7 days post myo

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Giselle:

Thanks for sharing your wonderful story and results. I am so happy for you that

you took charge and

got the care that you wanted and deserve!

Marilyn Arnold

Falls Church, VA

chuckfeeders@... wrote:

> Hi all. I have belonged to this group for some time and have read

> from your posts far more often than I have contributed. I have never

> really felt qualified to answer questions with as much authority as

> some of you can, but have learned so much from the answers you have

> provided to me and so many others.

>

> After very much research into treatment options and doctors to

> perform those treatments, I decided to have a myomectomy to remove my

> 11cm subserosal fibroid that was giving me all of the kinds of

> symptoms that we discuss here. I scheduled an appointmet to have it

> done with a doctor that I felt very qualified to do the treatment.

> She suggested Lupron due to the size and placement of my fibroid, but

> told me the choice was mine and I didn't have to go on it if I didn't

> want to. Since my research led me to believe that Lupron was not the

> correct drug for me, I was incredibly relieved. When I called to

> advise her of my decision not to take Lupron she became VERY stern

> with me and all but threatened a hysterectomy and was now VERY

> strongly suggesting that I go on it. I was devastated. I truly

> thought that I had found the right doctor. Everything else until

> that point had been perfect.

>

> At the end of this phone call I looked over to my desk and saw my

> copy of the Hysterectomy Hoax sitting there. I reread the book and

> payed special attention to the Lupron part. Dr. West mentioned only

> one set of circumstances that he would put a patient on it. I

> decided to call him and ask if he would recomend it for my case. I

> never imagined that I would actually get to speak with him. My best

> hope was for someone in the office passing a note to him and

> hopefully a return phone call with a message from the doctor.

> Imagine my surprise when he called me back personally and spent 30

> minutes with me on the phone answering ALL of my questions. At the

> end of this call I knew I had really found the correct doctor.

>

> I fully realize that I probably didn't have to go to NYC to have this

> done, as I'm know there are plenty of qualified physicians in the

> Chicago area, but when I spoke with him I knew that I wanted him to

> do it. The time he spent with me on the phone was more than any

> other doctor had given me, even those that charged a consultation fee!

>

> I'm writing this to say that it was because of this group and the

> dedicated women in it, that gave me the courage to question doctors

> and to take control of my own health. I had two procedures prior to

> this one that I went through with far less information as a weapon,

> and I have to tell you that this one (even though the most invasive)

> was the one I felt the most comfortable having. I have learned not

> to accept everything a doctor tells you at face value and to find the

> answer that is right for you.

>

> I am recovering very nicely and have started cooking a little bit and

> doing some tasks around the house. I'm still sore and slow but

> moving along pretty well and very much looking forward to returning

> to the gym to resume my workout routine, that I learned from you all

> would help me out(even on my worst symptom days some time at the gym

> would really help give me back some of my quickly fading energy).

>

> I'm sorry this is so long but I wanted to say thank you to this group

> for helping me find my way through this crazy world of fibroids to a

> solution that worked for me. So, thank you to Carla for your

> unending efforts (and the tidbits you send!), and the rest of you for

> your generous support in helping women all over. I hope to someday

> be as valuable to others as you have been to me.

>

> Sincerely,

> Giselle

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