RECEIVING MAIL

A PACKET FROM THE DOCTOR WITH MY MEDICAL RECORDS came in the mail TUESDAY after  requesting copies last week of all my health records from the Gynecologist.  I need to spend some time reviewing it.  I found a few mistakes as I glanced over it that I will let them know I found.  

I have kept a wait and see approach about the fibroids I have.  After three Transvaginal sonograms, I have monitored them.  2014 was the first one I had, another one in 2018 and now 2022.  About every 4 years.  The measurements of the fibroids and uterus are what I have been keeping an eye on.  My uterus has shrunk along with three major fibroids.  Three disappeared.  Praise the LORD, the fibroids shrunk and some disappeared.

Back in 2014 when the Doctor suggested that I have a Hysterectomy because of the fibroids, I told the doc that I wanted to retire with my organs.  He just looked at me like you dumb lady, women don't retire with their organs...they get them surgically removed so they are placed on synthetic hormones and I make a cash cow out of them.  

Knowing what I know about fibroids now, I would have tried to shrink them sooner and not wait until menopause.  I have stuck this thing out for over 20 years.  

I know that fibroids can cause what is called abnormal bleeding which needs to be checked out.  That is what I did last week.  I had a Transvaginal sonogram and Pap smear plus a Colposcopy.  The sonogram measurements were revealed within the same hour I had them checked.  I'm waiting for the Pap smear results as well as the biopsy from the Colposcopy.  

• I WAS NOT INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE COLPOSCOPY as it was decided to be done after I had a Pap Smear.  I had asked if I needed to make an appointment for this and the doctor said he could do it right then.  No information about the following:  Do not use tampons, vaginal creams or medicines, douche, or have sex for 24 hours before the test.
  
  I passed.  

NO MEDICINE WAS APPLIED TO CERVIX TO CONTROL BLEEDING. 

1. Your provider may clean and soak your cervix with a vinegar solution, also called an acetic acid solution. This solution helps make the abnormal tissues turn white and become more visible. You may feel a mild burning sensation. An iodine solution may be used to coat the cervix, called the Schiller test.
2. NO SCHILLER TEST ON ME.  NO VINEGAR SOLUTION EITHER.  Hummm.  NOW I KNOW OF THESE METHODS FOR CHECKING THE CERVIX FOR CANCER.
3. NO INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN TO ME AFTERWARDS AS TO WHAT I WAS TO DO EITHER.    
4. After I get my Pap smear results and biopsy results, the doctor may receive a letter from me full of questions for him.  I will not be going back to him.  Imagine that.  Perhaps he thought I was a gorilla as he has worked on them before.  A gorilla would not know what questions to ask nor would they be able to ask any in the first place.  I remember when I read that this doctor worked on gorillas and also gave women hysterectomies in Haiti.  At that time, I had the thought, who gave these dear women their replacement hormones, their government or did the women suffer because they were not given hormones?  I should have stayed away from this doctor after having these thoughts and finding out that he did surgery on gorillas.  I will now.  I will now.
5. Doctors that are allopathy doctors do not believe in finding out what has caused a problem in the first place.  They have been schooled to use medicines, radiation, medicines, surgeries.  FORGET nutrition.  John D. Rockefeller got his hands on the medical field which taught doctors to push surgery and medicines instead of getting to the root cause of an issue because he'd make more money using pharmaceutical companies by getting people on drugs instead of getting well.  The money he put into this.  The more drugs the better for lining his pockets.  John D. Rockefeller.  The Rockefeller Foundation.  Check this out and see what they have their hands on now concerning the medical field.      
6. I am very put out.  When I read how the Colposcopy was suppose to go, I got angry and upset that I was not handled the way I should have been.  I may not be a skinny mini or a youthful individual, but by golly I am human and should be respected as such.  I strongly suggest that when a doctor is doing a Pap Smear, a Colposcopy or any other procedure where they are examining you that a nurse be in the room as well.  Request ONE!  

NO INSTRUCTIONS AT ALL:  The dark discharge is from the medicine applied to your cervix to control bleeding. If you had a biopsy, do not to douche, use tampons, or have sex for one week after the procedure, or for as long as your healthcare provider advises.

If you have regional or general anesthesia, you will be taken to the recovery room for observation. Once your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing are stable and you are alert, you will be taken to your hospital room or discharged to your home. If you have this procedure on an outpatient basis, plan to have someone drive you home.

MY BLOOD PRESSURE, PULSE and BREATHING WERE NOT CHECKED FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE.  I WAS NOT ASKED IF ANYONE CAME WITH ME TO DRIVE ME HOME.  I WASN'T TOLD THAT I SHOULD HAVE A DRIVER.  I drove the car not knowing that my Husband should have drove it and we went shopping.  There was no dark discharge because there wasn't medicine applied to my cervix to control bleeding. 

afterwards.

Then I read this:

Next steps

Before you agree to the test or the procedure make sure you know:

• The name of the test or procedure
• The reason you are having the test or procedure
• What results to expect and what they mean
• The risks and benefits of the test or procedure
• What the possible side effects or complications are
• When and where you are to have the test or procedure
• Who will do the test or procedure and what that person’s qualifications are
• What would happen if you did not have the test or procedure
• Any alternative tests or procedures to think about
• When and how will you get the results
• Who to call after the test or procedure if you have questions or problems
• How much will you have to pay for the test or procedure

TWO DAYS AFTER MY APPOINTMENT, the nurse telephoned me and told me that the doctor would like to do a D and C on me and a Hysteroscopy.  I told her I would like a copy of the information and I didn't like doing this over the phone.  She agreed to mail me some info.  I will be waiting for the Pap smear results as well as the Colposcopy results.    

Before I go hog wild over a Hysteroscopy and a D and C, I want to know what my Pap says.  I  shouldn't have had a Colposcopy until the results of the Pap came back.  Mistake number one.

I should not have had the Colposcopy the same day as I was not instructed on any preparations made before having one and after I had it, the doctor gave me no instructions as to what I was to do.  Mistake number two.  I had to find out about the prep from the internet.  I was completely ignorant and trusted the doc and shouldn't have.  Mistake number three.  

Am I satisfied about how this was handled?  No, I am not.  I'm waiting for my results and then I will decide what the next step is.  Already a feedback survey has reached my inbox in my email account.  I won't be participating until I have all my ducks in a row.  

I went to a Quest Lab today and had blood drawn for a CA-125 test.  In a few days I will get the results back via computer.  I had this test done a few years ago so I can compare the numbers.  If for some reason the numbers are too high, I'll be going to a different doctor for an opinion.  If my Pap comes back abnormal, I'll get a second one done by a different person not in the Doctor's cluster of physicians. 

As far as I can tell, I don't have an infection from last week's Pap and Colposcopy.  I pray I stay that way.  I owe it to myself to know something about Homeopathy verses Allopathy. 

LIVE AND LEARN.  I wish I had prayed before I went to this doctor.  BIG MISTAKE to not pray.  

~d