woman walking hospital corridor with catheter courtesy of Kikkan Randall

On my second night I am a bit light headed. No bowel movement or gas as yet, so no food only liquids. My right hand is swollen, probably because it is sporting two main lines. My veins have been playing hide and seek with the doctors and nurses, so I got stuck a lot. Especially as they run antibiotics, blood thinners, pain meds, fluids etc.

I lost count of how many saline drips I got. During my myomectomy fibroid surgery, the doctors said I lost a lot of blood. They had to give me blood products and about two litres of blood. That’s also why I am so weak and groggy.

The next day, Dr. Rishi Chand, continues his assessment and asks how I feel. By now my agitation was growing, which meant I was feeling better and I wanted to go home except I had not yet peed, pooped or passed gas on my own. I felt like a darn newborn baby, lying in wait at the NICU.

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About the writer:
Poetess Denise N. Fyffe is a published author of over 30 books, for more than six years and enjoys volunteering as a Counselor. She is a freelance writer for online publications such as Revealing the Christian Life, Jamaica Rose, Entertainment Trail, My Trending Stories among others.

Check out her book Fibroids: The Alien Assassins in My Body

In this testimonial, Denise shares intimate details from her childhood through to adulthood. She discusses, how fibroids or as they are also called myomas, fibromyomas, or leiomyomas, have affected her daily life and the adjustments that she was forced to make. After reading this book, women will become more informed about a disease that affects 80 percent of women; while making life miserable for one in four.

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