Mum's O day

Everything seems to be normal today Monday 25th of April 2011. It's exactly 8:00 Am and later My mother is going to be admitted at the Hospital for her Myoma Operation and to have her ovaries removed.

So Ladies and Gentlemen, today, Allow me to Tell you more about Myoma, what is it about, why it's important for us to know about it. and what is it for you.



So what is Myoma? Myoma, is basically a tumor, "bukol" in Tagalog. doing online research and visiting OB-GYN i learned that Myoma is a benign tumor of smooth muscle in the wall of the uterus. A myoma of the uterus is commonly called a fibroid. and yes they are benign. by benign it means non cancerous.

How do women get them? It's very common. fibroid develop along with age and it shrink during menopause. now the only time it needs get removed is when it becomes really big, like the size of a baseball or a size of an egg. Interesting part is, they grow and get big.

with my Mom's case, her Myoma is called the Subserous Myoma, benign yes and it's situated outside her uterus. however it grew big around 6.5 cm. so we had a debate a long exhausting debate and enormous research plus several visits to different OBGYN to get her very first opinion, her very second opinion, so on and so forth.

At the end of the day we decided as a family to eradicate such tumor in her body since my mom's headed to the menopausal stage.

so, what is it for us? It pays to know the way your body works inside and out. as what my dad said, "prevention is better than cure". It's best most especially for women to have an OBGYN along our side more than our accountants. It's best that we do regular check up like that of TVG's (trans-vaginal ultrasound) and Pap smear just to see how well we are doing down there.

More than frequenting your favorite spot or being a regular at your favorite restaurant, or having a VIP membership at your favorite resort, why not include a regular session with an OBGYN.

The whole procedure of having one's ovaries removed is really expensive. It's no joke. I've seen how this whole procedure stressed the shit out of my mother and I hope the best for everyone.

at 1pm today she will be admitted in the hospital, my mom hasn't eaten anything yet and won't be eating anything until her operation is over, she's just having tea right at the moment and by tomorrow 8am, DR. Mithi Cruz-Romero will take over along with her Partners.

So after the operation what's next? oh yes, we are prepared for that. however I shall write about it next time.
Kind Regards.