Week 2 update post surgery

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Well well what a week! Thought I was on the mend but god was I wrong. Around Thursday 3/5 I had a huge hush of blood rung healthline and was told to keep close eye on it, lucky it eased, my wound opened up but the nurse looked at it when I got my flu shot and said it was all ok 👌! Friday however noticed a mild smell from wound and another bleed from vagina and just felt weird, but still was ok, on Saturday I had 3 more bleeds and around 2pm the pain got so bad and didn’t ease up and the smell was so bad I even got pete to smell he nearly vomit and said it spelt like a dead cat 😂😂, so at 3.27pm I was admitted to the waitakere emergency department! From there was seen a few times by nurses and a doctor they were concerned pumped me full of iv morphine took bloods which showed infection my markers were all over the place and my heart rate was high (tacicardia ), they couldn’t do much and was transferred via ambulance to north shore hospital around 830pm! Saw a Gynecology doctor on call she did an internal exam and said there was a lot of blood and discharge and was admitting me for iv antibiotics and a scan! My heart rate stayed up for a while, and then blood pressure dropped! It wasn’t a good day at all.

Sunday came pain was under control and they said no scan but still so wasn’t allowed home 😰! As needed iv antibiotics more ! Monday morning saw doctor again who said they wanted todo a scan to double check and re do bloods to see if markers came down! waited till afternoon no scan so they sent me home and to get it done as outpatient! I’m now feeling a bit better still on oral antibiotics! Hoping now I go forward with recovery! Kinda hoping now I’m over the worse still waiting on that scan lol gotta love the public health system right ?

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Hey I'm Ali This is my blog about Weightloss and struggling with endometriosis..  There's so much more to endometriosis than meets the eye. Below the surface, living with endometriosis can mean days spent in bed, missed appointments, and alternate days when we seem "fine." We know that endometriosis comes with hundreds of possible combinations of symptoms, many of which appear invisible to outsiders. Most people don't know the many symptoms we experience. For 13 years I waited to get a proper diagnosis, first was appendix, then pcoc poly cystic ovaries, I lived with that diagnosis for years until a doctor said I didn't have it. The past year has been hell constant pain, and wasn't until July 29th 2016 a specialist said "endometriosis " I've heard of it but had no idea what it was, she put me on hormones and a lot of pain meds to try help ease some of the pain, we are talking 30 x in hospital getting called a drug addict and I need mental help but in September I had a mirena inserted which fell out 2months later due to heavy bleeding, and then on a wait list for surgery when that failed. So now Im 2 -3weeks post op, my surgery was march 9th 2017, stage 2 endometriosis was removed, I've also developed a post op complication a large lump on my left side above a wound site a haematoma and I had to go back to hospital. But anyway endometriosis is way more than what people think, and there needs to be more info about it and more people made aware that it's not normal to be in pain. Endometriosis is a medical condition that occurs when the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, grows in other places, such as the fallopian tubes, ovaries or along the pelvis. When that lining breaks down, like the regular lining in the uterus that produces the menstruation, it has nowhere to go. This causes cysts, heavy periods, severe cramps and even infertility. And whole bunch more. The endometrial tissue may also grow in the vagina, cervix, bowel or bladder, and in rare cases it may spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs. Symptoms The most common symptom of endometriosis is cramping during menstruation, which can get worse over time, and can be debilitating. The pain is due to internal bleeding from the lining being shed inside the body — in a place where it doesn’t belong — and can also lead to scar tissue formation, blocked fallopian tubes, and bowel problems, all of which I've had all the bloating and pain and constipation the worst, thank god for baggy clothes right? Although many women experience some pain during their periods, women with endometriosis often say their menstrual pain is much worse than usual with me it's like my insides a being twisted, churned and ripped apart from the inside out, my ovaries feel like a soccer ball being kicked back and forth , and it increases over time. Women with the condition may also experience pain while having sex, fatigue, painful urination or bowel movements during menstruation and gastrointestinal upset. Infertility and bleeding between periods are also symptoms of endometriosis. Some women don't experience any symptoms at all, but realize they have the condition when they are unable to get pregnant. It's a horrible incurable invisible illness that can only be diagnosed by laparoscopic surgery. I've been in hospital like 30plus x in the last 6-8months, days where I haven't been able to get out of bed due to extreme pain and bleeding, I've had to leave work early cause of it. It's not pleasant at all, but I never stop fighting, I've lost 53kg in a 10 year period (a lot of that in the last 3years, and I've gained a whole new perspective on life. I have scars I have lumps and I have chronic pain that in a few months I finially hope I get relief when I have recovered from surgery. This will be a battle I fight for the rest of my life, and invisible illness that's totally real, I fight like a girl, I'm a endo warrior. WE NEED A CURE. Also I'm not crazy even if at times I totally feel like it. It's REAL Follow me on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/bettermeee/ Instagram: @bettermeee_83 Snapchat: @alicia20014.

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