My name is Justin, and this is my Plexus story: I joined the US Air Force in 2001 and served for 6 years, then I transferred to the Army as a Saxophone player for the 10th Mountain Division. Just before I deployed with my unit to Iraq in support of IEF4/5 I was diagnosed with a massive herniated disc at L4/L5. Looking back I know that I had felt the effects of this injury for about 8 years prior but I was too dense to get it checked and seek intervention, youthful ignorance. When I deployed, my high level of fitness and activity there in Iraq covered up a lot of things, not the least of which was my bulging disc. Nine months later when I cam back home, of course my activity level dropped drastically and suddenly. After my vacation time was spent and I got back to work my leg would randomly and without pain or warning just give out on me. I was falling over sometimes, other times I was only just able to catch myself. The doctors and I decided it was time for surgery. I had a discectomy at L4/L5 in Dec of 2009 and proceeded to take convalescent leave for two months, one month longer than usual. My pain was excruciating and NOT going away even after 6 months. I couldnt do the simplest of Soldier tasks anymore, like sit ups, let alone throw an 80lbs ruck on my back and hoof it 10 miles like before. I filed my paperwork for medical discharge and it was approved. I was honorably discharged from the Army Dec 2010. Then came three of the most painful years of my life. Even after 4 months of Army physical therapy and rehab my pain was still there and wasnt getting any better. And now I was home and in pain. All I had to do was work towards my Masters Degree and think about my pain. I would empty the dish washer and end up curled in a ball sobbing on the floor because I turned in a slightly wrong way. I would try to mow the grass and get about 1/3 of the way through it before again I would end up on the ground curled in a ball writhing in pain. I was checked out over and over again by the VA and they found no change in my spine and no reason for my pain. So they medicated me. HEAVILY. I was on Tramadol for pain, Methacarbomol as a muscle relaxer, and Naproxen as an anti-inflammatory. All of these had several side effects, but they all had the same side effect of drowsiness. Not only that, but all this medication slowed down my natural healing process. I fell one day and cut my knee. It was nothing terrible, but it took about a month to heal to the point of not needing a bandage, and then another few months to completely heal and not be tender. I moved a ways away from my doctor so I had trouble getting to my appointments, so naturally the doctor was not comfortable writing my prescriptions unless he was actually seeing me. Now I didnt have medication and I fully expected to resume the routine of immense pain and despair to which I had early become accustomed. Except, my pain didnt increase. In fact, it was BETTER off the medication! I had not had any special medical intervention. I simply came off the meds and I felt better. So I decided I wouldnt squander this newly found relief. I started exercising again and things got even better. My pain was now, by miraculous healing of God, around 20% of what it once was. I have maintained that level of relief for about a year and a half now. Some days better, some days worse. In Nov of this year I started taking Plexus after noticing my wife was taking it and experiencing more energy and better mood in addition to weight loss. I started taking it too and immediately noticed my mood was better everyday, and until this point and after Iraq I have generally been a somewhat angry person. I also noticed that my daily 2pm crashes didnt happen anymore. Not only did they not happen, I had tons of energy all day, and that was just with the Plexus Slim drink mix! Instead of ordering more I looked in to becoming an Ambassador to cover the cost of my and my wifes products. I signed up, ordered my welcome pack and also tried the Fast Relief. The regular Fast Relief was enough to start taking away the remaining amount of pain I had, but it didnt get to all of it. At this point I was curious about all the products (except the breast check kit LOL) so I added in the Bio Cleanse, ProBio5, XFactor, Boost, and Fast Relief Nerve Health Support. Once I introduced all of these I had SO MUCH ENERGY but it wasnt jittery. I noticed that I wasnt peeing out all the nutrients in my multivitamin, and also everyday within 10 mins of taking the Nerve Health Support and the regular Fast Relief, MY PAIN WAS GONE! 4 years! It has been 4 years since I have not felt pain all the time. And longer than that if you count the bulged disc symptoms. I still have pain every day, but the Fast Relief Nerve Health Support gives me 4-5 hours of relief at a time. I couldnt ask for more. Plexus has given me my vitality back. Plexus has given me time with my children. Plexus has given me a reason to be happy. And in becoming an Ambassador Plexus has combined me with other happy people who dont have cant in their hearts. And it shows.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:07:20 +0000
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