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My name is Brittany. I've been in treatment for almost 12 weeks. I've been having weekly appointments since I started due to the face that I react to every herb change pretty quickly. We finally found something that worked, but then we tried adding in GML, and when that didn't work we tried Rhodiola...both of which I couldn't handle. For the last 3 weeks, I've been so miserable. My urgency has been through the roof, and my frequency has gone up quite a bit. I know that I will have a lot of ups and downs throughout treatment, that's not my issue, it's how to get through the downs. I had to leave work early last Friday, and couldn't go in today because I felt so bad. I absolutely hate missing work, and hate missing out on the money, as we all know how precious that is right now. I am just needing encouragement to keep pushing through. I'm hoping to turn a corner soon, even if it's just a small corner. I am having a very hard time emotionally as well. I understand how important the emotional part of treatment is, but when you spend all this money, time, and with the diet, it's so hard to come out positive on the other side. Any hope and encouragement is appreciated.
Brittany,
Brittany,
I know those first few weeks are so difficult. I struggled so much too. What helped me a lot was reading through the old posts on the forum. There was many a night I was up the whole night, so I would read and glean from other patients. I specifically remember learning a help at the time from one of the patients and took it to heart for myself, even though it had been written so long ago. I have notebooks with all kinds of quotes from patients which have helped me to persevere. Another thing I did and still do was to learn as much as I could about reducing the inflammation in my body. Everything I learned helped a little more into balancing my body coupled with Dr. B's guidance. I also made good friends with another patient off the forum, and we text each other frequently to try to encourage one another through treatment. We have been doing this for about three years now. I pray you see some relief soon and send you a big hug with lots of love.
Hi Brittany,
Hi Brittany,
If you're like me, you will look back on the start of this journey as being one of the hardest AND most rewarding things that you've ever done. While I would not sign up, by choice, for most of this, it has led me on a path that I will be forever grateful for. I know, at the moment, you need to get out of this pain, and you will, then other things will happen to make you realize so much about who you are, how strong you are, and what health and good food is really like. Don't get me wrong, I'm not there yet. But you know the old saying about life being a journey and not a destination? I get that more than I ever did before.
Hanging in there with you. One day you'll be the one reaching out to help someone else along the way....it'll happen. : )
Denise
I think I know why old
I think I know why old patients don't post too often. it is so complicated. I wish I could say- "You will feel absolutely perfect in a few months" or a year or whatever. SOme peole do and they move on. I am not totally or even close to totally better. BUT my life is so much better. The terror you feel right now will not stay this way. You will get through this time and you will be stronger. Use whatever coping skills you have right now and be patient with your body and this process. You will not always feel the way you do now. (((((hug)))))
I have been in treatment for
I have been in treatment for almost 3 years now. I am doing so much better. I had constant urgency and frequency when I first started treatment. I orginally had lots of pain but worked with a naturapath and homepath prior to Bomamed. That helped the pain but nothing helped my horrible urgency. I felt like i had to pee 24 hrs a day regardless of what I ate. I am so so much better and most of the time its at 90 percent. I think it took almost a year before I really started noticed a difference (lots of ups and downs in first year which is really normally for healing) and 2 years before I didnt even really think about my bladder hardly anymore. Everyone is so different and heals and different paces and I have had a few small set backs in treatment one being a hair dye incident. I am very chemical sensitive. I am still healing and it is an ongoing process. I still eat from list 4 and feel like I am satisifed with that. Most days I can live my life without thinking of my bladder. It is possible to get better please keep the faith.