I lived with nervous urticaria for 19 years.
My symptoms first appeared in 2004 and remained part of my life for nearly two decades. During those years, urticaria became a constant presence in my life and gradually affected many aspects of my emotional wellbeing, confidence, and daily routine.
Long before the symptoms appeared, I had already spent many years carrying a strong sense of responsibility, emotional pressure, guilt, sadness, frustration, and family expectations. Over time, this emotional burden slowly accumulated and began affecting both my emotional and physical health.
As the years passed, urticaria became part of my everyday reality. Like many people living with long-term symptoms, I learned to organize my life around the condition and its limitations, never knowing exactly when symptoms would appear or how they would affect my plans.
After moving to Japan, life brought new responsibilities, challenges, and a demanding routine. Even while adapting to a different country and culture, the emotional pressure and daily demands remained significant.
When my husband and I started treatment with Luis Monteiro, we finally began looking at the condition from a completely different perspective. Through a Traditional Chinese Medicine program that included emotional guidance, diet, Chinese phytotherapy, and acupuncture, I gradually started understanding the deeper emotional and physical factors connected to my symptoms.
As treatment progressed, both my physical and emotional health improved. The symptoms became less frequent, less intense, and eventually disappeared completely.
The symptoms disappeared completely and Luis closed my case.
Today I feel free from the condition that affected my life for 19 years.
I can enjoy my daily life, make plans for the future, and live without constantly worrying about urticaria. More importantly, I learned that life is much bigger than the condition that once seemed to control it.
Looking back, I feel deeply grateful for everything I learned throughout this journey and for all the support I received along the way.
My husband and I are grateful to have found Luis. He showed us that there was another path forward and helped us regain confidence, hope, and quality of life.
To everyone still going through treatment, stay strong and keep moving forward. The effort is worth it.