My Third Mitosis on the Bean Protocol for Hashimoto's

*I'm not a doctor, nutritionist, or any kind of medical professional. None of this is medical advice. Always seek advice from your doctor before changing your diet and/or healing routine. I am just a human sharing my experience with this protocol.

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March 26th, 2021 marked another 90 days and another mitosis behind me!

I remember when I was just starting this protocol and could not wait to finish my first mitosis. It seemed so far away, now I have 3 under my belt and I'm still moving forward. Although, not going to lie, this mitosis was a roller coaster. 

Before we dive in, It's important you understand the first couple months of this mitosis. 

About 10 days into this mitosis, my cell phone charger (I think) malfunctioned and began smoking. I heard some crackle noises, looked down to see what was going on and was hit in the face with some crazy smoke. It gave me a headache, made me nauseous, triggered dizziness, as well as creating a taste of metal in my mouth. Six hours later I still had the headache, felt sick, was experiencing dizziness, and had the metallic taste in my mouth so strong that I would have sworn my teeth were made of steel. ​So, I ended up in the ER where they hooked me to this machine to clean out my lungs.

It got rid of the metallic taste in my mouth, but it came back the next day and I felt off for the rest of the week where the symptoms cycled in waves of grossness.

The following week my period hit. And, when I say hit, I really mean it. It hit me so hard it about knocked me out. It was like how my periods have been most of my life. Not long after waking up that morning, I had extreme nausea. Then, I was slammed with pain and cramps so severe they were like waves of pain traveling through my whole body, even through my bones. I could barely stand. The waves were so extreme the pain would temporarily knock my vision out.

​How the hell did I go to work during my period all of these years? I spent so many days blindingly tired, massaging my legs in the morning just trying to get them to work so I could get out of bed, then I would choke down some food (painfully hard with nausea), take prescription strength pain relievers to dull the pain some (it never fully helped, won't touch pills now), and head out the door to work where I would try my best to stay awake and sit upright until it was time to go home and go straight to bed. I don't miss those days.

Eventually, I made it to the living room and as soon as I walked in my husband jumped up from the couch and ran over to me. He grabbed on to my arm, looking like he saw a ghost, and helped me to sit down on the couch. That's when he asked me what  was going on because my face was so pale all he could see were the two black dots of my eyes. 

I spent the rest of the day on the couch sleeping off and on. Toward the late afternoon/early evening, the cramps subsided  some and the nausea lifted. The cramps continued on for another day but the worst of it was over.

​About a week and a half later I had a surgery scheduled for my right leg. The surgery went well but I still had a lot to heal after. I won't touch pain relievers anymore unless I'm on death's door so through all of this, I didn't take anything for the pain but that also meant I had a lot of sleepless nights due to being extremely uncomfortable. 

Things gradually improved and by the end of February I was feeling more like myself. 

I'm sharing all of this because I don't want the beans to be blamed. I had events outside of the protocol interfering with my healing and progress. Such is life.

Overall

• I had to add back some of my T3 medication, 9mcg
• External life events threw some wrenches into the healing process
• Weird heart palpitations started (Adrenal issue)
• Gained weight
• Almost no farts! 

Thyroid Function

• Sadly, I started going hypo again and had to add some T3 back. I'm really bummed about this but, it's part of healing. Two steps forward, one step back. 

MCS

Although I was exposed to that metal smoke in early January and a huge perfume exposure around that time as well and had really bad reactions to both, since then, I've actually seen improvements. For most of March, when I've been exposed to perfumes, smoke, and other chemicals, I've had little to no reaction!!!! LITTLE TO NO REACTION! This is really huge for me and I'm so thankful. I also know that it doesn't mean I'm fully in the clear. I still do my DNRS rounds every single day and, of course, am continuing with the beans. 

Although following the bean protocol is already addressing MCS, Karen recommends if you want to step up MCS healing to eat 1/4 to 1/3 cup of beans six times a day instead of 1/2 3 times a day. She also said that if you're suffering an exposure, to eat 2 tablespoons of beans every 20 minutes until the reaction subsides. 

I'm sticking with the 1/2 cup of beans 3x a day for now. I want to increase to Karen's recommendation of less beans more frequently but honestly, I hate eating that many times a day. I'm working to get over that, but it's really what holds me back. There's so much else I'd rather be doing than eating. 

I'm thinking about making a hummus or bean chili type dish where I can eat it easily more frequently but right now, I'm not super motivated to do that. One day. 

​​Skin, Hair, and Nails

• Just some hormonal acne, other than that, everything is still great! 

​Digestion and Poop

• Pooping great!
• Bloating and gas went away completely, then came back some after surgery, then went away almost completely again. Rollercoaster!

Mood, Sleep, and Energy

• Stable mood still!
• Rise in OCD anxiety thoughts, then they went away almost completely.
• Concentration is still meh.
• I'm still sleeping sound except for those post surgery nights when I was in too much pain. 
• Sustained energy continues! 

​Face, Body, and Periods

• Sustained color in my face and lips except for that one day on my period. 
• Gained weight but not a lot or in a bad way. My stomach is still mostly flat. Such an awesome sentence to write after never having a flat stomach my whole life. it's just incredible. 
• Fibromyalgia pain is still gone!
• Ovulation continues to be rough. It's when most of my symptoms flare up.
  
• Periods got rough, then a lot better. That January period was an absolute hell but my period in February was better (like bean protocol better! Cramping and tiredness) and the one in March was even better (some light cramping and tiredness). Even when I had the rough period in January, I still did not bleed heavy. I don't know if I'll ever get used to how little I bleed now. It's like night and day from before bean times. 
• My libido is still showing up in spurts and the spurts are stronger and lasting longer. 

​Extras

• Crazy heart palpitations started after my surgery. I haven't been able to get them to go away. They can be super scary and take my breath away. Karen said they're most likely due to adrenaline. It's frustrating because I meditate every day. So, I'm bummed that my adrenals are so whacked that even with a daily meditation practice for over 8 moths now and huge improvements in my overall mental state that I still have these adrenal signs. I did start taking Arnica and that helps a lot! I'm shocked. I've never been a homeopath type of person but I notice a huge difference with it. 
• I'm still eating lard. 🤷🏻‍♀️I missed out on animal fats for so much of my life, that I now struggle to give them up. Probably not going to give them up...
• I asked Karen a lot of questions this mitosis and I can't recommend her enough. I love being able to ask her all kinds of health questions whenever I need to. She is a wealth of knowledge. If you take her course, you have access to her for the rest of her life. It's an excellent perk and worth the money.