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May 16

Well-Woman Checkup?

Have you made your well-woman check-up this year? If not, now is a great time to put it on your calendar. Make sure you schedule your mammogram. Add an appointment for your eyes, your teeth, your skin.

Your doctor should give you a complete check-up including taking a sample of blood, weighing you, checking your blood pressure, checking cholesterol, doing a bone density test, and more. Typically, with the results of your tests, the doctor will provide you with your first step towards wellness.

Your well-woman check-up is the best place to discuss your concern over your weight loss needs or to ask for help to quit smoking.

Come by the Hysteritaville area of HysterSisters and share your journey!

 

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May 15

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Exercise For Fun?

I’m like most of you. I know exercise is good for me. I know it’s important. But I’m the first one to raise my hand and let you know that I struggle to find a form of exercise that I enjoy. Like eating my spinach or peas, exercise can be a challenge for me!

So let’s list some fun exercise options – What do you do for exercise that lands in the “FUN” category?

Jazzercise?

Spinning – Cycling?

Dancing?

Kickboxing?

Belly Dancing?

Help us add to this list!

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May 11

Three Things from a Second

Three important things can happen when we get a “second:”

1. We get more information.

2. We may gain a new perspective.

3. We will gain peace of mind.

We’ve been taught well – to sit up straight, to pay close attention, to be good, to say “please” and “thank you.” Give Me a Second encourages persistence. We do need to be engaged with our health decisions. And in the doctor’s office, we can be polite – and still ask the right questions for our own benefit.

Give me a Second!

And stop by the HysterSisters community and meet other women who got a second opinion and benefitted by the experience!

 

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May 10

And Don’t Forget to Give Me A Second

Earlier this week I mentioned Pass the Pearls, an educational project to teach women about their minimally invasive options for hysterectomy. At HysterSisters.com, we created a project with similar educational goals – to encourage women to get a second opinion.

Always.

Give me a second! And please pass it on!

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May 9

Important Questions to Ask

If you have been told you need a hysterectomy and you have explored the alternative treatments for your diagnosis, you have more questions to ask!

Am I a candidate for a minimally invasive surgery?

If your doctor does not have the level of experience with minimally invasive surgeries to offer to you for your choices, it is important to seek the opinion of a GYN surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive options.

Find out more at HysterSisters.com! Come share in the journey in the HysterSisters community!

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May 8

Knowledge is Power

HysterSisters is built on the kindness of other women who share their stories with other women. The ultimate goal is providing knowledge, of shared experiences, for the comfort of others during a challenging medical journey.

Pass the Pearls shares in that goal – Knowledge is Power.

Pass the Pearls is dedicated to educating women and healthcare professionals about state-of-the-art surgical care and to help women gain access to minimally invasive surgery. Visit their online store, purchase some pearls and share in the journey to educate other women.

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May 4

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Doc Talk – Replacing Hormones

If you had your ovaries removed, it is very important for you to consider how you will replace the hormones your body provided to you through your ovaries. Many women, especially young HysterSisters, are confused about the need for hormone replacement therapy.

They often stop taking HRT within a few months after their surgery and then after a few months of misery return to their doctor’s office complaining of many medical issues. Your ovaries provided hormones essential to your health. Do not overlook this important aspect of your post-hysterectomy and oophorectomy (ovary removal) needs.

Talk to your doctor! Read more about menopause symptoms at HysterSisters.

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May 3

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Doc Talk – PreSurgery Choices

If you have a hysterectomy scheduled soon, you should talk to your doctor about the option of keeping your ovaries. Unless your ovaries are diseased (and with a family history and/or positive BRCA result) you should carefully consider your options.

Consider keeping your ovaries. Even as you go through natural menopause, the added benefit of having ovaries is important to your overall health.

Read more about menopause at HysterSisters.

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