Re: Pain >> When Women's Pain is Ignored

From: Bernie and Beverly Doucette (bnb@cybrzn.com)
Thu Jan 20 08:56:36 2000


Hello Helen.. You are psychic..and free on top of it! The article is just what I needed to ship on down to Barb in Illinois this morning! Great job and I am making copies of it as we speak...will use it at the support group in two weeks as well as to others who do not get it via the IAS!! great job as ussual my dear sister in ARD!!! ( new thing Anne and I have started to do! Like it?)

Have you figured out the " You are getting company this year? " :-)

Love Bev

>----- Original Message -----
From: Helen Dynda <olddad66@runestone.net> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 5:20 PM Subject: Pain >> When Women's Pain is Ignored

> I happened upon this article today; and I thought that some of you might
> be interested in reading it. It has been written by a registered nurse
> from the St. Charles Medical Center Endometriosis Treatment Program,
> which is located in Bend, Oregon.
>
> In this article she says, "I believe there is a new kind of healthcare
> recipient already emerging. They are refusing to be victimized, are
> recruiting both personal and high-tech help, and /or have developed
> communication skill sets that shift the balance between recipient and
> provider (showing the provider the way without offense and without
> acknowledging what they are really doing)."
>
> "Patients are becoming self-need focused; asking for what they want,
> need, feel, and think, using "I" statements. They have begun organizing
> their medical histories without emphasis on past experiences that do not
> pertain to the current situation, even when the experiences are
> responsible for substantial emotional or physical injury. At times they
> intentionally omit information that may bring bias into the discussion.
> They are learning to seek clarity from caregivers: "What I heard you say
> was..."
>
> "Med-line or Internet searches of symptoms, function loss and
> differential diagnosis from the past give patients new tools for
> communication and often help them begin to sort out what is not true for
> them, giving a little better organized history or picture."
>
> - - - - - - - - -
>
> I have included the above quotes in random order to hopefully interest
> you to begin to take charge of your own medical health concerns.
>


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