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Submitted by spiritwoman on January 29, 2013 - 9:35am
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Hello. I feel so grateful for this site, for the book and DVD and the chance to heal. In October of 2012, I had a complete hysterectomy when a large tumor was removed from my pelvis and cancer was found. Everything is gone, including my cervix. I have been suffering with extreme bowel issues since then (well before then too as the pelvic mass was displacing things). I've realized recently that I have what I believe is a rectocele (maybe even and endocele). I have begun the exercises for the past few weeks and found that bellydancing also brings relief and easier bowel movements. I read in the book how the prolapse exercises are for those who still have their pelvic organs. Will this help me? I'm feeling the posture is helping so I don't have to go the bathroom constantly. I am hopeful and willing to heal this. I also have moments of feeling so overwhelmed that my body is like this now and that I must work this for the rest of my life. Any insights about what I may be able to expect as far as healing this would be so appreciated. Thank you Christine for giving real hope. Thank you women for your sharing stories that help me feel less alone.

Blessings, Kala

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spiritwoman

January 29, 2013 - 9:37am

I also wanted to say that I am healing the cancer naturally. I ended up having not only endometrial cancer but also rectal cancer. I am working with a naturopath with great results. I feel that the cancer is gone or mostly gone. Next month I will get a test to find out more. Just wanted you all to know that as I realized I left that bit hanging. Much love.

oceangirl08006

January 29, 2013 - 10:16am

Wow, going through cancer must have been hard! I think all of us members of WW have definitely felt that hopelessness at one time or another, I certainly did. At the end of the day I think every part of WW can only help, and if done right can never hurt. From what I understand Christine herself had a hysterectomy and after things didn't work out she spend many years doing research and experimenting with diet and intra-abdominal pressure and began what is now WW, and a great help to many women. That story alone gives me hope! Try to get into the WW empowering feeling that the body is constantly fighting off diseases, your immune system is working round the clock, and your body is always trying to achieve a state of equilibrium. Try to take comfort in the fact that you can always experiment with diet, posture, exercise, environment, meditation etc. and slowly learn more about what works for you and what helps you feel better. Also, to add another thing, humans are very adaptable. Things that happen to us that render consistent effects on our every day life seem like the end of the world at first, but we normally find ways to cope, improve, and even just to get used to it. I had very bad depression when I was younger, for instance, and I thought my life was over. It has been a long journey since then, with getting on medication then stopping medication on my own, and many tough days. Today I have much more confidence in my ability to deal with my depression, which I now hardly even notice. In my opinion there is always hope, but only you can decide what actions to take, because you know yourself better than anyone! The whole idea of WW I think is relatively new to the world and is becoming more well known every day! Who knows what medical advancements will be made in the future; my guess is they will improve if the information on WW is passed on to many people, especially doctors. Don't give up, and good luck!

spiritwoman

January 29, 2013 - 4:05pm

Thank you oceangirl! I like what you say about humans being very adaptable. I feel this too. Most days I feel optimistic about healing. And try to stay in the present rather than wishing for things that might have happened if I only had done this or that. Still I have my moments : ) My overall feeling is that if I can heal cancer then I can heal this or at least manage it to the extent that I can live as vibrantly as I often feel. This program has been the only thing I've found that truly makes sense and that has given me real answers about what is going on with my body. So I'm working with it. Besides the classical ballet moves are fun and graceful (I always wanted to study ballet, so here is my chance!). I would love to hear from others who have had hysterectomies who are finding improvements through this system. It's so good though that I found this forum and this work. I turned my friend who is a sex educator onto it and she's ordering all the books. I am 46 and very youthful and very vibrant so this is helping me so much with dealing with the cancer, the early menopause and this pelvic floor challenge I now face. Thank you again so much. It feels so good to feel supported in this way.

Surviving60

January 29, 2013 - 6:01pm

Hi Spiritwoman – Your posts are very inspiring and I just wanted to add my support and encouragement. Whole Woman is good for every woman. It’s a natural posture that supports our hips and spine properly. Hysterectomy does interfere with this dynamic quite profoundly, as the round ligaments of the uterus pull things forward into the lower belly, after you have changed your posture to make more room there. That being said, the remaining organs still need a place to go, and WW work can help take the pressure off the vagina.

Some women who have had hyst may have back issues that might make it harder to adopt WW posture and maintain it all the time. This is just something you will have to ascertain for yourself. If you stay active and live with good health foremost in mind, you have more going for you than many others. For you, given all you have been through already, a rectocele need not slow you down!

Christine has not had hysterectomy. What she had was a profound surgically-induced uterine prolapse after having an incontinence procedure. She spent the next part of her life developing this body of knowledge and passing it along to women – and to say we are grateful is to put it very mildly. - Surviving

MsNightingale

January 29, 2013 - 6:23pm

I just wanted to say hello and welcome to this site. You are very inspiring and I am glad you are here. I am so happy that you have found this site and this posture to help you carry on and heal. Best wishes to you.

Surrender

January 29, 2013 - 7:03pm

Hi Spiritwoman, your post (as well as Oceangirl's reply) is so inspirational....and I feel that I need my life in prayer for inspiration. Thank you. I applaud your fortitude as a woman and as a self healer. Hearing that you are focused on healing gives me hope that I can too. BTW, I had stage 2 colon cancer almost 5 yrs. ago. I had half my colon removed. I am cancer free today. I do have these prolapses though, and sometimes it feels like I just don't want to have to deal with it. After reading your post I can instead say, things are as they are and I am strong and healthy and can move and posture in ways that will support my pelvic organs and all of my body. Truly, I am a spirit with a body. I am happy for my mind-body connection, and for the connection to other woman who are traveling similar paths. Thank you. I wish you the best.

oceangirl08006

January 29, 2013 - 8:50pm

Oh, sorry about the misinformation. Thanks for the correction, Surviving!

louiseds

January 31, 2013 - 4:45am

Hi Oceangirl

FYI, Christine didn't have an hysterectomy. She had a bladder lift of some sort which induced the uterine prolapse.

Louise :-)

spiritwoman

January 31, 2013 - 9:22am

Thank you women for your support and encouragement. It means so much to me. I feel so less alone in this. Honestly I feel this has upset me more than having cancer did. The cancer felt doable and this feels so challenging. A great image came to me while meditating. I saw my energetic uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and cervix. I feel I was shown how to get around not having these actual organs. I've been imagining that they are there and holding things in place (with the correct posture!). This has given me a great sense of well being and less of a feeling of having lost something so important. I feel the energy of these organs is still there and I can use this to help heal. Surrender, I am so glad to hear that you are cancer free! It is such a blessing to hear from others who have healed this. Thank you for your kindness and understanding. There is a kindness here that I feel is born of suffering and transcending that suffering that I do not experience in most folks. So far only in folks who have birthed compassion through physical hardship. My hope is to be also this compassionate, encouraging voice for others. Thank you thank you thank you...we have more than hope, we have a real chance to heal. I know this in my core : )