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Re: There are only 4 stages of endo: to anonymous@obgyn.net
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 17 14:02:59 2005
There is no one who posts anonymous@mediaspecialty.com. There are,
however, many who post as anonymous@medspecialty/medispecialty.com. At
any rate, I wasn't responding to the post directed to
anonymous@mediaspecialty.com, I was responding to the post that was a
response to my original post "There are only 4 stages of endo," which is
at the bottom of this page. Clearly you were talking to me, because you
replied to my message. See, the first message was from me, the second
was from Melissa as a response to me, and the third was from you as a
response to me, the original poster of this thread. Then I replied to
you, you replied to me, and now I am again replying to you. I didn't
reply to the message addressed to anonymous@mediaspecialty.com at all.
At Mon, 17 Jan 2005, anonymous wrote:
>
>My post was addressed to anonymous@mediaspecialty.com, which you will
>see very clearly if you go back and look at my post. Sorry for your
>confusion.
>
>At Mon, 17 Jan 2005, anonymous wrote:
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>>At Mon, 17 Jan 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>>At Sat, 15 Jan 2005, Melissa wrote:
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>>>>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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