Goofing around

Me and my Aunt Wynell took advantage of the gorgeous weather we had last week. We went to a couple of Filipino restaurant in Waukegan, Illinois. We had lunch twice! We then headed to go shopping and was very tired after. On our way home in the car we took videos of ourselves. Yeah i know not a good idea but we did it anyway, lol. Below is just one of the videos we took. She didn't want me to show any videos of her, so if you know her please DO NOT TELL, lol!

Post Myomectomy Surgery

It has been a while since i last posted. My surgery to remove my fibroid out was done exactly a month ago tomorrow. So far so good. I am back to work, i was a bit sore during the day though. Being on my feet at work was a little bit much but im hoping it will get better as days go by. I stayed at the hospital for 3 days and i was bored as hell, i could not wait to go home. Forgive me, but it's 9 in the evening right now and i'm super tired. I promise i will post more about recovery soon. See you later.

Pre- Op

I had my pre-op this morning and everything went well. A few days ago i was a bit worried about my period. My surgery is this Tuesday and i kept hoping for my period to come and be over before my surgery. Thank God it showed its ugly face two days ago! Today at my pre-op they took my blood pressure, listened to my heart and lungs and the doctor checked if i am experiencing any pain. She had me sign the consent and went over things of what to expect after the surgery. I'm suppose to arrive a couple hours before to prep. She said i might have to spend 2-4 days at the hospital. The surgery could take up to 2 hours. Right now i am a bit anxious and scared! Just the thought of getting under the knife is horrifying. I will post again when i get back from surgery when i can.

Myomectomy

Wow, it has been a while since the last time i posted! I am finally getting a surgery to get my fibroid out. It will be next month. I have to take 4 weeks off from work even though my RE said that i should take 6 weeks off. Well, i cannot afford that! I still want to have some vacation left to use if ever we wanna go camping or something in the summer.
I had to go in for another MRI at a better hospital because my first MRI showed some abnormality. When i had my appointment with a neurologist he suggested that i showed go in for another MRI at a hospital where they have a better equipment. So i did and thank God my MRI came back normal! My RE said that i should call them right away to schedule an appointment for surgery once i get my result saying that everything was fine. So i did! I cannot wait to have it done. I just want to get it over with. Hopefully we would get pregnant and stay pregnant without any problems.
I found a video on youtube about fibroids. It tells you a little information about fibroids. I hope this will make you understand a little bit about it.

HSG Appointment Today

I'm a little bit nervous in having my appointment today. I've heard that HSG will hurt and its uncomfortable, but i gotta do it! I am also doing more bloodwork today because my prolactin hormone was a little elevated. This time they wanted me to not eat or drink anything before the blood test. My HSG is at 11:30 today and im suppose to arrive 20 minutes early. Good thing my Aunt is coming with me just in case i get bad cramps after.

I almost couldn't go today because of my boss but i told her that i was still going no matter what. I forgot to let HR know about my upcoming appointments. I didn't think it was going to be a big deal as long as i let my boss know, then she could have called HR but i did apologize about it so they finally let me take today off.

I have another appointment this Thursday if ever they get the bloodwork results back before then. If not we will have to reschedule it. I cannot wait to know the results! I just hope nothing else is wrong with my body. The good news is when i had my ultrasound last week, the Doctor said that the fibroid was still the same size and its not too close to the uterus and it will make the surgery easier. I'll try to be back to post my HSG experience. God Bless everyone!

The Red Ugly Witch showed up

Yes i know Holloween is over, lol. I called my monthly period the Red Ugly Witch because i hated it everytime she showed up when i was trying to get pregnant, but this month is different. I couldn't wait for her to show her ugly face! Why? If you are following my blog you probably know about my miscarriages. I had 2 of them. They found fibroids as big as tennis ball on my uterus. My doctor refereed me to a RE which we went to see last month. I was hoping to hear about when the surgery would be to remove the fibroids but unfortunately we can't do it right away. According to her its not advisable to get the fibroids removed right after a miscarriage because i would bleed very hard and would lead to hysterectomy, which means "removing my uterus". We don't want that to happen, that would be the end of me. She also doesn't want to think that its just the fibroids that were causing the miscarriages. She wants to make sure that there are no other causes, i didn't have fibroids in my first pregnancy. Now, she wants to do some tests on me, check my thyroid, do an HSG, and some blood draw. I'm supposed to get all this tests done on the 1st or 2nd day of my period that is why i was happy to get my period today!!!!! I called the RE's office today and was scheduled to go in this Wednesday. I thought that will be the 3rd day but they said it doesnt matter so i guess its fine.
I just hope and pray that the only problem are the fibroids and nothing else because we can always get the fibroids removed.

If you want to leave a comment please do so, specially if you are in the similar situation.

Angels in Heaven

I haven't posted in a while. I'm glad that i finally have the effort to do it,lol! Well, this has been a stressful year for me. Me and my hubby have been trying to get pregnant since the beginning of this year. That day finally happened and we were very excited and happy. I saw the heartbeat of my little peanut for the first time and wished my hubby was with me at that moment. I did not have much symptoms except a little sore boobs, that's it. I went for my regular doctor's appointment at 12 weeks and the nurse found no heartbeat. She called the doctor in coz maybe the doppler just not working properly. The doc brought in his ultrasound gadget and he was looking for a heartbeat for about 3 minutes. I still remember the look on his face when he was looking for it. Right there and then i knew something was wrong. I had teh feeling that i lost the baby. They sent us down to the imaging where they have the ultrasound and when we were done we were sent back up at the doc's room. The ultrasound tech did not say if she found a baby or not. My doctor came in and said, " Im so sorry, you've miscarried." I tried not to cry but finally gaved in. I cried. My husband was there with me which was a good thing. The hospital is only a walking distance from the house. We walked back to the house while i was crying. It felt like the longest walk of my life. I was scheduled for a D&C the next day.

Four months later i was pregnant again. I was very happy but my husband didnt look too excited and i cant blame him for that. I hadnt called the doc yet because i had just found out. A week later i had the positive hpt i was spotting. I thought it was only implantation bleeding but i was still very scared. The next morning a very painful cramp woke me up. Right then i knew i was miscarrying again. I got up to go the bathroom and there it was, blood! I went straight back to bed and woke my husband crying and he said, " what's wrong?". I said, "im miscarrying again!". I heard him sigh. He wrapped his arms around me while i was crying and at the same time in pain because i was cramping really bad. I said to him, " we are never gonna have kids!". He said, " yes we will, someday".

I went to see the doctor that day. They check my hormones and it was low. They did an ultrasound and they only found an empty sac. They found fibroids as big as a tennis ball on my uterus. Doctor said it is probably the cause why i was miscarrying. There was not enough blood to supply the embryo. I was somewhat glad to know the cause of the miscarriages i've had. I didnt want to think that it was something i did or my body just cant get pregnant. Im going to have a surgery to get the fibroids removed and i hope after that we wil be able to conceived and have a healthy baby. I pray to God to let that happen. I hope you, my friends, or whoever is reading this right now, will pray for me too. Thank you.