Re: CHRONICPAIN: Endometriosis & pelvic pain...to Robin
From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:33:19 -0600 (CST)
Anon,
One the lists I mentioned (EndoDocs and ERC Listserv), you will see
several true specialists listed. Dr. Albee and Dr. Sinervo from The
Center for Endometriosis Care are truly two of the SPECIALISTS in the US
for Endometriosis. David Redwine is another. There are really only a
handful of true Endo Specialists.
If you feel comfortable posting the State in which you live, I can see
if I know of anyone near you. That said, those that have traveled to
see Dr. Albee, Dr. Sinervo (both in Atlanta, GA) and Dr. Redwine
(Bend, Oregon), have been extremely pleased with the results. They do
not recommend a hyst unless there is no other option. Dr. Albee
excised my Endo June 1998. I had to have a hyst due to Adenomyosis this
past Nov 2007, and the Endo still has not returned!! That is 9 1/2 years
endo free!!! I think that speaks volumes to Dr. Albee's work.
--
Robin
At Tue, 22 Jan 2008, anon wrote:
>
>Robin,
>
>Thank you for taking the time to give me the information. I will try to
>do some research and see if that helps. I'm kind of leary of going to
>an endo specialist becasue I tried that once and the doctor told me he
>couldn't do anything unless I wanted a histerectomy. This was within
>about the first five minutes of talking to me...no exam or anything. I
>got his name from my insurance company and they said he specialized in
>endometriosis. Do you know of any way to weed out those docs that
>aren't really specialist? Are all the ones listed on the site you gave
>me confirmed specialists?
>
>At Mon, 21 Jan 2008, Robin wrote:
>>
>>Anon,
>>
>>You are more than welcome! I have an excellent Endometriosis Specialist
>>who has done so much for me (Robert Albee, MD of the Center for
>>Endometriosis Care http://www.centerforendo.com). I feel like I need to
>>help give back, so this is one way of doing so. There are also some
>>MD's on this board who have gone out of their way to help me through the
>>years and I want to give back for that as well.
>>
>>Many women with Endo complain of pain with tampons. I really think you
>>need to try and find your way to an Endo Specialist. If you go to the
>>Yahoo Groups and do a search for Endo Docs, join! It is a part of the
>>Endometriosis Research Center (ERC). This is a place you can go for
>>information about Drs. who have experience in treating Endometriosis.
>>Further, they also have a group, ERC, also on Yahoo. If you go to
>>http://www.endocenter.org, there are links that will take you directly
>>to the pages where you can sign up and join the groups. On the ERC list
>>you can post questions such as this and many times, you will find women
>>who have been through the same sort of things that may be able to give
>>you information to help you.
>>
>>I know I really did not answer any of your questions below, but go to
>>the website I mentioned and see if that helps in some way.
>>
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