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HHi everyone,
I'm in treatment for 1 month now and I wonder if you also had to deal with groin/hip pain? I already had this pain before I started treatment but I will soon have my period and it hurts a lot the last couple of days. I mostly feel this pain at the right side of my body. I also have endo, so I don't know whether this pain is from IC, endo (and adhesions) or a combination of both but it feels like my hip, groin, leg and abdomen are totally inflamed at the right side of my body. Is it possible that this gets worse at the beginning of treatment?
I also feel very tired since I started taking the herbs, can that be die-off?
Vicky
Hip Pain
Vicky, I have hip pain too. My PT said that it was a result of my sleeping position. I sleep on my stomach and wake up with pain in my hips and groin most mornings. Now, I need to train myself to sleep on my hips or side. Next month, I start treatment with Matia. I would guess that your pain could be related to die off if it is not caused by skeletal allignment problems. By the end of the day, I am sure that someone who has had this experience in treatment will be albe to give you more specific advice. Hugs.
hip pain
Vicky, I had terrible hip pain at the beginning of my treatment. I started about 2 months before I first saw Matia. It was a hot, burning pain. For me it's definitely inflammation related. I only get it occasionally now and it is so mild compared to the beginning. I do notice that it crops up right around the time of my period and lasts for 3-4 days, but I don't have it every cycle. Like you I have noticed that most of my issues are on the right side of my body, I keep meaning to ask Matia about that. I was also extremely tired during the beginning of treatment - getting well is hard work! I still notice that when I'm going through a cleansing period I get tired especially in the late afternoon. I've read that healing and repair happens when we sleep, so when my body is tired I try to honor the message that my body is sending to me. If I can I take a 15-20 minute nap and usually feel better. Carol
Thank you Carol and Sharon.I
Thank you Carol and Sharon.I feel at my worst during ovulation and menstruation. The days before my menstruation starts I feel like my body is falling apart, but I'm only in treatment for 1 month now so I will have to be patient. I get hope from all the positive stories on this website
Vicky
In treatment since Nov 08
I feel better with each period. Time will heal. Tammy
time indeed
Tammy and Vicky & All,I second Tammy's statement. My last period had some cramps that felt more like pressure than painful cramps. I actually kind of enjoyed my period for the first time. I flared a few days at the end which was scary - but I know it just eh hormones stirring things up- Matia told me it was a "low time" and of course a few days after the flare started it mellowed out and I felt good. 2 weeks later during ovulation my pain came back and we adjusted things again in the formula and I am feeling good now. Its about 4-5 days before my period and I'm not having any crying jags or violent mood snapping back and forth or any flares. (I didn't mean physically violent0 I got the green light to try list 3 foods. a little freaked out about it! so yes i'm in my 11th month of treatment and I am feeling better and better all the time in a.... kind of cumulatively magnified way- I still seesaw but have more conifdence in the upswings? It is a matter of time- not if your body can re be rebalenced but when? and what sorts of support do you need to do that? it doesn't matter how long you've been sick. very very very worth the wait. I tried a piece of grapefruit today and it was the most delicious complex but incredible tasting thing I have ever eaten. sweet tart. unreal. didn't think I would ever get to do that again. all yall ICAMA readers/writers are in my thoughts and dreams and hopes and prayers. peace to you all. keep pushin.Mary