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Re: Acupunture for endo pain
From: Linda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 16 06:11:14 2006
Alyson,
If you could explain what the appointments consist of that would be
great. For instance, where do they stick you with the needles etc. I
am pretty pain tolerant but the thought of a needle being put where I am
already in so much pain kind of scares me a bit
At Sun, 15 Jan 2006, Alyson wrote:
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>Linda,
>I saw an acupunturist weekly for about 8 months for my endo pain. When
>I first started going I was in really rough shape. After several weeks
>of treatment the intensity and frequency of my pain decreased. I tell
>everyone that it can be a great pain management tool, but does not cure
>the endo. I would be very happy to explain how the appointments went,
>how the acupuncture works, etc. if you would like to e-mail me.
>Alyson
>
>At Sun, 15 Jan 2006, Linda wrote:
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>>I was diagnosed with endo in Nov through a lap. In Dec I had my first
>>shot of Lupron. I am still in alot of pain because some of the endo
>>could not be removed. It had grown outside my pelvic area and attached
>>to some organs. Dr. didn't want to remove because of chance of
>>damaging organs if it was removed. He's hoping that Lupron will shrink
>>the endo. I am still having unbearable pain from where the endo could
>>not be removed to the point where painkillers do not touch the pain.
>>Besides, don't want to be on painkillers forever.
>>
>>I was wondering if anyone has had acupunture for dealing with endo pain
>>and whether it helped. If it did help, how often did you have to go for
>>treatment?
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