I was watching ABC'S 20/20 last night regarding the economic hardship many Americans face right now. And.... I was reminded of the economic hardship I face as well and have for quiet some time and it's not because of any executives taking bonuses or companies downsizing.
No; economic hardship has hit me because of a greedy doctor who amputated healthy female organs I needed to live. I will spend the rest of my life paying for hormones, supplements, vitamins, etc. - money spent on things my body produced all on its own for free before the surgery. I just spent $300 yesterday having hormones surgically implanted. This same week, I spent $85 to see a trauma therapist. The week before that, I spent $140 at my psychiatrist's office. None of this would be covered by insurance if I had insurance. Of course, these numbers do not take into consideration the amount I spend on thyroid medication, progesterone, DHEA, and all the antidepressants.
It's very hard to face what Dr. Busacco has done to me and even harder to realize that it was all done for greed. There was nothing wrong with me until I met this man. I couldn't help but notice how the people interviewed on the program could not stand the thought of losing their old "familiar" house and having to adjust to another one. And... I thought; try living in a body you don't recognize or feel at home in either.
As hard as it may be to adjust to living in a new "physical house", it's beyond hard to adjust to living in a new "physical body" - one you have never lived in before - one that you do not recognize. Therein lies the real and true sorrow of hysterectomy. I'm not saying that this story 20/20 aired didn't deserve a place on primetime television because it certainly did, but the needless butchering of women in America deserves a place as well.
The cost of butchering over 600,000 women each year is an astronomical cost to the American taxpayer. Women have to have surgery upon surgery after hysterectomy and they have to depend on artificial hormones, supplements, etc. for the rest of their lives .
My hope, my deepest desire is that more women (and men) will have the courage to expose the devastating affects of hysterectomy on women, their families, their employment and, more importantly, the economic system in America. Hysterectomy is estimated to be a $17/B a year "business". Hysterectomy is the second most performed surgery in America and it is 90% of the time not even necessary.
In fact, hysterectomy has been called the number one unnecessary surgery being performed in America. That's just wrong on so many levels. Shame on America for continuing to hide this 'dirty little secret'.
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I'm so sorry to hear your story. You are so brave to speak out on this issue. I discovered your blog after doing research on fibroids. The USA attack countries that perform female genital mutilation, but do the same here!
ReplyDeleteJust know you are a hero and your voice is important. I am a law school graduate and if I ever get the platform, I hope to speak more on this issue and hope that doctors will be encouraged to find solutions for women rather than mutilation. Likewise, the Church should stop acting like hysterectomies are harmless.
ReplyDeleteYour article hit home with me. I was lied to and agreed to only have uterus removed. I was given a date rape drug and then gynecologist wrote "verbal consent" to a radical hysterectomy and I was castrated and gutted by davinci robot and I am now disabled depending on canes, in constant pain and unable to sleep and Advil my best friend since 2016. Please write to Melania Trump and tell her your story, and the cost and suffering and 4 in ten victims no longer able to work and 1 in 10 commits suicide. Maybe she can influence her husband to end these unnecessary hysterectomies done for profit and save billions of dollars. Informed consent watching video or reading printout from www.hersfoundation.org and a ban on date rape drugs should be mandatory.
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