In 2016, I sought Dr. Mazi's care as I was recovering from a decade of declining health and…read moremisdiagnosis that led to aggressive treatments by traditional medical providers. In 2015, I underwent surgery that uncovered the true diagnosis of a congenital condition that provided a "cure" but, at 37 years old, left me with a destroyed body. The list of diagnoses over that decade is long. By this time, I had gastroparesis and was receiving aggressive pain management treatments that compromised many systems, including my working memory and language centers. I had been college faculty for more than a decade prior. Between 2013 and 2015, my body went from a stable 135-140 lbs throughout my life to 240 lbs at the time of surgery, as a result of the cocktail of medications and aggressive treatments for misdiagnosis.
I saw Dr. Mazi regularly from 2016 to 2019 to recover whatever health and function I could. She provided an extraordinary amount of information and education through advanced blood testing, peer-reviewed research, diet, and alternative, cutting-edge options. We embarked on a plan that was layered and refined over those years. When I began seeing Dr. Mazi, I was being treated for hypothyroidism triggered by medications years prior, as well as TRMDD, GAD, and fibromyalgia, among other diagnoses often levied when traditional doctors are at a loss for a patient's symptoms.
By 2019, the hypothyroidism had resolved. I no longer needed blood pressure medication to sleep at night. My weight had returned to a stable 135 lbs. I felt better than I did as a teenager. I had arrived at a level of engagement, activity, and pleasure in my life that I had never known. Little did I know, Dr. Mazi had facilitated a foundation that would enable me to continue improving my health, self-advocacy within traditional medical care, and overall quality of life. In 2019, I moved away from California.
In 2025, at 47 years old, I experience stable health and more vitality than at any point prior. Perhaps it is the gift of having spent young adulthood intractably ill, but this would not be possible without the support I received from Dr. Mazi.
I highly recommend working with Dr. Mazi, particularly if you are experiencing seemingly impossible health challenges.