I was on call the other day, when i was called to see one of the nurses on duty. she had reported for duty that day, and was trying to change into her uniform when she started to feel dizzy. I raced upstairs to the changing room to see what the problem was.
I was able to help her to a room nearby where i started to examine her. I noticed this bulge in the lower part of her belly, which was quite painful especially when i tried to touch it. I further noticed she had a pad on, when i expected she was menopausal. I then asked if she was menstruating she replied in the affirmative, which precipitated my next question- "do you have a fibroid?"... it turns out she had known for almost a year, and had been experiencing the excessive bleeds, but was still temporizing on having the surgery done since she felt she would soon attain menopause.
I checked her vitals- pulse rate, blood pressure, all of which were relatively normal, and did a quick general exam. I thereafter ran a test to know her blood level, so we can have a baseline in case it dropped further.
I made it a point of duty to report her to my boss as i cant understand why someone would practice medicine and wouldn't want to use medicine.
Shes had her Hysterectomy and isn't bleeding out anymore.
Ladies dont wait till you are bleeding out. talk to your doctor about your fibroids today
xo
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