Re: I don't know what to do anymore
From: Lori (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jun 28 18:51:53 2004
There is one woman who posts here (Lori) who is a big advocate of the
diet thing - from memory she was also facing a hyst (please correct me
if I'm wrong, Lori!), and after a few months with carefull eating is
symptom-free.
Hi Georgie & Amanda!
Thank you for mentioning this, in response:
I had made dietary changes in the past, but just recently is when I have
gone full force with the diet, about 3 weeks- it is making a big
difference I can tell but natural things do take time. I do a lot of
other things that are also helping, like natural progesterone cream,
vitamins, herbs... I do believe for some that the diet is all that
would be needed, for others they would need much more. I was facing a
hysterectomy last year october 2003, but now I realize that maybe? it
would help some things, but certainly not all my endometriosis health
related problems, best to treat the whole body with nutrition, herbs,
vitamins...to build the body up to fight all diseases for optimal
health. I am certainly far from 100% symptom free, but looking back to
the past years, I am so much better!!!
suggestion:
http://www.naturopathic.org
God Bless
Lori
my story http://www.theendoclub.com
>
>Hi Amanda,
>
>I'm so sorry for you, sweetie! It is so hard when you are so young. But
>don't give up hope. There are alternatives to hysterectomy, as even
>that isn't a foolproof 'cure'. Are they talking about removing your
>ovaries as well? Because if they don't, then then endo will keep growing
>from the oestrogen that is produced by the ovaries. Endo tissue can
>also produce its own oestrogen, so it can be sort of self sustaining,
>regardless of whether the ovaries are there or not. Also, taking your
>ovaries out will put you into early menopause, and at 19 that is
>something you probably want to avoid! (if you have HRT to counteract
>this then that is the same as leaving the ovaries there). The best
>surgical answer seems to be excision of the implants and adhesions.
>
>Believe it or not, but diet has helped lots of women who post on this
>site. I have recently cut out wheat, which seems to be helping, and
>will try cutting out dairy in a few weeks to see what that does. There
>is one woman who posts here (Lori) who is a big advocate of the diet
>thing - from memory she was also facing a hyst (please correct me if I'm
>wrong, Lori!), and after a few months with carefull eating is
>symptom-free. There are some good books you need to check out:
>
>Endometriosis; the complete reference for taking charge of your health.
>By Mary Lou Ballweg. Published by the Endometriosis Association Oct
>2004
>
>Endometriosis: A key to healing through nutrition. By Dian
>Shepperson-Mills (check out the interview with her on this site).
>
>I wouldn't make any rash decisions until you have read and learned as
>much as you can so that you can really question your doctors, and be
>happy that they are doing their absolute best for you.
>
>Godbless,
>Georgie
>
>At Sun, 20 Jun 2004, Amanda wrote:
>>
>>I guess I should start from the beginning, but I'll sum it up because
>>right now the thought of reliving it is just too much to handle. I was
>>officially diagnosed in December, but before that I had been on
>>Ortho-Novum for about two years. I was then sent to a specialist that
>>put me on Seasonale which had side effects on me that I wouldn't wish
>>upon anyone. I'm now on the Depo shot because to me Lupron is the last
>>step before the hysterectomy which I don't even really want to try with
>>all those side effects.
>>Right now it seems like one week a month I am in extreme pain that takes
>>longer and longer to go away. Not to mention I also get periodic kidney
>>infections along with a whole lot of other stuff that I'm not really
>>sure if it has anything to do with this. I'm to the point now where I
>>feel that I've tried just about everything. I'm in an advanced stage
>>and when I had surgery in Feb. they were hoping to give me 2 yrs before
>>a total hysterectomy. If it is going to happen anyway I really am
>>wondering why I'm even waiting. You see I'm 19 an in school. I missed
>>so much school this last semester that if I can't pull up my grades this
>>next semester I'll be suspended and may not have an option to go back. I
>>can't take the semester off either or my insurance company will drop my
>>coverage. I can't let that happen either. I am at a point right now
>>where I don't want to have any regrets, but I've tried everything I
>>could with no success. I just don't know what to do but I can't help
>>but think that this would clear up a lot of health problems if I would
>>just get it over with. Does anyone know if there are other health
>>problems related to this? I'm sick all the time and with school coming
>>up again am I really going to be able to take the pain killers that I
>>need to get through the day and still get my grades up. I'm really not
>>sure anymore. Please help
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