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Re: There are only 4 stages of endo: to anonymous@obgyn.netFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Jan 17 13:21:05 2005
At Mon, 17 Jan 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >At Sat, 15 Jan 2005, Melissa wrote: >> >>At Sat, 15 Jan 2005, anonymous wrote: >>> >>>I am sorry to inform everyone that there are only 4 stages of endo. >>>There never have been five, and probably never will be. The stages only >>>benefit the doctor anyway, it has nothing to do with infertility or >>>pain. The stages let the doctor know where the endo is located, how >>>deep it is, and how involved the adhesions are. By claiming to have >>>stage 5 endo, you are spreading misinformation. If your doctor tells >>>you that you have stage 5 endo, go to another doctor because s/he >>>obviously doesn't know what they are talking about. If you are getting >>>your information from the internet, make sure you are looking at >>>reputable sites. There are a MILLION sites made by women with endo who >>>mean well, but are very misinformed. Try the endometriosis association >>>or the endometriosis research center. Having endo is bad enough in and >>>of itself, there is no need to compete for whose is worse. Stage 1 can >>>cause infertility and extreme pain, just as stage 4 can show no symptoms >>>at all. >> >>are you a doctor? My husbnad is in MA. There is a stage 5 >>endometriosis. Feel free to contact me I will give you the medical >>transcripts :-) >> >>-- >>melissa >> >Anonymous@mediaspecialty.com, > >I, for one, am pretty tired of your condescending attitude on this >board. Everyone here is just looking for help. There is absolutely no >need for you to belittle people who ask a question. I've been noticing >this for a while and haven't said anything, but I couldn't let it go any >longer. If you can't be a little more kind and considerate in your >responses, maybe you should keep your opinions and attitude to yourself. Dear Anon, I am not sure who you are talking to, the anon who originated this post or Melissa who wrote the lines asking if the originator is a doctor. If you are referring to Melissa's condescending attitude, I cannot help you as I am not her. However, if you are referring to the the anon who originated this post, that is me. First of all let me say that I wrote this message in response to several messages that had been posted over the past few days regarding stage 5 endo. I do not think that it was condescending to point out that there are only 4 stages of endo, because that is the truth. Women are confused enough about this disease without being mislead with wrong information. Secondly, this post was my ONLY post, so I do not know what you mean when you say that you have been noticing this for a while and haven't said anything. There is another on here who regularly posts as anonymous, but that is not me. Thirdly, I didn't belittle anyone who asked a question. I posted a new message stating that there are only 4 stages of endo. I did not even mention anyone's name. Frankly, I don't appreciate being singled out as having an "attitude" when all I did was post the truth one time. I didn't realize that posting the truth would cause WWIII, and I haven't responded to any of Melissa's rude replies because I am not on here to harm people. The truth is the truth, and passing along false information is harmful. As one with endo who comes to this forum to discuss treatment and offer support, I was only clearing up something that was clearly false so that the women on this forum are armed with correct information when they go to their doctors. I hope that everyone on this forum can get over this without forgetting that there are only 4 stages of endo, and staging has NOTHING to do with the amount of pain a women feels. That is not an attack on anyone, it is the TRUTH. God Bless
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