seedandy In answer to your question above, I was the poster who had placenta percreta.I had about a 50% chance of having a hysterectomy as I could have easily started having a huge heamorrhage during the caesarian and they would have had to do it to save my life. However, my Dr didn't want to take that risk and just wanted to do the hysterectomy to be safe. You see the problem is if they don't do a hysterectomy they have to leave the placenta in as they cannot separate it from the uterus as it is too deeply embedded. There have been cases of women having huge haemorrhages up to 6 weeks after birth and then needing a hysterectomy after leaving the placenta in. Also if you leave the placenta in you have a great risk of infection. Anyway the way I saw it was that I could only be at peace with a hysterectomy if I really was moments from dying. So when my doctor recommended a hysterectomy I told him that I don't mind the odd bet and he's welcome to take a gamble with my life. Of course he said that I couldn't choose death.lol. Anyway I made it clear that I did not want one. In fact I told him I wasn't turning up for the caesarian when he suggested the hyst. So anyway he agreed not to do it and he asked me if I wanted to be under a general for the caesarian in case it got serious to save me from the trauma. I replied no I wanted to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't do anything extra!
Wow isn't Stanley West a nice man. You should have realized that if he took the time to answer you that he is a caring doctor. But we're talking in hindsight obviously.
To answer your question as to why I am so passionate? I just hate the injustice of it all.I do not think is any better than the female genital mutilation that occurs in Africa. I am a feminist and I see this as crimes against women.
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seedandy In answer to your question above, I was the poster who had placenta percreta.I had about a 50% chance of having a hysterectomy as I could have easily started having a huge heamorrhage during the caesarian and they would have had to do it to save my life. However, my Dr didn't want to take that risk and just wanted to do the hysterectomy to be safe. You see the problem is if they don't do a hysterectomy they have to leave the placenta in as they cannot separate it from the uterus as it is too deeply embedded. There have been cases of women having huge haemorrhages up to 6 weeks after birth and then needing a hysterectomy after leaving the placenta in. Also if you leave the placenta in you have a great risk of infection. Anyway the way I saw it was that I could only be at peace with a hysterectomy if I really was moments from dying. So when my doctor recommended a hysterectomy I told him that I don't mind the odd bet and he's welcome to take a gamble with my life. Of course he said that I couldn't choose death.lol. Anyway I made it clear that I did not want one. In fact I told him I wasn't turning up for the caesarian when he suggested the hyst. So anyway he agreed not to do it and he asked me if I wanted to be under a general for the caesarian in case it got serious to save me from the trauma. I replied no I wanted to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't do anything extra!
Wow isn't Stanley West a nice man. You should have realized that if he took the time to answer you that he is a caring doctor. But we're talking in hindsight obviously.
To answer your question as to why I am so passionate? I just hate the injustice of it all.I do not think is any better than the female genital mutilation that occurs in Africa. I am a feminist and I see this as crimes against women.
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