Hello everyone & fibroids question

[Guest guest]

Hi, everybody:

I know this is slightly off topic but I am a Hashi's patient who is

on Armour and also on progesterone cream. I posted this on another

forum and didn't get one answer. I know there's some common sense

out there and if anybody is willing to give me their thoughts on

this, I'd sure appreciate it!

" For some of you that don't know my history, I was diagnosed with

lots of fibroids a couple months ago and have already had 2 lap.

surgeries for pelvic pain and now face a third surgery. My doctor

insists that fibroid tumors cannot cause pain but I've had lower

back pain since December and a sharp pain at the top of my right leg

for about 6 weeks. My last ultrasound indicates an enlarged,

irregular, inhomogenous uterus and several fibroids, some embedded

in the wall of the uterus. My question: if everything is enlarged

and inflamed, isn't it possible that a fibroid or my uterus is

pushing on a nerve or two? I want to ask people with common sense --

I know there is an abundance of it here, and often lacking in the

medical community! "

Thank you!

)

[Guest guest]

Do you believe there is any truth to fibroids being caused by coffee

consumption for some people?

Also I think I may have forgotten to remove the excess at the end of a

couple of posts today, and I would like to apologize! One of the things I

marvel at on this list . . . is that most of the time everyone remembers to

remove the excess. For sure I understand that sometimes we forget, but I

for one would like to thank everyone for majority compliance. Sheila

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A long year before I started using Armour, I had an

ultrasound that showed 3 fibroids. I started using the

progesterone cream and when I went back 6 months later

for a followup ultrasound, 2 fibroids were gone and

the third was barely detectible. I will be interested

to see how everything looks when I go back for my next

ultrasound, now that I am on Armour.

Sheila Bliesath

StarGate Travel

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[Guest guest]

Do you believe there is any truth to fibroids being caused by coffee

consumption for some people?

Also I think I may have forgotten to remove the excess at the end of a

couple of posts today, and I would like to apologize! One of the things I

marvel at on this list . . . is that most of the time everyone remembers to

remove the excess. For sure I understand that sometimes we forget, but I

for one would like to thank everyone for majority compliance. Sheila

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********

A long year before I started using Armour, I had an

ultrasound that showed 3 fibroids. I started using the

progesterone cream and when I went back 6 months later

for a followup ultrasound, 2 fibroids were gone and

the third was barely detectible. I will be interested

to see how everything looks when I go back for my next

ultrasound, now that I am on Armour.

Sheila Bliesath

StarGate Travel

Phone:

For more information on travel or becoming an agent

info@...

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/20/2005 12:13:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

starz@... writes:

> Your absolutely right Sheila, I'm absolutely wrong.

>

but i'm like you sandy...if caffeine caused them, i'd have them for sure. i

used to drink about 10 cups of coffee a day for years and years. it's strange

how some things affect some folks and not others. but heck, if it wasn't for

coffee, I would have never have gotten anything done all those hypo years.

cindi

[Guest guest]

Your absolutely right Sheila, I'm absolutely wrong.

Re: Hello everyone & fibroids question

I had an answer ready for this and went to post message help to see

about a spell check and lost my answer. BOOOO HOOOOO

In a nutshell, I don't see how you can figure that just because you

weren't drinking coffee and had fibroid problems that coffee isn't a

contributing factor with other people. Not everyone reacts the same.

I know people who have had fibrous breasts, and claim that to quit

drinking coffee was the cure. I drink approximately three cups of

coffee per day and do not have fibroid problems. But in no way would

I say that other people would/wouldn't have the same result.

Are you perhaps a coke, Pepsi, mountain dew drinker, or orange pekoe

tea? All of those have caffeine in them and that is supposed to be

the culprit in coffee that causes fibroids. With that said I am not

naive enough to think that caffeine is the only cause of fibroids.

Sheila

> Hate to shoot this theory down, but coffee can't be the reason for

fibroids. I was diagnosed with fibroids when I was made very hypo

from too many anti thyroid drugs while being treated for

hyperT/Graves. My periods got to be very crazy, like every 17 days,

then every other month. The Gyn-Ob dr is the one who was appalled at

my treatment by a top dr here in Houston, and the hypo was causing

all my female woes.

>

[Guest guest]

Your absolutely right Sheila, I'm absolutely wrong.

Re: Hello everyone & fibroids question

I had an answer ready for this and went to post message help to see

about a spell check and lost my answer. BOOOO HOOOOO

In a nutshell, I don't see how you can figure that just because you

weren't drinking coffee and had fibroid problems that coffee isn't a

contributing factor with other people. Not everyone reacts the same.

I know people who have had fibrous breasts, and claim that to quit

drinking coffee was the cure. I drink approximately three cups of

coffee per day and do not have fibroid problems. But in no way would

I say that other people would/wouldn't have the same result.

Are you perhaps a coke, Pepsi, mountain dew drinker, or orange pekoe

tea? All of those have caffeine in them and that is supposed to be

the culprit in coffee that causes fibroids. With that said I am not

naive enough to think that caffeine is the only cause of fibroids.

Sheila

> Hate to shoot this theory down, but coffee can't be the reason for

fibroids. I was diagnosed with fibroids when I was made very hypo

from too many anti thyroid drugs while being treated for

hyperT/Graves. My periods got to be very crazy, like every 17 days,

then every other month. The Gyn-Ob dr is the one who was appalled at

my treatment by a top dr here in Houston, and the hypo was causing

all my female woes.

>

[Guest guest]

Gosh, you ROCK, Tish!

Impressive list.

We are so lucky you need Armour thyroid and that you share your insight with us.

....

I know that all of the fibroids can't

> be removed, because some are growing into the wall of the uterus,

_________________________

This is not true. The fibroids in the wall of the uterus are not

difficult to remove for the doctors with the proper skills. One

thing I learned in all my years of research and fighting

[Guest guest]

Gosh, you ROCK, Tish!

Impressive list.

We are so lucky you need Armour thyroid and that you share your insight with us.

....

I know that all of the fibroids can't

> be removed, because some are growing into the wall of the uterus,

_________________________

This is not true. The fibroids in the wall of the uterus are not

difficult to remove for the doctors with the proper skills. One

thing I learned in all my years of research and fighting

[Guest guest]

Laurie:

I think our mainstream medical community needs a complete overhaul,

beginning with the education of our doctors. Too much of it is

being left up to the pharmaceutical companies dictating what kinds

of meds are " best " for patients and doctors are so busy that all

they have time for are whipping out the prescription pads for the

most modern, expensive, and often dangerous synthetic hormones and

other drugs. You often see drug reps in doctors' offices, not to

mention clocks, coffee mugs, clipboards, and other medical

paraphanelia covered with logos for anti-depressants, birth control

pills, and the like, how often do you hear doctors quoting recent

research or medical journal findings? And it's rare to find the

doctors who really have the knowledge, expertise, and the heart to

care about their patients.

Very sad ...

> >The fibroids in the wall of the uterus are not

> >difficult to remove for the doctors with the proper skills.

>

> This seems to be a recurring theme - finding skilled physicians!

Why is it SO hard to find a good one??

>

> Laurie

>

>

[Guest guest]

Laurie:

I think our mainstream medical community needs a complete overhaul,

beginning with the education of our doctors. Too much of it is

being left up to the pharmaceutical companies dictating what kinds

of meds are " best " for patients and doctors are so busy that all

they have time for are whipping out the prescription pads for the

most modern, expensive, and often dangerous synthetic hormones and

other drugs. You often see drug reps in doctors' offices, not to

mention clocks, coffee mugs, clipboards, and other medical

paraphanelia covered with logos for anti-depressants, birth control

pills, and the like, how often do you hear doctors quoting recent

research or medical journal findings? And it's rare to find the

doctors who really have the knowledge, expertise, and the heart to

care about their patients.

Very sad ...

> >The fibroids in the wall of the uterus are not

> >difficult to remove for the doctors with the proper skills.

>

> This seems to be a recurring theme - finding skilled physicians!

Why is it SO hard to find a good one??

>

> Laurie

>

>