Tracey Haas, DO, MPH

Executive Director @EndoFound, Family physician, Clinical Instructor @UWSOM, advocate for health equity across the globe, foodie

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth Thank you ALL so much! Wishing best of luck to each of you on this journey 💕 #EverydayEndoChat #endowarriors @Endofound @Endo_Jenn

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@Endo_Jenn @EverydayHealth @Endofound I love this and am SO glad you are writing! ❤️#EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@Mandiesadork @EverydayHealth @Endofound @Endo_Jenn Ok @mandiesadork I'm impressed - that machine is not easy! But super-cool! #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@reatherhogers4 @EverydayHealth @Endofound @Endo_Jenn This is awesome, @reatherhogers4 Thank you for the support!! #EverydayEndoChat #endowarriors

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endofound @Endo_Jenn A8. I am most proud of the work my team and I are doing @endofound. This week we held a 2-day #PatientDay2023, our #BlossomBall and next week we have our 2-day medical conference (all in-person!): https://t.co/oCDuDRqRID #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endofound @Endo_Jenn A7. I haven’t personally had negative experiences, but sometimes I see chats end up being less than supportive. We're all here to learn and support each other. When wording is slightly off, my wish is that we gently correct each other & assume best intentions. #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@reatherhogers4 @EverydayHealth @Endo_Jenn @Endofound Thank you! I am learning so much from ALL of you! #EverydayEndoChat #endowarriors #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endo_Jenn @Endofound A6. Of course, I am biased being the ED @EndoFound. We try to put out constant, high-quality information on our website, through medical conferences, our patient symposium and via social media daily. https://t.co/wAC67SKj72 #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@Endo_Jenn @EverydayHealth Yes @Endo_Jenn @EverydayHealth groups like this one help us feel supported! #EverydayEndoChat @Endofound

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endofound @Endo_Jenn A5. I used to turn to fellow docs. While it was nice to have professionals around me, I must say, it was really surprising just how many clashing opinions I got about surgery vs oral contraceptives, vaginal rings, IUD, etc. My husband has been a HUGE support #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endo_Jenn @Endofound A4. cont’d: …but even more frustrated by the lag in the insurance world in the way the right type of surgery is NOT reimbursed; discourages good docs from doing excisional endo surgery. #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endo_Jenn @Endofound A4. cont’d: As a primary care doctor who sees patients with endo, and as an endo patient myself, I am extremely disheartened by the relatively few doctors who are trained to perform this type of surgery (given the number of women affected)… #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endo_Jenn @Endofound A4. cont’d: …I travelled to NYC in order to do the entire procedure, involving expert gyn, colorectal and urological surgeons at the same time; no colostomy, thank goodness! #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endo_Jenn @Endofound A4. cont’d: …I learned that no one nearby was willing to do gynecological surgery that involved urinary tract and bowel resection at the same time. They needed to perform the surgery in stages, and I was almost guaranteed to end with a colostomy... #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endo_Jenn @Endofound A4. My journey has involved multiple surgeries – from ablations, to bowel resections to the more recent larger, excisional surgery in NYC four years ago. I live in Wyoming, and after seeing multiple doctors in the region… #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Jena_Wren @Endofound @Endo_Jenn @EverydayHealth This makes me excited to keep rolling out QUALITY awareness info, but getting into the right media is so important- need more streaming! #EverydayEndoChat #endometriosis @Endofound

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@Endo_Jenn @EverydayHealth @Endofound @Endo_Jenn WOW! This makes me want to make sure every TV show geared towards teens and young adults has an endo episode! #EverydayEndoChat #endometriosis @Endofound

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth @Endofound @Endo_Jenn A3. As a medical doctor, I learned about endometriosis in med school, though education was limited during 2nd year. As a Resident, I learned more during my gynecological training and suspected I had it during those years while suffering significant pain. #EverydayEndoChat

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@EverydayHealth A2. I was diagnosed at age 32 during an appendectomy. I had been seeking care for horrible pelvic pain for 15 years at that point. First surgery had been at age 17 for ovarian torsion. We now know that was most likely caused by a chocolate cyst #EverydayEndoChat @Endofound

[Tracey Haas, DO, MPH @DrTHaas]

@Endo_Jenn @EverydayHealth @Mandiesadork @Endofound @Endo_Jenn I agree - you have to keep pushing until you find a doc that is listening to YOU #EverydayEndoChat