Eastside Women's Clinic

03/24/2024

The first amendment needs to apply social media. Media rules that pertain to public safety need to be a evaluated and cannot depend on political advantage or popular opinion. Just because someone has a different opinion does not mean they are a danger.
We saw how often someone whose opinion differed from popular opinion, regarding anything having to do with a pandemic, was instantly removed from social media.
Now we’re beginning to see some of the doubts, concerns, differing ideas actually have merit. Be very, very careful that we do not suppress conversation just because it is controversial. Or an opinion that is contradictory . Or that differs from the majority. Or from our political Leaders. Or even when it differs from the medical majority. 

Some of the questions many medical providers asked ( including myself) were:
Did the virus originate from a China lab? ( now the NIH believes it did)
Can we have access to the study data from Pfizer?
( they wanted it undisclosed for 75 years… a court ruled against that in 2022 and now has been made public. I urge you to find it and read it.)
Does the vaccine actually eliminate or reduce transmission? ( Pfizer now says it does not and has actually said they never claimed it did).
Are there long term risks of the covid vaccine? ( I run a Long Covid vaccine clinic for both viral and vaccine sequelae).
Do we need to have repeated boosters for Covid? What is the benefit/risk data? AND do repeated boosters increase our risk of serious vaccine side effects?

Not only could I not have my public opinion without threat of removal, retaliation, or reprisal, I could not even ask the questions. I trust science. I don’t trust suppression. Nor do I ever put blind trust in pharmaceutical companies and those who profit from them.

I will always stand for Honest Medicine and the patients I serve.

07/03/2022

04/27/2022

We are all guilty of putting off self-care, especially in times like these! Now is the time to start thinking about how YOU can take care of YOU!

Our goal at Eastside Women’s Clinic is to prevent cancer. Knowing your full family history of cancer is the first step.

About 5-10% of all cancers are related to hereditary gene mutations that can be passed from generation to generation. Taking this quiz will allow your EWC provider to better understand what, if any, potential risks you may have for developing cancer in the future. It only takes a minute to save a life.

I urge you to take a bit of your time to better understand if you or your family could be at risk.
Knowledge is power!

Click on this website and start:
https://new.mygenehistory.com/eastsidewomensclinic

Here’s to your health!
Your Eastside Woman’s Clinic Team.
Suzan Watanabe ARNP

myGeneHistory

04/17/2022

Bittersweet day. Saying goodbye to 30 amazing years in our Eastside Women’s Clinic home. Lots of memories to reflect on from here. Loved the owner, Cathey. And my Evergreen ties across the street.
I’m so grateful that my patients will follow us to our new home. Bellevue will be a super cool new location! And only ten minutes, door to door, from my own home.
Sometimes it’s so hard to take that risk. So hard. Many of us need a nudge. I did, when I started my own practice 30 years ago. It took getting fired (because I asked for a raise after five years), to push me past my comfort zone. And a husband who believed in me and supported me. And who did my demographics. And found this sweet space. And managed the finances.
This time, it took the building being sold and being on the docket for demolition to push me. I know that God has an amazing plan for me. Bigger, deeper, richer than I could ever imagine. But it is still very very scary. I just need to trust.
Now, on to the new beginning. A Women’s Center, with aesthetics, IV therapy, nutritional support, a biomat room, and an “Angie’s List” of collaborating providers. And lots more!
All tucked in to the most beautiful space. Who even knew this existed? I didn’t. Everything is perfect. If the phones actually work ( come on, Verizon. Really???)
I’ll share as we go,. But already, these pictures of before and after should say it all…
The wonderful woman in a few of these pictures is my good friend Denise Glaser, who was a life saver during this move.❤️ My other angel in the office had been Sandi Shanklin, my sis, who saved my hide by coming in and single handedly handled the screwy phones.❤️
Many more people to thank. And I will, soon.

04/11/2022

Exiting news!
What started out as impending disaster in September has become the sweetest blessing.

When we learned our present building, of 30 years, was going to be torn down, it was pretty upsetting… to say the least!

But there seems to always be a silver lining in every cloud. After some starts and stops, like a Covid office outbreak, telephone troubles, and wireless woes, we have FINALLY arrived in our new home!
And with any luck, all phones, Wi-Fi, faxes and providers and staff are a go!

Lots of new fun changes are coming our way. I am finally moving to electronic medical records. I know… surprises everywhere! We are already on line scheduling, .. and we will do well if I don’t accidentally book on paper and double book someone…😬. Sandi is keeping me on track:). Be sure and give Sandi your email address as this will be vital for reminder messages and communication. Sandi will remain our scheduler as we bring in a new face at the reception desk at the end of April.

We are now scheduling in-clinic visits again and we will be opening up more hours this month. There is more good news to come, so stay tuned. This is a start.

Our telephone numbers and fax numbers will remain the same. Our new address is
1300 114th Avenue SE
Suite 252
Bellevue WA. 98004

We are about a block west of 405 just off of the SE 8th exit in Bellevue. Exactly 10 minutes from our old office. The office park is called Belfield Office Patk and we are in the Madrona building.

It’s been a little challenging but well worth it. We can’t wait until you see our new beautiful home in a lovely park setting. And there is lots of parking. And no construction! What more can we ask for? How about a restaurant nearby.. the Dilletant cafe is in the building next door! Nice:). See you soon!

Suzan❤️

03/12/2022

Today is the first day we can all legally take our masks off. I know there are mixed reactions to this. I have some too. I do believe masks reduce the possibility of spread of most bugs. This is why we mask up in surgery... However no action is without a reaction. We have had a reduction in the transmission of almost all bugs over the last two years. Do that means our bodies have gotten used to not being bimbsrded with these little guys and adjusting accordingly.

We will see a rise in colds, GI bugs, flu, probably pneumonia, as our bodies become exposed and relearn our immune responses. I think we will still be ok.

How can you protect yourself now? Not just from new strains of coronavirus (and there will be), but other bugs?

First, never apologize for wearing a mask. It’s your right to do so. Just as it’s your right not to.

I do recommend greater care if you are elderly, immune compromised, undergoing active anti cancer treatment, or using significant immunosuppressive treatments. Discuss this with your health care provider and seek their recommendations.

Second, I think it’s reasonable to be careful. For example, if you are uncomfortable shedding the mask entirely, you may want to keep it off unless you are in close confines with others. Vaccinated or otherwise ( we now know that vaccination status makes no difference in spread).

However, we cannot continue to have fear guide our lives. We have done that for two years with devastating consequences. Particularly mental health.

We need to have some confidence that the worst is behind us. And begin to live again.

03/12/2022

Now that Pfizer has been forced to release its study data, there is more reason to be concerned about giving this or any MRNA to kids. We need to wait and watch.

03/12/2022

https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/03/09/is-fda-authorization-for-novavaxs-vaccine-imminent/

It's been more than a month since the company filed for Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine.

03/12/2022

What is the hold up? We need to move on the NOVA VAX. I don’t care what the stock does. I want a safe vaccine alternative out there. Now. We need to pressure the FDA to do the right thing and clear this. Over 175 countries have done so. And DO NOT tell me safety is the issue. If that were the case, someone would have read the Pfizer study report…

03/12/2022

https://phmpt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/5.3.6-postmarketing-experience.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1Uf82jO3MHYG6aFYA35gW3KLBeH9vXbHJ-ur8_deGJGcBnlpLu-4ppdRY

This is outrageous! Why was this document kept confidential until now ? If you read nothing more in this 38 page document, please read the last 9 pages. There are 19,000 adverse effects noted by this company. And 1,200 deaths.
The risk of death in these 42,000 participants was .028 !

02/08/2022

New covid cases down 61%. It’s time for our state to verbalize a plan for opening up. That doesn’t mean we open up tomorrow. However, it does mean our leaders must now take a lead in spelling out exactly what the steps will be and the timeline for those steps if we continue to see this trajectory.

And… the continued implementation of mandates must be curtailed moving forward. It makes absolutely no sense for companies to now push for new vaccine mandates as we move out of this crisis period. Especially when it is very clear that the newer variants do not care if you are vaccinated. You can get and give no matter what. We may recommend that the immune compromised and elderly vaccinate and boost. It appears that these efforts may better protect them. However it is now a known false narrative that getting a vaccination protects you from infecting anyone else. If you still doubt that, please look at the data… not the spin. I trust science. I do not trust the yahoos who are interpreting it.

Understandably, these mandates were put in place for a reason. I totally supported masking. And it appears that it may have reduced spread by 50%. We did the best we could at the time. However, the new information from Johns Hopkins should give us reason to pause on moving forward with any further mandates particularly in view of the fact that this tidal wave appears to finally be ebbing.

These restrictions were never to be be permanent. That includes mandatory vaccinations and boosters and more boosters. And mandatory masking.

Now that we are seeing that vaccinations have prevented deaths in the very fragile and elderly, we may continue to recommend them to that specific population. However, we must look at the questions we have about requiring them for all, especially children.

We will have time to pause this year and carefully look at the data. We MUST do that.
Questions we all should have are:

Did these restrictions help stop the train. Or did they just slow the inevitable? I’m not sure yet. I still have a lot of researching to do myself.

Did we do more harm than good? By this I mean we must look at the mental health issues, economic issues, and other physical health issues that the restrictions brought about… compare and contrast,

And we must now connect the dots between vaccines and other immune, cardiovascular, and hormone issues that occurred within the last two years. Really critically analyze to be sure there are no connections.. we must take the time to truly analyze safety in “real time”. We now know all three are hormone disrupters (the pharmaceutical code for this is menstrual irregularities). I believe this effect is transient. But we will need more time to be sure. Is there more we are finding out? I do not have the answers to this question, but I believe we never, ever can totally put blind trust in any pharmaceutical company and those who profit from them.

We must evaluate the mental health of our entire community. Our state. Our country. Our world. We were in a war, that is slowly ending. I’m dating myself, but I have flashbacks to Viet Nam. It parallels in so many ways. No winners. Lots of loss. We must target and treat the large scale PTSD as intentially as we do post war veteran PTSD. I have begun to take measures in my own practice for women, who I believe have had an overwhelming burden.

These are just a few of the things I lose sleep over nightly. 🙄💤