@SomeCities, I'm going to be direct about this.
Your post comes at a time when the site is being overtly attacked by pro-lifers.
It is difficult to argue with your story. It seems credible. You answer questions without defensiveness. I acknowledge that it is possible that you are telling the truth.
But I also have to acknowledge to myself that this story is rather over the top. Unless the SN was bad, I don't see a single thing in your method that would have caused failure. Seven hours is over the top. 7 out of 10 stomach pain is over the top. One pint of water over six hours causing failure is over the top. Vomiting within two minutes of ingestion is over the top. Taken in whole, your account is an extreme outlier beyond all outliers.
What is in keeping with current events is for pro-lifers to cause fear among members. I can easily imagine one of them saying, "If we got just one person to delay or give up on this certain method, we've won."
I am not casting aspersions on you. I am looking at evidence. I am paying attention to the fact that this is your very first post, offered with all the perfect words of caring and contributing, walking all the lines perfectly, and presented at a particular time in a particular climate of fearmongering. I am paying attention to all of the details of the OP and the thread and how over the top this experience was, no matter how credibly it's presented. If you're legitimate and you remain an active member, then your consistent actions will give evidence as to your character. Until then, I set this account aside and do not believe it to be valid, because it does indeed require belief, and because it provokes fear, which overrides critical thinking and executive function -- that is a warning sign that influences with controlling intentions may be at play. Personally, I always listen to warning signs first and heed them above all else, no matter how good something looks otherwise, and this simply doesn't look good enough to me to warrant my rejecting a single red flag.
I take responsibility for my own beliefs, thoughts, assessments and actions, and having thought through everything that's been presented, as well as how it's been presented, my confidence in SN and the method -- including without meto -- is not undermined. Others are responsible for their own thoughts, assessments and actions. I do not require agreement. I do not want power. I am not handing out torches and pitchforks, only my personal assessment, which I have stated respectfully and assertively.
I sincerely wish for your well-being. If I later re-assess and find I was in error, I will openly say so, assuming I'm still alive. As for others on the forum, it's up to them to analyze and determine for themselves, I'm not going to go on the attack and try to get them to disbelieve you. You see, I'm about self-determination. I'm pro-choice.