San Francisco/East Bay Support Group

EndoCenter of the San Francisco Bay Area

Join with other women interested in learning more about endometriosis, offering support, education and empowerment to live a successful life with this puzzling disease. You partners and parents are welcome too. Hope to see you there!

The San Francisco - East Bay meetings rotate from a clinic in San Francisco to members' homes in Oakland and Berkeley. Support group meetings are generally held on the evening of the third Thursday of every month. Your RSVP by e-mail to gabrielle@sfendo.org or susan@sfendo.org or to our Voice Mail will be your only way to get directions if you have not attended before. If you leave a message on Voice Mail please be sure to leave your call back number so we can return your call.

Meetings to be announced.

Any guest speakers or special topics for discussion will be posted to this website as they become available. Otherwise we will listen to each other and share practical advice.

New members please RSVP for the meeting date you wish to attend no later than 3 days before the meeting date to gabrielle@sfendo.org, susan@sfendo.org or 415-512-5778. This allows us to make sure that the meeting space will accommodate everyone comfortably. For home meetings (Berkeley and Oakland) your RSVP will help us to plan appropriately and we will be able to send you directions to the meeting site before the meeting. As a courtesy to other members we ask that children do not accompany you to meetings.

Ease Into Surgery Workshop
Presented by The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
2nd and 4th Monday of each month, 6:00-8:30pm

This workshop will help reduce anxiety prior to surgery, and enjoy a more relaxed state of mind. It's lead by UCSF experts from anesthesia, pain management and integrative medicine.

In this workshop you will:

Learn about anesthesia options
Discuss various pain management strategies
Learn simple breathing and relaxation techniques for anxiety and pain management
Experience and learn guided imagery to help with healing outcome
Become familiar with your pre and post operative resources and support

Please register for this free workshop by calling the Osher Center at 415.353.7718.
The Osher Center is located at 1701 Divisadero St., Suite 150 (at Sutter)- across the street from UCSF Mt.Zion Hospital.

Also check the Southbay Support Group section and the Calendar page of this website for information about meetings and events held throughout the Bay Area.