I am filing this under fibroids, because these are a common surgical problem in women in their 30s and 40s, but the real issue is second opinions.
Just like people in any other professions, doctors are sometimes very current on new techniques and medical breakthroughs, and sometimes not current at all. There are surgeons out there who always do hysterectomies where fibroids are involved, but there are newer techniques such as embolization that can treat them as well, depending on the specific situation.
Women in particular worry about offending a doctor or surgeon by looking for a second opinion, but believe me when I say doctors are used to this. It would be a strange situation if a doctor or surgeon was angry or offended by the idea of a second opinion, especially when you are looking at surgery.
Even the most current health care providers or surgeons can make mistakes, too. So before letting anyone remove something from your body, get a second opinion. It could save your life.
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Cary, I thought you had a great point about second opinions and fibroiods. I once ruined a whole two weeks when my kids were on vacation with my Mom. I had lumps in my breast and had to wait two weeks to go to the doctor. When it was finally resoled that I had breast fibroids caused by caffine, I was really relieved but could have gone through a much worse bioptisy to discover. I have had several bouts with fibroids and have found a company that did a clinical study on IOGEN for both me and my sister in law that was a good answer it is a iodine supplement that worked about two months into taking nhte product my lumps were gone.
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