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WHO'S THE BOSS? | Nina Cesena
WHO'S THE BOSS?
There are so many things I wish I knew back when I was battling autoimmune ITP.  I wish I had someone to hold my hand and clue me in to the things I had to figure out for myself.
 
I hope I can be *that* person for you…
 
I’m going to be dedicating some blog posts to “The Things I Wish I Knew”!
 
What I wish I knew #1 - I'm the boss of me!
 
All joking aside...it is REALLY important that we realize our Doctor (GP, hematologist, etc) is our *partner*....not our boss!
 
I apologize in advance if I'm offending anyone here! I know some people feel *most* comfortable following *all* of their doctors "orders". I believe that western medicine conditions us to desire being told what to do.  When we agree (without question or concern) to do something someone in “authority” tells us, we are giving away our empowerment and our responsibility to ourselves.
 
Please don’t misunderstand…I am in NO way suggesting that you don’t take your doctor’s advice.  What I AM saying is that we DO need to take charge of our health and advocate for ourselves. We need to get comfortable asking questions, voicing our concerns, and making decisions together with our health care providers.
 
Personally, I might not be here if I had taken my doctor's recommendation to take 3 chemotherapy medications without having a spleen! I kept searching for other options and asking questions until I was comfortable with a treatment. It happened to be an alternative treatment.
 
I had an excellent relationship with my hematologist. He listened to me. I would go to my appointments with a pad of paper full of questions! He would answer all of them with compassion and grace. He knew my feelings about side effects from certain treatments (things that messed with my hormones & fertility). Together, we put them "at the bottom of the list". He partnered with me. When I chose alternative treatments, he respected me & kept monitoring my blood work even though Traditional Chinese Medicine was completely outside his scope!
 
It can feel scary at first, but it is so important that we advocate for ourselves!! Your doctor works for YOU! Don't be afraid to get a 2nd opinion or change doctors if you need someone who is more in alignment with your individual needs!

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Meet Nina Cesena

 
Chronic illness STINKS!  A battle with autoimmune disease left me “immune compromised” after the loss of my spleen, which happens to be an integral part of our immune system.

I won the battle with autoimmune disease and got into remission…but my immune system was still thrashed! I fell unwell ALL. THE. TIME. I was a classroom teacher and a mom of school age kids. Every icky thing that went around seemed to find me. There were winters I forgot what it felt like to feel “well”.  I wondered what my future was going to be like….Was I going to be a victim of my immune system forever?
Then…I began to wonder if there were ways I could support my immune system naturally. I’m a skeptic. If I’m going to try something new, I need to know “how” and “why” it is going to work! I did a ton of research…and tried something I hadn’t tried before.

A few months went by…and I realized I had made it through an entire fall-winter season feeling WELL! That was 7 years ago!!

Now, I live my life confident in the power of my immune system. I don't worry that every germ is going to catch up with me. I don't fear NOT having a spleen!
 
I’ve learned so much since that first winter seven years ago! Chronic illness or a weakened immune system can make us feel out of control and even trapped! I’m on a mission to help others empower themselves to take control and gain freedom.

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