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Dear all,
I have booked my appt. Will be flying in from the UK. However, I am now anxious that I'll be the one that she can't help. How did you all deal with these anxieties? Also, I can't get my head around te idea of how ther bladder lining can heal itself. can it do that? It's chronically damaged so how can this process be reversed? Is this what the tretament protocol is all about? I would be grateful for any insights.
Thank you all so much.
Congratulations! Don't think
Congratulations! Don't think that way, you will be fine. Think of the bladder like anything else in your body. Don't people heal bloody stomach ulcers? If you had surgery and a big open wound, wouldn't that heal over time? Our body is ment to heal and when you have a healthy immune system it will do just that.
Thanks for this Christine.
Thanks for this Christine. Can I ask what your symptoms were when you went?
When I started it was mostly
When I started it was mostly bladder burning. I had sharp pains in my vagina and urethra like someone stuck a pipe cleaner up there. I had frequency and urgency. Lower back aches. All got a lot better starting the diet, which I did for over a month before I went to see her. Once I started the herbs it was slow progress for the first 3 months, then I started to see much bigger improvements. As of now I feel mostly normal. Occassionally I feel like I have to pee, it's just annoying and never more then a 2 in discomfort.
How would you rate your
How would you rate your burning and pain when you first started on a 1-10? I'm trying to figure out how mild or severe mine is. I think mine has progressed from mild to moderate/severe. It's interfering with my life and sleep. Can she work with cases like this?
When I fist got this it was
When I fist got this it was anywhere from a 4 - 8. I used to sit on a heating pad to help manage it. Once I was on the diet it went down to a more livable 2 - 5.
I am not an expert, but for
I am not an expert, but for me burning was the easiest thing to reduce. I hope the same will happen to you.
You will enjoy California. :)
Treatment
Congratulations on getting your appointment. You will find out when you see Dr. B that this treatment is not just about your bladder, it's about healing your whole body, and balancing it. At the first appointment she asks you about your total body health history from when you were a kid. She will ask you so many questions to understand everything about you.
She always talks about how important it is to have a "healthy gut." If you search this website for that you will find so many articles about it explaning how if you don't have a healthy gut how so many health problems could happen.
You will learn so much, I always go through Dr. B's blog posts and read about all her different topics, and the articles she posts.
Right now you should start writing down the questions you want to ask her. She can explain things to you. Also after you become a patient, you can email her if you forget to ask her anything at the appointment.