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Jan

FDA to limit tylenol content in prescription drugs

Posted by admin  Published in news article, pharmaceuticals

FDA to limit acetaminophen in prescription drugs The agency will cap the amount of the pain reliever in such drugs as Percocet and Vicodin, but it won’t affect over-the-counter preparations. By Andrew Zajac, Washington Bureau January 14, 2011 As found at the L.A. Times website. Reporting from Washington — The Food and Drug Administration will [...]

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19

Jan

Peggy Santa Maria – a saint to endo sisters!

Posted by steph  Published in Featured

What I love about networking with fellow endo sisters is that sometimes I get to see into their lives through pictures. Through pictures, I find out about even more endo sisters! Jenn Meanor, owner of Cure Endo Quilts, is someone I met through an endo group on Facebook. While chatting with her one day and [...]

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7

Jan

Germany blocks sale of meat and eggs after dangerous levels of dioxin enters food chain

Posted by steph  Published in news article, outrageous

Q&A: Germany dioxin scare 7 January 2011 Last updated at 11:44 ET German authorities have blocked meat and eggs sales from some 4,700 farms across the country after it was revealed that chickens and pigs had eaten feed contaminated with dangerous levels of dioxins. What are dioxins and why are they dangerous? According to the [...]

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7

Jan

Large study shows hysterectomy linked to heart disease

Posted by steph  Published in research

Hysterectomy linked to cardiovascular disease By Lynne Peeples NEW YORK | Tue Jan 4, 2011 4:43pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who have their uterus removed for reasons other than cancer may be at a greater risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, suggests a large new study. The risk appears to [...]

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3

Jan

I Am A Spoonie

Posted by steph  Published in Featured

Two months ago, on my YouTube channel, I subscribed to Christine’s YouTube channel. She’s the person behind the awesome website But You Don’t Look Sick? What I forgot to do is carry over the advertising. Usually when I favourite something on YouTube, I come here and post the video. Oh well, two months delay is [...]

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Don't Have Endo? Please Read!

  • The Letter From Survivors

  • Public Service Announcement!

  • We Are Not Seekers

  • What I Should Have Said

  • "...but have you tried..."

  • Sick Humor: The top ten worst
    suggestions commonly given to
    someone with a chronic illness


  • Our Life In Comics

Important Pages

  • Research and Medical Journals

  • Myths about Endometriosis

  • YouTube Video Blogs

  • Applying For Disability

  • Be Aware!

  • Endo and Menopause

  • Is Endo A Cancer?

  • Job Discrimination

  • Fallen Endo Sisters

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

  • Endometriosis Association

  • Endometriosis Research Center

  • endometriosis.org

  • World Endometriosis Foundation

  • Center for Endometriosis Care

  • World Endometriosis Society

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

  • Amanda’s Patch
  • Autoimmune Life
  • Barb’s Bumpy Ride
  • Brandzilla, living with endo & IC
  • Canadian Girl In Pain
  • Chronic Healing
  • Cure Endometriosis?
  • Dear Thyroid
  • Dreaming Of You - Italian endo sister
  • Endo en Vogue
  • Endo Friendo
  • Endo Times
  • Endo Writer
  • EndoJoanna
  • Endometriosis Interactive Support
  • Endometriosis Journey
  • Endometriosis, Among Other Things
  • 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
  • Life With Endo & PCOS
  • light at the end of the tunnel
  • Lupron Journal
  • My Healing Journey
  • My Journey With Endometriosis
  • My Life With Endo & Infertility
  • Pop Goes The Feasible
  • Resilience
  • Sallie Speaks
  • SansUterus
  • Squidgeaboo’s Endo Blog
  • Stuff Sick People Have To Put Up With
  • Surviving Endo
  • That Girl With Endo
  • The Battle Continues…
  • The Ins and Outs of Endo
  • The Mud and The Lotus
  • Whispered Words …
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