tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post1261640622089723565..comments2021-11-28T03:52:30.247-05:00Comments on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Life: Putting the "Hysterical" Back in HysterectomyJungle Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387850934886822058noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-76763580614606991342012-01-16T14:04:33.153-05:002012-01-16T14:04:33.153-05:00And you thought we men were just being dirty disgu...And you thought we men were just being dirty disgusting pigs!<br /><br />We've selflessly and most nobly been making sure your vaginas were pushed back in and not falling out.<br /><br />Evil women? <br /><br />Isn't that redundant?dragonofjapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465145658903441972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-49469192043743702152011-07-20T16:27:15.826-04:002011-07-20T16:27:15.826-04:00That's great Anon! When I first read "wan...That's great Anon! When I first read "wandering ovary", I thought of an ovary that has dementia and doesn't remember who it is or where it belongs, oh, and it walks with a cane.Jungle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387850934886822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-65126516229007674262011-07-19T11:31:49.400-04:002011-07-19T11:31:49.400-04:00And having gone through something like this myself...And having gone through something like this myself, sometimes you end up hearing or saying things that would be downright embarrassing or absurd in regular conversation.<br />The term "wandering ovary" always struck me as odd.<br />I picture an ovary(an oval) dressed as a hobo with bindle stick in tow, thumbing for a ride or ridin' the rails.<br />"Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom<br />Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room<br />I'm a man of means by no means<br />King of the road." <br />(Should that be Queen of the Road?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-46195362822467083642011-07-19T11:07:53.220-04:002011-07-19T11:07:53.220-04:00"Doctor, you're just not doing it right!&..."Doctor, you're just not doing it right!"Jungle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387850934886822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-20052508214382484602011-07-19T11:06:58.428-04:002011-07-19T11:06:58.428-04:00Oh, that's great! Apparently, according to the...Oh, that's great! Apparently, according to the info, the practice was quite profitable for doctors, though they really hated giving the pelvic massage, as many were unable to figure out how to do it well enough to cure hysteria, or it took them hours to get it right!!! God forbid they may be forced to seek the help of a midwife and lose that money! Hahahaha!Jungle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387850934886822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-30494258593802341462011-07-18T22:27:22.593-04:002011-07-18T22:27:22.593-04:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_hysteriahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_hysteriaJohn 5thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943996827109483567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-15375196933481459832011-07-18T22:25:29.997-04:002011-07-18T22:25:29.997-04:00I saw some sort of documentary (could have been a ...I saw some sort of documentary (could have been a late night HBO thing like Real Sex or something) about a woman who collected antique vibrators where they talked a bit about it. I wish I could remember the specifics.John 5thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943996827109483567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-42795802971254713902011-07-18T21:02:35.524-04:002011-07-18T21:02:35.524-04:00Hahahahaha! I just got this image of Groucho Marx...Hahahahaha! I just got this image of Groucho Marx as the Dr. What a great job! Is that really true, J5? I gotta read about it!Jungle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387850934886822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-55804979326527727412011-07-18T19:08:33.419-04:002011-07-18T19:08:33.419-04:00Oh to have been a "Doctor" treating hyst...Oh to have been a "Doctor" treating hysteria in those times. More interesting to me is the cure for hysteria which usually involved a male Doctor traveling from place to place dishing out his healing with various tools designed to suit the purpose. Having a job giving women hand-jobs doesn't sound bad on the outset, until you consider cleanliness and grooming standards of the time...John 5thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943996827109483567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-81643664610601849432011-07-18T16:01:33.231-04:002011-07-18T16:01:33.231-04:00What the heck does that mean, Nick? Where are thes...What the heck does that mean, Nick? Where are these so-called "facts of which you speak?"<br /><br />Horrormones, meh.<br /><br />I, too, am curious about Reno's loss... my dad died, so I can understand losing a father, but the loss of my mother will be much different.Jungle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387850934886822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-55977692896699403702011-07-18T15:18:04.989-04:002011-07-18T15:18:04.989-04:00Very funny story, Gaby. Told as only you can tell ...Very funny story, Gaby. Told as only you can tell it.<br /><br />However, not all Victorian notions were wrong.<br /><br />Shall we throw the hysteria baby out with the bathwater?<br /><br />Perhaps "persons with wombs" really do have a different psychological makeup than those without and perhaps they also possess a totally natural and organic predisposition towards certain types<br />of extreme and irrational "hyterical" behavior. I say let the facts speak for themselves.<br /><br />I wish your mom a speedy recovery, Gaby. And from what you have told me about your mother, Reno, a quick and painless death for her was a desireable outcome. Still, losing a parent must have its effect. I am curious how her loss affects you.nick herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806604589435880363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-54328620335908650602011-07-18T11:07:14.761-04:002011-07-18T11:07:14.761-04:00Kelly, a bicep sounds painful! I also learned that...Kelly, a bicep sounds painful! I also learned that about internal parts that stretch- my flexor tendon at my pinky was, according to my surgeon, connected by one, tiny leaf that if it had snapped, would have recoiled into my wrist, requiring a completely different procedure complete with artificial tendons and stuff like that- Yum! <br /><br />Reno, I promise to steer clear of politics, for now. Maybe when I'm older and dumber, I'll have a go! Though, I'm not mean enough- just don't have that "hate" one might need when attempting to crush others. However, I do have a serious dislike for stupidity- maybe that's my hate? But then, I'd just be a glutton for punishment, like running naked against stampeding bulls- it's rather futile.Jungle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387850934886822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-75821940813680670502011-07-18T10:35:11.869-04:002011-07-18T10:35:11.869-04:00Yeah, that's a big surprise that a vagina coul...Yeah, that's a big surprise that a vagina could fall out, or be detachable. <br /><br />A more minor surprise for me was that biceps could just snap off like rubber bands. <br /><br />I remember in college psychology classes the dark history of loony bins around the turn of the century full of women diagnosed as "hysterics." Now it would be called schizophrenia, and some of them might have just been emotional. But back then it was thought to be some psychological disease that only women can get.<br /><br />Reno, I'm sorry to hear about your mom. I'm glad to hear she lived a full life, but I'm sorry for your loss.Kelly Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609313290369586887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512555862639134715.post-48957238039859101732011-07-18T01:53:14.649-04:002011-07-18T01:53:14.649-04:00Of all the unusual stories with a twist that I'...Of all the unusual stories with a twist that I've read this year, this has to be number one. You're such a good storyteller and writer. Just don't argue politics or history. :-)<br /><br />Yes, our mother's welfare is always a concern. My mother died yesterday; it was the right time for her to go, but it still hurts. But that is a different story.<br /><br />love XXXRenonoreply@blogger.com