I wonder if anyone out there can help me.  I have a friend out of state
that  has gone to h*ll and back on more than one occassion with medical
problems that have persisted for more than the 15 years that I've known
her.
 
The following is a list of symptoms that she sent me in the mail today:
Surgical Adhesions:  resulting in abdominal pain, left side.  Need 2-3
enemas *daily* for pain management.  Aggravated by water retention and
any waste going through.
Surgically Induced Menopause & Hormone Imbalance:  causing cyclical
symptoms, same pattern, same time frame, every month, throughout month,
including: water retention, distended abdomen, back pain,
fatigue-weakness, nausea, headaches, joint pain, vision impairment,
impaired circulation, hot flashes, sharp inner ear pain - left side,
oral nerve pain - left side, skin sensitivity and itching and crawling
sensation, heat sensitivity, altered sleep pattern, anxiety-tension,
muscle aches, chest heavyness, breast pain - left side, burning feet,
overwhelming exhaustion.
 
Scoliosis:  pressure from water retention causes nerve pain in area of
spinal curve extending outward into left side; and lower back pain also
aggravated by water retention & bloating.
My friend stated in the note she sent me "...as singular symptoms it
doesn't quite express what it feels like altogether or the combined
impact it has on  me.  It's most indescribably as a whole and the
limitations in puts on me are varied & rollercoaster-like..."
As I've said, I've known this gal for over 15 years, and I feel that
she's suffered more than anyone should have to in an entire lifetime.
I should also add that she's in her late 30's, and has been unable to
function in any form of employment for a number of years.
I've seen her bounced back and forth between all kinds of doctors in the
medical profession, and no one has been able to help her.  She's been
looking for someone that would work with her with alternative
treatments,  but unfortunately, she's not living in an area where
people are open to alternative health care.  I've been sending her
whatever information I can gather up here in Colorado, where
alternative medicine is widely accepted.
If anyone out there has any suggestions, or think they can help in any
way, please contact me.  She does not have access to a computer, so I'm
more than happy to relay questions & answers back and forth for her.
 
Thanks in advance for your help.
Lori
lori@missing.tbie.hms.com
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