Endometriosis Blog: Results Of YOUR FEEDBACK On Endo Blog TOPIC CHOICES POLL!

You may or may not have noticed the poll that has been in the right sidebar for awhile now entitled: "What Endometriosis (Or Related) Topics Interest You Most? (You May Check More Than One Answer)."

Well, obviously some of you have seen it because you took the opportunity to cast your votes! Thank you to those who did vote! The more feedback I get from endo blog readers, the better I can tailor the blog to meet your needs.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE POLL ---

"What Endometriosis (Or Related) Topics Interest You Most? (You May Check More Than One Answer).":

Chronic Pain and/or Illness:
41%

Infertility and/or Miscarriage:
16%

Co-Existing Illnesses/Conditions (i.e. fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome...):
50%

Endo's Impact on Relationships:
25%

Stress and/or Anxiety:
25%

How Support Groups/Networking with Fellow Patients Can Help:
16%

Integrative/Alternative/Complementary Medicine:
33%

All of the Above:
33%

Other:
0%

While this poll is obviously not a scientific one, I think the high percentage of readers interested in Integrative/Alternative/Complementary Medicine is significant!

So, I will continue to focus in this area especially in the future. I've also made note of the interest in the other topics mentioned in the poll!

There are many things I take into consideration when deciding what to post here on the endo blog...

For example, I pay close attention to which posts get the most feedback with posted comments. I will also take into account the results of this poll. Also, I review statistics on which parts of the blog get the most clicks. The traffic monitors sometimes give me clues on how to proceed as well. All of these bits and pieces of feedback really help me to customize the blog to meet your needs!!

I really want to emphasize that your feedback on polls like this truly helps me decide what to write in the future.

So will your posted comments on this blog!!!!!

Some days I may just post what I'm in the mood to post but I always try to keep in mind what information has been meaningful to me AND to my local endometriosis support group members. This really helps me to figure out which topics may also be of interest to you!!

While feedback on posts I've already made IS VERY HELPFUL, it doesn't tell me what I may be MISSING or SPENDING TOO LITTLE TIME ON. I'm afraid I don't read minds. :) :)

Soooooo, if there is an endometriosis-related topic you'd like to focus more attention on, please let me know. Perhaps there is something we've touched on that you'd like to discuss in more depth. Maybe there is an endometriosis-related topic that you would like to suggest that we haven't talked about? The more feedback I get from blog readers the better!

I am looking forward to continuing to receive more feedback like your comments and poll results in the future. It really WILL help to shape the direction of this blog if I know what your needs are and how this blog can best serve them.

We have already spent a good deal of time discussing the "Co-Existing Illnesses/Conditions (i.e. fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome...)" category on this blog.

I DEFINITELY plan to continue to focus quite a bit on these topics as they scored highest from the readers who took the poll on what topics are most interesting or informative.

So please keep that feedback coming! It really helps guide me as I'm deciding what topics to include and how much time to devote to each.

By the way, now that the results of the poll are posted here I plan to remove it from the sidebar shortly and replace it with something fresh.

Thank you! :)

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Thank You for Your Patience Waiting For This Updated Endometriosis Post! I'm Too Ill For a Full Post Now (Details Below)

Here's an update on why you haven't heard from me for a few days:

On June 13th I was VERY ill. I saw one of my specialists 6/13 and he was leaning towards having me go to ER. However, we found a less invasive way of dealing w/the situation. I'm not up to posting a blow-by-blow account due to low energy level (at least not right now). Please keep checking back for new endometriosis posts. I expect to be feeling well enough to post an entry (besides this just updated one) soon! I just can't do it right this minute. Thank you for your patience!!!

Today (June 15th) I am still quite ill. I hope to do a "real" endometriosis post soon (i.e. specifically about endometriosis rather than about my numerous chronic illnesses acting up and me being in a situation where I can't do much activity since I need to relax). One of several reasons that two of my doctors were going to send me to the emergency room was that my blood pressure was very high plus I was having vision problems and severe head/eye pressure that my doctor seemed to connect back to the blood pressure being so high: (190-121) on June 13th when it had been a perfectly normal 120/80 just 3 days earlier at my primary care physician's office)!

So I've been taking some well-needed time to "chill out" in hopes that my blood pressure will stay low enough that I won't have to go to the ER. I'm still trying to avoid going to the ER at all costs. (That's a long story). Let's just say I AM following my doctors' orders --- but I have had some close calls this weekend where I thought I might have to go to the ER between Friday and today.

I wrote a LONG, detailed response to Alicia's comment to this post but somehow I accidentally wiped it out!! I'm very sick and just not "operating on all cylinders" today.

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I SHOULD EMPHASIZE THAT THE ER TRIP MY 2 DOCTORS SUGGESTED AS A POSSIBILITY YESTERDAY (THAT MAY STILL BECOME NECESSARY TODAY) WAS NOT FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS.
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Today I'm just focusing on meeting the doctors' criteria for not going to the emergency room and focusing on how to NOT go to ER today. I'm just trying to make it until Monday and call my PCP first thing in the morning with an update. I'll keep you posted.

THANK YOU everyone for your patience. Lots of endometriosis posts will be coming up as soon as I'm stabilized!!! Thank you for your patience!!!

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.