Hey lovebugs! Guess what? It's been FOUR weeks since my myomectomy. Yay Brie!
It's been a tough road but I have an amazing support system.
On December 17th while two of my fave doctors were performing an exploratory surgery on me, they found fibroids. Well, for financial/insurance reasons, I wanted to have the surgery before the new year. My gynecologist, Dr. Taylor, made that happen and I had the surgery on December 29th. I heard the surgery went wonderfully but let me tell you, when I woke up... I was in pain.
This pain was so severe it made my Crohns pain feel like nothing. I operate on a whole new pain scale now. lol.
Recovery in the hospital was difficult because the nurses were pretty incompetent. My mother had to bathe me, fix my hair (thank God I got it braided a week before), help me sit up, help me to the restroom, EVERYTHING!!!
I spent my NYE there and my sister came to visit. She even brought me pizza. We spent midnight on FaceTime with my parents and my dog. Lol. It was epic.
Anyways, recovery has been a little difficult. My binder has really been beneficial and so has pain medicine. I also think of I didn't have a tummy, then this would be easier. So ladies, if you are going to have a myomectomy with a bikini cut then lose a few pounds first... Trust me on this!
Also, request a binder and use it! Walk as soon as you can. Ask for pain medicine as needed. ::What I did was tell the nurse that I was about to walk the halls and please have my IV pain medicine ready for me when I returned::
Once you are discharged, do what you can when you can. And rest. The resting part was really hard for me. Like, lay in bed for four weeks? It was depressing. It still is.
Since the surgery I've felt no tightness in my uterus. I still have horrible cycles but the fibroids didn't cause that. I still have rectal bleeding. I still have pain in my uterus.
So, all of my ailments aren't gone BUT I'm on my way. I'm learning that I need to keep my pain under control in order to keep my blood sugars in check. I just had a little scare and was in the hospital this past Thursday to Sunday. That was a mess but a different topic for a different day.
Anyways, I'm at week four and my uterus pain is a lot better. My incision looks wonderful but it is still sore and causing pain. Overall, I'm happy that I had the surgery.
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