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Re: Vitamins to help aid Endo pain
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 9 13:10:56 2006
Toni,
I currently take Evening Primrose Oil, Vitamin E, and I add milled flax
seed to my cereal in the morning. I also take a multi vitamin (Women's
One a Day) in the evenings. I talked to the pharmacist prior to adding
any of these vitamins, so far so good. My doc and I also discussed the
evening primrose and Vit E "cocktail" and he thought it was a good idea.
I wish I could say that I experienced a significant difference in my
symptoms....I started all of this prior to my surgery when I think
nothing but the surgery was going to make a difference and I have
continued because it can't hurt and I am hoping that it will help keep
me healthy to keep my symptoms at bay as long as possible.
Check with your insurance company about the accupuncture. Mine saved me
$15 a visit...doesn't seem like much when you are still paying $60 out
of pocket, but it adds up.
Alyson
At Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Toni wrote:
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>HI everyone,
>Recently I have been doing a lot of research regarding endometriosis and
>how your diet, lack of exercise, and vitamins contribute to your
>systems. I even started reading the book that Laurie suggested called:
>Endometriosis A Key to Healing and Fertility Through Nutrition" by Dian
>Shepperson Mills MA & Michael Vernon PhD. Good Book, if I may add.
>Thanks Laurie for suggesting it. I can’t put it down. But anyway,
>while doing research I have found several articles about vitamins and
>how they help deal with the pain and different aspects of endometriosis.
>Some of the vitamins that were suggested were Vitamin C, Evening
>Primrose Oil, Fish Oil, Vitamin E, Vitamin B12, and Flaxseed oil. I
>have thought about buying some of these vitamins just to give it a try.
>But hesitated, because I have heard that sometimes too many vitamins can
>be harmful. I am already taking prenatal vitamins (try to conceive) and
>Echinacea (trying to prevent getting a cold). But I wanted to know if
>anyone else has tried any of these vitamins, and had any success? I have
>had endo for years. Also, have had multiple surgeries. I want to try
>something else before I decide to have the surgery again. Because we
>all know that surgery causes adhensions. Then you have to have surgery
>later to remove the adhensions. This is like a catch 22. It's
>maddening! :-(
>Also, thanks to all who replied to my acupuncture post. I have decided
>to make an appointment. It’s pretty expensive but I can’t really put a
>price on my health (pain). I will let you know how it works out. Thanks
>for all your words of advice and prayers!
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