tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post401600294179309252..comments2024-01-29T23:40:39.265-05:00Comments on Hysterectomy - the Experts Speak Out: UterusHERS Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08624611382874234485noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-54719724537468984672014-10-04T12:33:52.174-04:002014-10-04T12:33:52.174-04:00Yay Meg! I am so glad to hear that you listened to...Yay Meg! I am so glad to hear that you listened to your gut and sought out a doctor who does myomectomies. Unfortunately, some other women who did the same ended up with hysterectomies anyway via the "bait and switch" tactic which can occur anywhere in the process (in office consult, in pre-op as sedation is begun, or while under anesthesia). So glad you were not one of these! Thanks for posting here.Truth Seekernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-50466383958436159582014-09-27T13:21:58.752-04:002014-09-27T13:21:58.752-04:00I just had a myomectomy 3 days ago. Before I found...I just had a myomectomy 3 days ago. Before I found this site, my gut instincts told me not to accept the hysterectomy speech the 1st doctor was trying to push on me. I found a more skilled doctor who did a laparoscopic myomectomy on me and I came out from surgery feeling whole and like myself.Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-78916396999818661072012-01-18T14:22:50.020-05:002012-01-18T14:22:50.020-05:00My gynecologist really really wanted to do a hyste...My gynecologist really really wanted to do a hysterectomy on me. It's a snap! After comparing the complications, I think I'm making the right choice.<br /><br />She (yes, a she) actually said to me, "If you have your hysterectomy, you won't have to worry about uterine cancer." Well, yeah, if I have my legs removed, I won't have to worry about knee problems either.<br /><br />I'm having UFE to shrink my fibroids. I'm going against the doctor's opinion that removing the uterus will cure all my future problems. After reading all the complications from hysterectomies (which she failed to mention), I know this will be right for me.UFEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-63430553907266684952012-01-18T13:07:58.684-05:002012-01-18T13:07:58.684-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-28305058129634290592012-01-17T00:15:33.200-05:002012-01-17T00:15:33.200-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.TQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375455728496350676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-25931813509970181922011-12-20T10:09:02.121-05:002011-12-20T10:09:02.121-05:00I have to say NO to hysterectomyI have to say NO to hysterectomyAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354621540496402841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-4276844396509413952011-09-12T19:31:40.198-04:002011-09-12T19:31:40.198-04:00I only wish I’d found HERS before becoming a victi...I only wish I’d found HERS before becoming a victim of the fraud of hysterectomy. Since my gyn failed to follow the recommendation of the oncologist to whom he referred me, I thought I had a good chance of him being disciplined by my state’s medical board (Missouri). Of course, that didn’t happen; they said that he did nothing wrong by removing my uterus and both ovaries for a benign ovarian cyst. I know this is typical of states’ medical boards. They protect doctors instead of patients.Mad as Hellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-91719286734607986702011-09-06T23:19:29.131-04:002011-09-06T23:19:29.131-04:00Nora,
Do you know if there are negative consequen...Nora, <br />Do you know if there are negative consequences if someone just removed one ovary but left the uterus and other ovary intact?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-86675892146415255042011-09-03T12:39:49.662-04:002011-09-03T12:39:49.662-04:00Charmaine,
I'm glad you had this opportunity t...Charmaine,<br />I'm glad you had this opportunity to educate this woman! I hope she spreads the word. I'm appalled (and somewhat perplexed) by the number of women who think that a hyst is needed at some point. And some consider it a rite of passage of sorts. I'm sick of hysterectomized women who justify their surgeries. I know it's human nature to justify our decisions but this just perpetuates this atrocity.<br /><br />I'm active on several hyst forums and not having a lot of success getting women to fight to keep their organs. I'm at a loss how to get across to them. Of course, it doesn't help when women who've had hysts post that they feel great, haven't had any "problems", yada, yada, yada. Of course, many of them have health issues that they don't connect with their hyst. And many would never admit how they've changed - gotta keep up the facade!Mad as Hellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-547657188473154652011-09-02T23:57:46.165-04:002011-09-02T23:57:46.165-04:00Nora,
When I went to a pharmacist recently, a youn...Nora,<br />When I went to a pharmacist recently, a young woman working there made the comment that she dreaded the day when she would have to get a hysterectomy. I told her she never needed one unless she had cancer. She looked shocked. I then told her about my negative experiences with a couple doctors in town and how I found another doctor and was able to save my organs and am now past menopause and feel great. I still have hot flashes without bio-identical hormones but I am intact and the change is practically seamless. It appeared this young woman was listening to me and I hope I am not wrong about that. <br /><br />CharmaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-60314928556588851622011-09-02T12:36:25.806-04:002011-09-02T12:36:25.806-04:00Besides. what difference does it make if it is rob...Besides. what difference does it make if it is robotic or otherwise?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-40518071999659579582011-09-02T12:35:43.663-04:002011-09-02T12:35:43.663-04:00There was a program with that title last Thursday....There was a program with that title last Thursday. I didn't see a place to comment, and when I went to the site yesterday I didn't see it. I will check it out again.<br /><br />Thank you!!!HERS Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624611382874234485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-10874710045529093892011-09-02T12:15:51.957-04:002011-09-02T12:15:51.957-04:00That would be a video!! DUHHHThat would be a video!! DUHHHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-20028657229508511362011-09-02T12:15:06.076-04:002011-09-02T12:15:06.076-04:00OK So go on The Doctors. Where is says,"Getti...OK So go on The Doctors. Where is says,"Getting to know your Girl Parts" click on that. It has some Joan Rivers stuff but if you scroll down it will go into hysterectomy and it talks about this woman and has a vedio showing the procedure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-67805806192592207002011-09-02T12:01:18.572-04:002011-09-02T12:01:18.572-04:00Last night, I emailed you personally the site that...Last night, I emailed you personally the site that appeared in the online version of our newspaper. You are most likly just receiving it. It states, "Do not comment unless you want to be on the show." PLEASE comment! I am not sure if they are talking robotic or labroscopic surgery. Either way, it is wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-45040383637710619482011-09-02T02:35:46.410-04:002011-09-02T02:35:46.410-04:00The Doctors website does not have information on a...The Doctors website does not have information on a show about robotic hysterectomy. Would you please tell us where we can find this information? Thank you!HERS Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624611382874234485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-11099697248133104372011-09-01T17:00:18.725-04:002011-09-01T17:00:18.725-04:00PLEASE HELP!! My local paper posted an article and...PLEASE HELP!! My local paper posted an article and is now offering access to a new show called "The Doctors". They show a hysterectomy being preformed on a women who had 'pain' in her uterus and so her doctors recommended a hysterectomy. According to the show, she is now pain free and feeling 'better then ever'. PLEASE get on the site. Post as often as possible. This is INSANE!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-69641875055480798952011-08-22T03:31:22.575-04:002011-08-22T03:31:22.575-04:00Absolutely educational. As a newbie student for nu...Absolutely educational. As a newbie student for nursing, this is a big help for my case study.big island helicopter tourshttp://paradisecopters.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-28049045031238961272011-08-09T20:14:17.578-04:002011-08-09T20:14:17.578-04:00More BS on the “Vital Signs” Fox radio show of Mis...More BS on the “Vital Signs” Fox radio show of Missouri ob/gyn Randall (Randy) Tobler. I had called into a previous show about healthcare reform to say that reducing the large number of hysterectomies would go a long way toward reducing healthcare costs. His response was that his patients said they wished they’d done it sooner. Hmmm…I wonder how many really said that AND how soon after surgery those comments were made…couldn’t have been too long after or they wouldn’t be singing its praises.<br /><br />Recently, his show focused on prolapse and incontinence. Of course, hysterectomy wasn’t even mentioned as a risk factor by him or his guest, urogynecologist Edward Levy. When I called in to say that they failed to list it, the substitute co-host Chris denied that it was a risk factor. No surprise there since these hysterectomy surgeons (and their cohorts in mutilation) deny every other risk and adverse effect of this horrific mutilation of women.Guttednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-70572984493965590762011-07-22T16:46:48.386-04:002011-07-22T16:46:48.386-04:00Female and male castration without the information...Female and male castration without the information required for informed consent should be a crime, but in the US it is considered a civil offense, not criminal. Very few informed consent cases get to court because it's "s/he said I said". Doctors invariably testify that they told the woman all of the consequences of hysterectomy.<br /><br />If you have an issue with people laughing about the program on CBS you might want to send them an email. Castration, female or male, is not a laughing matter. Male castration is as mutilating as female castration.HERS Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624611382874234485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-39189408628425678292011-07-22T16:13:58.738-04:002011-07-22T16:13:58.738-04:00You people make it sound all so pathetic when a wo...You people make it sound all so pathetic when a woman gets castrated. When a woman gets castrated, you people make it as if it's some major crime. And there you have women laughing on the CBS show regarding catherine kieu becker. And mind you, millions of people are watching. So when women gets castrated, its such a big deal, and when a man get mutilated, its FUNNY?! Give me a break!<br /><br />(Anonymous comments are assigned an alias)givemeabreaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-59402813866160339912011-07-15T00:48:08.445-04:002011-07-15T00:48:08.445-04:00In light of the fact that the comments are not sex...In light of the fact that the comments are not sexist, your comment makes no sense.<br /><br />Please post with your name or an alias to make it easier for people to respond to your comments.HERS Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624611382874234485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-51879054717553975242011-06-30T12:42:43.743-04:002011-06-30T12:42:43.743-04:00EVERY woman who was not told the consequences of h...EVERY woman who was not told the consequences of hysterectomy or castration by her surgeon should be taking every avenue possible to get justice and expose these doctors. Some suggestions are:<br /><br />1) Pursue legal remedy with a medical malpractice or personal injury lawyer. Remain anonymous until you can confirm that they have no conflict of interest with the surgeon.<br /><br />2) File a complaint with your state's medical board.<br /><br />3) File a complaint with your health insurance company that approved the surgery.<br /><br />4) Rate/review your surgeon and "second opinion" doctors on every website you can find - doctor rating websites as well as business listing websites. A web search of the doctor's name or gyn practice should bring up these sites.<br /><br />5) Gather the facts about hysterectomy and print them on postcards and mail them to the doctor. Just think of all who may see them and get educated while also exposing these scammers. <br /><br />6) Write your legislators.<br /><br />Don't give up!Sh-t Disturbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-58373594840680782552011-06-23T00:41:12.877-04:002011-06-23T00:41:12.877-04:00Nora,
Thank you for the information. Do you have ...Nora,<br />Thank you for the information. Do you have a list of doctors that are against hysterectomies except for cancer?<br /><br />MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326528465005359200.post-57103792846659417792011-06-22T12:10:02.187-04:002011-06-22T12:10:02.187-04:00Mary,
Dennis Eisenberg received the book "Th...Mary,<br /><br />Dennis Eisenberg received the book "The H Word", and his name was added to the list of doctors who have received the book on HERS website. HERS then received a letter from his "reputation manager" asking that his name be removed, however we do not remove doctor's names from the list. Receiving the book does not imply anything about a doctors practice. The goal of the list is to have every practicing gynecologist be sent the book either by one of their patients, family or friends so that there are no gynecologists who can say they did not know the damaging consequences of hysterectomy.<br /><br />It is not unusual for gynecologists to have web sites that claim they are experts at performing alternatives to hysterectomy. It does not say on their web sites that they often perform hysterectomy and castration, and they do not tell women the consequences. <br /><br />If you have questions about Eisenberg's web site and his practice you might consider discussing it with him by phone.<br /><br />Bobbie is the only woman I know of who has undergone a myomectomy with Dennis Eisenberg.Noranoreply@blogger.com