Never Waste a Good Hysterectomy

“I’m a very level-headed person,” Melanie Verwoerd told the gynecological oncologist. “However, I feel like my dogs during a thunderstorm. I’m desperately trying to find somewhere to hide, but everywhere I go, it is still there.”
A week earlier, another gynecologist had paused mid-sentence during a routine ultrasound examination. Something big was wrong.
Blood tests showed elevated tumour markers and scans revealed a huge ovarian growth with at least a 70% chance of being cancerous. A few days later a radical hysterectomy was performed.
As the terror grew, the only way for her to make sense of what was happening was to write. This book is the brutally honest reflection of the year that followed the operation.
The physical recovery was painful, messy and took much longer than expected. However, even more surprising was the deeper, soul-searching questions that the procedure brought to the fore. The physical crisis triggered an intense journey of self-reflection and discovery.
Although this book was inspired by a hysterectomy, it is not intended just for those who have had or are going to have a similar procedure. It is also meant for every woman who comes to a crossroad and has to reassess her life. Although it is brutally honest, it is also hope giving, and insists that women’s voices be heard.

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