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SqHill t1_ix91swe wrote

I saw Dr Nicole Donnellan at Magee last year and was able to get in for diagnostic laparoscopic surgery with excision within a few months of the first appointment. It was clear that she had a lot of experience with patients like me and was also compassionate listening to my fears and stresses around the whole situation. (Endo is terrible and it took me 8 years to finally get diagnosed) I felt confident moving forward with her doing the surgery and it has made such a difference in my quality of life.

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AlfieHitchcock t1_ixky2t3 wrote

YES YES YES!!! Dr. Donnellan changed my fucking life and finally gave me my total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at age 33 and 15 years of endo torture and useless ablation or excision surgeries.

Very few gynos would even consider that surgery at that age. Even with me being FTM.

Dr. Donnellan never even had compunction. She respected my wants, my personal story, and my decade+ of endo history. It's a bit of a wait for appointments but it's because she's the best.

I'm going on 3 years pain-free in January from my hysto. I haven't had that much time pain-free since I was in high school!

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dropkickpa t1_ixbmpmg wrote

I don't see her for endo, but Dr. Donellen is wonderful. She's my second doc at Magee and both were wonderful (1st left Pittsburgh sadly). Her NP is also great!

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