fibroid regrowth after myomectomy

January 22, 2002

As I explained in previous post - the doctor who performed the 2nd myo

touted the laser as a preventative for future fibroid growth

-therefore he charged more for his surgery as compared to other

surgeons. Now using a laser may indeed cost more for him - but fact is

this man makes a tremendous amount of money on performing myo's. A

physician is making money - a surgeon makes money. Some are in areas

of expertise that make more money than others. This is the impression

that I came away with concerning that situation.

>>

Sadly,a lot of doctors cannot be trusted.

I am interested in your comments re:Myomectomy is $

making.In what context do

you see this?

A third myomectomy for me is not an option as far as I've been told.

UAE is also not an option because I am not a candidate for a number of

reasons. " Almost " is the operative word here. And let me just add here

that after the 2nd myo I swore I would NEVER go through that pain

again. I don't know if I felt such pain because the doctor said he

put my uterus back together " like a jigsaw puzzle " but it was

really bad compared to the 1st myo and any other surgeries that I've

had - and I'm not a wimp when it comes to pain. But I was told by him

while I was still in the hospital recovering that a 3rd myo would not

be an option and have been told that by 3 doctor's since. WE all have

different options because we don't all have the same, exact problems.

If I were able to have another myo I would see that answer to my

problems despite what I said about the pain!

>>

Myomectomy is almost ALWAYS an option although myomectomy

on a large

uterus,numerous fibroids and/or

a woman past childbearing is not " standard medical

practise " .So,one can see

literally 1,000 doctors

and they would all advise a hysterectomy but that

would not

mean that

myomectomy was not feasible,

reasonable,or effective. It would mean that

connnecting

with someone outside of

standard medical

practise had not been accomplished.

Laser is another way of cutting.Invest in high tech.

and that investment is

usually passed on to the

consumer.Laser is not necessary for an effective and

safe surgery.The one

holding the laser/scapel is

the key

Best,

Bonnie

didigirl12000 wrote:

> Hi guys. I'm not sure how to cut and paste your

messages and then

> respond on a post so I'll try to remember what I

want to respond to:

>

> someone asked me how large my uterus was: the size

of a 5 or 6 month

> pregnancy - right below my belly button, according

to the lab

> technician when I have sonograms: " you have a huge

mass inside you

> pushing and smashing your internal organs. " . The

technicians have

> trouble seeing and finding ovaries and other organs

etc. when doing

> the sonograms- so it's that large.

>

> Yes I have to live with the symptoms - of course

there are many. I had

> a sonogram last month and they found fluid in one of

the tubes to the

> kidney (ureter?) which could lead to serious

problems if left alone. I

> have to have a series of urine type tests. I was

planning to go one

> morning this week but have to wait until my daughter

goes back to

> school - she's home sick!

>

> I have had MORE THAN a second opinion regarding

another myomectomy -

> not an option.

>

> Also - I just expressed my opinion previously about

women who post on

> that " hysterectomy website " . The fact is myomectomy

is also a money

> making operation - I think I learned that the hard

way by explaining

> that my doctor touted " laser myomectomy " as better

and made promises

> that didn't pan out. I also paid a lot more for that

myomectomy in

> comparision to what other surgeons charge for their

myomectomies.

>

> A lot of women go to doctors their whole lives with

no serious

> problems and have them taken care of uneventfully -

therefore they put

> trust in their doctor. I don't think it is unusual

that we don't

> research and res

January 23, 2002

I don't think we can say that myomectomy as a procedure can compare to the

hysterectomy as an

industry.Naturally any surgeon will charge.We can't expect people to work for

nothing,but a great

deal more skill and time is required to become good at myomectomy In fact as I

shopped for a good

myomectomy surgeon the costs were not more for a myo than for a hysterectomy

..I would not understand why a laser would be more effective at preventing future

growth .

I'm sorry that you had such a hard time post-operatively.I had 2 myos and

neither were particularly

painful.

It would be very discouraging to face yet a 3rd surgery.I suppose I am holding

out hope that the guy

with the laser maybe is not the one to trust the most regarding an opinion about

a 3rd myo.I guess I

would hope that one of the myo surgeons who are among those frequently mentioned

on this group might

hold another opinion.

Best of luck

Bonnie

didigirl12000 wrote:

> As I explained in previous post - the doctor who performed the 2nd myo

> touted the laser as a preventative for future fibroid growth

> -therefore he charged more for his surgery as compared to other

> surgeons. Now using a laser may indeed cost more for him - but fact is

> this man makes a tremendous amount of money on performing myo's. A

> physician is making money - a surgeon makes money. Some are in areas

> of expertise that make more money than others. This is the impression

> that I came away with concerning that situation.

>

> >>

>

> Sadly,a lot of doctors cannot be trusted.

> I am interested in your comments re:Myomectomy is $

> making.In what context do

> you see this?

> A third myomectomy for me is not an option as far as I've been told.

> UAE is also not an option because I am not a candidate for a number of

> reasons. " Almost " is the operative word here. And let me just add here

> that after the 2nd myo I swore I would NEVER go through that pain

> again. I don't know if I felt such pain because the doctor said he

> put my uterus back together " like a jigsaw puzzle " but it was

> really bad compared to the 1st myo and any other surgeries that I've

> had - and I'm not a wimp when it comes to pain. But I was told by him

> while I was still in the hospital recovering that a 3rd myo would not

> be an option and have been told that by 3 doctor's since. WE all have

> different options because we don't all have the same, exact problems.

> If I were able to have another myo I would see that answer to my

> problems despite what I said about the pain!

>

> >>

> Myomectomy is almost ALWAYS an option although myomectomy

> on a large

> uterus,numerous fibroids and/or

> a woman past childbearing is not " standard medical

> practise " .So,one can see

> literally 1,000 doctors

> and they would all advise a hysterectomy but that

> would not

> mean that

> myomectomy was not feasible,

> reasonable,or effective. It would mean that

> connnecting

> with someone outside of

> standard medical

> practise had not been accomplished.

> Laser is another way of cutting.Invest in high tech.

> and that investment is

> usually passed on to the

> consumer.Laser is not necessary for an effective and

> safe surgery.The one

> holding the laser/scapel is

> the key

> Best,

> Bonnie

>

> didigirl12000 wrote:

>

> > Hi guys. I'm not sure how to cut and paste your

> messages and then

> > respond on a post so I'll try to remember what I

> want to respond to:

> >

> > someone asked me how large my uterus was: the size

> of a 5 or 6 month

> > pregnancy - right below my belly button, according

> to the lab

> > technician when I have sonograms: " you have a huge

> mass inside you

> > pushing and smashing your internal organs. " . The

> technicians have

> > trouble seeing and finding ovaries and other organs

> etc. when doing

> > the sonograms- so it's that large.

> >

> > Yes I have to live with the symptoms - of course

> there are many. I had

> > a sonogram last month and they found fluid in one of

> the tubes to the

> > kidney (ureter?) which could lead to serious

> problems if left alone. I

> > have to have a series of urine type tests. I was

> planning to go one

> > morning this week but have to wait until my daughter

> goes back to

> > school - she's home sick!

> >

> > I have had MORE THAN a second opinion regarding

> another myomectomy -

> > not an option.

> >

> > Also - I just expressed my opinion previously about

> women who post on

> > that " hysterectomy website " . The fact is myomectomy

> is also a money

> > making operation - I think I learned that the hard

> way by explaining

> > that my doctor touted " laser myomectomy " as better

> and made promises

> > that didn't pan out. I also paid a lot more for that

> myomectomy in

> > comparision to what other surgeons charge for their

> myomectomies.

> >

> > A lot of women go to doctors their whole lives with

> no serious

> > problems and have them taken care of uneventfully -

> therefore they put

> > trust in their doctor. I don't think it is unusual

> that we don't

> > research and res

>

January 23, 2002