Endometriosis can affect more than just the female pelvic organs. OBGYNs are usually the only ones worried about it but it should be on everyone’s differential when appropriate— colorectal, GI, urology, gen surg, pulm, etc.
In the state of Georgia, it was much easier for a teenage boy to get his hands on the assault rifle he would use to take lives, than it was for a deathly-ill young mother to get the D&C that would have saved hers.
I’ve learned a lot helping my family get my dad into hospice but one of the biggest realizations I’ve had is that our country is facing a geriatric financial time bomb. It is absolutely insane how much elder care costs. For my family if we were to have someone 24/7 it’s $450k a year
@xianechronicles I thought mayo on fries was gross. I grew up hating mayo. As an adult I had mayo realizing I loved it and my mom had raised us on Miracle Whip which is why I thought I hated mayo. I LOVE mayo now and especially on fries. Your combo sounds amazing.
Imagine that you started having severe, stabbing pains in your abdomen and pelvis TODAY, June 2024.
In June of 2034, doctors finally diagnose you with endometriosis.
That’s the tale of the average endometriosis patient.
Ok I actually feel very strongly about why people need to understand why we don’t do a lot of menopause care. Our residencies need our labor on OB services for financial reasons. Menopause is office/primary care. Office based menopause care does not reimburse well.
@madiaz2 A former colleague of mine is a top 25 business school would NOT stop saying "cool beans" as her reactionary word to everything and it grated on me so much.