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Re: My POSITIVE experiences with Dr. Cook
From: Kate (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jun 19 13:41:26 2009
No, not true. I have spoken with him and that is not possible. People
need to ask him personally. Check it out for yourself!
At Mon, 15 Jun 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>The OP posted that. It doesn't make sense, but why question it? Did you
>read all the posts? Other people said he does this as routine, leaves
>the endo.
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>At Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Kate wrote:
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>>It does not make sense that a dr would tell someone that he left endo in
>>the cul de sac. I'm not questioning what you think you heard
>>(respectfully), but maybe you misinterpreted what was said? It really
>>makes no sense.
>>
>>At Fri, 12 Jun 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>>>Who said only one practice has the answer, and which practice is that
>>>answer?
>>>
>>>People have posted about their experiences, and many have been with one
>>>or two places.
>>>
>>>At Fri, 12 Jun 2009, Gabrielle wrote:
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>>>>I typically don't post here but am extremely upset by the remarks made
>>>>about Dr. Cook by some on this forum. Many pelvic specialists,
>>>>including Dr. Cook work with both of the national organizations for
>>>>endometriosis and sit on their medical advisory boards. There are also
>>>>many well qualified and wonderful doctors that have dedicated their
>>>>practice to pelvic disease. No one Specialty Practice has all the
>>>>answers. Rather than stating one practice or center is the only answer,
>>>>we should point out that there are many specialty centers in various
>>>>regions of the U.S. that have successfully helped many women.
>>>>
>>>>I want to share the wonderful experience I've had with Dr. Cook and
>>>>express that he's helped save my life medically more than once. I had
>>>>my second surgery with Dr. Cook in 2003. I was in seriously
>>>>debilitating pain and had an unsuccessful first surgery in 2001 with
>>>>another doctor. The first surgery diagnosed me but didn't stop my pain.
>>>>When I first saw Dr. Cook I was experiencing 14-21 day periods of
>>>>constant pain. I had been on Lupron for 11 months with no relief. Dr.
>>>>Cook agreed that I would be a good candidate for a second surgery.
>>>>During my surgery, he found that I was having appendicitis and performed
>>>>an appendectomy. He found many areas of growth that my first doctor
>>>>missed and successfully removed them. He diagnosed me with interstitial
>>>>cystitis. I also had difficult areas of growth with scar tissue around
>>>>my gall bladder and endometrial tissue wrapping around my ureters. He
>>>>was able to remove most of the scar tissue from my gall bladder without
>>>>removing it, and was able to remove the growths around my ureters.
>>>>
>>>>After a 6-8 week recovery I had the first period in my entire life show
>>>>up with no warning. Next month will mark my 6 year anniversary from my
>>>>last surgery. I have been 99% pain free since my surgery with Dr. Cook.
>>>>I still go to see him as 2 years after my surgery with him I was
>>>>experiencing some odd symptoms with my thyroid. He tested and found
>>>>lyme disease and I have now been undergoing treatment for that since
>>>>2005. Were it not for Dr. Cook's tenacity, Lyme Disease would not have
>>>>been discovered and I would not be getting truly well.
>>>>
>>>>Dr. Cook does not just wash his hands of you when the suregery is
>>>>complete. He walks you through whatever is needed for you to get well.
>>>>Endometriosis is such a complicated disease and what works for one
>>>>person will not necessarily work for another. Since he's been
>>>>specializing in pelvic disease for so many years he understands that
>>>>this is not a text book disease and is willing to think outside of the
>>>>box. His level of compassion comes from working with women to heal them
>>>>from a disease that is very complicated.
>>>>
>>>>Again I think it's important to share experiences we've had with our
>>>>doctors. But, if you haven't had a personal and first hand experience
>>>>with a doctor, you have no basis to comment as you have not had any
>>>>personal interaction. I can only speak about and comment on the doctors
>>>>I have worked with to heal myself. I hope that women seeking help will
>>>>do their own research, speak to the practices they are considering first
>>>>hand, and not rely solely on the opinions posted here.
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