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Re: Looking for someone to talk to about
From: Valerie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jun 27 11:34:34 2005
I emailed it to your listed address.
-Valerie
At Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Tammisha wrote:
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>Yes I would love the address. Thanks for your help.
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>At Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Valerie wrote:
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>>Hi, Tammisha. I'm not quite as experienced as you, but I have now been
>>dealing with this for 5 years. I'm scheduled for my next lap in July.
>>After my first lap, I had to switch doctors and ended up on Depo
>>Provera. Like you, I will never do that again! Once I got off of that,
>>I decided just to get off all the hormones and have a kid. I was
>>successful in that and tried various birth control methods afterward -
>>the ring, the pill, even an IUD. Talk about another big mistake - I
>>knew better, but I was so sick of hormones and wanted to be "protected",
>>so I talked my doctor into it. Now, I'm recovering from that, on
>>another pill (Ovcon), and anxiously awaiting the next lap. I've not
>>found any groups where I live, either, but I have found a very nice endo
>>listserve out of Dartmouth College. If you'd like the address, I'll
>>give it to you. The ladies on there are all very nice and helpful.
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>>Take care,
>>Valerie (Ohio)
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>>At Sat, 25 Jun 2005, Tammisha wrote:
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>>>I've had endo for 12 years now. I have survived 5 labs, Lupron 3 times,
>>>Danocrin 3 times, Dep Provera once (and will NEVER venture there again),
>>>various birth controls and Femera twice. For now the endo is under
>>>control, but I still cringe at the slightest twinge. I'm really doing
>>>well, but with all the medical bills while trying to get through
>>>college, I have had to move back home to live with my parents until I
>>>can get on my feet again. I'm too old to be living with my parents and
>>>get depressed about this and many other things quite often. I have
>>>joined ERC and EA, but I can't seem to find any one I can talk to. There
>>>are no support groups in my area. Other than my parents, I don't have
>>>anyone around me who understand what all is involved with endo. Even
>>>though it is under control right now I still have a lot of things I have
>>>to deal with, with endo. I just wish I could find some one to talk to.
>>>I have tried searching for books on dealing with the after effects of
>>>endo, but I have had no luck, can any one point me in the right
>>>direction for finding someone to talk to or a book that might help me?
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>Tammisha Farmer
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