After I saw another reply, I decided to send this
to the group. Sometimes perfectly healthy people
become alienated by a health care system that
allows only 10 minutes per visit. I would be
careful not to overlook that possibility. I have
absolutely no depression or suicial thoughts and
I told my doctor I was going to self-medicate too.
(I hoped they would return my call and help. They
did not.)
Originally, due to the lengthy and personal nature
of the note, I only sent it to the poster.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rachael Barlow [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 10:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: Any words of wisdom? Long
I have a few radical ideas which seem appropriate given the
urgency of her issues. Firstly, I share this woman's
isolation. I too, am a "high needs" patient who has given
up on doctors. I too, ended up self-medicating while nursing
in order to get past doctors refusal to help for over a month
while I suffered with daily pain. I hear what is probably
a good bit of anger in this woman. I can share what I did.
(By the way, the herbs I used worked with no ill affects
to my daughter.)
Firstly, if she is spiritual, I would instruct this woman
to pray, meditate, whatever. She needs to give her problems
to God and know that he/she/it is in control of how things
function. I would also suggest she ask God for help with her
problem. (This way she will feel less alone and in my opinion,
be less alone.)
Then have her get on the web. She needs a name for her specific
"condition". Then using that name, she should search again for
herbs or alternative medicines to use to treat that condition.
Then she should search again for nursing as a contraindication
for that herb or alternative medicine. (black walnut is one
that I remember, dries up milk so it should be avoided.)
She might also want to investigate homeopathy. It sounds to
me like she has a constitutional issue. Homeopathic doctors
are great for us intense patients. The first appointment is
2 hours and they really listen! (not ten minutes with the
doctor listening for keywords.) She can find a good homeopath
by calling her nearby health food store - they usually know
the homeopaths. Homeopathic remedies are completely safe to
take while nursing and are effective, as long as she avoids
coffee, mint (even in toothpaste) and a few other things.
Sometimes, if a homeopath is an MD, they are covered at least
partially by insurance.
If she doesn't have the energy to do the web searching, that
stuff can be hired out. Somewhere I saw a firm that does
medical research for a fee.
Then once she knows her condition and her treatment options, she
should validate them two ways. Firstly, write a letter to her
doctor and fax it over. Put on the cover that she just wants a
"yes" or "no" answer. Put in the letter the condition and treatment
options, the age of her son, and the frequency of his nursing.
Be as concise as possible. The doctor needs to be able to read
it, decide, and respond in under 5 minutes. Then find someone
who muscle tests - again at the health food store probably.
Muscle test the woman about the treatment options' ability to
cure the condition. Muscle test the woman, holding her baby,
to test the treatment options affect on the baby. (I wouldn't
bother validating if the treatment option is homeopathy.
Very few doctors know anything about it.)
Once she feels right again, then she can work on the autism
issue. I really feel for this poor woman. It is just awful to
have real medical issues and no help from knowledgable people
to solve the problem. Luckily, everything is written down and
as long as we can read, us high needs patients can sometimes figure
it out for ourselves.
Rachael Barlow
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