Re: Kristy
From: MARTY (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Dec 31 16:10:18 1999
Kristy,
Now Kristy you need to try it just a little longer please. I just think
maybe it takes a little time to work thoroughly. Have you tried switching
the times around that you are doing it? Just a thought. And quite saying
sorry okay that is why we are here. Now chin up girl just try it for two
more days. Take care.
Hugs,
Becca (Hope I helped convince you some)
>----- Original Message -----
From: Kristy <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 5:00 PM
Subject: I feel like giving up on the sitz baths (long)
> Hi ladies!!
>
> I need to whine again for a minute. I'm not in a lot of pain at the
moment so that's not the reason for whining.
>
> (Becca, you mentioned that you hope that the sitz baths are helping me out
some more.) Well, the sitz baths is reason that I need to whine. At this
time I don't think that it's doing me much good even though it's only been a
few days.
>
> I know that I promised myself and some of you that I would give it a fair
chance but after just a few days I'm still having some pain at night. Sure
it's great that I'm not having pain in the day. (Penny, I appreciate your
thought about the fact that the baths are helping me during the day even
though I'm still hurting at night.)
>
> I was hoping to do this until I saw my dr on the 10th, but I thought that
I would also be having some relief from the pain at night and I'm not. I'm
still having to use the xylocaine cream at night to keep me from hurting.
>
> I'm doing the bath the way that my dr said with the baking soda, and as
long as I continue to do the baths I will do it with baking soda. I do
think that I found an ok sitting position for this pan but the problem that
I have now is that when I spread my legs out to touch the water in the pan
my feet get quite numb after it's all over with.
>
> I thought that I could be patient about these sitz baths but I'm not sure
that I can do it anymore. The reason that I have the sitz pan is so that I
don't have to use the bath tub and keep filling it with water since we have
to pay a water bill. It's not fun to be negative, but it's hard to be
positive about something that may not be doing what it's supposed to do.
>
> So, I figure that since it's not a good idea to run up the water bill and
this pan is a pain in the neck and I'm not getting as much relief as I
should after just a few days that I just shouldn't try anymore.
>
> Some of you will think that I'm giving up too soon and you are probably
right but at this time this is how I feel. It would just not make any sense
(to me any way) to keep on going with this if I'm only going to continue to
hurt from it.
>
> If I am wrong to give up so soon please try to find a way to convince that
I should keep going with this. I'm just not sure that I can.
>
> I wish that I was a lot happier about this whole thing. I had a hard
enough time not complaining inside of me when my dr recommended it. I
figured that I had to give it some time, and I really and truly thought that
I would start feeling better at night too.
>
> Having no pain during the day is fantastic, but it's at night that
especially counts for me. I don't want to tell my dr that I tried it and it
didn't work for me but I guess I have no choice if it's not doing what I
want it to do.
>
> I'm not sure that I want to do my second bath tonight. I will have to do
it in a few minutes if I decide to do it.
>
> The fact that I feel that this thing isn't working the way that I thought
it would makes me cry. I want to do everything that I can to make myself
feel better, but I'm just not sure that this is the answer.
>
> I hope that my attitude about this whole thing will go away soon so that I
can go on with what I know that I'm supposed to do so that I can tell my dr
that I do feel better. I don't want to disappoint her which is why I did
this for a few days but I'm more disappointed in this treatment thus far.
>
> I don't like to whine, or mean to be so down about this especially when we
are supposed to be starting a new year and hoping for better things. so
please forgive me.
>
> I hate to vent, whine or any of that but I know that some times I just
have to do it. Thanks for letting me be able to do this. It means the
world to me to have all of you here.
>
> In the meantime, Penny, I will give your thought about no pain during the
day some more consideration to see if that helps me overcome the negative
feeling that I have for wanting to give up the sitz baths.
>
> Have a wonderful evening everyone and I will talk to everyone later.
>
> Kristy :(
> Jacksonville, FL
>
> ==
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>
> It's the little things that count with all of us ladies: flowers, candy,
finding a good ob/gyn who will truly listen to us, and finding a cure for
endometriosis.
>
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