Re: There are only 4 stages of endo
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Jan 16 03:46:51 2005
In the AFS system, points are assigned for the severity of endometriosis
based on the size and depth of the implant and for the severity of
adhesions. Points are summed, and patients are assigned to one of four
stages: stage I--minimal disease, 1 to 5 points; stage II--mild disease,
6 to 15 points; stage III--moderate disease, 16 to 40 points; and stage
IV--severe disease, more than 40 points. Although the new
classification scheme does not alter the staging of the disease, it does
allow for the inclusion of atypical lesions in the point system.
Read the rest of this very informative article by a University Hospital
at:
http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/mcgill-student-projects/endometriosis.htm
And stop spreading rumors and half-truths. Reasearch, research,
research.
Pain is a SUBJECTIVE symptom and not and indicator nor a result of the
staging definition. Any one person's perception of and tolerance for
pain can be very different from any other person's.
At Sun, 16 Jan 2005, Kristy wrote:
>
>Melissa,
>
>You are the one spreading wrong information, not the "anonymous" poster.
>
>She like myself are endo sufferers. We have suffered from endo for
>quite some time. And we have educated ourselves a lot about endo b/c of
>the Endometriosis Association and the Endometriosis Research Center and
>also b/c of our own personal experiences.
>
>Also, just b/c someone has Stage 4 doesn't mean that they have more
>pain. If it is true that there is a Stage 5 (and it's not) it doesn't
>mean that the woman that has it has more pain.
>
>The Stages and the amount of pain for each patient doesn't correlate.
>And pls don't try and tell us that that they do correlate b/c they
>don't. A woman with Stage 1 or even Stage 2 endo can have a lot of pain
>even though there small amounts of endo and someone with Stage 4 (yes,
>only 4 stages to endo as the anonymous poster said) can have a lot of
>endo but have no pain at all.
>
>Your husband was given wrong information.
>
>The information that your husband gave you to pass on to us needs to be
>corrected.
>
>Also, if you would like to share the info with the anonymous poster pls
>post that info here for the rest of us to see.
>
>Oh and in case you are wondering what my creditentials are I am a
>Medical Secretary in addition to being an endo sufferer for almost 10
>years as far as official diagnosis.
>
>--
>=====
>Kristy :)
>
>http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/Kristysstory.html
>
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