I've offically had IBS for 7 years now. It took me about 5 and a 1/2 years to get myself into a PERFECT routine with it. I was able to wake up in the morning, and know what i could and couldn't eat for the day. I knew how many times I would need to go to the toilet before the pains would pass and etc. I TRAINED MY BOWELS TO ONLY OPEN ONCE A DAY!! (Of course i would still have some bad days occasionally, It was like a dormant volcano!). That was until the Dr's discovered I had a 6cm Cyst attach to my ovary, as well as 5 more just floating around and a kidney stone! So I was off to surgery! A planned Key Hole surgery turned into a major operation which left me with 16 staples under my stomache! "Well at least they're gone!" I was actually excited to hear that I had these cysts as the DR said that they may have been setting off my IBS from time to time...NOPE! After a few months my IBS was so bad I couldn't eat, sleep or go to work. I was so drained of energy! (Plus i had read all the magazines in the toilet!) Now i've also been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries. It's been almost a year since the surgery and still no sign of my IBS even looking a little bit like it'll get back to the way I trained it. To top it all off, all of a sudden I am experiencing Anxiety!

• Palpitations
• Shaking
• Clammy
• Sweating
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Breathlessness
• A Lump in my throat
• UNCONTROLLABLE need to use the toilet immediately

As I am traveling tomorrow, I had to buy a relaxation CD and extra padding for my underwear! I feel so helpless and embarrassed. Is this happening to anyone else?

By: Tux