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Rhiannon12866

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30. I was there for surgery

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 10:26 PM

Feb 2012

To remove fibroid tumors, which was done twice, so I've been poked and prodded and my second surgery was the kind with no incision, but a camera (laparoscopy), so I got used to that, too. So this must have been pretty invasive if it shocked me...

Fortunately, my third surgery got rid of the problem for good. I had uterine embolization, in which they inserted tiny beads into the arteries which fed the fibroids, so they went away. You certainly have my sympathies. I don't think you ever really get used to those invasive procedures, so doing them unnecessarily is unforgivable to me...

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A Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound is NOT a 'jelly on the belly' sonogram. [View all] Tx4obama Feb 2012 OP

That's f#$ked up. Galraedia Feb 2012 #1

Each and every one of the people supporting this is sick. Wait Wut Feb 2012 #2

ouch dembotoz Feb 2012 #3

This is seriously fucked up Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #4

Solution? Leave Texas. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #5

No all of us can. Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #33

Yes, I understand that. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #34

I'd settle for every woman Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #36

So essentially they have legalized rape by device as long as the woman has an unwanted pregnancy? YellowRubberDuckie Feb 2012 #6

Pretty much XanaDUer Feb 2012 #7

That was my thought too n/t LadyHawkAZ Feb 2012 #19

Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what it is. Withywindle Feb 2012 #23

Can they FORCE you to listen/watch? YellowRubberDuckie Feb 2012 #24

LOL! I'm not in Texas but I would gladly fly down to help you whip some asses if tht is FORCIBLY Ecumenist Feb 2012 #48

I had one to find something that turned out to be nothing. It felt roguevalley Feb 2012 #25

I had multiple Dorian Gray Feb 2012 #37

Oh, great.... ThatsMyBarack Feb 2012 #8

I've had a bunch of these (ovarian and kidney cysts) REP Feb 2012 #9

Totally agree. emmadoggy Feb 2012 #16

Also agree laundry_queen Feb 2012 #21

I think this is also what I had. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #28

I'm pretty sure endometrial band has to be measured that way REP Feb 2012 #29

I was there for surgery Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #30

My cervical cancer was treated in a teaching hospital, usually with a large audience REP Feb 2012 #35

I agree Dorian Gray Feb 2012 #38

Ever see a 5 week old embryo? HockeyMom Feb 2012 #10

Yeah, that's very true, but they don't care about embryonic or fetal development. joshcryer Feb 2012 #14

Well now, that could get entertaining... jmowreader Feb 2012 #47

Ectopic pregnancy could rupture with a 24 hour waiting period HockeyMom Feb 2012 #49

They don't care Johonny Feb 2012 #51

So how do we force the equivalent on men? Let's come up with something mainer Feb 2012 #11

Prostate exams mercuryblues Feb 2012 #12

And what if we like it? joshcryer Feb 2012 #15

A rectal exam using using this LiberalFighter Feb 2012 #31

Penile Catheter? HockeyMom Feb 2012 #52

This is "consent" under duress to be assaulted jsmirman Feb 2012 #13

these folks have reached the point of extremist RainDog Feb 2012 #41

I know we have to confront reality as we find it jsmirman Feb 2012 #43

true RainDog Feb 2012 #44

When I read the quotation jsmirman Feb 2012 #45

:) RainDog Feb 2012 #46

I'm curious vankuria Feb 2012 #17

omg -- what a revolting law fishwax Feb 2012 #18

What a degrading, disgusting, and immoral law. Riley18 Feb 2012 #20

It's a terminology thing Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #22

If a woman isn't very far along, she probably wouldn't be able to see much on a regular ultrasound Nikia Feb 2012 #26

Unless the proposal specifies a trans-vaginal, then Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #27

WHAT IN THE SAM HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE? vanlassie Feb 2012 #32

when i had my oldest son, they had to onitor him. i am sure it was not exactly the same but seabeyond Feb 2012 #39

Do men realize how archaic this sounds?? RockaFowler Feb 2012 #40

Wow. n/t RainDog Feb 2012 #42

This is beyond sick.....When did the Taliban take over Texass? truebrit71 Feb 2012 #50