Thanks for the site. It is very valuable because Dr. Perloe recognizes that you have to rule out everything because what some think is pelvic pain is not really the culprit.
>From personal experience, a physician that is willing to be Dr. Columbo is
helpful.
Sharonda
>From: olddad66@runestone.net (Helen Dynda)
>Reply-To: adhesions@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re:
>Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 16:35:52 -0600
>
>I hope the correct web site comes through now.
>
>Whether endometriosis and adhesions are your problem - or if you have
>only adhesions - you will find some helpful information at the web site,
>which I have listed below. Dr. Mark Perloe - an endometriosis
>specialist from Atlanta, Georgia - is one of the chat participants. I
>came across the following statement by Dr. Perloe in which he says:
>
>"Quite often by the time I'll see a patient, they may have had 3, 4 or 5
>surgeries and there's a lot of anger. And women who are entering into
>their treatment angry at the world, angry at the lot they have entered
>into are probably not their own best advocates. I need a person who is
>willing to get information, and help make the decisions about what care
>is best for them. That means being with the physician who's willing to
>listen and put all the treatment options on the table - and work
>together to come up with an individualized plan that's best for that
>patient. Getting over anger is a very important part because the immune
>system does play a role and stress and anger will adversely affect the
>immune system - so the body's own defense mechanisms are not up to
>snuff."
>
>* Living with Endometriosis
>
>(http://onhealth.com/ch1/live/ohlive/archive/item.38847.asp)
>
>--
>The 15th century proverb which summarizes the purpose of medicine is:
>* To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. *
>