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Bend it like Bourgeois · 09-20-2009, 12:21 AM

I am a total skeptic

BUT

My 3 year old son was scheduled for surgery for enlarged adenoids and had some pretty nasty breathing issues.

To try and avoid surgery my wife (an RN, and herself skeptical) took him to a naturopath a friend of hers with crohns (sp?) uses. I agreed only if we booked the surgery as well. If he didn't progress in time and get checked again by the surgeon I wasn't taking to naturopath's word for it.

Long story short we took him off dairy (to fortified almond milk with flax oil supplements) and he improved after 30-60 days so we stopped the medications. He stayed good (and still is). In the end, no surgery - with the full blessing of the surgeon.

We didn't have my son tested until after I'd seen the results, mostly because I don't trust the test and to field (are they ever going to say you're not allergic to anything?) He came back allergic to dairy, surprise surprise. I still don't trust them, but I can't argue with what I've seen and if it's good enough for the surgeon it's good enough for me.

09-20-2009, 12:21 AM	#13
Bend it like Bourgeois Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	I am a total skeptic BUT My 3 year old son was scheduled for surgery for enlarged adenoids and had some pretty nasty breathing issues. To try and avoid surgery my wife (an RN, and herself skeptical) took him to a naturopath a friend of hers with crohns (sp?) uses. I agreed only if we booked the surgery as well. If he didn't progress in time and get checked again by the surgeon I wasn't taking to naturopath's word for it. Long story short we took him off dairy (to fortified almond milk with flax oil supplements) and he improved after 30-60 days so we stopped the medications. He stayed good (and still is). In the end, no surgery - with the full blessing of the surgeon. We didn't have my son tested until after I'd seen the results, mostly because I don't trust the test and to field (are they ever going to say you're not allergic to anything?) He came back allergic to dairy, surprise surprise. I still don't trust them, but I can't argue with what I've seen and if it's good enough for the surgeon it's good enough for me. Last edited by Bend it like Bourgeois; 09-20-2009 at 12:29 AM.