Re: I'm back/Alameda County Meet Up this Month!/Book Review

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Dear LOL,

yes, Pat is right. I take the same absolutely relentless

attitude to sightseeing as I do to fibroids... Most important thing

to bring when you come sightseeing with me, sticking plaster for the

feet.

Back on the fibroid trail this weekend. Lots of sad stories on the

German-speaking site of women who have been told " have it out, if we

remove it you'll only be left with a third of a uterus " or have their

hope for a baby smashed by some uncaring gyn. Or having the living

daylights scared out of them by a gyn who has " oh my goodness, never

seen a tumor that big " .

It will take me a while to catch up. When I do, I will be back on the

email writing trail. Just let me know who to write to and I'll do it.

I haven't read all the emails over the last 4 or 5 weeks. Sonja, I

am still thinking of you and keeping my fingers crossed for some

happy news.

Love to everyone,

>

> I'm back. I've been in Europe with . Had a fantastic

time. My son

> & his friends are impressed that I was inside the Beck's brewery.

I had a

> fine time at 's home in Germany, an interesting side-trip

to the

> Netherlands, AND if you ever want to try to see all of Berlin in a

day or

> all of London in 5 or 6 days – engage as your guide, tape

up your

> feet in advance & plan on being in your room barely long enough to

sleep and

> shower each day !!! Seriously, it was GREAT!

>

> It will take me awhile to catch up with the list – but I want to

let all the

> S.F. Bay Area ladies know that I'm going to try to get an ALAMEDA

COUNTY

> MEET-UP going this month. I've traveled to S.F. for a few – and

the Alameda

> ladies seemed to be as interested as those in S.F. and, I LIVE in

Alameda

> County. So for June, I'm back on my home stomping grounds.

>

> I'd like to invite anyone anywhere in the S.F. Bay Area to join

us. I think

> there have been several messages lately about how to change your

city for

> meetups. So, feel free to change & join us in Alameda County (I'm

hoping

> for a location close to West CoCo County – and not far from

Lamorinda either

> – so consider it an Alameda AND Contra Costa County gathering if

you like)

>

> And, for the lady who asked about the book " Bloody Monday " – in my

opinion

> you can save your money. Or – leaf through it in the bookstore for

free &

> leave it there – like I did once. There are several good books

about

> fibroids, but Bloody Monday is not one of them. It's just one

woman's story

> of her particular misery – and by comparison, she doesn't even seem

to have

> had the most awful experiences if you ask me. In the end she

thinks she's

> solved her problem by going on some unnamed " product " – but she

only seems

> to have been using it a very short time when she writes about it.

There's

> plenty of blood and guts stories, free, on this list & elsewhere.

When I

> pay money for a book on a medical problem I want INFORMATION and

EVIDENCE –

> not personal stories.

>

> Best to all,

> Good to be back too - - -

>

> Pat

>

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