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Local Face-to-Face Support Groups

Posted by steph 

Every now and then, I get a Google Alert which mentions a new local support group for endometriosis. I will try to share each one I run across. Please also email me to advertise your local in-person endometriosis support group!

Click here to check out The Endometriosis Association’s List of In-Person Support Groups in the U.S.
To contact the group facilitator or to form a group in your area:
Call or email the Endometriosis Association headquarters in Milwaukee at (414) 355-2200 support@endometriosisassn.org
The Endometriosis Association is also affiliated with support groups in South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. We also have sister groups in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Please contact headquarters for more information.

 
Twin Cities Endometriosis Support Group (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota)
A local group of the Endometriosis Association offering local information, general information and links to other resources. Meets at the Edina Community Lutheran Church once a month.

 
March 10, 2009
A new endometriosis support group has sprung up in the Greater Boston, Massachusetts area. Please check them out at Greater Boston Endo, and check out the online forum at greaterboston_endo ยท MA!
This support group was formed under the Endometriosis Association’s blessing.

This group is no longer active.

 
December 15, 2008
Daily Planner: December 10 (Chico, CA)
ENDOMETRIOSIS SUPPORT: 6:30-8 p.m. Women w/Endometriosis, Support Group of Butte County, helps women find out about the disorder through books, Web sites and physicians. Chico library conference room, 1108 Sherman Ave. Becky Hejl at 966-5275. Meets once a month, Wednesdays.
This support group is no longer active per the library. Last known online mention of it is in August, 2009.

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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.

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