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OK, I am going to bare it all. Does anyone have a fluid coming out of their backsides? I am so embarrassed, but every once in a while I will feel a bit of fluid coming out of my backside and then I get confirmation when I look in the bathroom. I am not in pain, but I am nervous. I have told Matia, but I just need to know that I don't have something horrid like cancer, etc. I really struggle sometimes between do I go to the doctor? when do I go to the doctor? is this relatd at all to IC? I really hate that feeling because I feel torn as what to do sometimes and how I should take care of it? Does that make sense? It seems like every symptom is relatd to IC, but how do I know and how can I be sure?
re: what's going on back there?
Hello Jeanette!I have been a patient of Matia's for almost 2 years but this is my first post. I can definitely understand your concern about how to react to the symptoms that you experience. I tend to worry about every weird thing that goes on my body and I have a hard time deciding whether I should go to the doctor or not too. Being in treatment with Matia has taught me to be so much more aware of my body. This awarness has also made me realize how ignorant I was in the past. Sometimes I really feel like if I had payed more attention I could have prevented myself from getting IC. Now it is like I am always on the look out trying to prevent the next big health problem from happening to me. I have been getting headaches, body aches and feeling exhausted for the last three weeks. I want to think that it is just die off but im starting to get worried too. So yes! What you are saying really really makes sense to me! In terms of the symptoms that you are experiencing, I feel like the bowel and bladder are so connected. In fact, my first sign of IC was irritable bowel. I continue to struggle with bowel problems, so I wouldn't be suprised if there is an IC correlation for you too. I hope that helps! A
Seeing an MD
I have to say I have had some very strange experiences and symptoms. I have to say inless you feel it is more life threating I would just tell Matia your symptoms. Chinese medicine will balance any issue your body is going through and yes there are going to be a lot of strange symptoms.Headaces are very comon amongst ICers, numbess, tingling joing pain, strange fluid reactions all very important symptoms that mean things. If you went to a regular dr what they would likely be to do is stop this by Rx you a drug that will further your imbalance when your symptoms are usually an unwinding of the years of damage that unfortantly we have to experience. IT is all part of the process. For me it helps to understand it from the chinese perspective and then it usually makes me less scared because it all makes so much sence to me.
Most of the time you are going to find someone with the same thing that you have gone through. Right now I feel like a broken record in my treatment going through this all over again for the second time with Matia and wonderin why didn't I come back sooner ? I can't think about that but I can tell you that you will get furstrated if you go see an MD because they will not get it. THats why we are all here and all these little crazy symptoms will eventually go away and one day you will wake up and just be saying to yourself OH WOW hey I feel NORMAL!!! I know for me thats how it was even though it was short lived for me I have to think this way. People who have helped me in the past with Matias treatment told me the same thing and there were times laying in bed late at night I would question that but I have to say any time I had an ER like High feaver of 103 die off symptoms in the very early stages Maita talked me through till I was feeling better.
I know when your long distance it is much harder too because your not seeing eachother and your not getting that affermation in person. You can't just go in when your not well but that why this fourm is here. We all need to support eachother so we can not feel alone. I have had plenty of times scared and alone. Lets make the best of this board and be hear for eachother.
THat messenger thing is awsome we could all chat in that it works just like a yahoo mesenger only I think its a little better. I joined the other day and I plan on getting myself a little web cam I think it would be nice to chat with you all sometimes. Hang in there lets get this board rolling ;)
Nicole
Hi!
THis is definitely an issue I have struggled with from time to time throughout my years in treatment: is it just same 'ole, same ole! going on (die off and ic) or si something new coming into play that needs medical attn or testing? What kind of fluid is it? I'm assuming it's not blood, if it were, I would get myself to an MD pronto. I would first ask Matia what she thinks is going on and if any other patients have experienced the same thing. But it is tough to know what to do sometimes. At worst, if you see the doc you can probably tell pretty quickly whether or not they have any clue what is going on and of course just don't get the prescriptions filled. There were several times I sought medical attn and it turned out to just be ic and die off. There was one time, however, that I am very gratelful that I sought medical help and had tests/procedures done. So I guess it's up to what you feel in your gut--peace of mind is important. But definitely ask for Matia's synopsis first of what is going on. That can greatly help you make a decisionicnot4me