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We deserve to be heard, to be genuinely cared for when we go to our medical professionals in pain. It is because of Dr. Seckin and his remarkable team that countless girls and women are now receiving the information and treatment that they need. —Bindi Irwin
Yes, her pain is real. No, she is not crazy. Yes, there is hope.
Although endometriosis is one of the top three causes of female infertility, the average woman with endometriosis is twenty-seven years old before she is accurately diagnosed. The pain is so physically and emotionally insufferable that it can mercilessly affect a woman's career, social life, relationships, sexual activity, sleep, and diet. It is incurable, but highly treatable. Unfortunately, though, it is rarely treated in a timely manner—if at all—because of misdiagnoses or a lack of education among those in the medical community.
The Doctor Will See You Now is for women determined to let the world know their stories so that every woman with this disease—from the thirteen-year-old girl who is being told that her pain is "part of becoming a woman" to the woman who has been misdiagnosed for decades—knows she is not alone.
The second edition includes five brand new chapters including information on thoracic and sciatic endometriosis, nine new patient stories, updates on fourteen previous patients, a new foreword by Bindi Irwin, new resources, new research, and other updates to make the book more readable and welcoming to readers.
Contents
A Note to Readers
Foreword: By Bindi Irwin
Introduction: A Letter to You from Dr. Seckin
The Disease
Chapter 1: You're Not Crazy
Chapter 2: The Road Less Traveled
Chapter 3: Endo What?
Chapter 4: Pain and its Effect on Personality
Symptoms
Chapter 5: From Early Endo to a Frozen Pelvis
Chapter 6: The Taboo of Periods
Chapter 7: Debilitating Cramps
Chapter 8: Painful Sex
Chapter 9: Painful Bowel Movements
NEW Chapter 10: Struggling to Breathe
Chapter 11: Neuropathy
NEW Chapter 12: Sciatic Nerve (Leg) Pain
Chapter 13: Four Miscarriages...and a Baby
Chapter 14: Fatigue
Chapter 15: Genetics
Misdiagnoses
Chapter 16: Unnecessary Suffering
Chapter 17: IBS: A "Dump Diagnosis"
Chapter 18: Hysterectomy: Bad
Chapter 19: Appendicitis
Chapter 20: Ovarian Cysts
Photo References
Effects
Chapter 21: Those Who Suffer with Them
Chapter 22: Living Just to Work
Chapter 23: You Learn Who Your True Friends Are
Chapter 24: A Miscarriage
Alternatives
Chapter 25: Alternatives, Not Substitutes
Chapter 26: Painkillers
Chapter 27: Acupuncture
Chapter 28: Good Nutrition
Chapter 29: Birth Control Pills
Chapter 30: Pseudomenopause and Menopause
Chapter 31: Hysterectomy: Not So Bad
Chapter 32: Freezing Your Eggs
The Care You Deserve
Chapter 33: Your First Visit: What to Expect
Chapter 34: The Gold Standard
Chapter 35: When Surgery Doesn't Go as Planned
NEW Chapter 36: The Truth About Re-Operation
Chapter 37: New Lives (Literally) After Surgery
NEW Chapter 38: Miracle Pregnancies Beyond Excision
Chapter 39: Laser Surgery and Electrosurgery
Chapter 40: Robotic Surgery
Chapter 41: A Possible Link to Ovarian Cancer
Support: Now and in the Future
REVISED Chapter 42: The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound)
REVISED Chapter 43: ENPOWRing the Young Generation
Chapter 44: Educating Doctors
NEW Chapter 45: Advocacy and Policy: When Medicine Meets Mission
REVISED Chapter 46: Research and a Cure
REVISED Chapter 47: Support Groups
Chapter 48: Finding the Right Doctor
Chapter 49: Insurance
Epilogue
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Endnotes
Index
