Bearing the Big H: A Hormonal Journey on the Hysterectomy Highway (Paperback)

~ Patti Pfeiffer (Author) "Fasten your seatbelts!..." (more)
Key Phrases: Mother Nature, Rocky Mountains

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Humor is a powerful tool. Pfeiffer wields it with great skill in this important, fun book." -- Pari for Crosswinds Weekly, Albuquere, New Mexico

In a young, modern Erma Bombeck fashion, Pfeiffer trips down the age-old road of "female problems" with humor..." -- Kathy Zehr, The Ponca City News, June, 2003s

Product Description

It took surgery for former newspaper reporter, Patti Pfeiffer, to turn author. It was during her own recovery from a hysterectomy that she wrote this enlightening and entertaining book detailing her experiences with endometriosis, laser surgery, laparoscopy, vaginal hysterectomy, surgical menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and gynecologists. Through chapters titled "Hystery in the Making" and "The Long Gurney Home", readers gain insight into the emotional, physical and mental aspects of surgery, preoperative to postoperative. But more than surgery, "Bearing the Big H" is about the peaks, perks and pitfalls of womanhood.

Any woman whether healthy or hindered will relate to the satirical stories describing the experiences exclusive to the childbearing gender. If you have personally shared the author's experiences, or know someone who has had, or is about to undergo a hysterectomy, this book is priceless, upbeat, hilarious - and required reading!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Destiny Publications (June 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0971388105
• ISBN-13: 978-0971388109
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #263,824 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HILARIOUS AND INFORMATIVE, January 1, 2004

By	Judy I Walters (Sachse, Tx United States) - See all my reviews

THE AUTHOR GIVES SOUND ADVICE ON WHAT IT'S LIKE TO EXPERIENCE "THE BIG H." BUT SHE HAS SUCH A TALENT IN THE THE WAY SHE DESCRIBES EVERYDAY SITUATIONS THAT YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF LAUGHING OUT LOUD AT WHAT SHE SHARES. I HAVE TO SAY, THAT WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP THE BOOK, I WANTED TO JUST SKIM THROUGH IT TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ON THIS PROCEDURE; BUT THE BOOK WAS SO FUNNY; I HAD TO READ IT AGAIN. AND WHILE I WAS READING IT THE SECOND TIME, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD SO MUCH, THAT MY HUSBAND STARTED READING IT !
IT'S A FUNNY BOOK BUT VERY INFORMATIVE TOO. I'D RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE, WHETHER THEY WERE HAVING THE SURGERY OR NOT !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is the Big H? HUMOR!, January 16, 2004

By	Queen Jaw Jaw "The Queen of Experiences, www.... (AL United States) - See all my reviews

When I first purchased this book, I thought it would be a fun read and one I could pick up and sit down, at my leisure. NOT. This book is so funny that you barely get over one giggle before another one hits you! Read it at home, not in public. People will stare.

I have to ask the author...did these things REALLY happen? The commode lid scene in the hospital had me bent over double laughing! I love this book and am so happy it was recommended to me. I STILL pull it down from "it's place" on my bookshelf and re-read a bit, just for a lift. Don't miss it. You'll be sorry you did...and get your own copy. That way, you can read it over and over.

Hey does anyone know if there will be another book?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't plan to do anything else once you start reading this.., December 16, 2003

By	Donnella Carr (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

Know how a movie is so good that you don't want to miss a second by taking a bathroom break? This first hand experience written to help us laugh when we would so much want to cry is the perfect gift for yourself and every woman facing a hysterectomy or who ever may. Ms. Pfeiffer becomes a friend as she walks us through the ordeal that every woman can relate to and she comforts us with the knowledge that we too can "bear" whatever life throws at us.