ENDO Messages for September, 2005: Re: endo and cysts and acupuncture

Re: endo and cysts and acupuncture

From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 8 15:32:47 2005

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Stephanie, I saw an acupuncturist for about 8 months and am getting ready to start back. One of the women who attended to me is an endo "survivor" herself. They gave me a couple of different herbal concoctions meant to help relieve "stasis" and "pain in the lower region". I found that it helped with my periods in the sense that they were lighter, less clotting, shorter, and a bit less painful. From my experience their approach is more whole body and pain management. They likely will not attempt to "cure" the adhesions, but manage the state of your body to deal with the pain. I found that while I was seeing them my frequency of pain decreased from almost daily to a couple of days a week. They were seriously frustrated that I was still having any pain at all. I also tried "cupping" while I was seeing them, which felt fabulous. I think if nothing else having these women, one of whom had been through it herself, attending to me and helping me relax for an hour a week did wonders for what I was going through. I haven't been seeing them for the past 4 months for financial reasons and my pain has gone through the roof. I am going to have surgery again at the end of the month and hope to start seeing them again as soon as I've got the bucks. I'd be happy to share more info if you have any more questions. Alyson

At Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Stephanie wrote: >
>Well, I've read a few of your postings, but have been trying to do this
>on my own I guess. Seems that I may have met the end of the line so to
>speak regarding this disease and my ability to 'do it on my own' (I have
>had resources close to me, but they all know me too well).
>I was diagnosed with endo 2 years ago. I had a laparoscopy August 04
>and a laparotomy December 04. I was on Lupron in between. Then we
>tried Femara. The Lupron didn't do a darn thing, but the Femara was a
>wonder drug, for about 4 months, then 'it' came back (my pain is life
>altering, I can function, but barely and some things are just not going
>to happen). I have started trying acupuncture and the acupuncturist
>would really like me to start taking some herb mixes (it's 2 concoctions
>that are about 26 different herbs). My western md is conviced that we
>have tried absolutely everything and that there is only 1 more option,
>if you can call it that - a complete hysterectomy (she is sympathetic to
>my dilema). At 36 I am resistant to that option. The acupuncturist
>seems to think she can 'fix' me, but I have some serious adhesions going
>on. I can get my mind around how she can help the cyst that I now have,
>and the Endo, but I am not sure how she can fix serious adhesions.
>Anyone out there have any comments on the use of acupuncture and more
>especially the use of herbs?
>Thanks for any advice!
>Stephanie

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