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My first IV treatment day was a long one!
I woke up with a migraine headache, took my son to school and went back to bed to try to get rid of it. After about 3 more hours of sleep I woke up feeling a little better, but not much.
I headed to AWAREmed to get my very first IV treatment, one component of the weight loss program available to everyone. I filled out my medical history paperwork, then the nurse took my vitals. My blood pressure was sky-high!
IV Treatment room at AWAREmed
I then went to my special room, with comfy couches and chairs, soft lighting and music, to have the IV inserted. After my special mixture was started Dr. Dalal Akoury and my coaches, Patricia and John, came in and we all meditated. I was amazingly calmed and all the sudden my headache was gone and I started to feel a lot better!
My first IV treatment took about 4 hours. One of the things I noticed was when I first came in you couldn’t even see the veins in my hands, but later they were all plumped up due to drinking many glasses of water! I’ve learned the importance of keeping myself hydrated and now am attempting to drink a lot of pure or distilled water during the day.
I’m not one to just sit around and be quiet for long periods of time so after a while I got up and strolled the halls with my IV pole, back and forth to the bathroom to “release the toxins.”
Before I was able to leave for the day we had to start an exercise. Dr. Akoury and I ran up and down 4 flights of stairs (she says 10 times, I’m thinking it was more) but she did it with me all the way and pushed me until I was finished even though I really didn’t think that I could!
It was a great day with a great doctor!
I’m on my way now, already feeling better and learning how to take better care of myself. Along with my formal medical education (I’ll be finished next week!) I’m getting a personal education as well which will be with me the rest of my life. My commitment is to change my lifestyle and change myself, one step at a time, until I lose the weight and gain back my health!
Soon I’ll let you in on the 10 days of special meals and how it makes a difference. And soon you will find out how you, too, can become part of the Walk With Jennifer movement. Start from wherever you are, but start today!
Thanks for walking with me!
Walk With Jennifer 