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Date:
Jan 16, 2008
Nick's
success story
I was
diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis just a few days after my
16th birthday. Today, at age 18, thanks to Dr. Hoffman, Dr.
Kroner and the rest of the Staff at the Hoffman Center, I
have become 100% symptom free through diet, supplementation
and Low Dose Naltrexone.
My colitis
was severe. I was anemic, I had lost almost 30 pounds, I could
not participate in high school sports, my attendance at school
was very sporadic and I was on the verge of surgery to have
my colon removed.
As a last
hope, my parents took me to the Hoffman Center as they were
familiar with Dr. Hoffman's 'intelligent medicine' from his
radio show. My parents believed there had to be an answer
other than the Remicade and steroids my second Gastroenterologist
had prescribed for me. Both my first GI doctor, who had me
on 19 Asacol pills per day, and my second GI doctor, who had
me on the very dangerous immune suppressing drug Remicade,
maintained diet had nothing to do with my colitis.
Dr. Hoffman,
though, immediately put me on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet
(SCD). With guidance from the Hoffman Center Nutritionist,
Leyla Muedin, I have been able to stick to the diet despite
my initial concerns about always being hungry, or not getting
enough calories to gain weight or have energy.
The second
thing Dr. Hoffman and Dr. Kroner did was to set up a plan
of supplements for me to take without overwhelming me with
a 100 pills a day. It's simple and easy to maintain, and my
parents are able to get all the supplements from the Hoffman
Center through the mail.
To help
boost my nutritional intake, I was also getting 2 or 3 'IV'
treatments per month at the Hoffman Center. I am now down
to 1 'IV' treatment per month just for maintenance.
The third
part of the successful treatment plan Dr. Hoffman established
for me was a prescription for the medication known as Low
Dose Naltrexone, or LDN for short. Dr. Hoffman wrote the prescription
for LDN in late May of 2007 based upon his research of a study
performed by Dr. Jill Smith at Hershey Medical Center. Doctor
Hoffman learned of the study when the results were published
in a national GI medical journal. Unlike Remicade, which has
the possible side affect of lymphoma because it limits the
immune system, LDN improves the immune system.
In September
of 2007, my parents took me to see Dr. Smith who recommended
I continue the protocol Dr. Hoffman has prescribed.
For the
last 5 months, I have not had a single symptom of my colitis,
and I am no longer anemic. In the 7 months of following Dr.
Hoffman's plan, my health, strength and energy are as strong
as they ever have been. I have gained nearly 35 pounds, my
attendance at school is 100%, and for the first time since
freshman year, I have been able to run track and cross country
without missing an event.
Before
seeing Dr. Hoffman, I was confined to the house except for
when I tried to go to school or had a doctor's appointment.
I couldn't work or do anything social with friends. Most days
I couldn't make it up the stairs to my bedroom. I was in the
hospital emergency room 2 times just in the first few months
of 2007 because of pain and dehydration.
While
it was nearly impossible for my parents to get my second GI
doctor to return a phone call, Dr. Hoffman or Dr. Kroner would
not let the evening pass before they returned a call and were
speaking to my mom or dad.
When
I saw my GI doctor in July of 2007, he refused to acknowledge
the benefits of the SCD diet, supplementation or LDN. He dismissed
the study Dr. Smith wrote about and Dr. Hoffman believed in.
Instead, since it had not helped at all, he wanted to increase
the dosage and frequency of infusion of the Remicade. My parents
and I walked out, and we haven't spoken to him since.
From
my first visit to the Hoffman Center, the change in my life
- which really is like having life back, has been amazing.
I owe it to Dr. Hoffman and the Staff at his Center.
Nick P.
Doylestown, PA
January 2008
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