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Re: Endometriosis stage 4 - terminal?
From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 29 08:05:38 2002
I have read that some people do die of complications related to
endometriosis, though uncommon. Several women die each year from
eptopic pregnancies which are common in endo patients and apparantly
cysts can rupture and block intestines or ureters causing sudden death.
I have not read how endo affects the central nervous system but it
wouldn't surprise me that it can. There have been cases documented of
endo in the lungs and brain. In addition, early surgical hysterectomy
has been linked to both heart disease, and cancer. Even if your friend
is not technically dying...she may very well feel like she is. Perhaps
she needs some compassion as much or more than she needs the 10 grand. I
hope things improve for her.
Amanda
At Sat, 18 May 2002, Selisa wrote:
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>I don't know if this will help you much, but WEBMD has a section called
>the Endometriosis Center, and they have answers to alot of questions
>there. They also have a list of some of the rare complications that
>come with Endo. I have done alot of research too, and I have never
>heard of anyone dying from Endo, so I am not really sure. I would hope
>that your friend is not trying to scam people, because this is a serious
>disease, and alot of people out there don't take it seriously. If she
>is scamming, it would be easy enough to go online to find out all the
>right info to tell people, you know what I mean? But I truly hope that
>she isn't and that if she is really this bad, I hope there is something
>out there to help her.
>So check out WebMD, and maybe it will answer some ??'s for you.
>Selisa ; )
>
>At Fri, 17 May 2002, Susan wrote:
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>>I have a friend who has told me the following about her condition:
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>>"I have a chronic disease, Endometriosis stage 4 with severe
>>complications right now. I have it in my bowels and now it is
>>effecting the Central nervous system. The medicine that I'm taking is
>>giving sucha bad reaction and is giving more neurological problems! I'll
>>need $10.000 to have surgery with Dr. Cook an Endo Specialist in
>>California.
>>My family doc was very sad because he can't help me anymore.
>>He said....I can die because of the severe complications that I have
>>right now. The insurance co. said that it's too expensive to cover
>>any treatment."
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>>I have known many, many people with Endometriosis- but never heard this
>>before. I am concerned this is not a true story and a scheme for money,
>>can anyone verify that this could be true? I would appreciate it. I do
>>not know enough on the subject to know for sure, and what I have
>>researched online seems to make me think this person is lying.
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