Recommended Doctor
Linda LEWIS MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology - California

I had never had surgery before and until I found the HysterSysters website I didn't know what to expect. Insert old cliché "knowledge is power" here. Not one “sister” fit my situation exactly but bits and pieces of many did so kept reading and then started writing. I wrote my six-page pre-op appointment list for a doctor/surgeon I’d never met and would see two days before my laparoscopic hysterectomy. Dr. Lewis was referred to me by my doctor who I had known for less than a year. I was comforted by all the unknowns with the knowledge gained from the HysterSysters community. Then I met with Dr. Lewis and everything fell into a comfortable little package that had me feeling confident, informed, and empowered with decisions I was expected to make (e.g. keep or take the cervix, tubes, ovaries) after Dr. Lewis filled me in with research findings and applying them to my condition and family history. Dr. Lewis approached every item on my list before I was able to ask the questions because she was very prepared. She prepared me better than I ever imagined. Prior to surgery her last minute words of confidence rub off on me and I had no worries at all – weird I know but true. Post surgery I had everything I needed to get through the weekend including meds, belly binder, and most importantly very thorough instructions of what to do, what not to do and what cautionary signs to look for that would trigger a call to her immediately. The morning following the surgery she called to see how I was doing. If it wasn’t for Dr. Lewis I wouldn’t be one week post-op and taking three walks a day, driving, and ready to go back to work. My incisions are healing quickly. I stopped the narcotic pain pills three days post-op. I feel better today than I did a week ago – before my surgery. I can’t say enough about Dr. Lewis but I think the best way to acknowledge her and thank her is to refer her to my sisters, the ones in my life and the ones on the HysterSisters website.