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PY's Story:

A couple months ago, I went to the emergency room because of some chest pain.  Luckily, some of the more serious possibilities were eliminated and eventually it was narrowed down to “muscular-skeletal” in nature.  After a couple of spins on the muscle relaxant/painkiller merry-go-round, I was finally ready to try another approach.  Friends and family have recommended acupuncture for years, so it seemed a natural path to take.
Within 5 minutes, Dr. Becky had identified my problem as a dislocated rib.  With some adjustments and a couple of needles here and there, I had an immediate reduction in pain and was pain free within a couple of treatments.

But here is the best part:  While she was treating my rib, she also noticed and inquired about other problems that I have and offered some treatment options.  I really felt like she wasn’t just reading a symptom off of a chart, but was looking at a whole human being.  She has helped me with stress, anxiety, back pain, lingering knee pain from my surgery and gout.  But that’s not my favorite part.

My favorite unintended consequence of seeing Dr. Becky was her unusual treatment for foot fungus.  I had been given a prescription for Lamisil in the past, but ultimately chose not to fill it when they asked for a blood test first (that did not inspire my confidence in the drug)

I had resigned myself to living with it, until Dr. Becky suggested an alternative solution:  A foot soak of Dark Beer, White Vinegar and Acidophilus powder.  Within a week, the skin on my foot improved visibly.  Within a month, I started to see clear new nails grow.  Not only that, but all noticeable foot odor was gone.  I was, and still am just amazed by how effective this treatment has been.  And to think it’s all because of a dislocated rib!

I am a firm believer that traditional medicine still plays a major role in keeping all of us healthy and happy.  But for me, acupuncture and naturopathic medicine do as well, and I would recommend them to anybody that asks.
And when they ask me who should they see, I have one answer:  Dr. Becky!

P. Y. (Seattle)

Lauren's Story:

   My daughter Lauren was in her freshman year of high school when she became very ill. She was studying hard and pulling all nighters to finish her final exams for the year. Lauren kept telling me how tired she was. She had worked so hard for her grades I encouraged her to keep going thinking she could sleep all day when summer vacation started next week.

    After school was over for a while, she was still so tired we decided to try some vitamins and iron pills to build up her body. However the vitamins had little effect. I took her to our clinic and they took blood. They found out she had had mononucleosis. We went home and waited for her to heal, however after two more months and another trip to the clinic she had not gotten better.

   School started up, Lauren could not make it through the day. We decided to get home help from school; a teacher came to help Lauren at our house so she could keep up in her classes at school. We needed doctor’s notes that said certain things, back and forth from the school and the clinic we went. It was a big ordeal. I think the school and doctors did not believe Lauren loved school and wanted to be there. This did not help us. So we decided to take a break for that quarter.  As a parent I was frustrated. 

    I took her to a doctor I heard about from a friend. She did blood work again and found nothing abnormal as well. She thought Lauren might be depressed. We had been through a hard time with her father but Lauren said she was “dealing well” and did not feel depressed. We were then sent to Children’s Hospital to a specialist who had seen this chronic thing before but was looking at it as a symptom. He had no answer for the fatigue itself.  We ran tests but nothing came of them. After seeing him weekly for a couple of months Lauren seemed to be happy we were doing something about it but there was no real improvement in her fatigue.  He suggested a class like Thai Chi as our next step. The disappointment after each doctor had gotten to both of us, but I knew Lauren still wanted me to fix her.

    It was at this point that I realized myself that this may be it for my smart, highly motivated daughter. We talked about altering some of her arduous life goals. Lauren was always an “A” student. She wanted to be a Pediatrician or the First woman president.  I was always praying for her healing, but I did not know where else to take her.

    It has been so hard to see her sleep all day and still not have any energy. In the summer of what would have been her senior year my mom told me about a naturopathic clinic she had gone to with my sister. I called the number and asked if they had heard of chronic fatigue before. To my great surprise they had. The receptionist told me that one of the doctors had a special intravenous drip just for it. She said they have had success with it. I brought Lauren with true in trepidation that this may be another failed attempt at healing my daughter and dashing her spirit yet again. We talked about it and decided to meet with Dr. Becky. At our first meeting Dr. Becky knew what we were talking about. We had been feeling like we had made up the name for her illness, Chronic Fatigue. We were so happy to find out it was well known by this smart young doctor.              

    We were now in our third year of illness with little hope for any improvement let alone a cure. This interview gave us hope. I prayed that Lauren would be healed in September of 2008. I wanted to be clear with God on the year. Then Lauren started the IV drips on Tuesday mornings missing part of school for 6 weeks. She had signed up for a full load of classes this time her first since freshman year. She was immediately improved. I was feeling some relief and I mean it. Every time we went I would be more encouraged that this may be the answer!  

    Lauren has taken on a lead in the school musical at Shorewood High School and working daily 'till 7:30 to prepare for the play. She is like a normal girl again. I keep asking her if she is “tired” she knows the kind of tired I mean. The awful can’t move your body tired. It has not come back. We are hopeful that it will never return, however just to find something to live a normal life has been an answer to prayer. We can never thank you enough Doctor Becky! We will always remember you!!!!!
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Natalie and Lauren Sweeten

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