Re: Some Helpful Information
From: deirdre (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Aug 30 11:35:51 2007
if you can see a real endo doc, that would be most helpful - endo is
invasive and progressive
but i know metformin is used for pcos - so i believe it helps! it works
on the hormones
have you seen these sites?
excellent sites
http://www.endometriosistreatment.org
endoexcision.com
http://www.centerforendo.com/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
At Thu, 30 Aug 2007, Lisa wrote:
>
>About 6 months ago, my doctor diagnosed me with Endometriosis. Just as
>most of you women, I was in pain two and half weeks out of the month,
>taking off from work because I was in pain or even at work under my
>desk, did not want my husband to touch me and would not go out and be
>social. As well as having Endometriosis, I am a Diabetic (type II). My
>gynecologist is not very nice and he just put me on pain medication,
>which had me doped up for weeks at a time. Anyhow, when I went back to
>my Diabetic Endometriosis he told me that the pain medicine was not
>going cure the endometriosis. Therefore, I literally just stop taking
>the medicine. My diabetic doctor put me on Gloucaphage/ Metformin to
>control my diabetes. Well to my belief, the metformin actually helps
>with endometriosis. For 2 months now, I have not a cramp not in the
>floor crying my eyes out nothing. The only down fall is the first 2
>weeks of taking the medication you have diarrhea. I am taking 1000 mg
>twice and day I swear all pain and cramping is gone. Just one thing now
>is this month I have not had a cycle and I think I am pregnant. If you
>don’t want to get pregnant you will have to use protection.
>
>I hope that this helps…
>
>It wont hurt to inquire……
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