After 30 years of oral corticosteriod therapy (that?s a lot of cortisone!), one can imagine the physical complications that had to be dealt with on a daily basis. Seventeen years of complimentary medicine helped to ease some of the damage; but, when I started treatment with Dr. Veronica LaChapelle, my symptoms still included heart palpitations, shortness of breath, severe general pain, muscle weakness, bruising, uncontrollable weight gain, insomnia, and depression.
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