To kick off National Endometriosis Awareness month, I found this article by Dr. David Redwine, a renowned endometriosis specialist.
I will try to feature an endometriosis myth each day in March, 2009 to better educate people about endometriosis.
Endometriosis ‘myths’
OB/GYN News , August 15, 2002 by David Redwine
Many gynecologic surgeons believe that the [...]
27
Feb
no comment
25
Feb
Ill In A Day’s Work
When a woman is diagnosed with a chronic disease like cancer, MS, or lupus, she is often at the peak of her earning power and productivity. How do you choose between your livelihood and your life? MORE investigates.
By Donna Jackson Nakazawa
(Donna Jackson Nakazawa also writes a blog called Donna’s Blog and [...]
24
Feb
March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Posted by steph Published in Endometriosis AwarenessThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has listed March as National Endometriosis Awareness Month.
Let us continue to help educate the world about the realities of Endometriosis! Let’s fight for more humane care and treatment!
Here are some things you can do:
The Endometriosis Research Center is campaigning for the creation of [...]
18
Feb
I heard this on National Public Radio on the way home from work today and I have to share it with you.
The Notepad
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 — 7:37 AM
Evan Sagerman’s wife was seriously ill, but doctors couldn’t — or wouldn’t — help her.
In the small examination room, my wife sat on the table, [...]
Tags: inspirational
18
Feb
The agony of endometriosis
Chronic pelvic pain not easy to diagnose
By Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 02/17/2009 01:00:00 AM PST
Updated: 02/17/2009 07:24:09 AM PST
Brie-Anne Paterson has suffered from chronic pelvic pain for more than half her life. She was the girl in gym class curled up on the locker room floor, crying and clutching her abdomen.
“I would [...]
Search
Don't Have Endo? Please Read!
Important Pages
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
symptoms with people like you,
Find treatments that work,
Optimize your health
- ReliefInSite.com - Real-time pain
mapping, monitoring, analysis
- 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
Endo Blogs
- A Day In The Life…
- Amanda’s Patch
- Autoimmune Life
- Canadian Girl In Pain
- Chronic Healing
- Dear Thyroid
- Endo en Vogue
- Endo Friendo
- Endo Journey
- Endo Living
- Endometriosis Interactive Support
- Endometriosis Journey
- Endometriosis: Facing The Battle Head On
- Endometriosis: The Silent Life Sentence
- Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist
- Foxy In The Waiting Room
- Hope Garden
- I Will Not Suffer In Silence - My continuing Endometriosis story
- Jenny With Endo
- light at the end of the tunnel
- Lupron Journal
- My Healing Journey
- Ready Go: Battling Endometriosis
- SansUterus
- Squidgeaboo’s Endo Blog
- The Battle Continues…
- The Ins and Outs of Endo
Categories
- Administrative (6)
- alternative medicine (3)
- biology (9)
- books (2)
- Chronic Pain (2)
- diet (7)
- Endometriosis Awareness (45)
- Featured (5)
- government (2)
- infertility (1)
- inspirational (2)
- insurance industry (1)
- malpractice (2)
- medical industry (3)
- news article (62)
- outrageous (9)
- pain management (1)
- pharmaceuticals (9)
- research (42)
- Suicide (1)
- support (3)
- tips and advice (4)
- Uncategorized (2)
Archives
- August 2010 (2)
- July 2010 (2)
- May 2010 (1)
- April 2010 (8)
- March 2010 (4)
- February 2010 (10)
- January 2010 (2)
- December 2009 (1)
- November 2009 (4)
- October 2009 (2)
- September 2009 (3)
- August 2009 (4)
- June 2009 (2)
- April 2009 (2)
- March 2009 (38)
- February 2009 (9)
- January 2009 (15)
- December 2008 (12)
- November 2008 (8)
- January 2008 (1)
Blog Feed
Recent Posts
- The Overlapping Conditions Alliance - fighting for women
- Emotional healing through those who understand
- Thalidomide being used to treat endometriosis?
- Keep your critical eye on a new drug “N60″
- Please watch this video.
- When endometriosis meets infertility
- New site design!
- The financial cost of living with endometriosis
- Familial risk among Japanese patients with endometriosis
- Genetic factors contribute to the risk of developing endometriosis