ENDO Messages for June, 2005: Re: Looking for someone to talk to about THANKS VALERIE!

Re: Looking for someone to talk to about THANKS VALERIE!

From: Tammisha (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jun 27 13:47:20 2005

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At Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Valerie wrote: >
>I emailed it to your listed address.
>
>-Valerie
>
>At Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Tammisha wrote:
>>
>>Yes I would love the address. Thanks for your help.
>>
>>At Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Valerie wrote:
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>Take care,
>>>Valerie (Ohio)
>>>
>>>At Sat, 25 Jun 2005, Tammisha wrote:
>>>>
>>>>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?
>>
>>--
>>Tammisha Farmer
>>

--
Tammisha Farmer

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