i thought it was the usual pain that came with my monthly period. but it came off the schedule and the pain was unbearable. i felt like someone who had been beaten on the chest. like a battered wife (except that, i am not yet a wife).
when i finally had the courage to face it, the doctor said it’s just fibrocystic changes–women who reach the age of 30 normally experience that. nothing to worry about. just take in 600 iu of vitamin E everyday and steer clear of any caffeine– coffee, tea, mocha, chocolate, soda.
and so i was determined to fight this battle. even if coffee had been a vital part of my life as breathing, i strictly obeyed the doctor’s orders. sure it mellowed me down and i didn’t feel any more pain, but drinking only milk and juice for 5 straight months? something’s gotta give.
i self-declared i was healed. so at the beginning of the year, my supposedly 6th caffeine-free month, i drank a cuppa. then the following day, i took a bite of a litl bit o chocolate. so far so good. no more pain. i felt invincible and this girl was back to her caffeinated lifestyle again.
less than two months and that’s when the pain started again– like rekindling an old flame. aargh. just when i was about to enjoy…
what’s left for me to do now? back to square one: the doctor’s boring orders.
but, when life throws lemons at ya, make a lemonade. God must be smiling at me when He made two of my greatest caffeine-free fixes ever:
1) decaffeinated earl grey tea
2) coffee made from roasted rice
oh and another thing, a good friend doctor of mine recommended that i get these too:
1) exercise (crunch time, baby. let’s do the jiggy)
2) 3 belly laughs a day (someone, make me laugh, please?)
