At Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Katie wrote:
>Hi Katie! It's Kris. I had to respond about your comments regarding the Armour thyroid medication. I have a girlfriend who switched to that about 6 months ago. She says she feels significant improvement since doing that. I hope it's successful for you! I wonder if there is another way to take pain meds, whether it's through an injection or a patch? I don't know if other delivery methods would put less stress on your liver? You've probably already asked about that. I just feel so bad that you can't get relief from this awful pain. I know your surgery is coming up. I apologize, but I don't remember the date. Can you please let us know when it is. Lots of gentle hugs!
Kris
>Whoever mentioned the apple juice is correct. Each morning I drink a >small cup of WARM apple juice. I add a little bit of water to dilute it >just a tad as I'm not a big fan of apple juice. Also, I drink hot water >throughout the day. I take a Magnesium tablet every night about an hour >before bed. I walk on the treadmill twice a day for about 15 minutes >each time or I try to walk through my neighborhood if I feel up to it. >Laying around is a no-no for sluggish bowels and digestive systems. > >Just this week I started taking digestive enzymes that are vegetable >based but it's too early to know if they are helping or not. It may be >a couple of weeks. I also eat very small meals and avoid sugary things >as they seem to cause pancreatic "spasms". I don't drink any alcohol or >smoke. > >Because I have ovarian cyst issues, I drink ONLY organic milk. Yes, it >too, has estrogen but not nearly in the same amount as regular, >non-organic milk. The same goes for eggs and organic cheese. I have >enough issues with my own hormones, I don't need to add the animal >hormones to the mix. I also eat very little meat, 1) because it is >harder to digest, and 2) because of the animal hormones. > >I don't take any pain meds. Don't get me wrong, I NEED THEM! I just >can't take them. I have liver problems and can't process them as well >as other folks. I can't even take Tylenol. And Motrin is out because >of gastric ulcers. I am researching Selenium because a doctor told me >that it reduces liver inflammation. > >I try to positive but there are days that it's very hard. A sense of >humor is a MUST when you hurt all the time so I try to read funny >things, watch funny shows/movies and surround myself with people of >humor. The old saying, "negativity breeds negativity" is very true. > >I no longer have a thyroid and am a slave to the synthetic replacement >and I think that crap just adds to my problems so next week I am >switching to something called Armour. (I know 2 people that swear their >digestive issues improved once they switched so we'll see.) > >Anyhow, that's what I do to try and help myself but I am still going to >have surgery because I have to know just how messed up my insides are >and surgery for adhesions is the one thing I have not done yet. I pray >that it will bring me at least a couple of years of relief and maybe by >then there will be an FDA approved barrier available to me if I need >another surgery. > >Hugs to all, >Katie