Wednesday 9 January 2013

On the Mend: Status 4

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

 I hope that you all had a wonderful christmas and new years despite all the abdominal pain and discomfort. :|

 Thought I would keep everyone in tune as to progress since it's been a while since I last wrote.

 So I've been on Homeopathy medicine for about 5 months now. Alas, I still experience pain every day, so do I believe that it's working? After such a long time most likely not, will be honest, but I'm still taking the homeopathic treatment. It's not making it worse so I guess I have the slightest hope that it may be doing something. False hope perhaps?

 My boyfriend believes that I'm getting better, however, I can't tell anymore. I guess it's just been so long and so much suffering that I no longer can distinguish anything anymore. I probably already mentioned this before, that I probably won't be able to tell if I'm getting better until the pain completely disappears. Perhaps Glen is right, it's only a matter of time. No treatment will provide relief.

 I know, probably not the answer you're looking for.

 It is bizarre really. I did have a colonoscopy performed and the specialist checked for everything, but nothing was found. Amazing how nothing can cause so much pain and distress. Makes no sense, yet it exists. And there's my 2 seconds of D&M.

 Despite the negative news, which I apologise for, I do intend to continue working towards a solution, even if it is just a matter of time. Keep in mind though that all the treatments I've tried may not necessarily be very effective on me, but may be effective on you.

 I am currently in the process of creating a website. The idea of this website is to see which treatments people have tried which are most effective for the majority. Sort of like a stats website for IBS treatments. I'll let you know when the site is ready. I'm hoping the information gathered will be useful in the future for others and myself suffering from IBS.