I was not fortunate enough to have viewed the HERS video before surgery and so was not alerted to the practice (not evil) of hysterectomy by the medical community. This practice is akin to when radical mastectomies were done for breast cancer (with all it attendant horrific aftermath) by the medical community instead of simply removing the tumor. The video should not scare women, it should empower and inform women of the very real consequences of the surgery.
What this does is allow women to compare the consequences (risks) with their present symptoms and then make an educated decision as to how to proceed. Without the information in the HERS video, one would not be able to make their decision from a position of strength, instead they would assume that their symptoms dictated the necessity of surgery and would only know the presumed benefits.
I am trying to choose my words carefully, and use the word "presumed benefits" for a reason, one might be told that no more periods are a benefit if they are having bleeding problems. But the real goal should be in how to establish a healthful menstrual flow, how to improve reproductive health or how to improve overall health.
As someone who was give a hysterectomy for fibroids, there is no comparison to the amount resources I've had to devote to my health and well-being post-op versus before surgery of if I had not pursued a surgical solution to the fibroids. While the surgery has cost me much in research, health, finance, career, relationships, my options have been reduced and my results don't compare to the amount of effort I put into my day-to-day living.......
For anyone looking to do a little more research I would recommend the following resources:
1) HERs website http://www.hersfoundation.org
Foundation supplies many topics/references on the issues pertaining to hysterectomy, this site should be a must-see for any women contemplating hysterectomy or post-hyst
2) Weston A Price website http://westonaprice.org
Foundation disseminates research of nutritional pioneer Weston Price, they have a link dealing with Women's Health and much more. From their work, I realize nutritional health is the foundational support in combating any disease or condition.
3) Katie Singer website http://gardenoffertility.com
Katie is an author who does books concerning reproductive health, fertility awareness, and natural family planning. Her books will
open you to greater awareness concerning one's reproductive health.
After my surgery while I developed a number of health issues, one issue was hemorroids. Because I had never had them, I didn't know how to proceed and while I got my condition confirmed via MD. I went online to see how other people treated the condition and how they faired with those treatments. What I found was that, even with treatment people were battling this very painful condition for multiple years. This was not a condition I wanted to battle for multiple years or even multiple weeks, I found a homeopath and was given a homeopathic remedy for hemorroids which cleared up the problem immediately, fortunately, I haven't been bothered since. Finding out the consquences of a treatment is most defintely an empowering step.
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I was not fortunate enough to have viewed the HERS video before surgery and so was not alerted to the practice (not evil) of hysterectomy by the medical community. This practice is akin to when radical mastectomies were done for breast cancer (with all it attendant horrific aftermath) by the medical community instead of simply removing the tumor. The video should not scare women, it should empower and inform women of the very real consequences of the surgery.
What this does is allow women to compare the consequences (risks) with their present symptoms and then make an educated decision as to how to proceed. Without the information in the HERS video, one would not be able to make their decision from a position of strength, instead they would assume that their symptoms dictated the necessity of surgery and would only know the presumed benefits.
I am trying to choose my words carefully, and use the word "presumed benefits" for a reason, one might be told that no more periods are a benefit if they are having bleeding problems. But the real goal should be in how to establish a healthful menstrual flow, how to improve reproductive health or how to improve overall health.
As someone who was give a hysterectomy for fibroids, there is no comparison to the amount resources I've had to devote to my health and well-being post-op versus before surgery of if I had not pursued a surgical solution to the fibroids. While the surgery has cost me much in research, health, finance, career, relationships, my options have been reduced and my results don't compare to the amount of effort I put into my day-to-day living.......
For anyone looking to do a little more research I would recommend the following resources:
1) HERs website http://www.hersfoundation.org
Foundation supplies many topics/references on the issues pertaining to hysterectomy, this site should be a must-see for any women contemplating hysterectomy or post-hyst
2) Weston A Price website http://westonaprice.org
Foundation disseminates research of nutritional pioneer Weston Price, they have a link dealing with Women's Health and much more. From their work, I realize nutritional health is the foundational support in combating any disease or condition.
3) Katie Singer website http://gardenoffertility.com
Katie is an author who does books concerning reproductive health, fertility awareness, and natural family planning. Her books will
open you to greater awareness concerning one's reproductive health.
After my surgery while I developed a number of health issues, one issue was hemorroids. Because I had never had them, I didn't know how to proceed and while I got my condition confirmed via MD. I went online to see how other people treated the condition and how they faired with those treatments. What I found was that, even with treatment people were battling this very painful condition for multiple years. This was not a condition I wanted to battle for multiple years or even multiple weeks, I found a homeopath and was given a homeopathic remedy for hemorroids which cleared up the problem immediately, fortunately, I haven't been bothered since. Finding out the consquences of a treatment is most defintely an empowering step.
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