to - why did the RE tell you that your uterus would be MUSH ?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Are you seeing Dr. Silverburg in Austin ? what insurance do you have ? If you

have Unicare, my RE here bills for that.

I saw a RE here in San who told me hysterectomy would be his first

choice but that he would gladly give me a myo. ...and that his wife , age 40,

would want a myo. too if she had to have one. He was aware of the possibility

that a hysterectomy could affect sexual functioning / orgasm, etc....and he gave

that as a reason for having a myo. He does alot of myo's, and if you have

Unicare, he can help you.....i don't know what other companies he bills with,

but his name is Dr. Craig Witz..... I am 48. He never told me there would be

adhesions, and he didn't tell me my uterus would be MUSH...... WHY did that

doc. tell you that ?

I've never heard this ...

Must be scare tactics to scare older women into hysterectomies. makes me

furious.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have not seen Dr. Silverberg in Austin yet. I have an appt with Dr.

Silverberg on Feb 2nd in Austin.

An RE in Houston (who is on my insurance plan) told me that he recommended a

hysterectomy, but would do a myo if I really wanted one, but he did try to

discourage me from it. And, he did tell me my uterus would be like " mush "

from a myo, and I could have a problem with adhesions. That is the same

thing my gyno told me about my uterus, too. Last week, I ordered a full

copy of all my records from her care so I could see for myself what was on

them. I should get them this week.

My insurance is through TML which Dr. Silverberg/ TX Fertililty Center,

does NOT take, but I'm going to see him anyway. My insurance will pay a

55/45 split (ouch!) after the $500 deductible is met for going to someone

outside the plan. I'm a single parent, and have been for a very long time.

I decided, though, that my health was worth it. Could the insurance company

be encouraging the doctors to lean toward hysterectomies?? I don't know,

but I've been wondering.

I want to hear what Dr. Silverberg says about my condition. The Tx

Fertililty Center has a great office staff, and they've been so informative

and helpful when I started talking to them in November/December by

phone/emails, and they continued to help me even when it was clear (in 2003)

that I was not going to be a patient of theirs. I cannot say enough good

things about them -- they were all so helpful and considerate of my

feelings/fears. Even Dr. Silverberg himself sent me some emails, even

though we never talked by phone.

to - why did the RE tell you that your

uterus would be MUSH ?

> Hi ,

> Are you seeing Dr. Silverburg in Austin ? what insurance do you have ?

If you have Unicare, my RE here bills for that.

> I saw a RE here in San who told me hysterectomy would be his first

choice but that he would gladly give me a myo. ...and that his wife , age

40, would want a myo. too if she had to have one. He was aware of the

possibility that a hysterectomy could affect sexual functioning / orgasm,

etc....and he gave that as a reason for having a myo. He does alot of

myo's, and if you have Unicare, he can help you.....i don't know what other

companies he bills with, but his name is Dr. Craig Witz..... I am 48. He

never told me there would be adhesions, and he didn't tell me my uterus

would be MUSH...... WHY did that doc. tell you that ?

> I've never heard this ...

> Must be scare tactics to scare older women into hysterectomies. makes me

furious.

>