L.G.

It had been 2 years since the baby was born.  It was a complicated pregnancy and delivery and afterwards I thought the constant fatigue and exhaustion was simply from the stress and trauma and would resolve given time and rest.  But the symptoms became more progressive and my life became one of caring for the bare necessities of my children and then going to sleep.  I frequently suffered from minor infections – recurrent yeast infections, urinary tract infections and colds.  I had progressive numbness which started in my upper arms and then extended down to my hands and ultimately started affecting my legs as well.  But worst of all of the symptoms was the completely overwhelming exhaustion.  My time with my husband disappeared as he had to take over many of the duties of the house while I slept.  We had to call in help for daily activities; cleaning the house, driving the kids to their activities.  We quickly used up the medical resources of our rural Alaska physician.  We travelled 2500 miles to the Mayo Clinic for a full week of testing and physician consultations without a definitive source identified.  Western medicine alone was failing us.  Dr. Ikenze had been instrumental in helping our first daughter when she was an infant and we looked to her now to help with my problem.  We were beginning to lose hope until Dr. Ikenze said she expected we would see positive results from the remedy within a few weeks.  She was right.  Within a short time the numbness receded.  The infections became less frequent and my ability to stay awake and involved with my family has dramatically improved.  I no longer fear that a walk with my children will incapacitate me for the rest of the week.  My energy level has returned to 80% of where it was before the pregnancy.  My family and I will be forever grateful to Dr. Ikenze.