Re: disgruntled gynecologists

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> Carla,

No good deed goes unpunished. To hell with those guys...as we say in NY,

forgeddaboutit! You're our heroine!

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Carla, I'm trying to remember a quote which goes something like " A prophet is

without honor in [her] own land " . Have you ever read or seen Ibsen's play,

" Enemy of the People " ? I believe it was written in the late 1800s, by the

Scandinavian playwright Henrik Ibsen. If not, you might want to look for it to

read sometime in your " free " time. I read it in high school, and the impact of

it is still with me. The plot goes something like this: A doctor who lives and

practices in a spa resort town renowned for the health-giving benefits of its

waters discovers that leather tanning factories up-river are releasing toxic

waste into the rivers and streams which is making its way into the water supply

of the town. He brings this to the attention of the townspeople, whom he

believes will be grateful to know of this dangerous threat. Guess what? You

got it, the townspeople suppress all info about the danger because knowledge of

it would affect their livelihood, the resort and spa business. Not only that,

the doctor becomes a pariah for attempting to report an unpalatable truth.

Carla, you're in good company. And remember, you're not alone. While most of

the rest of us may not be as public in spreading our " truth " as you, we are all

passing on the word to other women that just because a treatment is recommended

by a doctor does not mean it is the only solution to our problem or even in our

best interest. Thank you for being willing to stick your neck out! Best

regards, Leonie

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Dear Carla:

Hang in there girl!!!! We need people like you out there. You must be getting

under their skins or they would not be attacking you that way.

The latest e-mail you got could have come from the last gyn I saw. I hate

their snug, superior attitude too!

Liz

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TO: Finkel-@...,

The " A prophet is not without honor... " is from the Bible, Mathew 13: 57

RamonaHolm@aol

finkel-@... wrote:

original article:/group/uterinefibroids/?start=986

> Carla, I'm trying to remember a quote which goes something like " A

prophet is

> without honor in [her] own land " . Have you ever read or seen Ibsen's

play,

> " Enemy of the People " ? I believe it was written in the late 1800s,

by the

> Scandinavian playwright Henrik Ibsen. If not, you might want to look

for it to

> read sometime in your " free " time. I read it in high school, and the

impact of

> it is still with me. The plot goes something like this: A doctor

who lives and

> practices in a spa resort town renowned for the health-giving

benefits of its

> waters discovers that leather tanning factories up-river are

releasing toxic

> waste into the rivers and streams which is making its way into the

water supply

> of the town. He brings this to the attention of the townspeople,

whom he

> believes will be grateful to know of this dangerous threat. Guess

what? You

> got it, the townspeople suppress all info about the danger because

knowledge of

> it would affect their livelihood, the resort and spa business. Not

only that,

> the doctor becomes a pariah for attempting to report an unpalatable

truth.

> Carla, you're in good company. And remember, you're not alone.

While most of

> the rest of us may not be as public in spreading our " truth " as you,

we are all

> passing on the word to other women that just because a treatment is

recommended

> by a doctor does not mean it is the only solution to our problem or

even in our

> best interest. Thank you for being willing to stick your neck out!

Best

> regards, Leonie

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Carla: You may get hate mail from disgruntled

gynecologists, but the love mail you get from those of

us whom you have helped at least get a different

viewpoint should help offset the hate mail. I looked

at your site and it obviously took a lot of time and

effort to put together. Don't let them get you down.

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[Guest guest]

Tomorrow is here, Carla. Celebrate this new day and don't let that e-mail get you down.

[Guest guest]

I have to be honest. I joined this site to research about my upcoming

surgery. I'm 33 and am scheduled for a partial hysterectomy on 19 Oct.

I am very surprised by the number of emails slamming gynos and the

lack of information shared by women such as myself. It seems there are

very few women that have faith and confidence in their doctor. That's

very disheartening.

ehern9864-@... wrote:

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> Dear Carla:

>

> Hang in there girl!!!! We need people like you out there. You must be

getting

> under their skins or they would not be attacking you that way.

>

> The latest e-mail you got could have come from the last gyn I saw. I

hate

> their snug, superior attitude too!

>

> Liz

[Guest guest]

,

There is a tremendous amount of research information available for you in

the archives of this list group. In addition, the Vault holds a multitude

of documents that will provide even more information. Some of us have had

some pretty awful experiences with a great many gyns. Sorry, but it's true.

While it is, most definitely disheartening, it is a pretty much fact that a

great many gyns simply do not do a comprehensive informed consent session

with their patients prior to a hysterectomy. Nor do they comprehensively

discuss alternative treatments. I have found it to be the rare gyn that

does -- the exception not the rule.

Perhaps if you could share with us why you have chosen to elect for a

partial hysterectomy (at the very young age of 33!), we could point you in

the direction of more information or, quite possibly, women with similar

circumstances will be willing to share their own experiences and perspective

on your situation.

Carla Dionne

mailto:cdionne@...

http://www.uterinefibroids.com

member, /list/uterinefibroids

>I have to be honest. I joined this site to research about my upcoming

>surgery. I'm 33 and am scheduled for a partial hysterectomy on 19 Oct.

> I am very surprised by the number of emails slamming gynos and the

>lack of information shared by women such as myself. It seems there are

>very few women that have faith and confidence in their doctor. That's

>very disheartening.

>

>

>

>ehern9864-@... wrote:

>original article:/group/uterinefibroids/?start=989

>> Dear Carla:

>>

>> Hang in there girl!!!! We need people like you out there. You must be

>getting

>> under their skins or they would not be attacking you that way.

>>

>> The latest e-mail you got could have come from the last gyn I saw. I

>hate

>> their snug, superior attitude too!

>>

>> Liz

>

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