carolv
07-27-2008, 10:42 PM
Hello everyone,
I can't tell you how glad I am to find this website, I am happy to find some support for going raw. I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis 13 years ago when I had an ovarian cyst burst resulting in surgery to partially remove the ovary. My doctor cleaned up as much of the endometriosis as he possibly could. I never realized it could come back as badly as it did. Last year I was diagnosed with fibroids and I had a hysterectomy this past January. Once again I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis which has now started to affect my bowel and bladder. This really got me scared so I researched it on the internet and found a great website for support and info on endometriosis. A couple of months after surgery, I started having joint and muscle pain which progressively got worse. I found a diet on that website (no wheat, dairy, sugar, or soy) which I decided to try and, low and behold, it got rid of my joint pain. However, I still have slight pain in my fingers but it is sooo much better than the pain I was experiencing. That convinced me that diet has a HUGE affect on your health. My doctor said the symptoms I had sounded like fibromyalgia, he was rather impressed that the diet worked.
I introduced my sister-in-law to that diet and she did more research and found information about raw food diets which lead her to Alissa's website. I got Alissa's book last week and read it on a camping trip this weekend. I read through it again on the way home. I was so inspired by it that I am ready to make a 100% committment to going raw. I will be joining in the 30-day challenge for August and I'm anxious to get started.
I can't tell you how glad I am to find this website, I am happy to find some support for going raw. I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis 13 years ago when I had an ovarian cyst burst resulting in surgery to partially remove the ovary. My doctor cleaned up as much of the endometriosis as he possibly could. I never realized it could come back as badly as it did. Last year I was diagnosed with fibroids and I had a hysterectomy this past January. Once again I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis which has now started to affect my bowel and bladder. This really got me scared so I researched it on the internet and found a great website for support and info on endometriosis. A couple of months after surgery, I started having joint and muscle pain which progressively got worse. I found a diet on that website (no wheat, dairy, sugar, or soy) which I decided to try and, low and behold, it got rid of my joint pain. However, I still have slight pain in my fingers but it is sooo much better than the pain I was experiencing. That convinced me that diet has a HUGE affect on your health. My doctor said the symptoms I had sounded like fibromyalgia, he was rather impressed that the diet worked.
I introduced my sister-in-law to that diet and she did more research and found information about raw food diets which lead her to Alissa's website. I got Alissa's book last week and read it on a camping trip this weekend. I read through it again on the way home. I was so inspired by it that I am ready to make a 100% committment to going raw. I will be joining in the 30-day challenge for August and I'm anxious to get started.