I wouldn't surprise me if this isn't what is still giving you so many problems with pain, etc. As you know,I am not a medical professional; but I have read quite a bit about endometriosis to know that your best chance of fighting this disease/disorder is to seek out a surgeon who is known for his success with surgery for endometriosis - a surgeon who specializes in the surgical procedure known as: excisional surgical therapy.
If you are from the Seattle area - as I understood from one of your messages which is stored in the IAS ARCHIVES - the best endometriosis specialist nearest where you live is Dr. David Redwine, who is located at Bend, Oregon. I know this is not very close to where you live; but sometimes we have to reach out for the very best endometriosis specialist there is in order to have the best chance for recovery!! Please go to this web site: http://www.scmc.org/endo.html to learn more about endometriosis and Dr. David Redwine.
Now, you may be in a managed care program - but I think that there are ways to "fight your HMO" in order to receive surgical care from a specialist, such as Dr. Redwine. If my memory serves me correctly,Mary Halm was able to do this. Unfortunately, I just looked at her web site - http://www.bright.net/~ewp/fight_your_hmo.html and it says: "Sorry! This website is no longer active." I will try to send this entire web page to the forum so that others can read it.
I hope that you have found something within the web sites, which I have given here, that will "turn on a light" for you and be able to help you.
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-----Original Message----- From: pklippe1@nycap.rr.com [SMTP:pklippe1@nycap.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 10:44 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS Subject: Hello
Hello everyone,
>> I haven't posted in a couple of weeks other than wishing everyone a
>> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year because I have not been feeling very
>> well.First I was not feeling well due to being weened off of the
>> Methadone but now I don't know what the problem is.It has been 3 weeks
>> starting with nausea for 1 week then I went into having terrible
>> diarrhea which has been going on for 2 weeks as of today.Cultures are
>> being done and the results should be in tomorrow . My Pcp started me on
>> an antibiotic yesterday but if the cultures come back negative he will
>> stop it .And on top of this the pain in the lower left quadrant is
>> progressively getting worse . I am totally drained from all of this,I
>> have no energy to do anything.It is a never ending ficious cycle that we
>> are all in .How much are we suppose to endure ? My pain management Dr.
>> does not want to start me on any other pain medication until my G I
>> problem is solved so I am really getting depressed now . I feel as
>> though I will never feel good .It has only been 6 weeks since the last
>> surgery and I feel like I am right back to square one with the pain
>> .Sorry for venting but I needed to get my frustration out."FRIENDS THAT
>> STICK TOGETHER" Peggy
>>
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>Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 10:44 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>Subject: Hello
>
>Hello everyone,
>I haven't posted in a couple of weeks other than wishing everyone a
>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year because I have not been feeling very
>well.First I was not feeling well due to being weened off of the
>Methadone but now I don't know what the problem is.It has been 3 weeks
>starting with nausea for 1 week then I went into having terrible
>diarrhea which has been going on for 2 weeks as of today.Cultures are
>being done and the results should be in tomorrow . My Pcp started me on
>an antibiotic yesterday but if the cultures come back negative he will
>stop it .And on top of this the pain in the lower left quadrant is
>progressively getting worse . I am totally drained from all of this,I
>have no energy to do anything.It is a never ending ficious cycle that we
>are all in .How much are we suppose to endure ? My pain management Dr.
>does not want to start me on any other pain medication until my G I
>problem is solved so I am really getting depressed now . I feel as
>though I will never feel good .It has only been 6 weeks since the last
>surgery and I feel like I am right back to square one with the pain
>.Sorry for venting but I needed to get my frustration out."FRIENDS THAT
>STICK TOGETHER" Peggy
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