Would you have cosmetic surgery? - Page 4

DanaC · 07-15-2008, 05:25 AM

Hiya Pimp, nice to meet ya

PIMPnazT · 07-15-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Hiya Pimp, nice to meet ya

thank, you.

I'm Bettina.

toranokaze · 07-15-2008, 04:55 PM

No cosmetic surgery for me. First there are the health risks.
Then I'm ok with the way my body is made. There is much room for improvement but I would get a trainer again before the knife would even an option.

classicman · 07-15-2008, 10:26 PM

thanks, but ... still.

TheMercenary · 07-16-2008, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

thanks, but ... still.

That is a pretty easy surgery, not very painful, but you do look like hell for about 2 weeks afterwards.

seakdivers · 07-17-2008, 08:41 PM

Oh heeeyylll yes!!

Everything on my body seems to be heading south or outward, so a little surgical help would be most welcome.

sweetwater · 07-18-2008, 09:32 AM

At the end of this month I am scheduled to have what feels to me a bit like a cosmetic (not required for survival) hysterectomy. I have significant quality of life issues, pain, discomfort, other issues about tissues that you'd probably rather not read about, but the truth is that I could survive without it. Just be miserable. After posting what I did I felt a bit dishonest not 'fessing up to planning this procedure and wanted to admit it.

TheMercenary · 07-18-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetwater

At the end of this month I am scheduled to have what feels to me a bit like a cosmetic (not required for survival) hysterectomy. I have significant quality of life issues, pain, discomfort, other issues about tissues that you'd probably rather not read about, but the truth is that I could survive without it. Just be miserable. After posting what I did I felt a bit dishonest not 'fessing up to planning this procedure and wanted to admit it.

You will feel much better afterwards. My wife had it done and the first thing she said, after healing, was something to the effect of "I should have done that 10 years ago!" Best of luck.

morethanpretty · 07-18-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetwater

At the end of this month I am scheduled to have what feels to me a bit like a cosmetic (not required for survival) hysterectomy. I have significant quality of life issues, pain, discomfort, other issues about tissues that you'd probably rather not read about, but the truth is that I could survive without it. Just be miserable. After posting what I did I felt a bit dishonest not 'fessing up to planning this procedure and wanted to admit it.

Fibroid muscle tumors? My mother had those, had the hysterectomy at 45 I think. As for being opposed to cosmetic surgery, she is adamantly against it. Its a question of quality of life I think. If it'll significant improve your life's quality, then its necessary.

Clodfobble · 07-18-2008, 10:27 AM

If you are in pain, it is absolutely not cosmetic.

Besides, I'm pretty sure no one walking down the street will look at you and say, "Ugh, that woman has clearly had her uterus removed. How fake."

xoxoxoBruce · 07-18-2008, 10:32 AM

And, if it doesn't change your outward appearance, it can't be classified as cosmetic. Hope it helps, sweetwater.

Sundae · 07-18-2008, 10:47 AM

In this country it's called elective surgery.
And that term covers hysterectomy as well as breast implants.

Hope all goes well Sweetwater. I know from friends and family what a tough procedure it is, sometimes emotionally, always physically. Good luck.

sweetwater · 07-18-2008, 11:45 AM

It should change my outward appearance because of the sheer volume of, well, guts that will go, but that is not the reason for it. I've told at least 3 doctors I was ready to take a knife to myself - no matter the outcome, I'd be done with all. So perhaps this will count as cosmetic because I'm letting trained surgeons do the job instead of doing it myself with a dull hatchet or my Leatherman.

Sundae · 07-18-2008, 11:58 AM

I won't ETA because you've replied. But rereading my post above it implies that all hysterectomies are considered elective. Obviously you're intelligent enough to know what I mean. Just to set the record straight - where a patient decides to have surgery i.e. they will not die without it - it is termed elective. Even in cases where it will bring health benefits.

I think it's a less emotionally charged term than cosmetic.

SW, sorry that it got to such a dramatic point before you got what you wanted. At least you have your determination to get you through the aftermath.

sweetwater · 07-21-2008, 03:51 PM

Yes, fibroids that are too large and ill-placed to be removed by less radical means. And now I just had to share this - today my keyboard broke: well, not seriously - but the period key fell off. That's right, my doctor is so good that I no longer have periods and I'm still pre-surgery! (I'm using Copy/Paste to get them here)

07-15-2008, 04:55 PM	#3
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	No cosmetic surgery for me. First there are the health risks. Then I'm ok with the way my body is made. There is much room for improvement but I would get a trainer again before the knife would even an option. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

07-15-2008, 10:26 PM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	thanks, but ... still. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-18-2008, 09:32 AM	#7
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	At the end of this month I am scheduled to have what feels to me a bit like a cosmetic (not required for survival) hysterectomy. I have significant quality of life issues, pain, discomfort, other issues about tissues that you'd probably rather not read about, but the truth is that I could survive without it. Just be miserable. After posting what I did I felt a bit dishonest not 'fessing up to planning this procedure and wanted to admit it. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

07-18-2008, 10:27 AM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	If you are in pain, it is absolutely not cosmetic. Besides, I'm pretty sure no one walking down the street will look at you and say, "Ugh, that woman has clearly had her uterus removed. How fake." __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-18-2008, 10:32 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	And, if it doesn't change your outward appearance, it can't be classified as cosmetic. Hope it helps, sweetwater. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-15-2008, 05:25 AM	#1
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Hiya Pimp, nice to meet ya

07-17-2008, 08:41 PM	#6
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Oh heeeyylll yes!! Everything on my body seems to be heading south or outward, so a little surgical help would be most welcome.

07-18-2008, 10:47 AM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	In this country it's called elective surgery. And that term covers hysterectomy as well as breast implants. Hope all goes well Sweetwater. I know from friends and family what a tough procedure it is, sometimes emotionally, always physically. Good luck.

07-18-2008, 11:45 AM	#13
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	It should change my outward appearance because of the sheer volume of, well, guts that will go, but that is not the reason for it. I've told at least 3 doctors I was ready to take a knife to myself - no matter the outcome, I'd be done with all. So perhaps this will count as cosmetic because I'm letting trained surgeons do the job instead of doing it myself with a dull hatchet or my Leatherman. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

07-18-2008, 11:58 AM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I won't ETA because you've replied. But rereading my post above it implies that all hysterectomies are considered elective. Obviously you're intelligent enough to know what I mean. Just to set the record straight - where a patient decides to have surgery i.e. they will not die without it - it is termed elective. Even in cases where it will bring health benefits. I think it's a less emotionally charged term than cosmetic. SW, sorry that it got to such a dramatic point before you got what you wanted. At least you have your determination to get you through the aftermath.

07-21-2008, 03:51 PM	#15
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Yes, fibroids that are too large and ill-placed to be removed by less radical means. And now I just had to share this - today my keyboard broke: well, not seriously - but the period key fell off. That's right, my doctor is so good that I no longer have periods and I'm still pre-surgery! (I'm using Copy/Paste to get them here) __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

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