My interviewee is my mother, Reinelda. She is 52 years old Filipino-American woman, currently living a healthy and active life with a balanced diet and daily yoga lessons. This was not always the case. About four years ago, she was diagnosed with uterine (endometrial) polyps. Prior to the diagnosis, she experienced constant bloating, unusually heavy menstrual periods, and bleeding between menstrual cycles.
She learned that she had uterine polyps during an annual Pap smear. After describing the symptoms she was experiencing to her gynecologist, she underwent a transvaginal ultrasound, which confirmed the presence of the polyps. She also underwent hysteroscopy, so her doctor could gather a polyp sample and send it to the lab to see if it was cancerous. The lab results determined that the polyps were cancerous. Since the cancer was still in the early stages, her gynecologist recommended a hysterectomy to prevent further progression. After careful consideration, my mother agreed to the procedure.
Regarding the health issue, she said that she simply felt stressed. She was tired and in pain, but she was not afraid. The …show more content…
Hysterectomy-related depression is often attributed to the loss of fertility (Mayo Clinic, 2015). For my mother personally, she said she did not feel a sense of loss or grief because she already raised three children to adulthood and did not feel a need to have any more. However, she did experience a great deal of stress. Pre-op anxiety levels of women for hysterectomies are normally high due to fears of post-op weight gain and over the operation itself (Donoghue, Jackson & Pagano, 2003). She also reported experience stress over the logistics of her physical recovery, such as who would care for her as she recovered or how long it would take for her to
She learned that she had uterine polyps during an annual Pap smear. After describing the symptoms she was experiencing to her gynecologist, she underwent a transvaginal ultrasound, which confirmed the presence of the polyps. She also underwent hysteroscopy, so her doctor could gather a polyp sample and send it to the lab to see if it was cancerous. The lab results determined that the polyps were cancerous. Since the cancer was still in the early stages, her gynecologist recommended a hysterectomy to prevent further progression. After careful consideration, my mother agreed to the procedure.
Regarding the health issue, she said that she simply felt stressed. She was tired and in pain, but she was not afraid. The …show more content…
Hysterectomy-related depression is often attributed to the loss of fertility (Mayo Clinic, 2015). For my mother personally, she said she did not feel a sense of loss or grief because she already raised three children to adulthood and did not feel a need to have any more. However, she did experience a great deal of stress. Pre-op anxiety levels of women for hysterectomies are normally high due to fears of post-op weight gain and over the operation itself (Donoghue, Jackson & Pagano, 2003). She also reported experience stress over the logistics of her physical recovery, such as who would care for her as she recovered or how long it would take for her to