Post by puddleduck on Jun 11, 2007 4:43:37 GMT -5
Hi there,
Many you of you may know already that I've been using natural progesterone cream for 2 months now after two operations to excise endometriosis within 4 months of each other, and continued pain (and failed Mirena coil treatment).
I went to my GP (UK equivalent to primary care physician) to discuss with her that I was ready to try natural progesterone cream, that I had discussed it with the SHE Endometriosis Trust, read a couple of books and made an appointment to see a qualified doctor who is retired and also practices homeopathy and natural therapies, and prescribes natural progesterone cream. This may well be an issue specific to the UK and possibly Canada, since I know that in the USA, USP natural progesterone can be bought over the counter. In the UK, it cannot, as it is classed as an "unlicensed medicine" and there is the option to either buy over the internet or seek out a private doctor. Very few prescribe it here.
Anyway, I took my Dr Susan Evans book, 'Endometriosis and Other Pelvic Pain" with me, since it's co-written with a complementary therapist who discusses natural progesterone
cream as a possible treatment. I explained I would have to have the Mirena removed (since I was in just as much pain with is as without, even after 6 months) and then would see a private doctor for the progesterone. She was a little reluctant, and was pushing for me to return to the gyn and go on Prostap injections, but she agreed that I was going about it in the right way, rather than self-treating, and removed the Mirena.
Last week, when I returned to see her about a different issue, the tables had turned. She is clearly not at all happy about what I'm doing. It may well have been less of an issue if I'd just bought the cream myself...but the fact that I've consulted a private doctor has put her back up and she's peeved that she's not "in charge" and was hostile. I half expected this to happen. I need her on my side, because it's important that i can go to her for pain relief when I need it and also blood monitoring for other issues...and at some stage in the future I may need to have Prostap injections (which I was told by the gyn are just a short term measure). Now I'm concerned that she's going to try to pin the blame for whatever might go wrong on the natural progesterone cream and refuse to treat me unless I stop it.
Is it too much to ask for a GP to work in partnership with their patients? I'm a 31-year-old graduate, in a responsible job. Not a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
Many you of you may know already that I've been using natural progesterone cream for 2 months now after two operations to excise endometriosis within 4 months of each other, and continued pain (and failed Mirena coil treatment).
I went to my GP (UK equivalent to primary care physician) to discuss with her that I was ready to try natural progesterone cream, that I had discussed it with the SHE Endometriosis Trust, read a couple of books and made an appointment to see a qualified doctor who is retired and also practices homeopathy and natural therapies, and prescribes natural progesterone cream. This may well be an issue specific to the UK and possibly Canada, since I know that in the USA, USP natural progesterone can be bought over the counter. In the UK, it cannot, as it is classed as an "unlicensed medicine" and there is the option to either buy over the internet or seek out a private doctor. Very few prescribe it here.
Anyway, I took my Dr Susan Evans book, 'Endometriosis and Other Pelvic Pain" with me, since it's co-written with a complementary therapist who discusses natural progesterone
cream as a possible treatment. I explained I would have to have the Mirena removed (since I was in just as much pain with is as without, even after 6 months) and then would see a private doctor for the progesterone. She was a little reluctant, and was pushing for me to return to the gyn and go on Prostap injections, but she agreed that I was going about it in the right way, rather than self-treating, and removed the Mirena.
Last week, when I returned to see her about a different issue, the tables had turned. She is clearly not at all happy about what I'm doing. It may well have been less of an issue if I'd just bought the cream myself...but the fact that I've consulted a private doctor has put her back up and she's peeved that she's not "in charge" and was hostile. I half expected this to happen. I need her on my side, because it's important that i can go to her for pain relief when I need it and also blood monitoring for other issues...and at some stage in the future I may need to have Prostap injections (which I was told by the gyn are just a short term measure). Now I'm concerned that she's going to try to pin the blame for whatever might go wrong on the natural progesterone cream and refuse to treat me unless I stop it.
Is it too much to ask for a GP to work in partnership with their patients? I'm a 31-year-old graduate, in a responsible job. Not a 15-year-old schoolgirl.