Nov

Telomerase enzyme a culprit in Endometriosis pain

Posted by steph Published in biology, news article, research

Breakthrough for endometriosis sufferers as discovery offers hope for treatment and cure By Jenny Hope Last updated at 2:54 AM on 06th August 2008 A painful womb condition that affects around two million British women may be triggered by an out-of-control enzyme, scientists claim. They say the information could be used to diagnose and treat [...]

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Nov

Diet Linked to Endometriosis

Posted by steph Published in diet, news article, research

Diet Linked to Endometriosis (to view the article directly, paste the url to a google search window, then click through to the story. Otherwise, if you go to the url directly, they’ll try to make you sign in as a registered user) News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD CME Author: Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd July 15, [...]

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Nov

Endometriosis news updates

Posted by steph Published in Administrative

Hello friends. I am writing to you from bed on my laptop. I’ve been bedridden on and off for the past five days, and am currently drugged silly on Tylenol 3 for the pain. For many months now, this website has merely been a point of static information without any real updates. I am changing [...]

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Mankoski Pain Scale

0 - Pain Free

1 - Very minor annoyance - occasional
minor twinges. No medication needed.

2 - Minor Annoyance - occasional
strong twinges.
No medication needed.

3 - Annoying enough to be distracting.
Mild painkillers take care of it.
(Aspirin, Ibuprofen.)

4 - Can be ignored if you are really
involved in your work, but still
distracting. Mild painkillers remove
pain for 3-4 hours.

5 - Can't be ignored for more than 30
minutes. Mild painkillers ameliorate
pain for 3-4 hours.

6 - Can't be ignored for any length of
time, but you can still go to work and
participate in social activities.
Stronger painkillers (Codeine,
narcotics) reduce pain for 3-4 hours.

7 - Makes it difficult to concentrate,
interferes with sleep. You can still
function with effort. Stronger
painkillers are only partially effective.

8 - Physical activity severely limited.
You can read and converse with effort.
Nausea and dizziness set in as factors
of pain.

9 - Unable to speak. Crying out or
moaning uncontrollably - near delirium.

10 - Unconscious. Pain makes you
pass out.

© Andrea Mankoski

Organisations

Symptom Tracking

CureTogether.com - Compare
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Find treatments that work,
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ReliefInSite.com - Real-time pain
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MyMonthlyCycles.com - free
personalized tools to track,
monitor, and manage your
monthly menstrual cycles!

Endo Products

HagRag.com - cloth
menstrual pads
Lola's Loft - cloth
menstrual pads
Naturally Hip - cloth
menstrual pads
EndoFEMM - Microwavable
corn-filled cloth heating pads
(mention you saw them here
and get 10% off your order!)
Bed desk - use for books,
writing, laptop, eating while
bedridden from the pain