Women’s stories

“I would urge anyone facing a hysterectomy to get a second and third opinion.”

Lauren has been on the Program for three or four months now, but says she saw a “dramatic improvement” within the first two days! Faced with a hysterectomy for irregular periods and heavy bleeding, she found us when looking for information on her condition. Now she’s sleeping better, her memory has improved, and she has the energy to enjoy traveling and caring for her grandchildren again.

“I’ll be 55 in October and I still get my cycles, but not every month. I had missed my cycle for three months after having a 35-day period, and had to go to the doctor. He was thinking of a hysterectomy, which I didn’t want to do. He said the hysterectomy surgery would take four hours, and I thought There’s no way I’m going to subject myself to that if I don’t have cancer! (I do have a condition where my estrogen is high and causes an endometrial thickening of the uterus, but it’s not cancer). After starting the Personal Program l got my period back about a month ago, but didn’t have the real heavy bleeding like before. It was normal and lasted six days. It was good.

“Since starting the Program I feel more emotional balance. I used to feel like I could burst into tears over nothing. Or if something big was going on, it was a lot more traumatic than it should have been. I was having sleep problems as well, trouble staying asleep and insomnia. That was very traumatic for me as I really need my sleep. Five to six hours (a night) is too short!

“So that has improved and I’m not feeling so down. I feel a lot better — not perfect, not as good as, say, not going through menopause — but I am feeling so much better than I was. I don’t have any hot flashes or any big swings. Just overall I feel way more balanced.

“My memory has improved as well. When I first called for the Program, I had trouble concentrating and couldn’t remember what I just said or did. It was horrifying for me; I’d say something and a minute later I couldn’t remember what I’d said! That’s how bad my symptoms were. Now, I’m way more into the moment of what I’m doing, that’s a big change.

“I’ve never been a religious vitamin-taker. I’d buy them and they’d sit in my pantry untouched. But, I’ve been consistent with these, taking them regularly. I never let a day go by and I think it’s made a huge difference. Even though I already have really good nutrition, it’s giving me a good boost and improved energy. I just feel a lot more energized.

“I’m very active with my grandchildren, and I travel all the time, so I’m really glad I don’t have that really bad feeling anymore. I would urge anyone [facing a hysterectomy] to get a second and third opinion. A hysterectomy is a huge surgery. I’m really glad that I didn’t just decide to do that.”

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Last Modified Date: 05/24/2011