Re: It's Not Happening! DAWN

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Dawn,

Here's my advice for what it's worth:

#1. Don't panic. I'm sure that's hard when you're so uncomfortable

and are suffering from symptoms that are affecting you daily - but -

it's very important that you don't run into making any decisions

about major surgery from panic mode.

#2. I'd get that colonoscopy just to rule out there being anything

else causing this problem. It can very easily be fibroid related

but what good would a myo do you if it didn't cure this problem

because it turned out to be unrelated!? you know? I would get it

soon because you are so uncomfortable and you can't go in with all

that toxic stuff not being released. That's very bad for you.

#3. Are you on HRT? If so, there's your culprit. women with fibroids

who are on HRT often have problems with their fibroids, they don't

shrink and maybe even can grow.

#4. If you find out through colonoscopy that there is nothing else

going on and it is fibroid related, there may be things you can do

about it. I had this problem, very, very constipated and bloated for

most of the month, worse around my period. It was so bad it sent me

to the doctor. That was around the time I was diagnosed. I couldn't

see how without getting rid of the fibroid I could solve the problem

but I was determined. I changed my diet, took certain gentle, herbal

laxatives which are safe to take on a daily basis over time and

other supplements and the problem went away totally and it's been

gone for years. I never ever had problems with constipation before

in my life prior to this and I knew it was hormonally related

because at first it only happened at the start of my period and then

it gradually got longer and longer until it was most of the month

and I couldn't bear it.

#5. Think about your diet - do you eat really well, really healthy,

lots of fiber, drink 6-8 glasses of water per day,not a lot of junk,

have you taken a lot of antibiotics that can mess up your intestinal

balance? Do you get frequent yeast infections? These kinds of things

affect what is happening in the bowel. It's essential you do

something about this, but maybe running for a myo isn't what you

need to do at this point.

Good luck

Fox

> Hi Dawn

> So sorry to hear about the difficulties you're having.

>

> The " pooping " problem could be fibroid-related (and probably is)

but

> you really ought to have a colonoscopy, if you've never had one.

> They're not bad at all. One other thing that can cause thin stools

is

> an overly-tight sphincter muscle. I know, because I was blaming my

> problams on my fibroids- until I got a fissure from straining. Had

> surgery to " loosen " the muscle and BM's have been normal since.

>

> As far as how soon you can resume activities, it seems to be so

> individual that I hate even estimating. I know it took me a long

> time, but others in this group have recovered much faster. You

will

> almost certainly need someone to be with you or at least close-by

for

> the first week or so if possible.

>

> Best of luck- keep us posted!

> Mindy