At the risk of offending some of those who suffered from bad experiences, I would like to tell you that I have a very good, longtime friend who will tell you that having a hysterectomy (and she had her ovaries out as well) was the best thing she had ever done. She had multiple issues with bleeding and fibroids, and her mother died of ovarian cancer. It has been a relief to her physically and mentally as well. She was on HRT afterward for a few years and then slowly weaned off of it when it seemed the time was right. She's happy and healthy and knows it was the right decision for her.
This is not to tell you that your decision (either way) is the right one or the wrong one. It's to say that every woman is an individual, and her health issues are hers alone, in the end. You must have a doctor that you trust. You must be able to do some research for yourself (of which you are doing an admirable job). You must be able to then be confident that the decision you are making with your body and your research and your doctor is the correct one --- for YOU.
In a perfect world, all our organs would function correctly and we'd be living healthy lives with good nutrition, low stress, few if any illnesses or diseases, and a vital outlook. But we aren't there yet. This conversation is hugely important and the passion that writers bring to it is fabulous. It's only through discussions like this that an issue gets furthered. But demonizing one side or the other isn't the solution, I don't think. Information, and tons of it, is.
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Terri,
At the risk of offending some of those who suffered from bad experiences, I would like to tell you that I have a very good, longtime friend who will tell you that having a hysterectomy (and she had her ovaries out as well) was the best thing she had ever done. She had multiple issues with bleeding and fibroids, and her mother died of ovarian cancer. It has been a relief to her physically and mentally as well. She was on HRT afterward for a few years and then slowly weaned off of it when it seemed the time was right. She's happy and healthy and knows it was the right decision for her.
This is not to tell you that your decision (either way) is the right one or the wrong one. It's to say that every woman is an individual, and her health issues are hers alone, in the end. You must have a doctor that you trust. You must be able to do some research for yourself (of which you are doing an admirable job). You must be able to then be confident that the decision you are making with your body and your research and your doctor is the correct one --- for YOU.
In a perfect world, all our organs would function correctly and we'd be living healthy lives with good nutrition, low stress, few if any illnesses or diseases, and a vital outlook. But we aren't there yet. This conversation is hugely important and the passion that writers bring to it is fabulous. It's only through discussions like this that an issue gets furthered. But demonizing one side or the other isn't the solution, I don't think. Information, and tons of it, is.
April 8, 2009 - 9:05amThis Comment
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