[girlfriday29]

Day 48

I have DECREASED in size from 31.5" to 31".

New Measurements:

Underbust: 27.5"
Bust: 31"
Over Bust: 30.5"
RH to sternum: 6"
LH to sternum: 6"
Waist: 25"
Hips: 36"
Weight - 54kgs

Note that the above results are the same as what I measured at last month around a similar day of my cycle. (except for what must have been a mis-measurement of the LH to sternum which I had put as 6.75").

I have spent some time today going through my results from each day and writing them in a table. Once I get my next period I will start writing Cycle Day 1, Cycle Day 2, etc on each daily update to keep track. I had actually thought before that the first day of your cycle was the first day when your period finished! But I now understand that the first day of your cycle is the day you start menstruating.

I have written a table with the "major" events such as measurements, when I started taking the various capsules, and any other major health issues. It is slightly inaccurate by maybe one day duration. I have just got through this again because I think I made a mistake in it. What is now shows, is that the first month I was on NBE I had a 26 day cycle, and the 2nd month I have had a 25 day cycle.

I have given each day a score from Low to High in terms of the sensations/tingles etc that I felt. The majority of the "High" days were in the first half of my cycle.

I understand that generally people will grow in the first half of their cycle.

I have attached a document with this information so you can see it.

I am about 1-2 days away from my next period.

QUESTIONS

What I want to know now, is whether I should stay on the same dosages of fenugreek and saw palmetto or whether I need to change them or not. Any advice on this appreciated. I have read that some women increase, and then do decrease before increasing again. But I'm not sure if my doses are too low, or aren't working enough etc?

Also with the "ramp up" method, does this mean that every cycle you start with only 1 fenugreek, then ramp it up slowly, or is it only when you first start NBE that you need to do that?

I am also interested in knowing about how to "cycle". I understand you are meant to minus approximately 10-14 days from the end of your cycle, and then on that day, so about day 13 you take no pills. Does anyone else do that?

Any other recommendations on my program appreciated.

RECAP ON WHAT I HAVE DONE TO DATE:

MASSAGE
- 37 days of massage (twice daily)
- 3 days of massage (three times daily, in the middle of the day just a quick 5 minute massage)

My new massage oil is made up of: borage oil, avocado oil, ground fenugreek, ground fennel, flaxseed oil (I ran out of Vitamin E oil).

FENUGREEK
- 16 days of fenugreek (1 capsule per day)
- 19 days fenugreek (2 capsules per day)

610mg per capsule

FENNEL TEA
- 42 days of fennel tea (twice daily)

EPO
- 10 days of EPO (1 capsule per day)
- 4 days of EPO (2 capsules per day)
- 14 days of EPO (3 capsules per day)

1,000mg per capsule

SAW PALMETTO
- 9 day of Saw Palmetto (1 capsule per day)

160mg per capsule

ROCKMELON RINGTONE
- 21 days of listening to the Rockmelon ringtone (approximately 30 minutes per day spread out at any time, usually listening to it in 5-10 minute intervals)
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Day 48 information -

I have a rash on my groin area particularly the LH side, extending towards the buttocks. The lymph nodes around my underwear line are swollen too. This happened to me before, although much worse, with a nasty rash, when I got my period the first time after I was diagnosed as having an ovarian cyst. I haven't noticed this happening in the periods I have had since that ovarian cyst and this upcoming period. In addition, I have a slight pain (only a 1/10) on the RH at my back, which has now been replaced with a slightly more intense pain (about a 4/10) just above my hip on my LH side. I noticed the rash a little bit yesterday, but didn't think anything of it.

Last time this happened the doctor told me it would be my body releasing the toxins. Since this is the first month since the time I was diagnosed, that I had the groin pain about 1.5 weeks ago or so, which was the similar type of pain when I had the ovarian cyst (again just no where near as painful. Not really painful at all, just a sensation).

Breasts are really tingly and aches/pains today (7-8/10). I am due for my period in the next day or two, so that will be why.

Didn't massage this evening, as friends kept ringing me, and by the time I got off the phone I was too tired!.