Today is the last day of my hospital leave. Going back to work next Monday or I should say tomorrow to help with the store packing, which is compulsory.
After 30 days of rest at home, now I wish I don't have to go back to the stress environment at work place. How I wish I could be a SAHM or take up some part-time job instead. Dear, could we talk about it, how about after CNY? ;p
My gynea found a 5cm uterine fibroid when I went for my annual check-up in June. Looking back to my last year record, it was only 1cm back then. It has been growing since my last check-up. And due to heavy bleeding, gynea recommend to remove it asap. Seek second opinion with the same advice, by this time the scan shows 6.5cm; that was 1 month later.
After talking to my boss and settling some work in office, I was ready to go for the surgery. But my hemoglobin count of 7.7 was too low (9 is the min for surgery, norm is >12) and I would need 2 packs of blood transfusion. Postponed the surgery to boost up my iron level. Praise God, after 30 days of diligent eating, my hemoglobin level went up to 11.4. The norm is usually 9-10 after 1 month of rich iron food.
If you have anemia and want to increase your hemoglobin level, you could eat the following food. For us ladies, it is good that we eat at least 1 of the food every week in our diet.
1) spinach (dialet: red roots vegetables)
2) red meat.. beef or duck
3) fishes.. salmon or tuna
4) black bean soup
5) red leaf vegetable
6) liver (pork, chicken etc)
7) any dark green vegtables
Back then, I tried to eat one food item once everyday, together with a double dosage of iron pills. By 3rd week, I was having sore throat from the pills.
The surgery went ahead 1 month later and no need for blood transfusion. PTL! Based on both gynea's recommendation, I opted for laparotomy myomectomy (conventional open surgery) to shorten the recovery time and for better muscles repair. It's like going through another caesarean but delivery a fibroid instead. The doctors and nurses in the operating theatre were joking if it's gonna be female or male fibroid. ;p
Thank God for His peace and recovery during the whole process. I was able to manage my body better also. I was wide awake after the surgery at the waiting area, could even speak with the nurses there, asking for pain killer which has yet to kick in, ask to see the removed fibroid. :) By 3rd day, I could moved around without pain killer. The histopathology report came out a week later. The fibroid was measuring 9cm; it was growing fast within 3.5 months! Praise God.. it was a benign tumor.
God is in control of every situation. Praying for full recovery of my wound and our plan.
Why fibroid?
Fibroids are very common. Approximately 30% of women have fibroids large enough to cause symptoms. Some studies suggest that many more women have fibroids but most fibroids do not cause symptoms. Fibroids that remain small may never require treatment. Since the female hormone estrogen appears to encourage their growth, fibroids usually shrink at menopause and rarely cause problems after this time. We do not understand why fibroids occur. Women whose close female relatives have fibroids are more likely to develop symptoms, suggesting that the cause is partly genetic. The two most common symptoms of fibroids are heavy menstrual bleeding or a feeling of pressure in the pelvis.
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