"I came to see Linda after two years of suffering from what doctors diagnosed as PCOS - polysystic ovarian syndrome. I had gone from being a happy, healthy person to someone who was barely able to get out of bed in the morning.

I was suffering from severe pain on an almost daily basis and despite my persistence, I felt that none of the doctors or specialists I had seen were really helping me.

I was fed up with not being listened to and despite the support of my husband and family, I was starting to become depressed, wondering if this was as good as my life was going to get.

I could barely walk 100 metres without being extremely out of breath and I had gained 20kgs in that time and been switched from one medication to another as doctors tried unsuccessfully to make things better. All I heard was keep trying and it should help. It didn't.

By the time I saw Linda, I was so used to the way things were, that I was not really expecting any improvements. I knew that I had to try something else and that everything that had been done for me to that point was not working.

When I saw Linda, the first thing I felt after seeing her was that finally somebody was really listening to how I felt. It is not 3 months since I first came to her for help and in that time I have started to loose weight, I am now pain free and finally starting to feel my age again. I now exercise everyday and I can now get by with 7 hours sleep instead of needing 10 or more hours each night.

I can't thank Linda enough for her help and giving me back some sense of control over my life".

Melissa Bolger (Sydney NSW)Back to 'Your Say'