Day 13 of my post-op recovery from a laparotomy/abdominal myomectomy: Given my doctor’s 3-month restriction on lifting anything over 15 pounds, I’ve been thinking that maybe I should get a wheeled/rolling laptop bag to use when I return to work. What with my laptop, power adapter, extra papers, and all the food I bring in [...]
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Day 4 of my post-op recovery from a laparotomy/abdominal myomectomy: Woke up early and hungry because I only had yogurt and banana for dinner last night. But the reason I actually got out of bed was to eat some food so that I could take another dose of ibuprofen. I was extra sore and sleepy [...]
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When I told my mom about my fibroid on Friday, she replied in surprise, “YOU (as in a non-medical professional) can feel it?” Apparently she has a number of fibroids, but they are too small for her to identify. (She also said her sister had a hysterectomy because of fibroids. This was the first time [...]
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The gynecologist’s recommended treatment was not too surprising: No more diagnostic imaging (ah well) Abdominal myomectomy surgery and then see what we find in there Because I presented right from the start with a large fibroid, and we don’t have past records to monitor how fast it grew (because I am a bad patient who [...]
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