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It amazed me how sick my body I am and that it is only called a bladder disease by most doctors. I am going to make an appoitment for my general doc just for a physical, but I am worried I something more. I know that with IC though, there are so many weird symtpoms..it is just so confusing. I feel like I am falling apart and I am only 29! Latley my joint pain and muscle pain has been worse then ever, and I am bruising at the drop of a hat, I look like I get beat up every night when I wake up in the morning and I do not ever remember hitting into anything. I am so tired all the time, and I am so sick of this already! I guess I thought almost two months into treatment, with all this healthy eating that I would be feeling a bit better, not worse. When I went on the alkanine diet aa while back, I felt great in about 3 weeks, I had a ton of energy and no pain in my body. I know Matia is against that diet because our bodys need to be able to level themselves out, but it sure was nice feeling better. I know though that die off causes all this, but it still is hard not to wonder if there is something more going on.
Healing Crisis
Melissa, I hope you are experienceing a healing crisis. Matia wrote in an old blog about feeling like one is falling apart during periods of intense die off. Hopefully, the small intestine is the root of the problem with branches of symptoms in several areas of your body. This to shall pass.
Intestines
I find it fasinating that the small intestines controls so many of my symptoms all throughout my body! They should teach an entire section on the small intestines in health class in school. I am having an intense lower leg pain and its constant. It feels like it is on my bone, it does look bruised, but then again I never remember hitting it and usually bruises do not hurt constantly. I was thinking the worst and looking up blood clot, but I think I am overreacting. My bladder has not improved, or gotten worse. I cant wait to talk to Matia next week!
I can almost asure you that
I can almost asure you that the doctor you are going to see is not going to find anything wrong with you. To most MDs we are pictures of health, and except for some "weired" complaints that they have no idea what to do about, there is nothing to discuss. Isn't it ironic? I mean, don't get me wrong, it is great to go and check your iron, thyroid and CBC just to make sure, but otherwise you will be given a full bill of health.Hang in there, 2 months is not a check point just yet. Most people feel the real difference after 6 months, but that is an average, you can definitely start recovering much sooner!!!
normal doc
Yeah, because I lost all my prego weight my normal doc told me a while back, but you look so healthy! Good for you! He was acting like just cause I was thin after 3 kids that I could not possibly have any health issues..except for depression of course, they always want to throw that label on me.
Hang on! You will feel worse
Hang on! You will feel worse before you feel better. Everything that you wrote about are some of the very things I went through. I have been reading your posts and you have talked of having a yeast problem. When you start releasing the yeast, if you are anything like me and what I went through, you will feel worse than before treatment. I am in treatment for Candida and understand how hard it is to feel so bad all the time. It just takes a very long time, but you will get better. Slowly over time you wil see improvement. There will be times when you will feel better and then have a so called relapse. As Matia told me it's not a straight line towards recovery, and you will s l o w l y feel better. Just remember you won't wake up one morning and be well.
The Bruising is normal, I still have bruising after 18 mos of treatment. Your energy level will impove too. Joint pain and muscle pain normal, and will get better. There is just really no way to tell you how long your body will take to heal. Two months of treatment really is just the beginning, think about how long you have been sick, maybe years?
Catalina
Yeah, IC for 5 years, but I now remember years before that things were not right..I know I had a yeast issue from a very young age. I have always struggled with being impatient, this is REALLY testing me! Yeast is so disgusting! It makes me want to scream at the top of my lungs everywhere I go, STOP EATING SUGAR AND REFINED CARBS, ITS POSION!
Impatience also was my huge
Impatience was also my huge issue, ALWAYS! I jumped the gun sooo many times and made sooo many stupid choices, almost left Matia 3 times, took antibiotics for things that I shouldn've, being under her care and against her advice. Now we are trying to undo that damage and it takes a very, very long time. I agree with Nicole now, when she says that she doesn't even count her first time in treatment. I feel the same way. Oh,THINGS THAT WE DO TO HURT OURSELVES!!!But during my first time this website didn't even exist, so I had nowhere to turn to. I know that it would be a 1000 times easier and more productive for me. It would "save" me from many foolish choices.
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Sorry to hear you are feeling so bad. It's an awful process and I am sending good thoughts your way! It's so hard to keep thinking "oh it's so good that I feel so bad..it means I am getting better!" I really hope you feel better soon!Jess