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Re: CHRONICPAIN: Endometriosis & pelvic pain...to Robin
From: anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:58:05 -0600 (CST)
Hi Robin,
I live in Minnesota. Know anyone there?
Thanks!
At Wed, 23 Jan 2008, Robin wrote:
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>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:
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>>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:
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>>>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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