Bruce Witter
Irving, TX
Lyme Disease & Other

I had little indication that there was a health problem until the day I collapsed with chest pain, palpitation, numbness in both arms, inability to move as if the “whole body had shut down.” My physician subsequently diagnosed me as having mitral valve prolapse and arrhythmia even though my Electrocardiogram is normal and there was no history of heart problems on either side of my family for 3 generations. The first cardiologist said I needed a new mitral valve. The second said I needed a pacemaker. The third recommended Prilosec and a good diet and exercise program. Obviously, I opted for the third recommendations but still had six more “incidences” over the next eighteen months. I was also very tired, had little energy, and my reading comprehension was dropping steadily.

I came to Sierra Integrative Medical Center (SIMC). I could not believe that the three days of testing at this clinic finally revealed what years of testing at ‘regular’ hospitals and specialists could not! SIMC was the only place that the diagnoses lined up with what I was feeling in my own body. They found that I had Methylene Chloride exposure, which turns to Carbon Monoxide in blood streams causing circulation problem. Aside from positive Lyme disease, I also had elevated titers of Epstein Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus. The Physical examination also revealed an enlarged spleen and liver which explained my comprehension deterioration, low energy and the need to sleep more than ten hours a day.

During my first three weeks of treatment, I was a little skeptical because I felt like I was getting worse instead of better. However, the entire staff was so genuinely concerned and did whatever it took to help me that I soon quit asking so many questions and simply followed their recommendations. I soon began to feel as though I was on a rocket ship ride out of the depths of poor health. My energy levels and clarity of thought were rapidly improving. I was beginning to sleep only 7 hours a night with no energy fall-off during the day.

Today I am a 49-year-old man in a 25-year-old body! I have as much energy as my two boys (ages 10 and 14) and my wife now accuses me of being a pest (but I know she is not complaining!). I believe in the power of prayer. I also believe that if we are sick, we need to do the possible and let God do the impossible. For me, doing the possible was coming to Sierra Integrative Medical Center. I thank God and the physicians and staff at SIMC for giving me the impossible – the gift of a new life.