Comments on: Necessary, Part III http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html When Everyday Decisions Add Up to Something Amazing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Caitlin http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49852 Caitlin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:52 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49852 i like that man's way of thinking! i like that man’s way of thinking!

]]> By: Sheila http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49848 Sheila Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:08:41 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49848 Hi Caitlin :o) I'm a little late in commenting here....sounds like everything went (reasonably) well - that cervix can be a painfully sensitive little part of the body, though :o) As for your being mad, and asking "why me?' it made me think of something I once read. It went something like this: A very successful athlete was hit by a drunk driver and left as a paraplegic. The drunk driver , of course, was not injured at all. In an interview, the athlete was asked if he ever wondered 'why me?', and the athletes response was something to the effect of 'Before the accident I had everything - great career, great wife, great kids, nice home....I never felt then that I should ask 'why me?', so how can I ask it now?' That resonated with me. Often when things are going well, we take it for granted....only when things happen differently than what we have planned for ourselves do we take notice. Don't know if that helps...it's not really easy to explain. I hope recovery goes well for you :o) Hi Caitlin :o )

I’m a little late in commenting here….sounds like everything went (reasonably) well – that cervix can be a painfully sensitive little part of the body, though :o )

As for your being mad, and asking “why me?’ it made me think of something I once read. It went something like this:

A very successful athlete was hit by a drunk driver and left as a paraplegic. The drunk driver , of course, was not injured at all. In an interview, the athlete was asked if he ever wondered ‘why me?’, and the athletes response was something to the effect of ‘Before the accident I had everything – great career, great wife, great kids, nice home….I never felt then that I should ask ‘why me?’, so how can I ask it now?’

That resonated with me. Often when things are going well, we take it for granted….only when things happen differently than what we have planned for ourselves do we take notice.

Don’t know if that helps…it’s not really easy to explain.

I hope recovery goes well for you :o )

]]> By: Jasmine (Sweet and Fit) http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49805 Jasmine (Sweet and Fit) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:22 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49805 I hope everything went well - I have to say that this past saturday i ad to get a colposcopy - as soon as I found out I readyour first post on it. about the "Why me?" thoughts, I know exactly what you mean, but in the moment its so hard to realize that everything happens for a reason. I hope everything went well – I have to say that this past saturday i ad to get a colposcopy – as soon as I found out I readyour first post on it. about the “Why me?” thoughts, I know exactly what you mean, but in the moment its so hard to realize that everything happens for a reason.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49763 Sarah Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:51 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49763 Hi Caitlin Thank you for talking about this procedure on your blog! I happen to have had an abnormal pap smear a short while ago, and, although my doctor treated me, the situation worsened. Now I have to wait six months and if nothing's better by then, I'll have to have the LEEP procedure as well. Shit happens, but still, I am healthy, I eat well and am very active, so why me? However, I am also very happy to live in a developped country with an amazing health care system (Switzerland) where medical problems can be detected and treated before it's too late. Anyway, I wish you good luck, you'll see, you'll feel great in no time and have the peace of mind that you were cured before it got really bad! Hi Caitlin

Thank you for talking about this procedure on your blog! I happen to have had an abnormal pap smear a short while ago, and, although my doctor treated me, the situation worsened. Now I have to wait six months and if nothing’s better by then, I’ll have to have the LEEP procedure as well. Shit happens, but still, I am healthy, I eat well and am very active, so why me? However, I am also very happy to live in a developped country with an amazing health care system (Switzerland) where medical problems can be detected and treated before it’s too late.
Anyway, I wish you good luck, you’ll see, you’ll feel great in no time and have the peace of mind that you were cured before it got really bad!

]]> By: Erin D. http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49761 Erin D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:53:45 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49761 I had the LEEP procedure in January, and I also had a very short recovery time. Ditto on the 'hurting to pee' factor! You'll be fine - good luck! :-) I had the LEEP procedure in January, and I also had a very short recovery time. Ditto on the ‘hurting to pee’ factor! You’ll be fine – good luck! :-)

]]> By: Lisa http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49758 Lisa Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:18:50 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49758 Re the veg washing - yes! Also thinking about how many people have touched the fruit on its way to my kitchen makes me run for the tap before I eat it. Also, it's important to wash fruit where the skin doesn't get eaten (melons, lemons, etc.), because when you cut it up, the knife can draw down the germs through the cut sections. As for the "why me" and anger - that's an interesting take. I've never looked at it that way. I see that s*it happens and eating/exercising right does not make me immune to anything. However it does make the living easier and the recovery easier/faster and so I hope that all goes well with you and you get your mojo back soon! Re the veg washing – yes! Also thinking about how many people have touched the fruit on its way to my kitchen makes me run for the tap before I eat it. Also, it’s important to wash fruit where the skin doesn’t get eaten (melons, lemons, etc.), because when you cut it up, the knife can draw down the germs through the cut sections.

As for the “why me” and anger – that’s an interesting take. I’ve never looked at it that way. I see that s*it happens and eating/exercising right does not make me immune to anything. However it does make the living easier and the recovery easier/faster and so I hope that all goes well with you and you get your mojo back soon!

]]> By: Kristen http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49747 Kristen Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:22:27 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49747 I just know that there is NO way that doctors can run a busy practice and still stay up on all of the latest research. So it isn't that I don't trust doctors, it is that I see that they are human, they make mistakes, and that it is ok to question them. I think it is better that the "new generation" of patients doesn't put blind faith in the medical profession, but I also think we need to understand that doctors CAN be trusted (and for the most part are very trustworthy) I just know that there is NO way that doctors can run a busy practice and still stay up on all of the latest research. So it isn’t that I don’t trust doctors, it is that I see that they are human, they make mistakes, and that it is ok to question them. I think it is better that the “new generation” of patients doesn’t put blind faith in the medical profession, but I also think we need to understand that doctors CAN be trusted (and for the most part are very trustworthy)

]]> By: Tania @ Moment Anew http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49737 Tania @ Moment Anew Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:44:23 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49737 BRAVO Caitlin for being so open and honest!!! I vowed I would be candid on my blog and it has set me free. I'm glad to see others doing the same. I hope you're feeling well and not too uncomfortable. All the best with it :) BRAVO Caitlin for being so open and honest!!! I vowed I would be candid on my blog and it has set me free. I’m glad to see others doing the same. I hope you’re feeling well and not too uncomfortable. All the best with it :)

]]> By: Serena http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49724 Serena Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:04:00 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49724 Hi AshB, I have a lot of respect for doctors and I do generally trust that they're not out there intentionally misdiagnosing patients! I think one thing that I do think about thought is that the medical profession, like any other profession, can be a for-profit industry, and it sometimes appears as if the medical device and pharmaceutical industry can really influence doctors. So a doctor might recommend a particular product because he/she or the hospital/practice has a contract with a particular supplier. For example, is my dermatologist recommending a particular skincare line because he really believes in it or because he signed an exclusive deal with them? I wish that aspect of the profession was a bit more transparent. Hi AshB, I have a lot of respect for doctors and I do generally trust that they’re not out there intentionally misdiagnosing patients! I think one thing that I do think about thought is that the medical profession, like any other profession, can be a for-profit industry, and it sometimes appears as if the medical device and pharmaceutical industry can really influence doctors. So a doctor might recommend a particular product because he/she or the hospital/practice has a contract with a particular supplier. For example, is my dermatologist recommending a particular skincare line because he really believes in it or because he signed an exclusive deal with them? I wish that aspect of the profession was a bit more transparent.

]]> By: Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49695 Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:18:23 +0000 http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2009/11/necessary-part-iii.html#comment-49695 I hope it goes perfectly!! I tend to trust my doctor, but he is one that does not believe in prescribing medicine unless absolutely necessary ... he has "prescribed" me all natural treatments many times! I hope it goes perfectly!! I tend to trust my doctor, but he is one that does not believe in prescribing medicine unless absolutely necessary … he has “prescribed” me all natural treatments many times!

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