Laser Cavity Laser What is the best way to treat severe endometriosis pain?
I have suffered from this for 4 years and had surgery to laser off endo growths from my abdominal cavity three years ago. The endo came back and about a year ago I started depo shots, which stopped the periods and helped. Sometimes the depo seems to wear off early and I will have a period with intense pain. I am trying to find other options to treat the pain besides anti-inflammatories, which have caused ulcers. Any ideas as to what would help with the pain? I plan to have children and would like to avoid a hysterectomy for at least three years.
The more answers I read on here to questions about Endo, the more I realize the complete lack of factual information that still abounds throughout society concerning this disease. It's quite staggering and unbelieveable that in 2006 - almost 2007 - doctors are still telling their patients that their options are superficial laser ablation/vaporization, pregnancy, hystererectomy or drug therapy. It's no wonder women and girls find this disease impossible to live with and confusing, and are not able to choose successful options to help them feel better - their doctors are all practicing medicine like it was 1935.
Here are some facts - real facts, grounded in science and current research, not old wive's tales that certain physicians are still espousing.
#1) There is no absolute cure for Endometriosis - not pregnancy, not hysterectomy, not menopause - BUT there are ways to live well with it. Telling a patient that their options are to have a hysterectomy or a "prescribed pregnancy" is just plain bad medicine.
#2) The key is to remove disease, not organs. Lack of a period does not equal cured Endo. Of course the disease will "come back" after superficial surgeries and drug therapies - it was never removed in the first place.
You need to have the Endo removed from ALL locations (and yes, it's possible) in order to feel better. Anything less is just a temporary, stop-gap measure.
#3) Studies show time and again that surgical removal through meticulous, advanced excision can alleviate painful symptoms and infertility for the long term, even in stage III and IV patients. For example, one Endo treatment specialty center (centerforendo.com) has a better than 50% success rate in their stage 4 Endo-related infertility patients, and 75% in their stage III infertility patients, and a better than 80% success rate overall in all stages for non-recurrence of pain and other symptoms; in some cases, 20 yrs. out.
Remove disease, not organs. Get the help of a true specialist, someone who's practice is dedicated to the care and treatment of women with this disease. Someone who has advanced endoscopic surgery skills, not just some average Joe Gyn who took a weekend laser course and now "zaps" Endo in between delivering babies and prescribing Lupron to patients. Someone who understands the enigmatic, invasive nature of the disease and takes it seriously. Help is out there, it's just sometimes really hard to see through all the BS thrown at us from the medical establishment at large.
See http://www.centerforendo.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc, http://www.endoexcision.com, http://www.endometriosistreatment.org, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/endodocs and http:www.endocenter.org for more info and support. You're not alone. Good luck to you, and find a better doctor worthy of treating you with accuracy and compassion - someone who will help you get your life back and not force an ineffective treatment down your throat.
The scientific and technological importance of lasers has generated great interest in the field of cavity nonlinear optics. This book provides a thorough description of this subject in terms of modern dynamical systems theory, with an emphasis on deriving analytical results and highlighting their physical significance. The book applies physical models for active and passive cavities to a variety of problems in laser theory, optical bistability and parametric oscillators. Subjects include scaling laws, Hopf bifurcations, passive Qswitching, and Turing instabilities. Several of the topics treated cannot be found in other books, including swept control parameter dynamics, laser stability, multimode rate equations, and antiphase dynamics. The book stresses the connections between theoretical work and actual experimental results, and will be of great interest to graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics, nonlinear optics, and laser physics. Author: Mandel, Paul/ Knight, P. L./ Miller, A. Series Title: Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics Series Number: 21 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 204 Publication Date: 2005/10/20 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.47 inches
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Laserglow s original portable green laser the Aries Series is built from the ground up for continuous highpower operation. When a laser pointer does not provide sufficient output power the Aries gives the same portability at power levels of up to 250mW at 532nm. The machined aluminum heat sink dissipates excess heat generated in the laser cavity and keeps the Aries running at a 100 duty cycle. Laserglow s Aries Series green portable lasers are IR filtered for safety and the output power is measured on each unit individually for a 10minute continuous period to ensure sustained performance. This test is done at least 3 times before being shipped to the customer.
Laserglow s original portable green laser the Aries Series is built from the ground up for continuous highpower operation. When a laser pointer does not provide sufficient output power the Aries gives the same portability at power levels of up to 250mW at 532nm. The machined aluminum heat sink dissipates excess heat generated in the laser cavity and keeps the Aries running at a 100 duty cycle. Laserglow s Aries Series green portable lasers are IR filtered for safety and the output power is measured on each unit individually for a 10minute continuous period to ensure sustained performance. This test is done at least 3 times before being shipped to the customer.
Laserglow s original portable green laser the Aries Series is built from the ground up for continuous highpower operation. When a laser pointer does not provide sufficient output power the Aries gives the same portability at power levels of up to 250mW at 532nm. The machined aluminum heat sink dissipates excess heat generated in the laser cavity and keeps the Aries running at a 100 duty cycle. Laserglow s Aries Series green portable lasers are IR filtered for safety and the output power is measured on each unit individually for a 10minute continuous period to ensure sustained performance. This test is done at least 3 times before being shipped to the customer.
Laserglow s original portable green laser the Aries Series is built from the ground up for continuous highpower operation. When a laser pointer does not provide sufficient output power the Aries gives the same portability at power levels of up to 250mW at 532nm. The machined aluminum heat sink dissipates excess heat generated in the laser cavity and keeps the Aries running at a 100 duty cycle. Laserglow s Aries Series green portable lasers are IR filtered for safety and the output power is measured on each unit individually for a 10minute continuous period to ensure sustained performance. This test is done at least 3 times before being shipped to the customer.
Laserglow s original portable green laser the Aries Series is built from the ground up for continuous highpower operation. When a laser pointer does not provide sufficient output power the Aries gives the same portability at power levels of up to 250mW at 532nm. The machined aluminum heat sink dissipates excess heat generated in the laser cavity and keeps the Aries running at a 100 duty cycle. Laserglow s Aries Series green portable lasers are IR filtered for safety and the output power is measured on each unit individually for a 10minute continuous period to ensure sustained performance. This test is done at least 3 times before being shipped to the customer.
Laserglow s original portable green laser the Aries Series is built from the ground up for continuous highpower operation. When a laser pointer does not provide sufficient output power the Aries gives the same portability at power levels of up to 250mW at 532nm. The machined aluminum heat sink dissipates excess heat generated in the laser cavity and keeps the Aries running at a 100 duty cycle. Laserglow s Aries Series green portable lasers are IR filtered for safety and the output power is measured on each unit individually for a 10minute continuous period to ensure sustained performance. This test is done at least 3 times before being shipped to the customer.
Laserglow s original portable green laser the Aries Series is built from the ground up for continuous highpower operation. When a laser pointer does not provide sufficient output power the Aries gives the same portability at power levels of up to 250mW at 532nm. The machined aluminum heat sink dissipates excess heat generated in the laser cavity and keeps the Aries running at a 100 duty cycle. Laserglow s Aries Series green portable lasers are IR filtered for safety and the output power is measured on each unit individually for a 10minute continuous period to ensure sustained performance. This test is done at least 3 times before being shipped to the customer.
Laserglow s original portable green laser the Aries Series is built from the ground up for continuous highpower operation. When a laser pointer does not provide sufficient output power the Aries gives the same portability at power levels of up to 250mW at 532nm. The machined aluminum heat sink dissipates excess heat generated in the laser cavity and keeps the Aries running at a 100 duty cycle. Laserglow s Aries Series green portable lasers are IR filtered for safety and the output power is measured on each unit individually for a 10minute continuous period to ensure sustained performance. This test is done at least 3 times before being shipped to the customer.
The development of high power fiber laser and technologies are covered in this thesis. The first part of the thesis simulates the signal gain spectrum in an erbiumytterbium fiber amplifier, which can be implemented in fiber laser systems to generate high power output. The second part proposes the use of gainguided (GG) optical fibers to achieve high power modelocked fiber lasers. The spatialtemporal pulse propagation in the GG fiber is simulated; self focusing, and selfphasemodulation in this type of fiber is studied. The third part discusses phase locked fiber laser designs. Selfimaging in optical fibers is simulated; the results provide a guide to the phaselocking fiber laser system design. The last part of the thesis investigates cylindrical vector (CV) beams generation from fiber laser system using a birefringent crystal. Radial and azimuthal polarization output can be switched very easily in this fiber cavity design. More interestingly, lasing with radial and azimuthal polarization can be achieved simultaneously. By introducing misalignment in the cavity, a beam with different polarization distributions is generated. Author: Zhou, Renjie Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 116 Publication Date: 2010/09/12 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.28 inches
I just went to a new dentist for the first time and he used a Diagnodent laser to detect 6 cavities. Really?
So, my previous dentist was my dentist for all of my life. I just moved and found a new dentist... they used a Diagnodent laser and claim any reading > 15 is suspect. I've read online and within some other answers that some people say above 35 is suspicious. I only had one reading above 30 and the rest were in the 20's. The dentist came in and look visually at the locations but didn't really poke around much if at all. It made me feel like they are doing work that maybe isn't necessary. Are these things I should just watch? or are they things I should have fixed immediately? I forgot to ask if anything was visible on the x-rays, but I'm assuming since he didn't show me anything on the x-rays and didn't even talk about the x-rays that nothing was visible. I've only had 2-3 very small cavities my entire life (I'm 28) with my previous dentist, and just want to make sure I don't jump right in to something that might not be necessary (no pain or concerns with my teeth). Thanks!
I would get a second opinion. It may cost you, but you could be saving money in the long run. If you have only had a couple cavities in your life and this new dentist finds 6, I would be a little suspicious.
It is important to have a dentist that you feel comfortable with and trust, like your previous dentist. Start asking around. referrals from friends and coworkers may be easier than scanning the yellow pages.
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