Re: 17th day of cycle-NO PAIN-NO PROGESTERONE CREAM!
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Aug 29 20:01:01 2007
Endo is invasive and progressive.
No one has to have surgery, but even a high profile doctor who works
with progesterone said, 'progesterone does not cure endometriosis.'
At Wed, 29 Aug 2007, Lori wrote:
>
>The cream costs me about $25.00 and lasts me about 2-3 months. It has
>helped many women I speak to to live pain free thanks to the Lord above.
>It did shrink my endo implants, shrunk ovarian cysts and kept my uterine
>lining thin my doctor said, so it is a good thing!
>
>Anyone is certainly free to do excision. I would not knock it. For me,
>I was not led in that direction.
>Lori
><><
>
>At Wed, 29 Aug 2007, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>OTC progesterone helps some women, but others need prescription.
>>
>>Prescription costs just the same as bc pills (co-pay) w/ o the side
>>effects.
>>
>>it's not that the progesterone makes the endo go away, it's that some of
>>the side effects go away for awhile...but endo continues...
>>
>>Excision is what removes endo..
>>
>>OTC progesterone can cost twice as much as an rx co-pay - and it just
>>isn't very strong for most women
>>
>>At Tue, 28 Aug 2007, D wrote:
>>>
>>>I'm glad to hear it's working for you now - birth control pills helped
>>>me significantly when my endo first flared up bad and I didn't have
>>>insurance. At the time I didn't know about progesterone cream, and now
>>>wonder if I could have gotten similar results with it, with fewer side
>>>effects?
>>>
>>>The problem with these treatments is that they are temporary, eventually
>>>the endo will start to come back - but as no one can say how long the
>>>relief will last, I think it's worth a try. I got about 8 relatively
>>>good months with the BCPs, but some get more and some get less. I hope
>>>it continues to work for you - please keep us updated! Medical solutions
>>>like these can be a real help to women who are working towards excision
>>>surgery, but need to save money, change insurance, etc.
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>At Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Lori wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Hello,
>>>>Thanks for the tip! Well the progesterone cream sure did take away my
>>>>pain and shrink the implants. I am thankful that it works for me and
>>>>many others I have spoken to. I am sorry it did not work for you though
>>>>but at least we can be thankful that it has helped so very many others.
>>>>Certainly a praise!
>>>>:)
>>>>Lori
>>>><><
>>>>http://www.theendoclub.com
>>>>
>>>>At Mon, 27 Aug 2007, deirdre wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Progesterone does not fix endo. I have researched it for years and used
>>>>>it for that long
>>>>>
>>>>>At Mon, 27 Aug 2007, Lori wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It is a long, long story. Basically some info is that Progesterone
>>>>>>cream has taken away my severe pain for about 7 ? years now. But when
>>>>>>candida comes(systemic everywhere in my entire body from my head to my
>>>>>>toes and some very bad stuff)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>UPDATE:
>>>>>>Still detoxing for the candida. I think it will be for a long time
>>>>>>perhaps-tons of it...I am now up to 1/2 a pill a day of powerful
>>>>>>probiotics(was at 1/8 of a pill. Am getting better!! Abba Father thank
>>>>>>you!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Normal cycle even up to last month has been that I need to start using
>>>>>>progesterone cream when I start feeling the glimmer of pain coming. I
>>>>>>usually start the cream about the 7th day of cycle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It is now the 17th day of my cycle! I have not used the cream since last
>>>>>>cycle! NOT A HINT OF PAIN. NOT A GLIMMER. NOTHING. I kind of was
>>>>>>putting this together about candida and endo pain at least in my case
>>>>>>because it always has coincided.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Candida flare ups=endo pain & unusually bleeding even while using the
>>>>>>cream.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Prior Candida detoxes=no endo pain but still had to use use the cream to
>>>>>>remain pain free.(candida has always come back-systemic)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>NOW-major candida detox seemingly that this will be the cure all=NO
>>>>>>CREAM USED-NO PAIN. (not sure how period will be)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hey this is good stuff. I do not have to understand the connection. I
>>>>>>am also on iodine treatment as I was deficient and somehow the iodine
>>>>>>had felt like a detox when I started it. A few more months to get
>>>>>>sufficient.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I hope this makes sense to someone and helps someone out there. It is
>>>>>>such a very long story, so I cannot possibly write it all out here. Love
>>>>>>to you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HALLELUIAH!
>>>>>>Lori
>>>>>>http://www.theendoclub.com
>>>>>><><
>>>
>>>--
>>>Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group:
>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
>>>
>>>Try an excellent endo support group:
>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
>>>
>>>Info on pain management:
>>>http://www.painfoundation.org/
>>>
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