Re: This new dr. is terrible
From: D (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 26 21:12:26 2007
Unfortunately, I don't think there are any endo specialists in your
area, insurance or no. This is a BIG problem for many women - many have
to travel to get proper treatment. There are literally only a handful
of doctors in the whole country that are really known to be skilled at
treating endo. There are excellent endo doctors in Atlanta and
Milwaukee, and Dr. Robbins in Maine is one of the few who takes
insurance (some, anyway). I have also heard that Dr. Mosbrucker in
Oregon is taking insurance. I think someone posted here about a doctor
in Nebraska, but you'd have to search the archives. You could find a
specialist to send your records to for a review, that would at least
give you something to take to your local doctors, and an idea of what a
real endo specialist could possibly do for you.
There's a link to the endodocs group at the bottom of this message, have
you tried to find a doctor there?
I really wish I had an easier way for you to get help, but there's not
much easy about endo... :(
At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, heavenlygarcia wrote:
>
>ok anonymous, if this is the same person from last time that just sits
>and judges me when i post something, stop even responding because your
>being ingnorant. I have searched and searched for an endo specialist
>and cannot find one so i just went ahead and tried a new dr and hoped
>for the best. Because of the pain i am in it makes it hard to wait for
>a month while finding one. I can't even tell you how many dr.s i have
>called and asked if they specilize in it. So don't sit there and act
>like i haven't tried and treat me like im stupid. I am obviously pretty
>sensitive because of how terrible i feel and if you think making me feel
>stupid is going to help then maybe you don't need to post to anyone.
>this site is for support not judgment. If you can give me a list of the
>endo specialists in st. louis that are covered by mercy health
>insurance that's great but if not just stop, your about as helpful as
>this dr. i saw today.
> At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Go to an endo specialist. Why do people ignore this info?
>>
>>And get in touch with a compounding pharm that can help yo with hormones
>>
>>please listen everyone
>>
>>At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, andrea wrote:
>>>
>>>Pain doctors/specialists are way more understanding of your endo pain
>>>and don't make you feel like you are just a pill seeker. My doc did a
>>>sonogram to document why I need pain meds - he could tell that my
>>>ovaries were bound to my sides by lesions and would not move. I just
>>>think that synthetic hormones are way more dangerous than doctors tell
>>>us, so I've opted to do the natural stuff. I think the synthetic
>>>hormones "bandaid" the problem for a while, but eventually make it worse
>>>later in the future. Like I said, balancing my hormones helped with
>>>other awful symptoms, but i still get pain 2-3 days a month and need
>>>vicodin on those days. If your cramps are bad enough that Advil does
>>>not help, you should see a pain doc so you don't have to suffer. Maybe
>>>get your hormone levels checked too - that couldn't hurt. Your doc does
>>>not seem too helpful. I have been through that many times. It's worth
>>>finding someone good.
>>>
>>>At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, heavenlygarcia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>ok i read your post and these are the symptoms i have.
>>>>endo , blood pressue is up since the depo shots, sore boobs sometimes
>>>>not lately though,i havent gained weight i have lost 107-100 in about 3
>>>>weeks, i am bloated alot, i have cramps alot too. I don't know if that
>>>>means my hormones are outa balance or not but i think its worth checking
>>>>it out. Do you think i should see a pain specalist? While im waiting to
>>>>see if this shot works? And the dr. i saw today also said that since i
>>>>don't have many endo symptoms that was a reason that she says my endo
>>>>doesnt hurt me. but i have heard some women have tons of symptoms and
>>>>others could have just one.
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Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
Try an excellent endo support group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
Info on pain management:
http://www.painfoundation.org/
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