So many women are in the position of being diagnosed with fibroids and feel helpless yet under pressure to make decisions over medical treatment options. It is well known that feeling like you have little or no control over things creates stress. What a joy it is to know then that there are women out there who have managed to eradicate fibroids without availing themselves of the surgeons services.

I am one such woman and would like to shout from the rooftops for all women to take back control of their own lives and in particular their bodies and allow their bodies to heal.

One of the problems with this is that it seems so much easier to just ask someone else to deal with the problem for you assuming that everyone else knows better than you.

Rest assured that I do appreciate the skill, training and experience that doctors have. If I break a leg you will find me in the emergency room and very grateful for the care I would receive. I am so aware of the links between mind and body and the effects that certain life events and trauma can bring about in the body if not processed appropriately.

With something like fibroids or cancer I would work on myself, even if I also used traditional medical treatments at the same time. I know that unresolved issues lead to poor health. I also know from my personal experience that cutting parts out of your body just shifts the problem to another area and gives you something else to heal from.

What you do is your choice and no one elses, I just want to make sure you realise you have choices other than surgery.

Read, ask questions, use the internet, speak to other women and find out what they have experienced. Fibroids are an extremely common complaint although we rarely talk about them. Once you do open up and bring the topic up you will be amazed how many women you know who have had, or know someone who has had, fibroids. It is estimated between 30 - 45% of women will or have experienced them in their lifetime.

Many women go undiagnosed until symptoms become severe or they get pregnant. That was certainly true for me. I did not realise I had a fibroid until I had my first pregnancy examination and scan. It was a frightening experience, mainly because options seemed limited and all came at a price.

This is why I want to get my message across to all women. You can take back control and heal your fibroids naturally. Utilise your mind body link. Check out metaphysical links. Improve your diet and lifestyle but make sure you deal with old unresolved issues. You already have an idea of what those issues are even though you may not have discussed them with anyone else. If I can do it, you can too.