Fibromyalgia/CFS/ME

Fibromyalgia
36 year old woman presented with extreme pain, limited movement, anxiety. 

 Dear Umesh.

Please use the following testimonial wholly or abridged, in way and for any purpose as you deem suitable.

My wife has suffered from Fibromyalgia for over eight years. Anyone who has watched someone suffer this debilitating illness, let alone those who suffer from it, can understand just how depressing and stressful this condition can be.

My wife was only in her late twenties and very active when she first started to suffer from this condition, which made it all the harder for her to come to terms with. She was living in constant pain, and even moderate activity would result in bouts of severe pain.

During this time we have exhausted every avenue open to her using 'conventional' therapies, including Physiotherapy, Massage, Acupuncture and Chiropractic. She has undergone X-rays and MRI scans and prescribed pill after pill, many of which caused unpleasant side-effects. Due to NHS constraints, many of these attempts were funded privately, which exhausted our finances as well. However this was all done in the vain hope that a cure, or at least some relief could be achieved for my wife. As time went on, and each therapy proved ever more ineffective, I felt a greater degree of helplessness as my wife grew more and more emotionally drained, especially as the pain from which she was suffering was becoming progressively worse, with no end to it in sight.

On a whim, one evening I decided to 'Google' Hypnotherapy for pain relief, after seeing a loosely related newspaper article. By chance, in the search results I came across Umesh Damania's Woodlands Practice website. I can honestly say that it was more out of desperation and clutching at straws that I e-mailed Umesh, and deep down I was expecting the same old "Yes of course we can cure that for £..." story we had sadly grown accustomed to.

It would be an understatement to say that Umesh's reply came as a 'breath of fresh air'. Taking far more time and interest in my wife as a person and not just her condition, than anybody had previously, his response was frank and honest, yet full of positive statements. He explained how Hypnotherapy, N.L.P. and the right mental focus has proven to be effective tools against my wife's condition.

With a busy Christmas out of the way, my wife started her therapy sessions with Umesh. He laid out his expectations, both in what my wife could achieve and, importantly, what he expected from my wife. Umesh explained that this therapy must be approached with commitment, a self help determination and an open-mind.

The change in my wife's attitude to Fibro. was almost instantaneous. From a down trodden, negative outlook she became positive and determined to take control of her condition. And take control she did. Using the powerful tools Umesh taught her and with his expert guidance, my wife took control of the pain she had suffered from for all those years, and slowly her old character started to re-emerge as the despair subsided. She has stopped taking pills, effectively controlling the pain herself, which is quite amazing to witness first hand.

After a number of weekly sessions, Umesh felt the time was right to reduce the frequency of my wife's visits, however he made it clear that he was available for help and advice at any time. If my wife had a set back, or just a bad day, he was always just a phone call away and, as usual, ready to help.

I've found Umesh to be very approachable and genuinely dedicated to his clients well being. I can't recommend his therapy course strongly enough to anyone who is unfortunate enough to suffer from debilitating pain and who is serious about both learning to manage the pain and willing to help themselves.

S. Doughty
Essex