Letter from Minister of Health

| August 31, 2002

Here is the response that I received on December 8th, 2001 from the Minister of Health, to my August 10th, 2001 letter. I wasn’t impressed as it was all just facts and figures but at least I tried. Dear Ms. Chiasson: The Honourable Chris Hodsgon, MPP, forwarded to me your letter of August 10, 2001, [...]

An article on Endometriosis

| August 29, 2002

This article is a fairly in depth article about Endometriosis. I found it to be very informative. Endometriosis Please click on the link to read the article.

An Article about Chronic Pain

| August 29, 2002

The following link will take you to an article that discusses some new decisions that have been made in regards to educating the public about Chronic Pain. Article Click on the link to read the article.

Question about Endo Symptoms?

| August 27, 2002

Hi Everyone, I’m posting this for one of the users on the site who has some questions. If you can help her out, please respond. I’m also putting the information in the forums so that might be the best place to respond. Thanks! Hi folks, Just found the info and I am desperate to find [...]

One Year Anniversary Contributed by Arianna

| August 22, 2002

Today, August 22, 2002, I have been pain free for 1 whole year!!!! For me this is a great achievement. I lived for several years prior to having a lap with a specialist in constant pain with nothing that would take it away. Thanks to my specialist, Dr. Lie, I have spent the past year [...]

Endometriosis Documentary Advert

| August 20, 2002

We are looking for cross section of women to appear in a documentary that aims to both raise awareness and combat the unfamiliarity of the disease by providing an intimate look at how Endometriosis affects not only the sufferers but their partners, family and friends. Whilst both being informative and sensitive to the subject matter, [...]

Athina Marie’s Personal Story Contributed by AthinaMarie

| August 18, 2002

All my life I’ve had horrible pain whenever “my time of the month” came and we never knew why. In August of 1999, the pain was so bad my boyfriend physically rushed me to the emergency room. The nurse on duty mentioned that since there were no visible problems, I might have a disease called [...]

Arianna’s Endo Story – Part 5

| August 13, 2002

It’s now August 13th, 2002, almost a full year has passed since my laser laproscopy that I had with ob/gyn #3. The morning after the surgery, I wanted to clean my room but Michael wouldn’t let me know. That’s how good I felt. I had no endo pain – just surgery pain. I started my [...]

Update on My story Contributed by debi9topaz

| August 13, 2002

I wanted to update my story on the pulmonary endo. I keep logging on to chat, but I miss everyone. I am currently looking for a specialist for the lung endo. I have a doctor in PA that I have spoken with. He sounds confident that he could treat me. On one condition; I quite [...]

“Fears Over Contraceptive Supply”

| August 10, 2002

This article found on the BBC News site discusses the fact that there is a shortage of Depo-Provera. “Supplies of a contraceptive that is used by thousands of women across Britain are running out. Production problems have hit stocks of Depo-Provera, according to manufacturers Pharmacia.”