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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
Wm. Richard Salter, M.D.
1919 S. Shiloh Rd #333
Dallas TX 75042
972-276-9902 |
Albert Steren, M.D.
6301 Executive Blvd.
Rockville MD 20852
301-770-4967 |
Richard W Farnam, M.D.
1700 N. Oregon
Suite 520
El Paso TX 79902
9155335600 |
Elizabeth C Chase, M.D.
770 Central Avenue
Garrison Women's Health Center
Dover NH 03820
603-742-0101 |
Mayra J. Thompson, M.D.
5323 Harry Hines Blvd Dept OBGYN
Dallas TX 75290
214-645-3888 |
Susan Carter, M.D.
North Colorado Medical Center/ MCR
1800 15th Street, Suite 220
Greeley CO 80631
970 353 1335 |
Danilo V Herrera, M.D.
3715 Dauphin St. Suite 3B
Mobile AL 36608
257-344-5900 |
Todd A Drexel, M.D.
201 Park St
Bowling Green KY 42101
270-783-3331 |
Lino Montilla, M.D.
3650 Joseph Siewick Dr. #203
Fairfax VA 22033
703-391-1500 |
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