06.13.08
Hospitalized
Bleeding won’t stop.
I’m on to the 7th day of my heavy period; I thought I would be fine. But I was wrong. A few hours later I was rushed to the hospital. We waited for the doctor to conduct a check-up to find out what had happened to my dear healthy body. Later that afternoon I was admitted to the hospital for confinement, dextrose was put on, and I was needing three bags of type A+ blood. I was about to collapse.
Afterwards, they conducted several tests. Yes, urine test, blood test, including pregnancy test for heaven’s sake! Yahoo! Ever a virgin here. =) An intra-rectal ultrasound - an uncomfortable process - would be conducted the following morning to figure out what has gone wrong with my reproductive system. We were keeping our fingers crossed. Voila! The lining of my uterus is getting thicker and thicker due to the absence of this hormone progesterone (if I’m not mistaken). That causes the non-stop bleeding. However, the doctor explained that it is not something severe or cancerous, and can be treated with medicine in a short period of time, and the good news is that, I am capable of bearing a child! Yahoo! No threat to that. I was so relieved to hear the good news. However, we still have to wait for the thyroid and another blood test result some time next week. I do hope that nothing is wrong. Plus my blood count has gone down, below 50% of the normal count, so I had to take dietary supplements after hospitalization, together with several tablets and pills that I have to take "regularly" (as in strictly in terms of time) for three to six months. This goes together with an alarm clock and a calendar to ensure that I am religiously following the instructions of the doctor. Tough, isn’t it? Especially to someone like me who is not used to taking medications or vitamins. Especially to someone like me who used to care less for my precious physical body.
What I have learned then… To worry less. To eat well. To sleep more. To take rest.
P.S. Not to forget, to let love reign! LOL! =)
More P.S. Thanks to everyone who stayed with me during this period of time, to those who texted, called and visited.
Yahoo!
By the way, ultrasound device didn’t devirginize me! Came out alive and yes, still a virgin.
