Re: Discouraged...

Hi,

I just wanted to let you know that when I was first going through all of this I had a C-reactive protein come back high. A couple months later it was normal. If your body is producing antibodies against the Mirena or silicone maybe this is why the test came back high. I don't know, but I do know that you need to give yourself time. Most people on this site have gradually gotten better even though the process sucks. Freaking out can cause inflammation and other reactions inside your body that you can't even see and it makes it harder for your body to recover. Try to distract yourself with something. I have spent so much time on the computer over this last year and I don't know that I gained much except for support from this site. Yoga has helped me(you can get a video for home use), acupuncture helped me a lot with the anxiety and seeing a doctor of Oriental Medicine helped me. I don't know how much he's done besides diagnosing me with Cadida overgrowth, but they are great listeners and even if all I got was a vent session it was well worth it. By the way, I think the candida overtook my gut when I was freaking out last year, wasn't eating and lost 20# in 5 weeks and taking Antibiotics without probiotics. You don't want to go down this route because it sucks. Just remember that most people get better and even if you are the exception and something is wrong, you will have better strength emotionally and physically in a few months to deal with it in a normal way. I'm so sorry for how you are feeling, I was there last year. I can say that it does getter.

Kara