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I saw a new doctor this week about my headaches....Dr. Bernui. A friend referred me to him. She takes her triplets to him, and felt like if anyone could help me, he could. His office is in Hendersonville, TN. So, Darrin and I dropped Miles off at his mom's house on Monday morning and drove to middle TN for my appointment at 1pm.

I had completed a ton of paperwork and mailed it in before the visit. Dr. Bernui likes to review your information before he meets with you. I scheduled this appointment in October and have been anxiously waiting for Nov. 15th. I'm so eager to feel better. On the way to the appointment I told Darrin that I was nervous. That seemed strange to him b/c he's never nervous about anything. I guess I just had high hopes, and wanted to be sure I accurately described my problems. Over the last year, it's become a lot more than headaches.....neck stiffness, body aches, fatigue, night sweats....

We met with the nurse & Dr. Bernui for almost 3 hours. He was exactly what I have been looking for in a doctor. For starters, his main objective is to find the root cause, rather than constantly treating/masking the symptoms. He asked a ton of questions going all the way back to when I was 5 years old and had mono. He asked a lot of questions about the night sweats b/c he said that indicates an infection. Every other doctor had blown right by that symptom. At the end of the visit, he said based on my symptoms, he's looking for a chronic disease.

They drew a ton of blood and plan to test for everything from my Vitamin D level to Lyme disease. I am on a strict diet between now and my follow up appointment on Dec. 28th. Since we don't know if the headaches are food related, it's best to completely clean my body out. I've thought for a while that I should be doing this. It just took a professional to tell me to.

Once again I'm hopeful that this will lead to some answers. This has been a crazy journey over the last 15 months. At times, I feel crazy, like I'm making something out of nothing. A gazillion doctors' visits can easily make you go there. At the end of the day, I know that I don't feel good and that this isn't normal. Darrin has been amazing through all of this. He's never once acted like I was crazy or been frustrated when I said "my head hurts" a hundred times a day. I don't think I would have been as gracious. Thanks babe....love ya.