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Twysmilng - Twyla - Hostess

Welcome to Hyster Sisters!! I'm Twyla, residing in sunny Arizona... we're so hot, we're cool!!!

After a long stint as a TP Queen in Colorado, and a shorter stint working for a divorce attorney in Arizona, I am now settled into a job with a defense contractor in the Phoenix metro area. I am married 25+ years my DH, have two priceless daughters (now young adults), and a jack russell terrier named Zeke. I grew up as a poor kid in a large family on an Iowa farm (think EllyMay Clampett before she went to Beverly Hills). Graduated from a small college w/ a degree in home ecomonics. I enjoy counted cross-stitch, lounging poolside, music, and my player piano, and can do a dead-on imitation of Edith Bunker singing *Those Were the Days*.

I have always found myself reaching out to help others, as a resident advisor in college, and as a speaker for prospective adoptive parents in Colorado. And now, I find myself supporting other hystersisters here.

In March 1999, I began experiencing symptoms of uterine prolapse. I did research, got 3 different medical opinions, and scheduled a TVH for April 1999. The surgery went smoothly, and I tried very hard to be a model patient. However, at three weeks post-op, I was back in the hospital with a blood clot the size of a tennis ball. Definitely a bumpy detour on the road to recovery, and a testament to call your doc if you are not making steady progress in your return to good health! Click here for the whole story.

I found the AOL hysterectomy support board when I was pre-op... That's where I met Kathy. This website was a speck in the new universe called the internet back then, and it has grown into an international circle of friendship & support that I am honored to be a member of!! Part of the healing process for me was posting on the message boards to *take my turn* giving back the support that I had received. I hope the torch will continue to be passed from woman to woman in this spirit. This place inspires me

Things I have learned since I became a Hyster Sister: 1) I am grateful for my good health & am faithfully reading food labels and exercising more (I am a hercules in the kegel olympics!!). 2) I know exactly what to do to help a friend/neighbor in need: bring dinner! 3) I am thankful for online friendships and support (a special thank-you to my surgery twin, Barbara, for NOT being an axe murderer when we met in real life!). 4) There are worse things in life than having a hysterectomy.

To any LIW's who read this: I urge you to get smart about your symptoms and options and make the best decision for YOU.

To the post-op ladies, I wish an uneventful recovery and a return to even better health. Don't overdo it... listen to your body... you have one chance to heal right, and you're WORTH IT.

Twyla
TVH 4/99
Hematoma surgery 5/99

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Recommended for Hysterectomy Recovery

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Marshall Bovelsky, M.D. 200 Banning St Suite 320 Dover DE 19904 302-674-0223	Elizabeth Case, M.D. 1720 Nicholasville Road Suite 702 Lexington KY 40503 859-264-8811	Susan Carter, M.D. North Colorado Medical Center/ MCR 1800 15th Street, Suite 220 Greeley CO 80631 970 353 1335
Arnold Advincula, M.D. Florida Hospital Celebration Health 400 Celebration Place Celebration FL 34747 (407) 303-4573	David Newman, M.D. 10030 Edison Square Drive, Suite 100A Concord NC 28027 704-403-7670	Jon Nielsen, M.D. 9825 Hospital Dr. Suite 205 Maple Grove MN 55369 763-587-7050

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