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Hysterectomy resulting in chronic pain
Nine years ago, I had a hysterectomy which left me with chronic pain. I’ve just spent a month in a clinic which was supposed to help, but they admitted that conventional medicine had nothing left to offer me. I’ve had every treatment going and far too much surgery. Can you suggest any alternatives? I’m 51 and don’t want to spend the rest of my life in this pain.
Pain is a signal that the body is either damaged or threatened with injury. Everyone feels pain after surgery but it is unusual for it to become chronic. One of the factors influencing how much pain we feel is the body’s alkaline/acidity balance. Too much acid in the tissues promotes inflammation but you can minimise this problem by drinking plenty of water (8 glasses a day), which reduces overall acidity.
Gaynor Greber, a nutritionist specialising in correcting nutritional and biochemical imbalances, says blood sugar fluctuations will also make your pain worse by putting stress on the endocrine, nervous and musculo-skeletal systems. To avoid this, cut out common stressors including tea, coffee, sugar, red meat, alcohol and refined carbohydrates. Instead, eat more oily fish, nuts and seeds which increase the alkalinity of the diet.
The nutrients Greber deems essential for support in pain control include calcium and magnesium to help smooth muscle control and to calm the central nervous system; vitamin A to protect the body’s tissues and promote healing, vitamin C which will counter stress and the antioxidant vitamin E to improve muscle tone and elasticity. A good B complex supplement will also support both the immune and nervous systems.
*Gaynor Greber practises in both Sevenoaks (01732-741641) and Tunbridge Wells (01892-616584), Kent. She charges £45 for an initial consultation.