My Terrifying Health Diagnosis And What I’m Doing About It

Last week I’m in the gynecologists waiting room, surrounded by women with their beautiful pregnant bellies.

In his office, I give the doctor a brief medical history and hop onto the table. And ladies, being honest, it’s not a great thing having a medical device inserted, but I try to relax.

The ultrasound screen switches on. The doctor tells me he’s found something which explains my symptoms.

No, it’s not a baby (and I wasn’t expecting it would be).

“You have a fibroid about 2.6cm big in the lining of your uterus. It’s pushing on your bladder and been causing both constipation and the UTIs you kept having last year.” The doctor tells me.

My head spins. WTF is a fibroid? How dangerous are they? How do I get rid of them?

I know now that Fibroids are non-cancerous growths which affect up to 80% of women before the age of 50, especially women who haven’t given birth. The five symptoms I’ve told several doctors in the last year, are the EXACT symptoms of fibroids. I can’t believe not a single one suggested an ultrasound to check for fibroids when they’re SO common!

The doctor firmly says, “You’ll need a surgery. Either a laparoscopy or laparotomy.”

My head spins faster as he explains what these surgeries entail.

This isn’t supposed to happen to ‘people like me’ - I have all the mindset stuff locked in, I love myself, I’m living an epic life! How is this possible!?? I feel small and helpless…a million miles away from the western world with its high medical standards.

I’m so sick, I need surgery? How is it possible?

Locking myself in the doctor’s toilet, I look at my reflection, eyes streaming with tears as I use EFT Tapping to process some of the shock. I reassure myself that I’m going to get through this. Reaffirming my deep trust in life and how this experience is somehow taking me where I need to go. Telling myself that one day I’ll even feel grateful for this experience.

I wonder what people who don’t know EFT Tapping do in situations like this!

I start to calm down and breath returns to my body, as the shock begins to melt.

Realising I’m in no fit state to drive the hour home, I sit on the dirty pavement in Denpasar, googling ‘what is fibroid?’, scooters and people whizzing by. One of my best friends calls in response to my frantic messages. I “tap” (use EFT) and tell her what the doctor said.

Spaciousness opens up as more of the shock wears off. I hear myself saying: “Nothing’s actually changed in my body. Just now I KNOW what’s being causing my health issues. He says I need surgery, but I’m going to take three months and see if I can cure this naturally.”

Using EFT Tapping, while talking with a calm, grounded friend, I start to feel empowered with the information I have. Now I can take action.

I’m on a quest!

In this past week I’ve already had three consultations with experts in the field of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), acupuncture, colonics and spoken to dear friends who are experienced with diet and lifestyle choices and I’m on my way for vag¡nal ozone therapy this afternoon.

Not many people know, but I actually cured myself from the ‘incurable’ auto-immune disease Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism in 2017 with a dietary overhaul and supplements. And I’m fairly certain I’ll be able to cure myself of my fibroid too (although it feels vulnerable to share at this stage in my journey, in case I don’t and am seen as a failure!).

My regret with Hypothyroidism is I didn’t share my journey more at the time. This time I’m choosing to share. Because I want you to feel empowered to at least try alternative options, other than what’s presented by western medicine (obviously not in emergency, life-threatening situations). I am friends with people who’ve naturally cured themselves of bone cancer, multiple sclerosis, genital herpes, crone’s disease…

I’m deeply grateful to western medicine for the amazing diagnostics and analytical tools and there’s truly a time and a place for western medicine and surgery. I know this is controversial (and I’m already dreading the comments) but I believe many conditions are treatable without pharmaceutical drugs and surgery.

If I have the recommended surgery (assuming it’s successful), there’s a high chance the fibroid will regrow and a 30% chance I’ll need a hysterectomy in the next 5-10 years!!!

I’m choosing to treat the cause, rather than just the symptoms.

I’ll have another ultrasound in 3 months to check on my friend the fibroid. Until then, diet protocol, EFT Tapping, vitamins, Chinese herbs, ozone therapy, enemas, visualisation, Reiki, meditation, prayer, acupuncture…and other techniques I’m sure will come my way.

It’s your body and your choice. Listen to the opinions of your doctor, family and friends, but also do your own research and listen to yourself. If western medicine is what you choose, I fully support you. All I’m trying to do, with this post, is suggest that you take the time to clear the shock of a diagnosis (like I did with EFT Tapping) and look into alternative options before actively choosing surgery or medication with side effects.

May all beings be healthy and happy.