Re: endometriosis drs in colorado???
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Oct 10 23:29:18 2007
Gosh, it really is hard to find a doc in CO, but i found a couple places
you could try.....call them and see what their credentials are, how long
in practice, if they specialize in laparscopy etc...you really have to
shop around for a good doc! Good Luck. :)
Pelvic Speciality Care
9800 Pyramid Ct # MT
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: (303) 322-0500
Pelvic Speciality Care
4500 E 9th Ave Ste 450
Denver, CO 80220
Phone: (303) 322-0500
Midtown Obstetrics & Gyn
2005 Franklin St Ste 440
Denver, CO 80205-5401
Phone: (303) 866-8260
At Wed, 10 Oct 2007, junebug wrote:
>
>Thanks so much I would appreciate that. I have taken so much ibuprofen
>that I ruined my tummy. my doc told me absolutely no ibuprofen anymore.
>I've been taking protonix and similar meds for almost a year and have
>terrible acid reflux and nausea all the time still. I take percocet
>that has no tylenol and I take the tylenol separate. I alternate them
>but I feel like it's around the clock all the time! :( This sucks! I
>know some good docs, but none that know much about endo so....
>
>thanks again
>June
>
>At Tue, 9 Oct 2007, andrea wrote:
>>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I am from Colorado, but live in Dallas right now. I could ask my family
>>members if they know of any good docs there. In my experience, NSAIDS
>>really tear up your stomach and really don't help at all, I would just
>>stick with pain meds. I usually take one vicodin with a couple advil
>>when my cramps start. You will probably have to take something like
>>Prilosec for a couple weeks to repair what the NSAIDS have done to your
>>stomach, then you will probably be ok to take ibuprofen. Vioxx and
>>Celebrex tore up my stomach years ago. Vicodin does not give me full
>>relief, it used to, but I think I have built up a tolerance over the
>>last 6 years. A friend of mine gave me an oxycontin a while back that
>>they had and boy, that did the job! But, my doc won't prescribe them to
>>me. They did not give me that yucky high feeling, but totally numbed my
>>abdomen like an epidural. I will look into docs in Colorado for you.
>>Take care.
>>
>>--
>>Andrea
>>
>>At Mon, 8 Oct 2007, junebug wrote:
>>>
>>>I was dx with endometriosis in 4/07 but have delt with the pain for the
>>>past 15 years. I have tried all bcp and depo and so forth. I am not
>>>very interested in lupron but my dr has brought it up as my next step. I
>>>feel I am such a bother to my dr because i'm always in pain. she tries
>>>to help by giving me pain pills and nsaids, but my stomach is so tore up
>>>that i can't even take ibuprofen anymore. I'm wondering if anyone has
>>>had full relief from any pain pill?? do any work better than others?
>>>Mostly, anyone know of a dr in colorado that is educated in treating
>>>pelvic pain and endo??? I need some kind of relief and treatment from a
>>>dr with experience with this especially.
>>
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