Re: Dr. Hufnagel
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 27 Jul 1999 15:43:26 -0500 (CDT)
Faye-
If you would like to email me privately, you may. Cheryl :o)
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At Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Faye wrote:
>
>Hello Barbara,
>
>My apologies. I was only looking for some information and was happy to
>find someone who has done the research I was trying to do myself. My
>understanding is that I can't email someone privately from this forum
>without permission and therefore I didn't know how to ask the question!
>
>If Barbara (the other one) gets this message, you may email me privately
>at Noremac9@hotmail.com with the info.
>
>Thank you and sorry again,
>Faye
>
>At Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Barbara wrote:
>>
>>Dear Faye and Barbara,
>>
>>OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum is Not the place to discuss the pros and
>>cons of a physician (by name).
>>
>>Dr. Hufnagel has her own web site and you can contact her from there.
>>
>>Please email privatly to each other and Not on the WHF about this topic.
>>
>>This forum is for women that want answers to medical questions Only.
>>
>>Thank you for understanding.
>>Barbara
>>
>>At Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Faye wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello Barbara,
>>>
>>>I'm interested to know how you went about investigating Dr Hufnagel's
>>>claims of "persecution." I've been trying to research this myself as I
>>>have considered using her for some surgery I need. Her claims sound
>>>logical to me, but I have found no way to prove or disprove her side of
>>>the story. I am unwilling to use the medical board information as the
>>>ONLY side of the story, but have not been able to find any other outlet
>>>for information...can you help me out? Thank you...any extra information
>>>will help me to make my decision.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Faye
>>>
>>>At Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Barbara wrote:
>>>>
>>>>To all: Before you purchase her book or place any trust in the
>>>>information that she provides, know that Vicki G. Hufnagel, MD--a
>>>>non-board-certified gynecologist--lost her licenses to practice medicine
>>>>in California (1996) and New York (1998) for "gross negligence;
>>>>incompetence on more than one occasion; excessive use of diagnostic
>>>>procedures and filing false billing claims." Dr. Hufnagel now peddles
>>>>her surgical services (performed in Tijuana, Mexico) at her web site.
>>>>
>>>>According to the Administrative Review Board of the NY Dept of Public
>>>>Health (public record, June 1998), Hufnagel has "deficient medical
>>>>skills," lacks moral fitness," "used her medical license to commit fraud
>>>>for her own enrichment," "refuses to take responsibility for her
>>>>[fraudulent] actions," "has little understanding of her conduct," and
>>>>has "admitted her psychological impairment." The Board concluded that
>>>>Hufnagel "makes a bad candidate for retraining and rehabilitation."
>>>>
>>>>Dr. Hufnagel claims that she has been politically targeted by the male
>>>>medical establishment in general and the CA Med Board in particular
>>>>because of her anti-hysterectomy stance. My investigation indicates
>>>>that this claim is merely a self-serving diversion.
>>>>
>>>>I also urge you to read everything at Hufnagel's site as well as the
>>>>public court records of the CA and NY med boards (available by US-mail
>>>>request), but for the opposite reason of Diane.
>>>>
>>>>At Sat, 27 Mar 1999, DMP wrote:
>>>>>#1 What is the reason for your hysterectomy ? #2 Will the possible
>>>>>cancerous cyst be removed without testing first? #3 Did you realize that
>>>>>once you start cutting around and cutting things out that you are
>>>>>severing the network and roadway of blood supply to the remaining parts?
>>>>>In time, your remaining ovary will die from lack of normal blood supply.
>>>>>#4 Do you have cancer ? If not, have you truly researched and
>>>>>investigated everything that you can about your condition ? #5 Have you
>>>>>asked your doctor how many hysterectomies he has done ? A high rate is
>>>>>indicative of a doctor who is not up with the times with the
>>>>>state-of-art procedures. He or she is doing what was taught years ago.
>>>>>It is like the dentists who used to just pull bad teeth and would say,
>>>>>"You're all better now!" ....without telling you that in time, your
>>>>>teeth will shift and that you will develop inter-related problems.
>>>>>Today, dentists strive to preserve the tooth in order to prevent other
>>>>>problems. # 6 Did you know that when your uterus is taken out that your
>>>>>other organs will shift due to severed ligaments, etc. You can develop
>>>>>many problems....think about it. #7 If you question your doctor he will
>>>>>try to make you think that he knows best. Does he? Do NOT have surgery
>>>>>until you have read " No More Hysteretomies" by Dr. Vicki Hufnagel or
>>>>>"The Hysterectomy Hoax" by Stanley West. There are a few more books
>>>>>around, too. Empower yourself. I did and am so thankful. I had
>>>>>surgery with Dr. Hufnagel and she is a miracle worker. No one else
>>>>>uses her methods to preserve the female anatomy. The surgery is
>>>>>bloodless,also. #8 Learn, learn, learn on this web-site
>>>>>http://www.dr.hufnagel.com Read everything and then confront your
>>>>>doctor. #9 I am not trying to sell anything.....I am just a normal
>>>>>person who had a problem, was told I needed a hysterectomy, questioned
>>>>>everything in my own mind, and went to work researching everything about
>>>>>my condition. I found Dr. Hufnagel , had her wonderful surgery and
>>>>>everything was repaired and not taken out. Of course, I know that some
>>>>>conditions necessitate the need for a hysterectomy...but most conditions
>>>>>DON'T. They just require a surgeon who has perfected the art of
>>>>>preservation. A few are out there now....the best being Dr. Hufnagel,
>>>>>in my book. #10 And, as for sexual response ? I think you know the
>>>>>answer already. There is no way that hormones given to you will
>>>>>replicate your natural ones. And the medical profession knows this.
>>>>>They just don't tell you. Also, did you know that your uterus gently
>>>>>contracts during orgasm thus adding to sexual pleasure ? Yes, the horror
>>>>>stories are out there. Read, study, ask, question, fight for yourself.
>>>>>Empower yourself. Good luck , whatever your decision.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>DMP
>>>>>
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