which turned out to be diabetic neuropathy. Later, I started having pain in my back and hip after X-rays and a CAT scan. I was diagnosed with arthritis of the spine, and then came sciatica. Now I’m taking 19 pills a day and two shots of insulin. Feeling miserable and in pain daily, it became difficult at times to make it through the day. I truly started to wonder why I’m taking all these chemicals to feel like this.

Then, I was diagnosed with Erectile Disorder ED and found polyps in my colon, one of which they couldn’t remove during the exam, which required me to go to surgery because of its size. I knew I had to find a solution. Coming up on 70 years old and desiring a healthy and quality life to enjoy whatever time I have left. So, I had to take proactive steps and start researching a solution, as my life was literally falling apart. It felt as though my end was approaching faster than I hoped.

Looking for a natural solution.

I decided to look into a more natural solution. With all the chemicals I’ve been taking over the last 23 years. The use of plant-based materials, such as leaves, flowers, roots, and seeds, for therapeutic purposes seemed to be the perfect option. It is a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that has been practiced for centuries in various cultures worldwide. 

So, when I started, I didn’t realize the thousands of products, the money-back guarantees, and the promises of a solution. The problem now is how to sort it all, since an herbal solution takes time for the effect to take hold and become effective gradually. As I mentioned earlier, I am nearing 70, and every day is a blessing; I don’t have the time or money to waste on ineffective solutions.