Re: can anyone help me figure out whats going on in my body?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun May 15 15:22:02 2005
Kristen, I truly don't know why you bothered to come back here because
you have been completely unwilling to consider that anyone who gave you
any advice has a clue about life. You're a mere child in comparison to
most of us who have been around this block longer than you've been alive
but if you would like to continue to act like a know-it-all obstinate
child and call us all stupid, ignorant, etc. then just go ahead and do
that and one day you will look back and say, gee, they were right, if
only I'd really listened to what they were saying.... it won't be too
late but you will have lost out on a lot of irreplaceable years by then.
Your loss.
I can give my name if I want to but I, as an adult choose not to do so
to keep people like you from collecting my name and address and then
bashing me all over the internet because you're too immature to listen
to people who do know better than you. I never once said that you
brought this on yourself because you didn't care. I said, that many
women do things, unknowingly and unaware, that make their symptoms worse
and nearly 99% of it is diet related... but you don't want to face the
fact that you are fat, obese, even morbidly so since you claim you
doubled your weight.
I will not repeat anything I said to you before. you just go along and
pretend that your obesity is a good thing and that it's all in your
boobs. You said you gained 120 pounds in 6 years. Can you still wear
the same clothes you wore when you weight 120 lbs. 6 years ago? I rest
my case.
Run along now little girl and go sulk in your corner, grown-ups are
talking here.
At Sat, 14 May 2005, kristen wrote:
>
>you know what someone who i will keep to myself warned me about this
>reply and it still managed to piss me off beyond beliefe. you dont know
>me and you are not like me. and i dont care what you or anyone else
>thinks about my life. i had to stop playing sports when i was 16
>because of the pain. i still worked out and did what i could but the
>weight came on within months. it wasnt what i was doing wrong or right.
>it just came on like nothing. so dont tell me it was because of not
>doing anything to take care of myself. obviously if i was out joining a
>gym and trying diets i was trying to do something about it. and your
>precticly perfect south beach bullshit did NOTHING. nothing at all. and
>i know a lot of other people that it did nothing for too. so you can
>take your south beach diet and shove it up your ass for all i care. like
>i said i have seen a dietrition and she said im doing everything right.
>ive had to stop everything i enjoy doing in life because of this. my
>hormones are so screwed up that i have horrible depression and anxiety.
>i had to quit college because of it. i cant just go and hang out with
>my friends most the time because im in pain. and for your info i havent
>taken pain killers in a long time because i got sick of taking pills all
>the time and plus all the pain meds is what put me in the ICU with a
>blood clot in the artery going to my right lung about a year ago. i
>almost died from it. my lung is still weak from not getting blood for a
>week. so you try doing anything that has to do with excersising when
>you cant breath with half of one of your lungs. and you can take all
>your dietary info and shove it up your ass to because i dont give a shit
>about it. unless your some registered dietrition it means nothing to
>me. your just some person who cant even give a name. you claim i didnt
>listen to you but you dont listen to me either. you think your so damn
>special but your not. ENDO IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE! or have you
>forgotten? oh and if you were to take a finger and rub down my stomach
>you will still feel the washboard i had when i was 16. my thighs are
>solid muscle. i dont even know where most of this extra weight is.
>unless my 42DDs are most of it.
>
>have a nice day.
>kristen helmer
>
>At Mon, 9 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>The sports you played in school have little meaning now. You said
>>yourself you weigh from 100 to 120 pounds more now at age 22 than you
>>did 6 years ago at age 16 so whatever benefits you had then you really
>>don't have anymore. You do not still have the muscle you had then
>>hiding under your extra 100 pounds of weight. If muscle tissue is not
>>fed and exercised continuously and properly then it atrophies. You
>>should have learned that when you joined the gym. I didn't say you were
>>fat because you don't care about yourself - you said that. I said that
>>the extra weight is a result of not paying attention to your body's
>>changing needs and is also a caused by and affecting your pain. You set
>>yourself up for failure by forcing yourself to undergo things you can't
>>possibly do which adds to your distress.
>>
>>Your distress leads to stress which releases cortisol which triggers
>>your body to store fats which increases your weight and the only way you
>>can lose that is to control the cortisol which means reducing the stress
>>and the stress is from your emotional state, your physical state and
>>your mental state and until you get all three back around to a more
>>healthy course you will continue to go around and around this horrible
>>circle of Why me? Poor me? I/You/Everybody hates me!, etc. It's not
>>good for you so you really need to stop it. I'm really sorry that you
>>feel ganged up on you but you did ask for help and when it was given and
>>you didn't like what it was, you went right back to your pity cycle.
>>Perhaps if you actually listened to the people you ask for help from you
>>would make some progress. Right now you are acting like a spoiled brat
>>who refuses to listen when told you can't get your way. I'm sorry but
>>you cannot have your way in this instance. You have endo and it makes
>>certain demands of you that cannot and will not be ignored. Continuing
>>to try to ignore them will keep you exactly where you are right now.
>>
>>Atkins is a fad diet and will help you lose weight but is not healthy
>>and will not have long-lasting weight decrease affects. As soon as you
>>go off it and eat normally the weight will return. It is impossible to
>>have "done South Beach with no result". The South Beach diet is
>>scientifically and medically documented to work when followed properly
>>because it is a diet that consists of eating normally. It has all the
>>food groups included but in more measured and regulated portions and
>>that is the key - all the food groups in proper proportion to each other
>>modified according to your needs. It is a diet that you can live with
>>forever and be quite satisfied, no going to bed hungry, no shakes or
>>headaches from low blood sugar. It helps borderline diabetics get their
>>blood sugar down and lowers cholesterol without medication, even lowers
>>blood pressure... it's practically perfect!
>>
>>Whether you choose to believe it or not there is a correlation between
>>your current health status, the amount of pain you're having and what
>>you are eating. It may be true that you are eating a nutritionally
>>balanced diet and that a dietician said so but that is not the same as
>>eating a diet that your current medical condition requires. You are not
>>the same person you were PRE-endo symptoms. Your body is different and
>>has different requirements and until you acknowledge this fact and start
>>listening to what your body tells you then you will continue to suffer
>>as you have been.
>>
>>Whole grain carbs is good - Because whole grain carbs take longer for
>>your body to break down, triggers your metabolism to work harder, does
>>not turn to methane in your gut.
>>White flour and refined carbs are bad because they turn to methane very
>>quickly and cause bloating, gas, pain and pressure in your bowel.
>>Limited low-fat or skim dairy is ok but Whole fat dairy is bad - because
>>the lactose in dairy products produces gas and increases mucous
>>production causing congestion in your nose, throat and your gut. Skim
>>and low-fat dairy seem to be less aggravating for most people.
>>Sugary foods are bad but occasional no sugar added foods are good -
>>because the sugars turn to methane quickly causing gas, bloating, pain
>>and pressure in your bowel. HOWEVER - foods containing sorbitol can
>>cause as much discomfort as sugar so - try to cut down the amount of
>>sugar substances to the bare minimum. Save the treats for special
>>occasions and enjoy them guilt free - they'll taste better too!
>>Meats should be lean.
>>Veggies should be purchased raw whenever possible. 2nd best is frozen
>>and canned as a last resort. The least amount of cooking the better so
>>don't overcook your veggies. Salt should be avoided or used very
>>sparingly.
>>Fruits and fruit juices should be treated like sugar. They are
>>important to nutrition but will raise your blood glucose levels and can
>>trigger symptoms.
>>
>>You are curled up in bed crying because you are continuing to aggravate
>>the symptoms you're having. Don't try to 'tough it out' and not take
>>pain meds. Start with the lowest dose and work up as needed to keep it
>>under control - don't wait for it to get so bad you can't move. Movement
>>releases stress which controls the release of cortisol. Physical
>>movement releases endorphins which help control pain. Yes, there are
>>some days when blinking hurts but you can help yourself avoid those days
>>if you pay attention to what your body tells you.
>>
>>Time to take control of your life Kristen. Time to grow up and realize
>>that you are responsible for your health well-being.
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