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Re: Natural Remedies?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Dec 13 01:32:02 2001
Amy,
Cutting out ALL dairy, eggs and phytoestrogens *may* make a huge
difference in your pain
At Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Amy wrote:
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>Thank you to everyone that replied to my request!! I am so happy to find
>a group of people that understand!! I don't have an extreme case of it,
>just a few lesions, but the ones I have are very large/severe? I'm
>getting used to the terminology. Actually, for two years I have been
>told that I am probably just having severe menstural cramps. I was
>beginning to feel like I was crazy. I found a doc that thought it might
>be Endo,but wanted to give me Lupron before he even knew. I demandaned
>a laparacopy because I was afraid of Lupron without a definite
>diagnosis. I feel better that I'm not going crazy, but I want to try
>natural methods b4 chemicals. I will start with an organic/no hormone
>meat diet and I'll get those books. Thank You!!!!!
>
>At Wed, 12 Dec 2001, D.N. wrote:
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>>Hi Kathy,
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>>I can't tell you much about Lupron, I have never tried it, too afraid of
>>it. As far as the diet goes, you can try organic varieties of foods,
>>dairy and meat to help cut down on the hormones in your diet. Also,
>>watch out for the soy content in foods. For me, that tends to flare
>>things, for example teriyaki sauce, love it, but it causes pain.
>>
>>A hyst may or may not help. A lot depends on the severity of the endo,
>>how much it has caused organs to adhere to themselves, the skill level
>>of your surgeon, if they get all of your ovaries out and all the endo
>>out and more I am sure. Many women are helped by hysts with ovaries
>>removed others are not. I had to have my hyst, I had fibroids too, but
>>I still have endo and ovarian remnant syndrome.
>>
>>I hope this info helps.
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>>Best wishes,
>>D.N.
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