"A cough is a symptom, not a disease.
Take it to your doctor and he can give you something serious to worry about."
- Robert Morley -
This may sound crazy, but every word of it is true...
I know, because we lived it.
In the United States,
hospital fees and surgeries are insanely costly.
This is thanks to the magic mixture of government regulations, cronyism, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, malpractice lawsuits, and greed.
My story takes place in the early '90s, when things were a little cheaper...
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor, nor am I a medical professional of any kind.
Nothing that I say can be considered medical advice. The content of this article has not been evaluated by the FDA. Nothing herein is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Government minions, you can go back into hiding behind your trees now...
Many years ago,
my wife visited the doctor, complaining of stomach pain. He discovered, and treated her for, some minor ulcers.
SKIP the gallbladder surgery!
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On a routine diagnostic image,
the doctor also happened to notice that she had some gallstones.
We were surprised to hear it, because the gallstones were causing her no discomfort at all. Because they were not bothering her, the doctor ignored them.
Several years later,
my wife began to experience some pain from the gallstones. When we sought medical treatment, the insurance company at my new job refused to authorize it. They insisted the stones were a "pre-existing condition."
At the time, the cost to remove a gall bladder was about $15 thousand dollars. That priced us completely out of the market.
NOTE: For current gallbladder surgery costs, try reading this horror story.
The surgery was going to cost $15k.
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My wife desperately needed that surgery, yet — due to a happenstance insurance technicality — she was denied it.
Had God let us down?
Friends and relatives soon heard about our plight.
One of my aunts mentioned our problem to a neighbor. The neighbor gave my aunt a book. My aunt mailed it to us.
The book described a simple home remedy for removing gall stones.
What? A home remedy? No surgery?
The remedy called for going on a several day fruit-juice fast.
The fast is intended to clear out your colon. Then, on the final day of the fast, you divide a pint of cold-pressed olive oil into eight doses. You lie down on the couch and relax. Every fifteen minutes, you toss back a shot of the olive oil, and chase it with two tablespoons of fresh-squeezed lemon juice. The lemon juice not only kills the taste, but comes into play later.
During this "treatment," you can watch TV, listen to music, read a book — just do whatever relaxes you.
After the last shot, you go to bed, deliberately lying on your right side.
Because you are on your right side, the olive oil pools at the entrance to your gall bladder duct. The large amount of oil causes your gall bladder to begin a series of contractions.
Between contractions, as the gall bladder relaxes, some of the oil and lemon juice enters the gall bladder. The two liquids soften and lubricate the gallstones.
Sometime later that night,
you wake up with an overwhelming urge to evacuate your bowels.
You wake with an urge to evacuate.
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When you do, you will pass your gallstones. They just squirt out through the pre-lubricated gall bladder duct, like so many watermelon seeds!
Are you skeptical?
We were.
As due diligence, we went to a medical seminar in San Diego. A doctor presented information about an experimental non-surgical protocol that used ultrasonic sound to shatter gallstones. The fragments then pass out of the system through the gall bladder duct. At about $5,000 dollars, the treatment was a comparative bargain.
After the presentation, I hung around to question the doctor thoroughly.
Just how flexible is the gall bladder duct, anyway?
He told me that the duct is very flexible, but that sometimes, irregularly shaped stones become painfully stuck. If that happens, the next step is surgical removal. That seemed like a reasonable risk, as most people start with surgery anyway!
That seemed like a reasonable risk.
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Hearing that, the path seemed obvious.
The gall bladder duct is very flexible. Olive oil would provide lubrication. We began to believe the home remedy just might work.
I decided to pioneer the treatment myself. I'd be a "guinea pig" before subjecting my wife to this process, even though I felt fit as a fiddle.
Much to my surprise, the night of the treatment, I passed about two cups of cholesterol-based gallstones.
I had no idea they were in there. (I stored them in the freezer for a couple of years as "show and tell" souvenirs).
About a month later,
my wife worked up the courage to try the treatment. She also passed many stones, and has had no gallbladder trouble since.
What was the total cost of the treatment?
Not $15,000. Not $5,000.
All told, we removed my wife's gallstones for less than ten dollars worth of olive oil and lemons.
You might want to budget a little more to cover the fruit juice. However, because you are fasting, you will save the difference on food anyway.
Thank God!
He had not let us down, after all. To the contrary, he gave us a far superior natural remedy.
The sad truth is that many people who have their gallbladders removed continue to suffer from gallstones nonetheless. Gallstones actually form in the liver, and so removing the gallbladder doesn't eliminate the problem.
Furthermore, for the rest of their lives they may suffer digestive problems and may need to rely on drugs and strict diets to manage its absence.
Spread the word about this remedy.
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Thank the LORD,
he spared my wife surgery, and brought this remedy to our attention. We hope others may benefit from what we learned.
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Wow amazing, should have know about this before hubby had his surgery
(Deep sigh)....
There is so much valuable information buried and suppressed by the medical/industrial/government establishment...
That is so true hun :)
That's really amazing. $15,000 is so much money! My husband went to the emergency room with stomach pain and they found nothing big wrong. It cost him $3000 without insurance. They barely did anything for him too. I'm so glad you are both healthy now.
And that was in 1990 dollars... if you follow the embedded link, you can read about the insane prices of today...
We just heard the other day about our great granddaughter being checked at an emergency room - just a brief "touch and go" by the doctor, and a $5,000 bill! :O
Thanks for sharing your story @creatr and I'm glad to hear that your wife got rid of her gallstones without having to go through surgery. I remember learning in medical school that the ONLY remedy for gallstones was a cholecystectomy - nothing more, nothing less!
That's part of the reason why I stepped away from the healthcare field and devoted myself instead to improving medical technology, while educating everyone I come across on the true benefits of natural non-intrusive remedies.
Great story and better remedy, thanks.
You are welcome!, and thanks for reading! ;)
This would have been handy about 10 years ago before I had surgery for this!
Yeah.... Nothing like 20/20 hindsight! :(
And, sorry, but I don't have time machine technology... :O
Now this is seriously good information, Thank You, My Friend. resteemed
You're welcome, and Thank You! :D
That's a wonderful story and outcome-- thanks for sharing that. I'm going to bookmark this in my "medical folder" and trust that the Steemit blockchain will keep it available.
I have long held the belief that everything we need to heal ourselves can be found in the environment around us. Western medicine has serious problems, not least of which is the philosophy of "treating" illness rather than "healing" it.
Thanks for your feedback. Yes, Western medicine is seriously messed up. Don't even think about saying that someone is "cured," you'll be in trouble! :O
I guess you could say that Western medicine itself could use some healing...
YES. YES. YES. YES.
It's actually part of the 26 day detox!!!! We drink apple juice for three days (each morning - freshly juiced apples) which soften crystalline structures.
Then on the final day - we don't eat after 2 pm - to minimize nausea.
at 6 we take a shot of epsom salt mixed with grapefruit juice. at 8pm we do it again. at 9:50 pm we do the lemonjuice and olive oil. and IMMEDIATELY lay down on our right side for the rest of the night.
(for the whole 26 days we are using COFFEE TIME -you know what that's code word for i think hahaha.... so the colon is THOROUGHLY cleansed. lol)
the first time we did the detox - i was sad that I didn't have any stones to show after all that!
second time. STONES. stones stones and more stones.
all the people in the detox who had their gallbladder removed were so sickened to know that they could have done this. Removing the gallbladder comes with lots of consequences sadly.
I'm just happy that every 6 months, i'll be doing this to try to keep mine clean as a whistle! LOL
fyi.... people who had their gallbladder removed STILL did this flush and stones came out. Apparently the stones in the gallbladder come from the liver initially. so they found that it was a good thing to still practice this flush, even though they were missing their gallbladder.
awesome post! i didn't upvote since it's past its prime - but comment and i will gladly upvote you NOW hehehe
Yes, it is very sad that humanity has bought into the culture of death, and that all of these natural remedies--even though the knowledge is available--are suppressed and discounted because they don't come from the lips of "doctors" or from the Big Drug
PushersCompanies.worse than suppressed and discounted... the people who bring the news are led to the guillotine as a warning for all who dare to seek healing anywhere but the almighty pill.
ugh. and then... worse than that - you DO have charlatans who enter the natural healing world, who only add to confusion and frustration. what a mess.
is this true? i would like to try it, may i to know how to do the 26 day detox? i have gallstones and my doctor suggest me to cut my gallbladder, but i refused. I've tried so many traditional and alternative medications but the result is nothing. i would try this remedies but afraid to fail. but i cant stand the gallstones pain anymore :(
SO True!
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Thanks, and welcome to the zoo... ;) :D
hello,
what a inspirational post for gallstones survivor, like i do. i have these gallstones for almost 2 years. my doctor suggest me to get surgery but i refused. I've tried so many traditional medications but failed. should i try your remedies? but i'm afraid to fail again, may i to know the recipe and treatment schedule? if it work for you i'd love to try it :)
Hello, @edenakbar. I'm glad you found my post... How did you find it?
You need to know that I am not a doctor nor a medical professional of any kind, and that nothing I say can be taken as medical advice. However, I'm happy to share my experience and opinions with you for what they may be worth.
You should do your own research on gallstone cleanses, but here is one protocol for you to consider:
https://wellnessmama.com/38/liver-gall-bladder-cleanse/
I wish you the best. You are far better off without the surgery, in my opinion. Even those who have their gall bladder removed continue to form stones and will still have problems later.
But you should be careful and have a backup plan if you try one of the cleanses.
hi there, sorry for delay reply, i'm doing searching then i found you :)
thank you for the link, i would love to try it.
i wish the best for you too :)