Re: has anyone ever heard of this????

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately there is nothing you can tell her now that she has had

her hysterectomy. I have a neighbor who sounded as ignorant as your

friend(and I use that term in a nice way because before my research I

was just as ignorant!) She is convinced she needs a hyster because

her periods are sporadic. I tried taling to her but she wouldnt

listen so finally I just told her to make sure she does her home work

before you let somebody remove your body parts! And told her that if

she needed some references or books etc. to let me know. The problem

with your friend is that she could lead someone else down the wrong

path with her being a nurse and all. How very sad.

Leaks? Never heard of it!

As far as Nurses being uniformed, try some of the Dr.s out there! My

Gyno said I should wait 6 mos to see if my fibroid would shrink

before doing anything....this is after a c-section and a soccer ball

sized firboid. Did it shrink, well yes it did, but not for the

reason he said it might (he said the lack of pregnancy hormones

should make it shrink). It shrank a little due to the fact that it

was dying, but I was on the verge of a hyrnia when I had my myo 2

weeks ago. Thank God for the Dr. who did my myo. I cant blame my

gyno too much because I guess its hard to be an expert at

everything. But if they arent sure or dont know cant they just say

that? Thats why this group is so awesome! And doing your homework

is so important.

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In uterinefibroids , ba1070@a... wrote:

> Hi all -

>

> I want to share a conversation I had recently with an aquaintance

that

> underwent a hysterectomy to treat her fibroids.

>

> She had experienced tremendous pain on two occassions prior to her

> hysterectomy. She told me that " fibroids sometimes leak, and

this was the pain I was

> feeling " . Leak what, I wondered? I asked her how she knew

that fibroids

> leak and she said that her doctor told her that! Has anyone ever

read,

> heard, etc. that statement???? I sure haven't.

>

> Then she told me that she decided hysterectomy was for her because

she knew

> that fibroids " made " alot of estrogen and she just knew that " all

that extra

> estrogen " was very bad for her system. She believed that by

getting rid of

> the fibroids and uterus, she would be eliminating the estrogen. I

told her that

> ovaries make hormones and that fibroids are fed by estrogen, but

don't " make "

> their own supply. She adamantly disagreed. Here's the topper,

she is an

> R.N.! She works in the pediatric ward of the hospital.

>

> Is is possible that even nurses are uninformed when it comes to

fibroids??

[Guest guest]

Nurses are human like everyone else. If pediatrics is her realm of

expertise she doesn't deal with fibroids. Pediatric patients don't

get fibroids so she won't lead any of them down the wrong road. How

long has she been in Pediatrics? How long has she been out of school?

There is a lot of information for nurses to learn and retain and as

important as fibroids are to us they are not given a lot of time in

the Nursing School cirriculum. You wouldn't go to an orthopedic

surgeon for information on your fibroids, I wouldn't go the old " a

nurse is a nurse " theory and expect her to know all either. That said

your advise to her to do her own reseach is valuable as it sounds

like somewhere she was given bad information and needs to do her own

reading and research.

Cheryl

- In uterinefibroids , ba1070@a... wrote:

Here's the topper, she is an R.N.! She works in the pediatric ward of the

hospital.

Is is possible that even nurses are uninformed when it comes to

fibroids??

[Guest guest]

I was working on a heart surgeon a month ago and was showing him one of

the acupressure points for strength and endurance in the legs and as I

was describing it's location he said, " I forgot all that stuff, I just

know the systems I need to know really well. " hahaha.

gigi the massage therapist.

cdynan2001 wrote:

>Nurses are human like everyone else. If pediatrics is her realm of

>expertise she doesn't deal with fibroids. Pediatric patients don't

>get fibroids so she won't lead any of them down the wrong road. How

>long has she been in Pediatrics? How long has she been out of school?

>There is a lot of information for nurses to learn and retain and as

>important as fibroids are to us they are not given a lot of time in

>the Nursing School cirriculum. You wouldn't go to an orthopedic

>surgeon for information on your fibroids, I wouldn't go the old " a

>nurse is a nurse " theory and expect her to know all either. That said

>your advise to her to do her own reseach is valuable as it sounds

>like somewhere she was given bad information and needs to do her own

>reading and research.

> Cheryl

>

>- In uterinefibroids , ba1070@a... wrote:

>Here's the topper, she is an R.N.! She works in the pediatric ward of the

hospital.

>Is is possible that even nurses are uninformed when it comes to

>fibroids??

>

>

>

>

>MEETUP! with other local women who have Uterine Fibroids.

http://uterinefibroids.meetup.com

>

[Guest guest]

Hi BA1070;

There are all kinds of myths floating around the medical world. I had and

UAE/UFE which so far has been a very positive experience on March 18. My mother

in law who has her masters in nursing/obgyn still insists that we don't need our

uteri, that it's only a muscle.

She poo pooed the idea that a hysto can cause heart problems and osteoporosis

when I mentioned a few studies that had been done. She insists that I will have

to still get a hysto because fibroids are " pre cancerous " . Aren't the cells

either cancerous of benign? She keeps saying, " wait and see " , like she wants me

to have a hysto!!!

There are a lot of " old school " mindset type people in the medical profession

who only talk about what they learned in med school a long time ago.

ba1070@... wrote:

She had experienced tremendous pain on two occassions prior to her

hysterectomy. She told me that " fibroids sometimes leak, and this was the

pain I was feeling " . Leak what, I wondered? I asked her how she knew that

fibroids leak and she said that her doctor told her that! Has anyone ever

read, heard, etc. that statement???? I sure haven't.

Then she told me that she decided hysterectomy was for her because she knew

that fibroids " made " alot of estrogen and she just knew that " all that extra

estrogen " was very bad for her system. She believed that by getting rid of

the fibroids and uterus, she would be eliminating the estrogen. I told her that

ovaries make hormones and that fibroids are fed by estrogen, but don't " make "

their own supply. She adamantly disagreed. Here's the topper, she is an

R.N.! She works in the pediatric ward of the hospital.

Is is possible that even nurses are uninformed when it comes to fibroids??

[Guest guest]

Hi BA1070;

There are all kinds of myths floating around the medical world. I had and

UAE/UFE which so far has been a very positive experience on March 18. My mother

in law who has her masters in nursing/obgyn still insists that we don't need our

uteri, that it's only a muscle.

She poo pooed the idea that a hysto can cause heart problems and osteoporosis

when I mentioned a few studies that had been done. She insists that I will have

to still get a hysto because fibroids are " pre cancerous " . Aren't the cells

either cancerous of benign? She keeps saying, " wait and see " , like she wants me

to have a hysto!!!

There are a lot of " old school " mindset type people in the medical profession

who only talk about what they learned in med school a long time ago.

ba1070@... wrote:

She had experienced tremendous pain on two occassions prior to her

hysterectomy. She told me that " fibroids sometimes leak, and this was the

pain I was feeling " . Leak what, I wondered? I asked her how she knew that

fibroids leak and she said that her doctor told her that! Has anyone ever

read, heard, etc. that statement???? I sure haven't.

Then she told me that she decided hysterectomy was for her because she knew

that fibroids " made " alot of estrogen and she just knew that " all that extra

estrogen " was very bad for her system. She believed that by getting rid of

the fibroids and uterus, she would be eliminating the estrogen. I told her that

ovaries make hormones and that fibroids are fed by estrogen, but don't " make "

their own supply. She adamantly disagreed. Here's the topper, she is an

R.N.! She works in the pediatric ward of the hospital.

Is is possible that even nurses are uninformed when it comes to fibroids??

[Guest guest]

Hi BA1070;

There are all kinds of myths floating around the medical world. I had and

UAE/UFE which so far has been a very positive experience on March 18. My mother

in law who has her masters in nursing/obgyn still insists that we don't need our

uteri, that it's only a muscle.

She poo pooed the idea that a hysto can cause heart problems and osteoporosis

when I mentioned a few studies that had been done. She insists that I will have

to still get a hysto because fibroids are " pre cancerous " . Aren't the cells

either cancerous of benign? She keeps saying, " wait and see " , like she wants me

to have a hysto!!!

There are a lot of " old school " mindset type people in the medical profession

who only talk about what they learned in med school a long time ago.

ba1070@... wrote:

She had experienced tremendous pain on two occassions prior to her

hysterectomy. She told me that " fibroids sometimes leak, and this was the

pain I was feeling " . Leak what, I wondered? I asked her how she knew that

fibroids leak and she said that her doctor told her that! Has anyone ever

read, heard, etc. that statement???? I sure haven't.

Then she told me that she decided hysterectomy was for her because she knew

that fibroids " made " alot of estrogen and she just knew that " all that extra

estrogen " was very bad for her system. She believed that by getting rid of

the fibroids and uterus, she would be eliminating the estrogen. I told her that

ovaries make hormones and that fibroids are fed by estrogen, but don't " make "

their own supply. She adamantly disagreed. Here's the topper, she is an

R.N.! She works in the pediatric ward of the hospital.

Is is possible that even nurses are uninformed when it comes to fibroids??

[Guest guest]

this confirms my belief that all mo in laws be shipped in small crates

and dropped off into the outback....preferably a wee distance away from

Ayers Rock..so as not to disturb the tourists.

gigi

Nordquist wrote:

>Hi BA1070;

>

>There are all kinds of myths floating around the medical world. I had and

UAE/UFE which so far has been a very positive experience on March 18. My mother

in law who has her masters in nursing/obgyn still insists that we don't need our

uteri, that it's only a muscle.

>

>She poo pooed the idea that a hysto can cause heart problems and osteoporosis

when I mentioned a few studies that had been done. She insists that I will have

to still get a hysto because fibroids are " pre cancerous " . Aren't the cells

either cancerous of benign? She keeps saying, " wait and see " , like she wants me

to have a hysto!!!

>

>There are a lot of " old school " mindset type people in the medical profession

who only talk about what they learned in med school a long time ago.

>

>

>

>

>ba1070@... wrote:

>

>She had experienced tremendous pain on two occassions prior to her

>hysterectomy. She told me that " fibroids sometimes leak, and this was the

pain I was feeling " . Leak what, I wondered? I asked her how she knew that

fibroids leak and she said that her doctor told her that! Has anyone ever

read, heard, etc. that statement???? I sure haven't.

>

>Then she told me that she decided hysterectomy was for her because she knew

>that fibroids " made " alot of estrogen and she just knew that " all that extra

>estrogen " was very bad for her system. She believed that by getting rid of

>the fibroids and uterus, she would be eliminating the estrogen. I told her

that ovaries make hormones and that fibroids are fed by estrogen, but don't

" make " their own supply. She adamantly disagreed. Here's the topper, she is

an R.N.! She works in the pediatric ward of the hospital.

>

>Is is possible that even nurses are uninformed when it comes to fibroids??

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>MEETUP! with other local women who have Uterine Fibroids.

http://uterinefibroids.meetup.com

>