To: K-list
Recieved: 2001/03/13 14:18
Subject: [K-list] Re: SOS
From: Gcwein1111
On 2001/03/13 14:18, Gcwein1111 posted thus to the K-list:
My Dear Friends,
Again, l feel l should apologize for addressing you this way rather than
individually anwering all of your responses to my plea for help. l haven't
been able to be online much and am unable to answer all those who have made
suggestions.
l'm truly overwhelmed by the responses. lt makes me
realize even more how much we are a community. We can disagree from time to
time, but this reminds me of how much we are capable of opening our hearts
and supporting each other.
l probably should have been more specific
when l asked for help.What l was most hoping for were natural remedies (
herbs, etc) that people had found helpful, in that because of k, l've reacted
so adversely to medicines in recent years. This is why l haven't run to a
doctor, as some have suggested, because the doctors l know can only
prescribe medicines. The guy who did the acupuncture is an excellent MD, and
he also advised me to avoid conventional doctors, saying they have no
understanding of my condition.
Some of you know that l've been struggling with side effects
of k for many years. Over 5 yrs ago after intense energy work l became
terribly ill and couldn't eat for 4 months, losing a whole lot of weight and
thinking l was going to die. Altho l feel my process has progressed as a
whole, certain debilitating effects have persisted, including: excessive
stomach gas (especially at nite) and low back/buttock pain which has severly
limited activites.
The
stomach stuff has slightly improved during this time except when my energy is
overstimulated. l've learned over time what foods to eat and what my best
comfort foods are when the energy's really moving. As l've stated in the
past, l feel this subject of food is mostly an individual thing for each of
us. What always works for me is soft bland foods, usually with a dairy
component, such as cream of wheat, cream of tomato soup, cottage cheese,
yogurt, etc.
When l consented to the
acupuncture and energy sessions l mostly hoped it would benefit my back while
not upsetting my stomach, because most energy work usually upsets my stomach.
This work appears to have helped my back a little while upsetting my stomach
a great deal!
l did
find one thing that seems to help with the gas, at least a little: DGL, which
consists primarily of licorice root extract. l took some Sunday nite and it
went better, and so Monday l thought maybe l was over the hump. But then last
nite was bad again, waking up after a couple hours sleep and then continuous
gas and belching for hour after hour, once again leaving me exhausted today
with a very iffy stomach. So it appears the DGL, while helping a little, may
not be enough. My sense of taste also feels like it's getting screwed up -- a
foul metallic taste in my mouth which l've had before when my system went out
of whack.
l called my doctor yesterday and told him
about the reaction. He expressed sympathy but said all the gas was a positive
sign of movement of the energy -- and he wanted me to continue with my
scheduled 2nd session tomorrow nite, saying he felt the best way to deal with
this was to cut right thru it. l declined, saying l wanted to at least
stabilize before trying more scaled back sessions. He was supportive, saying
he understood how l felt after all l'd been thru over the years. He didn't
have any other suggestions.
l do respect this guy. He's studied energy and experienced it himself
for many years. But l've learned the hard way that l can get into trouble by
trusting anyone else to necessarily be right about my process.
And now, one more possible factor. My upstairs has served
as a Tibetan monastery since November. The monks are only here part time so
far, usually 2 or 3 days a week. Khuten Lama is here far less than that, but
when he is here it usually plays a little havoc with my stomach, as he is
very powerful. l just found out he's coming with the monks tonite for 3 days
.....
Your prayers and thoughts are
welcome as always.
love,
jerry
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