A couple of years ago, I never knew that I could be here. I went through some very personally challenging and frustrating times which I will share here. I'll also share with you what I'll learned about fibroids, what they are, what causes them, and how to naturally treat them.

In short, I will tell you what I wish someone would have told me. It would have saved me such much pain, turmoil, and time. Thankfully, today, I am the mother of two, and despite my hectic lifestyle with these two little munchins I am happy and healthy. As of my last exam, I am completely free of fibroids.

But, it wasn't always this way. A bit of background. When I became pregnant with my first child, my ob /gyn noticed a particularly large fibroid (a benign growth on my uterus.)
The new nurse actually assumed that I was having twins because of the large size of the fibroid.

Of course, I was immediately shuttled to a specialist who said I had a large flat, fibroid that resembled a dinner plate. Not only was this gross, but it was outside of the uterine wall and can twist and cause pain. But, worse than that, there was a risk that the fibroid could eventually pose a risk of miscarriage.

So, I was put on bed rest and careful watch and those months were among the most scared and lonely of my life. My husband was supportive but could not take months off of work. My mother cared for me while he was at work, but I was still miserable. I would think that every painful twinge was the start of a miscarriage. I could just picture that blaster fibroid harming my baby.

But, my worry was all for nothing (at least then.) I did get a precious healthy baby boy out of the deal a few months later, so I soon forgot about the silly fibroid, until a follow up appointment received a fibroid the size of a soft ball.

Of course, I freaked, but my doctor insisted the best thing for more to do was to monitor it, see if it would remain as it was or would grow. If it did grow, he said he would give me drugs to shrink it and likely have it removed via surgery.

Of course, as soon as he left, I pulled out my laptop and went on a mad internet search to educate myself about fibroids and guess what? I learned that if you have one, chances are good that you will develop others. Removing one was not going to fix the others.

But, I tried to put this out of my mind. I had a new born baby boy and a very excited husband so off I went. And, the first months with my son are sort of a blur - time goes by so fast, you're so busy then.

It was probably when my son was about seven months old that I started to notice some troublesome symptoms like : a full feeling in my pelvic area, lower stomach pain and cramps; and very painful intercourse. Urinating was also very painful.

I tried to ignore these things for a while, but after a while I could not. I honestly had the pelvic pressure I felt when I were eight months pregnant and it was relentless. I was in pain much of the time. I knew that I could not live like this long term.

So, I went to the doctor knowing full well he would find more fibroids, which he did. He didn't want to discuss treatment options until I went to a support group, which I did. I had hoped it would help me to see so many other women effectively dealing with this and moving on. It did the opposite. At the support meeting, I heart about the surgeries, the harsh drugs and the hysterectomies - and there is where I panicked becasue this was a deal breaker for me. I wanted other children. And, didn't want to have to worry about the safety of another baby with the stupid fibroids.

And, the women at the support group had all been told that pretty much the route to take was wait, hope they don't grow, and if they do grow take them out. And, if things get too bad, just take out your uterus. Not acceptable to me. I was not finished with my family.

I immediately went on a hunt to educate myself and I found two great resources that turned this around for me. There are both ebooks. (Please note, if you are pregnant, always check with your doctor. You don't want to experiment when you are pregnant.) My favorite was book:

Stop Fibroids by Shola Oslo, a kinesiologistwho has developed natural, healthy treatments to CURE your body of fibroids (not just shrink them, or mask them but to get rid of them for good. I had no idea that my diet could greatly affect my fibroids and that certain foods are like poison to the fibroids. I also learned how to use herbs to help with pain, inflammation, and shrinking. I was very serious about curing myself and I did. About four weeks after I started the program, I began to notice my menstrual bleeding becoming much less heavy and the pelvic pressure waining. And, at my next check up, my doctor was astounded when he could find NO FIBROIDS. NONE. Of course, he stammered something like how lucky that they went away on their own, but I don't believe this for a second, because several of the women in the support group started this plan at the same time I did - and guess what - most of their fibroids "miraculously" disappeared too.

It makes me very frustrated that for the cost of a simple ebook and some ingredients I cured myself when I was getting ready to spend thousands of dollars on hospitals and treatments. I tell all of the women in the support group now to try this before you commit to surgery. What do you really have to lose? With any luck, you can avoid the surgery and learn a healthy way to keep these wretched things at bay.

Another book that was helpful to me was Cure Fibroids Naturally. This one is a lot similar to Stop Fibroids, but it focuses more on negative energy, psychological and healing issues. While I believe these things are absolutely valid and contributive (and worth a try) I often focused more on the scientific, but natural methods, which is why I preferred Stop Fibroids but used both books. If you like "The Secret," and the laws of attraction, you will like this one, but as I said, I liked the more scientific approach.