Tag archive for ‘focused ultrasound’
Hope
After waiting ten minutes to get a parking space, I finally found my way down the aisle at my local CVS to the area marked “feminine hygiene,” only to gasp at the empty shelves where the Playtex Super Plus and Ultra tampons should be. This was the third drugstore in one day that I had [...]
Mayo study finds women are satisfied with Focused Ultrasound treatment for Uterine Fibroids
A year after their procedures at the Mayo Clinic, 97 percent of the women who had Focused Ultrasound treatments for uterine fibroids said their symptoms had improved. Ninety percent considered their improvement either “considerable” or “excellent.”
So reported Gina Hesley, M.D., an interventional radiologist at Mayo, who is studying the long-term effectiveness of Focused Ultrasound treatments [...]
Fibroid Relief patient advocate appears on hit TV show, “The Doctors”
Erin S., a blogger and patient advocate for the Foundation’s Patient Support Organization, Fibroid Relief, appeared as a guest on the hit daytime TV talk show, “The Doctors.”
Erin appeared on the April 9 segment about uterine fibroids. She shared her story about living with the condition and being successfully treated with Focused Ultrasound. The segment will be [...]
In MD We Trust
One of the most surprising aspects of my personal experience with fibroids has been the lack of education in the medical community about treatment options, coupled with the failure of many OB/GYNs to inform their patients of all the treatment options available to them.
When I first came to LA, I went to an OB/GYN a [...]
Infertility And Fibroids…Yet Another Symptom
“Human reproduction is an inefficient process. On average, only one in five meetings of sperm and egg result in a fertilized egg with pregnancy potential. So therefore normal is abnormal.”
This was a quote that Dr. Howard W. Jones gave during a recent interview. And he should know, he started the first in vitro fertilization clinic (with [...]
A Bloody Catastrophe!
No symptom of my fibroid has been or is more upsetting to me than the massive loss of blood I suffered as a result. In the last four years blood has caused me to change my entire lifestyle in preparation for its unwanted appearance 7-14 days a month, in the least ideal of circumstances. It [...]
New Study on the effectiveness of Focused Ultrasound in treating Uterine Fibroids
A study done at the Mayo Clinic was released today at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, FL.
The study showed that out of 119 patients that were treated with Focused Ultrasound, 97% reported improvement in their symptoms, and 90% reporting their improvement as either considerable or excellent.
To read more, click [...]
A New Perspective
“I just wanted to let you know that Dr. Oz is doing an episode on fibroids today, so be sure to record it!” I cringed at the message my oh-so-helpful mother left on my voicemail last Friday, as I was getting ready for work. She is forever giving me all kinds of advice I never [...]
Bye Bye Ablated Fibroid
As a patient advocate for FibroidRelief.org, one of my very favoritest parts of the ”job” is speaking (one-to-one) with women that are in need of answers when it comes to all-things-fibroid! The single most asked question is, ”How long will I start seeing the results of my HIFU fibroid treatment?”
Having been treated successfully with Focused Ultrasound, I answer the [...]
Doctor, can you hear me?
Greetings from California! I’m in Los Angeles, working with our friends at UCLA on plans for our Fibroid Relief At Last! event which will take place in late April. We have a fantastic panel lined up that will discuss all treatment options available for uterine fibroids including local OB-GYNs, interventional radiologists and even a holistic medicine [...]
