San Francisco Area Fibroid Fandango & Hysterectomy:Why Not??

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Meeting:

January 25 in the S.F. Bay Area is the date. Locations under consideration

include the Buena Vista near the Wharf and Herbivore on Valencia in the

Mission. Anyone with feelings about this -- or with feelings about

transportation/parking -- please express them so we can decide. Also,

has asked about moving the time forward from 2 p.m. -- any

feelings about that? Please let me know -- either on this list or off list:

patB @ hotmail.com (without the spaces, of course). I'll make an

announcement about it soon.

Here is some info on Herbivore - which has the advantage of being close to

BART and a parking garage:

http://www.sfstation.com/restaurants/herbivore/

and

Scroll down to " Herbivore " for info including directions for getting there

from BART:

http://uga.berkeley.edu/nss/resource/r_html/r09_6d.html#vege

and on the Buena Vista - which is less accessible but you could take the

cable car from St BART if you get there early enough to wait -- more

touristy type fun:

http://www.thebuenavista.com/

If you're interested in coming, please let me know as soon as you can!!

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Hysterectomy -- Why or Not???

Here's part of a message I posted just last Wednesday on this subject --

sorry for the repeat - but the question keeps coming up & I'm pretty pressed

for time right now:

As for the effects of hysterectomy – there is lots to know & consider before

you decide whether to do that or not. Especially important to know is that

some docs may recommend hyst because it’s easier for THEM and/or because it

keeps you in THEIR practice rather than someone else’s practice. In other

words, usually there are less-drastic alternatives available – but you’ve

got to find the right doc.

Further, there are potential serious side-effects & as with all procedures

you really should make a reasoned determination in ADVANCE as to what risks

you’re willing to take in return for what likely improvement. Also different

versions of hysterectomy have different potential long-term risks. Do your

homework before you merely agree to whatever your particular doc happens to

be offering you. You've got to read, read, read in order to get the info

you need to know.

For info on risks of hysterectomy, I’d recommend you start out with reading

Plourde’s book: “Hysterectomy & Ovary Removal, What All Women Need

to Know” - For info on available means of treating fibroids – I recommend

Carla Dionne’s book “Sex, Lies & The Truth About Uterine Fibroids” and the

Drs. Goodwin & Broder’s book, “What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About

Fibroids.”-- -- See also some of my previous messages regarding hysterectomy

– in the archives of this group -- ##37716, 38858 – and maybe 42004 & there

are plenty of other archived messages from the Ladies of this List.

It boggles my mind, for instance, that with heart disease/attack being far

and away the biggest cause of death for women, most doctors don’t mention

(possibly some don’t even know??) that hysterectomized women have a higher

risk of high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack. That is a risk that I

would be willing to take in order to rid myself of cancer -- but I wouldn't

subject myself to that risk in order to rid myself of fibroids when there

are other ways to deal with the fibroids. It's a personal choice, but I

believe any woman making it should be fully informed in advance -- because

there's no going back post-hysterectomy.

Pat

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