Comments on: TIPS if you are having or thinking of having a hysterectomy http://lifewpmdd.com/1119/tips-if-you-are-having-or-thinking-of-having-a-hysterectomy/ Stefanie Prose, PMDD Advocate & Coach Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Layne http://lifewpmdd.com/1119/tips-if-you-are-having-or-thinking-of-having-a-hysterectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-5697 Layne Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:49:56 +0000 http://lifewpmdd.com/?p=1119#comment-5697 I am so happy for you as well. I am highly considering a hysterectomy myself. I figure it is better than suicide. Life is too short and my children need their mother. Thank you for your story. I am so happy for you as well. I am highly considering a hysterectomy myself. I figure it is better than suicide. Life is too short and my children need their mother. Thank you for your story.

]]> By: Jennifer http://lifewpmdd.com/1119/tips-if-you-are-having-or-thinking-of-having-a-hysterectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-4922 Jennifer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:35:41 +0000 http://lifewpmdd.com/?p=1119#comment-4922 I just lost my original comment so this one is going to be a little shorter :-) I'm sorry you had such a lack of understanding and support. This is something that seems to be fairly common. Some of the typically kindest people I know just haven't really gotten what this surgery can feel like. I had some good support and some not so good support from different people. The experience of having PMDD & the surgery have changed the way I react when others are dealing with difficult issues. I think I'm much more empathetic now than I was ten + years ago. I hope that things are going better for you now. I am feeling much better but am still having moments of pure grief. Thank you very much for sharing. I just lost my original comment so this one is going to be a little shorter :-) I’m sorry you had such a lack of understanding and support. This is something that seems to be fairly common. Some of the typically kindest people I know just haven’t really gotten what this surgery can feel like. I had some good support and some not so good support from different people. The experience of having PMDD & the surgery have changed the way I react when others are dealing with difficult issues. I think I’m much more empathetic now than I was ten + years ago. I hope that things are going better for you now. I am feeling much better but am still having moments of pure grief. Thank you very much for sharing.

]]> By: Jennifer http://lifewpmdd.com/1119/tips-if-you-are-having-or-thinking-of-having-a-hysterectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-4921 Jennifer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:30:55 +0000 http://lifewpmdd.com/?p=1119#comment-4921 Thanks :-) Thanks :-)

]]> By: Jennifer http://lifewpmdd.com/1119/tips-if-you-are-having-or-thinking-of-having-a-hysterectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-4919 Jennifer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:25:47 +0000 http://lifewpmdd.com/?p=1119#comment-4919 Thanks for your comment Chelsy. I went through the "maybe she's bipolar" issue too and that in itself was awful. Having a child played a big factor in choosing to have the surgery. It's a tough choice whether you have children or don't, for different and similar reasons. I wish you the best. Thanks for your comment Chelsy. I went through the “maybe she’s bipolar” issue too and that in itself was awful. Having a child played a big factor in choosing to have the surgery. It’s a tough choice whether you have children or don’t, for different and similar reasons. I wish you the best.

]]> By: Chelsy http://lifewpmdd.com/1119/tips-if-you-are-having-or-thinking-of-having-a-hysterectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-4677 Chelsy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:56:21 +0000 http://lifewpmdd.com/?p=1119#comment-4677 Hi! THe instructions are awesome! I am 22 married this year and every month since we have gotten married we are on the verge of a divorce around my period. I was hospitalized in May for attempt to kill myself and I was misdiagnosed bipolar for 4 years and when I was hospitalized they discovered I had PMDD. I have no children but my suicidal thoughts and tendencies are getting worse and worse and I don't want to lose my husband over this :( any advice because this is getting really hard but I am really considering not having a child for this. Plus what kind of mother would I make if I wanted to kill myself for a week out of the month for the rest of my life? Thanks for the article! I am going to bookmark it because its going to be good reference in the future. Hi! THe instructions are awesome! I am 22 married this year and every month since we have gotten married we are on the verge of a divorce around my period. I was hospitalized in May for attempt to kill myself and I was misdiagnosed bipolar for 4 years and when I was hospitalized they discovered I had PMDD. I have no children but my suicidal thoughts and tendencies are getting worse and worse and I don’t want to lose my husband over this :( any advice because this is getting really hard but I am really considering not having a child for this. Plus what kind of mother would I make if I wanted to kill myself for a week out of the month for the rest of my life? Thanks for the article! I am going to bookmark it because its going to be good reference in the future.

]]> By: glick http://lifewpmdd.com/1119/tips-if-you-are-having-or-thinking-of-having-a-hysterectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-4193 glick Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:16:59 +0000 http://lifewpmdd.com/?p=1119#comment-4193 I think the instructions to family/friends are great. However, I feel that you have to be at a stage in life where people are accepting of such things. For me, I couldn't talk to my friends/family about endometriosis/let alone a hyst. Plus, my hyst was a surprise. It was a double-whammy. I wanted to tell people, but I just didn't want to hear invalidating comments (as usual), such as oh, you made yourself sick by stress, or at least you're not dying. I HATE THE AT LEASTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! simultaneously, a family friend had this major email campaign going on for a condition that has much more public awareness and support---so my famly flocked to her, not me, b/c they could understand her issues, not mine. all i can say is that it is a tough, tough place to be...i lost a lot of friends......and when i did tell them, they immediately jumped to, "so, are you thinking surrogacy or adoption?" SLOW DOWN! i need to mourn! I think the instructions to family/friends are great. However, I feel that you have to be at a stage in life where people are accepting of such things. For me, I couldn’t talk to my friends/family about endometriosis/let alone a hyst. Plus, my hyst was a surprise. It was a double-whammy. I wanted to tell people, but I just didn’t want to hear invalidating comments (as usual), such as oh, you made yourself sick by stress, or at least you’re not dying. I HATE THE AT LEASTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! simultaneously, a family friend had this major email campaign going on for a condition that has much more public awareness and support—so my famly flocked to her, not me, b/c they could understand her issues, not mine. all i can say is that it is a tough, tough place to be…i lost a lot of friends……and when i did tell them, they immediately jumped to, “so, are you thinking surrogacy or adoption?” SLOW DOWN! i need to mourn!

]]> By: Ashley http://lifewpmdd.com/1119/tips-if-you-are-having-or-thinking-of-having-a-hysterectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-3272 Ashley Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:18:35 +0000 http://lifewpmdd.com/?p=1119#comment-3272 Jennifer, AWESOME! Thanks for the great information. I'm sooooo happy for you. Ashley J. Jennifer,

AWESOME! Thanks for the great information. I’m sooooo happy for you.

Ashley J.

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