Renata Carmen Writes

I write this not to garner sympathy, but simply to share my story and personal experience in hopes that others will do the same.  They can argue the facts and science, but cannot refute the voice of the people! "The pen is mightier than the sword".  I have been suffering from debilitating pelvic pain for over a decade. Despite having undergone multiple invasive procedures, countless rounds of lab work and imaging, and seeing alternative care specialists, the etiology of my pain remains undiagnosed.  Unfortunately, I have entirely too many allergies for one person, do not tolerate synthesized products in general well, and react quite negatively to traditional forms of pain management (opiates, narcotics, and their synthesized equivalents). I either: A) break out in hives; my whole body swells up and I get covered in this raised, itchy, sensitive rash, or, B) spend the day worshiping the Porcelain God as my stomach does its best to reject the undesirables. I am also allergic to