- Re: biopsy surgery while pregnant-

[Guest guest]

,

I've had this letter sitting in my drafts folder for most of the day; you

raise some important issues which I think should be addressed.

Clearly, I misunderstood your question.

In light of our earlier conversation, with , whose doctor adjusted his

meds based on his ('s) reporting to him our advice, I continued in that

vein.

What I thought I was implying, but didn't spell out, is that patients

shouldn't HAVE to be asking these types of questions. Although I didn't

see her letter (was it sent to the list?), said it much better than

I did - " This should be a doctor to doctor discussion. You shouldn't have

to run all this interference. "

It certainly is never my intention to discourage questions from anyone, on

any subject; if it was, I (along with so many others) wouldn't continue

responding to questions that have been asked many times before.

Perhaps yours might have been phrased in a way that inquired about others'

experiences, rather than what appeared to me to be asking what type of

anesthesia would be safe for you.

Questions is the name of the game here.

Those of us who spend time on the list, sharing what we've learned, do so

out of choice. In my case, it is to repay the kindness from those who

shared their knowledge with me when I was new. I pay close attention to

the dozens of letters that come in every day, even if they don't apply to

my personal situation, because I'm always learning something new from other

members.

The way I see it, asking questions is a two way responsibility. As I said

in my recent letter to Dr. Ain, when we choose to ask questions, we risk

getting answers that sometimes aren't what we want to hear.

In the past you've asked many questions, some seeking immediate response

( " If you guys are gonna be able to help me we gotta get on this eye thing.

I leave for my gig @ 8:30 " ), and some about very serious subjects (being 9

weeks off meds, TSH over 100, and 2 months pregnant). You were, as I

recall, provided with lots of responses, many of them thoughtful and time

consuming, and provided with love because that's the spirit of the

group. But you never followed up, letting us know what you discovered

after consulting with your doctors, which might have provided an excellent

learning opportunity for those who may find themselves in similar

circumstances in the future.

If you thought my response to you was condescending, I apologize.

I will try to be more thoughtful in the future.

-

NYC

TT 2/99 dx pap/foll; RAI 100 mCi 3/99 & 4/00; clean scan 3/02;

current TSH ~.06 on .225 levothyroxine

Bergeron wrote:

> My intentions were NEVER that my surgeon follow my advice or anyone else

> for that matter except those trained to make these sorts of decisions

> such as an anesthesiologist and my ob/gyn. I guess I should put a

> disclaimer on my questions stating they are for entertainment purposes

> only. Meaning they are to satisfy my curiosity until I am scheduled to

> see my Dr.s again. This is not the first condescending response I have

> gotten to this question and those of you who are here for us and do the

> most good can also do the most damage by discouraging questions.

>

> Bergeron

> --

>

> > Bergeron wrote:

> >

> >> My surgeon didn't think he would be able to give me enough anesthesia

> to

> >> keep me comfortable which (knowing people have TTs while pregnant)

> didn't

> >> make much sense to me. My question is what kind of anesthesia is safe

> >> while pregnant?