Saying nothing, not doing much is abit difficult

[shootingstar]

Sister with fibroids has had to deal with another scary health issue which we know for past 12 months, is the loss of hearing in 1 ear permanently. After seeing some specialists, still don't know reason. She also has tinitus..for last 5 years. She lives in her own home solo. Would be worth asking later about invasive vs.non-invasive treatment that she has been told so far. But I believe the gynecologist has been particularily insistent that she get this surgery.

If I hadn't even asked her, I wouldn't have known about this major fibroids problem until much later. I live 4,000 km. away so it's easy for family members to withhold any info. about major health problems...for several years. Honest, there's no other way I could have asked the "right" question to have her open up about another major health problem that has been stressing her out.

In fact, I believe she maybe postponing her surgery because she wants to be mobile to check in my parents and help out (siblings rotate /take turns each day after they each finish their day jobs.). I know my parents, they certainly would rain down on her/pester her a lot when /if they do find out about her fibroids diagnosis for major surgery. They worry for any of their children who live alone (which is not all of us).

Hope your parents try to accept physicians' instructions so they don't endanger themselves further.