ENDO Messages for November, 2002: Re: I found relief from endo pain! Without drugs

Re: I found relief from endo pain! Without drugs

From: Rhonda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Nov 28 00:51:41 2002

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At Sat, 23 Nov 2002, valerie wrote: >
>I have read several of all of your messages and feel for all
>of you, I have put you all in my prayers and I hope my story
>will help all of you.
>I had a lapo on Oct 18 was told that my uterus,bladder,colon,and
>ovary on my left side are fused together with scar tissue
>caused from endo. I had been having extreme pain the first few
>days of my period which started 8 months ago and occured every
>other month when I ovalated on that side.
>My doctor wants me to go on depo luprin (which for those who may
>not know, puts you into menopause) and then to have tests again
>and to probably have to have a hysto. I am 42 and don't really
>want to go into menopause unnaturally. So I started reading
>everything I could get my hands on that would give me some
>alternative releif.
>I read about a lady named Dian Mills who recomended B vitamins
>and Dr Susan M Lark author of Fibroid Tumors and Endometriosis
>who suggested cutting back on dairy products and meat because
>they have saturated fat, which puts stress on the liver and
>increases circulating estrogen (which many doctors believe causes
>endometriosis. I also read the book called Cancer prevention
>diet, this book is about Macrobiotics and Curing cancer.
>So before taking any of my doctors advice I thought I would try
>cutting out all dairy, meat, coffee and sugar. I started eating whole
>grains and vegetables brown rice, barley, califlower etc on Nov 16th. I
>got my period (the bad month) on the 20th, my pain started on the 21st
>but
>only lasted one day instead of two and was far less extreme, I was able
>to get relief with 1 advil. 4 days without saturated fat and taking B
>vitamins which my liver could now use relieved my pain more than 75%
>I will remain eating this way I have so much more energy, I feel
>great, alot of my aches are gone, I sleep better. I believe I won't
>have to have those treatments after all.

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