Re: Liver hemangioma survey. Conducting my own research for a solution.

1) Do you take hot baths? Showers?
- Baths 100% of the time. Just not a shower person.

2) Do you drink milk? If so, what kind. (2%, 1% or skimmed)
- Yes, but not a whole lot. When I do, it's 2% if it's milk, and 1% if it's chocolate milk.

3) When you have the pain, do you place a hot pad or compress on the area?
- I'm one of the 'newbies' here and just found out about this in the last couple of months, started having more pains in the upper right quadrant in the last couple of weeks, so I think I'll try this tonight.

4) Have you been (or still taking) Oral Contraceptives? If so, for how long?
- Was just diagnosed iwth liver hemangiomas, the largest being 2.5cm. I'd spoken to my doctor about taking the pill a while ago (never took the pill before), so he gave me a prescriiption the same day he told me that they're hemangiomas. Now I'm confused, because everything seems to say not to take the pill.

5) Do you have any problems that you know of with your hormone levels?
- No, they checked my hormones and they were fine.

6) Do you smoke?
- No.

7) Do you eat dairy products?
- Yes, but not very many.

8) Do you put lotion on your face?
- Yes, once a day.

9) Do you wear make-up?
- Yes, but very little.

10) Do you wear liquid foundation on your face?
- Yes, but very little.

11) What kind of toothpaste do you use? (Colgate, AquaFresh, Crest, Tom's of Maine etc.)
- Colgate Total gel.

12) Are you male or female?
- Female

13) How old are you?
- 31

14) At what age were you diagnosed in having one? How large was it at the initial diagnosis?
- Age 31. Size 2.5cm.

15) How many children have you gave birth to?
- None.

16) Have you been on any type of Hormone Therapy medication?
- No.

17) Do you drink lots of water?
- Yes!

18) Would you say your diet was healthy or poor?
- Poor. Lots of processed food, things I grab on the go.

19) Do you eat Soy products or drink Soy Milk?
- No.

20) Do you eat Brocolli and/or Cauliflower?
- Just broccoli.

21) Do you use Flaxseed in your foods?
- Only in bagels (the Safeway kind).

22) Do you buy organic produce?
- No.

23) Do you exercise?
- Walk lots and hike on weekends. Nothing else.

24) Have you taken any herbs such as Milk Thistle, Licorice, Don Quei, Evening Primrose or Ginseng?
- No. Has anyone tried these and had any luck re. hemangiomas?

25) If you have pain associated with the hemangioma is there anything that you find makes it worse? (stress, menses, exercise etc.)
- Lying down. Tweet