Last day of March
I can't believe it's the last day of March. I feel like it flew by so quickly this month.
My friend had surgery yesterday afternoon. She has been having pains in her cervic and uterus for the past year. At first, she went to a new OB GYN doctor because her old doctor's company had dropped her insurance and will no longer pay for her.
This new doctor has been giving her different tests every month and still couldn't find what's wrong with her. My friend was in so much pain that she couldn't walk or do anything. Her husband had to stay home from work often to take care of their 4 kids. This took a toll on their finanical situation with him missing work so much.
Finally, her husband went to her old doctor and begged to give him a different doctor because this new doctor was not helping them at all. It turned out her old doctor decided to own his company and now accept her insurance. So she went back to him. They were very alarmed by what they found with my friend. She had an inflammed vein on top of one of her ovaries (Ovary Vein Syndrome) and if she ever had a car accident or if her one of kids just jump on top of her and broke that vein, she could bleed to death in seconds. My friend is only 29 years old. They also discovered she had Pelvic Congestion Syndrome, Prolapsed and Retroverted Uterus. The doctor was amazed that she had 4 kids.
They put her in surgery and removed that ovary and expected her to recover in 4 week. Well 4 weeks later, the pain just got worse and she wasn't getting any better. Yesterday, they decided to do a hysterectomy on her. I'm hoping and praying that this will be the end of her pain. A year of pain is something no one should endure for that long.
My husband came home sick from his business trip. He got the virus that my daughter had at the beginning of the week and he's home now sick in bed. I'm happy he's home and not up in DC alone. I don't like it when he's away and sick alone and now it's time for me to put my nursing hat back on. Hope everyone have a great weekend!