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Hi,

I just joined the group and browsed a bit through what's been posted recently.

I hope I'm not being too bold, jumping right in.

December 30th I woke up in a cold sweat and had severe pain in my lower abdomen

on the way to work. Once I got to work I found that I was bleeding from my

bladder, and called a nurse to advise whether to see the doctor or go to the

emergency room.

She advised me to go to the emergency room where they did a CT scan and found

that I have a mass on my liver and my bladder wall is thickened.

New Years Eve I saw a urologist who told me he didn't want to alarm me but a

thickened bladder wall usually indicated cancer. He prescribed antibiotics for

the next two weeks, Cipro, and will put a scope in my bladder to learn more in

two weeks. Tonight at 9:00 p.m. I'm scheduled at the hospital to have an MRI.

I turned to alternative medicine years ago because of chronic bladder infections

and other medical problems, but I think what had transpired before with the

bladder infections took its toll. I've been under extreme stress for quite

awhile too, which I think also took its toll.

Alternative medicine has been so much more effective for me over the years, and

doctors tend to be so condescending with me and I know right now that this is my

responsibility to seek out what's best for me. I had Mohs surgery a year ago

and wondered then if my immune system wasn't working properly to have gotten

skin cancer. I'm cured from that, but now this.

I don't know whether I started a healing crisis for myself because recently I

was taking Serrazimes, or whether this was just a ticking time bomb in me, but

here I am!

I also use CDs that lead me through guided imagery and affirmations, which I've

found has also been very effective for me.

I'm looking forward to hearing others stories and gleaning some wisdom from the

group.

Patty