Patient Story
Carla: Pain free with energy
Summary
Carla came to Med Matrix in severe physical distress: heart palpitations, very high blood pressure, extreme muscle fatigue, and pain so bad she could barely walk from one end of her house to the other. Her regular doctor and even the hospital had not addressed the root causes, dismissing her symptoms as age-related. Within a week and a half of her first Med Matrix appointment, she was pain-free, sleeping later, and moving freely. She credits thyroid treatment (T3 alongside T4) as a key piece, and now actively recommends Med Matrix to everyone she knows.
Before Med Matrix
- Heart palpitations
- Very high blood pressure
- Severe muscle fatigue
- Extreme difficulty walking (stiff and painful; her mother noticed it nearly a year before)
- Going to bed as early as 5:15 to 5:20 p.m. due to physical exhaustion
- Pain getting in and out of vehicles
- Not sleeping well
- Gasping for air at times
- Previous doctors attributed symptoms to age and told her to exercise more
- Hospital visit and repeated calls to her doctor's office went unanswered or unaddressed
- Only T4 being tested and treated; T3 not addressed
Results
- Pain-free within approximately a week and a half
- Cried with relief the first night she lay down and felt no pain
- Can roll over in bed without pain
- Can get in and out of vehicles without difficulty
- Staying up later, no longer going to bed at 5 p.m. from exhaustion
- Can go for walks and keep up with kids
- No longer gasping for air
- Blood pressure improvement (implied through medication changes)
- Excited about upcoming follow-up, expecting continued improvement
Key Quotes
“The first time I remember I actually cried at night when I laid in bed and I thought, 'Oh my gosh, I don't hurt. I don't hurt.' And I kept trying to make myself move and I literally started crying because I just didn't hurt.”
“I came in to have lab work and then I went back to my PCP and I took a copy of my lab work from here and showed my doctor. There was absolutely no answers. No answers to what can we do to make this better.”
“Med Matrix all the way. You don't even have to finish. Just go to Med Matrix. I literally invited all of my friends on Facebook to Med Matrix.”
“It just feels like my whole world was turned around for the better. To feel, to not hurt.”
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