Re: Dr. West & hysterectomy

[Guest guest]

njr@... wrote:

> I discussed UAE with Dr. West briefly, since I had already decided

> that it was not the right procedure for me. He said that the risk is

> that the entire blood supply could be blocked, resulting in the need

> for a hysterectomy.

It's interesting to me that Dr. West would communicate this to you.

While I know that he and other myomectomy docs simply prefer to remove

the tumors rather than leave them behind, Dr. West has not been one of

the doctors who responded negatively to my questions about UAE. In

fact, in a soon to be published book called " Uninformed Consent " by Lise

Cloutier-Steele, Dr. West provided the foreword -- with the full

knowledge that the only chapter in the book that talks about alternative

choices to hysterectomy is my own. And that chapter speaks quite

positively to UAE. He voiced no objections whatsoever to any of the

content in my chapter and indicated to Lise that he supported the

content in the book.

Carla Dionne

[Guest guest]

njr@... wrote:

> I discussed UAE with Dr. West briefly, since I had already decided

> that it was not the right procedure for me. He said that the risk is

> that the entire blood supply could be blocked, resulting in the need

> for a hysterectomy.

It's interesting to me that Dr. West would communicate this to you.

While I know that he and other myomectomy docs simply prefer to remove

the tumors rather than leave them behind, Dr. West has not been one of

the doctors who responded negatively to my questions about UAE. In

fact, in a soon to be published book called " Uninformed Consent " by Lise

Cloutier-Steele, Dr. West provided the foreword -- with the full

knowledge that the only chapter in the book that talks about alternative

choices to hysterectomy is my own. And that chapter speaks quite

positively to UAE. He voiced no objections whatsoever to any of the

content in my chapter and indicated to Lise that he supported the

content in the book.

Carla Dionne

[Guest guest]

njr@... wrote:

> I discussed UAE with Dr. West briefly, since I had already decided

> that it was not the right procedure for me. He said that the risk is

> that the entire blood supply could be blocked, resulting in the need

> for a hysterectomy.

It's interesting to me that Dr. West would communicate this to you.

While I know that he and other myomectomy docs simply prefer to remove

the tumors rather than leave them behind, Dr. West has not been one of

the doctors who responded negatively to my questions about UAE. In

fact, in a soon to be published book called " Uninformed Consent " by Lise

Cloutier-Steele, Dr. West provided the foreword -- with the full

knowledge that the only chapter in the book that talks about alternative

choices to hysterectomy is my own. And that chapter speaks quite

positively to UAE. He voiced no objections whatsoever to any of the

content in my chapter and indicated to Lise that he supported the

content in the book.

Carla Dionne

[Guest guest]

I did not say that Dr. West had objections to UAE, however we

discussed my options and the risks involved with those options.

>

> > I discussed UAE with Dr. West briefly, since I had already decided

> > that it was not the right procedure for me. He said that the

risk is

> > that the entire blood supply could be blocked, resulting in the

need

> > for a hysterectomy.

>

> It's interesting to me that Dr. West would communicate this to you.

> While I know that he and other myomectomy docs simply prefer to

remove

> the tumors rather than leave them behind, Dr. West has not been one

of

> the doctors who responded negatively to my questions about UAE. In

> fact, in a soon to be published book called " Uninformed Consent " by

Lise

> Cloutier-Steele, Dr. West provided the foreword -- with the full

> knowledge that the only chapter in the book that talks about

alternative

> choices to hysterectomy is my own. And that chapter speaks quite

> positively to UAE. He voiced no objections whatsoever to any of the

> content in my chapter and indicated to Lise that he supported the

> content in the book.

>

> Carla Dionne