Joe - Illinois

(Name changed for privacy reasons)

Before I met Matia, I was very ill for over a year.  I had Atrial Tachycardia (irregular heart beat), palpitations, acid reflux problem, muscles/joint ache problems, constant headaches, fever/chills, bladder irritation, etc.  My life was a nightmare.  I remembered that life was not worth living, and that I prayed for my health to be better everyday.  I’ve seen so many Western doctors, tried so many different medications, done many medical procedures, but nothing really helps me.  I was constantly ill.  My first experience with IC was in November of 2002.  I remember feeling so much pain in my bladder, thigh, ankle, lower back, etc.  After seeing several doctors, who didn’t know what I have, I decided to see a Urologist.  I got my bladder examined (cystoscopy), and the doctor told me that I got little sores in my bladder wall, and so he told me that I had IC.  At the time, I didn’t care what I had after going through what I have gone through.  Quite frankly, I was happy that someone finally told me what I had. 

I didn’t know what IC was and so I decided to do some research on IC before taking Elmiron, which was prescribed to my by the Urologist.  I was in constant pain due to the irritation that I feel in my bladder area. I couldn’t sleep many nights, and so the only thing that I could do was to pray that someone can help me, and one day my prayer was answered.  I stumbled upon this website, and read through many success stories about Matia, and decided to give Matia a try.  Thank you to the folks who put this website up.  I’m half Chinese and Vietnamese, and so I didn’t have any problems trying out herbal medicines.  Quite frankly, I would rather try herbal medicines because they have little or no side effects.

I first talked with Matia in April 2003.  She was a very nice lady who is very compassionate with her work.  It was very rare to find a doctor who knows what your going through, who listens to you, and who really cares about how you feel.  After speaking with Matia, she told me that I have too much bacteria in my body and what I needed to take to make my immune system stronger.  I decided to stop taking all Western medicine and take what Matia told me to take.  She told me to eat healthy and follow the types of food that I should eat within this website.  It was very hard to be on a strict diet, but after a couple of weeks, I noticed that my IC symptoms were starting to get better.  After my second session with Matia, she told to take something else for my acid reflux problem.  At the time I was taking both items, and I noticed that I was feeling better everyday and that I was able to eat better.  After three months of taking the over-the-counter items Matia prescribed, she decided to send me the “special” herbs.  After taking the herbs for a couple weeks, I felt better (more energy, less palpitations, less bladder irritation/pain, etc.).

It has been a year since my first appointment with Matia, and I am still talking to her (every 6 weeks), and I feel like I am getting my life back together.  Matia continues to listen to me when I discussed with her my symptoms, and she would provide me with different herbs to ease my pain.  I must admit that I am not where I want to be, but I am getting there thanks to Matia.  I appreciate all the things that she have done for me because without her I would still live in pain.  I hope to fly out to Los Angeles soon to meet her so that I can thank her. 

I feel like I am starting to wake up from the bad nightmare that I have before I met Matia…and enjoy my life once again.