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I hope you don't have to go to the hospital but I'm glad to read that you will if you don't continue to improve. Good luck. ((((Gin))))View Thread

I'm really sorry you're doing so badly and I wish there was something I could do to help. I know how pain can wear you down, I've lived with it since 1986. I hope the water therapy helps as much as it helped me when I needed it and I hope the docs can give you some real relief, at least for a while.
I don't know how the enema could have made anything worse unless the nozzle was inserted too far and I really doubt that you did that.
Take care of yourself. I know it's important to limit the stress in your family but don't push it too far, you being in pain and not getting relief can cause stress for your kids too.
I hope you get better real soon.View Thread

My research into what caused the intense cravings that seemed to go on forever lead me to understand that it is a behavioral addiction. Each of us has proved that we are capable of a behavior addiction early in life, it's called weaning. There is absolutely nothing in milk (mother's or otherwise) that is addictive yet during weaning we display the symptoms and behavior of addiction withdrawal.
Once I got over my dislike of this information, I started a 2 part program to quit.
1. I made it inconvenient to smoke. I only smoked outside, regardless of the weather, and I did not create a comfortable area outside to smoke in. I also did not allow any smoking litter and cleaned up what I found in the area while smoking.
2. I began replacing the smoking behavior with another behavior. I found that chewing gum was a pretty good replacement activity for me and I only chewed sugarless antiplaque gum so I would be replacing an unhealthy activity with a healthy one.
It took me a few months to reach zero cigarettes a day but it did work. I did use nicotine gum for about 2 weeks when I completely stopped.
I hope this helps. Good luck finding what works for you.View Thread





I realize I'm not a lady but since no one else has responded I wanted to let you know that it is common for women to get an anal-vaginal fistula. Have you had any abscesses or fistulas?View Thread


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