Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 hi everyone, i just looked back over this message and realized that maybe it sounded like i was saying women who opted for surgery were copping out, but what i meant was that, at least in the past, a lot of doctors opted for invasive surgeries as a sort of cop out for not really knowing or understanding our pain. i was not trying to say at all that women who have surgery are copping out. sorry. > > ok, so really, until very recently i absolutely would not consider the > idea of surgery at all. i considered it barbaric, and a cop out, and a > primitive non-solution to our very difficult problem. however, i have > started to let the idea seep into my consciousness, perhaps because i > am desperate, but also because i have talked to several people who, > with the right surgery, are much better off. > > i know that christina had a different procedure that is most often > performed. i am wondering, those of you who have had successful > surgeries, exactly what were your symptoms at the point you decided to > do so and what exact type of surgery did you have? > > i still have some treatment options to exhaust before pursuing > surgery, but i plan to exhaust every last single option before i give up. > > julie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Don't worry, I knew what you ment:) when I first was diagnosed I too was concerned about the surgery because I had heard so many negative things about it. And it did seem barbaric to me. I would never have concidered it the first few years I suffered until the reality of my diagnosis hit me and I saw that none of the other treatments out there were working. This disease forces a whole lot of education on us and its bound to change anyones way of thinking. And I firmly believe that we all are entitled to our own beliefs on what is best for us. There are women on this group who would never consider the surgery who pursue treatments that I think are more barbaric, and others who take a purely homeopathic aproach. We all come from different backgrounds and not all of us are dealing with exactly the same pain disorder so I find no offense in anyones differing opinion. "Without rabbits a rabbits foot would be nothing but a disembodied hand full of unidentified toes." -PogoGear up for Halo® 3 and get a $25 Best Buy gift card. It’s our way of saying thanks for using Windows Live™. Get it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 In my opinion, episiotomy is the most barbaric thing that gyns do. They do it with no anesthetic and it is done with no warning and sudden unexpected pain on top of what the mother is already suffering if she is having " natural " childbirth by choice or otherwise. I could not compare it to a pre-planned elective surgical procedure. Ora >I guess the women who feel that surgery is barbaric are the same women who >also want natural childbirth with no episiotomy. To each his own, I guess. >But I will choose " pain free " any day. Women are faced with so many >decisions on what to do with bodies. I don't have the years left to try the > " natural or homeopathic " methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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