Laura - I am proud of you for being proactive with your health. That is awesome.

I too did a modified Swank diet and found I felt so much better. I kind of fell off the bandwagon and noticed a change in how I feel. In fact, I got my book out the other day to plan my menu based on the diet as I know I felt better when I was doing it. LOL

Being on C can be rough, especially that 1st year. There are other DMD's that you may be able to tolerate much better. I stopped shooting in my thighs a long time ago and just recently, temporarily, stopped my arms. (Spasms & C shots don't mix nor do lack of grip strength in the weak hand. LOL).

All of this is a personal choice and it sounds as if you made a solid decision and really thought this through.

Hang in there! You know we are all here to support you in your decision.