Managing pain with degenerating fibroid

Before I had surgery to have the fibroid removed (same size as yours), I couldn’t even walk down the corridor to my room. I’m a nursery nurse (8-6 Mon-Fri). I ended up sitting on a wheeled chair and was pushing myself around using furniture and my feet. I couldn’t even walk across the classroom unaided. I ended up off sick four weeks before surgery and wished I’d listened to my body and not gone in long before I got to that stage. Listen to your body and take the time to allow yourself to rest before your surgery. If you go into surgery completely exhausted you’ll be even more exhausted afterwards initially. Look after yourself. The more you push yourself the more people think your fine and they will push you more than you should because they won’t necessarily understand what you’re going through. I’ve gone back to work now. My surgery was in February this year. I got board at home and went back after 9 weeks. I’m now back to full time hours and have been almost from the beginning of going back. I did two weeks of half days but it wasn’t practical and I went into full time hours. I’ve been fine and getting stronger all the time. However I’m now starting to get pains in my stomach again which I haven’t had since a few weeks after the operation. All I’m saying really is take it easy and be selfish and look after yourself. No one else will see the pain or scar (because of where it is) and will very quickly assume you are fine from the get go. Work will manage somehow but you have to think of yourself and not your class. Hope everything goes well for you. 

Good luck with the surgery once it comes, you'll be glad to be free. x