Tag archive for ‘myomectomy’
Los Angeles Event - From My Perspective
“I am 49 years old and I have been suffering from fibroids for 20 years. I had my first myomectomy in 1992, the fibroids grew back, so I had another myomectomy in 2002, the fibroids have grown back again, plus I’ve had two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. Now I want a hysterectomy but my [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
Choices Choices Choices…Yipeeee!!
As promised in the last blog that I posted, in THIS blog, I will list/describe all of the treatment options that are available for women ladened with fibroids. I also promise: 1.To be brief with my descriptions (okay,stop rolling your eyes), 2.To be unbiased in my explanations (this will be as difficult as attending a nudist camp and [...]
“OOOPS!” Sorry
Time to admit the error of my ways!
To quote my darling 17 month old granddaughter whenever any miss-take occurs in her world (ie: dropping goodies up-’n-over the highchair table,) an expressive audibly-adorable reaction punctuates the air…”OOOPS!!”
Well, I say, “OOOPS OOOPS OOOPS!”
I would like to apologize for my behavior regarding my blatant bias and undeniable prejudice [...]
Testing One Two Three..Testing One Two Three…
The upper chamber of the hour glass is trickling more quickly…and I am actually excited about it! Last week one of my google alerts produced the most magnificent article; adding another peg to the ongoing quest to have ExAblate (FUS, HIFU) covered by insurance. Sadly ExAblate is not YET covered by one’s insurance provider, in-spite [...]
Shaun’s Story
Shaun’s Story:
I recently underwent my fourth surgery for fibroid relief. I’ve had three laparoscopies and one myomectomy. I was first diagnosed with fibroids at the age of 27, though I suspect from my painful periods that I had fibroids long before the age of 27. I am now 38. The last [...]
Erin’s Story - Part II
“When the results of a colonoscopy showed nothing serious, I finally succumbed to the idea that I was going to have to see another OB and get another ultrasound to see what was going on with my fibroid. It had grown to 7 cm in size by then, and my new OB said that [...]
