MYOMECTOMY EXPERIENCE

To God Be The Glory Great Things He Has Done and Greater Things He Will Do.

Someone may wonder why I am being all ‘religious’ here but trust me has it not been

the Lord on my side where will I be? The old story begins now.........

On the 26th of July 2017,i finally mastered courage to visit the gynecologist after I had felt a  

“ ball-like” stuff in my abdomen.Hmm I was trying to live in denial prior to the visit but I guess it was overpowered by the edge to visit the hospital.

The gyneacologist couldn’t have a feel of what I thought was in my abdomen so he had to do the ultrasound to  check.Lo and behold! “Madam I can see some fibroids’’ he said. I have never heard anything this scary concerning my health.How doc?When doc?What do we do doc? were among the 1001 questions that rumbled through my cute head.lol. He recommended that I have a surgery if  I wasnt in a serious relationship or I should try getting pregnant.Try getting pregnant?with who?since I was not even in any relationship,I asked myself these questions silently.Hmm.I sadly left the gynaecologist telling him I would think about it and get back to him.I called my mum and told her about the results and she said God is in control.Indeed God is always in control.My mum and I spent a week going to labs to confirm if truly these fibroids existed in me.Yes I wanted a second confirmation.Yes they confirmed as such.I was getting really frustrated and a whole lot of options came to mind.A surgery? What if I die..Local medicine?what if I get complications and die....Watchful Waiting?What if I wait and I cannot get pregnant when I get married.These questions joined the 1001 rumbling in my head.

I had one major option!Turn to God my beloved father and let him decide.I prayed fervently and left everything in his care, from whether to get a surgery or not, which hospital, which gynaecologist, even the time to have the surgery(myomectomy).The ever faithful God confirmed the hospital, gynaecologist and even the day.Yes God never fails and this assurance gave me peace.I returned to the hospital and informed the gynae about my decision and he was ready to help.I was given zincofer tablets to take prior to the surgery scheduled on the 24th of August,2017.I had a blood test,X-ray and ECG done in addition to the ultra-sound. I became a researcher by force,lol. Read almost everything about myomectomy on the internet and I must say I was touched and inspired by the fact that other women shared their experiences.This motivated me to write this up! I went to the hospital a day before the surgery.The surgery took place at 7am in the morning.The nurse woke me up around 4am to take a bath and wait.They fixed a catheter and that was so uncomfortable initially.I entered the theatre crying and shaking like a leaf.Is this the door of no return?lol(this silly question popped up in my mind,to know if I will come out alive). The doctor and nurses had to convince me that everything will be alright. I was given anesthesia and I was asked if I wanted to be awake still( my answer was yes),but I was still shaking like a leaf and I asked to be fully knocked out eventhough my eyes opened towards the end of the surgery.

After the surgery, i didn’t eat much at the hospital but I started to walk a little bit the next day (VERY IMPORTANT)

The first day from hospital to home after the surgery was a bumpy ride.A pillow came in very handy though.Thanks to the experiences from others i had an idea of what to expect.The support system (family) was very great as well.Funny enough at this point I hardly wanted any visits from friends.I could barely sleep for hours on the bed without twisting and turning, lol.

I did have a great appetite and could eat anything apart from milk just because my mum advised it was too early.Tried my best to walk for at least 10mins every day during the six weeks off work.This helped a lot especially with the gas after eating. The first and second periods after the surgery was so painful and I still had to take some painkillers(ibuprofen).Thereafter periods were breezy lol (less to no pain at all).I used to take painkillers every month just for periodic pains before the surgery.Thereafter eating became normal and life became normal again…lol.

Unfortunately I developed a knee pain, two weeks after the surgery.This was not due to the surgery per sey but when I started to bath on my own and trying to pick stuff I started bending the knee too fast.Anyway I would like to advice that after the surgery one should actually relax in doing things.The whole body goes through some stress during the surgery so its only good to take your time to heal properly, no rush.

 In a nut-shell you need GOD through this whole process.God is the one to even give your doctors,family and friends the strength to take care of you.I am very happy to be alive to share my experience.Prayer is always the key.I did before and after my surgery, and trust me this really helped.Our God is a healer!

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