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Dr. B. lists dietary suggestions, but I also wish she would list some herbal suggestions on the site. I would be interested in knowing what herbs might be good to try for different discomforts, as well as alternative antibiotics, herbs for sleeping or anxiety, and herbs that help with bladder pain or urgency. I'd like to know any vitamins and herbs to take to boost my immune system and get the nutrition I need. I have books that list some of these things but I'd like to know her opinion.
Now that I
have been her patient for awhile I can see why she doesn't share that information. We are all so different that we really need her expertise with IC individually based on our own symptoms and strengths. I am afraid to tell someone my protocol before they see Matia , (for example my own daughter before she saw her), because I knew that my protocol would be completely different from hers. And it was. I am afraid I could do more harm than good with what little I understand about the whole disease. I was just so relieved when my daughter became her patient as well.
I just pray that you can find a way to see Matia because I believe she can help you. I know a sweet gal who sold her car and took out a loan to fly here from another country and pay for everything. It's worth all the effort to see her and be her patient. It takes time, patience, and perserverance with her instructions to heal, but it is worth it all.